Black Stars forward Antoine Semenyo is fired up for the double 2026 World Cup qualifying games. Speaking to reporters after the team’s first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium, Semenyo remarked, ” We are doing good, we are waiting on the rest of the squad to arrive to get a full team.” On whether the team is under pressure after they failed to qualify for AFCON 2025, he debunked the notion, suggesting that they are focused on getting two wins from the upcoming READ MORE: 2026 World Cup: Otto Addo names Black Stars squad for Chad and Mali…
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The Black Stars of Ghana opened camp today in Accra ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. As things stand, fourteen players have arrived in the country from their clubs in Europe and are ready to hoist the flag of the nation high in the upcoming qualifiers. Antoine Semenyo, Tariq Lamptey, Elisha Owusu, Ibrahim Osman, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Abdul Salis Samed, Jerry Afriyie, Joseph Anang, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Benjamin Asare, Jonas Adjetey, Ibrahim Sulemana, Mohammed Salisu, and Caleb Yirenkyi READ MORE : 2026 World Cup: Otto Addo names Black Stars squad for Chad and Mali qualifiers The team will jet…
Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has unveiled a 25-man squad for Ghana’s upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Chad and Mali. Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew, and Mohammed Kudus headline the squad list released by the technical team for the upcoming crucial qualifiers in September 2025. Accra Hearts of Oak’s Benjamin Asare, Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), and Joseph Anang (St. Patrick’s Athletic) were selected as the goalkeepers. READ MORE: Belgian side RAAL La Louviere sign Jerry Afriyie on loan On the defensive front, Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Derrick Arthur Köhn (Union Berlin), Mohammed Salisu (AS Monaco), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Başakşehir),…
Belgian Pro League club RAAL La Louviere has sealed a loan deal for Jerry Afriyie. The Ghanaian youth prospect joins from the Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah. READ MORE: GHALCA Top 4: Hearts of Oak 1-0 Heart of Lions The 18-year-old striker just finished a loan spell with Spanish side CD Lugo and returned to his parent club in Saudi Arabia. He will aim to gain more game action with the newly-promoted club. The forward’s medical went through successfully and is expected to team up with his mates for their game against the Belgian Pro League. READ MORE: GHALCA Top 4:…
Bibiani GoldStars were crowned champions of the 2025 GHALCA Top 4 competition on Sunday at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium. The Ghana Premier League winners continued their impressive domestic form as they went through the games against Hearts of Oak, Kotoko, and Hearts of Lions unbeaten. READ MORE : GHALCA Top 4 : Hearts of Oak crash Kotoko They opened the competition with a victory over Kotoko, surged on to pull a draw against Hearts of Oak, and won on penalties. They repeated the dosage against Hearts of Lions after securing a 1-1 draw in regular time. This helped them…
Hearts of Oak beat Kotoko 2-0 in the final round of the 2025 GHALCA Top 4 competition. Frank Duku opened the scoring on the 7th minute mark after poor communication in the Porcupine Warriors’ defense. READ MORE : GHALCA Top 4: Hearts of Oak 1-0 Heart of Lions Kotoko fought relentlessly, but the defensive readiness of Ali Mohammed and Osei Asibey stalled all the attacks. In the second half, the Phobians nearly doubled their lead through Martin Karikari, whose stinging half-volley was acrobatically tipped onto the crossbar by substitute goalkeeper Mohammed Camara. READ MORE : GHALCA Top 4 : Hearts of Lions…
Paul Atta Agyei’s first-half strike was enough for Hearts of Lions to beat Kotoko in the second game of the ongoing 2025 GHALCA Top 4 Tournament. Both teams lost their opening games to Hearts of Oak and GoldStars, respectively, and needed to make a huge statement in their second game of the ongoing competition. READ MORE : Lawrence Agyekum assists in Westerlo demolition Coach Bashir Hayford made two changes to the starting lineup, bringing in Ishmael Addo and Kwesi Pong for Acquag and Quansah. Similarly, Karm Zito changed the entire personnel of the game against GoldStars. He handed Aziz Dari a…
Bibiani Gold Stars secured a 2-1 victory over Asante Kotoko in their GHALCA Top 4 opener at the Legon Sports Stadium earlier on Wednesday. Albert Amoah scored the opener on the 16th minute mark as his low shot eased past Emmanuel Kobi to make it 1-0. READ MORE: GHALCA Top 4: Hearts of Oak 1-0 Heart of Lions GoldStars found a way back into the game after Samba mistimed his tackle on Atta Kumi, who scored the resulting penalty. Defender Henry Ansu’s attempted back pass to goalkeeper Mohammed Camara went wrong as it ended at the back of the net…
Hearts of Oak put Heart of Lions to the sword in the second game of the ongoing 2025 GHALCA Top 4 tournament at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Legon. The win follows a 2-0 triumph for the Phobians on Sunday night at the Accra Sports Stadium, which earned them the 2025 Homowo Cup. READ MORE: Jonathan Sowah features for Simba in friendly loss to Egyptian club Enppi Both coaches shuffled their personnel for the game, with the goalkeeper and captain, Benjamin Asare, and Kelvin Osei Asibey, as well as Hamzah Issah and other regular starters, left on the bench.…
The 2025 Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Top 4 tournament will come off at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Legon. The organizers of the tournament earmarked the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi for the tournament, but the National Sports Authority declared the venue not fit for purpose. They later weighed up the Accra Sports Stadium, but the venue has been set aside for the Black Stars’ game against Mali in next month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup. READ MORE: Jonathan Sowah features for Simba in friendly loss to Egyptian club Enppi This year’s Top 4 will see the likes of…