WAFA SC seem to be losing their home spark after playing out a 0-0 draw with visiting Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Sogakope in the Ghana Premier League yesterday. It was a pedestrian display from the two sides who failed to convince and maybe the shared points was a fair result. WAFA made the first move … The post WAFA, Kotoko split points appeared first on Ghanaian

Nungua-based formidable Division One side, Danbort FC, have fired the first salvo ahead of their MTN/FA Cup Round of 32 stage against Accra Hearts of Oak next week. The two teams were pit together in Tuesday’s cagey draw with Danbort’s vice president, Nii Otu Kwei II, insisting Hearts will fall at the Accra Sports Stadium. … The post Danbort dare to beat Hearts

Jabila Abdul Karim’s last gasp penalty handed Legon Cities all three points in their match day eight game against Elmina Sharks at the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday.  After a barren and lackluster first half, the game exploded in the second half with both side creating chances. Defender Ahmed Rahman of Legon Cities had to be … The post Legon Cities FC tame Sharks appeared first on

Accra Great Olympics showed character in a 4-3 win against Kumasi King Faisal in their week eight Ghana Premier League (GPL) match played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, yesterday. The home team had the better part of the exchanges in the opening minutes but could not find the opener. It, however, turned in favour … The post Goal feast in Kumasi …as Oly thrash Faisal 4-3

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has in compliance with FIFA requirements employed Mr Obed Kuffour as the Association’s Integrity Officer. FIFA has recommended that all Member Associations should appoint an Integrity Officer who will deal with all integrity-related legal matters as well as the risk of match-fixing and match manipulation. The world governing body is … The post GFA appoints

Olympic organisers are “extremely worried” about the spread of coronavirus ahead of next summer’s Games in Tokyo. Toshiro Muto, Tokyo Organising Committee chief executive, said confidence in the event will be hit unless the outbreak is quickly contained. Nearly 25,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed in China, where the death toll passed 490 … The post Olympic

Corporate taxes due to the government from oil producing companies, dropped by 42 per cent for the second half of 2019, compared to the first half of the same year. According to the Petroleum Funds report released by the Bank of Ghana, the state recorded 51 million dollars less in corporate taxes between July and … The post Corporate taxes from oil producers slump

The Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies has urged authorities in charge of the ongoing auctioning of confiscated vehicles owned by defunct microfinance institutions, savings and loans companies and finance houses, to honour their promise of ensuring transparency. The call comes after auctioneers and representatives of the Receiver of the collapsed institutions, Eric Nana … The post Receiver

Manchester United are increasingly resigned to losing their star player Paul Pogba, with Real Madrid and Juventus ready to step up their pursuit. The £89m midfielder has made just six starts for the club this season, and it is understood his representative Mina Raiola has made clear his client wants a new challenge. Pogba has … The post United now brace for Pogba’s exit appeared

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has called a meeting with Eric Abidal to discuss the sporting director’s future at the club following a public disagreement with Lionel Messi. On Tuesday, Messi asked Abidal to “give names” after the latter criticised the club’s players over their work ethic. Abidal – a former team-mate of Messi at … The post Barca

Ghana has marked the World Wetlands Day with a call on the youth to play active roles in the protection of wetlands and keeping the environment clean for the benefit of mankind. Mr Dickson Yaw Agyeman, Wetlands Operations Manager, Wildlife Division, who made the call, said the involvement of the youth in environmental sustainability programmes … The post Ghana marks World Wetlands Day appeared

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of New Juaben South Municipal Assembly (NJSMA), Mr Isaac Appaw-Gyasi, has reiterated government’s commitment to reducing high unemployment rate and ensuring development in the country. According to him, about 1,860 unemployed graduates were employed as trainees in the various modules of the Nation Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) last year with 1,234 … The post New

A civil society organisation called the Mass Action Committee (MAC) led by its Convener, Atik Mohammed, has backed calls for a new biometric voters register, insisting that a new register is no longer an option, but an urgent necessity. The civil society organisation, which is made up of people from different walks of national life … The post New voters register

The Minority in Parliament is accusing government of inflating the cost of the Pwalugu multi-purpose dam project. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in November, last year,  cut sod for the US$366,011,991 yet-to-be-approved project,  which is expected to generate 60 megawatts of power when completed. The project comes with a US$55,379,808 million 50 megawatt solar power … The post Minority

The Volta Regional Births and Deaths Registry has urged residents in the region to register birth and death of relatives, to help compile accurate data for planning and policy making. According to Mr John Yalmon Badengbanoya, it was worrying that the important exercise was not given due attention despite its importance to the socio-economic development … The post Residents

President Donald Trump has hailed the “great American comeback” in a speech to Congress that exposed sharp divisions at the top of US politics. At his annual State of the Union address, Mr Trump set out his case for another four years in office. He was speaking on the eve of his expected acquittal on … The post State of the Union: Trump hails ‘American comeback’