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AshantiGold SC will compete again after officials lifted their ban from football activities. The Obuasi team faces Division One League Zone Two opponents during the upcoming campaign. Match-fixing charges led to their removal from competitive play following the 2020/21 season finale against...

Mamelodi Sundowns finished their Club World Cup campaign with pride after representing Africa on soccer's biggest stage. The South African club drew 0-0 against Brazilian team Fluminense during their final group match. They had earlier defeated Ulsan from South Korea and lost an exciting 4-3...

Barcelona moves closer to signing Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey from Arsenal. The player will leave the English club as a free agent when June ends. Arsenal failed to reach a new contract agreement with Partey despite recent talks. His current deal expires within days. The Spanish team sees...

SV Darmstadt completed the signing of defender Patric Pfeiffer from FC Augsburg during the current transfer window. The 25-year-old German-born player agreed to a permanent move that keeps him at the second division club through 2029. Pfeiffer successfully passed his medical examination before...

Asante Kotoko signed defender Zackaria Fuseini from Berekum Chelsea on a three-year contract. The 27-year-old player wants to earn a spot on Ghana's national soccer team. He also hopes to help his new club win championships during his time there. Fuseini believes joining Kotoko will boost his...

Asante Kotoko completed the transfer of central defender Zackaria Fuseini from Berekum Chelsea. The experienced player signed a three-year contract with the Porcupine Warriors. Fuseini expressed his excitement about joining the club during his introduction. He views this move as the perfect...

Ghana women's soccer coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren feels happy about his team's recent scoring success. The Black Queens defeated Malawi 3-1 last Saturday before beating Benin 4-2 on Wednesday. These wins help prepare the squad for the upcoming Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The Swedish...

The Senegal women's basketball team trains at home after America denied travel documents to 12 players and staff members. The squad practiced Wednesday at Marius Ndiaye arena in Dakar instead of traveling to the United States for preparation sessions. Team officials had planned a 10-day training...

A lawmaker asked President John Dramani Mahama to fast-track legislation against LGBTQ activities after photos spread online. Vincent Ekow Assafuah represents Old Tafo constituency and sent his request Thursday. The images showed two South African men posing at Independence Square and the Kwame...

A lawyer from the Convention People's Party wants Ghana's suspended top judge to quit her job voluntarily. Yaw Anokye Frimpong believes Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkonoo should step down before officials finish investigating her case. The legal expert appeared on television Thursday to...

A former government minister claims political forces drive efforts to remove Ghana's top judge from office. Seth Acheampong served as Eastern Regional Minister under the previous New Patriotic Party government. He believes officials coached people who filed complaints against Chief Justice...

A prominent lawyer wants Ghana to stop holding secret court hearings that keep the public away from legal proceedings. Martin Kpebu believes private hearings hurt democracy because citizens cannot watch judges make important decisions. The legal expert spoke Thursday on a television program...

Public interest advocate Rodaline Imoru Ayarna has criticized suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkonoo for holding a recent press conference. Ayarna belongs to the Alliance for Revolutionary Change and believes Torkonoo made a serious mistake. She argues the Chief Justice damaged her...

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced that Ghana will award scholarships to the top ten students who excel on national exams each year. The plan expands the current program that gives awards to three students. President John Dramani Mahama ordered the change to help more young people...

Albert Kwabena Dwumfour wants voters to give him another term as president of the Ghana Journalists Association. The current leader seeks re-election on June 30, 2025. He promises to expand programs that help media workers across the country. His campaign centers on five main goals for improving...

A court ordered a farmer to pay money for taking items from a student's home. Christopher Kaidabi faces a fine of 3,000 Ghana cedis after he admitted stealing clothes and school supplies. The 29-year-old man must also pay the victim 3,000 cedis to replace what he took. Magistrate Lawrence...

A court sentenced a teenage illegal miner to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl. Paul Appiah denied the charges against him during his trial at Tarkwa circuit court. Judge Hathia Ama Manu found the 19-year-old guilty after hearing all evidence. Chief Superintendent...

University of Ghana officials cleared up confusion about recent COVID-19 rules on campus. The school said new limits affect student parties and social events but do not change official university activities. Dr. Elizier T. Ameyaw-Buronyah from the public affairs office made the announcement...

Security officials have stepped up protection measures across major roads in Bono Region after criminals attacked travelers with guns. Armed robbers killed a driver on June 13 near Sunyani when he would not follow their orders. The deadly shooting happened at Atronie along the Sunyani-Goaso...

Dennis Kwaku Agyei knows prison changes people forever. The 35-year-old man from Susuanso spent two and half years behind bars after stealing a mobile phone. He walked free from jail last January but found society had shut its doors. Family members avoid him and friends refuse to speak with him...