Boxer, Ayitey Powers is demanding a rematch with Braimah Bukom Banku Kamoko after loss to his long time rival. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Powers said the weight difference was the swing factor for Banku Kamoko. “The weight difference was too much and that was the problem for me.I could have decided not to fight after he came in 8kilos overweight but I felt I needed to respect the fans who had bought tickets so i fought,” he said[...]

The ravaging Ebola disease seems to be threatening every aspect of life in most West African countries and it looks like football may not be spared. Red flags have started flying even ahead of the start of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers next month. With various national teams criss-crossing the continent to honour matches and with the threat of the incurable disease lurking, many countries, including Ghana, are concerned about the risk travelling around could pose to their teams. Ghana's Black {....}

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has rubbished reports that he intends to resign from his position. Appiah’s job, which he has had since 2012, has come under intense scrutiny in recent times after successive failures at international tournaments. He led Ghana team to fourth place at the 2013 AFCON and failed to progress from the group stage at the World Cup in Brazil. There were several calls from fans and football pundits for him to be sacked but he signed a two-year contract extension in July {....}

The Ghana football Association has refuted recent rumors indicating they were planning to bring in a technical director to assist head coach Kwesi Appiah to perk up the technical responsibilities in the Black Stars. Recent media reports denote that the FA were suggesting on bringing in Serbian trainer Ljubinko Drulovic to assist the 54-year-old who guided the Black Stars to the 2014 FIFA world Cup in Brazil. Appiah has been under huge criticism after Ghana’s abysmal performance at the World Cup {....}

Suspended Black Stars midfielders, Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng, will be among the the headline-makers when the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Black Stars’ Brazil 2014 World Cup fiasco begins its sitting next Monday. The chairman of the Commission, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, hinted the Graphic Sports in an exclusive interview at the African Regent Hotel yesterday. The soft-spoken Appeals Court Judge, who preferred to keep those to appear before the Commission to his {....}

Howard Webb has ended his 25-year refereeing career after being appointed technical director of the official referees’ association. Webb has refereed over 500 Premier League and Football League matches and officiated in the 2010 World Cup final. The 43-year-old began his career in 1989, progressing through the Northern Counties and Football League to become a Select Group referee in 2003. “I am very excited to start this new chapter in my career,” said Webb. Webb was involved in nine major {.....}

Ghana Under 20 Women’s coach Bashir Hayford is upbeat about progression after their opening day win. After seeing his side edge hosts Canada 1-0 in their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup opening game, Hayford knows advancement is within reach. “It was a good game, I appreciated all that I’ve seen tonight. And at the end of the day, the best team won,” said Hayford in Toronto post-game. The three points put Ghana second Group A after Sherifatu Sumaila got the winner, which got the admiration of the {....}

Ghana Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah could quit the senior national team if a foreign aid is brought in to supervise his work, Ghanaian sports journalist Kwabena Yeboah has revealed. The Black Stars boss has had his contract extended recently but the deal is set to go under review with some decisions to be made. Among such decisions according to Kwabena Yeboah is to appoint a foreign technical director which coach Appiah will highly oppose to. This could lead to the Ghana senior {....}

The Canadian High Commission has refuted claims that it deliberately denied members of the supporter various union groups visas for the upcoming Women’s U-20 world Cup in Canada. Members of some Ghanaian supporters union groups have alleged that they were deliberately refused visas by the commission. The groups subsequently threatened to stage a demonstration on the premises of the Canadian embassy if their needs were not adhered to. However, in a rebuttal on Accra based {....}

Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez has announced his retirement from international football. The 34-year-old won the World Cup and two European Championships with his country. He was capped 133 times, more than any other Spanish outfield player, and scored 13 goals. Xavi told a news conference in Barcelona on Tuesday: “I’m grateful for all those years. It has been a fantastic time.” He made his full Spain debut on 15 November 2000, aged 20, against the Netherlands {.....}

Manuel Pellegrini expects striker Álvaro Negredo to miss up to three months after having surgery on his broken metatarsal. The Manchester City striker had revealed the injury by posting a picture of his protective boot on social media on Monday, having been hurt in last Friday’s 2-1 friendly victory over Hearts in Edinburgh. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the club’s match against Sporting Kansas City – the first of their pre-season tour of the United States – Pellegrini said Negredo had undergone {....}

Brazil have named former player Dunga as their new coach for the second time. Dunga was the captain of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup-winning team and coached the national team from 2006 to 2011. “I am immensely happy to be back,” said the 50-year-old, who was the favourite to land the job. Dunga replaces Luiz Felipe Scolari, who resigned after Brazil reached the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup, but suffered the joint-heaviest in their history, losing 7-1 to Germany. Dunga was in charge {....}

Sports Minister Mahama Ayariga has revealed that Ghana’s team for the Commonwealth Games will have to buy its equipment in Scotland ahead of the event which begins on the 23rd of July. He explained that the procedure to execute the purchase of equipment delayed and the Ministry has now been forced to make funds available for the athletes to get their equipment and get ready for the event. He was addressing the contingent on Monday in Ayrshire, Scotland when he paid them a visit {....}

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom has signed a four-year contract with Atalanta after the Serie A club acquired 50% of his economic rights from Genoa, Africanfootball.com has exclusively reported. Italian champions Juventus equally co-own the player after refusing to sell their rights to Atalanta. The Bianconeri believe the 20-year-old has the potential to become one of the best strikers in the world. Boakye-Yiadom on Thursday agreed personal terms with Atalanta in the presence {.....}

UEFA has changed the rules on yellow cards making it harder for players to be suspended for the Champions League and Europa League finals. Real Madrid’s Xabi Alonso missed last season’s victorious showpiece in Lisbon after picking up a third caution of the campaign in the semi-final against Bayern Munich. The Spaniard joined an exclusive club of players who missed the final after picking up a booking in the last-four with Roy Keane and Paul Scholes suffering a similar fate in 1999  {.....}

The Black Stars of Ghana are still counting the costs of a disastrous World Cup campaign after the latest FIFA ranking saw them slip to 38 in the world and drop out of Africa’s top four countries for the first time in almost six years. Ghana gained only one point in Brazil amid bickering over money and infighting in camp. The Ivory Coast also feel the pinch after being overtaken by Algeria as Africa’s top ranked team. Four-time world champions Germany are reaping the rewards of their triumph {.....}

Bayern Munich star Philipp Lahm has decided to retire from international football in the wake of Germany’s successful World Cup campaign. The 30-year-old played a key role in Germany’s world title this summer, making seven appearances to help his side to their first major trophy since Euro 1996 at the expense of Argentina. Lahm will not play a role in Germany’s hunt for more silverware, however, having told head coach Joachim Low that he’s no longer available for the national team {.....}

Germany defeated Argentina in the final at the Maracana and the Arsenal midfielder has used his winnings from the tournament to help 23 sick kids as a "thank you" to Brazil Mesut Ozil has donated his World Cup winnings to pay for the surgery of 23 seriously ill children in Brazil. Ozil agreed to pay for 11 youngsters' treatment before the tournament began but has since pledged to support 12 more children in line with the number of players in the victorious German squad. The Arsenal midfielder {....}