Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Cameroon has dethroned Ghana as the second best women’s football team on the African continent. According to the latest rankings released last week by world soccer governing body, Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), the Indomitable Lionesses are ranked 50th in the world, one place above the Black Queens. The latest ranking, which comes barely […]
James Kwasi Appiah picked up the Coach of the Year award at the 37th edition of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana Awards night on Saturday. The 52-year-old was rewarded for his impressive works with the Ghana U-23 team at the 2011 All Africa Games where the Black Meteors won an historic gold medal. Appiah […]
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has extended appreciation to institutions and individuals for their support in the successful organization of its 37th Awards Night. Over 20 sportsmen and women and administrators were honored for their performances in 2011 at the 37th MTN-SWAG Awards Night held last Saturday at the Banquet Hall, State House, […]
Former IBF Welterweight champion Joshua Clottey feels the controversial Pacqiuao-Bradley bout looked like a “fixed fight”. Pacquiao landed 94 more punches than Bradley according to CompuBox, but it was not enough as the judges stunningly awarded a split-decision win to Bradley, who lifted the World Boxing Organization welterweight title from Pacquiao with the victory. But […]
Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng claims he was punched by a police officer after the 1-0 defeat to Zambia on Saturday in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The FC Dnipro ace was embroiled in an altercation with policemen on the tartan tracks of the Levy Sports Stadium before entering the dressing room. Many Ghana players […]
Football’s world governing body FIFA will fine Ghana for the floodlights failure that held up Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Lesotho. The Group D game in Kumasi was delayed for nearly one hour after the floodlights went off in the second half of the game. The Black Stars were leading 4-0 when the lights went […]
By Brad Morgan Marsha Marescia will captain the best prepared South African women’s Olympic squad yet at the London Olympic Games. Now aged 29, she has been a member of the national team since 2001. She made her debut in October of that year at the age of 18. Almost 11 years later, when she […]
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, has predicted that Team Nigeria would surpass all previous attempts at the Olympics at the London 2012 Olympics which begins on July 23. Governor Akpabio said this during a courtesy call on him by members of the Nigeria Olympic Committee led by its President, Sani M. Ndanusa, after the […]
Robert Kajuga (10,000m) He is one of the country’s rising long distance athletes. Recently, he clocked 28:45:00 in 10,000m, which is 40 seconds above the IAAF standard qualifying minimum. He is now preparing for next month’s African Championship in Benin. Epiphanie Nyirabarame (Women full marathon) While Nyirabarame has for years been one of the […]
By Julius Mbaraga The London Olympic Games kick off in a little over two months but for Rwanda, they already seem a lost cause. Apart from two IOC (International Olympic Committee) swimming wildcards Alphonsine Agahozo (50m) and Jackson Niyomugabo (50m free-style), Jean Pierre Mvuyekure (full marathon) and professional cyclist Adrien Niyonshuti are the only […]