US government officials have been warned that there could be “catastrophic” security consequences if cities hosting World Cup matches do not receive funding that has been frozen. Almost $900m (£666m) designated for the 11 host cities in the US has … Read more →
The Black Stars of Ghana will face Group H counterparts, South Korea in a must-win match when they travel to the Education City Stadium on Monday, to grab their first win in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar. … Read more →
African sides will break new ground at the World Cup this year as all five qualifiers from the continent head to Qatar with home-grown coaches. Four of those men are taking charge at the finals for the first time, with … Read more →
The World Cup in Qatar will be by far the most expensive in history. An unreal 220 billion dollars were invested in its organization, which is almost 20 times more than Russia spent four years ago. Qatar allocated between 6.5 … Read more →
Black Stars coach Otto Addo has finally named his 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup, which starts on Sunday, November 20 in Qatar. Find the squad below: Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Abdul Nurudeen, Ibrahim Danlad Defenders: Tariq Lamptey, Dennis Odoi, Alidu Seidu, … Read more →
19-year-old Black Stars player Felix Afena-Gyan will not make it to Ghana’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar. The forward who displayed his talent at a national level during Ghana’s World Cup playoffs went off the spotlight from the start of … Read more →
President and founder of the Shama District Football Awards have made his intentions clear to contest for the Western Region Football Association Chairmanship position after the reign of Mr Simon Ehomah. The veteran broadcaster who was the former chairman of … Read more →
Ghana head coach Otto Addo has named his 55-man provisional squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar. The squad was finally released on Friday, November 4 after it looked like it was not going to … Read more →
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has revealed Ghana’s budget for Black Stars’ participation in the group stage of this 2022 FIFA World Cup is a little over $8 million. According to Mr Ussif, the amount will increase … Read more →
FIFA has written to all 32 teams competing at the World Cup to tell them the time has come to “focus on the football”. The tournament, which starts in Qatar on 20 November, has been surrounded by controversy. Qatar has been … Read more →
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will miss France’s World Cup defence in Qatar as he needs more time to recover from a knee operation. Pogba, 29, has not played for the Serie A side this season since rejoining from Manchester United … Read more →
France and Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar after having an operation on a hamstring injury. Kante, 31, suffered the injury during Chelsea’s 2-2 home draw with Tottenham on 14 August. In a … Read more →
Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for the first time. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 games as he helped Real win the Champions … Read more →
Accra Hearts of Oak bowed out of the 2022/23 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation Cup despite beating Real Bamako 1-0 in the second leg encounter played at the Accra Sports Stadium. Caleb Amankwah’s 90th minute strike was not enough … Read more →
Cristiano Ronaldo will be allowed to leave Manchester United in January after his status at the club was again brought up following Sunday’s embarrassing 6-3 derby defeat against Manchester City. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, was left on the bench at the Etihad Stadium … Read more →
Ghana Premier League side Accra Hearts of Oak have sacked coach Samuel Boadu after a disappointing start to 2022/23 season. Boadu, 36, and his backroom staff; assistant coach Hamza Obeng and goalkeepers trainer, Eric Amponsah, have all been directed to stay away from the … Read more →