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Asante Kotoko Players Agree 40% Pay Cut

Asante Kotoko players and technical staff have agreed to take a 40% pay cut to support the club in the wake of the coronavirus crises. The decision to cut down salaries was unanimously agreed during a meeting among the players, the technical staff and the management following fruitful deliberations. The …

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GFA shortlists six candidates for Technical Director job

The Ghana Football Association says it has shortlisted six candidates for interview for the vacant Technical Director position. The six candidates, made up of three Ghanaians and three expatriates are currently undergoing interviews, through video conferencing, with a select committee of the GFA. The Technical Director position became vacant this …

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COVID-19 cases in Ghana jump to 1042

COVID-19 cases in Ghana have jumped to 1042, President Akufo-Addo has announced. Addressing the nation on Sunday, the President said the increase in numbers is as a result of 68, 591 tests conducted. According to the President, nine people have died from the disease while 99 people have recovered and …

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FDA Has Not Approved COA FS As Cure For COVID-19

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has not approved the food supplement, ‘COA FS’ by the COA Herbal Centre, as a cure for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and called on all to disregard the information. Mr James Lartey, the Director of Communications of the FDA, in an …

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I’m not retiring – Asamoah Gyan to critics

Contrary to suggestions that his retirement is long overdue, Asamoah Gyan believes he still got some football left in him. Gyan, Ghana’s record goal scorer has been implored several times by Ghanaians and soccer lovers who believe retirement is the best way to protect his enviable legacy. The stripping of …

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Mansoman SHS hosts Covid-19 Isolation Centre

Health authorities at the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region have set up a Covid-19 isolation centre at the Mansoman Senior High School. Authorities say it is a proactive decision to prevent any surprises in the district’s preparedness in the fight against the pandemic. Some health facilities have also …

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Why Meningitis has killed 40 up north

About four hundred (400) people have been infected with a new strain of meningitis in the northern part of Ghana. 40 out of the 400 has been reported dead.  meningitis is explained as an infection that affects the delicate membranes — called meninges — that cover the brain and spinal cord. You or …

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The 198 new coronavirus cases aren’t new infections – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the 198 new Coronavirus cases announced Saturday are not new infections. It explained that the record 198 new cases, which have seen the country’s case count jump from 641 to 834, are from a backlog of samples currently at the various laboratory testing centres. “The general …

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Former Ghana star Joe Dakota buried in the US

Former Ghana and Hearts of Oak star Jonathan Ankrah ‘Joe Dakota’ who died in Maryland has been buried in the USA on Friday, 17th April, 2020. The former Hearts of Oak player, died in USA on Thursday April 9, 2020 after battling a short illness. Dakota who was in his …

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Dr. Kwame Kyei confirms readiness to pay $240k to avoid FIFA ban

Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko, Dr. Kwame Kyei has expressed his readiness to pay $240,000 to Tunisian Club Esperance in order to avoid the FIFA ban. The world football governing body issued an ultimatum to the Ghana Premier League side to pay the said amount by May 10 after breaching an agreement …

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How Kotoko could land Ghana a FIFA ban

The Ghana Football Association has been drawn into the five-year-old player transfer tussle between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Tunisian giants Esperance. FIFA on April 9 announced its final judgment on Kotoko’s wrongful signing of striker Emmanuel Clottey, imposing a $240,000 fine on the club. Media reports on the verdict suggested …

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Dr. Okoe-Boye approved as Deputy Health Minister

Parliament has approved the nomination of Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye for the position of a Deputy Minister of Health. The approval comes follows recommendations by Parliament’s Appointments Committee by consensus after he appeared before it on Wednesday, 15th April 2020. Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joe Osei Owusu, read the committee’s …

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We will investigate attacks on Africans – Chinese Ambassador

Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang has said that the government of China will intiate investigations into the alleged attacks on Africans in China. Many videos flooded social media to confirm the reports. Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chinese Ambassador on the situation and the Chinese ambassador …

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Alhaji Grusah denies scuppering Shilla Illiasu’s move to Arsenal

King Faisal owner Alhaji Abdul Karim Grusah has denied thwarting Shilla Illiasu’s move to English Premier League side Arsenal. After starring at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, Illiasu was linked with the Gunners and impressed on trial. But the centre back claimed, Grusah’s decision to write to …

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Martins, Gyan and the greatest Africans to play in China

#10 Christopher Katongo Something of an unlikely winner for the BBC African Player of the Year award in 2012, Katongo won over the public with his inspirational showings for Zambia as the Chipolopolo pulled off an astonishing, emotional victory at the Cup of Nations. The attacker, who has had something …

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Ghana League money is for ‘hand to mouth’ – Shilla Illiasu

Former Asante Kotoko central defender Shilla Illiasu Alhassan says the Ghana Premier League is not financially rewarding hence players should always work hard to secure moves abroad. Shilla Illiasu joined the Porcupine Warriors from city rivals King Faisal in 2005 and played for a year before moving to Russian league …

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Six coronavirus bodies left in morgues over lack of PPEs

Environment Health Officials at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly have raised concerns over six Covid-19 bodies that have been left unattended to at various morgue dues to the lack of training and PPEs to handle the bodies. According to them, bodies of infectious diseases are meant to be buried within 72-hours …

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Falsified Chloroquine products circulating in Africa – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has received a notification through the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Surveillance and Monitoring System for substandard and falsified chloroquine in the WHO region of Africa. These chloroquine products with different presentations are confirmed as falsified on the basis that they deliberately or fraudulently …

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