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Sickness that resulted in Godfred Yeboah’s death revealed

•Godfred Yeboah died on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 •He played for Kotoko between 2001 and 2009 •He is regarded as the best left back of the GPL era Isaac Amoako, a former goalkeeper for Kumasi Asante Kotoko has revealed the circumstances that resulted in the death of club icon Godfred …

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43 players handed Black Stars ‘B’ call up

Forty-three players drawn from the various Ghanaian Premier League and Division Clubs have been invited as the Black Stars ‘B’ team to commence camping ahead of their upcoming assignments. The invited players according to a GhanaGuardian report sighted by GhanaWeb are expected to report to the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence …

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Former Black Stars player passes on

Former Black Stars player and Asante Kotoko defender, Godfred Yeboah, has been reported dead. The legendary player, popularly known as TV3, passed on in his home at Fiapre, a suburb of Sunyani in the Bono Region. Mr Yeboah was 41 years old with the cause of death not immediately known. …

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Free tertiary education coming – President Akufo-Addo hints

• President Akufo-Addo has touted the success of the Free SHS policy • He says the policy has granted more people access to education • He said that government is considering making tertiary education free President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dropped hints of a replication of the Free Senior High School …

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CAF confirms date for AFCON 2022 draw in Cameroon

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced the draw for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations will take place on August 17 in Cameroon. The event which was initially postponed in June due to logistics related to the coronavirus has the draw scheduled for the Yaounde Conference Centre at …

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PHOTOS: ‘One teacher, One laptop’ distribution begins

The Government has secured laptops to be distributed to teachers under the one-teacher-one-laptop policy. A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng urged all regional directors to liaise with heads of Senior High Schools in their regions to provide them with a validated list …

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SA’s Schoenmaker, Corbett set up dream Olympic final in 200m breaststroke

South African swimming duo Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbetthave advanced to the women’s 200m breaststroke final at the Tokyo Olympics after winning their semi-finals on Thursday. The final, which takes place at 03:41 (SA time) on Friday, will see Schoenmaker start as comfortably the fastest qualifer from the semi-finals while Corbett qualified 4th fastest. Schoenmaker and …

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Males and females share same ward at Mpasaaso health center

Residents of Mpasaaso Number 1, a farming community in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region have bitterly lamented over how males and females within the community share the same ward at its main health facility. According to the worried residents, male and female patients who are …

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University of Ghana appoints ne vice chancellor

The University of Ghana Council has appointed Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has been appointed to act as the Vice-Chancellor of the University. Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo’s acting tenure will begin on August 1, 2021. She is expected to act as the Vice-Chancellor until the time that the University …

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Tokyo Olympics: Chinese weightlifter wins gold on one leg

Chinese weightlifter, Li Fabin, broke two Olympic records on Sunday, and he did so with a bit of flair. On his opening clean and jerk lift of 166 kilograms (approximately 366 pounds), Li momentarily stood on just one leg. After extending the weight above his head, Li kept his left …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo delivers 26th Coronavirus address

•President Akufo-Addo is presenting his 26th update on measures to combat Coronavirus in the country • The address comes at a time Ghana has passed the 100,000 caseload with deaths passing the 800 mark. • Experts have warned that a next wave could overwhelm the health systems President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is …

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