Hearts of Oak, one of Ghana’s biggest teams, could be relegated from the Ghana Premier League after the 2023–2024 season. With three games remaining, Hearts of Oak are two points above the relegation zone. Head coach Abubakar Outtara has emphasized that Hearts of Oak desperately need points to stay in the league. The Phobians faced Asante Kotoko, their rivals, away from home in Week 31 of the league season, and the game ended awkwardly for the Phobians as they lost 2-0. Hearts of Oak are currently 14th in the Ghana Premier League rankings following that loss. With three games remaining,…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
The UEFA Technical Observer Panel gave Lookman’s second goal in the Europa League final the highest approval ratings. The 26-year-old scored an incredible hat-trick as Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday to win their first-ever European trophy. Despite his three goals, his second goal stood out the most because he deftly sidestepped Granit Xhaka and found the bottom corner. The UEFA Technical Observer Panel has shortlisted ten goals from this season’s Europa League for the competition’s Goal of the Season award. Kudus’ amazing goal against Freiburg in the quarterfinals, where he dribbled from his…
The game between UCC Youngsters and Bentenase FC in the Central Regional Division Two (2) Middle League final ended abruptly at 0-0 after roughly thirty minutes of play. Following the referee’s straight red card for their star player’s nasty challenge on a UCC player, the Betenase fans stormed onto the field, causing the game to be stopped. Under the full spotlight of the police, the Betenase supporters shattered the back glass, inflated the tires, and damaged the windscreen of the Distance Education Coastal bus that the UCC boys had driven to the Cape Coast Stadium. The referees had to run…
In Cairo, Egypt, the Ghana Black Challenge overcame a goal deficit to secure a crucial 2-1 victory over the North Africans. Mohammed Mubarak, a forward, scored twice to tie the score after his team had fallen behind the Moroccans early in the contest. Stephen Richard Obeng, the head coach of Black Challenge, expressed his happiness with his team’s accomplishments and insisted that they had to do this despite getting little assistance. “We feel very proud. The God we trusted made it happen. We’re champions in Africa for the third time in the space of two years. Despite the challenges we…
At the World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Bangkok, Thailand, Joseph Commey, also known as Jaguar, defeated Hassan Ntamba Kabungela of the Democratic Republic of the Congo via split decision in the Light Welterweight (-68 kg) class. With two bouts left, he could win the gold, so he should stay focused and keep going, coach Ofori Asare told him after congratulating him on his victory. In other bouts featuring Ghanaians, Theo Kpakpo Allotey fights Anvarzhan Khadzhiev of Kyrgyzstan, and Henry Malm fights Mohammed Rachem of Belgium in the light middleweight class. Aynur Rzayeva of Azerbaijan and Ornella Sathoud, a female boxer,…
Ghana defender Joseph Attahmah was in superb form as he lasted 90 minutes, got a yellow card, and also scored for his club Kayserispor in their 2-1 away loss to EMS Yapı Sivasspor in the Turkish Super Lig round 38. The resolute Ghanian defender scored his goal in the 24th minute to equalize and make the score 1-1. The goal was Joseph Attahmah’s first goal of the season after 30 matches in the Turkish Super Lig and he was rated 7.3. As it stands now, Kayserispor are 13th on the league table with 42 points after 38 matches.
At least 19 civilians were slain by suspected jihadists in central Mali on Sunday, according to reliable sources, marking the most recent incident in a region that has seen years of unrest. “The jihadists fired at villagers three kilometers (less than two miles) from Diallassagou. Three village residents told AFP that the preliminary death toll is 18 people dead and 21 injured. While confirming the attack, a police source and a local official stated that 19 people had died and blamed “terrorists” and “armed men.” “We confirm. There are 19 dead and 21 injured, the police source said, adding that…
Over the Memorial Day weekend, a slew of strong storms tore through the central and southern United States, killing at least 21 people and leaving a path of destroyed homes, businesses, and power outages in their wake. The powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. during the holiday weekend. The storms left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S The deadly storms, which were located just north of a brutal early-season heat wave…
In a recent bandit attack on Unguwar Lamido Village in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, at least 17 people were reported dead. The criminals allegedly started the attack on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at around ten o’clock at night, using lethal weapons, including AK-47 rifles. Police spokesperson ASP Abubakar Sadiq responded to the incident by saying that the police quickly mobilized their forces and retaliated against the attackers in coordination with local vigilantes. The police command refuted claims that approximately 40 individuals were shot dead by the bandits, deeming such reports misleading. Expressing his condolences to the victims’…
Before playing Mali and the Central African Republic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Black Stars will begin training in Accra on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The team will train at the University of Ghana Stadium for six days before departing for Bamako on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The Black Stars are looking to return to winning ways following a win and a loss in their opening two World Cup qualifying matches in Group I. Ghana defeated Madagascar 1-0 in Kumasi to start the campaign, then lost to Comoros in Moroni by the same score. The FIFA World…