The Managing Director of Hearts of Oak, Mark Noonan has said the exit of midfielder, Winful Cobbina will not affect the club’s fortunes. He said the club’s management has made provision for his replacement. Hearts of Oak last week officially announced the release of the skillful midfielder to an Albanian side. This means they have to invest in a new midfielder [...] The post Cobbina’s

Mr Ivan Bruce Cudjoe, Chief Executive Officer of Cabic Promotions & Management Syndicate has said, his outfit was seeking for support to establish a modern boxing academy in the country. He said the academy would give young boxers the opportunity to learn the rudiments of the sport at a tender age and develop them to become world beaters. He has, [...] The post Cabic Promos to establish academy

Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has rejected suggestions that he teamed up with Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng to sabotage the Black Stars’ campaign at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.   The trio was reported to have masterminded agitations for players’ appearance fees to be paid before the final group game against Portugal, forcing the Ghanaian government to send over $4 [...] The post Don’t

Mr Patrick Johnson, Secretary General of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has joined the stable of paralympic sports following his appointment as new Secretary General of the National Paralympic Committee (NPC). The experienced administrator will oversee, coordinate and perform the administrative responsibility as the Secretary General to the Disabled/Para Sports in addition to his previous role with the GBA. A [...] The post GBA’s

Jose Mourinho insists Manchester United “are not a team” yet, following their 0-0 draw with San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday evening. Mourinho appeared completely unperturbed by United’s second consecutive draw on its US friendly tour, conceding it was “one more training session.” With many of his best players missing the trip after World Cup commitments, the Portuguese appeared content that [...] The post ‘Manchester

Mesut Ozil says he will “no longer be playing for Germany” after accusing some German FA officials of racism. Ozil, 29, was part of the Germany squad at the World Cup in Russia and was fiercely criticised as they crashed out at the group stage. A photograph he posed for with Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the tournament [...] The post Ozil quits Germany in racism

Neymar has rounded on the critics who accused him of play-acting and failing to find his true form during the World Cup finals in Russia. After Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to Belgium in the last eight, the £198m Paris Saint-Germain forward was singled out for failing to living to up expectations for the five-times world champions. Neymar scored in Brazil’s 2-0 [...] The post Neymar responds to critics

Vodafone says it is optimistic about its operations in Ghana despite the many changes and challenges that need to be addressed in the sector. It said Ghana is a country on the move and with the support of the public authorities; Vodafone can help lead the digital progress for the country and customers. “We are very optimistic about the future [...] The post Vodafone

The Bank of Ghana (BoG), has disclosed that six out of the current 34 universal banks in the country have met its new minimum capital requirement of GH?400 million ahead of the deadline in December this year. Also, it said nine of the universal banks are in the various stages of meeting the new capital requirement of the BoG before [...] The post 15 banks in line to meet BoG

The Bank of Ghana has maintained the Monetary Policy Rate at 17.0 per cent contrary to speculations by some financial analysts that the BoG will drop the rate. The Central Bank cited the uncertainty in the global economy and subdued inflationary pressures on the Ghanaian economy as some of the reasons for maintaining the MPR. Financial analysts earlier this month [...] The post BoG maintains policy

The Trade Unions Congress (TUC) has cautioned government against re-engaging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support in tackling socio-economic challenges that confront the country. According to them, the practice where the IMF was invited to implement short-term fixes to save the economy from collapse were unsustainable and only signals a lack of faith in the collective abilities of Ghanaians [...] The post Don’t

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that government is to construct 570 dams in the Northern, Upper East and West Regions this year.   He emphasised that the construction of the dams in the three regions was aimed at boosting agriculture in the country.   President Akufo-Addo announced this when he addressed a durbar of chiefs and people of [...] The post Govt

The former District Chief Executive (DCE) of Sekyere Afram Plains in the Ashanti Region, Donkor Fuseini has vowed to build a formidable communication wing in the region, capable of winning the National Democratic Congress (NDC) back to power come 2020 elections. According to him, the lack of effective communication between the erstwhile government and the party gave room for “Ghanaians [...] The post ‘I’ll

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday reminded ruling party ZANU-PF supporters to shun political violence as the party is looking forward to a clean and violence-free victory in the July 30 election.   Addressing thousands of supporters at a rally in Marondera, Mashonaland East Province, Mnangagwa said ZANU-PF is too big a party to be concerned with small parties.   “Why should we have [...] The post Zimbabwean