A star-studded opening to AFCON 2027 qualifying sees Real Madrid’s Yan Diomande lead Ivory Coast against depleted Ghana.
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The World Cup round of 32 ends with Colombia beating Ghana 1-0, as Jhon Arias sends the South Americans through.
From prayers on the pitch to cursing the opposing team, faith and religious belief have been prominent this World Cup.
Greater Accra Regional Fire Command says crews rescued more than 400 people.
The deportees were sent to Ghana, then to their home countries, despite earlier rulings by US judges that it was unsafe.
While US and European players just get to play football, Global South footballers are questioned about politics.
A massive fire engulfed a rubber factory in Ghana’s capital, Accra, as severe flooding swamped parts of the city.
From apology to action: the renewed push for slavery reparations amid questions over delivery.
England and Ghana share a 0-0 draw in Group L, despite a late barrage by the English.
England vs Ghana exposes football’s tangled histories of empire, diaspora and belonging.
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