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GHPL: 5 talking points ahead of matchday 3

In the second week of Ghana Premier League action, matches were a treat and more is expected in the third week. New deals have been struck and new potential golden boot winners have entered the fray but there is room for change as it is still early days yet. Here …

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Teachers to undergo aptitude test before promotion – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced teachers in the country will now undergo aptitude test before they get promoted. According to a statement by the GES, the move is to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the promotion process. Other categories of teachers will undergo interviews and the aptitude test …

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EPL: Man City fan gets five-year ban over Sterling racist abuse

A Manchester City supporter has received a five-year ban from football matches after racially abusing Raheem Sterling. Ian Baldry, 58, made a racist comment towards the City and England winger as he celebrated scoring a goal in a Premier League game against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium in December 2018. …

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Teachers to undergo aptitude test before promotion – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced teachers in the country will now undergo aptitude test before they get promoted. According to a statement by the GES, the move is to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the promotion process. Other categories of teachers will undergo interviews and the aptitude test …

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GFA reacts to GBC’s statement on TV rights

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken note of a statement by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) on the Television Broadcast Rights granted to StarTimes by the GFA, at the end of the bidding process. The GFA is shocked by the deliberate misinformation in the statement and wishes to respond …

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Secretary General of Sudan FA confirms talks with Coach Appiah

Dr. Hassan Abu Gabal, Secretary-General of the Sudanese Football Association, has confirmed discussions with former Black Stars coach James Kwasi Appiah. According to Dr. Gabal, the processes of choosing a coach for the national team had reached an advanced level as Coach Appiah is one of the coaches that had …

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Zachariasen drags Kotoko to GFA over unpaid compensation

Ex-Asante Kotoko coach Kjetil Zachariasen is demanding US$12,150 over his dismissal last year. The Norwegian was fired in November 2019, four months after being recruited from AshantiGold. He was tasked to reach the Group stage of the CAF Champions League, but he could not and when the team dropped into …

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Revealed: Why Hearts of Oak sacked Kim Grant

Accra Hearts of Oak have been in the news for all the wrong reasons after sacking their head coach, Kim Grant. Grant was shown the exit after losing to Berekum Chelsea in Matchday One of the Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium. Chelsea stunned the Phobians by a …

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No Ghanaian player in 2019 CAF Best XI

No Ghanaian player was named in the 2019 African Best XI released by CAF on Tuesday in Cairo. Also known as the FIFpro Africa Best XI, the squad was chosen by the players. Senegal dominate the list with three players Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Sadio Mane- who was …

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GES to publish performances of second cycle schools – Dr. Adutwum

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his outfit would soon be publishing the performances of second cycle schools to the public. Speaking at an education forum on the theme, ‘Ghana’s transformation agenda on education, basic and Secondary’, Dr. Osei Adutwum said the objective is for …

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Govt to introduce new emergency call number for ambulance service

The Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana Akufo-Addo falls, says a new emergency number for the ambulance service will be introduced soon. The government procured 307 ambulances in total in line with a …

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TUTAG declares strike

Members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) have declared a strike effective immediately, following the non-payment of their allowances. The strike by TUTAG follows what they describe as the government’s failure to migrate them onto the public universities’ salary structure. They are also demanding an increase in …

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Kwesi Appiah linked with vacant Sudan national team job

Former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has been linked with the vacant Sudan national team job, according to reports in Sudan. GHANAsoccernet.com understands the former Ghana trainer has received an offer from the Sudan Football Federation to take over the national team. Sudan are currently without a coach after they …

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‘Thank you, Ghana’ – Kwesi Appiah bids farewell

Former Black Stars Coach, Kwesi Appiah, has said it was an honour to be given the opportunity to coach the senior national team. In a statement released Sunday, he said his association with the Black Stars, first as a player and subsequently as a coach, has been the source of …

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Double-Track will end soon – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has likened the Double Track System to first and Second Church Service which allows Church members as many as possible to have equal access to listen to the Word of God. According to him, the Double Track System under the Free Senior High School …

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Children with disabilities being denied early Childhood Education

Many parents of children with disabilities in the Eastern Region of Ghana continue to deny their children access to education. Out of the handful of parents who admit their children in special schools at the right age, majority waste early childhood education of the children after years of failed desperate …

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Delay distribution of ambulances – Health Minister begs Akufo-Addo

The National Ambulance Service and the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu have urged the President, Nana Akufo-Addo to delay the intended distribution of some 275 ambulances to each of the constituencies in Ghana. The President had indicated in a press encounter in 2019 that the ambulances would be distributed …

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Hearts of Oak suffer 3-0 defeat at Medeama

Hearts of Oak’s woes continued on Sunday as they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Medeama. The Phobians are now without a win and no point after matchday two in the Ghana Premier League. Their opening day defeat against Berekum Chelsea led to the sacking of head coach Kim Grant. They …

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Nyaho Tamakloe cautions GFA against appointing foreign coaches

A football Administrator, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has cautioned the Ghana Football Association (GFA) against looking beyond the borders of Ghana to replace the vacuum created after the dissolution of national technical staff. According to him, issues facing Ghana football cannot be solved by any foreign person but of a …

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