Camp Commandant at Ghana’s village in Brazil during the World Cup, Mr. Frederick Agbesi Nutsu has advised that all supporters’ unions in the country should be scraped. Appearing before the Justice Dzamefe Commission of Inquiry, Mr. Nutsu stated that, only one national supporters union should be maintained for future competitions. He stated that, one supporters’ union must be assisted to [...] The post Ghana Should Have Only One Supporters’ Union appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

FIFA plans to dip into its solidarity fund to help three impoverished West African nations – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – stricken by the deadly Ebola virus. World football’s governing body said that at its next Finance Committee meeting in two weeks’ time on September 25 it would propose using solidarity fund resources to “support the member associations” of [...] The post FIFA Pledges Support For Ebola-Hit Countries appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Six-times Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, found guilty of culpable homicide by a Pretoria court, is free to return to top level competition as soon as he has served whatever punishment he receives, the International Paralympic Committee has said. The South African sprinter, who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14 last year, is due to receive his [...] The post Pistorius Can Return To The Tracks —IPC appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

HEAD coach of Ashantigold, Bashir Hayford has said there was no need for the replay of the Top-4 final, and that it is  time clubs and their supporters are respected in the country. Both fans and officials of Ashantigold and Hearts of Oak were left in a state of uncertainty when the referee brought proceedings to an end after 90 [...] The post Hearts, Ashgold Officials Disagree With GHALCA appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko are reported to be attempting to make a u-turn to sign former goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye after news emerged that arch rivals Accra Hearts of Oak are yet to conclude the signing of the Burkinabe international. Kotoko management team member, Alhaji Lamin was reported to have contacted Soulama and his manager last Sunday evening and tried to lure [...] The post Kotoko Making U-Turn On Soulama? appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

COMMUNICATIONS Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Ibrahim Saani Darra has revealed to Starr News that his outfit parted ways with Coach Kwasi Appiah because he objected to the FA’s decision to hire the services of a technical advisor. Appiah according to the FA rejected the idea despite several pleas from the FA and members of the technical team. [...] The post Objection To T.A. Led To GFA, Appiah Split appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The four regulatorsof the media industry in Ghana have expressed concern about the recent spate of assaults on journalists and media practitioners and called on civil society and progressive forces to join in condemning those attacks. The group, the National Media Commission (NMC), Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) and the Private Newspaper Publishers’ Association (PRINPAG), in [...] The post Media Regulators Protest appeared first on The Ghanaian

PRESIDENT John Mahama has advocated the need for international organisations that have pledged to donate monies to support Ebola affected countries to speedily honour their pledges, to contain the rapid spread of the epidemic. “A lot of money has been pledged but most of it is not on the ground yet We need to speed up the roll-out of all [...] The post Release Funds Early To Fight Ebola – President appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Many migrants have drowned while trying to reach Europe after their boat sank off Libya, the Libyan navy says.Navy spokesman Ayub Qassem said 36 people had been rescued after the vessel – which carried 250 – went down near Tajoura, east of Tripoli. “There are so many dead bodies floating in the sea,” Mr Qassem told reporters. Reports are also [...] The post Scores Of Migrants Drown Off Libya appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Thirty countries have pledged to help Iraq fight Islamic State (IS) militants “by all means necessary”. A joint statement by foreign ministers taking part in a major conference in Paris talks said support would include “appropriate military assistance”. The talks had been called to agree a strategy to combat the group, which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria. The [...] The post World Leaders Vow To Help Fight IS appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.