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The 10 football World Cup heroes

Football is a great leveler. Not everyone goes to a school with a rugby pitch and not everyone can afford a pony. However, from the...

2022 FIFA World Cup ticket sales reach 2.45 million

With less than 100 days to the start of the greatest show on Earth, a total of 2.45 million tickets have now been sold....

UN General Secretary gifted Black Stars jersey – [Photos]

Ghana has presented a customized Black Stars shirt to the UN Secretary Gen Antonio Guterres at the UN Headquarters on Friday at the sidelines...

2022/23 GPL Matchday Five: Hearts of Oak make it two out of two under Matic as RTU shock Chelsea

The matchday five games of the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League have ended at the various stadia with a game left to be played on...

PL: Salah scores brace as Liverpool beat Tottenham

Mohamed Salah struck twice in the first half as Liverpool secured their first away win in the Premier League this season with victory at...

PL: Man United soundly beaten by Aston Villa as Unai Emery’s resign begins

Unai Emery enjoyed a dream debut as Aston Villa manager with an impressive and deserved victory against Manchester United at Villa Park. The hosts had...

Gabriel goal at Chelsea sends Arsenal back to the top

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table as Gabriel's close-range finish gave them victory away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Gabriel pounced...

Lionel Messi ‘suffers injury scare ahead of World Cup’

Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Lorient on Sunday due to an inflamed Achilles tendon, just over two weeks prior to the...

From refugee camp in Buduburam to World Cup: The story of Alphonso Davies

Alphonso Davies' unlikely path to spearheading Canada's first World Cup campaign in nearly four decades began in a West African refugee camp where children's...

Pique says goodbye to Nou Camp with Barcelona win

Barcelona legend Gerard Pique was given an emotional standing ovation as he made his final Nou Camp appearance in their 2-0 La Liga win...

2022 WC: Four local coaches added to Black Stars backroom staff

The Ghana Football Association and the Ministry of Youth and Sports have settled on four coaches to travel with the Black Stars to the...

2022 WC: Check out the local players named in Black Stars provisional squad

Otto Addo, the head coach of the Black Stars, has named three local players in his 55-man provisional squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup...

PL: Haaland scores late penalty as Man City breakdown stubborn Fulham

A stoppage-time penalty from substitute Erling Haaland earned 10-man Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday, a victory that sent the...

2022 WC: I have high hopes for Black Stars, says ex-defender

Former Ghana defender, John Paintsil, has reiterated that he has high expectations for the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The...

Black Stars: Kamaldeen picks fresh injury, likely to miss World Cup

Stade Rennes manager, Bruno Genesio, has confirmed Black Stars winger, Kamaldeen Sulemana, is injured again and is a doubt for the 2022 FIFA World...

2022 World Cup: Fifa tells all competing nations to ‘focus on football’ in Qatar

Fifa has written to all 32 teams competing at the World Cup to tell them the time has come to “focus on the football”. The...

England’s Chilwell says he will miss World Cup with hamstring injury

England's Ben Chilwell will miss the World Cup in Qatar with an injury, the Chelsea fullback said on Saturday after scans showed he had...

Wolves appoint ex-Real Madrid manager Lopetegui

Wolves have appointed Spaniard Julen Lopetegui as their new manager after he had initially turned them down. The 56-year-old will take charge on 14 November, when...

2022 WC: Ghana coach Otto Addo backed to gel squad before Qatar

Former Ghana international John Paintsil is confident that Ghana head coach Otto Addo can make the side competitive at the World Cup in Qatar. The...

2022/23 GPL matchday preview: Aduana Stars host Legon Cities as Medeama travel to Olympics

The matchday 5 of the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League returns this weekend at the various stadia. The games have been scheduled to kick off from...

World Cup: Muntari finally apologises 8 years after assault on GFA official in Brazil

Former Black Stars player, Sulley Muntari, has finally lifted the lid on the unfortunate incident which happened in the camp during the 2014 World...

2022 WC: Richard Kingson reveals target for Black Stars

Black Stars goalkeeper's trainer, Richard Kingson, has said he is aiming to help the side reach the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup in...

What is the 2022 World Cup ‘Group of Death’?

When each group stage draw is made ahead of a World Cup, qualified nations around the world pray for a kind set of fixtures to...

MTN support timely and significant – Sports Minster

Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has described the MTN Sponsorship of the Black Stars as timely and significant that would boost the team’s...

Otto Addo releases provisional squad for 2022 World Cup

Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, has finally released his 55-man provisional squad for the 2022 World Cup scheduled for Qatar. The West African powerhouse...

2022 WC: Black Stars’ budget finally revealed

Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has confirmed that government has budgeted $14.1 million for the Black Stars' campaign in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in...

Qatar 2022: Ghana pin World Cup hopes on Otto Addo, Chris Hughton

There aren’t many better ways to endear yourself to your fans than by beating your closest rival. Knocking them out of contention for the...

La Liga Round of 13 games preview: Barcelona welcome Almeria as Valencia travel to Sociedad

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round 13 action from the 2022-23 La Liga, with matches scheduled to run from...

Serie A Round of 13 games preview: Atalanta host Napoli as Inteer travel to Juventus

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round 13 action from the 2022-23 Serie A, with matches scheduled to run from...

Preview of PL Round of 15 games: Chelsea host Arsenal as Arsenal travel to Tottenham

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round 15 action from the 2022-23 Premier League, with matches scheduled to run from...

GFA announces $2m deal with MTN as Black Stars sponsor ahead of 2022 WC

The Ghana Football Association has announced a one-year sponsorship deal with Telecommunications giant MTN as a sponsor of the Black Stars ahead of...

My biggest dream is to coach Real Madrid or Barcelona – Dong Bortey

Hearts of Oak legend, Bernard Dong Bortey, has revealed that his biggest dream is to coach Real Madrid or Barcelona in the near future. The...

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique announces sudden retirement

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says he is to retire from football after his final game at the Nou Camp on Saturday. The 35-year-old, who came...

2014 WC: Rabiu Mohammed reveals what led to Ghana’s early exit

Former Black Stars midfielder, Mohammed Rabiu, has opened up on what led to the country's early exit from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The West...

Qatar 2022: Go beyond our milestone – Anthony Annan challenges Black Stars

Former Black Stars player, Anthony Annan, has tasked the current team to achieve the best-ever finish in World Cup in Qatar. In less than 19...

I scored 20 penalties in training before Uruguay miss – Asamoah Gyan

Former Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, has revealed he scored 20 penalties in training a day before missing his crucial penalty against Uruguay. Ghana was on...

GFA confirms $200,000 GOIL partnership deal

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) have announced a partnership deal worth $200,000 for two years. The deal which makes...

I will be surprised if Afriyie Barnieh doesn’t go to Qatar – Odotei Sowah

Board Member of Accra Hearts of Oak, Vincent Sowah Odotei, says star striker Daniel Afriyie Barnieh needs to be rewarded with a Black Stars...

2022 WC: Afriyie Barnieh must be in Black Stars squad – Hearts of Oak boss

A board member of Hearts of Oak, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has insisted that Daniel Afriyie Barnieh must earn a place in Black Stars' final...

2022 WC: Ghana will play in the final – Ex-defender

Former Ghana international, John Paintsil, has tipped the Black Stars to reach the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Ghana's best performance in the history...