Admin , Author at Sahara Football https://www.saharafootball.net News on the Ghana Premier League and Ghana Football Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:06:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/www.saharafootball.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-ZULU.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Admin , Author at Sahara Football https://www.saharafootball.net 32 32 122876147 Breaking News: Brighton complete signing on Ghanaian youngster Ibrahim Osman https://www.saharafootball.net/breaking-news-brighton-complete-signing-on-ghanaian-youngster-ibrahim-osman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-news-brighton-complete-signing-on-ghanaian-youngster-ibrahim-osman Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:06:15 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=40362 English Premier League side Brighton have agreed with Nordsjaelland to sign talented Ghanaian youngster Ibrahim Osman for a reported €19.5 million fee. The winger has already completed his medical ahead of the summer move and will continue with Nordsjaelland until the end of the 2023/24 season. Read Also: AFCON 2023: South Africa coach, Hugo Broos confident ahead [...]

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English Premier League side Brighton have agreed with Nordsjaelland to sign talented Ghanaian youngster Ibrahim Osman for a reported €19.5 million fee.



The winger has already completed his medical ahead of the summer move and will continue with Nordsjaelland until the end of the 2023/24 season.

Read Also: AFCON 2023: South Africa coach, Hugo Broos confident ahead of semifinal clash against Nigeria

The player has been instrumental for his club this season scoring our goals and five assists in 29 appearances.

He will become the latest Right to Dream academy graduate to depart Nordsjaelland following the departure of Mohammed Kudus, Kamaldeen Sulemana, and Nuamah in recent years.


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Ghana to play Namibia in friendly game in Kumasi https://www.saharafootball.net/ghana-to-play-namibia-in-friendly-game-in-kumasi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ghana-to-play-namibia-in-friendly-game-in-kumasi Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:40:56 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=40059 Ghana will play Namibia in a pre-AFCON friendly at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2024 as part of the build up to the biennial showpiece in Cote D’Ivoire. Both Ghana and Namibia will use the game to prepare for Africa’s flagship tournament that kicks off on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in [...]

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Ghana will play Namibia in a pre-AFCON friendly at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2024 as part of the build up to the biennial showpiece in Cote D’Ivoire.



Both Ghana and Namibia will use the game to prepare for Africa’s flagship tournament that kicks off on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Abidjan. Namibia, replacement for Botswana are expected to test the strength of Chris Hughton’s team ahead of the championship.

Read Also: AFCON 2023 – Chris Hughton to announce BlackStars squad on Monday

Ghana will face Cape Verde, Egypt and Mozambique in Group B, while, Namibia clash with Tunisia, Mali and South Africa in Group E.

The international friendly game is scheduled for 8pm kick off at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Monday, January 08, 2024.


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Black Stars full schedule ahead of Madagascar and Comoros game https://www.saharafootball.net/black-stars-full-schedule-ahead-of-madagascar-and-comoros-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-stars-full-schedule-ahead-of-madagascar-and-comoros-game Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:43:25 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=39577 The Black Stars will open camp in Accra on Monday, November 13,2023 ahead of the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Madagascar and Comoros. The squad begins training at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday evening before moving to Kumasi on Wednesday to wrap up their preparations for the first game. Ghana will square off [...]

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The Black Stars will open camp in Accra on Monday, November 13,2023 ahead of the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Madagascar and Comoros.



The squad begins training at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday evening before moving to Kumasi on Wednesday to wrap up their preparations for the first game.

Ghana will square off with Madagascar in the first game at the Baba Yara Sports stadium on Friday, November 17 before traveling to Moroni for the second game against Comoros on Tuesday, November 21,2023.

Find the full team schedule in the attached file:




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OFFICIAL: betPawa Premier League 2023/24 season fixtures released; see full fixtures https://www.saharafootball.net/official-betpawa-premier-league-2023-24-season-fixtures-released-see-full-fixtures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=official-betpawa-premier-league-2023-24-season-fixtures-released-see-full-fixtures Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:23:19 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=38242 The 2023/24 betPawa Premier League fixtures have been released and the schedule for all 306 matches have been confirmed. The league season will kick off on the weekend of Friday, September 15 to Monday, September 18 at the respective match venues across the country. League Champions Medeama SC will begin this year’s campaign at home [...]

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The 2023/24 betPawa Premier League fixtures have been released and the schedule for all 306 matches have been confirmed.



The league season will kick off on the weekend of Friday, September 15 to Monday, September 18 at the respective match venues across the country.

League Champions Medeama SC will begin this year’s campaign at home against Accra Lions FC while last year’s Runners up Aduana FC will travel to the Nsenkyire park as guests of FC Samartex.

All newly promoted sides will start the season away from their home grounds with Heart of Lions FC set to renew their rivalry with Asante Kotoko SC at the Baba Yara Stadium.

Other matches on the opening day will see Hearts of Oak travel to Tamale as guests of RTU while Nsoatreman FC take on Bechem United FC in the first Bono Derby of the new season.



The season promises to be exciting with lots of mouthwatering clashes lined up in the subsequent matchdays with rivals Asante Kotoko SC and Hearts of Oak SC set to face each other on Matchday 14 and 31 at the Accra Sports Stadium and the Baba Yara Stadium respectively.

Nations FC will play their first-ever topflight match at their Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex home grounds on Matchday 2 when they come up against FC Samartex.



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Kasim Nuhu replaces Alexander Djiku for Madagascar qualifier https://www.saharafootball.net/kasim-nuhu-replaces-alexander-djiku-for-madagascar-qualifier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kasim-nuhu-replaces-alexander-djiku-for-madagascar-qualifier Sat, 10 Jun 2023 07:53:06 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=37578 Kasim Nuhu Adams has been called up to replace Alexander Djiku for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar. The FC Basel defender who had a great campaign in the just-ended season comes in with loads of experience having made 11 appearances for Ghana following a debut on November 12, 2017. Read Also: Ransford-Yeboah [...]

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Kasim Nuhu Adams has been called up to replace Alexander Djiku for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar.



The FC Basel defender who had a great campaign in the just-ended season comes in with loads of experience having made 11 appearances for Ghana following a debut on November 12, 2017.

Read Also: Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer names Black Stars player that helped him settle in team

The 27-year-old will now fill the void created by RC Strasbourg defender Alexander Djiku who injured his ankle in a French Ligue 1 game against Troyes on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

The Black Stars will begin camping in Accra on Monday, June 12 to prepare for the crucial qualifier scheduled for Antananarivo on Sunday, June 18, 2023.


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OFFICIAL: Ibrahim Tanko names provisional Black Meteors squad for U23 AFCON https://www.saharafootball.net/official-ibrahim-tanko-names-provisional-black-meteors-squad-for-u23-afcon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=official-ibrahim-tanko-names-provisional-black-meteors-squad-for-u23-afcon Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:04:24 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=37570 Ibrahim Tanko has named a provisional Twenty-nine man Black Meteors squad for camping ahead of the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco. The Black Meteors will depart Accra on Monday, June 12, 2023 for Cairo where they will camp for two weeks and engage in series of friendlies before the competition. The [...]

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Ibrahim Tanko has named a provisional Twenty-nine man Black Meteors squad for camping ahead of the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco.



The Black Meteors will depart Accra on Monday, June 12, 2023 for Cairo where they will camp for two weeks and engage in series of friendlies before the competition.

The team has been training at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram ahead of the trip to Cairo.

Kamaldeen Sulemana and Ransford-Yeboah Koniigsdoffer who are part of the Black Stars squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar will join the Black Meteors after the match on June 18, 2023.

Read Also: Ghana Black Meteors beat Uncle T FC 3-0 in friendly game

Ghana have been paired with hosts Morocco, Guinea and Congo in Group A. The Black Meteors will begin the tournament with a game against Congo on June 25, before taking on Morocco and Guinea on June 27 and June 30, respectively.



The finalists and third-place playoff winner of this tournament will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics men’s football tournament in Paris while the 4th-placed team will play the AFC –CAF playoff to decide the final slot at the Olympics.

The 2023 TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations will be staged in Morocco between June 24 and July 8, 2023.

Full Squad:

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U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers: CAF releases format and procedure for Thursday’s draw https://www.saharafootball.net/u-20-womens-world-cup-qualifiers-caf-releases-format-and-procedure-for-thursdays-draw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-20-womens-world-cup-qualifiers-caf-releases-format-and-procedure-for-thursdays-draw Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:33:24 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=37561 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the draw procedure and dates for the U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. The draw which will take place on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Cairo, Egypt is scheduled for 13:00 local time (11:00 GMT). Read Also: Sheffield United goalkeeper Jordan Amissah joins Ghana Black Meteors camp Ghana are [...]

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the draw procedure and dates for the U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers.



The draw which will take place on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Cairo, Egypt is scheduled for 13:00 local time (11:00 GMT).

Read Also: Sheffield United goalkeeper Jordan Amissah joins Ghana Black Meteors camp

Ghana are on standby for the first round and will join the race for a spot in the second round.

Below is the draw procedure:

  • First round is composed of 6 teams. (The 6 teams are determined according to their participation in the last U-20 Women’s World Cup editions).
  • Second round: the 3 qualified teams from the first round in addition to the 29 exempted teams will play the 2nd round. 16 teams will qualify for the 3rd round.
  • Third round: The 16 qualified teams will play the 3rd round qualifying 8 teams for the 4th round.
  • Fourth round: the 8 qualified teams will play the 4th round qualifying 4 teams to the 5th round.
  • Fifth Round: the 4 qualified teams will play the last round qualifying 2 teams to the U-20 Women’s World Cup.




35 Nations have been confirmed for the draw:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eq. Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda & Zambia.

The Black Princesses will be chasing a record 7th straight FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.



Source: Ghana FA

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OFFICIAL: Inaki Williams replacement called up to Black Stars squad https://www.saharafootball.net/official-inaki-williams-replacement-called-up-to-black-stars-squad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=official-inaki-williams-replacement-called-up-to-black-stars-squad Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:12:27 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=37503 Black Stars Head Coach Chris Hughton has drafted in Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer to replace Inaki Williams who has been ruled off the upcoming AFCON qualifying match against Madagascar. The Athletic Bilbao who was named on Ghana’s squad for the qualifier has been ruled out with an injury to his right knee. In a statement released on Monday, Inaki [...]

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Black Stars Head Coach Chris Hughton has drafted in Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer to replace Inaki Williams who has been ruled off the upcoming AFCON qualifying match against Madagascar.



The Athletic Bilbao who was named on Ghana’s squad for the qualifier has been ruled out with an injury to his right knee.

In a statement released on Monday, Inaki said that:

“Since a few weeks I’m playing with pain in my right knee. I’ve decided to play until the end of the season, but talking with the medical services, we’ve decide to stop and solve the problem to stay 100% at the preseason.

This decision wasn’t easy to take because I won’t be able to stay with my national team, Ghana the next meeting.

“I want to say that I am full commitment and I will come back with the Blackstars if the coach deems it appropriate next calls.

Thank you four your support.”



Königsdörffer will join the squad in Accra when they commence camping on June 12 ahead of the qualifier.

The Black Stars will travel to Madagascar for the match which has been scheduled for June 18,2023.


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Black Stars AFCON Qualifiers camping date revealed https://www.saharafootball.net/black-stars-afcon-qualifiers-camping-date-revealed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-stars-afcon-qualifiers-camping-date-revealed Wed, 31 May 2023 10:25:31 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=37420 The Black Stars will open camp on Monday, June 12, 2023, in readiness for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar. The team will train for at least four days in Accra before departing for Antananarivo on Friday, June 16, for the crucial Group E clash against Madagascar. READ ALSO: Black Queens to face Guinea [...]

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The Black Stars will open camp on Monday, June 12, 2023, in readiness for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar.



The team will train for at least four days in Accra before departing for Antananarivo on Friday, June 16, for the crucial Group E clash against Madagascar.

READ ALSO: Black Queens to face Guinea in Olympic Women’s Football qualifiers for Paris 2024

Ghana go into the game sitting on top of their Africa Cup of Nations Cote D’Ivoire 2023 qualifying group with 8 points after two wins and two draws in the first four matches.

The match will take place at Stade Kianja Barea in Antananarivo on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 17H00.


source: Ghana FA

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Check out the African qualification format for 2026 World Cup https://www.saharafootball.net/check-out-the-african-qualification-format-for-2026-world-cup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=check-out-the-african-qualification-format-for-2026-world-cup Fri, 19 May 2023 15:53:04 +0000 https://www.saharafootball.net/?p=37198 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently held a meeting in Algiers on May 18, 2023, where important decisions were made regarding CAF competitions. One of the significant decisions discussed was the format for the qualifiers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It was decided that the qualifiers would consist of nine groups, with each [...]

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently held a meeting in Algiers on May 18, 2023, where important decisions were made regarding CAF competitions. One of the significant decisions discussed was the format for the qualifiers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.



It was decided that the qualifiers would consist of nine groups, with each group containing six teams. The top nine teams from each group would secure direct qualification for the FIFA World Cup. However, an additional opportunity was introduced to determine the tenth representative from Africa.

READ: Antoine Semenyo sidelined after successful surgery

The four best second-placed teams from the groups would participate in a playoff. The winner of this playoff would face a team from the CONCACAF zone for a chance to secure the tenth spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.



The qualification process was scheduled to take place from November 2023 to November 2025. The first and second matchdays were set to be played in November 2023, followed by the third and fourth matchdays in June 2024. From the fifth to the tenth matchday, matches would be held throughout the year 2025.

Furthermore, the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 tournament was scheduled to take place on July 12, 2023, a day before the ordinary general meeting of CAF in Cotonou.


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