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Kurt Okraku advises Thomas Partey on imminent transfer from Atletico Madrid

Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku has asked Ghanaian International Thomas Teye Partey to make some tough decisions before making any move so he doesn’t regret later. Partey is believed to be Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta’s number one target as he prioritizes signing a new defensive midfielder ahead of 2020/21 season. He has made 36 …

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EPL to resume on June 17

The Premier League season is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, the BBC has learned. The matches are the two games in hand. A full fixture list would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June. Clubs are …

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Ghana records 186 new COVID-19 cases

Ghana has 186 new COVID-19 cases to put the current confirmed case count to 7,303, the Ghana Health Service has announced. On the official website of Ghana Health Service, 2,412 persons who tested positive for COVID-19earlier have also recovered. This implies that as of the last update, 95 more persons …

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Appointments to new GFA refereeing structure

Executive Council member, Frederick Acheampong leads a list of officials who have been appointed to serve on various panels in the new refereeing structure of the federation. The CAF Match Coordinator has been appointed to chair the newly created Referees Assessors and Classification Panel. He will be joined by retired …

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Retired referee Alex Kotey appointed as Referees Manager

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed retired referee Alexander Kotey as the Referees Manager of the Association. A statement from the GFA on Tuesday said, Mr. Kotey came tops following a rigorous recruitment process by the Association. The statement said, the appointment of the Referees Manager by the General …

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Manhyia set to announce new Asante Kotoko Board of Directors

The Manhyia Palace is reportedly set to announce the new Asante Kotoko Board of Directors in the coming days. The Porcupine Warriors are currently undergoing restructuring at all departments of the club ahead of the league resumption. According to Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM, the owner of the club Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will name the …

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I’m not a nympho – KP Boateng’s wife

Kevin-Prince Boateng’s stunning wife admitted that she regrets opening up about their sex life after claiming it was the reason why the ex-Tottenham player was always injured. Melissa Satta-Boateng, 34, stunned fans in 2012 when she insisted that her husband was sidelined due to them having “sex seven to ten …

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Former Serbian footballer, Miljan Mrdakovic, 38, commits suicide

Former Serbian footballer, Miljan Mrdakovic has died at the age of 38 after reportedly shooting himself in the head after struggling with depression and anxiety.   Local media report that the retired Partizan Belgrade, Anderlecht, and Gent striker took his own life in his rented Belgrade apartment over the weekend …

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Allow CK Akonnor to do his work – Asamoah Gyan

Ghana’s striker Asamoah Gyan has called on Ghanaians particularly the Ghana Football Association to allow head coach of the Black Stars Charles Kwabla Akonnor to do his work. His comment comes after Palmer, a former management member of the Black Stars accused top GFA officials for playing part in the …

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Re-Open Final Year Students – Dr.Agyenim Boateng pleads Prez Akufo Addo

The outspoken communication team member of the ruling party, NPP, in the central region, Dr Nana Yaw Agyenim-Boateng, is begging the government to consider reopening schools for only final year students in junior,senior high schools and universities. Dr Agyenim-Boateng believes these students should be government’s immediate focus when the ban …

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AngloGold confirms 164 coronavirus cases

The Gauteng Department of Health on Sunday confirmed that 53 employees at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in the Merafong district have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the latest update on the company’s website, the number of positive cases has now been confirmed as 164, of which the vast majority are …

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COVID-19: PTA Council cautions gov’t against reopening schools

The National Council for Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has appealed to government to further delay the reopening of schools in the country in the wake of COVID-19. According to the Council, there is no scientific and fact-based basis to believe that coronavirus spread in Ghana is reducing hence the need to …

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Ghana’s Health Minister gets WHO appointment

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been elected to serve on the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO). He is among the 34-member executive board who will serve a three-year term for the organisation. The Ministry of Health shared the good on its Facebook page. It said the main …

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[Video] Pastor ‘heals’ coronavirus patient

Founder of the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin has reportedly healed a coronavirus (COVID-19) patient. On 22nd May, 2020, in one of such interactive online services tagged “Dreams, Interpretations and Solutions, DIS”, which has since gone viral, Prophet Jeremiah received a video call from a middle-aged Californian woman, …

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UCC, UEW lead in fake certificates by public sector employees – Audit Service

The University of Cape Coast(UCC) and the University of Education Winneba (UEW) confirmed the highest number of fake and unverified certificates by public sector employees, MyNewsGh.com reports According to the Ghana Audit Service Payroll Report, the University of Cape Coast confirmed 45 certificates as fake submitted by public sector workers for employment, …

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Stephen Appiah waxes lyrical over ‘leader’ Andre Ayew

Former Ghana international Stephen Appiah has lavished plaudits on Black Stars captain Andre Ayew over his leadership qualities. Ayew, who plies his trade with Welsh outfit Swansea City, led the Black Satellites to clinch the 2009 U-20 FIFA World Cup. The former Olympique Marseille attacker was named the substantive captain …

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GFA meets government coronavirus team

A Ghana Football Association delegation on Thursday, May 21, 2020 joined other federations to engage the Government COVID-19 team at the Accra Sports Stadium. The meeting was also attended by the leadership of the National Sports Authority. Presidents of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Ghana Golf Association and the Ghana Boxing …

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Coronavirus: Students share their thoughts about reopening of schools

Some Senior High School students across the country have expressed their feelings, thoughts and concerns about reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic. Teacher unions, parents, and other stakeholders in education have sparked conversations in recent times, about the reopening of schools during the pandemic. According to these bodies, it …

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Former PSG academy player Diakiese dies aged 24

Former Paris Saint-Germain academy defender Jordan Diakiese has died at the age of just 24. The right-back played alongside the likes of Presnel Kimpembe and Kingsley Coman during his time as part of the youth structure at the Ligue 1 club before leaving in 2015. After moving to Switzerland to …

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GFA honours promise to Black Stars ‘B’

The Ghana Football Association has fulfilled its pledge of $25,000 to the players and technical team members of the Black Stars ‘B’ team that participated in the 2019 WAFU tournament in Senegal. After placing second in the tournament, the then Normalisation Committee of the GFA promised to pay the team …

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