The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has described outgoing Sports Minister Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye as “irrelevant” to the work of the FA. There have been tensions between officials of the GFA and Mr Vanderpuye over the payment of winning bonuses and the management of football, especially the Black Stars, ever … Read more
Ace broadcaster Nana Ampomah has described Nii Lante Vanderpuye as a tyrant (pata paa), revealing Nana Aba Anamoah’s ordeal with the outgoing Sports Minister. Nana Ampomah who worked with the Sports Minister at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation for more than a decade recounted how the Sports Minister once assaulted popular news anchor, Nana Aba Anamoah … Read more
President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantekyi, has descended heavily on Outgoing Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye after his recent comments against the GFA. Kwesi Nyantekyi in adressing the media, indicated that the Sports Ministers’ comments were unfortunate and only suggests that he isn’t abreast with his job at the Ministry. Sports Minister, Nii … Read more
The President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi has described the exit of the Sports Minister Nii Lantey Vanderpuije from the Ministry as a good thing for the nation. According to Nyantakyi, all the national teams in Ghana including the Black Stars would have lost their shine under the continued leadership of Mr. Vanderpuije. … Read more
The Ghana Football Association will award some distinguished personalities at its Extra-ordinary Congress at the Alisa Hotel (Asante Hall), Ridge in Accra on Wednesday January 4. The awardees include the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, Torgbe Afede XIV and some past and present football personalities. The ceremony which will … Read more
That is what dyed-in-the-wool communists do… pretend as if everybody is a nincompoop like themselves, in order to conveniently investigate the obvious. The fact of the matter is that the government of the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost Election 2016 because even as the party’s own longtime General-Secretary, Mr. Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, publicly acknowledged, the … Read more
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will award some distinguished personalities at its extraordinary congress at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Wednesday January 4. The awardees include Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, Togbe Afede XIV, and some past and present football personalities. The ceremony is to acknowledge the contributions … Read more
The Ghana Football Association President says Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye is to blame for the lack of concrete decision on bonsuses for the Black Stars in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Kwasi Nyantakyi says management team has been denied involvement in bonus negotiations because of the Minister’s “Strange modern management style.” At a … Read more
Let’s call this much ado about shame. I am talking about Nii Lante Vanderpuye’s ax-picking with the executive operatives of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), on grounds that the outgoing Minister of Youths and Sports was not given a heads-up on a meeting between a delegation led by longtime Akufo-Addo spokesman, Mr. Mustapha Hamid, and … Read more
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has mentioned three additional names for ministerial positions subject to parliamentary approval after his inauguration. The names are Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture; Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Mr Isaac Asiamah, the Ministry of Youth and Sports. … Read more
The President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the senior national team to end Ghana’s 34-year wait for a trophy by winning the 2017 AFCON which starts on January 14 in Gabon. The Black Stars have been unable to add to their four AFCON triumphs since they last won it in 1982 in Libya. However, … Read more
Outgoing Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye says he was disrespected when the Black Stars team met a delegation sent by President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo without his knowledge. He says it was “appropriate” for his office to have been informed about the meeting because the team belongs to the State and it is under the … Read more
Continuing our review for the year in the world of sports, we turn our attention to Sports Personalities who put Ghana on the map. President Kwesi Nyantakyi (GFA President) The year 2016 is one that President of the Ghana Football Association will savour. His club WA All Stars wrote their names in the history books … Read more
Communication Director for the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Sani Daara has taken a swipe at the outgoing Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye, claiming that “God has spoken”. The sports ministry and the Ghana Football Association have been on each other’s neck since Nii Lante took office but following his NDC Party’s defeat in the 2016 … Read more
Three supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), committed suicide after Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was declared President of the 2016 December polls. The three supporters, Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuiye said could not contain the pain of defeat hence they committing suicide. The Minister said on Accra-based Starr FM Wednesday that the incident happened … Read more
Outgoing Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has admitted that “comfortable lead” which emerged as one of the most popular refrains in the heat of the collation of results in the 2016 election was to “assuage the frustrations of supporters” of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Taking his turn on Starr Chat with Bola Ray … Read more
Whether mourning the death of a musical giant, teasing presidents or launching protest movements, Africans took to social media in greater numbers than ever before in 2016. Here’s a look back at some of the most popular stories and hashtags. #TheOtherRoom The moment the words came out of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s mouth, you just … Read more
The Ghana Football Association has confirmed the Black Stars will pitch camp in the UAE ahead of next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. This ends speculations that Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye had ordered the team to train in Equatorial Guinea. A released itinerary included: ”Departure to the UAE for a 12-day pre-tournament … Read more
Former athletics chief, George Lutterodt, has expressed his willingness to serve in the government of the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo, when given the opportunity. The 60-year-old life patron of the Ghana Netball Association and Peace Ambassador for the 2016 elections, told the Daily Graphic in an interview that he was capable of creating an … Read more
Former Vice President of the Ghana Football Association Fred Pappoe wants the incoming sports minister to focus on repairing the image of the Black Stars. The love Ghanaians had for the Black Stars is gone as the team in recent times hardly get fans trooping to the stadium to see their games. Sports ministers have … Read more