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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Alex Kotey and Richard Atifu apply for Ghana FA Referees Manager position
Retired referees Alex Kotey and Richard Atifu have applied for the vacant Ghana Football Association Referees Manager position. The experienced duo put in their applications after the Ghana FA re-posted vacation for the Referees Manager position. This was after an unsuccessful search for a qualified person below the 40-years age …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Mubarak Wakaso reveals why he wept ‘uncontrollably’ after Ghana’s exit from 2019 AFCON
Black Stars midfield dynamo, Mubarak Wakaso has revealed why he couldn’t control his tears following Ghana’s exit from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Ghana, who failed to make it to the final four as usual suffered early elimination in the 32nd edition of Africa’s prestigious tournament losing 5:4 on …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »$240,000 fine causes division in Kotoko, exposes administrative mishaps
A $240,000 fine imposed on Kumasi Asante Kotoko by FIFA has exposed deep cracks and administrative inefficiencies in the club. Kotoko have been ordered to pay the amount to Tunisian club Esperance after they were found guilty of breaching transfer rules in their signing of Emmanuel Clottey five years ago. …
Read More »Listen to Mahama; reduce data charges now – Students to gov’t, telcos
The Coalition of University Students has called on the government to heed calls by the flag bearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, to negotiate with the telcos to reduce the cost of internet data and airtime for students and customers in general in the outbreak …
Read More »‘If you have ten years to play football, sex can reduce it to seven’- Karim Zito warns footballers
Dreams FC coach Abdul Karim Zito has warned footballers over excessive sex, insisting it reduces a player’s career span. According to Zito, sex takes a lot of energy which is not easy to recover in two or three days. “Sex reduces energy and strength, even see how you pant when …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Ex-national team scout David Amoah in critical condition, calls for assistance
Ex-Ghana national U-17 scout, David Kwame Amoah has called on Ghanaians particularly the football loving fans to come to his aid as he battles with Kidney failure at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. Amoah, who was appointed to head Aduana Stars in February could not begin his …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Asante Kotoko to beg the fans to help in paying Fifa fine to avoid relegation
Asante Kotoko management member Nana Kwame Dankwah reveals the club will look to its supporters to clear a Fifa fine. The Porcupine Warriors have been handed an ultimatum to pay up a fine of $240,000 [€218,915] by May 10 or face relegation to the Ghana second tier after being found …
Read More »Libya is not a place to play football – Ex-Hearts of Oak striker Kwame Kizito
Ghanaian international Kwame Kizito has stressed that Libya is not a safe place to play football. The striker moved to Libyan club Al-Ittihad Tripoli in 2018 on the back of an outstanding spell with Ghana Premier League giants Accra Hearts of Oak. After one season in the country, Kwame Kizito …
Read More »West Ham boss David Moyes regrets missing out on Michael Essien
West Ham United manager David Moyes has revealed that missing out on former Ghana international Michael Essien is one of his biggest transfer regrets. Essien was on the radar of Everton before joining Chelsea in 2005 under Jose Mourinho. During his coaching stint at Everton, Moyes followed the former Real Madrid midfielder …
Read More »Proposed Pre-Tertiary Bill likely to breed chaos, discrimination in Ghana’s education sector – CSS
The Centre for Socioeconomic Studies has noted that government’s proposed Pre-Tertiary Bill, should it be passed into a law, will give grounds for chaos and discrimination to grow in the country’s pre-tertiary education sector. The CSS in a press release copied to Ghanaweb.com says the bill which in its essence …
Read More »2019 and 2020 have been the toughest years of my life – Agyemang-Badu
Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has described 2019 and 2020 as the toughest years of his life. The 29-year-old, U-20 World Cup winner, recounts how he came close to death in 2019, losing his sister and suffering a lot of injuries which has disrupted his career. Badu nearly lost his life …
Read More »Respect FIFA’s decision – Ben Nti tells Kotoko
Former board member of Asante Kotoko under the erstwhile administration of Dr. K. K. Sarpong, Ben Nti says the club must respect FIFA’s decision first before anything. FIFA has ordered the Porcupine Warriors to make full payment of a $180,000 fee to Tunisian giants Esperance regarding Emmanuel Clottey’s transfer. According …
Read More »2006 World Cup star Shila Illiasu blames Alhaji Grusah for failed move to Arsenal
Former Ghana defender Shila Illiasu Alhassan has revealed that Alhaji Karim Grusah is the reason behind his failed move to English giants Arsenal. Illiasu had a good FIFA World Cup in 2006 prompting suitors all over Europe including the Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, who was particularly impressed by the towering …
Read More »GES Begins Disinfection Exercise In All SHS
The Ghana Education Service in partnership with Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, will begin a nationwide fumigation and disinfection exercise of all Senior High Schools as the government of Ghana intensifies efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country. Speaking at the launch of the event last …
Read More »Covid-19: Ashanti Region Cases Hit 53
Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Ashanti region bringing the region’s total number to 53. The Ashanti Region Health Directorate has indicated it is yet to add the four new cases to the five hundred and sixty-six which is registered on government’s official portals. Disclosing the …
Read More »Thomas Partey kills it as he scores a stunner from foot basket
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey has scored a stunner basket from his foot as he shares his version of the Stay Home Challenge. The La Liga like other leagues in the world has been suspended since March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Spain is one of the countries which have been …
Read More »I used to fight Alhaji Grusah over ‘juju’ – Ex-King Faisal player
A former King Faisal player, Kwabena Poku has downplayed the role of ‘juju’ in football. Contrasting views remain on the efficacy of the voodoo phenomenon in football, specifically the Ghana Premier League. While some believe in the existence and potency of juju to swing the result of matches in a …
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