Coach of the Black Princesses Ben Fokuo has handed invitation to six players of Hasaacas Ladies. The six players played a major role in the success of the team at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League in Cairo, Egypt where they finished second behind Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies from South Africa. The players include Goalkeeper Grace Banwa and Defender Asana Bugre. The rest are Midfielders, Evelyn Badu, Azuma Bugre, and Wingers Jafara Rahama, and Doris Boaduwaa. The Black Princesses have been in camp for months preparing for their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Zambia. The 1st leg is…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has given Hearts of Oak 1 million Ghana cedis to support the Ghanaian champions Africa campaign. The board led by Vincent Sowah Odotei paid a courtesy call on the president on Tuesday afternoon at Jubilee House. The meeting was initially scheduled for last month but was rescheduled because the president was on duty outside the country. The club presented the Ghana Premier League and MTN FA Cup trophies they won last season to the President. He was impressed with the success chalked by the Phobians on the local scene and urged them to make the country proud…
Twenty four players will travel to South Africa on Tuesday for the World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia. Fifteen players trained in Accra on Monday as the team started preparations for the final two games of Group G in the World Cup qualifiers. The Black Stars trained on Tuesday morning ahead of the trip to Johannesburg. Ghana is hoping to make a return to the World Cup after missing out in the 2018 edition in Russia. A win over Ethiopia and South Africa will guarantee Ghana a place in the play-offs. Full Squad: Goalkeepers: Joseph Wollacott (Swindon Town), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St.Gallen),…
The Ghana Football Association has approved Tuesday, November 30, 2021, to Thursday, December 2, 2021, as the commencement date for the Preliminary Round of the 2021/2022 MTN FA Cup. The knockout tournament which is Ghana’s oldest football cup competition will enter the Round of 64 from Tuesday, December 21, 2021, to Monday, December 27, 2021. The Round of 32 will be played between the weekends of January 18-20, 2022 and the Round of 16 will be honoured between the weekends of March 25-28, 2022. The competition will enter the Quarter final stage during the weekend of April 12-13, 2022 while the…
Tottenham Hotspur have announced the appointment of Italian coach Antonio Conte as the club’s new Head Coach just a day after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo. Antonio Conte have signed an 18-month contract with the club with an option to extend. https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1455505378939228162?s=20 Antonio said: “I am extremely happy to return to coaching and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition to be a protagonist again. “Tottenham Hotspur has state-of-the-art facilities and one of the best stadiums in the world. “I can’t wait to start working to convey to the team and the fans the passion, mentality,…
English Premier League side have announced they have terminated the contract of their Head Coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, following their 3-0 defeat against Manchester United. The departure of Nuno, who left Wolves in May after four seasons in charge, means Tottenham are looking for their fourth permanent manager in the last three years. A Spurs statement said: “The club can today announce that Nuno Espírito Santo and his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias have been relieved of their duties. “A further coaching update will follow in due course.” Tottenham are eighth in the Premier League, 10…
Hearts of Oak have drawn Algerian giants Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura in the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs. The Ghana Premier League champions dropped to Africa’s second-tier competition after a disastrous showing against Moroccan side Wydad Athletic Club in the CAF Champions League. The Phobians will be looking for redemption in the Confederation Cup by beating JS Saoura to make it to the group stages of the competition. Hearts won the maiden edition of the CAF Confederation Cup in 2004, after beating arch-rivals Asante Kotoko in the final. The first leg will be played on November 28, 2021, in Accra,…
The Black Stars of Ghana have moved up to the 52nd position on the FIFA ranking released for the month of September. Ghana defeated Zimbabwe in a double-header earlier this month to accumulate more points on the ranking. The Black Stars secured a 3-1 win against The Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in the first leg before get a 1-0 win in Harare in the second leg. The win sees the Stars move from the 53rd position on the World Ranking but still remain on the seventh position on the CAF Rankings. On the CAF ranking…
Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu has named a strong 24-man squad for the return leg of their CAF Champions League clash against Wydad Athletic Club in Morocco. Congolese defender Raddy Ovouka has been included in the squad after shaking an injury scare from the first leg. Hearts will travel to Morocco on Thursday for the game on Sunday October 24, 2021. The Phobians travel to North Africa with a slim advantage after beating Wydan Athletic Club 1-0 in Accra last Sunday. Isaac Mensah netted the only goal of the match. An aggregate victory will see the winner progress to…
Newcastle have parted ways with their Head Coach Steve Bruce, the club made the official announcement on Wednesday morning. Bruce was expected to be replaced after the Saudi Arabian-backed consortium, led by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), completed a £305m takeover of Newcastle on October 7. The 60-year-old remained in charge for the 3-2 defeat to Tottenham – his 1,000th match as a manager – with non-executive chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and director Amanda Staveley watching on at St James’ Park. The defeat left Newcastle second bottom of the Premier League and winless after their opening eight games of the campaign. The PIF, worth £700bn,…