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CAN 2012: The time is now – Jonathan Mensah

Black Stars midfielder, Jonathan Mensah says the time for Ghana to win the African Cup of Nations after a 30-year wait is now as the National Team A readies to commence preparation for the biannual competition. Ghana commence preparation…

Ajara honoured to vie for SWAG topmost award

Ajara Mohammed, double gold medalist at the 2011 All Africa Games (AAG) has said she feels honoured to be nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year award for 2011 by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) . Speaking in an…

Ghana FA Boss Kwesi Nyantakyi appointed to FIFA

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has been appointed onto FIFA's Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments, the FA said on its website January 3, 2012. According to the FA, Mr Nyantakyi joins…

Asamoah Gyan scores but suffers ‘serious’ injury

Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan scored a penalty when his side Al Ain beat Emirates 4-0 in the UAE top-flight game today December 30, 2011. But the striker suffered a serious injury during the match just three weeks before the 2012 Africa Cup of…

CNN predicts Ghana could win 2012 Cup of Nations

Time Warner owned-news company CNN Sports Illustrated says it’s about time Ghana won the 2012 African Cup of Nations trophy. In a soccer predictions note for 2012, the CNN Sports Illustrated’s Ben Lyttleton writes December 29, 2011 that…

Ghana Chess Championship fixed for January 6, 2012

The Ghana Chess Association (GCA) will January 12, 2012 hold its first National Chess Championship at the Accra Sports Stadium. The championship under the sponsorship of rlg Communications, a Ghanaian company that assembles mobile phones…