Patmus Arhin scored twice to hand Ghana a 2-0 win over Niger in an international friendly on Thursday afternoon. The Black Starlets got a repeat over their counterparts in the friendly with yet another victory. Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin’s side had recorded a similar score line against the 2015 Africa U17 Championship host last Monday. … Read more
Nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and 14 others are missing feared abducted after an attack this week by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in the violence-torn northeast, security sources said Thursday. Authorities had on Tuesday said five soldiers were killed and five others injured in the raid on a military post near the village of Sabon … Read more
A two-day-old baby boy cries as his parents take seats in a Cameroonian military truck in the border town of Fotokol. They were being transported home to the Nigerian village of Gamboru Ngala. In northern Cameroon, the military says some 7,000 Nigerian refugees have gone back to their towns and villages in the past month … Read more
Three people were killed and four others wounded on Wednesday in a suicide attack in Cameroon’s restive Far North, a local official said. “Just before 10:00 am, a suicide bomber who crossed from Nigeria entered Kolofata and blew himself up,” a source from the town’s vigilante committee said. “The blast killed three people — a … Read more
Ghana’s national team will be seeking a revival when Kwesi Appiah takes charge of the Black Stars for the second time from next month. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) re-appointed the former international defender as the coach of the Black Stars earlier this month. The Black Stars have had mixed fortunes since the Appiah left … Read more
Chairperson of the Black Queens Management Committee, Madam Leanier Addy, has revealed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports still owes the female national teams outstanding bonuses. The bonuses—which are an accumulation of a number of tournament qualifiers—also include monies owed the Black Queens for their participation in last year’s African Women’s Championship in Cameroon. … Read more
Chairperson of the Black Queens Management Committee, Madam Leanier Addy, has revealed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports still owes the female national teams outstanding bonuses. The bonuses—which are an accumulation of a number of tournament qualifiers—also include monies owed the Black Queens for their participation in last year’s African Women’s Championship in Cameroon. According … Read more
Chairperson of the Black Queens management committee, Leneah Addy, has revealed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports still owes the female national teams outstanding bonuses. The bonuses which are an accumulation of a number of tournament qualifiers also include monies owed the Black Queens for their participation in last year’s African Women’s Championship in … Read more
Ibrahim Sulley and Gabriel Leveh scored to secure victory for Paa Kwesi Fabin’s side on Monday Ghana stepped up preparations for the upcoming Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 triumph over Niger on Easter Monday. Goals from Ibrahim Sulley and Gabriel Leveh handed the Black Starlets the bragging rights at the Accra Sports … Read more
Chairperson of the Black Queens management committee, Leneah Addy, has revealed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports still owes the female national teams outstanding bonuses. The bonuses which are an accumulation of a number of tournament qualifiers also include monies owed the Black Queens for their participation in last year’s African Women’s Championship in … Read more
It was a warm atmosphere at the Al Khartoum farewell party organized for new Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah, who has agreed on a two-year deal with the Ghana Football Association. Despite the negative comments on the side of Ghanaians, Sudanese side Al Khartoum is surely proud of their outgoing coach Kwesi Appiah who will be … Read more
Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their parents cling to the hope that they can be safely returned. Parents of the missing girls, who congregated at the school in the northeastern village of Chibok, described their kidnap as an unending “nightmare” but … Read more
Ghanaian shipping and logistics giant, McDan Company Limited, has donated GH¢50,000 for the refurbishment of the tennis courts at the Accra Sports Stadium ahead of the annual McDan Open championship on April 24,2017. A visit by the Executive Chairman of McDan Shipping, Dr. Daniel McKorley, accompanied by the Director of Technical at the National Sports … Read more
An “alarming” number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first months of 2017, UNICEF said Wednesday. The Islamists have increasingly been using children to attack crowded markets, mosques and camps for internally displaced people in northeast Nigeria and the broader Lake Chad region. Experts … Read more
Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP Monday. Ten soldiers were slightly injured in the exchanges which broke out late Sunday after a large group of Islamist fighters arrived on motorbikes and cars, a member of the security forces said. The Boko Haram … Read more
Despite the negative comments on the side of Ghanaians, Sudanese side Al Khartoum is surely proud of their outgoing coach Kwesi Appiah who will be heading to the Black Stars anytime soon. The Sudanese side has given the Ghanaian coach a rousing farewell as he departs to coach the Ghana national team. Former Black Stars coach Kwesi … Read more
Sudanese side Al Khartoum have given their Ghanaian coach Kwesi Appiah a rousing farewell as he departs to coach the Ghana national team. Appiah was lifted shoulder high by players and officials of the Khartoum-based club after the weekend’s league game. The team used the public gesture to express their gratitude to the coach for … Read more
The African duo scored thrice in Saturday’s game that saw Les Merlus win 4-1 against the fourth-placed former champions Like a fairy tale, Lorient seem headed for salvation after all. Despite spending the bulk of the season at the bottom of the table, three straight victories have seen them move off the nadir of Ligue … Read more
Neymar was sent off for Barcelona as they lost at Malaga and failed in their bid to go level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid. The current Spanish champions were given a boost after Real’s 1-1 draw with city rivals Atletico earlier. However, a first-half strike from ex-Barcelona forward Sandro Ramirez and a … Read more
Ghana international Majeed Waris opened the scoring for his side in their emphatic 4-1 victory over Lyon in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday evening. The Ghanaian was in the starting line-up and made his influence count when he tapped home his sides first goal on the 42nd minute. Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring for … Read more