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Asante Kotoko announces partnership with VEO

Ghana Premier League giants, Asante Kotoko has announced a partnership deal with VEO, the cutting edge automatic camera for football. The partnership means VEO will secure super high-quality footage of Kotoko’s academy and first team. Asante Kotoko will also have a 100 euro discount to give all nearby clubs and football companies in …

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Ghana School of Law to introduce triple track system

The Management of the Ghana School of Law has stated that the institution is considering introducing a triple track system to manage the large number of students who have passed the entrance exams. This follows the publication by the Independent Examination Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) of 1045 …

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GES Automatically Employs Teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has automatically employed all teachers from the Colleges of Education who have passed their Licensure and done with their National Service. According to the Ministry of Education’s Public Relations unit in a statement made available to DGN Online, even teachers who had trailed due to several …

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Fongo JHS in dire need of water

Fongo Junior High School (JHS) in the Wa Municipality is in dire need of water to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Issah Nanjo Sahid, Head Teacher of the school currently buys water from water tankers out of his pocket to fill hand washing containers placed in the school for handwashing among …

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UG, GIJ given 14 days to reverse fee increment

A group identified as Concerned Tertiary Students of GIJ (CTSG) has given the management of two tertiary institutions – University of Ghana (UG) and Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), a 14-day ultimatum to reverse a decision they took to increase school fees for the 2020/2021 academic year. According to a …

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Kwesi Nyantakyi’s life ban reduced to 12 years

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced Kwesi Nyantakyi’s life ban to 12 years, according to Nhyria FM Sports. The ban has been reduced following a successful appeal by the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss. FIFA banned Nyantakyi for life for breaking bribery and corruption rules in 2018. …

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Atletico Madrid furious with Arsenal over Partey deal

Reports in the English press indicate that Atletico Madrid are furious with Arsenal over how they handled the Thomas Partey deal. According to reports, the Spanish club is incensed over how Arsenal sidelined them in securing the signature of the Ghanaian midfielder. As per La Liga rules, all Arsenal had …

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Ghana’s Thomas Partey handed No 18 shirt at Arsenal

Ghana international Thomas Partey has been given the No. 18 jersey at English club Arsenal. Partey joined the Gunners after his £45 million release clause was triggered by the Gunners on transfer deadline day. Partey had been with Atletico since 2012, making 188 appearances, in which time he won both …

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GFA appoints Bernhard Lippert as technical director

FIFA Coaching Instructor, Bernhard Lippert has been appointed as Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association for a period of two years. The 58-year-old German trainer is a FIFA expert in instructing and training coaches and coach trainers. Until this appointment, Lippert was Technical Director of the Associations of Football …

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Atletico Madrid confident Thomas Partey will stay at the club

Ghana and Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey is likely to remain at the Wanda Metropolitan for the 2020/21 season unless his release clause is triggered by an interested party before the summer transfer window closes later today. The 26-year-old had been linked with a move away from the Spanish club with Arsenal …

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Asamoah Gyan only had informal talks with Kotoko – Samuel Anim Addo

Samuel Anim Addo the Manager of Asamoah “Babyjet” Gyan has revealed that the reports in the media about Kotoko signing Asamoah Gyan is wrong and the stories are creating problems for the player. Speaking on Kessben Sports saturday’s edition the Gyan’s manager Anim Addo said the Asamoah Gyan entourage only had informal discussions with …

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School Reopening: Parents commend government, call for e-learning

Some parents have commended Government for successfully opening schools in the country gradually amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some parents said, they were happy their 2nd-year children in Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools were having their turn from Monday, October 5th saying they have been home for too long …

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Ghana midfielder Kwame Bonsu tests positive for Covid-19

Ghana midfielder, Kwame Bonsu has tested positive for COVID-19. The former Asante Kotoko midfielder took the test on Thursday and the results came out as positive on Friday. Bonsu showed no symptoms as in asymptomatic and is already in self-isolation. A statement by club confirmed that the midfielder is currently …

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Karela United beat Ghana U-17 team in a friendly

Ghana Premier League side, Karela United, have beaten the Ghana U-17 team by one goal to nil at the Ghanaman Soccer Center of Excellence Astroturf on Saturday morning. Coach Ben Fokuo’s side started camping for the upcoming WAFU U-17 tournament weeks ago and will use the game to assess the …

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Bawumia challenges NDC on ‘player pay’ promise

Vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged NDC’s pledge of paying footballers who are playing in the Ghana Premier League the sum of one thousand five hundred cedis (GH¢1,500) each as monthly allowance. Team proprietors in the country toil to settle with players at the back of the month with …

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Asante Kotoko reveal transfer plans for Asamoah Gyan

Asante Kotoko communications director Moses Antwi Benefo has revealed the club have made Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan a firm target ahead of the 2020-21 Premier League (GPL) season. Gyan, in the twilight of his career, has been linked to the Kumasi-based side, the reports heavily fuelled by the 34-year-old’s open …

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Top 5 highest-paid Black Stars coaches since 2000

Recent comments from former Vice-Chairman of the Ghana Football Association, Joseph Ade Coker and the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Obiri Boahen about the $25000 monthly salary of Black Stars coach, Charles Akonnor has heightened the interests of Ghanaians about the salaries of national team coaches. The two politicians believe that …

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