Ghana's Black Stars will play Namibia in a pre-AFCON friendly at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2024 as part of the build up to the biennial showpiece in Cote D’Ivoire.
Morgan Gibbs-White scored an 82nd-minute winner as Nottingham Forest recorded their first Premier League victory over Manchester United in 29 years to bring 2023 to a miserable end for Erik ten Hag's side.
Manchester City ended a stellar year on a high note by beating a battling Sheffield United side 2-0 to move within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Togbe Afede XIV, the Executive Board Chairman of Hearts of Oak, has expressed disappointment over the National Sports Authority's (NSA) decision to suspend football activities at the Accra Sports Stadium during December for concerts.
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 13th Africa Games has extended its awareness campaign to the Western Region following a successful launch in Accra.
A superb display saw Brighton overcome 4-2 Tottenham in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium.
Spurs dominated the early possession but the hosts took control when teenager Jack Hinshelwood fired into the roof of the net after Joao Pedro was allowed to drift across the length of the 18-yard line.
Pedro doubled the Seagulls' lead from the penalty spot after Dejan Kulusevski had pulled back Danny Welbeck in the area.
Brighton continued to press, with James Milner hitting the post and Facundo Buonanotte having a goal disallowed for offside, before Richarlison also clipped the woodwork for the visitors.
Spurs failed to have a shot on target in the first half but improved in the second period, with Richarlison twice seeing efforts ruled out for offside.
However, Brighton made sure of the three points less than a minute after the second of those when Pervis Estupinan fired a brilliant 25-yard dipping effort into the top corner.
Pedro added a fourth goal when he sent Guglielmo Vicario the wrong way from the spot again after Evan Ferguson was bundled over in the area.
Tottenham threatened an unlikely comeback after Alejo Veliz and Ben Davies pulled two back, but Spurs could not convert a string of other late chances.
"We played fantastic football for 80 minutes and then we were unlucky in the first goal we conceded," Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi told BBC Match of the Day.
"I think this season it was the best performance. Not just for Joao Pedro and Billy Gilmour, I am speaking in general for Brighton."
The win sees Brighton climb above Newcastle into eighth, while Spurs stay fifth, a point behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
Rasmus Hojlund finally scored his first Premier League goal as Manchester United came from two down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in a thriller at Old Trafford.
Japan's Naoya Inoue became an undisputed world champion at a second weight on Tuesday after knocking out the Philippines' Marlon Tapales in the 10th round to claim all four super-bantamweight belts.
The Black Stars will assemble in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday, December 31, 2023 to begin preparations for next month’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote D’Iviore 2023.
Anthony Joshua put in a terrific performance to beat Otto Wallin inside the distance but Deontay Wilder's shock points loss to Joseph Parker on the same bill scuppered plans for the long-awaited heavyweight showdown.
Salifu Ibrahim and Enoch Asubonteng missed sitters in the first half as Accra Great Olympics drew goalless with Accra Hearts of Oak in the Ga-Mashie derby on Friday.