Nigeria have joined Ghana in avoiding friendly internationals in London in future because of stringent visa requirements for the United Kingdom. The Super Eagles will join the Black Stars in playing their subsequent friendlies in Schengen states which provides flexible ways in acquiring visas for sides playing friendlies in their countries. The decision was reached … Read more
Nigeria could avoid playing friendlies in London from now on because of problems obtaining visas for staff and players, coach Gernot Rohr has said. The Super Eagles played Senegal at non-league Barnet’s ground in north London last Friday, drawing 1-1, but a second scheduled match against Burkina Faso on Monday had to be called off. … Read more
South African side Mamelodi Sundowns have denied reports that they are on the verge of signing Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori. The Wa All Stars shot stopper arrived in Johannesburg on Friday with sources at Wa All Stars telling Ghanasoccernet.com that Ofori has travelled to Pretoria to seal a permanent deal with the giants. The player, … Read more
According to reports emanating out of Ghana, Mamelodi Sundowns are reportedly set to offer Ghanaian goalkeeper Richard Ofori a deal at the club. The player, who is currently on the books of Ghanaian Premier League side Wa All-Stars reportedly trained with the Chloorkop-based club. After the conclusion of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon. … Read more
Numerous pitch invasions forced Monday’s friendly between Ivory Coast and Senegal in Paris to be abandoned before full-time. The sides were level at 1-1 when French referee Tony Chapron called off the match in the 88th minute as fans from both sides flooded onto the pitch. Liverpool forward Sadio Mane had given Senegal the lead … Read more
Nigeria’s friendly with Burkina Faso on Monday in London has been called off after several Burkina Faso players failed to gain visas to enter the UK. According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) “seven players in the Burkinabe contingent failed to secure entry visas into the United Kingdom”. The match was scheduled as part of … Read more
Nigeria’s friendly with Burkina Faso on Monday in London has been called off after several Burkina Faso players failed to gain visas to enter the UK. According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) “seven players in the Burkinabe contingent failed to secure entry visas into the United Kingdom”. The match was scheduled as part of … Read more
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has outlined his programme for the social and economic transformation of the country, and is therefore urging investors and CEOs of the largest African and international companies to invest in Ghana. This programme of social and economic transformation, according to President Akufo-Addo, is hinged on restructuring … Read more
Guinea-Bissau’s maiden participation at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations has provided the platform for future qualifications, says the country’s football federation president. Against all odds, the west African nation contested Gabon 2017 – despite having won a total of just four competitive qualifiers in their history prior to the tournament. “When we called people … Read more
A jihadist accused of masterminding a deadly attack in Ivory Coast is also suspected of having planned a major assault in Burkina Faso’s capital last year, a senior official said Friday. Ivorian officials believe Mimi Ould Baba Ould Cheikh organised the gun and grenade attack that left 19 people dead last March at the beach … Read more
The Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Bukari Ayine, has hinted that the defunct Zuarungu meat factory will be turned into an abattoir, while awaiting rehabilitation under the ‘One District One factory’ policy of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The GIHOC Zuarungu Meat Product company Limited in Dulugu, with its raw materials coming from neighbouring Burkina Faso, … Read more
Cameroon have chosen two stars who shunned the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations-winning campaign for their first match since defeating Egypt in the final last month. Marseille midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Schalke striker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting were recalled for a friendly against Tunisia in Monastir Friday. They were among eight of the preliminary Cameroon Cup … Read more
An expatriate employee of Djibril Kanazoe the renowned Burkinabe contractor who gifted Former President John Dramani Mahama a Ford Expedition vehicle in appreciation of a contract, Luigi Martinis has dragged the latter before an Accra Commercial Court 7 over alleged tax evasion. Luigi Martinis an Italian who was also the Project Manager of the infamous … Read more
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation on Tuesday called on Ghanaians to segregate waste to aid easy recycling that would ensure a green economy. He said when waste was properly segregated; it would enable the private organisations and non-governmental organisations who were into recycling and processing of waste in the country … Read more
The Public Relations Officer of the Gonjaland Youth Association Mahama Haruna has said that the Chiefs and people of Kintampo should hand over Kintampo Waterfalls to the Tuluwewura of the Gonja traditional area or there will be more deaths. Speaking on Bole-based Nkilgi Fm, the PRO said his enquiries from historians and custodians of the … Read more
The Kontihene of Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo region, Nana Owusu Kinkra wants traditional authorities to as a matter of urgency carry out their traditional duties by pacifying the gods of the area in order to avoid a future disaster. Sunday’s disaster which resulted in the death of about 18 students and scores of injuries … Read more
The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Office (NABOCADO), in collaboration with the Association of Church-based Development projects (ACEDP), has launched a three-year project in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region to promote local innovation for food security and nutrition. The project will focus on developing the effective and innovative capacities of smallholder farmers in … Read more
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has seized over seven articulated trucks loaded with large quantities of illegal chainsaw lumber. The illegal lumber was headed for neighboring Burkina Faso, but was intercepted in the Wenchi district on the Wenchi-Wa highway in the Brong Ahafo Region. The Minister and members of the Regional Security Council … Read more
Many businesses are turning away from Ghana due to the high facilitation fees charged by the government for the establishment of businesses in the country, the Ghanaian community in China has asserted. It has therefore, urged the government to reduce the fees to promote the ease of doing business in the country. Making their concerns … Read more