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Young Ghana defender Hafiz Gariba trains with Barcelona first team for pre-season

Ghanaian defender Hafiz Gariba has been included in FC Barcelona’s first-team pre-season squad, a significant step up for one of La Masia’s brightest young prospects.

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Ghana defender Gideon Mensah joins Bundesliga side FC Koln on two-year deal

Ghana left-back Gideon Mensah has completed his move to Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln, signing a two-year deal at the Rhineland club after arriving on a free transfer.

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Roger De Sa announces exit as Ghana's assistant coach, clarifies Queiroz status

Ghana assistant coach Roger De Sa has announced that he is no longer part of the Black Stars’ technical setup, confirming that his short-term contract signed for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has come to an end.

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Ghana's Marvin Senaya ruled out for eight weeks after hamstring surgery

Black Stars defender Marvin Senaya has been ruled out for at least eight weeks after undergoing successful surgery on a hamstring injury sustained during Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Round-of-32 defeat to Colombia.

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Sevilla sign Ghanaian teenager Emmanuel Abrokwa in historic move

The 18-year-old winger has signed a three-year deal at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán and becomes both the first Ghanaian in Sevilla’s history and the first to join the Andalusian club directly from a Ghana-based side.

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Carlos Queiroz steps down as Ghana head coach after World Cup exit

The 73-year-old Portuguese trainer led the Black Stars to the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on an initial four-month deal, with an extension clause tied to a quarter-final finish that was not triggered.

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World Cup highlights: Cape Verde lose thriller to Argentina as Egypt earn landmark win

Reigning world champions Argentina held off a determined Cape Verde to seal their place in the last 16, while Colombia and Egypt battled through tight games against Ghana and Australia, respectively, on what was another thrilling day at the 2026 World Cup.

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Lorenzo praises Colombia's defensive discipline after narrow win over Ghana

Colombia coach Nestor Lorenzo ⁠praised his side's defensive discipline after Friday's 1-0 win over Ghana ‌sent them into the World Cup round ‌of 16, saying their ability ‌to protect a narrow lead was ‌key to securing a meeting with ‌Switzerland.

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‘The team was not organised’: Queiroz reflects on Ghana’s World Cup exit

The Ghana head coach said his side lost their discipline after Marvin Senaya’s early injury, and that Colombia scored “in one moment that the team was not organised” while leaving his own future open.

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Colombia edge past Ghana for ninth straight win in competitive action

Colombia advanced to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup (WC) thanks to a 1-0 win over Ghana in Kansas City, stretching their unbeaten run in competitive action to nine matches with a fifth successive victory against African opposition at the finals.

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‘We will make Ghana and Africa proud’, says Jordan Ayew ahead of Colombia knockout test

The Black Stars captain says Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia was a “one-off,” and has guaranteed Ghanaians and Africans watching that his side will do them proud in the round of 32 at Arrowhead Stadium against Colombia.

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EXCLUSIVE: Koln and Schalke in advanced talks with Ghana defender Gideon Mensah

Free-agent Ghana left-back Gideon Mensah has become one of the summer window’s most sought-after defenders after his standout showings at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with both Bundesliga sides ahead of earlier interest from Turkey and Benfica.

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World Cup LIVE: Colombia move past Ghana after Argentina survive Cape Verde test

It is the final day of the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and at last, it is Lionel Messi's opportunity to shine once more but can the story of the tournament Cape Verde pull off the unthinkable and ruin Messi's farewell parade? All will be revealed during Flashscore's live coverage of day 23!

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Carlos Queiroz's Colombia history in headlines as Ghana prepare for World Cup clash

Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz sought on Thursday to play ⁠down questions about his turbulent exit from Colombia as his spell in charge of the South American side became a ‌major talking point ahead of their round of 32 meeting at the World ‌Cup.

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Former manager Queiroz standing between Colombia and the Round of 16

Colombia will look to build on one of the ⁠strongest group-stage campaigns at the World Cup when they face Ghana in the round of 32 on Friday, ‌but standing in their way is a familiar face in their former ‌coach Carlos Queiroz.

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'No second chance': Jordan Ayew rallies Black Stars ahead of Colombia test

The Black Stars captain says the dressing room remains positive despite Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia and reminded his teammates that the knockout stage allows no margin for error as Ghana prepare for a first-ever meeting with Colombia.

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Brobbey and Luckassen make history as fifth set of brothers to score at World Cup

Netherlands striker Brian Brobbey and Ghana defender Derrick Luckassen have made history at the 2026 World Cup, becoming the fifth set of brothers to score in the competition.

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Carlos Queiroz claims 48-team World Cup is 'debatable' after Ghana's loss to Croatia

Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz said on Saturday it was debatable as ⁠to whether the expanded 48-team World Cup had enhanced the tournament, warning it could devalue the soccer ‌showpiece by taking the drama out of qualification.

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Croatia hold off Ghana to finish second in group as both teams advance to knockout stage

Croatia booked their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 after a 2-1 victory over Ghana, extending their unbeaten run against African opposition at the finals to five games (W4, D1).

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‘Only one way to play this game is to win’: Queiroz rejects calls to throw Croatia match

With Ghana already in the round of 32 and suggestions being thrown around that a defeat to Croatia might offer a kinder knockout draw, the Black Stars head coach, Carlos Queiroz, insisted on Friday that his team will play only to win.

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Ghana through to round of 32: Black Stars seal first World Cup knockout berth since 2010

Spain’s 1-0 win over Uruguay confirmed Ghana’s progression to the knockout stage with a game still to play, ending a 16-year wait for World Cup knockout football and a seven-year wait for knockouts at any major international tournament.

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EXCLUSIVE: Kirkland wants to see 'more attacking intent' from England at World Cup

England drew their second group game 0-0 with a Ghana side ranked more than 60 places below them, dominated the ball without ever quite dominating the game, and have spent the days since being told this is either a minor wobble or the beginning of the end. Former England and Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has heard it all before.

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'We want to top the group': Kwasi Sibo eyes Croatia win as Ghana chase England

Real Oviedo midfielder Kwasi Sibo, who anchored Ghana’s defensive shift in the draw with England, says the Black Stars are targeting nothing less than a Group L summit when they face Croatia in Philadelphia on Saturday.

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England's World Cup Week review: Ghana draw a reality check but no reason to panic

If the mood around England was one of excitement and promise this time last week, it is very much back down to earth after the second week of their World Cup journey. England's performance against Ghana wasn't entirely negative, but it raised more questions than answers.