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."
Law Professor, H. Kwasi Prempeh says Ghanaians must demand accountability from the government on the budget for the country’s participation in the 2014 World Cup. The gold and cocoa producing West African country of 25 million people spent US$19.5 million for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. An estimated amount of US$20 million dollars […]
By Fiifi Anaman A full-scale statue of Ghanaian Arthur Wharton, the world’s first black professional footballer, is set to be unveiled by the Football Association (of England). The statue, the FA announced on Monday, is set to be unveiled at St George’s Park, the FA’s National Football Center (Ghana’s equivalent is the Ghanaman soccer center […]
Group A Brazil, Croatia, Cameroon, Mexico June 12: Brazil vs. Croatia at Sao Paulo June 13: Mexico vs. Cameroon at Natal June 17: Brazil vs. Mexico at Fortaleza June 18: Cameroon vs. Croatia at Manaus June 23: Cameroon vs. Brazil at Brasilia; Croatia vs. Mexico at Recife Group B Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia June 13: […]
The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year’s crown. The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: “I think I’ve been nominated for five years in a row and finally winning the award is […]
Rodrigues/Craine combo nets the winner by Gary Axelbank The Monroe Mustangs women’s soccer team won a seminal game on Saturday afternoon, defeating Monroe CC (Rochester, NY) 3-2 on an 89th-minute goal by freshman Gemma Craine. The Brit midfielder combined on the game-winner with the brilliant Brazilian freshman Ana Rodrigues to give the #14-ranked Mustangs a […]
Dean takes home opener, 33-23 by Gary Axelbank Two pick-sixes and two safeties tell you what you need to know about the Monroe Mustangs football home opener against Dean College (Franklin, MA) at SUNY Purchase on Saturday night. Though they hung in pretty well, scoring a fourth quarter TD on a gorgeous fade pass-and-catch in […]
Zambia Coach Herve Renard has conceded that the Chipolopolo lost to a better side in a crucial World Cup qualifier played against Ghana in Kumasi. A 72nd minute strike by Nathan Sinkala served only as a consolation after conceding a goal in each half from the Black Stars. The Zambians started the war of words […]
Ghana assistant coach Maxwell Konadu admits his team was second best despite securing a 2-1 win over Zambia in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Goals from Abdul Majeed Waris and Kwadwo Asamoah won the match for the Black Stars who were given a real scare by the Chipolopolo on Friday. Zambia set up a nervy […]
By thestatesmanonline.com Essien is bringing top stars to Ghana in June Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is among the 100 world-class footballers set to arrive in Ghana for the country’s biggest sporting event scheduled for 8 June in Accra. The match in Ghana football this year has been confirmed as ‘ The Game Of […]
Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe recovered from a knockdown to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) International and the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa super-featherweight titles by a majority decision at the expense of Filipino Ronald Pontillas at the Accra Stadium last Friday. But just like his victory over compatriot George Ashie, also in Accra, five months […]