The Ghana Premier League has adopted the five substitution rule for the upcoming 2021/22 season after reaching an agreement with the 18 Premier League clubs. This follows the decision of FIFA’s law-makers – International Football Association Board (IFAB) the option of increasing substitutes to protect player welfare amid a congested fixture schedule in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to complete the 2019/20 season. A number of Leagues across the globe adopted the rule when football returned in the 2019/20 season allowing teams to use five substitutes instead of the standard three – and Ghana will now follow…
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved Ghana’s request to admit fans for Sunday’s 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifier between Ghana Black Queens and Nigeria in Accra. Full statement from the Ghana FA: Four Thousand (4,000) spectators will be granted entry into the Accra Sports stadium for the crucial encounter. The Ghana Football Association wishes to inform stakeholders that it will team up with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the match is played under the approved CAF/FIFA COVID-19 protocols. The GFA advise Ghanaians to obey all the Protocols strictly to first and foremost have a successful…
Ghana Premier League side Medeama have confirmed the signing of former Asante Kotoko defender Samuel Frimpong on a free transfer. Samuel Frimpong who signed a two-year contract extension at Asante Kotoko five months ago ended his stay at the club ahead of the upcoming season. https://twitter.com/MedeamaSC/status/1451577041401389057?s=20 Samuel Frimpong revealed Medeama is the best club for him to continue his career and is ready to make an impact. “I am very happy to join the group and look forward to meeting my teammates to get started. Having spoken to the coach, I am convinced this is the right place for me…
The Club Licensing Board of the GFA led by Dr. Kwame Baah Nuakoh has made known its decisions on match venues for Ghana Premier League clubs ahead of the new season which commences on Friday, October 29, 2021. Baba Yara Stadium and Accra Sports Stadium have both been temporarily approved by the Club Licensing committee ahead of the season. Ashantigold’s Len Clay Stadium is the only stadium that has been fully approved by the Club Licensing Committee. See the full list here – GPL VENUES STATUS
Ghana Black Queens suffered a 2-0 defeat in Lagos in the first leg of the Womens African Cup of Nations Qualifiers against Nigeria’s Super Falcons. Uchenna Kanu’s brace was the difference at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena as the home side dominate the Ghana Black Queens. Mercy Tagoe and his team will have it all to do when Nigeria travel to Accra for the second leg that will be played on Sunday 24th of October 2021.
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Dr. Patrice Motsepe will arrive in Accra on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 for a two-day visit. The South African businessman who took over the reins of CAF from Ahmad Ahmad in March this year will attend a number of programmes during his stay. During his visit, Dr. Motsepe will be the Special Guest at the Youth connects Programme – an initiative of H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana. He will meet President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo at a Dinner event in Accra Wednesday evening to…
Great Olympics coach Annor Walker has revealed that Gladson Awako doesn’t want to play for Hearts of Oak and the club is doing everything they can to bring him back to Olympics. Gladson Awako who signed a two-year contract with Hearts of Oak is yet to play a competitive game for them and has refused to train with the club despite finalizing his transfer with them months ago. “Awako has informed me he is not happy and don’t want to play for hearts of oak again so am doing everything possible to bring him back to Olympics,” he told Omytv.…
Ghana Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac has explained why he played captain Andre Ayew in the holding midfield position against Zimbabwe in Cape Coast last week. Andre Ayew partnered with Thomas Partey in the midfield in the first leg of the World Cup Qualifiers against Zimbabwe in Cape Caooast but later moved to his natural right-wing position in the second half after the introduction of Baba Idrissu. “Andre was used as a holding midfielder because I know him very well and I know his abilities, experience and knowledge” “He is very intelligent player and a great leader so in that…
Three players have been handed 3-year suspensions after been found guilty of double registration by the GFA Disciplinary Committee in accordance with Article 28(2)(c) of the GFA RFA Leagues Regulations. Seth Abatsa of Talon FC and John Wornegou of Fotobiman FC who were both found to have altered their dates of birth and other registration details have been handed 3-year bans from all football-related activities. Their Clubs have also been banned from registering new players for a period of one year. The Disciplinary Committee also confirmed a decision of the Northern Region Football Association’s Disciplinary Committee which handed a ban…
Asante Kotoko have completed the signing of two Cameronian forwards; Mbella Etouga and Mefegue Omgba from AS Fortuna and Avion Academy respectively. The two players signed a three-year contract and have joined the Kotoko squad for pre-season in Dubai. https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/1450041252515287043?s=20 https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/1450050814693855235?s=20 Etouga scored eight goals and provided nine assists in 21 games for AS Fortuna last season while Mefegue scored ten goals for Avion Academy in the Cameroon Elite League last season.