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PHOTOS: Tears flow at Christopher Opoku’s funeral

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the funeral of the late sports journalist, Christopher Opoku, were moved to tears as emotional tributes about the broadcaster...

PHOTO: Gyan meets Bawumia

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan on Friday 14 July paid a courtesy call on Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr Bawumia shared pictures of his...

Gyan to commission Accra Aca Astro Turf Tuesday

The Accra Academy Astro Turf is set to be commissioned on Tuesday July 18, 2017, only few days before the school’s Homecoming event slated...

Kotoko accident: How it all happened – Vice captain recounts

Deputy Captain of Asante Kotoko, Eric Donkor has opened up on what actually transpired before the club’s fatal accident on Wednesday night. Players and staff...

Christopher Opoku goes home today

The funeral of late sports journalist Christopher Opoku is scheduled for today, July 15 at the poolside of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science...

Gyan to earn €550,000 annually at Turkish side Kayserispor

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan will earn €550,000 annually at Kayserispor, according to reports from Turkey. Gyan, 31, put pen to paper on a two-year deal...

KMA settles Kotoko medical bills

THE KUMASI Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), headed by Osei Assibey Antwi, is to take care of the medical bills of injured Kotoko players and technical...

Asante Kotoko headline sponsor, MTN Ghana consoles club

Headline sponsor of Asante Kotoko Football Club, MTN Ghana, says it is saddened by an accident involving players and officials of the club. "We are even more saddened...

Kotoko coach Steve Pollack undergoes successful knee operation

Asante Kotoko have confirmed that head coach Steve Pollack has undergone a successful knee surgery. The Englishman was one of many who sustained serious injuries...

Asamoah Gyan to join Kayserispor training camp in Austria next week

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has been handed an extended holiday before joining new club Kayserispor. Gyan, 31, completed a two-year deal to the ambitious Turkish...

PHOTOS from Kotoko’s accident you’ve not seen

Asante Kotoko were returning from Accra following a defeat against Inter Allies on match day 22 of the Ghana Premier League on Wednesday, but...

Kotoko robbed after fatal road accident

Asante Kotoko players and officials were victims of robbery, after their team bus got involved in a fatal accident at Nkawkaw. The players and the...

VIDEO: Ghanaians in Italy mourn after Footballer murders mother and sister

Ghanaians in the Italian city of Parma have been thrown into deep state of mourning and wailing after young footballer gruesomely murdered his mother...

Kotoko accident: Management says victims are recovering

The management of Ghana Premier League giants, Kumasi Asante Kotoko has assured fans of the club and sympathisers that personnel of the team are...

GFA delegation heads to Nkawkaw following Kotoko tragic accident

A high-powered delegation from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has been dispatched to Nkawkaw to offer support to the Kumasi Asante Kotoko team members...

Remember Kotoko accident victims in your prayers – John Mahama

Former president John Dramani Mahama has asked Ghanaians and all supporters of the Kotoko Football Club to remember the team in their prayers in...

Asamoah Gyan on penalty, Turkey and Russia

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says if there is any ghost in his career he seeks to exorcise then, it is the ‘penalty ghost’. The country’s...

I killed my mother and sister – Ghanaian footballer confesses

Talented Ghanaian footballer, Solomon Nyantakyi has confessed to murdering his mother and sister under very strange circumstances. Nyantakyi is reported to have gruesomely massacred both...

Kotoko Accident: Coach Polack, Ablordey and Driver transferred to KATH

The Coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Steve Polack, Godwin Ablordey and the driver of the team bus identified only as Nana are currently being...

One dead; several confirmed injured in Asante Kotoko team bus accident

Calamity has befallen Kumasi Asante Kotoko and the entire football fraternity in Ghana after the team bus of the Porcupine Warriors had an accident...

Ghanaian player kills mom, sister in Italy

Ghanaian footballer based in Italy, Solomon Nyantakyi has been arrested by Police for allegedly murdering his mother Patience Nfum, 45 and little sister Magdalene...

Ivorian footballer dies after collapsing on pitch in Abidjan

Former Sewe Sport and Asec Mimoas player Eugene Koffi Kouame has died after collapsing during a football match at Koumassi Stadium in Abdijan South. The...

Swedish lawyer steps in to help Ghanaian footballer jailed for rape

Experienced Swedish lawyer Leif Silbersky has stepped in to help get Ghanaian international midfielder Kwame Bonsu from jail over rape charges. The Court of Appeal...

Wimbledon 2017: Venus Williams, Muguruza and Rybarikova reach last four

Five-time champion Venus Williams won in her 100th singles match at Wimbledon to knock out French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko and reach the semi-finals. Williams...

Asamoah Gyan to return to penalty duties for Black Stars

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has announced he has officially assumed penalty-taking duties after five years of a self-imposed exile. Gyan became public enemy No.1 when...

Baba Rahman set to rejoin Schalke 04 on loan

Chelsea defender Abdul Baba Rahman is set for another loan spell at Schalke 04, GHANAsoccernet.com understands. The 23-year-old will spend the coming campaign  at Gelsenkirchen after...

PHOTOS: Kotoko present President Cup to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Asante Kotoko presented the 2017 President Cup to the club owner and Life Patron Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Monday. The management, technical team...

Asamoah Gyan speaks about his honorary doctorate

Skipper of the senior national team of Ghana, the Blackstars, Asamoah Gyan has been honoured with a doctorate. The honorary doctorate was conferred on the...

PHOTOS: Lionel Messi enjoys Caribbean Honeymoon with wife and son

Lionel Messi is having a great week like super duper great and the celebration’s continuing for him on his honeymoon in the Caribbean. Messi and his...

Former Manchester United footballer ordained as priest

The former Northern Ireland footballer Philip Mulryne has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order. Fr Mulryne, who is reported to have...

Maxwell Konadu satisfied with resilient Black Stars B performance over Togo

Black Stars B head coach Maxwell Konadu has hailed the resilience of the side in their 2-1 win over the Hawks of Togo in...

SCOREBOARD: Results and matchday stats of GPL Week 21

Tema Youth FC 1-2 Ebusua Dwarfs Tawfik Mohammed- Nicholas Gyan, Joseph Esso Bechem United 1-0 Hearts of Oak Amed Toure Great Olympics 2-0 Wa All Stars Benjamin Arthur, Cofie...

Former Manchester United footballer ordained a priest

The former Northern Ireland footballer Philip Mulryne has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order. Fr Mulryne, who is reported to have...

Asamoah Gyan gets honorary doctorate

The Alfred Noble University in Ukraine will on Saturday, 8 July, 2017 confer an honorary doctorate degree on Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan. Gyan is...

Lionel Messi donates wedding leftovers to Rosario Food Bank

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi donated all the leftover food and beverages from his wedding to charity, according to Rosario Food Bank president Nadia Nazer. Messi...

Ghana drops to 50 on FIFA ranking

Ghana’s Black Stars are now ranked the 50th best national football team in the world. The Black Stars moved from the 49th to the 50th...

Malawi football stadium stampede kills eight

Eight people – including seven children – have died in a stampede ahead of a football match in Malawi, police say. Dozens more were injured...

GNPC delaying Kwesi Appiah's salary – Sports Ministry

The Youth and Sports Ministry has explained that changes at GNPC has caused the delay in salaries of Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah and...

Player exodus affecting Black Stars B preparations – Konadu

Black Stars ‘B’ assistant coach, Maxwell Konadu says player exodus is a major challenge affecting the team’s preparations towards the 2018 Chan qualifiers. The Local...