Ashanti Gold SC has bowed out of the 2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup after losing 2-1 to Salitas FC in the 2nd of the preliminary round of the competition. With the first leg ended scoreless last week in Obuasi, the Burkinabe side advance to the next stage on a 2-1 aggregate score. …
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Black Satellites depart Ghana for Benin with 27 players
Black Satellites coach Karim Zito has named 27 players for the WAFU Zone B Nations cup which will take place in Benin. The team left Ghana this morning with an air force plane to Benin. Ghana has been paired with Ivory Coast and Nigeria in their group with the top …
Read More »I want to fight in Ghana – British middleweight champion Denzel Bentley
Ghanaian born, British middleweight champion, Denzel Bentley, also known as, Denzel Ntim Mensah is craving for the opportunity to fight in Ghana as he works his way to the top. Bentley, who is undefeated in 14 bouts became the new British middleweight champion last month after his opponent Mark Heffron …
Read More »Shortage of antiretroviral drugs hit Ashanti region
Shortage of antiretroviral medications has hit the Ashanti Region, Starr News has learnt. Persons Living with HIV have been moving across ART centres in various hospitals to no avail. Starr News sources say there has been an emergency requisition sent by the Ashanti Regional Medical Stores to get some stock …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan should come down to the local level – Yahaya Mohammed
Ghana striker Yahaya Mohammed believes international colleague Asamoah Gyan must change his ways to succeed in the Ghana Premier League (GPL). Seventeen years after leaving Liberty Professionals for Italian Serie A side Udinese, the forward has made a return to his homeland by putting pen to paper on a one-year deal with …
Read More »Ghana Premier League clubs get GH¢900,000 support from Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the release of GH¢90,000 to the 18 clubs in the Ghana Premier League. The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced in a statement on Friday, December 4, 2020, that approval has been given for the disbursement of the stated amount to the Premier …
Read More »Hearts of Oak vs Karela United: Kosta Papic names squad for first GPL encounter
The new head coach for Hearts of Oak, Kosta Papic has named an 18-man squad to face Karela United on Friday as he prepares for his first game in the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season. The Serbian tactician was appointed as the new head coach for the Phobians on Tuesday …
Read More »Playing behind closed doors; each club to receive GHC100, 000 from Gov’t as compensation – Report
The Government of Ghana is set to pay Ghana Premier League and National Division One clubs compensations for playing games behind closed doors, Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM has gathered. This is to serve as a cushion to clubs in the two top divisions of Ghana football, playing matches without supporters, the …
Read More »Ex-Ghana winger Quincy Owusu-Abeyie makes U-turn from retirement at age 34
Ghana international Quincy Owusu-Abeyie has made a return to football after joining Dutch amateur side SV Robinhood Amsterdam. The 34-year-old announced his retirement from football a year ago and ventured into music after difficult spells with the likes of Arsenal, Spartak Moscow, Panathinaikos and Boavista. He, however, joined SV Robinhood …
Read More »CAF announces referees for continental assignments
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has announced referees for the second leg matches of the CAF Champions League involving Asante Kotoko and Ashgold in Ghana and Burkina Faso respectively. According to CAF, the game between Asante Kotoko and FC Nouadhibou at the Accra Sports Stadium would be handled by referee Komlanvi Aklassou from …
Read More »New Hearts coach Kosta Papic meets playing body
Newly appointed Accra Hearts of Oak coach, Kosta Paic has met the playing body ahead of his first game on Friday, December, 4 against Karela United. The Serbian trained was named as the head coach on Tuesday following the demotion of Edward Nii Odoom to the youth. Papic arrived in …
Read More »Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex
Having erectile dysfunction (ED) once a while isn’t necessarily a cause for concern. When it becomes persistent then it can cause stress, affect once self-confidence and contribute to relationship problems. There is however another side of ED that is little talked about. That is ED which is considered the worse nightmare of …
Read More »I’ll quit boxing if Mahama gifts me a 2-bedroom house – Patrick Allotey
Boxer Patrick Allotey has said former President John Dramani Mahama has been his biggest fan and, so, he (Allotey) will retire from the sport if the presidential candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) gifts him a two-bedroom house. The former WBO Africa Super welterweight champion told Docta Kay on Accra100.5FM’s Nkran …
Read More »NUGS lauds NDC over promise to absorb full tertiary fees
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded the NDC and its leader John Mahama for the latest update of the party’s tertiary education policy proposal. The policy proposals dubbed ‘Kyemu Pe’ and ‘Fa Ninyinaa’ will see the full absorption of fees for all fresh tertiary students admitted from …
Read More »OFFICIAL: Kosta Papic replaces Odoom as Hearts of Oak head coach
Accra Hearts of Oak have confirmed Serbian Kosta Papic as head coach of the club, replacing Nii Odoom. The 60-year-old returns to the Phobian dugout after leading them in the 2008/09 season, the last time they won the Ghana Premier League. However, he did not complete the season with them. …
Read More »Partey out with ‘significant’ injury
Thomas Partey‘s bid to return to full fitness is taking time, with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta saying the midfielder is likely to miss “the next few games” with a “significant injury.” The Ghana midfielder has not featured for the Gunners since picking up an injury during the 3-0 loss to …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan, Manager slapped with GHS1m suit over extortion and rape case
Renowned Entertainment journalist, Anthony Osarfo, has sued footballer Asamoah Gyan and his manager, Samuel Anim Addo, for cooperating with the state to maliciously prosecute him. Background In June 2015, Daily Guide reported that one Sarah Kwabla was threatening to leak a s*x video involving herself and Asamoah Gyan. However, the said Sarah’s …
Read More »Second-year JHS, SHS students break on December 4
All junior and senior high schools across the country will go on a break from Friday, 4 December 2020 to Tuesday, 8 December 2020, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced. A letter addressed to all Deputy Directors of Education and signed by the Deputy-Director General of GES Anthony Boateng, …
Read More »Goztepe SK officials hold positive preliminary talks with Andre Ayew reps
Turkish outfit, Goztepe SK have held positive preliminary talks with representatives of Andre Ayew as they bid to sign the forward from Swansea City in the winter transfer window. The Super Lig side has had a decent start to the ongoing 2020/2021 season but is keen on doing better to …
Read More »PTA has not been cancelled – Nsowah
Chair of the Ghana Education Service Council (GES) Micheal Nsowah has clarified that the activities of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in schools have not been cancelled. He told TV3 during a forum on Education Privatization in Ghana on Monday, November 30. His clarification come after a Professor of Educational …
Read More »NDC promises to absorb all fees for 2020/2021 tertiary students
The National Democratic Congress has promised to absolve all fees for SHS students who will be going to tertiary institutions in the 2020/2021 academic year. “The National Democratic Congress (NDC), announces that it has accepted for incorporation in the Peoples’ Manifesto, the recommendation of the Education Policy Group of the …
Read More »Ghana FA postpones five GPL games indefinitely
The Ghana Football Association has rescheduled some outstanding games in the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League indefinitely. According to the FA, the games postponed indefinitely is due to the upcoming General Elections scheduled for December 7, 2020, and the participation of the two Ghanaian clubs in the Africa Inter-club competition this …
Read More »The goals will come – Legon Cities star Asamoah Gyan assures fans
Legon Cities star Asamoah Gyan is confident he will start finding the back of the net to help the Ghana Premier League club achieve their target for the season. The 35-year-old striker made his debut for Legon this past weekend following his big-money move in October. Gyan came on in their goalless …
Read More »READ: Student demands refund of school fees after Mahama’s Free SHS claim
A letter from a student to his former headmaster seeking a refund of his fees paid while in school during erstwhile John Mahama administration has been sighted on social media. This follows a claim by the ex-president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the much-lauded free SHS policy …
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Read More »2020 CALBank Open Golf Championship Ends In Grand style
The 2020 Calbank Open Golf Championship finally kicked off Saturday 28th November 2020 at the Achimota Golf Course, in all One hundred and fifty-two golfers across the country graced the event. The Tournament started with a ceremonial Tee off by the Managing Director of CalBank, Mr Philip Owiredu, Mr …
Read More »Ex-Fulham, Portsmouth and Senegal midfielder Diop dies at aged 42
Former Senegal international Papa Bouba Diop has passed away following a long illness at the age of 42. Diop was part of the Teranga Lions side that stunned reigning world champions France 1-0 in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, scoring the only goal of the game to …
Read More »Asante Kotoko, FC Nouadhibou share spoils
Kumasi Asante Kotoko recorded their third draw of the season when they played FC Nouadhibou in the 2020 CAF Champions League at the Cheikha Boidiya stadium in Mauritania on Sunday, November 29. Maxwell Konadu made few changes to the side that drew against Berekum Chelsea at the Golden City a …
Read More »UEW Kumasi, Mampong campuses change name
The College of Technology Education in Kumasi (COLTEK) and the College of Agriculture in Mampong – Ashanti (CAGRIC) which have been carved from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to form a new university has its own Governing Council now. The University is now known as the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training …
Read More »FC Nouadhibou vs Asante Kotoko: Porcupine Warriors begin African adventure in Mauritania
Asante Kotoko will begin the CAF Champions League adventure this afternoon (Sunday) when they face FC Nouadhibou in Mauritania. The game is the first of a two-legged affair with the winner advancing from the preliminary stage of qualifiers to the next round. For Asante Kotoko, this is their sternest test yet so …
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