SPORTS

Ghanaians have been reassured by President Nana Akufo-Addo that the recently built sports facilities, which hosted the 13th African Games, will be properly maintained and suitable for training the next generation of athletes as well as hosting international events. The President revealed that the facilities will serve as the hub …

The African Games preparation and organization budget and expenses are being subject to a forensic audit, as demanded by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This follows South Africa’s decision, in accordance with International Hockey Federation regulations, to withdraw its men’s and women’s hockey teams from the currently-running 13th African Games …

Otto Addo has been officially named the head coach of the Black Stars by the Ghana Football Association(GFA). Otto Addo was awarded a three-year contract by the GFA on Friday, March 14, 2024, according to a statement released by the organization. Otto Addo finished first in the hiring process. Kurt …

Professor Peter Twumasi, the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), has been relieved of his duties. He will be replaced in an acting capacity by Dodzie Numekevor until a formal appointment is made public. Mr. Numekevor has 14 days to accept the appointment, which was signed on February …

The 13th African Games, which will take place in Accra, Ghana, from March 8–23, 2024, will see the Ministry of Youth and Sports transform the Borteyman Sports Complex into a University of Sports for Development after the event. The Ministry claims that this is being done to guarantee the quality …

Paul Pogba, a midfield player for Juventus, has been suspended from football for four years due to a doping offense. After a drugs test revealed that the former Manchester United player had high amounts of testosterone in his system, he was given a temporary suspension in September. Pogba, a 30-year-old …

An important obstacle stands in the way of the Accra Sports Stadium’s hosting of the pivotal Paris 2024 Olympic Games Qualifiers match between Zambia’s Copper Queens and Ghana’s Black Queens: electricity is still disconnected. The disconnection is the result of an unpaid debt to the Electricity Company of Ghana of …

Legendary sportsman Asamoah Gyan of Ghana has been assigned to a group that will draft a manifesto for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party, for the 2024 elections. The chairman of the subcommittee on youth and sports is Asamoah Gyan. The head of the New …

$3 million was spent on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), according to Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif. Speaking on the floor of the Accra parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Ussif stated that the sum was a portion of the $5,007,840.36 that the Ministry of Finance had made …

Following the protest in Accra on Wednesday, the organizers of the “Save Ghana Football” demonstration gave Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin a 15-point petition. Subsequently an earlier-in-the-day march that began at Kwame Nkrumah Circle’s Obra Spot and ended at Black Star Square, the petition was presented. Along with other things, …