Also known as: Brazil 2014
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… Malawi join Algeria, Cameroon and Morocco as Africa’s four automatic qualifiers for next year’s 32-team World Cup in Brazil. …
Malawi beat Ghana to book first-ever place at Women’s World CupJoy Online
Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi have all qualified for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. …
African quartet secure Women’s World Cup placesJoy Online
… De la Espriella’s ascension – along with that of Keiko Fujimori in Peru – means that Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva now has fewer political allies in the region as the number of left-wing leaders dwindles. …
US offers $1bn to Colombia on new right-wing president’s first day of officeJoy Online
… The Brazil forward had missed two clear-cut chances earlier in the half, but made no mistake when he headed home an in-swinging corner from six yards. …
Chelsea put three past AC Milan to win penultimate match on pre-season tourJoy Online
Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has agreed a new six-year contract with Real Madrid that will keep him at the Bernabeu until 2032. …
Vinicius Jr and Real Madrid agree new six-year dealJoy Online
The US has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington, according to a State Department official, marking another escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two countries ahead of Brazil’s elections. …
US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa as diplomatic tensions escalateJoy Online
Real Madrid have made Vinicius Jr an improved contract offer as they look to keep the Brazil winger at the Bernabeu. …
Real Madrid make Vinicius Jr improved contract offerJoy Online
… Currently, there are missionaries from the USA Assemblies of God and Brazil working alongside the Ghana Assemblies of God Mission in The Gambia. …
Rev Stephen Wengam leads first Executive Presbytery mission to The GambiaJoy Online
… The new tariffs were imposed on major trading partners like Japan, Brazil and Taiwan under Section 301 of the 1974 US Trade Act, legislation which is designed to target nations that use forced labour. …
US states sue to block Trump tariffs impacting dozens of countriesJoy Online
… Real Madrid talks this week Vinicius returned to the club for his first pre-season training session and medical assessment on Monday following his World Cup campaign with Brazil. …
Real to resume talks with Arsenal target Vinicius JrIn 1993, after Ghana's Under-20 team won a silver medal at a tournament in Australia, newly appointed GFA Chairman Samuel Nana Brew-Butler discovered that management officials had taken home significantly more in allowances than the young players. He subsequently took action to dissolve the management committees.
5 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
In 1993, after Ghana's Under-20 team won a silver medal at a tournament in Australia, newly appointed GFA Chairman Samuel Nana Brew-Butler discovered that management officials had taken home significantly more in allowances than the young players. He subsequently took action to dissolve the management committees.
5 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Black Maidens will compete in the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco (October 17), their seventh appearance. The team returns after being absent from the last three editions due to a 2022 qualifying loss to Morocco and subsequent bans for age cheating.
8 hours ago · Joy Online →
Ghana's U-17 Women's National team lost 3-0 to China in Casablanca in a friendly match as part of preparations for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The team conceded one goal in the first half and two more in the second half after arriving in Morocco for a pre-tournament camp.
14 hours ago · Joy Online →
Ghana's U-17 Women's National Team have arrived in Casablanca for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, marking their return after a two-edition CAF ban. The squad features players from recent regional and continental competitions and will compete in Group C against Norway, Brazil and Canada.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro won Brazil's first presidential round with 47.03% to incumbent left-wing President Lula's 45.16%, but neither candidate secured the 50% needed to win outright. A runoff between them is scheduled for 25 October.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Parliamentary Minority has called for immediate suspension of the country's maritime and port cooperation agreement and visa-waiver arrangement with Colombia, citing concerns over the country's links to major cocaine seizures linked to Ghana, including nearly 3.9 tonnes seized by French authorities at the Port of Dunkirk. The Minority said the scale of seizures was "unprecedented" and requested a comprehensive national security review before the agreements continue.
2 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's Revenue Authority will launch the Sentinal System from October 15, 2026, to implement Real-Time VAT collection from foreign digital service providers operating in Ghana. The system enforces existing tax law without introducing new taxes, leveling the playing field between local and international digital businesses.
2 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
According to the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index, Ghana has emerged as both a transit and destination country for heroin trafficking, with the drug primarily originating from Afghanistan, imported by East African nationals, and repackaged for export to the United States by Ghanaian nationals working with Nigerian counterparts. The report notes that heroin distribution has expanded from urban centres of Accra and Tema to rural areas in northern Ghana, and raises concerns about corrupt officials facilitating movement through seaports and airports.
1 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
Raphinha left the Brazil national team squad on Wednesday as a precaution due to swelling in his right thigh, the Brazilian Football Confederation said. The 29-year-old Barcelona player was substituted at halftime during Brazil's 4-2 friendly win over Australia on Tuesday.
1 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
President Mahama has proposed that Ghana's planned national airline explore routes to South America and the Caribbean to expand trade and tourism, but analysts question whether passenger traffic data support such expansion, particularly given recent drug-trafficking cases involving Ghana.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
China will collect an additional 55% tariff on beef imports from Brazil beginning October 1, on top of current rates, to protect its domestic cattle industry. China has set a 1.1-million-metric-ton quota for Brazil and rejected Brazil's requests to use other countries' unused export volumes.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana ranked fifth among countries of origin for cocaine seized at Belgium's Antwerp port in 2025, the only African nation in the top five dominated by Latin American states. Belgian customs seized nearly 55 tonnes of cocaine at Antwerp last year; Ghana's ranking reflects large seizures in cassava flour and other legitimate exports from Tema.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Yusif Sulemana has called on the Tropical Forest Forever Facility to design financing around predictable funding, community benefits, and strong national systems. He emphasized the need for clear eligibility criteria and payment rules that allow countries to plan forest protection programmes beyond short-term cycles, and stressed that communities should receive transparent benefits from forest conservation.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
As the 81st UN General Assembly session begins, the Security Council's veto system and failure to address major crises have constrained the organisation, but the General Assembly—comprising 193 member states with equal votes—is rising in prominence as small and middle powers gain ground in global politics.
28 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, speaking at the Tropical Forest Forever Facility Roundtable in New York, called for international forest financing that is predictable, people-centred and anchored in national systems, and reaffirmed Ghana's request for representation on the TFFF Interim Board to reflect African forest realities.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Brazilian President Lula da Silva commended Ghana's President Mahama for leading a UN General Assembly resolution, adopted in March with 123 votes in favor, that declared the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans and racialised chattel slavery the "gravest crime against humanity." The resolution was spearheaded by Mahama alongside the African Union and CARICOM, and faced 3 votes against and 52 abstentions.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President Lula of Brazil praised President John Mahama and Ghana for leading a global reparatory justice agenda, citing a UN General Assembly declaration adopted in March 2026 that recognised the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Lula described the declaration as a correction of historical distortion and called for the international community to address the lasting consequences of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The US House of Representatives passed legislation giving President Donald Trump broad powers to impose sanctions on Russia and tariffs of up to 100% on countries that buy Russian oil and gas. India and China are among those most exposed, as both are major buyers of Russian crude.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Head coach Nana Joe Adarkwa says Ghana's Black Maidens are treating the 2026 WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup as preparation for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco next month, where they will face Norway, Brazil and Canada in the group stage after a CAF ban lifted in July 2022.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Richarlison posted a crying emoji and "Why?" after being left out of Tottenham's Carabao Cup squad by Roberto de Zerbi for Tuesday's match against Liverpool. De Zerbi indicated the relationship strain stems from the player's desire to leave and failed transfer moves to Vasco da Gama and Everton.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 concluded on Sunday with 28 titles awarded across three nights. US sprinters Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek completed sprint doubles, with Jefferson-Wooden clocking 21.47 in the women's 200m and Bednarek running 19.52 in the men's 200m, while other highlights included world record-holder Alison dos Santos winning the men's 400m hurdles and Josh Kerr taking the men's 1500m title.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Tottenham forward Richarlison's proposed transfer to Vasco da Gama has fallen through due to disagreements over personal terms, with the Brazilian transfer window closing Friday. Richarlison remains at Spurs amid ongoing contract disputes and is understood to be exploring his options.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Athletic Club forward Inaki Williams has retired from international football at age 32 after 28 appearances for the Black Stars since his 2022 debut, scoring twice and appearing in two FIFA World Cup tournaments (2022 and 2026) and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Tottenham and Brazil forward Richarlison are in dispute over the remaining nine months of his contract after his proposed deadline day move to Everton broke down. Richarlison is seeking release from his deal, while Spurs are unwilling to negotiate a settlement and have excluded him from their Premier League squad.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Belgium's Football Association continues to seek answers from FIFA about why Folarin Balogun was permitted to play against Belgium in a World Cup last-16 match after his one-game ban was suspended, a decision the RBFA says was highly unorthodox and prompted by US President Donald Trump and White House lobbying. The RBFA has requested the matter be discussed at FIFA's Council meeting on 15 October and says it will not support Gianni Infantino's reelection as FIFA president.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A person with American and Ghanaian identities reflects on the complexity of the reparations conversation, asking where she stands as both a descendant of enslaved people transported from Africa and a current Ghanaian citizen, and questioning what "healing" should look like without first honestly naming the wound.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Benin made their first World Cup appearance and earned a 2-2 draw against Mexico in their opening match, with 15-year-old Romaine Gandonou scoring twice to complete a comeback from two goals down. Tanzania were beaten 4-1 by Brazil in Bielsko-Biala, recovering briefly to equalize through a Winfrida Gerald penalty before being overpowered in the second half.
7 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The 24-Hour Economy Secretariat and Accelerated Export Development Authority have mobilised financing commitments exceeding GH¢1 billion to support Ghana's poultry value chain, with the first phase targeting GH¢300 million. The funding, to be provided by private sector actors including ABSA, Fidelity and Ecobank, will support investments in feed production, day-old chick supply, equipment, processing, storage and veterinary services to boost local production and reduce dependence on imported chicken.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Richarlison has been excluded from Tottenham's Premier League squad for the first half of the season after requesting to leave. The Brazilian forward was close to joining Everton before Tuesday's transfer deadline, but the deal fell through; he is expected to leave in coming days, with transfer windows in Turkey and Saudi Arabia still open.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño could be the strongest weather phenomenon in over 70 years and last until at least February 2027, with the potential to cause drought, flooding, typhoons, and temperature increases globally. UN head António Guterres warned the world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather," and governments are strengthening early warning systems and pre-emptive medical assistance to protect vulnerable groups.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →