GPL: Hearts Of Oak Coach Bewails Defeat To Gold Stars AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 29, 2024November 29, 20240 29/10/2024 Head Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Aboubakar Ouattara, has lamented the team’s defeat to Bibiani Gold Stars in the ongoing 2024/2025 Ghana Premier League. Ouattara expressed his frustration about the team’s loss in a post-match interview after his side lost 1-0 to Gold Stars at the University of Ghana Stadium. “The reaction of the fans is normal. We understand, when things don’t go well, the reaction is like that. Today, to be frank, that defeat is difficult and it’s not easy to accept for the fans, for us for the players and we ask them to continue to follow the team.” After conceding in the 69th minute, Hearts fortunately earned an opportunity to clear the deficit in the 75th minute through a
U-17 WWC: Nigeria’s Flamingos Set Second Straight Quarterfinal Against USA AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 24, 2024November 29, 20240 23/10/2024 The Flamingos of Nigeria have set up a quarterfinal rematch between them and their counterparts from the USA after beating Dominican Republic 1-0 in their final Group A game at the ongoing 2024 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup. The Nigerians netted a late goal after breaking the hosts’ defence to qualify the team for the next stage of the tournament. Shakirat Moshood scored the sole decider in the 89th minute following a 25-yard strike, giving the visitors all three points while leaving a determined Dominican Republic heartbroken on Wednesday morning. Despite the Dominican goalkeeper’s defensive skills, thwarting the visitors’ attempts time and time again, there was little she could do with the strike that settled it. The victory enabled Coach Bankole Olowookere’s side to
WAFU B U20Q: Black Satellites Through To Semifinal AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 24, 2024November 29, 20240 24/10/2024 The Black Satellites of Ghana have progressed to the semifinals of the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Championship following their 1-1 draw against hosts Togo on Wednesday, October 23. The result places the Satellites top of Group A with five (5) points while the Nigeriens occupy the second place. Desmond Ofei's side took the lead through Jerry Afriyie but the host nation fought back with an equalizer to share the spoils. Ghana ended the group phase with a 2-2 draw against Benin, a 2-0 win over Niger, and another draw (1-1) against Togo. However, Benin and hosts Togo are booted out of the Championship. Ghana now awaits the final results of Group B on Thursday October 24, 2024, with Cote D'voire, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, who
Beach Soccer AFCON: Black Sharks Swerve Early Elimination, Thrash Tanzania 10-3 AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 23, 2024November 29, 20240 22/10/2024 Ghana’s beach soccer team, the Black Sharks, surprisingly avoided an early elimination from the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations after thrashing their counterparts from Tanzania 10-3 in the final Group A game on Tuesday morning. The much-needed victory comes just when all hopes were lost following the Sharks’ disappointing losses to host Egypt and Morocco in their first and second group games, respectively. The team put up a relentless performance to suppress Tanzania and prolong their stay in the competition. Alexander Adjei’s display of scintillating skills earned him a quadruple (4 goals) making him a valuable player of the competition. Similarly, the Sharks forward Wise Nyamadi also inked his name on the scoresheet having scored a hat-trick for the team. The Ghanaian forward
U-20 AFCON 2025Q: Black Satellites Beat Niger To Record First Win AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 21, 2024November 29, 20240 21/10/2024 The Black Satellites of Ghana have secured their first three points of the U-20 WAFU B Cup of Nations Championship with a win over Niger on Sunday, October 20. Aziz Musibau scored a brace in the second-half to seal the needed victory for Desmond Ofei's side. The victory followed the Satellites’ 2-2 draw in their opening game against Benin in the second Group A fixture on Thursday, October 18. Similarly, Niger were also held to a draw 2-2 by Togo in their first outing, and were equally looking for their first three points. Despite both teams creating chances in the first half of the game, neither of them could leverage the opportunities to take the lead hence went into recess goalless. However, Ghana broke the
All Regional Games: Asamoah Gyan Postpones Event To 2025 LOCAL NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 17, 2024November 29, 20240 17/10/2024 Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has postponed his talent-discovering sporting competition dubbed “All-Regional Games” to next year, 2025. The event which was launched in July 2024, was initially scheduled to commence this year through to next year (2024-2025). It is aimed at discovering sporting talent across the country with trials already underway to select the best athletes.Unfortunately, Gyan released a statement to announce the postponement of the event, saying it would allow them "to build an even bigger and more impactful event." The event tasked the various regions to identify their top sportsmen and women via trials after which selected athletes between the age of 18 to 23 will compete against their counterparts from other regions. There are nine sports disciplines: Football, Boxing,
U-20 AFCON 2025: Desmond Ofei Ready To Qualify Black Satellites For Tourney AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 16, 2024November 29, 20240 16/10/2024 Head Coach of Ghana’s U-20 male national football team, Desmond Ofei, has committed to helping the Black Satellites secure a spot at the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (U20 AFCON 2025). The Satellites missed out on the 2023 edition of the tourney having lifted the trophy in the preceding season. Their draw against Niger (1-1) and Cote d'Ivoire (1-1) and a lost to Burkina Faso (2-0) could not see them advance from the group stage in Abidjan last year. Ofei looks forward to leverage this year's WAFU B tournament in Togo to qualify the Black Satellites for the 2025 AFCON, which will take place in Cote d’Ivoire early next year. "As a coach in my position, I will do everything I
AFCON 2025: Sudan Deservedly Beat Black Stars 2-0 In Return Leg AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 16, 2024November 29, 20240 15/10/2024 Ghana plunged deeper into trouble in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers after Sudan mercilessly beat the four-time champions on Tuesday, October 15, in the return fixture of their Thursday, October 10 encounter. The Falcons of Jediane defeated the Black Stars 2-0 in Libya’s city Benghazi on matchday four of the qualifying series. Sudan took the lead in the 62nd minute through Ahmed Hamed Mahmoud who capitalised on Gideon Mensah’s clearance off the line. Mohamed Abdel Rahman sealed the victory for the home side after he doubled the lead three minutes later with a well-placed strike. The Stars struggled to reduce the deficit for Ghana but no attempt of theirs yielded the desired result as the Sudanese defense held firm. By the whistle,
Stallions Of Burkina Faso Become First Team To Qualify For 2025 AFCON AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 14, 2024November 29, 20240 14/10/2024 The Stallions of Burkina Faso have become the first team to qualify for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (2025 AFCON) in Morocco after defeating Burundi by 2-0 in their matchday four clash. The Burkinabes sealed their victory on Sunday, October 13, 2024, after former Aston Villa forward Bertrand Traore came off the bench to double the lead by perfectly converting a spot-kick four minutes into added time. Prior, Saudi Arabia-based Mohamed Konate netted the first goal of the game to give the Stallions the lead five minutes into the first half. Burkina Faso earlier defeated Burundi 4-1 in their previous round in Abidjan. The victory took the Stallions to 10 points from four games in Group L, enabling them to join host Morocco
Land Encroachment: Nii Okantsuru Family Calls On Government For Protection Over Land Guard Threats AFRICA NEWS LOCAL NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - October 14, 2024November 29, 20240 By: Justice Appiah The Nii Okantsuru family of Adenta La in the Adentan municipality here in Accra is calling on government to as a matter of urgency intervene in a matter of landguards encroaching and terrorizing them on their land. According to them, the family has been battling these encroachments and intimidations since 2006. Addressing the media at a press conference, Spokesperson for the family, Nii Adjetey Okantsuru disclosed that although the encroachment started in 2006, the situation got worse in 2018 when a notorious land guard by name Vandam and his gang allegedly supported by a self-acclaimed chief with political connections began to visit mayhem on them. The family further alleged that the said land guard and his team are involved in training