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Ghanaian football fans to return to match venues as government lifts ban

Ghanaian football fans will be allowed to return to the various stadia in the ongoing football season, the government has announced. Football fans have been barred from attending match venues since March last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Per the latest directive, the various venues will only admit 25 percent …

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Caf president Ahmad challenges ‘shocking’ five-year football ban

President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has appealed his five-year ban from football-related activities at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). Fifa’s adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee found him guilty of abuse of office, misappropriation of funds and, offering gifts and other benefits as Caf …

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Sacked PPA boss to challenge five-year ban in court

Former Chief Executive Officer for the Public Procurement Authority(PPA), Agyenim Boateng Adjei, has threatened a legal battle with the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor. According to him, the work done by the two bodies on the “contract for sale” scandal …

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Government suspends ban on accident vehicle imports

The government of Ghana has reportedly suspended the implementation of the amended Customs (Amendment) Bill 2020 that bans the importation of accident and salvaged motor vehicles into the country. This was disclosed in an interview by the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) on Thursday though the government is yet …

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Restrictions on transport sector lifted

The restrictions in the transport sector have been lifted to allow for full capacity in domestic airplanes, taxis, ‘trotros’ and buses, President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced. The President said this in his 14th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus. He said the new directive follows extensive consultations to embark upon …

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Referee Hamid Sessay gets four-match ban for denying Great Olympics ‘clear’ penalty against WAFA

The Ghana Football Association has handed referee Hamid Sessay a four-match ban for ‘a clear and obvious error’ during the Great Olympics-WAFA SC at the Accra Sports Stadium. The punishment was recommended by Referees Committee after Olympics-the home team- lodged two two complaints about the match official on the day. …

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