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The Confederation of Africa Football(CAF) has approved Baba Yara Sports Stadium for the Black Stars’ game against Angola. The venue will host the first leg of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday, March 23, 2023. This will be the second time the venue will host Black Stars …

New York has become the latest US state to allow so-called human composting. A person can now have their body turned into soil after their death – which is seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to a burial or cremation. Also known as “natural organic reduction”, the practice sees a …

Parliament on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, approved the Budget and Economic Statement for Ghana for the 2023 financial year. According to 3news.com, the budget was approved by the House after the conclusion of the debate on it by Members of Parliament. The leader of the minority caucus of the House, …

The minority has threatened to disapprove the 2023 budget estimates, and debt restructuring until some five conditions are met by government. According to Haruna Iddrisu, they will not accept the debt restructuring programme announced by the finance minister. This comes after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced that Ghana is embarking …

The organizers of the CAF Champions League competition have approved the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi for the Asante Kotoko SC games. The Confederation of African Football’s inspection team has given the stadium the green light for the Reds to play their home games at their home grounds. The …

Fifa has approved 26-man squads for this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The move is in line with recent national competitions and is an expansion on the 23-man squads that had been used before the coronavirus pandemic. Fifa also said up to 15 substitutes can be named for a game, …

World football governing body FIFA, has approved the application of the Ghana Football Association for a goalkeepers’ trainers’ course for all the national teams and other selected trainers. A letter from the FIFA Technical Directorate communicated this to the General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The …

Parliament approved the second reading of the Electronic Transactions Levy, albeit without the final participation of the minority side, who staged a walkout right before the question was put before the house. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, moved a motion in parliament asking the house …

The Nigerian government has approved a United States extradition request for embattled former top cop, Abba Kyari, local media outlets have reported. The development means he will be facing criminal charges in the US after federal authorities asked for his possible extradition months back. The case in the United States …

The military junta in Burkina Faso has approved a three-year transitional plan to prepare the country for a return to democracy. A government committee had proposed a two-and-half year transition period, but the current duration means junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba will be in charge for 36 months before the …