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Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt. Jerry John Rawlings joined Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan to commission an artificial turf constructed for the Accra Academy School on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The former President supported the cutting of the tape to unveil the $200,000  multipurpose facility. The pitch was constructed by a Ghanaian private owned …

Kumasi Asante Kotoko captain, Amos Frimpong, says his teammates are still traumatised by last week’s fatal accident and it will be difficult psychologically for the team to return to the pitch as had been predicted by their coach, Steve Polack. Frimpong told the Graphic Sports in a telephone conversation yesterday, …

CAF First Vice President and Ghana FA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi has been ranked as 46th most influential football personality on the world. Football is big business a global sport with multiple leagues and teams and international competitions all vying for your attention (and money). But who wields the most influence …

Ghana Oil Company Limited, GOIL has donated GHC10, 000 to the Porcupine Warriors to support the payment of hospital expenses of players and staff injured in a motor accident near Nkawkaw. The presentation of the cheque was made by the Public Relations Manager of the Company, Robert Kyere together with …

Players of Kumasi Asante Kotoko S/C who were involved in a fatal road crash that left the club’s equipment officer dead would undergo a final medical assessment on coming Saturday, July 22. This would be done by the medical team of the club, headed by Dr. Michael Leat of the …

Chelsea are bringing in Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid to replace Diego Costa but is he up to the job? Adam Bate assesses Morata’s record. Finally, Chelsea have their replacement. Diego Costa has spearheaded each of Chelsea’s last two Premier League title triumphs, but now the Blues have turned to …

  Manchester United are monitoring Ross Barkley as they consider a late-window bid for the Everton midfielder. Jurgen Klopp has not given up on his No 1 summer target – RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita – despite having a £66m bid rejected. Riyad Mahrez is Roma’s first choice to replace …

All is set for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Super Bantamweight bout between Ghana’s Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe and Argentinian strongman Nicholas Javier Chacon at the Bukom Boxing Arena this Saturday, July 22. The fight, which is being organized by Rising Star Promotions, will be Dogboe’s first defence of his …

Dramatic changes to Africa’s top competition now await rubber-stamping by the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) executive committee after radical recommendations made at a symposium in Morocco on Wednesday. The showpiece Africa Cup of Nations finals is to be expanded and its contentious timing changed, but its frequency will remain …

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will on July 25 hear the case of referee Joseph Lamptey as the Ghanaian seeks to overturn his life-time ban. Lamptey was banned from taking part on football related activities both at the national and international level in March after being found guilty …