Sports News in Ghana
Ghanaians specialise in the unhealthy practice of killing off our heroes before their time – and Abedi Ayew Pele was the latest victim of the treatment Friday night.
A rumour started by a couple of unscrupulous websites claimed that the legendary former Black Stars captain was dead after being taken by a short illness.
Scottish pugilist Mike Towell has died at the tender age of 25 after he suffered brain damage following a brutal number one contender’s fight.
Towell faced Dale Evans at the Radissoon Blu Hotel in Glasgow Thursday night, for the right to face the British Welterweight champion, losing to a fifth round knockout.
Braimah Kamoko, also known as Bukom Banku, is unbeaten his entire career. If he had more money we would describe him as the ‘Floyd Mayweather’ of Ghana.
But he doesn’t so we won’t. He’s still a formidable opponent though.
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan continues to keep scoring for his new club in Dubai as they beat Al Shabab in the third round of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Gyan scored twice in the contest to give his side a hard fought 3-2 win.
A private jet belonging to Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo crash landed in Barcelona earlier this week.
The Gulfstream G200, worth £15m; was landing at the El Prat airport in Barcelona Monday when its landing gear broke upon impact with the runway, derailing the plane’s landing.
Africa’s most populous nation and one of it’s richest, Nigeria, say they have no money to fly their senior national team to Zambia for a world cup qualifier.
The Super Eagles are set to play Zambia in the first game of the group stage of 2018 World Cup qualifying on October 9, but a Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) official says they simply have no money to fly the squad out for the game.
GFA Boss Kwesi Nyantakyi has been elected as one of two African representatives on the highest making decision body of world football’s governing body – the Fifa Executive Council.
Nyantakyi won a tight race with Madagascar FA Chief Ahmed, polling 31 votes to beat his opponent by just a single vote in the elections held at the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) headquarters in Cairo Thursday.
Eight English Premier League managers have suddenly found themselves under the spotlight after the investigative report that led to the termination of England manager Sam Allardyce’s contract revealed more ‘rot’ at the top of the English game.
The Daily Telegraph’s ten month investigation managed to film the former England manager attempting to help some supposed businessmen circumvent regulations on signing players, and also agreeing to take a £400,000 contribution to speak at events.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced the seedings for the 2017 Afcon draw that would take place next month.
Ghana, one of the continent’s top sides, have been placed in the top bracket of seeds – alongside hosts Gabon, champions Cote d’Ivoire and the continent’s top Fifa ranked side Algeria.
England manager Sam Allardyce has stepped down from his post after just one game in charge.
The FA announced both parties had agreed to part ways by ‘mutual consent’ following embarrassing revelations from a newspaper report implicating the manager in a attempted illegal transfer move.
Former Black Stars forward Ibrahim Tanko would succeed Avram Grant as coach of the senior national team.
That’s the extraordinarily long term claim of Ghanaian soccer site Ghanasoccernet, citing sources close to the situation.
The Ghana Football Association have issued a swift response to local reports that coach Avram Grant has not been paid for the past few months.
The reports claim the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), headling sponsor of the team, have failed to meet their contractual obligations, leading to the Ghana FA being unable to settle the Israeli’s $50,000 monthly salary for the last three months.
Ivorian defender Serge Aurier has received a two month jail sentence in France for elbowing a police officer.
Aurier, who turns out for French champions Paris Saint-Germain, was involved in the altercation at a night club in Paris in May.
Black Stars midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has picked (yet) another knee injury that is bound to keep him out of action for the next 45 days.
Asamoah has been bothered by his knee for much of the past three years, picking up injury after injury on the appendage that has kept him out of action for as much as one year at a time.
A Zimbabwean player is going to live on in infamy after he viciously attacked a referee after being handed a red card.
The player, playing in the country’s second division southern category, in a game between Amagagasi and Victoria Falls Tigers – viciously lunged at the ref after his expulsion.
