Author: Selasi Fiawoyi

Ghana Premier League newbies, Bibiani GoldStars have added experienced Prince Opoku Agyeman to their striking unit. The miners announced his signing with Stephen Owusu Kaakyire from Bechem United Prince,29,once the regular source of goals at Medeama SC, decided to leave the club following his lack of play time The Ex New Edubiase attacker was instrumental for the mauve and yellow team in the truncated 2019/20 Ghana premier League, netting 11 goals and 3 assist He joined South Africa’s Cape Town FC on a season loan with option for a permanent deal, but was recalled after few months He’s yet to…

Hearts of Oak have completed the signing of Dennis Korsah from Division One League side Ebusua Dwarfs. The 25-year-old joins the defending Ghana Premier League champions on a three-year deal after successful negotiations. The club confirmed his signing via their Twitter handle on Monday. The defender was one of the standout players for Dwarfs last season – scoring five goals and providing four assists despite his side suffering relegation. He was linked with a move to several clubs in the Premier League but opted to join Hearts of Oak ahead of the second round of the league. Korsah joins Samuel…

The referee who blew for full-time early in an Africa Cup of Nations match claims he panicked he could have died of heatstroke. Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe ended Tunisia’s game against Mali 13 seconds before the 90 minutes were up, having previously blown for full-time five minutes early, before checking the timing and restarting the game. “I have seen people going for duties outside the country and come back in a casket,” he said. “I was very close to coming back like that. “I was lucky I didn’t go into a coma. It would have been a very different story.…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Barcelona on a free transfer after leaving Arsenal. The 32-year-old Gabon striker signed the deal late on Monday evening. Aubameyang has not played for the Gunners since a disciplinary breach in December but scored 92 goals in 163 games prior to that. Barcelona feared the move was dead earlier on transfer deadline day, even though Aubameyang had flown to Spain He had also been linked with a switch to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr. The former Arsenal captain’s departure will save the Gunners – who bought him for £56m from Borussia Dortmund in 2018 – about £15m…

Ghana’s leading online betting and gaming brand, Betway, has announced a sponsorship deal with the Ghana Football Association for the Ghana Women’s Premier League. Betway will be recognized as the Development Partner of the Ghana Women’s Premier League. The according to the agreement, Betway will deliver a mix of solutions that will focus on supporting the teams and helping amplify the Women’s League in Ghana. Key amongst these benefits will be a season-long mentorship programme with local and international resources for officials of the clubs under the auspices of Betway Ghana. Betway will also be providing training equipment for participating clubs,…

Nike have suspended  it relationship with Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood following his arrest on suspicion of rape and assault. Greenwood was arrested by police on Sunday after he was accused by a woman of attacking her in images and video and audio files posted on social media. Manchester United had already confirmed Greenwood would not be returning to training or playing whilst the investigation is ongoing but stopped short of formally suspending him. Sportswear giant Nike had released a statement after the material initially appeared online stating they were “deeply concerned”. Now they have moved to put their relationship…

Hearts of Oak midfielder Salifu Ibrahim has been ruled out for three weeks after fracturing his toe, the club announced on Monday. The left-footed player picked up the injury in their Ghana Premier game against Karela United. Salifu was key for The Phobians in the 1-0 defeat in the away fixture at the CAM Park. The former Eleven Wonders midfielder will be out for the next six weeks and likely to miss their crucial encounter against King Faisal. Hearts of Oak are currently in 6th position on the Premier League

Black Stars coach, Milovan Rajevac, has been relieved off duties The decision was made after a meeting between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association in the aftermath of Ghana’s group stage exit from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Rajevac, 67, who returned for a second stint with the Black Stars in September 2021, supervised an abysmal AFCON campaign in Cameroon where Ghana picked up only one point from their three group stage outings, finishing bottom of Group C. The Sports Ministry summoned the GFA to a meeting on Friday January 21, 2022 in which…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Mr Kurt Okraku says the squad that represented Ghana at the 2021 African Cup of Nations football tournament were the best they had so far. Speaking on Skyy Power 93.5FM on Thursday, January 20, Mr Kurt indicated they are disappointed in their shambolic performance at the AFCON 2021, but attention is now focused on the World Cup and will improve in terms of performance and preparation. Emphasizing the selection of players, he indicated the 28 players who went to Cameron were the best at their disposal and any good player who was not selected,…

The Ministry of Youth and Sports led by Mustapha Ussif has summoned the Ghana Football Association to an emergency meeting on Friday In a press release the Ministry calls for an explanation to Black Stars Abysmal performance in the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament Black Stars exit the tournament with one point from 3 games. The last group stage game  was against Comoros Island, who defeated the Stars by three goals to two Captain Dede Ayew was shown a red card for tackle on Comoros first choice keeper after Black Stars had conceded a first goal Despite coming up…