Hearts of Oak settled for one point after a 2-2 tie with Bibiani GoldStars at Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. Communications Director Kwame Opare Addo told Asempa FM that players felt let down by the result despite goals from Mawuli Wayo and George Paaku answering Kumi Attah's double for the defending champions.
The Phobians sit sixth in the standings with 13 points after seven rounds. Opare Addo said the team can use the disappointment to improve ahead of their trip to Basake Holy Stars this weekend. Hearts remain unbeaten as they prepare for the eighth matchday clash.
Turkey's football federation is examining 152 referees who allegedly wagered on matches after finding that 371 of 571 active officials held accounts with betting companies. Federation president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu said seven top-tier referees and 15 senior assistants placed bets on football games over five years.
Ten referees bet on more than 10,000 matches each, with one official wagering on 18,227 games alone. Another 42 referees placed bets on over 1,000 matches during the period. The federation will address the cases immediately to restore integrity to Turkish football.
Haciosmanoglu said the organization must remove corrupt elements from the sport. The investigation also identified 36 classified referees and 94 classified...
Nations FC hired Frimpong Manso as head coach with Aboagye Dacosta serving as his assistant after Kasim Ocansey Mingle and Johnson Smith left the club. Manso departed Bibiani GoldStars weeks earlier following their CAF Champions League loss to JS Kabylie. He led GoldStars to their first Ghana Premier League championship last season.
The Abrankese club won just two of seven matches this campaign before making the coaching change. Manso will debut against Bechem United in the eighth round of fixtures this weekend. The veteran manager takes over a squad seeking improved form after a difficult start to the 2025-26 season.
The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 4-0 after victories on Monday night. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 24 points in a 121-103 home win against the Toronto Raptors, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 23 points as Oklahoma City defeated Dallas 101-94 after nearly losing a 22-point advantage.
Lauri Markkanen posted 51 points to lift Utah past Phoenix 138-134 in overtime at Salt Lake City. The performance marked the first 50-point regular-season game by a Jazz player since Karl Malone accomplished the feat in 1998.
Tyrese Maxey contributed 43 points as Philadelphia beat Orlando 136-124 without Joel Embiid. Chicago won its third straight game by defeating Atlanta 128-123 at the United Center.
Ghana advanced to the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after beating Egypt 7-0 across two matches in their final qualifier. Doris Boaduwaa scored three goals in the second leg on Tuesday at Accra Sports Stadium following her hat trick in the 3-0 first match in Ismailia. Comfort Yeboah netted twice across both games as the Black Queens sealed consecutive tournament appearances.
The squad missed weekend training sessions due to a dispute over a bonus payment before Sports Minister Kofi Adams and Football Association President Kurt Okraku intervened. Coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren changed his starting lineup for the home match that remained scoreless until halftime. Boaduwaa broke through in the 52nd minute and added another goal three...
Ghana has paid all overdue bonuses to the Black Queens after the team threatened to skip their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt. Sports Minister Kofi Adams said players received checks following their match in Accra. The squad had met with Adams and Football Association President Kurt Okraku before agreeing to play after getting payment guarantees.
The Black Queens advanced to the 2026 tournament with a 7-0 combined victory over Egypt across two matches. Ghana won 3-0 in Ismailia before securing a 4-0 result at home. The team will wait for the group stage draw for the Morocco-hosted competition.
A top-four finish would send Ghana to the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil. Adams represents Buem Constituency in Parliament and...
The Los Angeles Galaxy named Joseph Paintsil as their leading scorer for the 2025 Major League Soccer season at the club's annual awards ceremony. The 26-year-old Ghana striker netted 10 league goals and contributed to 12 scores across all competitions despite his team's failure to defend their championship or reach the playoffs.
Paintsil scored three times in one half against Sporting Kansas City to become just the third Galaxy player to record a hat trick after Alejandro Moreno and Robbie Keane. Diego Fagundez received player of the year honors, while Dylan Vanney took academy player recognition, and John Nelson earned best defender.
The Galaxy finished 14th in the Western Conference with 30 points and missed postseason play...
Okaikwei Central lawmaker Patrick Yaw Boamah says Ghana's absence from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations represents a painful moment for the country. The Black Stars finished last in their qualifying group with three points and will miss the continental championship for the first time in over two decades.
Boamah told Sporty FM that watching the tournament without Ghana's national anthem will be difficult. He compared the competition without the Black Stars to a vehicle lacking an engine and blamed poor preparation for the failure.
The legislator encouraged citizens to use the setback as an opportunity to evaluate players across continents and rebuild the squad. Ghana has qualified for the 2026 World Cup despite the continental tournament...
Former Black Stars captain Andre Ayew urged the Black Queens to prioritize national pride over their bonus dispute with authorities ahead of Tuesday's Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt. The veteran visited the squad on Monday at their Accra training base and praised their third-place finish at the 2024 tournament in Morocco. He told players not to let their achievements be overshadowed by financial grievances worth 9,500 dollars per person.
The team had stopped training to protest unpaid bonuses but returned to preparations for the second leg at Accra Sports Stadium. Ghana leads 3-0 from the first match in Ismailia last week. Ayew said he understood their frustration from personal experience and assured them the...
