… However, the Al-Nassr forward did not feature in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Norway in Olso on Sunday and did not join his team-mates in going over to the visiting fans at the final whistle. …
… The captain and great icon of the Portuguese national team is leaving after his coach’s comments about his absence from the matches against Norway and Denmark. …
… He expressed appreciation to Norway and Brazil for their leadership and said the central issue for Ghana is how international forest finance can provide reliable support for keeping forests standing.
… He thanked Norway and Brazil for their leadership and challenged international partners to ensure that forest finance delivers dependable support for countries protecting their forests.
Erling Haaland scored his 65th international goal for Norway, but it was not enough as Portugal made it two wins from two in this season’s Nations League. …
… Their visit brought back memories of a period when Kofi’s future was still taking shape, before his academic and professional career took him through KNUST, Norway and the United States and into international work in forestry and natural resources. …
… Ghana is also engaging countries with significant financial and technical capacity, including Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, while further discussions are planned with Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and Germany. …
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has held talks with Norway’s Minister of International Development, Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, on expanding trade, investment and security cooperation between the two countries. …
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.
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.
Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly will not return to the Portugal squad while Jorge Jesus remains manager, according to Portuguese journalist Rui Santos. Ronaldo left the national team camp after being benched in a 2-1 win against Norway on September 27 and is said to be frustrated with Jesus's handling of the situation.
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.
Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal's squad after a disagreement with new head coach Jorge Jesus, becoming frustrated after being kept on the bench during a Nations League match with Norway and learning he would not start against Denmark. Jesus said Ronaldo would be welcome back, but the dispute has raised questions about whether the 41-year-old's international career could be nearing an end.
Jorge Jesus says Cristiano Ronaldo can still return to Portugal's national team if he chooses to, after the 41-year-old left the Nations League camp when dropped as a starter against Denmark. Jesus, who has managed Ronaldo at Al-Nassr, said the decision to return rests with Ronaldo.
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.
Erling Haaland was substituted in the 67th minute with an apparent injury as Norway suffered a 2-1 Nations League defeat to Portugal, with Goncalo Ramos scoring the late winner. Manchester City will await further news on Haaland's condition ahead of their trip to Liverpool on Sunday.
Portugal coach Jorge Jesus said Cristiano Ronaldo can still return to the national team if he chooses, after the 41-year-old captain left the Nations League camp following disagreements over his playing time against Norway and Denmark.
Wales head coach Craig Bellamy blamed the newly extended international break for his side's defeat to Denmark on Sunday, saying the four-match window in 10 days puts stress on smaller nations while favoring larger ones. Bellamy, whose injury-hit squad lost three of four games in the compressed schedule, said the new format "makes no sense" and disadvantages teams like Wales.
Bruno Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo remains the country's greatest footballing figure and will always hold a reserved place in Portuguese hearts, after Ronaldo left the squad this week when coach Jorge Jesus said he would not start against Denmark in the Nations League.
Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Portugal national team camp permanently following a fallout with head coach Jorge Jesus. The 41-year-old captain announced his decision after Jesus's pre-match press conference and a conversation with Portuguese Football Federation President Pedro Proença, saying he will explain his reasons "in due time."
Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal's international camp and will explain his reasons later, after head coach Jorge Jesus denied claims of a rift with the captain and reports that Ronaldo had refused to train. Ronaldo did not play in Portugal's 2-1 Nations League win over Norway on Sunday and did not join team-mates greeting visiting fans after the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo has departed Portugal's training camp and is heading to Madrid on his private plane following a rift with head coach Jorge Jesus over his absence from recent UEFA Nations League matches. Jesus had stated Ronaldo would train and that the situation was resolved, but the captain left the camp nonetheless, potentially marking his final break from the Portuguese national team.
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.
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.
Portugal won 2-1 against Norway in their second Nations League match, with Joao Felix and Goncalo Ramos scoring for the visitors despite Erling Haaland's goal bringing Norway level. Cristiano Ronaldo remained unused on the bench for Portugal.
Dr Kofi Akamani, a Ghanaian environmental scientist, was shot and killed in the US on 19 September 2026, one day after saying goodbye to his family during a conference call. His family, with roots in the Upper East Region, described him as a dependable relative whose career took him from Ghana into international scientific circles.
Black Queens centre-back Susan Ama Duah has completed a one-year move to Mexican top-flight side Tigres Femenil from Portuguese club Racing Power. The defender, who featured at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, is expected to make her debut against Atl San Luis on September 28.
Ghana is pursuing strategic bilateral partnerships aimed at creating jobs, expanding industrial production and deriving greater value from its natural resources through cooperation on labour mobility, visas, trade, investment, infrastructure and resource processing. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa disclosed at the UN General Assembly that the government has scheduled more than 20 bilateral meetings with countries including Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and Germany, with particular focus on railway expansion and establishing factories to process raw materials locally.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa met Norway's Minister of International Development during the UN General Assembly to discuss expanding trade and investment in oil and gas, renewable energy, artificial intelligence and agribusiness, alongside deeper cooperation in maritime security, education and counter-terrorism efforts.
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.
The European Commission president has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU's first "associate member," offering closer ties on key sectors including energy, critical minerals, AI, and defence. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is seeking a "unique alliance" with the EU amid tensions with the US, is attending the speech in Strasbourg.
Iceland's government plans to submit a bill in February that could permanently ban whaling, but the country's sole active whaling company, Hvalur, says it believes previous ban attempts have failed and claims it has public support. The company operates two catcher boats, employs about 150 people, and has caught 85 fin whales this season against a quota of 150.
Princess Astrid of Norway, sister of the late King Harald V, has died at 94, just two days after attending his funeral. She was the last surviving child of King Olav V and had served as Norway's first lady from 1954 to 1968.
The National Peace Council has trained 60 women in Kansogo, Bawku West District, to identify and counter violent extremist narratives as part of the "Preventing and Responding to Violent Extremism in the Atlantic Corridor" project funded by Denmark and Norway through UNDP. The training targeted young women active on social media to equip them with skills to disseminate counter-narratives and support peace efforts in vulnerable communities.
Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to permanently ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries conducting commercial whaling. The proposal has considerable political and public support in Iceland, where 80 fin whales were caught in this year's hunting season as of September 9.
A Russian drone crossing into Moldova's airspace delayed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's departure from Chisinau for about an hour on Wednesday, prompting an airspace shutdown. The drone came down 160km away, and Zelensky and his wife eventually flew safely to Oslo for Norway's King Harald V's funeral.
Norway's King Harald V, who reigned for more than three decades and died at 89, was laid to rest on Wednesday after 13 days of national mourning. A solemn procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral drew tens of thousands of people, and was attended by royal guests and heads of state from around the world, including Ukraine's President Zelenskiy.
Norway seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov off Svalbard to enforce a $4.22bn compensation award won by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz against Russia at The Hague tribunal in 2023, following Russia's failure to pay for assets seized in Crimea. Russia called the action "piracy" and said it would challenge the ruling.
Security agencies including the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, and others have called on residents of border communities to provide timely and credible information to help prevent crime and counter violent extremism. The call was made at a Civilian-Security Dialogue in Naaga in Kassena Nankana Municipality, organized by the National Peace Council as part of the Atlantic Corridor Project funded by Denmark and Norway through UNDP.