“One day my wife travelled and I decided to prepare banku for myself, I suffered due to the process of kneading. “I saw that it was very difficult and it motivated me to look for a simpler and easier way of preparing banku, akple and kokonte. “That’s why I came out with …
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PHOTOS: Students beg for water as shortage hits Damango
Students of Damango Senior High School (SHS) in the Savannah Region are calling on the authorities to help with water supply after an acute water shortage hit the community. The students now have to pay GHS1.50 to get a jerrycan of water or spend about two days searching for water …
Read More »Akonnor defends decision to call up home-based players for Afcon qualifiers
Black Stars coach C. K Akonnor has defended the decision to call up home-based players to begin preparation for the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers. The former Ghana captain on Friday, 12 February 2021, named a 32-man home-based squad to move to camp on Monday, 15 February, to begin preparation for …
Read More »CK Akonnor selects 32 local players for AFCON qualifiers
Black Stars coach C.K Akonnor has named a 32-man home-based squad to begin preparation for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations double header qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe. Ghana are scheduled to take on the Bafana Bafana in round five of the qualifiers before tackling Sao …
Read More »GFA orders all football matches including Ghana Premier League to be played behind close doors
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has decided to restrict fan patronage at all football games for the next four weeks. This directive is with immediate effect, beginning from Saturday, February 13, 2021. This according to the Executive Council, will afford the GFA enough time to put in place …
Read More »CAF Confederation Cup: Didi Dramani explains how Asante Kotoko can beat ES Setif
Former Asante Kotoko coach, Didi Dramani, has given some scouting tips on how the team can exploit ES Setif in their upcoming CAF Confederation Cup play-off game. The two sides face off in the first leg at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday 14 February 2021. Mas Ud-Dramani, currently a first-team coach …
Read More »PHOTOS+VIDEO: Woman who glued her hair for one month, finally saved by Ghanaian doctor in USA
Tessica Brown, the woman whose hair has been Gorilla Glued for more than a month, finally has sweet relief. As we first reported, Tessica took up Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr Michael Obeng on his offer to perform the $12,500 procedure for free, and it was a pretty grueling process – which took …
Read More »Former Ghana coach Avram Grant set to named as part of Chelsea’s backroom staff
Former Black Stars coach, Avram Grant is inching closer to being appointed as a member of Chelsea’s coaching backroom staff for new manager Thomas Tuchel. Avram Grant is a long time friend of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich who is eager to see his close pal re-appointed back at the club. Chelsea settled on German Thomas …
Read More »COVID-19: Akosombo Int’l School begins shift system
Akosombo International School is set to begin a shift system to curb the spread of Covid-19 infection in the school. This comes on the back of about 80 positive cases recorded in the school after three weeks of reopening. The Volta River Authority (VRA) announced the development in a press statement …
Read More »KNUST Student arrested Over Threat To Burn Down Supreme Court
The Police have reportedly arrested An Emergency Nursing student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Simon Awini Ayamga. Simon Awini’s arrest comes after he reportedly threatened to burn down the Supreme Court of Ghana. According to a report by GhanaXtra, Simon while commenting on WhatsApp group warned …
Read More »Legon Cities FC snap up highly-rated Richmond Antwi
Legon Cities FC have captured highly-rated forward Richmond Antwi in the ongoing Ghana Premier transfer window. Antwi has joined the Accra Sports Stadium outfit on a three-year contract but waiting to make it official when the second round transfer window opens on February 12. The 20-year-old had been unattached before …
Read More »Top American universities chase 2020 best WASSCE candidate from Mfantsipim School
Cecil Tetteh Kumah, a 16-year-old student of Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, who emerged overall best candidate in the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2020 has made history as one of the few people in the world to have the luxury of ‘bouncing’ offers from IVY League institutions. The …
Read More »Ex-wife of Jerome Boateng found dead a week after divorce
Kasia Lenhardt, the ex-wife of Bayern Munich star Jerome Boateng has been found dead barely seven days after they divorced. The 25-year-old model was according to reports in the English and German press found lifeless in an apartment in Berlin. Boateng, the elder brother of Black Stars midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng …
Read More »Cheetah FC Boss once again donates football equipment to Anokye Stars FC and Dabo Soccer Academy
President of Cheetah Football Club Abdul Hayye-Yartey continued to offer his support to football clubs at the grassroots level, as he donated some football equipment including 17 balls, two sets of markers and two sets of bibs to Anokye Stars FC, a juvenile club based in the Ashanti region. …
Read More »Kotoko not playing better than hearts – Papic
Accra Hearts of Oak head coach Kosta Papic has said despite his side’s struggles in recent games they are a better side than Kumasi Asante Kotoko. According to the Serbian tactician, his outfit is playing better but have just lacked goals. “I don’t think Kotoko is playing better than Hearts of Oak …
Read More »KP Boateng unhappy with AC Monza’s draw against Empoli
AC Monza poster boy, Kevin-Prince Boateng has expressed his disappointment at the draw against Empoli in the Italian Serie B last weekend. The Ghana international was in action for his team and converted a penalty kick in the second half to earn a draw for the side. Speaking to Dazn after the …
Read More »Universities’ Senior Staff suspend strike
The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UOG) has suspended its industrial action. Members of the association have been on strike for close to three weeks in protest of delay by the government to pay outstanding Tier-2 contributions of their retired members. The suspension follows an interlocutory injunction secured …
Read More »Hearts of Oak Coach resigns – Reports
Hearts of Oak assistant Coach Joseph Asare Bediako is said to have resigned from his post. The former Berekum Chelsea head Coach has reportedly written to the management of the Club about his decision to relinquish his position. Bediako leaves the Rainbow Club just months after joining. He previously worked …
Read More »Ghanaian referee Daniel Laryea gets CAF Champions League appointment
Ghana’s Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea has been appointed as the centre referee for the CAF Champions League fixture between Teungueth FC from Senegal and Egyptian giants Zamalek SC. He will be assisted by Paul Kodzo Atimaka (Assistant referee I), Patrick Papala (Assistant referee II), and Adaari Abdul Latif (Fourth Official). …
Read More »Playing against Messi and Ronaldo has earned me respect – Wakaso
Ghanaian midfielder, Mubarak Wakaso has disclosed that sharing the same pitch with some of the World’s best players has earned him lots of respect from people and clubs. Wakaso who had stints with six different clubs in the Spanish La Liga had the opportunity to play against some of the best players …
Read More »2020 FRANCOPHONIE French Quiz Competition Held In Accra
The final results of the 2020 edition of the Francophonie French Quiz Competition have been released. The quiz is organized annually to enrich and revive the spirit of the study of the French language among Ghanaians. Announcing the results during the last program for the Primary School category, which …
Read More »Cheetah FC president presents Football Equipment to GIHOC Football Club
The President of Cheetah Football Club, Abdul Hayye-Yartey has donated some football equipment, including 20 footballs, two sets of markers, two sets of training bibs and a set of Cheetah Training Jersey to GIHOC football club, a juvenile club based in Kumasi. The presentation was done during the team’s …
Read More »GFA seals partnership deal with Kasapreko Company Limited
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has agreed on a two-year partnership deal with Kasapreko Company Limited as an official partner of the senior national team, the Black Stars. The relationship commenced on February 1, 2021, and will see the ‘Awake’ brand of the company as the “Official Water Partner of …
Read More »Asante Kotoko confirms Abdul Gazale as head coach
Asante Kotoko have today, February 8, 2021 notified the Ghana Football Association of the confirmation of the appointment of Coach Abdul Gazale, a CAF License “A” holder as the substantive head coach of the club. Following the mutual termination of the agreement between Asante Kotoko SC and former Head Coach Maxwell Konadu, the …
Read More »COVID-19: Close schools now – GMA to gov’t
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says schools in the country must be shut down in order to control the rising spread of Coronavirus in the country. The call comes in the wake of increasing fatalities among COVID patients in the country. The death rate of the virus has reached 464 …
Read More »Kotoko’s Anabila wins MOTM after win against Karela United
Asante Kotoko midfielder Abdul Latif Anabila was named man of the match after the Porcupine Warriors secured a famous win at Karela United on Sunday. Anabila was rewarded for his impressive performance in the 2-0 victory which ended Karela’s 100 per cent home record in the Ghana Premier League this season. …
Read More »Kotoko beat Karela United to end 5 year unbeaten home record
Coach Johnson Smith on Sunday afternoon led Asante Kotoko to defeat Karela United 2-0 in the Ghana Premier League as he returned to Anyinase to torment his former club. The Porcupine Warriors club today played as a guest to the side from Anyinase at the CAM Park in a game that served …
Read More »Black Starlets safely arrive in Morocco for training program
Ghana’s U17 side, the Black Starlets have safely landed in Morocco on Saturday for a 6-day training program which starts on Monday. The 36-man contingent landed at the Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca at exactly 9:35 am. The team finally settled at the Annakhil Hotel after a 120km drive from …
Read More »Arteta confirms Partey injury in Arsenal loss to Aston Villa
Mikel Arteta has confirmed Thomas Partey suffered a muscle injury in Arsenal’s loss to Aston Villa, but is unsure of the severity of the problem. Partey has been plagued by injuries since his move to Arsenal from Atletico Madrid last year, and a problem flared up again on Saturday. With Arsenal chasing …
Read More »Recruitment of doctors, dentists to begin 9 Feb
Recruitment of medical doctors and dentists who have completed their house jobs into the Ministry of Health, will commence on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. This was announced by the Ministry in a statement issued by its Acting Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari on behalf of the Minister. The statement informed …
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