The Ghana Football Association will hold the hugely anticipated Extra- Ordinary Congress on August 19 to activate the processes of electing a new president and executives for the association. The Normalisation Committee met selected representatives of Premier and Division One League clubs on Monday to discuss a wide range of issues regarding the amended statutes and election.The stakeholder engagements are part of the process aimed at ensuring the Extra-Ordinary Congress pass

Asante Kotoko midfielders Jordan Opoku and Augustine Okrah will miss their CAF Champions League opener at Nigerian side Kano Pillars due to paper works.The club have explained the 'registration of the duo could not go through in time'.A statement read: ''Midfielders, Jordan Opoku and @AugustineOkrah1 [Augustine Okrah] are not eligible for Sunday's Champions League opener at Kano Pillars. Their registration did not go through in time, but we are working to

Striker Caleb Ekuban scored for Turkish side Trabzonspor on Thursday in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg 2-2 draw at Czech side Sparta Prague.Sparta Prague, who had Ghana youth star Benjamin Tetteh in their line-up, were cruising to victory after taking a two-goal lead with goals from African stars Costa Nhamoinesu of Zimbabwe and Gabonese midfielder Guelor Kanga.But Ekuban's volley went inside after 84 minutes to give the visitors hope by reducing the deficit.One

Ghana winger Ernest Asante has joined Saudi Arabian top-flight side Al-Hazem on a bumper contract, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report.The 30-year-old has signed a two-year contract with an option for one more year from United Arab Emirates outfit Al Jazira where he spent just one season.Asante becomes the sixth foreign player in Al Hazem who finished 13th in the 16 league table in Saudi and needed a playoff to retain their top-flight status.Last season, the former IK Start,

WAFA SC U16 have qualified to the quarter-final of the 2019 Next Generation Tournament after topping Group C on the opening day.The defending champions beat NewYork Red Bulls 3-0 with Henry Owusu, Emmanuel Ntori and Moses Ayidem.In the second match, coach Sadiq Abubakar's side drew 0-0 with Spanish side Valencia.WAFA will play Portuguese side Benfica on Friday in the last eight clash.