Nsoatreman FC will learn their preliminary opponent for the CAF Confederation Cup on Thursday. The Nsoatre-based team will represent Ghana in the CAF inter-club competition after winning the FA Cup last month at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium. Nsoatreman FC defeated Bofoakwa Tano 4-3 in penalty shootouts to win their first FA Cup championship under Maxwell Konadu. They will however work without him on the Confederations cup journey as he has joined Black Leopards in South Africa’s second -tier league. The preliminary draw will be conducted at the CAF headquarters in Cairo at 14:00GMT. Nsoatreman FC have in the…
Author: Kelvin Papa Sackey
Badou Zaki, Niger’s coach, is optimistic about his team’s chances of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco. The Black Stars were drawn in a group with Ghana, Sudan, Niger, and Angola. Despite Ghana’s pedigree and history on the continent, Niger’s coach maintains that his team has a good chance of qualifying for AFCON 2025. “We are in an affordable group. We have every chance of qualifying. For me, Ghana is a football country with a selection with great professionals. But it is not the team of 5 or 6 years ago. Even…
As Ghana prepares for the 2024 elections, Haruna Iddrisu, former Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, has urged young people to take part in a peaceful political process. Speaking at the 2024 Young Professionals and Youth Coalition Transform Summit at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the congressman stated that preserving the country’s peace should be a top priority for everyone as we approach elections. The outspoken lawmaker said that recent upheavals in Kenya should serve as a wake-up call for Ghanaian politicians. “I do not want to set a Kenyan example in Ghana, but political…
Ghanaian Chef Smith’s declaration that he has broken the record for the longest cooking marathon has drawn a lot of criticism. Guinness World Records have revealed in an official statement that it never received an application from Chef Smith on the effort to break the record. Chef Smith announced his record-breaking achievement at a press conference held at the La Palm Beach Hotel on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. GWR, however, stated that it is not aware of any application or attempt of that kind from the Ghanaian chef. The information was corrected by Guinness World Records Limited’s PR manager, Madalyn…
World Sports Journalists Day was created by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) on July 2 to honour the day the organisation was founded in 1994 during the Summer Olympics in Paris. This day is set aside to commemorate the exceptional contributions made by sports writers. Numerous sports media professionals have received honours for their achievements on this unique day over the years. World Sports Journalist Day is observed annually on July 2, 2024. Sports is becoming a very important job route. ‘Sports journalism’ is a popular career path for many with a keen interest in and intense enthusiasm for…
Ghana Premier League giants Accra Hearts Of Oak had the poorest of seasonal performances last season as things went all the way to the last day of the season before the Phobians secured a place in the Ghana Premier League. The conditions surrounding their 3-2 victory over Bechem United as their last match of the season was more or less an embarrassing one. Bechem United conceded poor goals. However, Hearts of Oak’s problems go beyond that. With just 27 points earned during the season, the Phobians were the second-worst home team performer. They were far worse away from home, having…
Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air will use innovative plans to promote the country’s creative arts and culture for economic development. It will create over one hundred thousand direct jobs and over one million indirect jobs. The airline seeks to stimulate increased trade volume, investment, and business activities in the country. This initiative marks a new direction in supporting local businesses and forms part of our broader strategy for economic transformation in Ghana. Goldstar Air, the wings of Ghana, aims to accelerate the country’s economic growth by leveraging creative arts and culture to boost Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This will…
The first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah’s first son Dr. Francis Nkrumah, has passed on at the age of 89. Author and editor Vijay Prashad announced the news of his passing on X, writing, “Dr. Francis Nkrumah (1935–2024) has just passed away.” Dr. Nkrumah gained the respect of both his patients and colleagues for dedicating his life to paediatric care and scientific research. Even after his father was overthrown in a coup in 1966, Dr. Nkrumah stayed in Ghana and made a major contribution to the country’s healthcare system. He was the past director of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical…
The Ghana Football Association has launched a bidding process for official television broadcast rights holders to submit bids following the termination of the partnership deal with StarTimes. The deal with StarTimes lasted for four years with exclusive rights under a $5.25 million deal inked in 2020. Notwithstanding the amicable parting agreement between the parties, the reasons for the contract termination are still unknown. Premier League and FA Cup matches were among the big football matches in Ghana that StarTimes covered. Additionally, they created highlights of games from the Women’s Premier League, Division One League, and Women’s FA Cup games. The…
Wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air, looking at the data, Ghana job opportunities are nowhere near get, essentially the airline is projecting over one hundred thousand direct jobs and over one million indirect job opportunities seek to address the situation on the grounds. The unemployment rate in Ghana has risen to 14.7 percent, according to data from the Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey Quarter Three Bulletin by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). This is more pertinent as the rising unemployment in Ghana is due to a disconnect between education and the skills required in the labor market. Moreover, the…