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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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). …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Government gives Ave SHS a new bus

Ave Senior High School (AVESCO) in the Akatsi North District has received a donation of a new bus from the government. The 5×23-seater bus with registration number, GV 2196-20 was one of the 100 buses donated to second cycle institutions across the country. Until the donation, the School had just …

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Kwadwo Asamoah raring to go at Cagliari

Kwadwo Asamoah says he can’t wait to begin his Cagliari Calcio adventure after completing a free agent move on Thursday. The Ghanaian international penned a short team deal that will keep him at the club until the end of the current season. He had been without a club since he …

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Ajax goalkeeper Onana given 12-month doping ban

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for 12 months by UEFA due to a doping violation, the Eredivisie club have confirmed. Ajax and Onana will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn the ban, imposed after an out-of-competition test in October 2020 found the substance …

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Medeama SC in trouble after beating Hearts of Oak

Medeama SC will play their home matches behind closed doors after breaching the Covid-19 protocols following their 1-0 win over Hearts of Oak on Thursday. After the game at the Akoon Park at Tarkwa, the Ghana Football Association [GFA] issued a statement that the club will appear before the Disciplinary Committee …

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GPL: LIVE UPDATES: Medeama vs Hearts of Oak

Accra Hearts of Oak are in action for the first time after their 2-0 defeat to Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League. The Phobians have travelled to Tarkwa to take on Medeama SC in the last game of matchday twelve of the 2020/2021 season. No injury worries means coach Papic …

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Michael Osei’s son scores against Dortmund in German Cup

German-born Ghanaian forward Prince Osei Owusu climbed off the bench to score the equalising goal for Paderborn in the German Pokal Cup on Tuesday evening. Owusu, 24, climbed off the bench to replace Ron Schallenberg on 88 minutes with Paderborn down 2-1 in the game. Free-scoring Erling Haaland thought he …

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Kotoko reacts to alleged INTERPOL alert on Muniru Sulley

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have reacted to a purported alert issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) on their former midfielder Muniru Sulley. News reports backed with a copy of the said letter indicates that Muniru is under investigation for his alleged role in match-fixing. The letter, dated January 29, …

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Barcelona To Take Legal Action After Lionel Messi’s £492m Contract Leaked

Barcelona says they will take “appropriate legal action” against Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details of forward Lionel Messi’s £492m contract. Barcelona denied “any responsibility for the publication of this document”. According to El Mundo, Messi’s four-year contract was worth a possible 555,237,619 euros until 30 June, 2021. …

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Ronaldo double gives Juve first-leg in Coppa Italia semi

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus came from behind to win the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final at Inter Milan. Argentine forward Lautaro Martinez had put Inter in front, steering a shot past Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon on his 1,100th senior appearance.   However, Ashley Young’s foul on …

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GPL Week 12: Great Olympics sink King Faisal in Accra

Accra Great Olympics’ recent fine form in the Premier League continued when they hosted King Faisal at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The ‘Dade Boys’ recorded yet another victory over the Kumasi-based outfit, having between them with a 4-3 scoreline a year ago. Gladson Awako was missing from …

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Real Madrid president tests positive for Covid-19

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday. A statement from Real said Perez, 73, had returned a positive result in the club’s routine tests and was currently asymptomatic. It read: “Real Madrid C. F. would like to inform that our president …

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