Ghanaian International Coach Moses Cofie who is currently applying is trade in Burkina Faso has work tirelessly with his club Rahimo f/c to become champions of Burkina Faso 2018/19 season.
The coach who has work internationally in many African countries such as Togo,Benin,Sudan and now in Burkina Faso says Ghana has talents but the sports authorities do not take good care of them until they go out to give what they have to other countries

Winners and nominees of the World Global Ball and Faces Of The Globe 2019/2020b have been introduced at an impressive ceremony at the University of Ghana Business School at Legon in Accra on Friday May 17, 2019.
About 70 distinguished personalities from various fields of life including politics, governance, security, education, business, law, media, medicine, sports and others are to be honoured at the United Nations headquarters in the United States of America in July at the world global ball awards and business summit.
The Global ceremony of excellence leadership achievement was instituted by the late Dr. Kofi Annan, the seventh UN Secretary General who is a Ghanaian.
The UN Sustainable Goals refer to food security, global peace, climatic change, human rights, leadership, democracy, governance and healthcare.
The award nominees include top statesmen, business personalities and health professionals as well as media and sports icons.

Wondolowski's second tally in the 48th minute broke Donovan's previous MLS record of 145 goals as he led San Jose to a dominating 4-1 victory against the Chicago Fire
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NEW YORK (Saturday, May 18, 2019) – San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski netted four goals to break the previous MLS all-time goalscoring record during Saturday's 4-1 win against the Chicago Fire. Wondolowski upped his career tally to 148, crushing the previous MLS record of 145 by U.S. Soccer legend Landon Donovan

Ghana’s leading telecommunications network, MTN Ghana, has presented a cheque of GHS 9,937,274.00 to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) at the Pension House in Accra as dividend for the year ended 2018.
This follows the approval of a final dividend of GHS 368,714,230.80 (GHS 0.03 per share) at the company’s maiden Annual General Meeting held at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair Site in Accra on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.  This will bring the total dividends payable for the year ended 31 December 2018 to GHS 614,523,718.00 (GHS 0.05 per share) to shareholders.   
Presenting the cheque to SSNIT on behalf of Scancom Plc, (MTN Ghana), Chief Finance Officer of MTN Ghana, Mr. Modupe Kadri, said, “The dividends for 2018 represents 81.14 percent of profit after tax and also a 14.4 percent increase over the dividends paid in 2017. SSNIT as the third largest shareholder, is entitled to a total dividend of GHS 9,937,274.00”.

Lady Jay confirms she is not married and is currently working on Freedom
Recently rumours spread on the web that Lady Jay might have gotten married. We fortunately bumped into Lady Jay at Zen Garden and asked her if it was true and she confirmed that the photos leaked are part of her new hit single and music video titled “Freedom”. ​

The Secretary-General says securing equal rights and fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people is essential to achieving the sustainable development goals.
In her message for International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), being observed across the world today, Patricia Scotland said:
“The theme for the 2019 IDAHOTB is justice and protection for all. The theme echoes the call to leave no one behind which is central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
“Marginalised and vulnerable groups, such as the LGBTI community, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and religious minorities, are disproportionately impacted by discrimination.

Used in early times for pearl diving, fishing and trading with neighbouring countries, every evening the wooden dhow boats brightly light up the Corniche – Doha’s famous waterfront promenade. Tonight, 20 kilometres further south down the peninsula’s coast, a 40,000-seater ultramodern stadium, inspired by the sails of those traditional Arab vessels, was lit up for the first time.
In the presence of His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a crowd of 38,678 spectators witnessed the Al Janoub Stadium’s splendid inauguration ceremony in Al Wakrah City, which was followed by the crowning of Al-Duhail as the winners of this year’s Amir’s Cup after a 4-1 victory over Al Sadd in the final.

• The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup official song “Stand By” with LORYN and Rudimental has been released and is now available across all streaming platforms.

 

• “Stand By” is set to become one of the biggest songs of the summer, being played on the ground and across televised events as part of one of the world’s biggest sporting events.

 
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Official Song “Stand By” is now available to the world as the countdown to the tournament enters the final two weeks. 
“Stand By” - a collaboration between new artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most successful and influential  acts, Rudimental – will be played in ground and city events across the tournament as the official song to this summer’s showpiece event.

• WTA unveils “It Takes” campaign, highlighting the inspirational and authentic attributes of professional women’s tennis players 
• Player led, multi-season campaign debuts globally with new branding, storylines and engaging experiences for fans

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - The WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) announced today its new global marketing campaign “It Takes”, designed to showcase the spirit, authenticity and diversity that is characteristic of the world’s best tennis players and the iconic WTA tournaments in which they compete. 

To help build the campaign, the WTA consulted over 140 players about the driving forces that have formed each of their individual personalities and that resonate most deeply with them as elite athletes, both on and off the court. This process resulted in a series of personally felt characteristics such as “It Takes HEART”, “It Takes FIGHT”, “It Takes BELIEF” and “It Takes PURPOSE”, to name a few. ​

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Sanath Jayasundara with two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Mr Jayasundara, a performance analyst at Sri Lanka Cricket, has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect. The charges are as follows:
 
 
1.     Article 2.1.3 – offering a bribe or other Reward to the Sri Lankan Sports Minister to contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of an International Match
 
                  OR (in the alternative)

Vice Chairperson of the Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee, Mrs Lucy Quist has resigned from her position.
The former Airtel Cheif Executive Officer has been a member of the committee steering the affairs of Ghana football since the premiering of the 'Number 12' video that exposed the rot in Ghana football.
She was named alongside Dr Kofi Amoah, Naa Odofoley Nortey and Samuel Osei Kuffour to review the statutes of the Ghana FA, organize elections, and running the day to day administration of the Ghana FA.
According to Mrs Quist, her resignation is based on personal reasons and nothing else.
Below is her full statement after leaving her position on the Committee

​The appointment is part of the federation's drive to improve the development of rugby in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria, May, 2019/ -- The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has appointed Abubakar Yakubu a.k.a Yaro as the acting technical director of the federation.

According to the NRFF President, Kelechi Mbagwu, the appointment is part of the federation's drive to improve the development of rugby in Nigeria.

Mbagwu said Yakubu's experience as a former national player would be needed to revamp rugby across the country, adding that his target was to see more Nigerian youths in Rugby.

Daniel Nii Mensah CEO of Dan DeVan Group of Companies has disclosed that the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has inspired and motivated him to do more for disabled and deprived sportsmen and women in Ghana.
Speaking to Yours Truly on the 44th MTN SWAG Awards which he has been named to receive recognition and honour, he said the award will urge him to do more.
Daniel Nii Mensah is a businessman with deep interest in supporting Para Sports.
He sponsors the Ghana Amputee Football League and the Ghana Wheel Chair Tennis Tournament.

Mr. Patrick Johnson, Secretary General of Ghana Boxing Association (GBA), has been appointed Vice Chairman of the regional boxing body, Association of Professional Boxing Commission (APBC).
The appointment by the APBC, is in recognition of his enormous contribution towards the sport in the country.
The APBC is a respected organisation which houses astute boxing gurus like Gianluca Di Caro, boxing referee Roger Barnor of Ghana, Professor M.J. Graham, former Irish Champion Lee Murtagh and hosts of other knowledgeable personalities in the sport.

Following its whirlwind journey taking in each of the 24 countries participating in the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy is back in the host country.
The most coveted prize in women’s football will begin its national tour of France on 14 May.
The tour will start in Paris, the location for the opening match between France and Korea Republic on 7 June, and conclude in Lyon, the venue for the final on 7 July.
As excitement builds ahead of the tournament, fans throughout France have the opportunity to get up-close to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy. 

Three officials of the Ghana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Mawuko Afadzinu, Kenneth Ashigbey and William Asare, had a change of heart and accepted to head the association again minutes after the trio pulled out of the association's elective congress at the Accra Stadium on Saturday May 4, 2019.
It took pleas from delegates and other members of the ping-pong fraternity for the trio to rescind their decision not to contest as president, vice president and treasurer respectively.
Their insistence to resign from the GTTA followed unsubstantiated allegations against them by some members of the table tennis fraternity over financial benefits they made from the association.
However, after they were prevailed upon to back down on their earlier position to resign, other members of the executive were duly elected.

Seiko and the IAAF today announced the renewal of their long-standing partnership for a further 10 years, until the end of 2029.
Seiko will provide its state-of-the-art timing and measurement services to all 37 World Athletics Series events during the period, including five World Athletics Championships.
It all started at the 1985 World Indoor Games in Paris when Seiko was chosen to provide the timing and distance measurement services. Over the subsequent 34 years, Seiko has served at 184 IAAF events, including 15 World Championships, and is now finalising its plans for the 2019 edition in Doha this September.

AAF President Sebastian Coe announced 11 new locations for the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque at tonight’s IAAF / LOC Dinner on the eve of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019.
The new locations in the categories of ‘Competition’ and ‘Landmark’ are spread across the IAAF’s six continental areas.
'Permanent reminders of outstanding historic athletic achievement'“The eleven recipients we honour tonight have each made an enormous impact in the historical development of the sport of athletics in their countries and beyond,” said Sebastian Coe. “We launched this new award last December and a public competition has since designed the plaque. Next year we will begin to unveil the plaques, permanent reminders of outstanding historic athletic achievement, in prominent locations around the world.”

The 12 captains came together on the picturesque 14th hole at Bear Mountain Resort in Langford on Wednesday ahead of the HSBC Canada Women’s Sevens this weekend.

Canada come into their home tournament in buoyant mood after ending a two-year wait for a Cup title in Kitakyushu last month, and will be hoping for their first success on Canadian soil.

“The energy all week has been buzzing – we can feel it in our team and in the community so hopefully we’re going to take that, put it on our backs and carry it forward,” said Canada captain Ghislaine Landry.

•  One month to go until the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™
  
• Opening Ceremony to take place before opening match in Paris between France and Korea Republic on 7 June
  
• Tickets available via FIFA.com/fifawwc/tickets

With just one month until the biggest single-sport women’s event in the world kicks off, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) are proud to announce Jain as the Official Performer of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Opening Ceremony. 
On Friday 7 June, before France face Korea Republic in the highly anticipated Opening Match of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™, Jain will perform a set of her hit songs to the international audience of fans at Paris’ Parc des Princes and around the world.
Having spent her childhood living on different continents, Jain’s international upbringing forged her view of the world and influenced her artistic universe. Born to Madagascan and French parents,Jain embodies the global element of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™.

When world football's top performers convene in Milan on 23 September for The Best FIFA Football Awards, there will be two brand-new accolades up for grabs: The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper will be honoured, as will the members of the FIFA FIFPro Women's World11.
“FIFA is certain that France will host a groundbreaking edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup this year, so I cannot think of a better moment to introduce these new awards. It is yet another step in the right direction to raise the profile of women's football,” said Zvonimir Boban, FIFA's Deputy Secretary General (Football).

SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico) - New Zealand, Spain (women), France, Puerto Rico (men) and Australia (men and women) grabbed the last 6 tickets for the FIBA 3x3 World Cup at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup Qualifier 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 4-5.
In the men's category, the Puerto Rican hosts benefited from the support of their loud fans who packed the historic Hiram Bithorn baseball stadium. They went on to be the only undefeated team (4-0) and a proper highlights factory, starting with dunk machine Luis 'Pela Coco' Hernandez.
Australia and France also earned their ticket to the World Cup, thanks to the 2 best individual scoring performances of the weekend. Tim Coenraad scored 13 points for Australia in the last game of the tournament against Czech Republic. Rémi Dibo did even better: he tallied 14 points in the previous qualifying game against the same opponents.

​Sierra Leone women national cricket team on Monday May 6thsuffered their second straight defeat in the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Africa Women’s Twenty20 Championship in Zimbabwe after losing to Uganda and Kenya respectively. 
 
Monday’s defeat to Kenya was the female Patriot second in the tournament which leaves them with little hopes of securing the only World Cup qualifying spot for Africa in the tournament.    
 
The Kenyans got things started after winning the toss and decided to bat and were limited to 170 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Kenya skipper M. Ngoche was the match top scorer with 73 runs from 53 balls, S. Juma was second with 39 runs from 30 balls while SW Kinyua secured 16 runs from 27 balls. 

Sierra Leone’s President, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio has admitted that his government is still in discussion with the World’s football governing body, FIFA to resolve the long lasting dispute within the country’s football association, SLFA.
 
Its been seven months now since the FIFA Bureau Council suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) from all international football related involvement on allegations of government interference and are yet to reverse their decision despite several engagement with officials from the government. 

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA — Less than six months after securing Provisional Recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the international federation for men’s and women’s lacrosse is taking yet another significant step forward in its development with the introduction of a new name, logo and brand platform.
Effective today, the international federation will be known as:
World Lacrosse
And, the primary logos for World Lacrosse are: