Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Coach Otto Addo has expressed immense delight after he returned as head coach of the senior national team. He made this revelation during his squad announcement on Wednesday, 29, May, 2024 at the GFA headquarters for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Mali and the Central African Republic. “I’m excited, happy to be back. It was not easy but the FA had a lot of talk with Dortmund and even though I still have one more year contract, we managed to get out I’m happy to be home and I’m back home now. I’m excited, I’m looking forward to the…

The Black Starlets of Ghana lost the plot against Nigeria in a spirited third-place playoff for the recently ended  WAFU Zone U17 Cup of Nations staged at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium. The two teams lead respective groups in the build-up to the semifinals. READ MORE: Ghana Football Association accepts coach Laryea Kingston’s shocking resignation The Black Starlets lost to Burkina Faso while Nigeria failed to surmount the insurmountable against the Young Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire. Nigeria took the lead after goalkeeper, Michael Rmah failed to handle the initial shot hurled at him for Imrana Mohammed to pounce…

The Black Starlets lost the third-place playoff game against bitter rivals Nigeria at the ongoing WAFU B U-17 Cup of Nations qualifiers on Tuesday, May 28 at the University of Ghana Stadium. The two football nations were looking to secure the last slot for the AFCON U17 after both fell to Burkina Faso and Cote D’Ivoire respectively in their semi-final outing. READ MORE: 2026 WCQ: Black Stars to begin camping for Mali, CAR games on May 30. With Ghana losing their head coach, Laryea Kingston following his resignation after Saturday’s semi-final loss to Burkina Faso was looking to secure the…

The Black Stars will kickstart preparations in Accra on May,30 ahead of their doubleheader World Cup qualifiers. The BlackStars players will converge in the nation’s capital for intense preparations as they gear towards Mali and the Central African Republic games for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. READ MORE: Kamaldeen Sulemana earns Premier League promotion with Southampton The team is expected to start training in Accra at the University of Ghana Stadium before leaving the shores of the country to take on Mali in the crunch encounter at the Stade 26 Mars on June 6, 2024. They go head-to-head against  Central African…

Steven Mukwala stole the show as his brace was enough to aid Kotoko in clinching all three points against their fiercest rivals, Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.  Ghana Premier League holders, Medeama SC was the only away side to have picked vital wins away at the Sunyani Coronation Park against Bofoakwa Tano. READ MORE: Match Report: Kotoko’s Mukawala guns Hearts of Oak down in Kumasi Hearts of Lions and Real Tamale United continued their redemption as they defeated table toppers, Samartex and Legon Cities respectively at home. WEEK 31 Accra Lions 3- 0 Bechem United [D.Amponsah, M. Yahaya, D. Awuni] Aduana Stars 1-0 Nations…

A brace from Steven Mukwala was enough for Kotoko to beat Hearts of Oak in game week thirty-one at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday afternoon. The two teams have not enjoyed the best of fortunes in the ongoing Ghana Premier League.  READ MORE: Match Preview & Predictions: Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak In a game with lots of emotions and expectations riding on it, it was the host that took the lead, through Steven Mukwala, who outmuscled, Thomas Winimi and Kofi Agbesimah to slot the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper, Kwesi Nketia in post for Accra-based side on the 8th minute.  Coach Outtara effected three…

Two of Ghana’s biggest franchises in football, Kotoko and Hearts of Oak will go head-to-head at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday afternoon. The two teams have endured a rather disappointing spell in the season which has seen both sides not in contention for the league with their positions on the log below standards. READ MORE : Kotoko has copped just 40 points in 30 games which has placed coach Prosper Ogun Narteh under incessant pressure heading into the Super Clash.  Meanwhile, Hearts of Oak’s statistics are not any better, 12th on the log with 38 points from 30 rounds of games in the league.  The only respite they can take heading…

Laryea Kingston has left his role as head coach of Ghana’s Under 17 national team, the Black Starlets. He made this revelation in his post-match interview which saw him answer numerous questions from media men after his side’s defeat to the young stallions from Burkina Faso. This defeat which leaves a bad taste in the mouth of Ghanaians highlights a third successive missing out of the U-17 AFCON competition.  READ MORE : Breaking News: Laryea Kingston resigns as Black Starlets coach Kingston has always kept to his word of resigning from the role right from when the team made the trip to Russia and back to the…

Ghana’s Black Starlets failed to scale through to the finals of the WAFU Zone B qualifiers tournament currently ongoing at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium in Accra.   The host nation lost to neighbors, Burkina Faso in a thrilling encounter in front of teeming large masses of supporters that thronged the match venue. Coach Kingson gunning for a place in the finals named a formidable starting berth that had, Michael Armah in post, surrounded by Bilal Adjevi, Izdeen Mohammed, Harve Gbafa, Hamza Iddrisu in defense, Benjaimen Tsivanyo, Abdullai Nortey, Theophilus Ayamga, Mark Kagawa Mensah, Joseph Narh in midfield with Godfred Sarpong leading the attack for…

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will leave English Premier League club, Arsenal this summer according to football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano. According to the Italian transfer expert, the Ghanaian deep-lying playmaker’s career with the English club has come to an end after they failed to win the 2023-2024 English Premier League title. READ MORE: Ghana Football Association announces dates for 30th Ordinary Congress The club was looking to end its two decades of wait for major silverware but had to cede the title to the defending champions, Manchester City, who clinched the trophy with 91 points; two points adrift of the London-based club. more than Arsenal’s 89-point tally for its fourth league title in a…