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The legend of Hearts of Oak’s ‘Fearsome Five’

If you started following Ghana football the last two decades or less, you probably might have heard about the imperious 64 Battalions of Hearts of Oak led by the legendary Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio. That team which had the likes of Emmanuel Osei Kuffour, Ishmael Addo, Charles Taylor, Bernard Don …

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Michael Essien Gets Coaching Job

Former Ghana and Chelsea star Michael Essien has been appointed a Player-Coach at Danish top flight club FC Nordsjælland for the 2020/2021 season. In a statement, Nordsjælland said Essien will assist Head Coach Flemming Pedersen and participate in training sessions. Essien who has also spent time at Chelsea as part …

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Asante Kotoko Confirm Champions League Participation

Asante Kotoko SC have confirmed their participation in the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League competition. The confirmation is on the back of a letter sent to the club to confirm their engagement in next season’s CAF inter Club competition. Kotoko’s confirmation was contained in a letter dated September 07, 2020, signed …

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NDC will increase student loans by 100% – Edem Agbana

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Deputy National Youth Organiser, Edem Agbana says his party is going to increase the Student Loan Trust Fund by 100% and reintroduce the Student Loan Trust Fund Plus. Speaking on Joy News’ Joint Caucus, Agbana stated that this has become necessary because his party in …

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Nine players set to leave Aduana Stars

Two time Ghana Premier League Champions Aduana Stars FC are going to lose nine of their first team members in the on going transfer window. Negotiations to extend new contract with the nine players have not yielded any positive results, as the players are set to leave the club as …

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Isaac Dogboe jabs Emmanuel Tagoe in his latest tweet

Ghana’s former WBO Super Bantamweight Champion, Isaac Dogboe, has taken a swipe at compatriot, Emmanuel Tagoe, who is also a former IBO Lightweight Champion in a tweet on Thursday, boxingafrica.com has discovered. The two Ghanaian boxing icons started dissing each other far back in 2018. Dogboe was preparing to fight Mexico’s …

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UTAG threatens strike over unpaid book, research allowance

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has said it will advise its members against performing their core duties if the government fails to pay their Book and Research Allowance (BRA) by Monday, 14 September 2020. This follows what the association describes as the “countless attempts” to see the authorities …

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Galamsey fraud: I have no regrets – Charles Bissu

Presidential Staffer Charles Bissue says he has no regrets for the job he did for the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal mining despite the corruption claims against him by journalist Anas Aremeway Anas. Speaking on the Hotseat on Starr FM, Mr Bissue who was secretary to the Inter-ministerial Committee said he …

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I’m the best Ghanaian goalkeeper of all-time – Richard Kingson

Former goalkeeper of the Black Stars, Richard Kingston has rated himself as the best ever goalie to have come from this country. The country has over the years produced quality goalkeepers like Robert Mensah, Joe Carr, Dodoo Ankrah, Edward Ansah, Sammy Adjei and others who subsequently competed to the highest …

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Teacher licensure exam postponed to October 1

The Ghana National Teaching Council has announced the postponement of the Ghana teacher licensure examination (GTLE) scheduled to take place on Thursday, 24 and Friday, 25 September. The new dates for the exam are now October 1 and 2, 2020. A statement issued by the National Teaching Council and signed …

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AFCON 2021 Beach Soccer Tournament To Be Hosted By Senegal – CAF

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), after an executive meeting on September 10th, has come out to declare that the Beach Soccer African Cup of Nation’s finals would be held in Dakar-Senegal.    The finalists would represent Africa at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup “Russia 2021”.   Senegal are …

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Kotoko’s Dr Kwame Kyei and Nana Yaw Amponsah to resign – reports

The euphoria surrounding the appointment of a new Board and the Chief Executive Officer for Asante Kotoko may just burst into flames with reports that there is raging conflict in the camp of the Porcupine Warriors. An unimpeachable source has told Ghanaweb that the CEO, Nana Yaw Amponsah has considered resigning and …

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6 Ghanaian players to feature in the EPL next season

It is an immense feeling of pride as six Ghanaians seek to undertake another adventure in the English Premier League. For varying reasons, they will all not get an enormous number of minutes under their belt, but it is certainly a good feeling. There are some names that are already …

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CEO of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital tests positive for COVID-19

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Oheneba-Owusu Danso has been admitted at a special ward of the hospital after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. Although there has been no official communication about his condition, a source at the hospital said Dr. Owusu-Danso is coping. The …

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Fresh SHS graduate killed in robbery attack

A fresh graduate of Yendi Senior High School (SHS), Rahman Abdul Basit, has been killed in a robbery-attack-caused accident at Mpaha in the Central Gonja district.   Young Basit, who was heading home after successfully completing his West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, was a victim of an accident which …

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VIDEO: Manchester City loan out Ghana’s Yeboah Amankwah to Rochdale

English Premier League giants, Manchester City, have loaned out Ghanaian teenager, Yeboah Amakwah, to English League One side, Rochdale A.F.C., on a season-long. The services of the 19-year-old English-born center-back has been secured by the English lower-tier club this summer to give the team a squad boost for the 2020/2021 …

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Yaw Dabo establishes Football academy

Kumawood actor, Yaw Dabo, has set up a soccer academy in Kumasi to nurture football talents among the youth. He told Nana Romeo on Accra100.5FM’s ‘Entertainment Capital’ on September 5, 2020, that the establishment of a soccer academy stems from his strong passion for football. He also said it is …

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WATCH VIDEO| Akufo-Addo displays wild football skills

President Nana Akufo-Addo has displayed his football skills to prove he is equally a great player just as he is a great fan. His wild skills came to play during the commissioning of an astroturf project at the University of Professional Studies, Accra on Friday. The event saw the General …

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