Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey was named in Charles Akonnor’s 30-man squad for the Black Stars international friendly games next month. This confirms his return to the team after a three-year absence due to injuries. Medeama midfielder Rashid Nortey is the only new player in the squad. Nortey’s inclusion …
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Rainstorm destroys two dormitory blocks at Sandema Sec-Tech School, over 200 students affected
Over 200 male students of the Sandema Senior High Technical School in the Builsa North Municipality have been displaced by a rainstorm that destroyed two dormitory blocks yesterday. The Tuesday night storm which rocked the area around 10 pm destroyed the roofs of the Rawlings and Azanti low Houses which …
Read More »Ghana coach C.K Akonnor names 30-man squad for Morocco and Ivory Coast friendlies
Ghana coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has named a 30-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against Morocco and Ivory Coast next month. Akonnor’s squad is a mix of both experienced and new players invited during the AFCON qualifiers in March. The Black Stars will take on the Atlas Lions of Morocco …
Read More »Herbert Mensah breaks silence on suspension by board of Ghana Rugby Union
Herbert Mensah, the immediate past Chief Executvie Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, GRU, has broken his silence on the decision by the union’s board to suspend him. The board of the GRU on Tuesday issued a statement announcing the suspension of Herbert Mensah as CEO. The statement …
Read More »Add Muslims to Wesley Girls’ school board, sack headmistress – Muslim Coalition
• Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana is calling for the reconstitution of the Wesley Girls’ High School board • The advocacy comes after the school prevented a Muslim student from partaking in the Ramadan fast • Authorities of the school say the ‘no fasting’ policy is strictly for health reasons …
Read More »President fulfills promise to Black Satellites after Youth Championship triumph
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo through the Ministry of Youth and Sports has fulfilled a promise made to the victorious Under-20 male national football team, the Black Satellites for winning the 2021 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament played in Mauritania. In a short ceremony organised on Tuesday, May 11, at …
Read More »Bawumia’s Campaign Team Fires Back At Owusu Bempah
The National Public Relations Director for the National Bawumia Movement for 2024, Abocipala Adongo Thomas, says the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will become the next President of Ghana, irrespective of what anyone does to discourage him. The PRO was reacting to a viral video of the Founder and Leader …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan and Anthony Osarfo to face off in court on Friday
Renowned entertainment writer Anthony Osarfo would on Friday face-off with former Blackstars Captain Asamoah Gyan in court after the journalist sued the footballer for one million Ghana cedis. The Genesis of the case Readers would remember that Asamoah Gyan in 2015 made waves after a lady identified as Sarah Kwablah …
Read More »Appiah’s top five choices and Gyan’s omission trigger deeper issues
Football and opinions are undisputed bedfellows but it is also true that some opinions carry more weight than others. So when former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah quoted a tweet by Betway asking for the top five Black Stars players between 1990 to 2021, it immediately generated significant debate and conversation on social …
Read More »Kenya replaces Madagascar for weightlifting Olympics qualifiers
KENYA has been awarded the hosting rights for the final African qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympic Games, taking over from Madagascar. Madagascar, which had been pencilled to host the event from May 18-23, is now on Covid lockdown. Per the latest arrangements, the one-week qualifiers will now commence on May …
Read More »Fabio Gama is the benchmark for quality in GPL – Asante Kotoko PRO
Acting Communications Director of Asante Kotoko, David Obeng Nyarko, has claimed that Brazilian midfielder Fabio Gama Dos Santos is the benchmark of measuring quality players in the Ghana Premier League. Asante Kotoko‘s Fabio Gama and Ibrahim Salifu of Accra Hearts of Oak have been in the news lately as fans continue to …
Read More »Herbert Mensah Suspended As Ghana Rugby Chairman
Herbert Mensah The Board Chairman and President of Ghana Rugby, Herbert Mensah has been suspended indefinitely by the board of Ghana Rugby for abuse of office. The decision comes on the back of a petition from the Ghana Rugby Union Players Association to the Rugby Board accusing Mr. Mensah of …
Read More »Scandal: How a brand-new Toyota Hilux car belonging to NSA vanished at a hotel in Kumasi
Almost two years since a Government of Ghana car vanished at the premises of a hotel in Kumasi, Police and authorities seem to have no clue. The brand-new 2018 Toyota Hilux Pickup was allegedly stolen, a couple of months after it was acquired. Angel FM’s Saddick Adams tracks back events …
Read More »Students of Takoradi Technical University reject certificate
Some students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have rejected the Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering certificates issued to them by the university upon completion of the programme in 2020. They argued that before they enrolled for the course in August 2018, the authorities of TTU told them …
Read More »VIDEO: Sad end of ex-Black Stars player Olabode’s football career
Olabode Williams has not had a bright future after his retirement in football unlike his colleague Abedi Pele whom he played with in the same team at their youthful age before both players left to play for different clubs. Olabode William was a talented player who emerged on the …
Read More »‘Eccentric’ Balotelli and Boateng about to gain promotion to Serie A with Monza
The turns that life and football take. Mario Balotelli, a prodigy of football and with an excellent quality, showed from a young age that he had the football skills to inscribe his name in the history of the great clubs of Europe, but his ‘disorganized’ head and a life marked …
Read More »GPL match report: Asante Kotoko comes from behind to beat Dreams FC 3-1
Ghanaian giants, Asante Kotoko climbed from behind to defeat Dreams FC 3-1 in the Ghana Premier League on Saturday, May 8, 2021. The Porcupine Warriors today hosted the ‘Still Believe’ Lads at the Obuasi Len Clay Sports Stadium to chase points on matchday 23 of the ongoing 2020/2021 Ghanaian top-flight league …
Read More »LIVE UPDATES: Dreams FC VS Asante Kotoko
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the ongoing 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season. Dreams Football Club will host third-place Asante Kotoko today May 8, 2021, at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu for the matchday 23 fixture. The Dawu-based club comes into this game after beating Asante Kotoko‘s rivals Accra Hearts of …
Read More »How a white fan besieged a Ghanaian soccer player on the field to strip him of his jersey
For older fans of English soccer, the story of Alex Nyarko’s day of misery at the club known as Everton lives on as one of the most curiously bizarre moments in the professional game. It does not matter that he had a nearly 15-year run as a professional soccer …
Read More »Atletico Madrid plotting to re-sign Thomas Partey from Arsenal?
Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, could be heading back to Atletico Madrid according to reports. The Ghana midfielder joined the Premier League giants from the La Liga side last summer. The Gunners triggered Partey’s €50m release clause on the transfer deadline day. However, the 27-year-old’s journey at the club has been soiled …
Read More »I cried after coach Afranie told me I wasn’t fit to wear Asante Kotoko jersey — Opoku Nti
Asante Kotoko great Samuel Opoku Nti has recounted how he shed tears after he was turned down by the Porcupine Warriors in 1978. Now 60 — Nti is generally considered to have been Ghana’s top footballer in the early to mid-1980s after starring for Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national team. Nti …
Read More »Student whipped 25 times at St. Stephens SHS despite law against it
A teacher at St. Stephens Senior High and Technical School (STEPSS) in Akyem Asiakwa near Kyebi in the Eastern Region has given a male student 25 strokes of cane for assaulting another student. A leaked video captured the teacher identified only as Sir Amable whipping the student who was only …
Read More »Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra: The toughest, weirdest race you’ve never heard of
The format might be simple – winning this race is anything but Think you can run 4.16666 miles in an hour? Probably. Could you do it again the following hour? Quite possibly. How about the hour after that? The legs might be feeling it by now. What if you had …
Read More »Black Stars 2022 World Cup qualifiers postponed
Ghana’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers have been postponed due to Covid-19 challenges. The qualifiers was scheduled to kick start on June 2021 but have been rescheduled. A statement released by the Confederations of Africa Football [CAF] indicates that the qualifiers will take place in September, October, and November 2021 …
Read More »SA records more than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
A driver wearing a face mask is reflected in a mirror as he is stuck in a traffic jam near a checkpoint, on the first day of a national travel ban as Indonesia halts sea, land, air, and rail travel for the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in an effort to prevent …
Read More »We stand with the school – GeyHey PTA sets records straight on why Muslim student was refused fasting
The Parent Teacher Association of the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School has expressed shock at what it says is the misinterpretation of the issues surrounding the school’s refusal to allow a Muslim student to fast during the Ramadan. According to a statement, the school PTA stated that it is quite …
Read More »Today In Sports History: Asante Kotoko legend Baba Yara dies at age 33
On this day 5 May 1969 (exactly 51 years back today) Former Asante Kotoko and Ghana winger Baba Yara ‘King of Wingers’ passed on at 33 years old. Background On March 24, 1963, Republikans played Volta Heroes at Kpandu, winning 5 – 0. On their way back to Accra, their …
Read More »Methodist Church’s response to Ramadan saga unfortunate – Fmr. GES boss
A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Michael Nsowah has expressed disappointment over the Methodist Church’s response to the ongoing impasse over fasting by Muslim students at Wesley Girls’ SHS. The Methodist Church of Ghana has rejected a directive by the GES to allow Muslim students at the …
Read More »Jordan Ayew targets European football with Crystal Palace
It is the hope of Crystal Palace forward Andre Ayew that the club participates in an European competition in the next few years. In an interview with the club’s media, the Ghanaian striker disclosed his ambition for the club which is to see them play either in the Europa or …
Read More »Don’t blame Kotoko fans for your poor performance – Nko to Asamoah Gyan
President of the Sports Callers Association of Ghana and supporter of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Nko Joseph has slammed Asamoah Gyan for attacking them. He advised the Legon Cities player to be circumspect in his commentary and respect his brand. Asamoah has described as unnecessary booing by Kotoko fans. The former …
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