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Asante Kotoko plans to strengthen their squad before competing in the CAF Confederation Cup. The Porcupine Warriors earned their spot in the African tournament after winning the 2024/25 FA Cup with a 2-1 victory over Golden Kick. Communications Director Sarfo Duku says the team will evaluate...

Thomas Partey faces an uncertain future at Arsenal as his contract talks have hit a roadblock. The 31-year-old midfielder from Ghana will become a free agent when his current deal expires at the end of June. Arsenal signed Partey from Atletico Madrid back in 2020 on a five-year contract worth...

Lois Boisson must play qualifying rounds after Wimbledon refused her wildcard request. The French tennis player reached the semifinals at this year's French Open but cannot enter the main draw directly. Eight women received wildcards Wednesday for the grass court tournament that starts June 30...

The Los Angeles Lakers will be sold for $10 billion in the biggest sports team sale ever. Mark Walter will buy the majority stake from the Buss family who controlled the team since 1979. Walter already owns part of the Lakers and runs the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. The Buss family paid...

FIFA fights online hate during the Club World Cup with special protection software. The system watches social media accounts for mean comments against players and coaches. Workers hide nasty posts before people see them on 32 team accounts and 2,019 player profiles. The protection service...

Ghana's main soccer cup tournament begins October 24 and wraps up May 31 next year. Officials planned these dates around the 2026 World Cup that starts June 11. All domestic games must finish before the global championship begins in North America. The Ghana Football Association meets August 12...

Ghana's women's soccer tournament will grow bigger next season. The Women's FA Cup starts November 21 and ends May 4 according to officials. Sixty-four teams will compete compared to just 32 teams last year. Twenty Women's Premier League clubs will join 44 Division One Regional teams. The...

Mamelodi Sundowns prepares for their biggest test Saturday against German powerhouse Borussia Dortmund. Former defender Matthew Booth says his old team must stay sharp against European opposition after beating Ulsan HD 1-0. The South African champions face different challenges from teams like...

Firefighters saved a major industrial area after flames destroyed more than 500 wooden buildings Wednesday night. The structures behind Ferro Fabrik Limited in Tema caught fire late at night but nobody got hurt. Fire crews arrived within six minutes of the emergency call and stopped the blaze...

A group fighting illegal mining wants President Mahama to declare emergencies in damaged areas. The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey said Thursday that environmental protection needs urgent action. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey leads the coalition and spoke at a press conference about their demands. The...

A public advocate wants Americans to arrest Ghana's former finance minister if they see him. Rodaline Imoru Ayarna told Ghanaians living in the United States to make a citizen's arrest of Ken Ofori-Atta. The former minister faces corruption charges from Ghana's Special Prosecutor office...

A chief from Adoato gave money to help fix a major hospital in Ghana. Nana Amoah Tebe IV donated 50,000 cedis to the Heal Komfo Anokye Project on Wednesday. The project wants to make Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital better. He made the donation at Manhyia Palace during a traditional ceremony...

A coalition member wants Ghanaians to pressure politicians about illegal gold mining. Senyo Hosi said Thursday that the country faces serious environmental damage from mining activities. He leads the One Ghana Movement and spoke at a press conference in Accra. Political leaders have failed to...

Parliament stopped checking a Supreme Court judge candidate after someone complained about him. Justice Kwaku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo was supposed to meet with lawmakers on Wednesday but the session got canceled. He works as a Court of Appeal judge and President John Dramwhile Mahama picked him for...

Ghana will hire thousands of new soldiers and officers soon. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah shared the news on Facebook. Young people can find stable jobs serving their country through this program. The military has finished checking applications from earlier recruitment drives. People...

Ghana started reviewing its constitution with a public meeting in Bolgatanga on Monday. The Constitution Review Committee held the first regional forum at Akayet Hotel to collect opinions about changing the 1992 Constitution. Many different people attended the meeting such as chiefs, students...

Ghana will make sanitary pads inside the country instead of buying them from other nations. President John Dramani Mahama told officials to stop importing these products for the free school program. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu shared the news at a government meeting in Accra. The president...

Ten tourists suffered minor injuries Wednesday after their small plane crash-landed at a remote airstrip in Zimbabwe. The aircraft was carrying passengers from Harare to Kafue National Park in Mozambique when problems forced an emergency landing at Kanyemba airstrip in Mbire district. The Beech...

Ghana's Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu plans to change how high schools receive food supplies. The government wants to fix problems with poor quality and small portions served to students. School leaders currently handle food purchases under a program that was supposed to help local...

An anti-illegal mining group wants President John Dramani Mahama to investigate NDC party members suspected of gold mining crimes. The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey named specific politicians they believe help run illegal operations. The group pointed to Aowin MP Oscar Ofori Larbi and party...