Two members of a procurement committee formed during the All Africa Games in 2015 have called for the sanction and surcharge of the former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, and five others, for wilfully violating the Procurement Act, 2002 and incurring a judgment debt of $380,000 and GHC45,000 being awarded to … Read more
Officials of the National Sports Authority (NSA) have disclosed that the organisation is in serious financial distress and is much more insolvent than previously thought, with huge debts sitting on its books in excess of GH¢25 million. According to its chief accountant, Rev Solomon Otoo, the NSA is suffocating under a huge debt of GH¢27 … Read more
The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has given the green light for properties belonging to the National Sports Authority (NSA) to be confiscated to offset a $380,000 judgement debt that it owes Litina Travel and Tours Limited. The order is to enforce a judgment of the court secured by Litina against the NSA … Read more
The theory is proven; you can play table tennis anywhere. Just I little initiative is needed Once a powerhouse of African table tennis, most notably in 1962 and 1968 Emmanuel Quaye won the Men’s Singles title at the African Championships; however, in the last two decades, Ghana has been struggling in continental tournaments. Recently, to … Read more
President Akufo Addo has appointed Major General Obed Akwa as the new Chief of Defense Staff (CDS). He is taking over from Air Marshall Samson Oje who has retired, and bid the President farewell. Major General Akwa is currently the Chief of Army staff; but also served as the Commandant of the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan wants the country to shift its focus to the 2018 World Cup qualifier following the side’s unflattering fourth–placed finish at the 2017 African Cup of Nations in Gabon. The diagnosis for the country’s failure to end a 35-year wait for an African crown has continued unabated with accusation and counter accusation … Read more
Avram Grant could not hide his dejection after Ghana’s 2-0 defeat to Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals on Thursday but he insisted it had been a good tournament for the Black Stars. It was a sixth successive appearance in the last four for the Ghanaians but they were defeated by second-half goals … Read more
The African Union (AU) finally elected a new leader of its commission. Moussa Faki Mahamat won a close contest against his Kenyan counterpart, Amina Mohamed to emerge African Union Commission chairperson. He takes over from South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and thus becomes the continent’s topmost diplomat. His victory means the top AU position moves … Read more
Bharti Airtel, the mother company of Airtel Ghana, has announced that it will be closing shop 15 African countries by the end of 2017. BloombergQuint, the India-focused subsidiary of Bloomberg, quotes Bharti Airtel Chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, as saying “the moves would pare the size of operations on the continent and could be completed within … Read more
Bharti Airtel, the mother company of Airtel Ghana, has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries including Ghana within a year. The affected countries include Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Chad, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. BloombergQuint quotes Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal as saying “the move would … Read more
Oyem (Gabon) (AFP) – Stadiums may not be full at the Africa Cup of Nations but the supporters who do turn out create a noisy and colourful atmosphere — and in the case of DR Congo the government is giving a helping hand. The DRC’s capital Kinshasa is the home of “Sape”, a French acronym … Read more
Nine new players have been named by Guinea Bissau in a preliminary squad of 35 for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in a bid to boost their chances of continuing their fairytale run in Gabon. They include former Everton starlet Francisco Junior who is now based in Norway, and a former Portuguese youth international … Read more
Production of oil in Ghana will hit 190,000 barrels per day by the end of the year, Ecobank Research has projected. This is against 110,000 barrels of oil currently being produced by the Jubilee (80,000 b/d) and the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN, 30,000b/d) fields. If achieved, this would make Ghana the 6th leading producer … Read more
North African giants Egypt are still reaping the dividends of their memorable 2-0 victory over Ghana in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier a fortnight ago. The Pharaohs have moved 10 places on the ranking following the hard-fought win in Alexandria. Egypt have moved to 36th place from 46th spot in the previous ranking. Ghana … Read more
A Congolese Under 17’s player accused of age cheating failed to show up in Cairo for an MRI test which had been ordered by the Confederation of African Football (Caf). Langa Lesse Bercy was due to take the test early on Saturday morning in front of a delegation from Tanzania, the country whose protest had … Read more
Deputy Sports Minister, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, has charged the head coach of the Black Stars to change his formation for Ghana to qualify the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Ghana is currently occupying the 3rd position in Group E of the World Cup qualifiers after losing to Egypt in Alexandria last week and drawing with … Read more
Egypt assistant coach Osama Nabih says Ghana has no chance of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup insisting the Pharaohs have eliminated the Black Stars from the tournament in Russia. Nabih believes only Uganda poses a threat to their ambitions of reaching the World Cup for the first time since 1990 after just two matches … Read more
Namibia’s Cabinet has resolved to engage Congo-Brazzaville government to honor commitments regarding a training college where the two countries are partners. Some Namibian students are studying at the Loudima Institute for Technical and Vocational Training (LITVT) in the Congo-Brazzaville. The training center, built in 1985, was used by the Swapo Party members’ children during the … Read more
The nation of Egypt is completely gripped by fever in the lead to the much anticipated FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between the Pharaohs and the Black Stars of Ghana. The two teams clash in what has been tagged as the decider, despite it being only the second match of Group E which also comprises … Read more
There is much more than three points at stake for Ghana against Egypt. Grant’s future and a generation’s reputation will all be on the line in Alexandria Sunday at the Burg Al Arab Stadium could be what Kumasi Sports Stadium was for Kwesi Appiah on November 19, 2013. It could be the equivalent of his … Read more