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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Professional nurses under the Heal Ghana Module of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) have petitioned the government and Ghana Health Service to enrol them as full-time staff. According to them, the exposure as health workers during this Coronavirus pandemic exposes them to the potential risk of contracting the virus. They, therefore, urged the …

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew fulfilled an eight-year-old Crystal Palaces fan’s birthday wish after accepting the boy’s parent request to wish the young fan on his birthday. The eight-year-old Jake Richardson will be celebrating his birthday today, full of joy after his hero’s wish. Jordan Ayew has become a cult hero for many Crystal …

‘As we mourn the dead from COVID-19, meningitis is reported to have killed 37 people in the Upper West Region, out of hundreds who have contracted the illness’ these were the words of former President, John Dramni Mahama as a reminder to government on the urgent need for action. According …

AshantiGold SC has snapped up experienced striker Nathaniel Asamoah in the ongoing transfer window, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively confirm. The rasta-haired sharpshooter penned a two-year deal with the Len Clay Stadium outfit on Monday following a successful medical examination. Asamoah has been without a club after his contract with Armenian club …

Asante Kotoko have assured fans they will pay the US$ 240,000 FIFA fine before the 10 May, 2020 deadline to avoid being relegated from the Ghana top-flight. The Porcupine Warriors were initially fined US$ 180,000 for illegally registering striker Emmanuel Clottey who was in the books of Esperance. But the …

Almost every footballer surely dreams of playing for their senior national team when they are at the top of their game. For some this dream becomes reality, for others they see their hopes dashed and their dreams cruelly cut short due to unforeseen happenings. One of such unfortunate players is …

Elmina Sharks midfielder Richard Mpong is proud of his playing days with Asante Kotoko but reveals a regrettable experience with the fans of the Porcupine Warriors. The experienced midfielder insists he was given a raw deal by fans of the club who tarnished his image in his final days at …

It was a day after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed Ghanaians on the country’s preparedness to fight the pandemic, setting aside one hundred million dollars to enhance the plan. Prior to this, he had ordered the suspension of all international travels by public officials, except for critical assignments which …

The College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has reached the advanced stage in the design and construction of a homemade ventilator. The project, a joint work between the College’s Computer Engineering Department and Michigan Technological University, United States (US), is expected to boost health service …

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases. Volta and Western regions have recorded cases; bringing the number of regions with infections to ten (10). Before this development, regions that had reported cases were Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North …

Some angry Youth of Prampram are demonstrating against the Ghana FA’s decision to offer the Prampram Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence for use as a coronavirus isolation centre. This comes barely 24 hours after the Ghana Football Association announced that they will be willing to give the 1000-bed facility to …

Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey maybe sacrificed by his club Atletico Madrid as they battle to stay financially sound in the midst of the coronavirus financial crunch. The player is still in negotiation with Atlético de Madrid to renew and wishes to continue at the rojiblanco, but there are important clubs …

Scientists at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens both at the University of Ghana have obtained information about the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected many countries globally. A communiqué from the Public Affairs Directorate …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked Razak Alhassan, aka Starboy, a sports teacher who allegedly raped a 16-year-old student of Tamale Secondary School (Tamasco). A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General, Anthony Boateng read “management has decided that the appointment of Mr. Alhassan Abdul Razak should be terminated. The …

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) will order the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to relegate Asante Kotoko from the Ghana Premier League (GPL), by close of May 10, 2020, if they fail to pay Esperance of Tunisia $240,000. FIFA on Friday, April 10, ordered Asante Kotoko to pay Esperance …

Torrential rainfall has destroyed some parts of the nurses’ quarters at the Sunyani Regional Hospital. The heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds caused havoc to the whole of Block Three and some portions of Block Two of the nurses’ quarters. The rains ripped off the roofing of both blocks, displacing …