Host, the Black Princesses of Ghana on Thursday night came from a goal down to dethrone Nigeria's U20 girls, Falconets in the final of the ongoing 2023 All African Games Under 20 women’s football event, at the Cape Coast Stadium. The final saw the Black Princesses winning the gold medal with a 2-1 goal margin, leaving the silver medal for the favorites, Falconets. Nigeria opened the scoring in the first […]
Super Eagles Striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria’s upcoming friendlies against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali. Osimhen was an unused substitute in Napoli’s 1-1 draw against Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday. The African Best player barely trained in the days before the game. Caretaker manager, Francesco Calzona said after the game that it was due to an inflammation of the scar from […]
The defending champions of the African Games women’s football event Falconets of Nigeria have reached the final of the women’s football event of the African Games 2023 to defend their title. The Falconets achieved this after recording a 2-0 win against Uganda in the semi-finals on Monday. Two second half goals from Okah Adaobi and Chiamaka Okwuchukwu secured the win. Adaobi opened the scoring in the 74th minute before Okwuchukwu […]
Head Coach of Flying Eagles Isah Ladan Bosso has invited a total of 30 players to camp, from which a final list will be drawn to fly Nigeria’s flag at the 13th African Games scheduled for the Ghanaian capital, Accra on March 2024. The Flying Eagles' will be aiming to go a step better after winning silver medals at the last edition of the All African Games in Rabat, Morocco […]
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the deployment of 2,900 soldiers to aid in the fight against armed rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The troops will be posted as part of the southern African mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), which was approved by the regional bloc in May last year. Malawi and Tanzania will also contribute troops to the mission. The mission is replacing the […]
Ghana's opposition presidential candidate John Mahama has opposed a proposal for the general elections to be brought forward to November from December this year. The Electoral Commission (EC) said the proposal, initially put forward by the political parties, aimed to allow sufficient time for the commission to effectively manage its operations, particularly in the event of a run-off. However, Mr Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party candidate, said the […]
Ghana journalists have declared a media blackout on Fisheries Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson following an attack on a journalist. The journalist, from a local radio station, was attacked early this month during a parliamentary vetting process of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region. The attackers wore T-shirts bearing Ms Koomson's name, according to the president of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour. "We call […]
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in a coup plot three years ago. This was the first treason trial in Ghana since 1966 when post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown. The six were arrested in 2021 while testing weapons in the capital, Accra, to allegedly topple the government. The group, including a gunsmith, pleaded not guilty during a trial that captured […]
Plans have been concluded to organize the AFN Pre African Games Evaluation Meet at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on February, 2024. In a statement signed by the Secretary General of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Rita Mosindi, the Evaluation Meets has been split into two phase in the month of February to accommodate the large number of athletes. Plans for the first phase of the Meet is scheduled […]
