Sports News in Ghana
The most loved and most famous club in Ghanaian football history, Accra Great Olympics, have made a return to the promised land of the Ghana Premier League.
The Wonder Club beat Tudu Mighty Jets 2-1 in Teshie Sunday to top Zone III of the Division One League and claim the sole qualification ticket available to the top flight – all with one game to spare.
The Islamic State (IS) terror group are notorious for being on a crusade to make everyone in the world be like them – s*xually repressed hypocrites with boring lives and no conscience.
They try to do this by banning the little things that make life fun – music, some clothing, peeping at pigeon genitalia…the list goes on.
Former Black Stars midfielder has decided to pull out of a planned deal that would have taken him Down Under to ply his trade.
Essien, who last played for Panathinaikos in the Greek Superlig, was set to join Australian A-League side Melbourne victory.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has picked up a groin injury that would rule him out for at least three weeks, his club has announced.
The rarely injured forwards was playing for the side against Atletico Madrid in a league game Wednesday night when he pulled up in the 56th minute after a clash with Atleti defender Diego Godin.
It seems African footballers would never stop being bedevilled with age cheating accusations.
Nigerian Michael Emenayo, who plays in Azerbaijan for Shahdagh Qusar FK, is reportedly under investigation for age cheating after his own club accused him of reducing his age.
Why and how any goal keeper would allow such a tragedy to befall his team leaves an in depth thought. Yes we understand guarding the goal mouth is no easy task but allowimg 43 shots escape you is really not something we can understand.
Marco Kwiotek, a goalkeeper who plays for German lower league club SV Vonderort was arrested at the team’s training ground in Bottrop, just five days after he allowed 43 goals in one match.
Ivorian national team captain Yaya Toure has announced he’s retiring from the international game after 12 years representing his country.
33 year old Toure announced the news with a post on his official website Tuesday.
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has endeared himself to the players, management and fans of his former club Liberty Professionals after he stepped in to settle some money issues floating around the side.
Gyan over the weekend paid the players their one month salary arrears and winning bonus from a previous game , before a crucial game against Bechem United that was a significant relegation clash.
The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games hit a sour note over the weekend when Iranian para cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad died after being involved in a crash during a race.
Bahman was competing in the men’s C4-5 road race when the crash occurred, reportedly during a mountainous stretch of road.
Wa All Stars picked up their first ever top flight trophy as they ended the Ghana Premier League season top of the table.
The team owned by Ghana Premier League capo Kwasi Nyantakyi won a contested head to head battle with Aduana Stars last week, needing a controversial penalty to win the tie and clinch the trophy.
The 2015/2016 Ghana Premier League drew to a close Sunday at all venues as new champions Wa All Stars were crowned and three teams made a return to the wilderness of the second division.
New Edubiase United, Sekondi Hasaacas and Techiman City FC said their goodbye’s to the top flight at the end of the day’s action, whilst Hearts of Oak rued a missed opportunity to be crowned champions, eventually finishing third.
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan got on the score sheet as his new club Al Ahli trashed Emirates Club 4-0 in the first game of the Arabian Gulf League season.
Gyan scored a spot kick he earned early in the game to set his side off on the way to the emphatic win.
The world football governing body Fifa has announced that it has ceased handing out the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in football after it’s partnership with France Football Magazine expired.
The French publication had been handing out the Ballon d’Or award to the best player in world football since 1956, but partnered with Fifa to merge their and Fifa’s World Player of the Year Award into one Fifa Ballon d’Or award in 2010.
An Italian football player is winning significant plaudits after he ran out of his apartment to save a woman being attacked in his neighbourhood.
Riccardo Meggiorini turns out as a striker for Chievo Verona in the Italian top flight, and become an instant hero with his actions.
After last night’s match against Sporting CP in the champions league, Ronaldo swapped shirts and posed in his underpants for a picture with William and Adrien Silva, two of his Portugal teammates.
Cristiano white pants though.
