Nigeria telecom giants Globacom have started paying up monies owed the Ghana Football Association. A statement from Ghana’s football governing body said it has taken receipt of $1.9 million from Globacom Ghana, representing part of the outstanding debt owed it in unpaid sponsorship fees for the Premier League. In 2009, the two parties signed a … Read more
It has emerged at the Presidential Commission investigating matters related to the 2014 World Cup appearance that government spent $471,130.39 on the Black Stars at the tournament. This figure is far less than earlier reports had suggested. It was previously thought that $7m was spent on the country’s World Cup campaign in Brazil but it … Read more
According to reports reaching The Accra Report, spart from the 23 players of Ghana’s senior national football team who got $100,000 apiece as appearance fee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, other non-playing officials, also pocketed their share of the same amount, apiece. It emerged at Thursday’s hearing by the three-member Dzamefe Commission, … Read more
The national football team of Sierra Leone wants to use Ghana for their home games for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to the Ebola outbreak The Ghana Football Association has received a request from the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) seeking to play their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying home matches … Read more
The ravaging Ebola disease seems to be threatening every aspect of life in most West African countries and it looks like football may not be spared. Red flags have started flying even ahead of the start of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers next month. With various national teams criss-crossing the continent to … Read more
Youth and Sports Minister, Mahama Ayariga has reiterated that the government has nothing against the contract extension of Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah. He however expressed the preparedness of government to continue to offer support to the Ghana Football Association to beef up of the technical bench of the team. According to reports, Kwasi Appiah … Read more
Once considered impregnable, bankroller of Premier league side Wa All Stars, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi’s continuous stay as FA boss after 2015 is under threat as fresh indications are that football legend, Abedi Ayew Pele, and business magnate and President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, Hebert Amponsah Mensah, are reported lacing their boots to contest … Read more
18 members of the Executive Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have received $36,000 made available by the GFA for committee members who did not get the opportunity to travel to Brazil for the World Cup. The beneficiaries is still unhappy with the package in comparison with what was spent on their colleagues who … Read more
The fight between Sulley Muntari and Ghana FA member Moses Armah at the World Cup which led to the sacking of the AC Milan star has been leaked. The video is only a cartoon version trying to mimic how the AC Milan star attacked the owner of Medeama Sporting Club during a meeting before Ghana’s … Read more
James Kwabena, a member of Ghana’s delegation to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was conspicuously missing when the entire team returned to Ghana according to Italian news portal Corriere Della Sera. The Italian news portal reports that the Ghanaian official for inexplicable reasons missed the bus and could not make the journey … Read more
When a presidential aspirant is successful in winning a West African election, the platform of the judicious use of money that the candidate campaigned upon soon becomes a distant memory. The element of frugality, which the electorate had hoped to be applied to the nation’s coffers takes on a new meaning of its own. Although … Read more
The Ghana Football Association says it will have contracts with players for their World Cup bonuses at future tournaments after having to rapidly bring in $3 million in cash to keep the team playing in Brazil. GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi says Ghana had used cash “in order to prevent player revolts” at previous tournaments. He … Read more
Kwasi Nyantakyi, the Ghana Football Association president GFA has today rendered apologies to Ghanaians for the disappointing performance of the Black Stars at the World Cup in Brazil. Not only did the Black Stars exit the tournament at the group stage with only a point to show for all their efforts, they also lost two … Read more