A survey by the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) said the entire population of Ghana’s home-based footballers earn less than $1000 a month as salary. In the survey, carried out by the University of Manchester, 41 percent of the 13,876 players who responded had been forced to wait for their salaries over the past two seasons or more. Morocco ...

The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon defeated the Black Queens of Ghana 1-0 on Tuesday in the semi-final of the 2016 Women Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Cameroon took advantage of its home fans to dominate play till in the 73rd minute when a goal mouth melee saw a thunderbolt of a shot from Feudjio Tchuanyo Raissa ...

Source: GHANAsoccernet.com Ghana winger Albert Adomah scored the opener for Aston Villa in their 3-1 triumph over Cardiff City in the English Championship on Saturday afternoon at the Villa Park. Adomah’s opener was cancelled out by Rickie Lambert but Jonathan Kodjia’s header restored Villa’s lead and a late penalty from Rudy Gestede sealed the win. The goal is the first ...

Kumasi Asante Kotoko will face archrivals Accra Hearts of Oak in the semi-final of the GHALCA G6 competition after defeating WA All Stars 2-0 on Monday. The Ghana Premier League record holders secured their second straight victory in the preseason competition. Two second half goals from winger Emmanuel Gyamfi and striker Obed Owusu handed the Porcupine Warriors a win over ...

Mamelodi Sundowns and Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Denis Onyango has tipped his country to surprise Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon early next year. Onyango led his side to pull a goalless draw in Ghana in a World Cup qualifier in Tamale last month. The Cranes captain says Uganda seek to at least make it out of the ...

Former Germany player and boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked as coach of the United States. The 52-year-old, who won the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990, took over as US boss in 2011. “We remain confident we have quality players to help us advance to Russia 2018,” said US Soccer president Sunil Gulati. “But the form ...

Three points from Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace as Yaya Toure netted a brace on his return to the side. Yaya Toure’s time at Manchester City looked like it was over, but the man who has won so many games for them in the past returned to Pep Guardiola’s side and claimed both goals as City moved above ...

Source: dailyguideafrica.com President John Mahama is convinced that the construction of the multi-purpose sports complex (Trust Sports Emporium) has the potential of returning the good days of sports into the country. Commissioning the facility situated near the Korle-Bu Traffic Light in Accra, president Mahama bemoaned the dwindling fortune of sports in the country. He however expressed the hope that the ...