Since Ghanasoccernet.com was officially launched on 24th December, 2007 by famous footballer Emmanuel Adebayor in London, the fast-paced media outlet has led the news agenda in Ghana and beyond, making it one of the most influential sports news outfits in Africa.
13 years on Ghanasoccernet.com is still by far the leading sports news outfit in Ghana providing up-to-the-minute information on Ghana football at home and on news of players abroad.
The grinding success of Ghanasoccernet.com has led to the proliferation of sports news websites seeking to emulate the success of the leading football news website on the country's game.
With Ghanaians noted as ardent sports lovers, particularly football, millions of Ghana sports fans seek information on the game.
For those seeking such news here are the top ten sports websites in Ghana:
GHANASoccernet.com is the biggest sports news website in Ghana, even-though its main focus is on soccer or football. The website gets the largest visits in Ghana with many other portals using it as their benchmark for all the big stories.
GHANASoccernet.com is also the leader is breaking stories in Ghana and also the main source of news for newspapers, television and radio. It also provides lot of exclusive news on Ghana players abroad and covers the ground than any other website in terms of local content.
The hidden treasure of Ghana football news is Footballghana.com. Even though it is a relatively new sports news website, Footballghana.com has rapidly grown to become the second most authoritative behind the leaders Ghanasoccernet.com.
With a similar style, Footballghana.com that was launched about just about two years ago has risen by outpacing the others already established in the market. It is also noted for exclusive news and the local sports scene and players abroad with news, gossips and rumours while giving wide coverage for the domestic leagues and all the national team.
GOAL.com
Goal.com/en-gh is one of the several outlets of the main global news football news outlet GOAL.com. In Ghana it is one of the websites that grabs interest from a wide range audience. Goal.com provides information mostly on football, Ghana players abroad and some local content too even though it strength is obviously the foreign news it provides.
GHANASportsonline.com
One of the oldest sports websites in Ghana. GHANASportsonline.com provides stories from football to athletics and some boxing. It is an all round website that covers sports extensively.
Kickgh.com
A good source of local sports news and transfer reports. Also impressive on footballing sphere in Ghana and a hugely consumed source for football stories.
442gh.com
442gh.com is a rapidly growing website in Ghana, gaining a good range of readership. Although it has not been in existence for search a long time, it has found a way of making it into the top ten websites in the country.
FootyGhana.com
Has been in the system for a long time, covers more football like the names suggests. It has a large amount of audience. It is another source for finding some exclusive contents and features.
FootballmadeinGhana.com
Covers a lot of Ghanaian content, the Ghana Premier League, the Women's national league, lower division football as well as some juvenile football. FootballmadeinGhana also has exclusives to more video interviews and in recent times run a football podcast show in the website. It is also gaining a lot of readership.
SportsAfric.com
Another website that covers more of every bit of sporting discipline. From football to basketball, Boxing to Athletics and many more. It also a good source of local sports in terms of the other sports.
Citisportsonline.com
Citisportsonline covers more of foreign sports content. It has a very wide range of readership and covers all sporting disciplines.
By Lukman Evergreen