In the summer of 2016, Andre Ayew held the West Ham United shirt after completing his move from Swansea City and was expected to be a hit as he was for the Swans in the Premier League. That however did not come to pass and the fans still recall his …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Otumfuo is the only person who can bring me back to Asante Kotoko – Herbert Mensah
Former Asante Kotoko Board Chairman Herbert Mensah has said that only owner, Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II can bring him back to the club. According to Mr Mensah, who now holds position as President of Ghana Rugby, he considers himself very lucky to have served as Kotoko’s board chairman. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »I never said Kwasi Appiah should have known better – Henry Asante Twum
Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has quashed reports saying he chided Blacks Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah saying he was supposed to know better after the former Black stars gaffer was angrily demanding for his unpaid salary arrears. “The GFA does not pay the coach …
Read More »Moscow-based duo Lokomotiv and Spartak enquire about Bernard Mensah’s selling price
Lokomotiv Moscow and Spartak Moscow have asked Kayserispor about the selling price for midfielder Bernard Mensah. The Russian Premier League duo are scheduled to meet the Turkish Super Lig side again before the conclusion of the season. They join Greek Super League side PAOK Thessaloniki who have budgeted to spend …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Former GFA big shots still demanding over GHC7.5 million from GFA
Three former big shots of the Ghana Football Association who dragged the association to court in 2014 are still battling the Association in their quest for the GFA to pay them in excess of over one million dollars (US$1,350,000.00) as agency fee for what they claim to be their role …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Ghana Football will need God’s intervention to survive after coronavirus – Paa Kwesi Fabin
Head coach of Aduana Stars, Paa Kwesi Fabin says Ghana football will need the supreme intervention of God to survive following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Ghana Premier League clubs have been left without any football activities following the indefinite suspension of football by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) …
Read More »I enjoyed working with Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah – Stephen Appiah
Ghana legend Stephen Appiah says he enjoyed a great working relationship with Kwasi Appiah when he was part of the former Black Stars coach’s technical team. The former Black Stars captain was part of Kwasi Appiah’s technical team along with Ibrahim Tanko, Maxwell Konadu and Richard Kingson. Stephen was the …
Read More »GFA President names his two favorite Ghanaian footballers of all-time
President of Ghana Football Association, Kurt E.S. Okraku has named Asamoah Gyan and Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew as his two favourite Ghanaian footballers of all-time. The FA chief refused to weigh in on the ongoing debate about Ghana’s best XI in history but insists Gyan and Abedi are the two players who have captured …
Read More »[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, …
Read More »COVID-19: Savannah region records first cases as total jumps to 6,683
The Savannah region is the latest to record a new case of COVID-19 in the latest update provided by the Ghana Health Service through its website. This brings the number of regions with recorded cases to 14 out of sixteen with the Bono East and Ahafo Regions yet to join …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Stephen Appiah ready for managerial role at Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak legend Stephen Appiah has expressed his readiness to accept a managerial role at his former club when the opportunity comes. Appiah who featured for the Phobians in 1995 has revealed he is ready to take up a managerial role at the club should he be offered a …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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