Black Stars B fail to qualify for CHAN 2018 -It would be implausible to say the team went unprepared… Home-based players of Ghana’s Black Stars exuded full alertness prior to the game at the Baba Yara Sports stadium having held the Burkinabes to a 2-2 draw in Ouagadougou last week. The Sunday clash was indeed crucial … Read more
The Youth and Sports Ministry has sent a congratulatory message Kwesi Nyantakyi who has been appointed CAF 1st vice president. The Ghana Football Association president was approved by CAF Executive Committee on Monday during its first meting under the reign of CAF’s new President Ahmad Ahmad in the Bahrain capital of Manama. Nyantakyi becomes the … Read more
Deputy Minster-nominee for Youth and Sports Ministry, Pius Enam Hadzide, has slammed calls by a section of the public that he is not fit to take up the role because of the enormous responsibilities in the sector. Mr. Hadzide, who lost the Ketu North Member of Parliamentary seat to NDC’s James Klutse Avedzi in the … Read more
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday announced the appointment of Pius Enam Hadzide to the Youth and Sports Ministry as a Deputy Minister designate. He will deputize substantive Minister Isaac Asiamah once he gets the approval of Parliament after a mandatory vetting process. The official announcement of Enam’s appointment settles doubts surrounding the position … Read more
The first batch of President Akufo-Addo’s deputy ministerial nominees underwent an orientation at the Flagstaff House, Monday. The attendees largely Members of Parliament (MP) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and some non-MPs were taken through behaviour and conduct expected of them. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who was in attendance used the opportunity … Read more
Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has reiterated the Nana Akufo-Addo government’s commitment of fulfilling its promise of a stadium in each of the orphaned regions in the country by the end of its four-year term. Currently, Ghana has a national stadium in five separate regions while the same number – Eastern Brong Ahafo, Eastern, Volta, … Read more
The Sports fraternity is excited after maiden budget presentation of His Excellency President Nana Akufo Addo in parliament. The new Government has allocated a whopping GH?45.8 million to the Youth and Sports Ministry for the fiscal year. The amount is a 218% increment in what was allocated for sports last year by the immediate past … Read more
The sports industry received a shot in the arm yesterday when the government voted GH¢45.8 million as budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the 2017 fiscal year, as was announced in Parliament yesterday by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. The government’s expenditure allocation to the ministry represented a 218 per … Read more
Two members of a procurement committee formed during the All Africa Games in 2015 have called for the sanction and surcharge of the former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, and five others, for wilfully violating the Procurement Act, 2002 and incurring a judgment debt of $380,000 and GHC45,000 being awarded to … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to name his deputy ministers and regional ministers in the coming days as he rounds up the selection of top talent to help him achieve his vision of a greater, more prosperous Ghana. The list is expected to feature names such as ENERGY DEPUTY DR SAMIU NUAMAH TRADE AND INDUSTRY … 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
The Black Maidens have arrived home on Saturday after their impressive campaign at the 2016 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals where they were quarter-finalists. The team narrowly missed out on a semi-final slot after conceded an injury-time goal to lose 2-1 to Korea DPR. Ghana FA Executive Committee duo Nana Banyin Eyison and Executive Committee … Read more