Category: Sports

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was coy about his international future as he responded to his side’s World Cup exit following defeat by Morocco. The 37-year-old forward was in tears as he walked back to the dressing room after the 1-0 quarter-final. Ronaldo played as a substitute, having also come off the bench in the last-16...

Gianni Infantino has hailed the opening stages of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ as the ‘best ever’, following dramatic matches across all eight groups, record-breaking attendances and television figures across the world, and the FIFA Fan Festival™ in Doha proving hugely popular with fans supporting nations from every corner of the world. Speaking as...

Reading defender Baba Rahman is pleased with his World Cup debut, calling it a “great experience.” The left-back made three appearances for the Black Stars in Qatar, where they were eliminated in the first round after only one win in the group stage. Rahman earned his 50th cap for the Black Stars in last Friday’s...

Former Ghana goalkeeper, Ali Jarah has indicated he will support whoever is appointed as the Black Stars’ head coach in the wake of Otto Addo’s exit from the role. Addo honoured his word prior to the start of the tournament to leave the post after Ghana’s 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar came to...

Former English Football star, Wayne Rooney has described the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo as crazy for describing Harry Maguire as an incompetent footballer. Isaac Adongo while making his point on Ghana’s ailing economy compared the Maguire who is an English and Manchester United Captain to the Vice President indicating that...

In 2007, I sat beside the Maestro Abedi Pele, the celebrated father of Dede Ayew, on a trip to Namibia representing Ghana. I was part of a three-member delegation put together to market the AFCON trophy ahead of CAN 2008, to be hosted by Ghana. Riks Brobby representing the LOC chairman was with us. I...

In the face of Ghana’s economic travails, the country’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is praying for a resurgence akin to the Black Stars’ in the coming months. With the Stars set to return to the world stage later today against Portugal, Ofori-Atta sought inspiration from the team’s rise when presenting the national budget for 2023...

Black Stars head coach Otto has indicated that the team is not perturbed by Cristiano Ronaldo’s problems with Manchester United ahead of their World cup opener against Portugal come Thursday. Ronaldo will face Ghana without a club after he and Manchester United mutually parted ways on Tuesday, following the Portugal star’s controversial interview. While some...

A bold and brilliant Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the World Cup’s biggest shocks as they came from behind to stun two-time winners Argentina in a fantastic Group C opener in Lusail. Ranked 51st in the world, Saudi Arabia could have been done and dusted in the first half as Lionel Messi opened the...

Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo has apologised to the players left out of the 26-man squad for the World Cup but insists his decisions are in the best interests of the team. The announcement of the squad on Monday saw the exclusion of a number of big names, including Joseph Paintsil, Majeed Ashimeru, Jeff...