ASAMOAH Gyan was given a real treat by Al Ain on his return from his international assignment with Ghana to celebrate his feat as the club’s top scorer for the month of August. The Black Stars captain was presented with an honorary cake and other gifts by club officials for scoring more goals than any other player of the side [...] The post Gyan Gets Al Ain Treat appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

EX-Black Stars’ coach, Kwesi Appiah is determined to squeeze every ounce of entitlements due him following departure as coach of Ghana. According one of his close confidantes Charles Kwadwo Ntim [Micky Charles] – the 54-year-old will not settle for anything less than what is due him per the terms of his contract. Appiah’s exit as coach of the Black Stars [...] The post Ex-Stars’ Coach To Insist On His Rights appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

ANDRE Ayew has expressed surprise at the departure of Kwesi Appiah and denied players ganged up against the former Ghana captain at the later stages of his rein. Kwesi Appiah parted ways with the GFA last Thursday evening following the Black Stars’ unconvincing start to the 2015 AFCON qualifying campaign. And, the Olympique Marseille winger claims players formed a special [...] The post Dede Surprised At Appiah’s Departure appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO’s) monthly food price index registered another drop in August, continuing a five-month downward run and reaching its lowest level since September 2010. The index’s August average of 196.6 points represents a decrease of 7.3 points (3.6 percent) from July. With the exception of meat, prices for all of the commodities measured by the index [...] The post FAO Food Price Index Drops To 4-Year Low appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Such is the world of football. Coaches and managers of teams are sacked and dumped capriciously for newer ones. As it is widely known, it is easier to sack a coach than to sack the entire players for lack of performance. Capability is one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal, along with conduct and other substantial factors. Such is [...] The post GFA’s Faux Pas! appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Mr Julius Debrah, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has urged metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to accelerate the street naming and house numbering exercise. He said as the ultimatum given by the President for the end of the exercise approached, it would be irresponsible for any assembly to be at the starting state. Mr Debrah made the call [...] The post Mmdas Asked To Speed Up Streets Naming appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with a consortium of more than 20 international banks, has signed an agreement that would bring in an amount of 1.7 billion US dollars to support cocoa purchases in the country.. This comes with an additional 200 million US dollars available on demand for re-drawing, from April 2015 to May 2015 for the [...] The post COCOBOD Secures $1.7bn To Boost Cocoa Purchases appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ustaz Yakubu Salifu, the Eastern Regional Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has blamed Ghana’s leadership problem on the failure of men of integrity to seek elective and leadership positions in the country. “Ghana has not developed its full potentials and has been lagging behind because she has failed to elect leaders with the genuine interest of the people [...] The post Men Of Integrity Must Seek Leadership Positions appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

An aspiring chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dan Abodakpi, has assured of an all inclusive and participatory leadership of the NDC party when given the chance as the chairman of the ruling NDC party. He explained that the level of despondency among a section of the grassroots was not conducive for the progress of the NDC, indicating that, [...] The post ‘My Leadership Will Be Inclusive’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Alan John Kwadjo Kyeremanteng, has promised to deliver a “one-touch” victory for the party in the 2016 general elections if party delegates give him the nod in the flagbearer contest slated for October 18. He emphasised that, he “is the key to unlock the party’s victory” and that party delegates should reject the [...] The post Alan Launches Campaign For NPP Flagbearer Contest appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.