The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has held an engagement with Womenâ??s Premier League clubs as part of preparations for the 2026/27 season.The meeting provided an opportunity to review the 2025/26 campaign, with representatives of the clubs sharing feedback on the organisation and administration of the competition.The clubs raised areas where progress was made while also identifying challenges that require further attention and support from the GFA.Discussions also focused

Midfielder Eden Kofi Asamoah has joined Ghana Premier League side FC Samartex ahead of the 2026/27 football season.The former Eleven Wonders midfielder sealed his move on Tuesday, August 25, signing a five-year contract to open a new chapter of his career.â??Welcome, Eden Kofi Asamoah! FC Samartex 1996 is delighted to announce the signing of Eden Kofi Asamoah from Eleven Wonders on a five-year deal.â??A new chapter begins. Welcome to the Timber Family, Eden,â? FC Samartex

Ghanaian centre-back Stephen Halm has joined Kasuka FC from One Taguig, giving the Brunei Super League club a new defensive option ahead of the 2026-27 season.The 21-year-old defender arrives after one season with One Taguig, having moved to the Philippines club from Stallion Laguna in September 2025. Halm made 33 appearances in the PFL during his career, scoring twice and providing one assist.Halm was born in Accra and stands at 1.83m. He is a right-footed central defender, a profile

Upper West Region forward Abdulai Bashit and Ashanti Regionâ??s Abdul Rahaman Bauh have emerged as the first MVP winners of the MTN Elite U-19 Championship.Bashit produced the standout performance of the opening day, scoring all three goals as Upper West Region defeated defending champions Eastern Region 3-2 in their Group A opener.His hat-trick secured all three points for Upper West and earned him the MVP award after an impressive display of finishing and composure.Bauh also

New Asante Kotoko left-back Umar Ali says joining the club fulfils a dream shared by many young footballers in Ghana.The 22-year-old expressed his pride after completing his move to the Porcupine Warriors on a two-year contract ahead of the 2026/27 season.â??I am proud to have this opportunity to play for Ghanaâ??s biggest football club. Every young boy who has a dream of becoming a footballer here in Ghana always dreams of playing for Kotoko and I count myself as one of the

Ghana Premier League outfit FC Samartex have completed the signing of William Otto Mensah ahead of the 2026/27 football season.The 2023/24 league champions announced the arrival of the defender in a post on social media on Tuesday.â??Welcome, William Otto Mensah! We are pleased to announce the signing of William Otto Mensah, a former player of Auroras A new Timber joins the family. Welcome to FC Samartex 1996, William,â? the club said in a post on X.WELCOME, WILLIAM OTTO

Ghana midfielder Kwasi Sibo has returned to Accra after completing his move to Libyan champions Al-Swehly, with the overall package understood to be worth around $10 million.The 28-year-old has signed a three-year contract with Al-Swehly after choosing them over interest from several clubs in Europe and North Africa.While the headline value of the deal is around $10 million, deductions could bring the final value to approximately $7.5 million.Sibo will also receive an apartment

English Championship outfit Charlton Athletic are closing in on the permanent signing of English-born Ghanaian winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi from Crystal Palace, GHANAsoccernet.com understands The two clubs are understood to be finalising a deal for the 23-year-old, who is reportedly at Charltonâ??s training ground today to undergo a medical and complete the final stages of his contract.Rak-Sakyi is no stranger to Charlton, having previously enjoyed a successful spell with the

Ghanaâ??s Black Meteors have received a bye into the second round of the TotalEnergies CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2027 qualifiers following Tuesdayâ??s draw in Cairo.Ghana will face the winner of the first-round tie between Togo and Libya in the second round of the qualifying campaign.Should the Black Meteors advance, they will face the winner of the second-round tie involving Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea or Niger in the final qualifying round.The three-round

Dutch-Ghanaian winger Ernest Poku is on the brink of joining Turkish giants Besiktas in the current summer transfer window.The 22-year-old winger has been a transfer target for several European clubs following an impressive performance for Bayer Leverkusen last season.Poku joined the German club in summer 2025 and made an immediate impact, scoring five goals and providing five assists in 29 appearances across competitions.After just a season, the Dutch-Ghanaian attacker has agreed

The second edition of the MTN Elite U-19 Championship officially got underway on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, with a colourful opening ceremony at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram.The ceremony marked the start of an 11-day competition bringing together some of Ghanaâ??s most promising young footballers, with the players representing their respective regions.The ceremonial kick-off was led by Hon. Eric Edem Agbana, Chairman of the Planning Committee and Member

Ghanaian youngster Bernard Somuah opened his goalscoring account for the 2026/27 Spanish La Liga 2 season in impressive fashion, scoring the opening goal of Celta Fortunaâ??s spirited 4-2 comeback victory over FC Andorra on Monday evening.Celta Fortuna found themselves two goals down in a difficult encounter, but Somuahâ??s timely intervention sparked a remarkable turnaround as the newly promoted side fought back to claim all three points.The former Kumasi Asante Kotoko attacker

Algerian referee Mustapha Ghorbal has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take charge of Ghanaâ??s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounter against Côte dâ??Ivoire.The experienced official will oversee the highly anticipated West African clash as the Black Stars begin their campaign to secure a place at the next edition of the continental showpiece.Ghorbal will be assisted by compatriots Abbes Akram Zerhouni and Mokrane Gourari, who have

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Central African Republic referee Merveil Melvin Mandekouzou-Vendafara to handle the Confederation Cup preliminary-round fixture between Nations FC and FC Diarra.The Ghanaian representatives will make the trip to Bamako for the first leg, which will be played at the Stade Mamadou Konaté on Saturday, September 5, 2026.Mandekouzou-Vendafara will be joined by Odrigue Menye Mpele from Cameroon and compatriot Elchior Telesphore

Asante Kotoko supporters chief, Solomon Ofosu-Ware, has defended the decision to appoint an expatriate trainer to lead the club in the upcoming football campaign.The Ghanaian giants recently appointed South African tactician Eric Tinkler to handle the club ahead of the 2026/27 season, having endured a torrid campaign last term.Kotoko endured a dismal 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season under Ghanaian coaches including Abdul Karim Zito, Prince Yaw Owusu and Hamza ObengThe Porcupine

Nigerian referee Joseph Odey Ogabor has been appointed to officiate Medeama SCâ??s CAF Champions League preliminary round first-leg clash against TP Mazembe, despite having previously served a one-year ban from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for match manipulation.The match is scheduled for September 6, 2026, at the TNA Stadium in Tarkwa, with kick-off at 15:00 GMT.Ogabor will be assisted by compatriots Tejiri Besmart Digbori and Ahmad Tijjani Mustapha, while Salisu

Ghana have been placed in the higher-ranked pot for the second-round draw of the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa U23 Cup of Nations, with the Black Meteors set to face one of the winners from the opening round.The 14 teams exempted from the first round have been divided into two pots according to their ranking, setting up a draw that could produce a series of high-profile encounters on the road to the tournament.Ghana are among the seven teams in Pot 5, which contains the highest-ranked

Ghana have been handed a bye to the second round of qualifying for the 2027 Africa U23 Cup of Nations, after being named among 14 countries exempted from the opening round based on their points ranking.The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has placed Ghana alongside some of the continent's leading U23 sides, including Morocco, Mali, South Africa, Côte dâ??Ivoire and Nigeria, among the teams that will not have to play in the first round.The other exempted nations

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kurt Okraku says he is confident the Black Stars are heading in the right direction despite their early exit from the 2026 World Cup.The four-time African champions reached the knockout stage of the tournament, held in the USA, Canada and Mexico, before losing 1-0 to Colombia in the Round of 32.Ghana began their campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Panama, followed by a goalless draw with England. They then suffered a 2-1 defeat by Croatia

Asante Kotoko head coach Eric Tinkler says he is determined to begin his first experience of Ghana's biggest football rivalry with victory when his side faces Hearts of Oak in the 2026 Democracy Cup.The ceremonial fixture, which celebrates Ghana's Parliament and the country's Fourth Republic, carries extra incentive this year, with the winners earning the opportunity to play English Premier League side Sunderland in the United Kingdom.Tinkler, who took charge ahead