“We have no doubt that millions of football fans in the country will be pleased to have their own local edition, and we're here to serve them all,” Goal.com said in a statement.

The statement said Goal.com Ghana will strive to maintain and surpass the high standards set by the Goal.com brand and countless editions around the world.

“Goal.com takes the responsibility of providing its usual news, features, interviews, match reports and editorials to Ghanaians around the world very seriously.

So for months we have been working with Ghanaian sports journalists, companies and other stakeholders to bring our website and its eye-catching content to Black Stars fans everywhere,” it added.

Kent Mensah, Chief Editor of the edition, says he is very excited about the prospect of bringing Goal.com closer to the people of Ghana.