Africa Sports

Former Senegal international Papa Bouba Diop has passed away following a long illness at the age of 42. Diop was part of the Teranga Lions side that stunned reigning world champions France 1-0 in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, scoring the only goal of the game to …

Accra Hearts of Oak has sent a goodwill message to their arch-rivals Asante Kotoko and Ashantigold ahead of the 2020/2021 CAF Inter-Club competitions campaign. The two Ashanti Region clubs were selected by the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association to represent the country in Africa following the truncation of the 2019/20 football season and …

The world’s football governing body, FIFA, has written to the Ghana Football Association to mourn the death of the country’s former Head of State Ft. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. H.E Rawlings died on Thursday, 12 November 2020, at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital in Accra at age 73. Unconfirmed reports …

Black Stars defender, Jerry Akaminko has said that he feels neglected by the leadership of the Ghana Football Association after his injury which forced him out of the team in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup. Jerry Akaminko’s dream of playing at the FIFA World Cup tournament in the 2014 edition was …

Ghanaian striker, Prince Opoku Agyemang will wear the No.9 shirt for new club Cape Town City FC. The former Medeama SC striker completed his transfer to the South African side on Thursday, October, 22. Agyemang signed a one-year deal with the club with the option to extend to June 2024. …

Germany-based defender Kasim Nuhu became the fifth person from the Ghana team to test positive for coronavirus following last week’s friendlies against Mali and Qatar while striker Caleb Ekuban has been hospitalised over symptoms of the disease. With the sudden rise in the number of confirmed positive cases in the …

Asamoah Gyan strongly believes that he still holds the position of general captain of the Black Stars despite his exclusion from the team since July 2019. Prior to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, then coach Kwesi Appiah named Gyan general captain after he appointed Andre Ayew …

English side Crystal Palace have hailed the performance of striker Jordan Ayew in Ghana’s 5-1 victory against Qatar in a friendly match on Monday. The four-time Africa champions recovered from the humiliating 3-0 loss against Mali on Friday to thump 2020 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar. Ghana opened the scoring courtesy Tariq …

For the first time in 2020, the Black Stars are in action. Far away in Turkey, Akonnor is taking charge his first Black Stars game which is a friendly match against Mali. Boosted by the big money move of Thomas Partey to Arsenal, the Black Stars are taking their West …

French-born Ghanaian midfielder, Alexander Dijku earned his first cap for the Black Stars in Ghana’s an international friendly against Mali. The 26-year-old Strasbourg player was awarded with a starting role after impressing coach Charles Kwabla Akonnor in training. Dijku’s debut means he has brushed aside France and committed his future …