The government says it will foot the entire medical and funeral expenses of eight young footballers who died in a fatal road accident last Saturday at Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The accident involved players and officials of Colt’s Football Club, Vision Academy who were traveling back to Offinso after …

Former Liberty Professionals attacker Latif Attah Blessing featured for Los Angeles FC in their gargantuan win against Vancouver FC in the major league soccer.     Lafit Blessing lasted in the entire 90 minutes of game which his side Los Angeles FC thrashed Vancouver FC by 6 goals to nil …

Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones was called an “exceptional talent” by boss Jurgen Klopp after his double in a 7-2 Carabao Cup win over Lincoln. “We will have some fun with him I am pretty sure in the future,” said Klopp of the 19-year-old after his side set up a fourth-round …

Former Black Stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah, has opened up on how he got his girlfriend who is now his wife Angela Appiah during his playing days at Asante Kotoko. James Kwasi Appiah, who played for Asante Kotoko from 1983 to 1993 has been married to Angela for the past ten years and they have three …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is advocating for a “one laptop and one modem per teacher” policy to support teachers in enhancing the learning experience of students within the COVID-19 period. Interacting with teachers at it 2020 stakeholders forum, President of GNAT, Mrs Philippa Larson noted that teachers …

The 2020-2021 season of Ghana’s top-flight is scheduled to start on November 13, 2020. This follows the decision of the government of Ghana to give the green light for the resumption of contact sports on October 30, 2020. Football has been halted for over six months in Ghana since the …

Ghana will take on Mali and Equatorial Guinea in two separate friendly games in Antalya, Turkey. The Black Stars will play Mali on Friday, October 9, before taking on Equatorial Guinea on Monday, October 12, 2020. They will play both games behind closed doors and under strict COVID-19 protocols. The …

The Diaspora and International Relations Manageress for the Kumasi based Asante Kotoko, Miss Dentaa Amoateng has promised to lift club, once a dominant force in African club football back to where they belong. According to Miss Dentaa Amoateng, the Porcupine Warriors have a great potential to become Africa’s lighthouse in relation to club …

Commercial Manager of Asante Kotoko, Eric Amoako Twum has revealed that the club will soon sign a partnership deal with StarTimes to be able to stream kotoko games to the outside world. He made this revelation during a live studio interview with OTEC FM’S Royal sports. “Streaming live games in …

The MD of CalBank Mr. Philip Owiredu has re-affirmed the commitment of CalBank to continue with their long standing relationship in the development and promotion of Ghana Beach Soccer.   Mr Owiredu and senior CalBank officials met with the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as well as the …

Media reports suggest that Ghana Premier League giants, Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Asante Kotoko SC, have scrubbed the enticement fees they pay to newcomers or players who extend their contract. The two big clubs, according to the reports, will use the enticement fee to restructure the salaries of the players who leave …

The Ministry of Youth and Sports is set to cut the salary of Black Stars coach, C.K Akonnor. “….we cannot give him a full salary in the COVID-19 era,” Asiamah told Asempa FM Tuesday. He said the ministry is “waiting for a response from the FA.” The Football Association, he …

Striking nurses and midwives are to resume work tomorrow Thursday, September 24 after their leadership was served with a court injunction against their industrial action. This was announced by the National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo at a press briefing Wednesday. The injunction was …

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, TUTAG, has warned that, government would face their wrath in the coming days if it refuses to address their concern on the subject of conditions of service. The last time TUTAG’s conditions of service was reviewed was in 2006, according to the union. …

Italian authorities are investigating alleged “irregularities” in Uruguayan footballer Luis Suarez’s Italian citizenship test. The Barcelona striker took the exam last week as part of a possible move to Italian club Juventus. But the Perugia prosecutor’s office and the financial police say they are looking into how the test took …

Barcelona have agreed to let striker Luis Suarez join La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid. Suarez is not wanted at Barca and the Catalans were happy to release him for free, providing he did not join certain other top clubs. The Uruguayan agreed terms on a reduced salary with Atletico after …

Former Turkish international, now commentator, Rıdvan Dilmen, has claimed Ghana midfielder, Bernard Mensah, does not have the quality required to play for Superliga giants, Besiktas. The Black Stars midfielder joined the Black Eagles this summer on a season-long loan from Kayserispor in a deal that could be made permanent at …

The Telegraph and Guardian lead on news of a potential rescue package for sports clubs, with the government in talks with the Premier League over potential support for lower-league sides.   FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW FOR THE FULL REACTIONS https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/54261519   Source: BBC.COM

Head coach of the Ghana national football team, CK Akonnor, has been told he must take a pay-cut before his salary is paid. According to the Minister of Youth and Sports, the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has forced his office to insist on the salary slash from the former …

A total of 10,000 hospital beds are to be distributed to all public health facilities across the country beginning this week under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP). This according to President Akufo-Addo is aimed at reducing the “no bed syndrome” in the country’s public health space. Speaking at …

Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah,The minister for youth and sports and also the member of parliament of atwima mponua Constituency will be hosted on UTV a subsidiary of Despite Media by award winning journalist David Ofori Osafo also known as Bongo Depharaa.   Hon. Asiamah’s achievements as the sector Minister for …

GFA President, Kurt Okraku has stated that all safety measures would be taken to ensure the safety and welfare of footballers, officials, media and spectators before the resumption of the game at the end of October.   A full timetable and schedule for 2020/21 GPL season would also be released …

The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has pledged GHS5,000 to the Offinso accident victims. Mr Amponsah made the announcement on Tuesday, 22 September 2020, at the maiden press conference on his new management. The accident, involving about 34 young footballers of Africa Vision …

An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted service to halt its ongoing strike action. This comes on the back of an initial interlocutory injunction secured by the National Labour Commission on Friday to …

Former Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey regrets playing for Ghana, Odartey Lamptey, a former Ghana forward has disclosed. Odartey Lamptey claims that Kwarasey rues the day he opted to play for Ghana instead of Norway. He told Ahomka FM that Kwarasey is harbouring pains over the treatment Ghana handed him in his short …

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has expressed his condolences to the victims of last Saturday’s tragic car accident involving some young footballers on the Offinso road. In a letter to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), President of the World football governing body, underlined his support to families of the eight footballers …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has begun the process to recruit 16,500 trained teachers who completed the colleges of education last year. Earlier this year, the GES recruited 1,500 teachers in a special mop-up exercise for trained teachers who completed their studies in the 2017/2018 academic year but could not …

Management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC have terminated the contract of striker Richard Arthur, My News Ghana can confirm. According to reports from the camp of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, the management of the club has not convinced about the player’s contribution and performance at the club since signing on in July 2019. …

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission, Mr Ofosu Asamoah, has warned that striking members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) stand losing their salaries for the month of September as their strike is illegal. Mr Asamoah told Citi News that the GRNMA would be breaking …

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken a decision to donate their monthly allowance for the month of September 2020 to the Offinso accident victims. All the members of the Council collectively decided on Monday, September 21, 2020 to support the victims. This follows an accident …