The Government of Ghana has paid a total of $904,561.31 in outstanding salary arrears owed to both current and former coaches of the senior national football team, the Black Stars. The payments, authorized by the Ministry for Sports and Recreation under Minister Kofi Iddie Adams, are aimed at restoring trustContinue Reading
GFA President Kurt Okraku has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to achieving its long-term objectives despite the challenges faced along the way. Kurt is serving his second term in office after taking over the position of power in 2019 from the Normalization Committee. Speaking on the journey so far, the secondContinue Reading
The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, has confirmed that a new television partner for the Ghana Premier League will be announced soon. This follows the GFA’s decision to end its deal with Chinese broadcaster StarTimes, who reportedly owe the association $950,000. The contract officially expired at theContinue Reading
Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams is encouraging other federations to follow the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) example and make their bodies more impactful. Adams made the call during an engagement with sports stakeholders earlier this week. There have been extensive discussions about why football and the GFA receive substantialContinue Reading
The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has held a day’s stakeholder engagement with the country’s heads of federations in Accra. Chaired by the sector minister, Honorable Kofi Iddi Adams, Monday’s meeting was also attended by Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and hisContinue Reading
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has charged 10 clubs in the Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League for failing to conduct mandatory pre-match interviews with coaches and players. The teams—Police Ladies, Faith Ladies, Northern Ladies, Supreme Ladies, Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies, Prison Ladies, Jonina, Army Ladies, Hasaacas Ladies, and Halifax Queens—allegedlyContinue Reading
The one-week celebration of the late Francis Yaw Frimpong, popularly known as Nana Pooley, was held today at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The event brought together football officials, fans, and loved ones to honour his memory and pay their respects. Among the notable attendees were Ghana Football AssociationContinue Reading
Acting Registrar of the Ghana Psychology Council, Anna Plange, has stated that the council is yet to register Black Stars psychologist Kris Perquy as a licensed practitioner in Ghana. Black Stars merchandise She disclosed the news in an interview with Citi Sports following the appointment of the Belgian as theContinue Reading
Sports Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Collins Agyemang Badu, believes that while the Ghana Football Association (GFA)’s hire of Kris Perquy is an acknowledgement of the need for a psychologist for the Black Stars, the association could have hired a Ghanaian as the lead psychologist for the job.Continue Reading
The Ghana Football Association has named Kassim Ocansey as Head Coach of the Male National Under-23 team, the Black Meteors. The Nations FC’s trainer takes over the role after the team was dissolved in 2023 for not qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Meteors, then-led by CoachContinue Reading