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Ghana FA to honour Attuquayefio with charity match

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) in collaboration with Primeval Consult, a Sports Marketing and Event Management firm, is to organize a charity match in honour of former player and football coach, ‘Sir’ Cecil Jones Attuquayefio on…

Ghana remembers victims of stadium disaster

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has urged stakeholders to commit to ensuring the security of spectators at the various stadia to forestall a recurrence of the May 9 football disaster that rocked Ghana 11-years ago. Speaking on Wednesday…

Ghana mourns Yekini, Bocande

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has paid tributes to African football greats, Rashidi Yekini and Jules Bocande who died on Friday and Monday respectively. Yekini, the former Nigeria international striker, died on Friday at the age…

Gyan to meet Ghana coach over future

Striker Asamoah Gyan is set to meet Ghana’s coach Kwesi Appiah to discuss his future with the Black Stars, the football association confirmed today May 8, 2012. According to the FA, Kwesi Appiah is in the United Arab Emirates to hold talks…

Maputo Probe – Summary of Main Findings

THE SPORTS COUNCIL’S VIEW OF THE CRISIS 1.    The Committee rejects outright the attempted justifications propagated by senior employees of the National Sports Council that the temporal proximity of the Unity Games to the All Africa Games,…

Ex-Nigerian footballer Rashidi Yekini dead – Report

Nigeria’s football legend Rashidi Yekini has died. He was reportedly sick for a while before passing on Friday evening and was said to have suffered a mental illness for the past two or three years. The two-time African footballer of the…

Political football gala fixed for May 13

Pro-Image Communications, a media firm has put together a football gala to feature politicians, religious leaders and ex-Black Star players with the aim of promoting political tolerance, peace and unity before, during and after the general…

Maxwell Konadu named assistant Ghana coach

Maxwell Konadu has been appointed assistant coach of the Black Stars, the Ghana Football Association announced today May 3, 2012. "Maxwell Konadu has been appointed as the assistant coach of the Black Stars," the FA said in a statement.…