Premier League side Coventry City have reached an agreement to sign Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi from Danish club FC Nordsjælland in a record-breaking transfer deal.
French coach Herve Renard has returned to take over Ivory Coast, which he led to the African title in 2015, the Ivorian federation announced in a statement.
Gianni Infantino has summoned senior leaders of football's world governing body to a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday, after another day in which its president has faced fierce criticism of his plan to sell off FIFA's commercial and event operations.
Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, has announced a private sector-led initiative that will see “Visit Ghana” on the “front of jersey” of Sunderland Football Club for the 2026/27 football season.
The Black Satellites are out of the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship campaign following a 0-0 draw with Togo in their final Group B fixture at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on Sunday.
Ghana's men's 4x100m relay team has been stripped of what would have been a historic bronze medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games after Canada successfully overturned its disqualification following a protest.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s position came under further scrutiny on Friday as the governing body’s chief operating officer strongly criticised his plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors.
Emerse Fae has left his role as Ivory Coast coach after his contract expired and was not renewed, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) said on Friday.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he has scrapped the controversial plan to sell off stakes in the governing body’s major competitions, following widespread opposition.
Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, with AC Milan saying their former captain's "example and integrity will be forever etched into the club's DNA".
The Black Satellites battled to a 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso in their second Group B fixture at the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on Thursday.
FIFA says that "nobody is selling football" as it vowed to continue with the controversial plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.
Players found guilty of discrimination will face a ban of at least 10 matches under strengthened Football Association rules coming in for the new season.
The Black Queens kicked off their 2026 CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign in style with a convincing 2-0 victory over Cape Verde in their Group C opener at the Moulay Rachid Stadium on Wednesday.
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina over their behaviour after their World Cup final loss to Spain and throughout the tournament.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations, saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions.
Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo ruled himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigned.
World football’s governing body said it would retain a majority share in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) but hoped to raise $4.2 billion later this year by “carefully selecting long-term investors who will purchase minority, non-controlling interests”.
UEFA's 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss FIFA's controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions.
The Black Satellites suffered a 4-2 defeat to defending champions Nigeria in their opening Group B match of the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on Monday.
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