Ghanaian footballers Grace Asantewaa and Portia Boakye have been selected for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 Best XI, following their standout performances that propelled the Black Queens to a third-place finish in Morocco their first medal since 2016. Asantewaa, who anchored Ghana’s midfield with poise and creativity,...
Ali Jarrah, once the trusted goalkeeper for Ghana’s national football team, has expressed deep sorrow over what he describes as three decades of abandonment by the state following the injury that prematurely ended his sporting career. In a poignant message shared on Facebook, Jarrah looked back on the 32 years since a devastating incident during...
Hulk Hogan, the towering figure who transformed professional wrestling into a global entertainment powerhouse, has died at the age of 71 following a cardiac arrest. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) confirmed the news in a statement Thursday, saying it was “saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away.” The company described...
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) said on Tuesday it was taking part in discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the election process for the host city of the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The country, which hosted soccer’s World Cup in 2022 and the Asian Cup in 2024, is the latest to join...
Ghana’s Black Satellites will be looking to finish their 2025 WAFU Zone B U-20 Boys Cup campaign on a positive note when they take on Niger in the third-place play-off this afternoon at the University of Ghana Stadium, Accra. The young Ghanaians saw their title hopes dashed last Sunday after falling 1-2 to a resilient...
Manchester City star and Belgium international, Jeremy Doku, has officially been granted Ghanaian citizenship after acquiring a Ghanaian passport. The 23-year-old winger, who was born in Antwerp, Belgium to Ghanaian parents, made a personal request for citizenship during a recent visit to Ghana with his wife and family. The move was confirmed by Ghana’s Minister...
Ghana’s Black Queens are bracing for one of their toughest challenges yet at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as they prepare to lock horns with host nation Morocco in a highly anticipated semi-final showdown at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Thursday, July 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM GMT. After...
The senior women’s national team, the Black Queens, have each received a $2,000 cash bonus from the Ministry of Youth and Sports after advancing to the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The reward was announced on Thursday following the team’s spirited comeback in the group stage, where they bounced...
Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights has asked the country’s prosecutor’s office to investigate Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal after he reportedly hired people with dwarfism to perform at his 18th birthday party. Lamine Yamal hosted a party on Sunday at a rented property in Olivella, a small town 50 kilometres north west of Barcelona, with guests...
Eli Kondoh, the Communications Officer for StarTimes Ghana, has disclosed that the company has made partial payment toward the outstanding sum of over $800,000 owed to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) from their previous broadcasting agreement for the Ghana Premier League. After the conclusion of the GFA’s five-year collaboration with Chinese media company StarTimes, television...