Black Stars and Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has tied the knot with his longtime partner, Jordeen Buckley, in Malibu, California.

The couple exchanged vows in a private civil ceremony on Thursday, October 8, 2026, taking advantage of the international break to celebrate one of the biggest milestones in their relationship.

The newlyweds announced their union on social media, sharing a series of wedding portraits and introducing themselves to fans as “Mr. & Mrs. Semenyo”.

Ghana’s Golden Shuttlers have bounced back strongly at the ongoing 2026 BWF World Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt, recording three consecutive victories in the Mixed Team Relay after losing their opening three matches.

The Golden Shuttlers started their campaign with defeats to Chinese Taipei, New Zealand and Azerbaijan, leaving the team under pressure to recover in the remaining matches.

Ghana responded in impressive fashion on Wednesday, October 7, defeating their African counterparts Algeria 2-0.

Nestlé and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a new multi-year international marketing partnership that will make MILO, Nescau and Nesquik Official Partners of the NBA, beginning January 1, 2027.

The partnership, Nestlé’s largest international brand collaboration to date, will span 21 markets across four continents and focus on engaging basketball fans while creating more opportunities for children and families to participate in the sport.

As part of the agreement, Nestlé and the NBA will support youth basketball programmes and initiatives, including Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA, NBA Basketball School, Coaches Academies, Her Time To Play and NBA 3X, as well as selected NBA events and fan-engagement platforms.

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President George Afriyie has questioned the decision to form a five-member committee to search for the next Black Stars head coach, arguing that the association should have identified potential replacements before Carlos Queiroz’s departure.

The Black Stars coaching position became vacant after Queiroz and the GFA mutually agreed to part ways following Ghana’s poor start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) vice-president George Afriyie says his priority is to improve Ghana football rather than pursue the presidency of the association.

Afriyie, who lost to Kurt Okraku in the 2019 GFA presidential election, has been touted as a potential candidate for the top position in the next election.

However, he insists that becoming GFA president is not his primary ambition.

The Black Stars have dropped five places to 70th in the latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking following a difficult start to their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

Ghana, who were previously ranked 65th, lost 25.73 points after suffering defeats in their opening two qualifying matches, losing 2-0 to Côte d’Ivoire before falling 4-2 to The Gambia.

The latest rankings, released on October 7, 2026, were based on 338 men’s international matches played since the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on July 19.

Wonder Sitsofe Mandel, a spokesperson for the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, has rejected corruption allegations surrounding Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup visa arrangements, insisting that the Minority’s 49-page statement produced no incriminating evidence linking either the minister or the ministry to illegal visa facilitation, financial misconduct or dealings with private travel operators.

According to Wonder Sitsofe Mandel, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation had no direct contract, commercial agreement or operational engagement with private travel and tour companies, including TRIBE Culture Fest, and maintained that the minister neither facilitated visas illegally nor received any financial benefit from the process.

The Minority in Parliament is demanding a broader investigation into Ghana’s controversial 2026 FIFA World Cup visa arrangements, arguing that a documentary trail now points beyond suspended former National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, to a wider network of institutional actors whose roles, authorisations and financial dealings require scrutiny

Mr Ampofo Ankrah has been suspended pending further investigations into the controversy, but the Minority says accountability cannot stop with one official when correspondence and other documents involving the United States and Canadian embassies raise serious public-interest questions about the roles of the NSA, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Ministry of Sports and Recreation and a private entity, TRIBE Culture Fest.

Ghanaian boxers and other African fighters stand to benefit from a major expansion in prize money and competition opportunities following the launch of the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) new IBA Elite pathway and inaugural President’s Cup.

The President’s Cup, scheduled for Istanbul in December, will feature a $3 million prize fund and serve as the first competition under the IBA Elite programme.

The open event is designed to bring elite amateur and professional boxers together while creating a continuous competitive pathway through the IBA World Ranking system.

Six days, two defeats, zero points. That is the harsh summary of the Black Stars' opening to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, and it should end any lingering denial that Ghana football is in trouble.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with the Premier League champions that will keep him at the club until 2030, declaring that “this is only the beginning” of the club’s success.

The Spaniard’s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the season, but the new agreement could see his tenure at the Emirates Stadium stretch to more than a decade following his appointment in December 2019.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that South Africa has expressed interest in becoming the first African country to host the Summer Olympic Games in 2036.

South Africa is among seven countries - Hungary, India, Qatar, Turkey, Germany and South Korea engaged in “continuous dialogue” with the IOC over potential bids to host the 2036 Olympics.

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has held a high-level strategic meeting with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to discuss strategies aimed at ending Ghana football’s prolonged absence from the Olympic Games.

The meeting brought together the management team of the Black Queens and the technical leadership of the national U-23 team, the Black Meteors, to map out a collaborative roadmap towards qualification for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States.

President of the GOC, Richard Akpokavie, said the engagement was timely and necessary as the sporting body seeks to have football represented at the Games.

The Minority in Parliament has called for the removal of the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Mr Kofi Adams, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mrs Maame Afua Houadjeto, pending investigations into alleged irregularities in Ghana's 2026 World Cup visa arrangements.

Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not retiring from international football but deserves to be punished for walking out on Portugal after head coach Jorge Jesus twice "broke his word".