The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has clarified that the male U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have not qualified for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire and will resultantly miss the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, after failing to pick their ticket at the just-concluded WAFU B tournament in Ghana. Manu Garba’s team beat …

Amid the uncertainty of qualifying for the 2025 U-17 AFCON, Nigeria and hosts Ghana will go head-to-head in the third-place playoff of the ongoing WAFU B U-17 Championship at the University of Ghana Stadium on Tuesday (today). Nigeria and Ghana failed to qualify for the 2025 tournament after they were beaten in the semi-finals. Ghana lost 2-1 to Burkina Faso …

It’s a Sunday morning in May 2024 in downtown Accra, capital of Ghana. I’m in a church auditorium. Strangely for an African Pentecostal assembly, there are subdued acoustics. The preacher’s message is electronically transmitted. But it is solemnly controlled to stay indoors. Later, I find myself in the city’s busy streets. I’m challenged by long, snaky metallic lines glistening under …

Ghana’s sports ministry has held talks with the governing body of the Commonwealth Games, the Commonwealth Games Federation, over the possibility of hosting the 2026 Games. According to sports minister Mustapha Ussif, who spoke to GHOne TV, the preliminary discussions had been positive. ‘’In fact, the President of the Commonwealth Games was in Ghana. He has visited our facilities and …

Ghana have sacked coach Chris Hughton after their early elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations. Hughton’s side failed to win any of their three group-stage matches in Cote D’Ivoire, picking up only two points and finishing third in Group B. Although despite the disappointing draw against Mozambique on Monday, Ghana still had a chance of qualifying for the last 16 as …

Mozambique scored twice in second-half stoppage time to almost certainly send Ghana crashing out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament at the group stage. The Black Stars looked to be cruising into the last 16 thanks to two Jordan Ayew’s penalties, one in each half. Just like they did in 2021 AFCON group game against Comoros in …

Group B giants Egypt and Ghana played a 2-2 draw in their second matchday in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding in Cote d’Ivoire. Egypt was forced to make a last-minute substitution substitution towards the end of the first half as star player Mohamed Salah felt uneasy. Ghana opened the scoring with a long shot by midfielder Mohammed Kudus …

Mohamed Salah scored a stoppage-time penalty to help Egypt salvage a 2-2 draw with Mozambique in their opening Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match on Sunday. The seven-time champions took an early lead through Mostafa Mohamed, only for Mozambique to turn the game on its head with two goals in four second-half minutes through Witi and Clesio. Mozambique’s hopes of …

Ghana’s Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has resigned from her position. In a letter addressed to President Akufo-Addo, Dapaah noted that it was a great privilege to have served under the former’s administration. She said: “Since yesterday, Friday, 22nd July 2023, social and traditional media have been full of stories about a court case involving a …

The Nigeria Admission Consultant of the Kings University College, Accra, Ghana, James Uriri, said that admission into the institution is for direct entry students, saying students seeking admission there should come with their West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificates to secure admission. Uriri told NAN in Enugu on Tuesday that the courses available are Management courses, Oil and gas, Engineering, …