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 …
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 …
Read More »Former Kotoko star John Kuffuor granted bail after savage attack on lover’s nipple
Former Asante Kotoko defender John Kuffuor has been granted a GHC 50,000 bail by a District Court in Ghana after a savage attack on his former girlfriend. The former Heart of Lions defender is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery after bitten off the nipple of his former …
Read More »I do the hard work in games – Asamoah Gyan responds to Renard’s ‘lazy player’ tag
Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan has explained he prefers to put in the hard work on the pitch as he responded to claims of being lazy in training. Two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner Herve Renard recently labelled the striker a ‘lazy player’, particularly during practice sessions, which is the reason …
Read More »Ghana U-20 defender Nathaniel Adjei signs new deal with UK football agency Base
Black Satellites (U-20) center back Nathaniel Adjei has signed a new deal with UK firm, Base Soccer Agency to represent and manage his football career. The Danbort FC defender, who plays in the Ghana Division one League, chose to sign on with the United Kingdom-based football agency to secure a …
Read More »Kotoko settle on 30% pay cut for players – CEO
Asante Kotoko’s Chief Executive Officer George Amoako has revealed the financial strain Covid-19 has had on Ghanaian clubs, mainly on his club. Football came to a halt in Ghana in mid-March in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and clubs have had a hard time to manage affairs financially. George …
Read More »Kwasi Appiah is not the only person owed by GFA – Kurt Okraku
Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku has revealed that coach James Kwasi Appiah is not the only person who has salaries arrears with this the association and for that matter the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Coach Kwasi Appiah has been in the news for the past weeks demanding his unpaid salaries which he …
Read More »Teachers should be ready to forgo 50% of their salary if they want to stay home – Prof. Adei
Professor Emeritus, Stephen Adei says teachers must be ready to forgo 50% of their salaries if they want to continue staying at home. The outbreak of Covid-19 in Ghana has resulted in the closure of schools to curb the spread of the disease and teachers have been at home since March. Speaking …
Read More »‘Asamoah Gyan, Abedi Pele best I’ve seen play’ – GFA president Kurt Okraku
The President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt E.S. Okraku has named Asamoah Gyan and Abedi Pele as the two most distinguished players he saw play in the national team colors. Asamoah Gyan is Ghana’s all time top scorer with 51 goals having represented the Black Stars since 2003. He …
Read More »Check out which GFA Exco members voted to fire Kwasi Appiah
Kurt Okraku, the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has justified why Coach Kwesi Appiah was shown the exit. Appiah, 60, and a former captain for the national exited as Ghana head coach on December 31 following the expiration of his contract. Reports emerged that Mr Okraku had personal scores to …
Read More »We never said we were reopening schools – Oppong Nkrumah
Government says that reports circulating that it will soon reopen schools across the country are untrue. Government says it is instead engaged in consultation on when and how to reopen schools. Speaking at the Information Ministry’s press briefing Thursday, Minister for Information, Kojo Opong Nkrumah said “with the greatest of respects it is not …
Read More »Ghana has not received Madagascar’s Covid-19 ‘cure’ – Oppong-Nkrumah
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has debunked claims that Ghana has received samples of Madagascar’s COVID Organics, a herbal medicine alleged to be a cure for Covid-19. Rather, he explained that they have reached out to Madagascar’s government on their supposed cure and the drug will be tested for its efficacy. …
Read More »The football journey of a young Ghanaian: Gladson Awako tells his story
I started playing football at a very early age. My godfather was the late Smart Agyare (may he rest in peace) manager of my first juvenile soccer team. I was watching my peers play soccer around the community especially during school vacations from the early morning till somewhere late in …
Read More »Govt not opening schools soon, we’re just in consultations – Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has explained government is in consultation with stakeholders on the possible opening up of schools should all the restrictions be lifted. According him, the notion government was going to soon open up schools is wrong and misrepresented. He pleaded with the citizenry to exert patience and await …
Read More »I have built a house with my Kotoko salaries – Wahab Adams
Ghanaian clubs have been accused of mostly ripping players of with the meager salaries they pay to players. But it appears with Asante Kotoko the situation is different as players at the club are able to earn enough to even put up properties without traveling. Wahab Adams joined Asante Kotoko …
Read More »Sections Of Pre-Tertiary Educational Bill Deleted
The Education Ministry has deleted sections of the Pre-Tertiary Education Bill. The deleted sections have to do with the decentralization of the education service. A statement from the Ghana Education Service said the decision was taken after a meeting with the various unions within the education sector. The letter signed …
Read More »GFA judicial bodies, other c’ttees to hold meetings online
The Ghana Football Association’s judicial and other key committees will begin meeting online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With all competitions indefinitely suspended and the GFA Secretariat still closed to the general public, some Standing and Ad Hoc Committees have been unable to hold regular meetings. The association …
Read More »‘Don’t Rush In Re-opening Schools’- Headmaster to Gov’t
Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academic, Apostle Safo School of Arts and Sciences at Awoshie Last Stop, Accra, Hughes Lartey, has cautioned the government against the re-opening of schools in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In his firm estimation, school children, especially those in the lower primary, …
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