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Karim Mostafa Benzema is to leave Real Madrid after 14 years at the club. The Ballon d’Or-winning striker, who joined the Spanish giants from Lyon in 2009, will depart on a free transfer when the season ends. Benzema, 35, won five Champions Leagues and four La Liga titles with Madrid. …

The Black Princesses of Ghana completed the host and win assignment on Saturday, June 3, as they beat Nigeria in the final of the WAFU Zone B U-20 Cup of Nations. The game at the Baba Yara Stadium travelled to penalty shootouts after both teams scored a goal each within …

Black Stars captain Andre Ayew has been released by Nottingham Forest following the expiration of his contract. Andre joined the club in January on a six-month deal after leaving Al Sadd late last year. The 33-year-old made 13 appearances for Forest after his return to English Football to play under …

The Black Princesses of Ghana booked their place in the final of the 2023 WAFU Zone B Women’s U-20 Cup of Nations following another emphatic win on Wednesday afternoon. The Black Princesses came from a goal down to record a 3-1 win over Burkina Faso in the first semifinal game …

The U.S men’s national football team will host four-time world champions Germany and Ghana in two high-profile friendly matches in October 2023 in preparation for their quarterfinal matches in the Concacaf Nations League the following month. The Stars and Stripes face Die Mannschaft on Saturday (14 October) in Hartford, Conn, …

In a thrilling encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium, a Ghanaian association football club based in Sunyani in the Bono Region, Bofoakwa Tano emerged victorious in the Ghana Division One League Zone One playoff, securing their return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence. The final match against Eleven …

The head coach of the Ghana national team, Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Chris Hughton), has invited 24 players for Ghana’s Afcon qualifying game versus Madagascar in Antananarivo. Ernest Nuamah’s performances for Danish side, Nordjsaelland, has earned a maiden Black Stars call-up for the 19-year-old. Nuamah has scored 15 goals in …

Chelsea have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach on a two-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year. The former Tottenham boss will take over from Frank Lampard who was tasked to lead the Blues until the end of the season following …

English-born Ghanaian descent, Kobbie Mainoo, has been named Manchester United’s Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year for the 2022/23 season. The 18-year-old received the award during Man United’s Premier League game against Chelsea on Thursday night at Old Trafford. Mainoo made his maiden appearance for the first team in …

The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, says the Black Stars are on course to win their first silverware in a long time. Ghana has not enjoyed success at the senior level since the Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 1982 under the late C.K Gyamfi. The …