The Ghana Football Association says it is committed to making public, the nation’s football governing body’s annual accounts via the internet. According to the Ghana FA, the move is part of the adherence to the new reforms of its parent body, Fifa. The annual accounts which were previously read to only Congress members will now be made accessible to the …

Ghana’s vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia received the Queen’s Baton for next year’s Commonwealth Games at the Flag Staff House on Monday. The baton which arrived in Ghana from Sierra Leone on Saturday was accompanied by representatives of the Ghana Olympic Committee, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the Australian High Commissioner and Dr. Zanetor Rawlings, Member of Parliament for Klottey …

Ghanaian referee Joseph Odartei Lamptey has been banned for life for involving in match manipulation, Fifa announced in a statement Monday. Referee Lamptey was initially suspended for three months by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) for bizarre officiating in a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal in November last year. In the said match, the Ghanaian awarded …

Hearts of Oak coach Frank Nuttal lauded a remarkable job done by his charges after they secured a 1-0 victory over arch-rivals Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Phobians improved tremendously in the second half of Sunday’s Super Clash and manage to snatch the only goal of the game via the penalty spot. Vincent Atingah converted a disputable …

A late but contentious penalty handed Hearts of Oak the bragging rights over arch-rivals Asante Kotoko in their 2016/17 Ghana Premier League first round super clash on Sunday. In a game nearly marred by plenty stoppages due to injury to one player and another, it was Vincent Atingah’s neatly converted spot kick that separated both sides. With the introduction of …

Mali has been served a worldwide ban by football governing body FIFA on Friday, a follow-up to the West African country’s refusal to rescind his decision to dissolve the executive committee of its football federation, the Femafoot. Last week Wednesday, Sports Minister Housseini Amion Guindo caused the disbandment of the Malian FA (Femafoot) over mismanagement of the country’s football. He …

The clamour for the appointment of a local man as Ghana’s new coach has received, perhaps, its biggest backing from the Minister for Sports, Isaac Asiamah The West Africans are looking to name a new coach following the vacancy created by the departure of Avram Grant last month. A Ghana FA committee tasked with finding the new man has already …

Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has joined Indonesian top flight Persib Bandung on a one-year deal ahead of the start of the 2017 Liga 1 season. Essien has been recruited as a marquee player by Persib and will have the option of extending his contract for a further year at the end of the 2017/2018 season depending on his performances. The …

The 2016/17 edition of the MTN FA Cup will be launched on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the plush M Plaza Hotel at Roman Ridge in Accra at 11am prompt. The competition, sponsored by the leading telecommunications network in Ghana, Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana), will involve clubs from the Division Two, the 48 Division One clubs and all the 16 Premier …

West African giants Mali have opened themselves up for a worldwide Fifa ban from football over government interference. This is as a result of the country’s Sports Ministry’s decision to dissolve its Football Federation (Femafoot) on Wednesday. The decision to dissolve the Executive Committee of Femafoot, according to Sports Minister Housséyni Amion Guindo, is based on the crisis situation in …