German manager Jurgen Klopp and his multinational squad of players have been given most of the credit for Liverpool’s Premier League triumph but behind the 19th top flight title has been the astute ownership of a group of American executives. It did not take great imagination to work out …
Read More »SPORTS
Ngcongca leads from the back as Sundowns aim to spoil Kaizer Chiefs’ party
Former Bafana Bafana defender Anele Ngcongca is happy to lead from the back at Mamelodi Sundowns as they plot to upset leaders Kaizer Chiefs and claim their third successive Premier League championship. Ngcongca‚ who is one of the senior players at Chloorkop together with the likes of captain Hlompho …
Read More »GFA gets $1.5 billion COVID-19 relief fund from FIFA
The Ghana Football Association is set to receive $1 million in grants from FIFA after the world football governing body approved a $1.5 billion relief fund to help member associations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The GFA will receive an extra $500,000 to support women’s football. The GFA …
Read More »Ronaldo scores as Juventus beat Lecce
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 23rd goal of the season as Juventus moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A with victory over 10-man Lecce. The visitors had Fabio Lucioni sent off for a foul in the first half before Paulo Dybala struck from outside the box just …
Read More »COVID-19: Eight more dead as death toll hits 103
Eight more Ghanaians infected with the deadly coronavirus disease have died as the death toll hits 103. According to the latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service 361 new cases have been recorded shooting the country’s tally to 15,834. Meanwhile, 11,755 people have recovered from the highly infectious …
Read More »My Black Stars teammate called me a monkey from Berekum – Paintsil reveals
Former Ghana international, John Paintsil has revealed fighting his Black Stars teammate during the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations due to segregation in the team camp. Paintsil sharing accounts of some of the sad moments he had in the team when he first joined said that, he had to …
Read More »Eddie Nketiah fires Arsenal to victory against Southampton
Ghanaian striker Edward Nketiah was on target for Arsenal in their 2-1 win against Southampton on Thursday. The 21-year-old fetched the opener for the Gunners when he intercepted a poor kick from goalkeeper Alex McCarthy in the 20th minute. Joseph Willock sealed the victory for Mikel Arteta’s men with …
Read More »Final year student dies in car crash on way back to school
A motor vehicle accident on the Obogu-Banso road near Juaso in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of a female WASSCE candidate. Esther Nyamekye, 23, a student of Ofoase Senior High Technical School at Juaso, was killed in the accident …
Read More »KNUST appoints first-ever female Vice-Chancellor
The Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has elected Professor Rita Dickson as the new Vice-Chancellor. She becomes the first-ever female to lead the science and technology university after beating three others to it. She takes over from Prof Kwasi Obiri Danso, …
Read More »I want to play for Hearts of Oak again before I retire- Prince Tagoe
Former Black Stars and 1899 Hoffenheim striker Prince Tagoe has said he would love to play for Accra Hearts of Oak again before he finally hangs his boots. Prince Tagoe joined the Phobians on loan from Tudu Mighty Jets in 2005 and went on to become the top scorer of the Ghana Premier League with …
Read More »Carayol regrets not playing for Gambia earlier
International football is a big deal for any footballer, and having rejected the opportunity to play for his country in his teens, Mustapha Carayol now admits he regretted not agreeing to play for Gambia sooner. “I should have played a lot earlier for Gambia in my career, but I was …
Read More »17 nurses, doctors quarantined after woman dies of COVID at Atibie
A woman has died from Coronavirus in Atibie Government Hospital in Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, from Nkawkaw, went to the Atibie Hospital to seek healthcare since most health facilities in Nkawkaw are full following admission of over 100 Coronavirus patients. While on admission, …
Read More »Ex-Chelsea wonderkid Tariq Lamptey equals Harry Kane record
Tariq Lamptey followed in the footsteps of Harry Kane on Tuesday when he made his Brighton & Hove Albion debut in their 0-0 Premier League draw with Leicester City. In featuring against the Seagulls, 19-year-old Lamptey became the first teenager to feature in the Premier League for two separate …
Read More »We are struggling in Congo – Torric Jibril begs Akufo-Addo for repatriation
Former Accra Hearts of Oak S.C midfielder, Torric Jibril is the latest Ghanaian player to share his ordeal on how Ghanaian players are suffering in Congo in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to him, the situation in Congo has worsened due to political unrest in the country and for that …
Read More »Covid-19: Okere District Education Office shuts down indefinitely
The Okere District Education Directorate has been shut down indefinitely after a staff tested Positive for Coronavirus. The office was shut down upon advise by the Ghana Health Service on Wednesday. All staff at the facility including the District Education Director have been asked to the self-quarantine pending …
Read More »Ghana’s COVID-19 case count hits 15,013
The number of coronavirus cases recorded in the country has once again shot up from 14,568 on June 23, 2020, to 15,013 after barely 24 hours. Per the new updates by the Ghana Health Service, the number of recoveries and discharges have also seen a boost as 605 infected persons …
Read More »Construction Of Ahafo Regional NHIS Office Begins – Hon. Bobie
The National Health Insurance Scheme was introduced in Ghana by one of the former presidents of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. John Agyekum Kuffour, who governed Ghana on the ticket of New Patriotic Party (NPP) between the year 2001 to 2008. It was so pathetic that, before the …
Read More »Covid-19: Korle Bu CEO Tests Positive
The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources say the CEO has been out of office for the past 10 days as a result. In his stead, the Medical Director of the Korle …
Read More »GFA, govt to offer support to stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia – Kurt Okraku
The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kurt Okraku, says he is in discussions with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as the Foreign Affairs Ministry to provide every needed assistance to some stranded Ghanaian footballers in Ethiopia. Earlier today, over a dozen Ghanaian footballers, including …
Read More »Education Minister suspected of contracting coronavirus, isolates at UGMC
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is in isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of COVID-19 at the same centre on Monday evening after he returned from his constituency. The …
Read More »Four students of Odorgonno SHS allegedly isolated due to high temperatures
Four students at the Odorgonor Senior High School in Accra have been allegedly isolated because they registered high temperatures on thermometer guns. According to Accra-based Atinka News, this was the observation when its team visited schools in Accra on the first of day reopening on Monday, June 22, 2020. …
Read More »Dennis ‘The Punisher’ Tetteh Ranked Second Best Player In FC Slavia Mozyr’s Win Against Smolevichi
De Ghanaian International Dennis Tetteh has been rated as the second best player in FC Slavia Mozyr’s win over Smolevichi over the weekend Dennis, who scored on his maiden game after returning from injury scored the winner and bagged all the three points for FC Slavia Mozyr. The 23-year-old has …
Read More »[VIDEO]: SHS 3 students stranded in Sekondi
Over 100 final year students of the Sekondi College in the Western region were on Monday evening left stranded for close to three hours at the school’s main gate. The students, most of whom had come from outside the Region, were seen with their personal effects lined up …
Read More »Odogono SHS Student mysteriously missing at Kasoa
A Seventeen year old male student of the Odogono SHS, Master Richmond Gyangbe is reported missing since Sunday June 21 2020 from home. In an exclusive interview with the Father, Mr. Stephen Mensah, a Self-Employed man at Kasoa, he said their Hometown is Edura in Ashanti Region but …
Read More »Stephen Oduro reveals why GFA imposed a year ban on him
Kumasi Asante Kotoko legend, Stephen Oduro known in football circles as ‘Tico Tico’ has revealed why the Ghana Football Association (GFA) imposed a year ban on him during his stint with Real Tamale United in 1999. Following his impressive run of form in the 1999 Ghana Premier League for Real …
Read More »The Free SHS 3 Students May Get Free Results If…… – Boadi William
A proverb to me, “A mind is like an umbrella, only useful when open”. On the 21-06-2020, the President of Ghana addressed the nation and he disclosed that the free SHS 3 students are “Akufo Addo graduates”. He added that he will pay the exam fees for the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo explains sudden jump in Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries
President Nana Akufo-Addo has explained why Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries more than doubled overnight on Saturday, 20 June 2020 by over 5,000. In his 12th address to the nation on Sunday, 21 June 2020, Mr Akufo-Addo said: “Our approach to dealing with the virus, as I have always said, …
Read More »Real Madrid star Ramos becomes top-scoring defender in La Liga history
The centre-back is up to 68 goals in the Primera Division, overhauling Barcelona legend Ronald Koeman Sergio Ramos’ effort to put Real Madrid 1-0 up away to Real Sociedad on Sunday was a historic strike as it pushed the centre-back to the top of La Liga’s all-time scoring charts for defenders. Ramos, who converted from …
Read More »Video Assisted Real: VAR rules to swing La Liga title race in Madrid’s favour
Zinedine Zidane’s side benefitted from a number of marginal calls against Real Sociedad as they recorded the win they needed to go top of La Liga “It will be difficult to win this league. We will do everything we can. But from what I’ve seen in recent weeks, it would …
Read More »Chelsea take control of top-four race as Pulisic kickstarts crucial Villa comeback
Frank Lampard’s side are now five points clear of fifth-place in the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Aston Villa Over the past week, all most Chelsea fans have been talking about are next season and how new £47.5 million ($59m) signing Timo Werner will fit in Stamford Bridge alongside fellow new-boy …
Read More »