Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku has explained the reason for the surprise decision to dissolve the technical teams of all national teams. He told Joy Sports’ Nathaniel Attoh on Sports Link, Saturday that the Executive Council, which he heads came up with the decision because the national teams …
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VIDEO: Watch goals and highlights of Kotoko’s 3-1 win over Legon Cities
Kumasi Asante Kotoko humbled the neutrals favourite, Legon Cities Football Club at their own backyard at the Accra Sports Stadium. In the first Friday fixture played in the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season, the porcupine warriors won by 3-1 after the ‘Legonites’ opened the scores very early in the game. …
Read More »Shatta Wale’s electrifying performance in Kotoko’s 3-1 win against Legon Cities FC
Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale thrilled fans at the Accra Sports Stadium who turned up for the Ghana Premier League week 2 clash between Asante Kotoko and Legon Cities FC. Wale, who has declared his love for Legon Cities FC, was making his first appearance at a league match. He delivered …
Read More »CK Akonnor appointed interim Black Stars coach after Kwesi Appiah sacking
Ex-Ghana captain CK Akonnor will take temporary charge of the Black Stars until a substantive coach is appointed, GHANASoccerent.com understands. The former Asante Kotoko steps in after the Ghana Football Association dissolved the technical team of all national teams including the senior national team. Akonnor will start the process of …
Read More »GFA to sue betting companies over illegal odds on GPL
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has stated its intention to take legal action against betting companies which offered odds on the opening round of the Ghana Premier League season without approval. In a statement issued Friday, the GFA added that further warned companies to desist from offering odds on the …
Read More »New JHS uniforms not compulsory – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said, “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring …
Read More »Kotoko ‘shatta’ Legon Cities FC with comeback win in Accra
Asante Kotoko shut down the social media buzz around Premier League side Legon Cities FC on Friday night, delivering a devastating response in Accra. The Porcupine Warriors rallied from a goal down to win the much-hyped league fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium. Greek-Ghanaian striker Panayotis Papadopoulos gave Cities an early advantage with …
Read More »New JHS uniforms not compulsory – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said, “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring …
Read More »Anger as single-track SHSs teachers, students are to spend 5 months in school
Teachers and students of Senior High Schools running the single-track system are demanding an explanation from the Ghana Education Service over the new time table for 2019/2020 academic year describing it as unfair. Teachers and Students of the single track SHSs have been in school since September 15, 2019, and …
Read More »Photos: List of coaches sacked as GFA dissolves technical teams of national sides
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) dissolved the technical teams of all national sides in the country on Thursday, 2nd January 2020. The decision meant the head coaches and assistants of the various senior and junior men’s and women’s national teams have left their role with immediate effect. Despite not ascribing …
Read More »How to survive the Harmattan if you’re asthmatic
If you are asthmatic, here are some tips to deal with the Harmattan. 1. Carry your inhalers everywhere you go. Having an inhaler doesn’t make you weak or show you’re going to die. 2. Know your triggers. Stay away from them. 3. Carry a sweater, pullover, coat with you, where …
Read More »Bright Addae expresses excitement about missing penalties at the 2009 U-20 World Cup Final
A Member of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup-winning Black Satellites team; Bright Christopher Addae has indicated candidly that missing his Penalty kick during the finals of the tournament against Brazil in Egypt was a blessing in disguise for him. Ten-man Ghana’s Black Satellites won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World …
Read More »History as SHS re-open on Sunday
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Senior High School (SHS) Form Three students would re-open on Sunday, January 5, to continue academic work for the 2019/2020 academic year. This is to enable the final year students prepare adequately towards the 2020 West African Senior School …
Read More »Kwesi Appiah sacked as Black Stars coach
Black Stars head coach Kwesi Appiah has been sacked effective immediately. This comes after the Ghana Football Association’s decision to dissolve the technical teams of all the country’s national sides with immediate effect. A statement on the GFA’s website said the decision affects both the men’s and women’s national teams. …
Read More »Free SHS students to re-open January 5
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Free Senior High School (SHS) students will re-open on Sunday, January 5, 2020. A statement issued by the GES and signed by its Head of Public Relations Unit Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo explained that the move will enable the final year students …
Read More »GFA dissolves technical teams of all national teams
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has dissolved the technical teams of all national teams with immediate effect. The decision affects both male and female national teams. The GFA extends its appreciation to all coaches and members of the respective national teams for their contributions to our national teams and Ghana …
Read More »Daniel Opare recovered,named in Royal Antwerp FC squad for winter camp in Spain
Defender Daniel Opare has been named Royal Antwerp FC’s squad for winter training camp in Spain, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. The talented right back has recovered from a serious knee injury which has sidelined him for six months. Opare limped off during a friendly against Brasschaat after colliding with an …
Read More »Kotoko depart for Accra with seventeen players
Asante Kotoko head coach, Maxwell Konadu has left Kumasi with seventeen players for Friday’s GPL Match Day 2 game with Legon Cities FC at the Accra Sports Stadium. The game which kicks off at 1900hrs GMT promises lots of action with both clubs eager to amass the three maximum points. …
Read More »Shatta Wale to perform before the start of Legon Cities FC and Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko are seeking to maintain their winning start to the Ghana Premier League but have to do it the hard way by beating a very motivated side tomorrow. They are up against Legon Cities FC at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday night in the first game of week …
Read More »One Ghanaian player will be hit with tragedy – Prophet Nigel Gaisie
The General overseer of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie has revealed in his end of year prophecies that one big Ghanaian player will be hit with a big tragedy but he did not give any clues or name of the said player. He also on the same night …
Read More »‘Doggy style’ is dangerous; it can kill – Minister warns
“No two ways that Doggy style is the most practiced sexual position during intercourse, the act is dangerous and can send one to his grave than you could ever imagine”, South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi told The Insider. According to the minister in the interview sighted on The …
Read More »It is unrealistic to abstain from sex – Dr. Tapang
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. Daniel Tapang in 2006 questioned the campaign strategy of HIV/AIDS educators who were advising the youth to stay away from sex. Dr. Daniel Tapang argued that “sex is biologically driven” and, therefore, it was impossible to ask the youth …
Read More »Nigeria’s high infant HIV infection rate
Despite new claims of a significant reduction in national Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence rate in Nigeria, it is quite mortifying that the country still tops the mother-to-child transmission rate in the world. This is evidence that a lot needs to be done before the epidemic can be …
Read More »Hearts lose, Kotoko win on Day One of Ghana Premier League
Visiting Berekum Chelsea defeated Accra Hearts of Oak by a lone goal in their clash at the Accra Sports Stadium on Day One of the Ghana Premier League 2019/2020 season, sending supporters of Hearts baying for the head of their head coach, Kim Grant. The Hearts fans may have started …
Read More »Free SHS Has Increased Enrolment By 69 Percent
The Free Senior High School Policy has increased enrolment in secondary schools by 69 percent within the last three years, Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said. “There was a lot of skepticism about whether we could actually implement the free senior high school education, but with conviction and determination …
Read More »All You Need To Know About The 2019/2020 SHS Academic Calendar
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the new academic calendar of 2019/2020 for double-track and single track Second Cycle (Senior High School) Institutions. Academic calendar attached Source: Peacefmonline.com
Read More »WHO statistics show that Accra’s air is highly contaminated
Latest statistics from the World Health Organisation shows that Ghana’s capital, Accra, is less congenial for human habitation due to unacceptable levels of contaminants in the air. The data, which is based on perceptions of persons surveyed over a period of three years, is presented below. It indicates a very low perception if the value is …
Read More »TUTAG strikes again
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike again over the non-payment of their December allowance after they called off a similar strike in October. In a letter notifying the authorities of their strike, TUTAG accused the government of reneging on the agreement they had …
Read More »Meet the 14-year-old boy who is revolutionizing education in Ghana
Normally in the festive season in Ghana, what you see most teenagers do is work on their own toy guns but this is not the case for 14-year-old Kelvin Amaniampong. While other teens are craving to make their holidays more fun, Kelvin is busily fixing problems with the Free Education …
Read More »GNAT opposes Mahama’s plan to cancel licensure exams
Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers has kicked against plans by the opposition National Democratic Congress, to cancel the licensure exams if it is voted into power. According to Mr Awotwe Nkansah, they need this accreditation to differentiate themselves from the “fake” teachers that have flooded the …
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