Ayew brothers Dropped -The shake-ups on Ghana’s senior national team for the World Cup Qualifier against Uganda has seen the Ayew brothers Andre and Jordan removed from the squad, according to Nhyira FM. The reshuffle or shake up as the case may be moved from discussions to reality following Ghana’s victorious takeover at the Cape Coast stadium when Black … Read more
The five WAFU stars played very significant roles in helping Ghana emerge winners of the just ended 2017 regional tournament. Speculations are rife that some 5 Black Stars B players who shined during the 2017 WAFU tournament are likely to be called up by Coach Kwesi Appiah to join the senior team in the 2018 … Read more
Jumia Ghana is the no. 1 and largest online retail store in Ghana at the moment. The e-shopping destination was established in May 2014 with the major aim of becoming the top one-stop retail shop in Ghana both online and offline. Jumia Ghana boasts over 10,000 products online, with everything from household products, fashion, electronics … Read more
These two have gradually become a favorite verbal fight pair in Ghana. The unlikely scenario where two people who have nothing in common indirectly come together to give Ghanaians a common agenda for discussion…priceless Asamoah Gyan has taken a swipe at Patrick Osei Agyemang a.k.a ‘Countryman Songo’ for referring to the Black Stars as fools … Read more
According to Chelsea TV latest training ground report, Ghana defender Abdul Baba Rahman returned to a full training session at Cobham on Tuesday, September 5. Baba Rahman who suffered a serious knee injury during the African Cup of Nations tournament early this year, joined his colleague players who were not called up by their respective national … Read more
Reports reveal that Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan paid for a chartered flight to convey the national team from Brazzaville to Accra after the 5-1 Ghana-Congo victory yesterday. Gyan’s act of benevolence was reportedly necessitated by an 11th-hour cancellation of the team’s initial flight arrangement by the Sports Ministry, leaving them virtually stranded in the … Read more
Anyone who knows Countryman Songo knows he is no respecter of status when it comes to the Black Stars and the Ghana Football Association. The Black Stars Congo draw in Kumasi on September 1, has earned the team the distaste of many Ghanaians whose hopes were severely punctured after the outcome of the game. See Also: Black … Read more
Gyan and Ayew will not play with the Black Stars in Brazzaville, Congo… The Black Stars needed to defeat Congo in Kumasi to spark hopes of reaching the tournament in Brazil; but a 1-1 draw by Congo on Friday, September 1 ruined their chance of qualifying. See Also: A Look At Circumstances That Led To … Read more
The rate of HIV-AIDS in Ghana has taken a rise in recent times, with activists warning that the situation could get worse if nothing is done. According to available records, the number of Ghanaians infected by HIV decreased drastically from 3.4% to 1.4% between 2003 and 2014. This figure has however risen again to 2.4%, stirring … Read more
According to reports, the Black Stars shot-stopper came out successful in his medical examinations in Accra on Monday, July 25, thus, completing the transfer procedure. Confirming the signing, Downs spokesman Thulani Thuswa said: “I can confirm that we have signed the player. We are expecting him to land today and join up with the guys in … Read more
The butcher is closed, metres of shelves are empty save for a single brand of shampoo and, worst of all, the toilet paper is out-of-stock. Once a Kenyan success story, homegrown Nakumatt supermarkets are grappling with product shortages so severe even the country’s best-known cartoonist has taken notice, lampooning the company’s slogan in a recent … Read more
I had intended to, this week too, skip the continuation of my treatise on the election of MMDCEs, to ‘blow my top’ on the issue threatening to collapse our still nascent democracy! I’m, of course, referring to the tsunami of sorts that has erupted in arguably Africa’s best polls organisation – the Electoral Commission of … Read more
Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zuniga brought his entire family to trek through the lush forests and mist-shrouded volcanoes of northwestern Rwanda in search of mountain gorillas. He described their encounter with the critically endangered primates as “an almost spiritual” experience, and said it was the only reason they made Rwanda a stop on a trip taking … Read more
Only 30 percent of $1.4 billion aid needed in 2017 for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan has been raised, a UN official said Monday, raising fears of aid cuts. Nearly two million South Sudanese have fled, and tens of thousands have been killed, since the country descended into civil war nearly four years … Read more
President Akufo Addo has announced the establishment of a technology commercialization unit to harmonise the collaboration between industry and academia to promote science and innovation in Ghana. In addition, he has disclosed of efforts to triple the allocation to research within the medium to long term to drive growth of innovation in Ghana. The President … Read more
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has been drawn to take part in the Rugby Afrique Men’s Sevens Tournament that will take place in Kampala Uganda on the 6th and 7th of October 2017. This tournament serves as the qualifier for the Sevens Rugby World Cup 2018, the Commonwealth Games, and the World Series repechage … Read more
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday called on Burundians who have fled their country to return home, after talks with President Pierre Nkurunziza who was making his first foreign trip in more than two years. The visit — kept secret up to the last moment — was aimed at reviving dialogue on Burundi’s enduring political … Read more
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has listed Ghana as one of the countries to watch on the continent saying the national economy stands the chance of expanding significantly. A market watch report made available to 3FM 92.7 analysed the region’s opportunities and challenges and concluded that Ghana is a pocket of promise for a two … Read more
Co-Host of this year’s African Nations Championship (AfroBasket) Tunisia has been handed a relative easy group for the upcoming competition as the North African side is set to compete against Rwanda, Guinea and Cameroon in Group C. The draw for the continental championship was conducted recently as the tournament which takes place between September 8-16 … Read more
Five UN peacekeepers’ bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to close at the end of July, the UN mission there announced Wednesday, describing it as a change in operational style. But the closures come against the background of cuts to the overall peacekeeping budget pushed through under pressure from the United States. The … Read more