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The Club Licensing Board (CLB) has revoked the match venue licenses of some Division One teams due to non-compliance with match venue standards. The affected teams will not have the opportunity to play at their home venues. The following stadiums will not be permitted, effective immediately, due to non-compliance: • Robert Mensah Stadium • Swedru Stadium • Asafo Ramos Park • KK Sarpong Stadium • Ohene Ameyaw Park • Ejisu Okesse Park • Sunyani Coronation Park • Oda Sports Stadium According to sources, official communication has been sent to the affected clubs. They are required to submit an alternative venue…
Ghanaian international and Bournemouth’s sensational forward Antoine Semenyo has opened up about the pressure he endures while playing for the Senior National Team, the Black Stars. The forward admitted that the expectations of Ghanaians are high when the Black Stars are competing in a tournament. During an interview with Premier League TV, he stated that Ghanaians know the Black Stars are a good team, so the fans expect them to win every match. He talked about playing for Ghana, saying, “Pressure. It felt like pressure, to be honest. There’s a lot of pressure from the fans since we’ve got a…
President John Dramani Mahama has given his new Sports Minister, Mr. Kofi Adams, the task of restoring the Senior National Team, the Black Stars, to their former glory days. The president also tasked him to build other sporting discipline as well. Ghana Football has experienced a significant dwindling, from the grassroots to the senior level. Ghana’s national teams have been unable to perform well in tournaments lately. When national teams played Ghana, there was a fear factor, but recently, teams are no longer hesitant about the name Ghana in football. Moreover, Ghana Football has also been shadowed by hooliganism, bias…
United States president Donald Trump has signed an executive order which aims to ban transgender athletes from taking part in female related sports. The order aims to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams by denying federal funds for schools that allow it. Failure to follow the order will result in federal funds being denied to schools that allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s teams. Despite facing backlash for his decision, Trump isn’t done yet. The Trump administration is aiming to pressure the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to implement a uniform transgender athlete ban. The…
Discussions are ongoing on eliminating extra time from the knockout rounds of the Champions League within the European Football Association in what could be a new move to reduce the number of minutes played by the major clubs. Eliminating 30 extra minutes in the knockout stages of the Champions League would go a small way towards alleviating the problems caused by late-season fixture congestion. If all goes well, football fanatics and supporters will see the extra time of the Champions League scrapped.
Ghanaian international and Fernebache defender Alexander Djiku was injured and will be out of action for 2 weeks according to his coach Jose Mourinho who wasn’t happy about the news. The Ghanaian sustained the injury on Wednesday and Mourinho hope it will not affect his side’s performance as they have a heavy schedule coming in the domestic and the Champions League. The former Strasbourg defender has been in a great form under the Portuguese tactician. Djiku has enjoyed a lot of game time under Mourinho and wish to be back stronger to continue his development and help the team.
Ghana Black Stars defender Dennis Odoi scored and also got a red card️ for Royal Antwerp FC. in their 2-2 home draw with RSC Anderlecht in the Belgium Cup semi finals second leg tie. The experienced Ghanaian defender scored the first goal of the match in the 26th minutes and got the red card 10 minutes later. Antwerp FC have been eliminated from the competition on 3-2 aggregate. They will now shift their attention on the league to make to qualify for Europe.
The CAF inter-club quarter-finals will be held in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, February 20, 2025, and the outcome will determine the direction for the leading clubs on the continent. The CAF Confederation Cup draw will begin at 14h00 GMT, followed by the CAF Champions League draw at 15h00 GMT. There are two rounds in the quarter-finals, with Champions League games happening on April 1st and 2nd, and April 8th and 9th, 2025, and Confederation Cup games happening on April 2nd and 9th, 2025. The CAF Champions League champions Al Ahly SC of Egypt are one of the leading contenders in…
Isaac Amoako, who once served as Asante Kotoko captain, has reiterated his disapproval of the incident that occurred at Nsoatreman during their match against Kumasi Asante Kotoko. The stopper was deeply saddened and in complete mourning over the incident that has been widely condemned. Amoako pointed out that obtaining necessary investors for the Ghana Premiere League would be difficult due to such an incident, and urged Ghanaians and authorities to learn from what took place. He said during an interview on Citi Sports, “No one enjoys investing in a product that brings this kind of thing, hooliganism. Nobody wants to…