GFA receives second share of FIFA COVID-19 relief package
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has received the 2nd slice of the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Funds. The nation’s football governing body via their website confirmed the Association has received the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Fund over the weekend. “Immediately FIFA sent the template and held an online meeting on the subject, the GFA staff jumped into […]
Great Olympics coach Yaw Preko after Hearts of Oak win: ‘Our plan worked for us’
Great Olympics interim coach Yaw Preko has lavish praise on his players for executing their game plan in the 2-0 win over city rivals Hearts of Oak on Saturday, 30 January 2021. The Wonder Club took advantage of their early dominance to nail the Phobians at the Accra Sports Stadium. Their opener was from totemic […]
Ex-Barca president denies leaking Messi’s contract
Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has denied being involved in leaking Lionel Messi’s contract to Spanish newspaper El Mundo. Messi’s four-year deal, which was signed in 2017, was released in full on Sunday and revealed the Barca forward stood to make a maximum of €555 million over the course of the contract, making him […]
Ghana coach C.K Akonnor watches Gladson Awako dazzle as Olympics defeat Hearts of Oak
Ghana’s Football Association technical team led by Technical Director Bernhard Lippert and coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor were at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday to watch the derby between Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics. The match which grabbed the headlines all week lived up to expectations but it was Great Olympics playmaker Gladson Awako […]
CAF President resumes duty
Mr. Ahmad Ahmad President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has resumed duties after suspension by the Adjudication Chamber of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). This follows the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) to suspend the sanction pronounced against him by FIFA.Mr. Ahmad was last year suspended by FIFA […]
Ghana FA hit Asante Kotoko with transfer ban
Asante Kotoko are in hot waters after being handed a one-period registration ban and fined ¢10,000 for abusive conduct after the Player Status Committee ruled on a petition from former player Abass Mohammed. The Committee found the Porcupine Warriors guilty for abusive conduct after excluding the striker from their squad and denying him his fundamental […]
Ghana FA announces second transfer window opens on February 16
Ghanaian clubs will get another opportunity to augment their squads for the 2020/21 season when the transfer window reopens on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The second window will shut at 11:59 pm on Thursday, March 18, 2021. A publication on the Ghana FA website read: ”The Ghana Football Association wishes to announce that the second […]
Rawlings to be on “gun-carriage” through streets of Accra ahead of burial
Former President Jerry John Rawlings will be buried today, Wednesday, January 27, at the new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp in Accra. This will be followed by a -21-gun salute in his honor as a former President. According to the Ministry of Information, prior to his burial, a state funeral would be held for him […]
FIFA clears four candidates for CAF Presidency
The Review Committee of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has endorsed the candidature of four individuals for the presidential elections of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), next month. A letter from the Head Office of FIFA said Mr. Augustin Senghor of Senegal, Mr. Jacques Anouma Cote D’ Ivoire, Mr. Ahmad Oul Yahya […]
Rapper Edem and wife flaunt new baby
Ghanaian rapper Edem and his wife Stacey have been receiving congratulations from their celebrity friends after showing off their third child, a baby girl. Edem posted a sweet picture of the baby and her mother on Twitter on Wednesday, January 20, and revealed her name as Eliana Nayram Hotor. He wrote: “Welcome Eliana Nayram Hotor.” […]
Great Olympics get Don Simon boost
Marina Distribution Ghana, distributors of Don Simon tropical fruit juice has presented Don Simon Fruit Juice worth thousands of cedis and branded T-Shirts, footballs and caps to Accra Great Olympics at their training grounds at La McDan Town Park. The products were received by the Management Head of Welfare of Olympics, Mr. Reuben Nii Laryea, […]
Aguero: Man City striker tests positive for coronavirus
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and had already been self-isolating following close contact with another person who had Covid-19. Aguero, who has struggled with injuries this season, did not feature in City’s Premier League win over Aston Villa on Wednesday night and has not featured for […]
Fifa says players who compete in European Super League will be barred from international competitions
World football’s governing body (FIFA) says players who compete in a European Super League will be barred from international competitions Fifa and the six confederations, including Uefa, reiterated that such a competition “would not be recognised”. Talks have taken place over the ‘members only’ concept, which could be a threat to the Champions League. Ex-Barcelona […]
COVID-19 Trust Fund accumulates GH¢57 million – Chief of Staff
As of December 15, 2020, the COVID-19 National Trust Fund had received a total of GH¢57.1 million in cash donations alone, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the Chief of Staff at the Presidency, has announced. Additionally, the Trust received logistics such as vehicles, equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), she said, noting that the response to the […]
