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 …
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »VIDEO: Anas exposé forced me to join Rwandan league – Michael Sarpong
Ghanaian striker, Michael Sarpong, has opened up about why he decided to leave Ghana to play in the Rwandan league. According to the striker who grew up in Mamprobi, Accra, life in the Ghanaian league was exciting till Anas’ Number 12 documentary on corruption in Ghanaian football brought the sport …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »KNUST to hold virtual matriculation ceremony for 2020/2021 fresh students
Students admitted into the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology this year will be matriculated via an online ceremony. The decision to hold a virtual ceremony is a result of the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country. The ceremony has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2021. KNUST is not …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »I was a footballer and I wish to invest in the game – Kofi Kinaata explains why he owns two football clubs
Award-winning Ghanaian artiste, Kofi Kinaata says his love for football is what encouraged him to form two football teams to develop and help talented players in Takoradi. The “Fante Rap God” currently owns two football teams, Move FC, a Colts club and Effiekuma Move FC, a third division club, …
Read More »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. …
Read More »‘There’s No Clause Stopping Me From Subbing Ronaldo Out’ – Pirlo Defends Action In Win Over Inter
The Juve boss admitted that the 35-year-old wasn’t happy with being subbed off in the Coppa Italia win. Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo has defended his decision to sub Cristiano Ronaldo out of Tuesday’s win over Inter, despite the Portugal star being unhappy about being taken off the pitch. Ronaldo scored twice …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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