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Black Stars to depart Accra for N’DJamena on Tuesday

2Sep

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Black Stars to depart Accra for N’DJamena on Tuesday

The Black Stars will depart Accra for N'Djamena on Tuesday, September 2, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Chad. Ghana has been training in Accra for the crucial match, with Otto Addo set to travel with all 24 invited players. The Black Stars need a win to further solidify their grip on Group I, having won five matches and lost one in their six matches so far. Twelve players trained at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, with the rest of the squad expected to join the team for Tuesday's trip. The Stars will train in N'Djamena on Wednesday ahead of the game on Thursday. Ghana will face Chad at the Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby Itno at 1 pm on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Otto Addo's team currently leads Group I with 15 points from six matches, keeping them well-posi...

Media Accreditation process for Ghana vs Mali 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier opens

Media practitioners who intend to cover the aforementioned match between the Black Stars of Ghana and their Malian counterparts, scheduled for Monday, 8th September 2025 at the Accra Sports Stadium to submit their applications duly signed by a Manager or an Editor to the Head of Public Relations, National Sports Authority via e-mail: pr@sportsauthority.gov.gh/. Applicants should kindly attach a copy of a passport photograph to the letter. Deadline for submission of applications is on Wednesday, 3rd September 2025 latest 4pm prompt. Applicants can pick their accreditation tags at the SWAG Secretariat on Friday 5th September, 2025 between the hours of 9a.m. and 4p.m. Applications without PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH will NOT be considered. ...

Mali coup leader granted five-year term in power

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, which is renewable without elections. The junta leader, who has seized power twice, had promised the return of democracy last year, but it never materialised. The bill granting his new mandate said it could be renewed "as many times as necessary" and until Mali was "pacified". It clears Gen Goïta to lead the West African country until at least 2030, with many fearing the move could lead to the repression of the opposition or dissenting opinions. The 41-year-old military leader was named transitional president after his last coup in 2021. At the time he promised to hold elections the following year - but has since reneged, in a blow to efforts to restor...