The high-profile friendly between African giants Ghana and Nigeria, set to be played in March, has been cancelled. The game was called off at the request of the Nigerians, who have chosen Burkina Faso to replace Black Stars in the all important build up in the match meant to prepare Nigeria for the the AFCON … Read more
Today, I am hunched with sorrow, pain and anger. Anytime I try to write about internecine and tribal wars in the Northern Region, I feel like being my irreverent self. Sometimes, I feel ashamed of being a Northerner in the first place. Even though there have been some skirmishes in other areas of Ghana as … Read more
Confidence in Ghana’s economy by its landlocked neighbours of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, coupled with improved security along trade corridors, has steadily pushed up transit trade figures over the last few years. Figures from the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) indicate that total transit and transshipment figures, as at the third quarter of 2016, stood … Read more
Black Stars management committee vice-chairman Wilfred Osei Kwaku is livid at calls for the resignation of Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi following the disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Gabon. The Black Stars, once again, fell short of the continental diadem following a 2-0 defeat to Cameroon in the semi-finals, thus extending the … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant will vacate his post by end of the month and according to Ghana Football Association communications director Ibrahim Sannie Daara, talks are underway to find a worthy successor. Grant began work as coach of the Black Stars in December 2014 but following a string of poor results lately – including a … Read more
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, says the government will roll out a programme to enforce the law on illegal mining. The programme, he explained, would be implemented in phases, with the first phase focusing on illegal miners who operate in rivers with heavy duty machines. Prof. Frimpong Boateng … Read more
Immediately after the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Gabon, I began pondering over the question: when will our senior national football team—the Black Stars—break this Afcon jinx? We participated in Gabon Afcon 2017. We were in a tough group. This was a group that comprised Ghana, Egypt, Mali and Uganda. In the face of … Read more
Barnsley defender Andy Yiadom wants to take his game up a notch upon his return from the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The 25-year-old earned his first and second national caps at the continental gathering, featuring in the Black Stars’ third group game against Egypt as well as the third-place playoff against Burkina Faso. … Read more
Government is set to clamp down on galamsey operations as a measure to restore water bodies in the country, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation announced on Monday. He said as part of plans to clamp down on illegal mining, the government would ban the dredging of water bodies and rivers … Read more
President Nana Akufo Addo has said it is a national scandal for Ghana to import food. The president addressing a private dinner held in honour of the Minister for Agric said, ‘’it is a national scandal that we have to import plantain from Abidjan, tomatoes from Burkina Faso-And that we cannot in Ghana feed ourselves…If … Read more
Last week, the Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Nana Boakye, said the Ford Expedition given to President Mahama by the Burkinabe contractor, Djibril Kanazoe, was among the fleet of vehicles missing at the seat of government. “In fact, the Ford Expedition which they claimed they have added to the pool of … Read more
The former midfielder has called on the backroom staff of the Black Stars to be relieved of their positions Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah wants the backroom staff of outgoing Black Stars coach Avram Grant to be fired in order to rebuild the team. Grant, 61, is set to leave by end of the month … Read more
Bechem United’s Burkina Faso attacker Ahmed Toure has targeted victory over Algerian Ligue 1 leaders MC Alger in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday. The Ghana FA Cup holders host the Algerians at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday in their debut appearance in continental competition. Toure, 29, is vastly experienced in playing against foreign … Read more
It has emerged that the Ford Expedition vehicle presented to former President John Dramani Mahama as gift by Burkinabe contractor, Djibril Kanazoe is not part of the fleet of cars handed over to the government by the former administration. The Ford Expedition gift became a subject of CHRAJ Investigations after Joy News’ Manasseh Azuri Awuni’s … Read more
A national team must be truly national – coach of British soccer club, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger. Let Avram Grant be our last expat coach. And, promise Ghanaians never again will you bring a non-Ghanaian to coach the Black Stars, the Black Queens, the Black Meteors, Black Satellites, Black Starlets, Black Sticks, or any other national … Read more
Avram Grant’s two-year stint as Ghana coach ends with the Black Stars ranked the 45th best soccer team in the world, per the latest Fifa World ranking released on Thursday. The Israeli, who is set to end his tenure at the end of the month, took up the Ghana job in December 2014 when the … Read more
The Takoradi Port last year recorded an annual total vessel calls of 1,601 compared to 1,525 calls in 2015. Showing a positive variance of 76units representing an increase of 5%. The increase recorded, is as a result of an increase in offshore supply vessels servicing Ghana’s Oil fields. Out of 1,610 vessel calls, 928 are … Read more
Outgoing Black Stars coach Avram Grant has described Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi as the perfect talisman to save Ghana football. Mr. Nyantakyi has been occupying the highest GFA position since 2005 and has steered the four-time African champions to three World Cups, but has failed to win a medal at the African showpiece. The … Read more
The seasonal nature of mango farming has left both farmers and fruit processors in distress, as the farmers complain of lack of market in the harvest season, when there is a glut, whilst the processors are left looking high and low for raw materials in lean seasons. Mango farmers across the country lose tonnes of … Read more
Outgoing Ghana coach Avram Grant believes his side’s inability to defend set pieces at the just ended Africa Cup of Nations cost them the title. Ghana were eliminated by eventual winners Cameroon at the semi-final stage in a 2-0 defeat- the opening was from a poorly defended free-kick. They also conceded late on from a … Read more