Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Ghana’s Black Queens’ hopes of qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games slated for Paris suffered a snag at the hands of Zambia. The Queens saw their dreams dashed as they conceded a late free kick in the game which Barbra Banda expertly converted to help the host settle for a 3-3 draw seeing them through to the next phase of qualification stage.  READ MORE: WATCH LIVE: Zambia vs Ghana | Olympics Qualifiers live stream The away side lost the earlier duel in Accra by a lone goal and needed a positive result to keep their fortunes alive. Banda drew first…

Dreams FC boosted their chances of reaching the CAF Confederations Cup knockout stage with a vital 1-0 win over Tunisian side, Club Africain. The hosts making their debut campaign in Africa’s club competition were looking to build on their resounding home victory over Academica from Angola.  READ MORE : GPL Week Eighteen Review : Hearts,Lions,Olympics win as Kotoko,Bechem United lose The Ghanaian side failed to find the back of the net in the first half as the two sides drew goalless.  Five minutes after the second half resumed, Godfred Atuahene broke the bareness of the game with a sublime finish to…

A Godfred Asamoah goal was enough to aid, the Heart of Lions slice Kotoko to bits in the opening game of the second round of the Ghana Premier League.  In other games, Nsoatreman FC defied the odds to beat Bechem United away from home kind courtesy of a Stephen Diyou second-half goal.  READ MORE: Match Report: Hamza Issah leads Hearts to victory over RTU A Hamza Issah brace and an Enock Asubonteng goal came in handy as Hearts of Oak dispatched RTU with cheeky ease in front of their teeming fans at the Accra Sports Stadium.  READ MORE: Watch…

Hearts of Oak bagged their first win in the second round campaign of the Ghana Premier League with a thumping victory over a beleaguered Real Tamale United at the Accra Sports Stadium. The former champions ended the first-round campaign with a victory over Bechem United and looked set to continue right from where they left off. READ MORE: Watch Highlights: Black Queens suffer defeat against Zambia The Phobians have recruited Ivorian Coach, Abubakar Ouattara, who didn’t shy away from electing a very strong starting berth, Richard Attah was in between the sticks, Kofi Agbesimah, Thomas Winimi Dennis Korsah, Yaw Baafi…

The senior female national team, Black Queens suffered a big blow in the first leg of their doubleheader against Zambia on Friday at the Accra Sports Stadium. The two nations pitted against each other were gunning for a slot at the 2024 Olympic Games to be staged in Paris, France, later this year. READ MORE: CAF Champions League – Medeama lose to Al Ahly in Kumasi The home team was coming into this game with a rich vein of form, having won 10 of their last 11 games across all competitions. Coach Nora Hauptle named a strong starting lineup, with…

Ghana Premier League champions, Medeama SC lost the plot against Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC in their return leg of the CAF Champions League at the Baba Yara Stadium today. The host came into this fixture after losing the first leg against the serial Champions League winners by 3-0 in their first game of Africa’s elite competition. READ MORE: Kotoko midfielder Nicholas Mensah expresses relief after a year-long suspension. There was little to choose between the two sides, the host had five attempts, two on goal and three off target in the first half as against the away side that…

The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has confirmed Emerse Faé as the head coach of the Ivory Coast national football team. This new development comes as little or no surprise to many football people who have followed the exploits of the team in recent times. READ MORE : Kotoko win J.A Kufuor Cup over Nsoatreman Faé was handed the arduous task of overseeing the rest of the campaign after the former coach, Jean-Louis Gasset was relieved of his duties following a bad patch of performance. The former Ivorian footballer managed to rally the boys to give off their best which led to…

Asante Kotoko staged a dramatic turnaround against Nsoatreman FC in a thrilling encounter to win the J.A. Kufuor Cup at the Baba Yara Stadium. Nsoatreman’s unending pressure on the Porcupine Warriors paid off on the stroke of halftime as Abdul Rahman Mohammed’s header was beyond the reach of Kotoko’s goalkeeper Fred Asare. READ MORE: Nasiru Moro completes move to Degerfors IF In the second half, Kotoko picked themselves up and began to show promise as they were duly rewarded through Ugandan forward Mukwala in the 56th minute of the game who connected with a Richmond Lamptey corner kick. The away…

On a cold night filled with loads of excitement amidst drumming, funfair, merrymaking, anxiety, and tension, host nation Cote d’Ivoire basked in glory as they finished winners of the 34th edition of the AFCON tournament. Before the start of the tournament bookmakers named their favorites to win the tournament, defending champions, Senegal, perennial winners, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, and the host nation.  READ MORE: Black Queens urge supporters to troop to the stadium ahead of crucial Olympic qualifier against Zambia In this piece, the writer details some lessons he observed during the one-month continental showpiece amongst some of the teams…

A looming mass of Ghanaians took to the streets of Accra to voice their displeasure about the current state of football in the country.  The demonstration which was put together by a set of sports journalists saw a chunk of well-meaning Ghanaians come out in the numbers to throw their weight behind the demonstration dubbed ‘SaveGhanaFootball’. https://twitter.com/ClintonEleto/status/1757795724794662969 The march started from the converging, Obra Spot Kwame Nkrumah Circle through some principal streets of Accra and ended at the Black Star Square. https://twitter.com/SaharaFootball/status/1757800187613847762 The conveners presented a 15-point petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin after the protest in…