General Secretary of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Fatma Samoura, has been reported to the organisation’s powerful ethics committee. Samoura, who was appointed secretary general of football’s world governing body by its president Gianni Infantino in 2016, is accused of alleged breaches of its ethics code relating to “duty of disclosure, co-operation and reporting” … Read more
Asamoah Gyan has lauded former international teammate Razak Pimpong for developing talents in Denmark. Pimpong, a former FC Copenhagen striker, has remained in the Scandinavian country since his retirement. He has expressed interest in coaching but now has remained focused on youth development. Gyan after watching a video of the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals … Read more
DR Congo FA president Constant Omari Selemani has accused the country’s sports minister Papy Nyango of witch-hunting following his incarceration for corruption, money-laundering and terrorism. The CAF 2nd Vice President who also doubles up as FIFA Council member was held at the public prosecutor’s office in Kinshasa. A statement from the office of Luzolo Bambi, … Read more
Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) says it is monitoring the situation in DR Congo after the detention of the football association’s president Constant Omari. He was detained on Tuesday as part of a probe into embezzlement. Omari is also on the Fifa Council and a vice-president with the Confederation of African Football. “FIFA is … Read more
VAR to be shown on screens at World Cup Replays of incidents reviewed by video assistant referees (VAR) will be shown on big screens at the 2018 World Cup. VAR will be used at a World Cup for the first time in Russia despite criticism of its use in domestic competition. One issue has been … Read more
Black Maidens head coach, Evans Adotey has disclosed that South Africa have requested to engage them in a friendly match before the end of the month. Ghana’s Black Maidens grabbed their place at this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after an emphatic 19-0 aggregate win over Djibouti. As part of their preparations for the … Read more
Former Ghana winger Laryea Kingston says he wants to coach Ghana to win the FIFA World Cup to make up for his failure to represent the nation at the competition during his footballing career. Kingston, who was a key figure of the Black Stars team that qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany … Read more
Ghanaian youngster Kamal Sowah made his debut for OH Leuven as a late substitute in their 2-0 win over Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian Europa League playoffs. Sowah, 18, who joined OH Leueven on loan from sister club Leicester City during the January transfer window, has been itching for playing time with Belgian second-tier side. The … Read more
Former Ghana Football Association president, Lepowura M. N. D Jawula, has urged Kwesi Nyantakyi to consider contesting for the Ghana FA presidency in 2019. The CAF 1st vice president has repeatedly said that he will not seek for re-election in 2019 when his term in office expires after assuming office in December 2005. Vice president of … Read more
Berekum Chelsea General Manager Oduro Sarfo has hit back at Ghana Football Association Executive Committee duo Winfred Osei and Kojo Yankah for questioning the timing George Afriyie’s declaration to contest the Ghana FA presidency. Osei, president of Tema Youth Football Club, and Yankah- the Western Region FA chairman ripped into Afriyie for announcing his decision … Read more
Amidaus FC owner Alhahi Baba Gedo says Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has run out of ideas and should not think about seeking re-election next year. Gedo has described the CAF Ist Vice preisdent and FIFA Council member as a failure. Nyantakyi has repeatedly said he will vacate the seat when his tenure comes … Read more
Some Executive Committee members of the Ghana FA say they will force Kwesi Nyantakyi to stand for re-election despite the leader’s decision not to go for another term. Key decision makers within the powerful leadership of the federation say they will collectively ask the President to seek re-election insisting he is the best man for … Read more
Cudjoe has completed her undergraduate studies at the Northeastern State University (NSU) in the United States. The 24-year-old wants to take the next step in her playing career after signing for Asheville. The fomer Hasaacas Ladies midfielder has previously played for WPSL side, California Storm. She received honours in 2015 when she was named to … Read more
Budding Ghanaian forward Rudolf Blagogee has having a trial at Croatian side NK Osijek, according to media report. Blagogee, who surprisingly omitted from the Ghana U17 final squad that reached the quarters of the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup held in India, had a trial with English lower-tier Stevenage last month. However, the 17-year-old hitman failed … Read more
Former Ghana youth player Abeiku Quansah is close to joining DR Congo side Daring Club Motema Pembe after a successful trial, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal. The 27-year-old has been in Kinshasa the past three weeks hoping to reach an agreement with the club before he puts pen to paper. Talks are at the advanced stage after … Read more
Thailand coach Milovan Rajevac says he is proud of his men and their progress although the War Elephants lost 3-2 to Slovakia in the King’s Cup final at Rajamangala National Stadium on Sunday night. “I am very much proud of my team. Look at the Fifa rankings, Slovakia are 100 places higher than Thailand. We … Read more
FIFA referee Nathan Anafo has been appointed as the centre man for the Medeama-Asante Kotoko clash in Cape Coast. The Bolgatanga-based will be assisted by Dawood Ouedrago and Ashitey Amarh. In August 2016, he courted controvesy when he awarded Kotoko a dubious penalty in their 1-0 win over Dreams FC at the Baba Yara Stadium. … Read more
The Sports Minister Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah has, yet again, cut another sod for the upgrading of the Koforidua Sports Stadium to a modern standard sports facility. The project, according to the Minister, is part of government’s plan to build international standard sports stadia in all the ten regions of the country, hinting the next … Read more
As part of efforts to improve the level of professionalism and transparency in the local game, the Ghana Football Association has introduced a modern digital system that allows clubs to get their jerseys inspected without manually carrying them to pre-match meetings. Instead of teams coming to Match Coordination Meetings or Pre-Match meetings, as known in … Read more
The Black Queens remained in 46th position in the first FIFA Women’s Ranking for 2018 released on Friday, 23 March. Also, they remained the continent’s second highest ranked country in Africa behind Nigeria. The Queens winning of the inaugural WAFU Zone B Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire last month boosted their points build-up. USA … Read more