The National Sports College (NSC), as part of its mandate to train the technical human resource for sports development, is set to run a one-week intensive course in introductory to soccer coaching. The course will be held in August, 2019 at the NSC in Winneba. It is open to the general public and is aimed … The post NSC to hold soccer course appeared first on Ghanaian

Ghana is putting finishing touches to their preparations ahead of this year’s 30th World University Games in Italy. The 11-day 17-discipline event roars off from Wednesday, July 3 to Sunday July 14 in the city of Napoli. Ghana’s 12-member team, which consists of eight males and four females, is presently camping at the University of … The post Ghana’s athletes set

Manchester United have turned down an offer to offload Paul Pogba and receive Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain in straight-swap deal, the Independent reports. Both players are said to want out of their respective clubs, and it is believed PSG approached United about the possibility of a swap. However, United are put off by the wages … The post United reject Pogba-Neymar swap offer

MALI recorded an impressive 4-1 victory over Mauritania in their first 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group E match at the Suez Stadium in Egypt on Monday night. The Lions of Chinguetti, who were making their debut in the finals, were able to contain the Eagles in the opening stages of the encounter. Mali … The post Mali too strong for debutants Mauritania appeared first on

South Africa coach Stuart Baxter said his team’s display in a 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast on Monday showed they could provide a tough test for any opponent at the Africa Cup of Nations. Nicolas Pepe twice went close with free-kicks on another hot afternoon in Cairo but it was Jonathan Kodjia’s goal on 64 … The post Bafana coach defiant in defeat appeared first on

Argentina will start from afresh in the Copa America after averting disaster with Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Qatar that sent them into the knockout stages, star Lionel Messi said. Goals from the Barcelona icon’s forward partners Lautaro Martinez and Sergio Aguero were enough to propel Argentina from bottom of Group B to second and into … The post Copa

The Cameroon Football Federation, FECAFOOT, has filed an appeal to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on replacing Diederrick Joel Tagueu, who left camp early Monday, for health reasons. Tagueu Tadjo made it into Clarence Seedorf’s list of 23 players and was retained for the Pan African Football jamboree underway in Egypt. But unfortunately for … The post Cameroon appeal

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has permitted an 8.01 per cent upward adjustment in water tariff, starting from next Monday, July 1, 2019. The depreciation of the Cedi against the US dollar is one of the factors that accounted for the increase, according to the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mami Dufie Ofori. She … The post Water tariff hikes by 8.01 percent appeared

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Rearing for Food and Jobs, (RFJ) programme at Wa in the Upper West Region to boost the production of livestock in the country. The RFJ which would first be piloted in five districts in the Upper West Region, is expected to meet the high demand for meat … The post Boost for livestock production…as Pres

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged African governments to strengthen coordination and harmonisation of their regional policies and regulations to stimulate growth and expand opportunities in the aviation industry. According to him, progress in the aviation sector would not be sustained if the countries did not work together adding that “There is the need … The post Veep

We are told that per capita consumption of poultry product is low in Ghana, which has a dire consequence for our nutritional status. Of much concern to us is that Ghana’s poultry product import bill is in the region of 400million dollars annually, although the country has the capacity to produce to meet local consumption. … The post Let’s support ‘Rearing for Food and Jobs’

The 3rd China-Africa Conference on Population Development kicked off in Accra yesterday. The three-day event is on the theme ’25 years of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD): Population data management and universal access to reproductive health as key drivers of sustainable development.’ It is aimed at providing a platform to brainstorm on how … The post 3rd

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is in Beijing, China at the head of a five-member Ghanaian delegation to attend the second Coordinators’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up actions of the Forum for China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit which comes off today. Ahead of today’s meeting, Ms … The post Foreign

As part of efforts to ensure the Africa Continental Free trade, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for standardised measurement to promote trade among West African countries. According to Dr Kemji Ajoku, Head of Industry Division of ECOWAS, Abuja-Nigeria, ECOWAS still face constraints in promotion of intra-regional trade as a result, … The post ECOWAS

Four District Chief Executives (DCEs) in the Northern Region were yesterday involved in a road crash when the vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a Mercedes Benz on the Tamale-Kimtampo highway. The DCEs were travelling to Wa in the Upper West Region for the launching of the Rearing for Food and Jobs by the … The post 4 DCEs in road crash … 3 in critical

A day’s workshop on HIV/AIDS for media personnel in the Eastern Region was held here in Koforidua on Friday. It was aimed at deepening participants’ understanding of issues related to HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) and to solicit their support to help reduce stigma and discrimination against Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) and TB. The workshop … The post Journalists

An exhibition on water, building and construction is expected to be held in Accra from tomorrow, June 26 to 28. It aims to create a two-way flow of information for visitors and participants which will help them analyse their sector needs more precisely and set in place the necessary steps for expansion and improvement in … The post Water, building, construction

Top Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday wrapped up his widely-watched state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the first of its kind in 14 years, bringing bilateral ties to a new height in history and reaffirming China’s commitment to a political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue. The landmark visit has … The post New

Mauritania’s ruling party candidate has won the first democratic transition of power since independence in 1960. Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani, a close ally of outgoing President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, won with 52 per cent of votes. Four of the opposition candidates have rejected the results, which are expected to be submitted to the constitutional … The post Mauritania

A 30-year-old carpenter, who defrauded a trader of GH¢11,000.00 under the pretext of selling her land, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by the Nkawie Circuit Court.  Kwame Agyei was convicted for selling land, which did not belong to him at Nsonyameye, near Abuakwa in the Atwima-Nwabiagya municipality, to the trader, and later went … The post Carpenter