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FIFA Ranking: Black Stars move eight places up after World Cup win over Panama
Ghana, who previously occupied the 73rd position, have moved eight places up in the latest ranking after winning their opening game at the Word Cup.
GPL 2025/26: Hearts of Oak to return to Accra Sports Stadium after UG renovation
Hearts of Oak will return to the Accra Sports Stadium as their home ground until the end of the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season.
2026 WC: Ghana played well – England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has praised Ghana’s tactical organisation and resilience after the two sides played out a goalless draw in their Group L encounter at Boston Stadium on Tuesday night. The Black Stars produced a compact and disciplined defensive display to frustrate England, who dominated possession bu...
La Liga chief critical of ‘complicit silence’ surrounding Fifa
La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the “complicit silence” which surrounds Fifa after United States striker Folarin Balogun was controversially spared from suspension at the 2026 World Cup. Balogun was able to play in the 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the last 16 after Fifa’s disciplinary committee opted to suspe...
2026 WC: Historic win for DR Congo sets up England tie in last 32
DR Congo set up a World Cup last-32 meeting with England by reaching the knockouts for the first time as they came from behind to beat Uzbekistan in their final group-stage game. Eldor Shomurodov capitalised on a defensive mix-up to give Uzbekistan the advantage when he dinked an effort over the goalkeeper, after Axel...
2026 WC: USA book place in knockouts with comfortable win over Australia
The USA continued their 100% record at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after securing an ultimately comfortable 2-0 win over Australia in Seattle. Both goals came in a very impressive first-half display, as Cameron Burgess’ own goal and Alex Freeman’s header leave Mauricio Pochettino’s side on the brink of securing their pl...
Meet Kevin Akoto and friend being paid $50,000 to watch every single World Cup match
The World Cup is ramping up with six matches scheduled each day until the end of the group stage, which makes tuning in something of a full-time job. That is literally the case for Kevin Akoto and Austin Franklin, who are each being paid $50,000 (£37,800) to watch all 104 World Cup matches. The BBC […]
FIFA defends attendance figure amidst empty seats
FIFA insists the attendance figure for the World Cup clash between South Korea and Czech Republic was accurate after pictures appeared to show thousands of empty seats.
Queiroz hails Benjamin Asare’s exploits against England
Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz has praised goalkeeper Benjamin Asare for his outstanding performance in the Black Stars’ goalless draw with England at the Boston Stadium.
World Cup ticket allocations for Ghanaian diaspora not yet received -UN Mission
The Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations in New York has announced that official ticket allocations for the FIFA World Cup have not yet been received, despite growing public interest following recent comments by President John Dramani Mahama.
Messi equals World Cup goals record with hat-trick in Argentina win
Lionel Messi became the World Cup's joint-top all-time scorer with a hat-trick as reigning champions Argentina began their defence with a statement victory over Algeria.
Benjamin Asare replaces Dreams FC goalkeeper Gidios Aseako ahead of Mexico friendly
Accra Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Benjamin Asare has been called up to replace Gidios Aseako for the friendly against Mexico later this month. The Ghana international, who has 11 caps, will now travel with the team for the international friendly scheduled for Friday, May 22, 2026. Benjamin Asare made his Ghana debut again...