Khalid Aucho and Takuto Yasuoka are among hundreds of footballers from Africa, Asia and South America whose dream of stardom has brought them to Eastern Europe. Aucho, a 23-year-old from Uganda who has already tried Scotland, and his 20-year-old Japanese counterpart Yasuoka train together at OFK Belgrade, currently bottom of the Serbian second division. The … Read more
Predictions by political analysts in the run up to last year’s election that a defeat for either of the two dominant political parties could spell doom as a result of shock and the storm the defeat was likely to generate is beginning to manifest in the National Democratic Congress. Having been touting itself as the … Read more
World equity markets wobbled Friday, with US stocks finishing mostly lower, as investors monitored a swirl of negotiations surrounding President Donald Trump’s health care replacement bill, before the surprise decision to cancel the vote in Congress. The fate of the repeal of former president Barack Obama’s signature legislation has been seen by US and international … Read more
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) has pledged its support for the newly appointed Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Alhassan S. Tampuli, to ensure a successful tenure. The Association underscored the need for more consultative meetings with the various committees working under the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the oil marketing companies. … Read more
Citi Business News has gathered Tigo’s current MD, Ms. Roshi Motman is likely to be named as the MD of the new entity to be created following the merger of Airtel and Tigo. It is unclear yet which position the current MD of Airtel Ms. Lucy Quist will be occupying following the merger. The parent … Read more
Richmond Boakye-Yiadom helped Crvena Zvezda to overturn a 2-0 first half deficit by scoring of the goals in the second stanza on Wednesday in the Serbian top-flight. Crvena Zvezda conceded two goals by the ninth minute mark but threw away the big lead. Boakye powerfully headed in a cross from the left on 61 minutes … Read more
Highly-rated Slovenian coach Slaviša Stojanovi? has applied for the vacant Ghana job, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The 47-year-old, who previously coached the Slovenia national team, has thrown his hat into the race. Stojanovi? has an impressive coaching résumé having managed several clubs including Sergian giants Red Star Belgrade as well as Belgian outfit Lierse S. … Read more
Citi Business News has learnt telecom operators; Airtel and Tigo, have completed merger talks to make the two companies one entity in Ghana. The talks which commenced last year were finalized early this year-2017, with persons familiar with the move asserting, that an announcement on the completion will be made soon. It still remains unclear … Read more
Richmond Boakye Yiadom and Akwesi Frimpong played their first league matches for leaders Red Star Belgrade in their 2-0 win over Novi Pazar. Both were handed starting roles as goals from Sran Plavisic and Marko Petkovic gave the capital side. Frimpong, 23, joined the giants this transfer window from fellow Serbian top-flight side Napredak on … Read more
Second edition of ‘Techpreneur,’ a free digital magazine, aimed at promoting Ghana’s booming tech industry, was launched over the weekend. The tech magazine was launched by Techbit Consult, an IT firm that helps small businesses leverage technology to improve their operations. This follows the great reception of the maiden edition which was released in August … Read more
The second edition of ‘Techpreneur’, a free digital magazine aimed at promoting Ghana’s booming tech industry was launched over the weekend by Techbit Consult (an IT firm that helps small businesses leverage technology to improve their operations). This follows the great reception of the maiden edition which was released in August last year. The company … Read more
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has hinted that the government may ensure some standardisation in the exchange rate within the ports to ensure uniformity of tariffs. According to him, although we were in a free market, some level of standardisation ought to be put in place to ensure that port charges, using foreign exchange rates, … Read more
Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom has completed his one-and-a-half year loan move to Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade. The 23-year-old moves from Italian Serie B side Latina where he managed to score three goals in 16 appearances. He passed a medical on Monday and shortly afterwards took to Twitter to show appreciation to his former club. … Read more
Richmond Boakye-Yiadom dominated a lot of inches in the Serbian press after sealing a loan move to giants Red Star Belgrade. The 23-year-old signed a one-and-a-half year contract with the capital from Serie B side Latina. Boakye has arrived in Belgrade and will undergo a medical on Monday to finalize his switch. Red Star Belgrade … Read more
Defender Abraham Akwasi Frimpong has joined Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade on a two-and-a-half year deal with an option for renewal, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 23-year-old moves from fellow Serbian top-flight side Napredak who finished fourth on the table before the winter break. Frimpong played 13 league matches including 12 starts for Napredak for … Read more
Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is set to begin processing Crude oil from Ghana’s Tweneboah Enyerra Ntonme (TEN) field from Friday, January 6. The Managing Director of TOR, Kwame Awuah Darko who describes this development as historic is optimists that the company will refine the one million barrels of crude it purchases through its partners from … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is said to have taken delivery of the first crude oil produced from the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) project to be refined and sold on the Ghanaian market. The one million barrels of crude, the thebftonline.com understands is currently secured in the storage tanks of TOR waiting to be … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) workers’ unions have denied media reports suggesting they recorded a loss in revenue of GHS32 million between January and September this year. The two unions at a joint press conference described the media report as palpable fabrications calculated at “tainting the … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has announced it will from next year refine between 16 to 18 million barrels of crude oil. The crude will be from the Jubilee oil fields and subsequently other oil fields in Ghana. The Managing Director of TOR, Kwame Awuah Darko disclosed this when he addressed staff of the company … Read more
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has announced it will from next year refine between 16 to 18 million barrels of crude oil. The crude will be from the Jubilee oil fields and subsequently other oil fields in Ghana. The Managing Director of TOR, Kwame Awuah Darko disclosed this when he addressed staff of the company … Read more