Ghana
AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND CONTRIBUTION OF FOOTBALL TO GDP APPOINTED
Ad-hoc Committee on Strategic Business Plan and Contribution of Football to GDP appointed The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has appointed a three-man Ad-hoc Committee to work with two Consultants to put together a Strategic Business plan for the federation and also a document on the contribution of football to Ghana’s GDP. The committee is chaired…
Read MoreBREAKING: GFA Executive Committee fixes new date for Ordinary Congress
The Ghana Football Association Executive Committee has fixed Tuesday 1st September 2020 as the new date for Ordinary Congress. The meeting, which is set to be the 26th ordinary Congress, will be held at GFA Technical Centre (Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence). The Congress is scheduled to begin at 9:00 am on the said date,…
Read MoreSeven Players of Black Maidens and Black Princess Test Positive For Corona Virus
Seven players from Ghana’s female junior national teams have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus disease just days after camping started, throwing their preparation into total disarray. Players of the women’s national U17 and U20 team, the Black Maidens and Black Princesses respectively, were revealed to have contracted the disease after general tests were carried…
Read MoreBREAKING: Four Black Princesses and three Black Maidens tested Positive for COVID-19
Seven members of the Black Princesses (Ghana’s U-20 national women’s team), and Black Maidens (U-17 national women’s team) have tested positive for COVID-19. The two teams are currently in camp preparing ahead of the FIFA women’s World Cup qualifiers. The 7 members of the Maidens and Princesses teams who have tested positive are asymptomatic. They…
Read MoreClifford Aboagye: Kun Faya Kun – what will be, will be
“Borbor (Sellas Tetteh) used to teach us one word,” says Clifford Aboagye, readjusting his seat to ensure he doesn’t move out of frame before leaning towards the screen, placing his palms on his table, and lifting the index finger of his right hand in a gesture to support the importance of the word: “Kun Faya…
Read MoreJordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp begin pre season with Crystal Palace
Black Stars Duo Jordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp started training with their team in preparation for the upcoming season which starts on September 12. The two players dressed in Crystal Palace’s new training wear for the first time as they began training. Jordan Ayew had a spectacular season with Palace in the 2019/2020 season, missing…
Read MoreGFA TO RECEIVE 100 FOOTBALLS FROM CAF
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has decided to support member Associations with one hundred (100) footballs for use by Associations as match balls. As a result, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be a beneficiary of this gesture as the continental football governing body, work to support member Associations via the FIFA Forward programme.…
Read MoreTwo Referees from Upper West Region Set For FIFA Elite Course
The two are Fifa referee Adaari Abdul Latif and Caf licensed 1 referee Alphonso Atiapa. The FIFA course will run from 30th September to 2nd October 2020. The list includes Twenty FIFA Referees and Ten Class One Referees. GFA Physical Instructors, Anthony Tetteh-Opae, Augustine Fugah and Vivian Aggor who are responsible for the Training Theory…
Read MoreBernard Mensah Joins Turkish Giants Besiktas JK on Loan
He is joining on a season long loan from relegated Kayserispor. “Our club signed a contract with Bernard Mensah, the Ghanaian midfield player, which he transferred from Hes Kablo Kayserispor, within the scope of the transfer activities for the new season.” “We welcome Bernard Mensah, who we believe will provide important services to our club,…
Read MoreTHIRTY GHANAIAN REFEREES TO UNDERGO FIFA ELITE COURSE
Thirty Ghanaian Referees to undergo FIFA Elite course The Referees Committee of the Ghana Football Association in consultation with the Assessors and Classification Panel have approved a list of Thirty Referees for next month’s FIFA/MA ELITE Online Course. The FIFA course will run from 30th September to 2nd October 2020. The list includes Twenty FIFA…
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