Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

The Black Stars of Ghana have all to play for in their penultimate group I fixture of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic at the Stade d’Honneur Meknès, Morocco. The two teams will go head-to-head with contrasting fortunes and ambitions. For Madagascar, they are three points behind the Black Stars, who sit at the top of Group I with 19 points. Otto Addo’s men have triumphed in six of their eight World Cup qualifiers, scoring  17 – the most by any side in the group and conceding  just  six. CAR fought resolutely in a 4-3 defeat…

Ghana head coach Otto Addo says his team is ready for the game against Central Africa Republic at the  Stade d’Honneur de Meknès in Morocco. Speaking to the press, Addo said the team has had “two and a half good sessions” and looked sharp ahead of the crucial encounter. READ MORE : “We are in a comfortable position that we can look at ourselves and we want to win this game,” Addo said. “If we win this game, we have a high probability to qualify for the World Cup. But this is just the first step.” The coach stressed…

A total of twenty players were involved in Black Stars training  session ahead of their final two group games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Otto invited twenty-four players for the final hurdle in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic. READ MORE : Week 4 Review : Medeama SC win as Kotoko draw Lions The squad saw the return of Alidu Seidu (Rennes) Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City), the duo had been long sidelined by different injuries  at club level which prevented them from national assignments. The likes of Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus, Alex Djiku and Jordan…

 Medeama SC returned to winning ways after coasting to a home win over Nations FC  at the TnA Park. READ MORE: FIFA 26: Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces injured Inaki Williams Samuel Boadu’s Berekum Chelsea recorded their first win of the campaign at the expense of Holy Stars at the Golden City Park. READ MORE: Match Report – Hohoe United 4-1 Karela United The two glamorous clubs in Ghana football, Hearts of Oak and Kotoko, bagged separate draws in their week four fixture against Bechem United and Hearts of Lions respectively. WEEK 4 Medeama SC 2-1 Nations [E.Owusu, S.Adams – E.Ennor] Samartex…

Coventry City striker Brandon Thomas-Asante has been called to replace injured Inaki Williams ahead of the  2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic and Comoros. Inaki Williams suffered an injury while playing for club side Athletic Club against Mallorca on Saturday. READ MORE: Match Report – Hohoe United 4-1 Karela United Thomas-Asante has been in fine form this season, scoring five goals and providing three assists in nine Championship appearances. https://twitter.com/GhanaBlackstars/status/1974962515466678560 He hopes to get an opportunity to play in either of the upcoming games. The Black Stars will play the Central African Republic on Wednesday,…

Newly promoted side, Hohoe United, bagged their first win of the campaign with a resounding victory over Karela United at the Hohoe Sports Stadium on Sunday, October 5, 2025. The two teams came into the duel with contrasting forms after three games in the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League. It was the home team that ensured that their superiority counted as they were rewarded with two first-half goals from William Oduro and skipper Usman Sufianu. READ MORE: FIFA World Cup 2026 : BlackStars set to play Central African Republic in Meknes Oduro capitalized on a Karela blunder to break the…

Kotoko played out a goalless draw against Hearts of Lions at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.  Lions had started the league with so much resilience, having picked up three wins in their earlier duels. READ MORE: Match Report: Bechem United 0-0 Hearts of Oak Fresh from beating Nigeria club, Kwara United,in the preliminary stages of the CAF Confederations Cup, they were buoyed with confidence to get all three points, and it was clear what the team set out to do right from the blast of the referee’s whistle. Albert Amoah came closest to opening the scoring with an acrobatic…

Bechem United and Hearts of Oak played out a goalless draw at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park on Friday afternoon. Both teams entered the duel with contrasting fortunes. The Hunters are yet to win any of their three matches (D1, L2), which has been a source of worry for the under-fire manager, Botchway. READ MORE: WAFU B U17: Ghana to face hosts Ivory Coast in finals Hearts of Oak have started the league well with two wins from three games (2W,1D). READ MORE: WAFU B U17: Black Starlets tame Nigeria Coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani marshaled Benjaimen Asare, Yaw Baafi,…

Ghanaian youth star Richardson Takyi Jnr has sustained a shoulder injury in UD Santa Marta’s draw against Unionistas B. The game ended 2-2 with Santa Marta playing large portions of the game with a man down (Hugo Villardon) READ MORE: FIFA World Cup 2026: Black Stars set to play Central African Republic in Meknes The club’s doctors have confirmed that the lanky forward will be sidelined for the next two weeks. This will mean that he will miss games against Colegios Diocesanos, Villaralbo, Palencia, and Numancia B. The 21-year-old has been a big figure for Maria since transferring to…

FIFA has notified the Ghana Football Association (GFA) of a change in venue for the penultimate 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic. The match will now take place at the Stade d’Honneur de Meknes. The kick-off time, date, and match officials remain unchanged. READ MORE : WAFU B U17 : Ghana to face hosts Ivory Coast in finals Assistant I: CAUVELET Louis Ralph Fabien – Mauritius Assistant Referee 2: PADAYACHY Shaji – SeychellesWAFU B U17 : Ghana to face hosts Ivory Coast in finals Fourth Official: ARISSOL Noris Aaron Godfrey – Seychelles Referee Assessor: GAYE Fatou…