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‘Essien is going nowhere’ -New Chelsea boss

New Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has made it very clear that midfielder Michael Essien is going nowhere.

The Ghanaian has been the subject of heavy interest from a number of clubs in recent times with Real Madrid, AC Milan and Bayern Munich said to be keen

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Baba yara stadium to host Ghana v Nigeria

The Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi would host the decisive final round All Africa Games qualifier between Ghana and Nigeria next Sunday.

Ghana’s Black Meteors need to turn around the tie on June 8 if they are to avoid tumbling out of a place at the Games after losing 3-1 in the first leg

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Big Drop For Ghana In Latest Fifa Ranking

Africa’s highest ranked team, have dropped in the June edition of the Fifa/Coca-Cola World ranking.

Despite slipping to the second position on the continental table, the Black Stars are down 18 places to occupy the 33rd spot on the World ranking log from the previous 15th

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Inkoom: Ghana can beat Nigeria

Samuel Inkoom is confident Ghana’s Black Meteors can turn around their All Africa Games tie with Nigeria and avoid tumbling out of a place at the Games.

Ghana slumped to a 3-1 defeat in the first leg in Benin City after Nigeria came from behind to score three goals in the second half

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Bukom Banku vs. Meroro sell out disappointing night for boxing fans

The much expected tough bout between Ghana’s Braimah “Bukom Banku” Kamoko and Namibian opponent Vikapito Meroro sent fans home rather disappointed.

Each of the 12 rounds was characterised by an unexciting and unattractive boxing

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Ghana Black Stars to play Nigeria in Watford

Ghana’s international friendly against Nigeria in England will take place in Watford, the GFA has confirmed.

Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Fred Pappoe, says Watford’s Vicarage Road grounds will host the game on August 9, 2011

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Andre, Agyemang miss Meteors game

Opoku Agyemang will play no part in Ghana’s first leg game against Nigeria in the qualifying for the 2011 All-Africa Games.

The winger is out due to a leg injury.

Coach of the Olympic team, Kwesi Appiah on Monday confirmed Agyemang’s absence for the final round of qualifying on June 26 in Benin State for the sole ticket from Zone III

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Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari’s proposed move to Turkish giants Galatasaray is looking more and more like a done deal.

The Istanbul giants have offered €7 million to Inter for the Ghana midfielder, an amount which looks to be enough to persuade the Nerazzurri to sell, and Muntari himself has reportedly been impressed with his suitor’s attitude and proposal

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Kwesi Nyantakyi re-elected by acclamation

Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi has been re-elected for a second term of office until 2015 by the GFA Congress, today in Prampram.

By being the only qualified candidate for the election of President and in accordance with Article 28.7 of the GFA Statutes, Congress have duly returned unopposed, the incumbent president, who will remain at the head of Ghana football’s governing body for the next four years

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Stars beat musicians in charity game

A select team of players of the Black Stars run out 6-3 winners against their musician counterparts in a Charity match on Sunday in Accra.

The match dubbed ‘Soccer Fiesta’ was aimed at raising funds to support youth football in the country as well as children of the Royal Seed Orphanage

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Ghana beats Congo 3-1 in ANC qualifier

A dominant second half performance by the Black Stars sees Ghana claim a 3-1 win against Congo in the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier on Friday in Kumasi.

Isaac Vorsah and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu grabbed debut goals for the senior side with Prince Tagoe also scoring as Ghana maintained their fine form in Group I at the Baba Yara Stadium

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Stevanovic joy as Michael Essien returns

Black Stars coach Goran Stevanovic is pleased to have Michael Essien in his squad after the midfielder returned to national team duties on Monday.

Essien is in contention of playing his first game for Ghana on Friday when the Black Stars play Congo in a 2012 Nations Cup qualifier following his long spell out of the team since the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations group game against Ivory Coast

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John Mensah rallies Black Stars for Congo clash

Ghana captain John Mensah says the squad is only concentrating on Friday’s 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier against Congo and will not become preoccupied with the prospect of beginning their holidays after a long season with their club sides

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Black Stars begin training for Congo clash

Goran Stevanovic took charge of the first training session for the Black Stars ahead of the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo next week.

Thirteen players were part of the maiden session at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra as the team begun their non-residential training programme

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Black Stars Programme Announced

The Ghana Football Association has confirmed the training programme for the Black Stars ahead of their upcoming fixtures.

Ghana will first play Congo in a qualifying match for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations at the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday, June 3 and an international friendly with Korea in Seoul four days later

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Bechem United and Tema Youth Qualify for Premier League

Bechem United and Tema Youth booked their places for the Premier League after finishing tops in their respective zones during the 2011 Division One Middle League.

Bechem United beat Guan United 2-0 in their Zone One clash at the Tema Park whilst Team Youth sealed the Zone Three ticket with a 4-1 thrashing of D’International at the Essipong Stadium, Sekondi on Sunday

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