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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has withdrawn its approval of the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi for Ghana’s upcoming home matches. This has left the Ghana Football Association (GFA) scrambling to find an alternative venue outside the country. Initially, CAF had conditionally approved the Baba Yara Stadium to host Ghana’s opening game against Angola in the 2025 Africa Cup ...

Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has denounced his membership in the New Patriotic Party to focus on humanitarian work. In a statement posted on his social media handle on X (formerly Twitter), Ghana’s record goalscorer said he has not been fair to the country’s youth by being affiliated with a political party, and will now be taking a step ...

Borussia Dortmund has expressed their support for Black Stars head coach Otto Addo following a road accident on Sunday, 1 September 2024. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) confirmed that Addo, along with Assistant Coach John Paintsil and Goalkeeper Trainer Fatawu Dauda, were involved in a car crash while returning from Tarkwa. The team had been in Tarkwa for an official ...

GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, announced to delegates at Congress on Tuesday August 27, 2024 that the Association will fully place youth football at the top of the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) development agenda. The GFA has already unveiled a comprehensive strategy to rejuvenate the grassroots,  aimed at strengthening the very foundation of Ghana football. The strategy, which is already ...

Coach of the Ghana U-20 female team, the Black Princesses, Yusif Basigi has expressed his satisfaction with his team’s preparations for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The U-20 Women’s World Cup starts on the 31st of September in Colombia and as such, the Black Princesses have sped up their preparations for the tournament; playing two quick friendly games against ...

A section of supporters of Ashanti Gold Sporting Club have gathered in front of the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram to appeal to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to reinstate the club and make it eligible to compete in GFA sanctioned competitions. They made the appeal at the venue that is hosting the 30th Ordinary GFA Congress; this ...

Sir Alex Ferguson is widely heralded as the best manager in the history of Manchester United. In charge from November 1986 to May 2013, he oversaw 1,500 matches – winning 895 of them. The great Scot delivered 38 trophies to Old Trafford, including 13 Premier League titles and two UEFA Champions Leagues. He also signed some iconic players, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane, Eric ...

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew had a standout performance on his first start for Leicester City, contributing to a 4-0 victory over Tranmere Rovers in the English League Cup. Ayew, who joined Leicester from Crystal Palace last week, scored a stunning goal and provided an assist during the match. He opened the scoring for Leicester in the 38th minute with a ...

Dani Olmo scored a debut winner just hours after finally being registered for Barcelona as Hansi Flick’s side came from behind to keep up their winning start to La Liga. Olmo rejoined Barca from RB Leipzig for a reported 60m euros (£51m) earlier this month but could not play because of the Spanish top-flight’s strict financial rules. But after Ilkay ...

Manchester United are reportedly plotting a move for Brentford striker Ivan Toney, with sources suggesting the club is keen to bolster its attacking options. Toney – who is also being courted by Chelsea and Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli – is seen as an ideal candidate to address the Red Devils’ ongoing issues in front of goal. According The Standard, preliminary conversations between United and Brentford ...