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Shatta Wale meets GFA boss Okraku on how to empower youth and improve football in Ghana

The Shatta Movement boss had a successful meeting with the new football association chief to discuss on how to use music and football to empower the youth in the country Shatta Movement lord Shatta Wale was spotted in a meeting with new Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku on Friday deliberating on  how to use music and football to move...

Asante Kotoko name Songne Yacouba in 18-man squad to face San Pedro in Abidjan

The Porcupine Warriors have released the names of players they are sending to the neighbouring country for the all-important game on Sunday Asante Kotoko have named an 18-man squad for the return leg of Caf Confederation Cup playoff against San Pedro this weekend in Abidjan. Following the slim advantage due to the 1-0 win in the first leg in Kumasi, the...

‘New’ Ghana FA never appointed C.K Akonnor as Black Stars assistant coach, says Sarfo

The football association chief has denied reports that they appointed the new Black Stars assistant coach Ghana Football Association executive Council member Nana Oduro Sarfo has debunked reports suggesting that they appointed C.K Akonnor as the new assistant coach of the Black Stars after assuming office on Monday. According to Sarfo, the plan to replace Ibrahim Tanko with Akonnor was hatched...

Micky Charles criticizes GFA president Kurt Okraku on solo visit to Akufo-Addo

  The outspoken football administrator has hit out at new GFA boss for showing disrespect to the executive Council following his first visit to the Flagstaff house Techiman City City bankroller Micky Charles has insisted that it was wrong for new Ghana FA president Kurt Okraku to visit the president of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with his friends instead of...

GFA president Kurt Okraku pays courtesy call on Ghana president Akufo-Addo

The newly sworn in football chief went to the seat of government to visit and talk about the progress of the sport with the first gentleman of the land Ghana FA president Kurt Okraku paid a courtesy call to Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday. The newly elected football boss was in the company of Youth and Sports minister...

Shafui Muminu & six new faces named in Ghana’s 23-man squad to face South Africa & Sao Tome

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 23-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe next month. Conspicuously missing from the squad are all-time striker Asamoah Gyan, Inter Milan defender Kwadwo Asamoah and former Torino midfielder Afriyie Acquah. Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu has also been dropped due to injury concerns...

Valladolid’s Salisu Mohammed earns debut Ghana call up ahead of Afcon qualifers

The young defender is among a host of new faces that will storm the Black Stars camp next week for the opening game of the qualifiers Real Valladolid defender Salisu Mohammed is the latest player to be handed a maiden call-up by Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao...

Kotoko’s George Amoako ready to become new Ghana FA vice president

  The Porcupine Warriors chief insists he deserves to be voted the new vice president of the football association until 2023 Asante Kotoko chief executive officer George Amoako has availed himself for the vacant Ghana FA vice president role. The 56-year-old was voted as one of the newly elected executive Council members of the football association and has revealed that he wants...

Late campaign led to Fred Pappoe’s six votes during Ghana FA elections -Saanie

The former football association's chief believes late campaign amounted to the fewer votes amassed by Fred Pappoe during the elections Former Ghana Football Association spokesperson Ibrahim Saanie Daara says it wasn't surprising when Fred Pappoe managed to have only six votes in the just ended FA presidential elections. According to Saanie, while other contestants started serious campaigns since 2017, Pappoe who...

Kwabena Owusu, Zibo, Polley to join Black Meteors camp

The Black Meteors are fine tuning for the Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypt Ghana U23 coach Ibrahim Tamlo has handed eleven foreign players a chance to join  the Black Meteors in camp as they prepare for the 2019 Africa U23 Nations which will he staged in Egypt. After struggling to eliminate Morocco in the qualifiers, the Black Meteors are...