Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the member of parliament for South Dayi has eulogized former MP for Old Tafo, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei who passed away yesterday.[ads2] His death was announced on the official Facebook page of the Parliament of Ghana on Monday, March 20. “Former Old Tafo MP, Hon. Dr Anthony Osei Akoto passes away. May he rest in peace,” Parliament announced. READ:Akoto Osei: Fmr Old Tafo MP passes away In a tweet eulogizing the former Minister of state for finance, Dafeamekpor said, “One of the few men who took it upon themselves to tutor me in the ways of House…
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FC Koln winger, Kingsley Schindler has received a late call-up to the Black Stars for Angola double-header in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.[ads2] The German-born Ghanaian footballer has joined the Black Stars camp as replacement for injured Tariq Lamptey. This becomes a debut call-up for Schindler who has been a core figure for FC Koln this season in the German Bundesliga with 20 appearances. The 29-year old has already arrived at the Black Stars camp to prepare for the Angola games.[ads3] Meanwhile players like Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Joseph Wollacott, Alexander Djiku, Denis Odoi, Kingsley Schindler, Patrick Kpozo, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Aidoo,…
Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko has invited eight foreign based players for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Algeria.[ads2] Ghana will travel to Annaba for the 1st leg on Friday, March 24, 2023 before hosting the North Africans at the Baba Yara Sports stadium on Wednesday, March 28, 2023. The invited players include FC Basel midfielder Emmanuel Essiam, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku of Sporting Lisbon and Emmanuel Yeboah of CFR Cruj.[ads3] Others include, Alex Sarfo, Ernest Nuamah (FC Nordsjaelland), Zubairu Ibrahim (FK Jedinstvo Ub) former Hearts of Oak midfielder Adams Salim (FC Cincinnati) and Daniel Afriyie Banierh who now…
FC Nordsjaelland attacker, Ernest Nuamah has received a call-up to the Black Meteors ahead of Algeria clash in the U-23 AFCON qualifiers.[ads2] Nuamah has been handed a call-up following his incredible form for FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga this season, scoring eight goals with four assists to his credit. His invitation is to strengthen the Black Meteors attack for the double-header against Algeria as Ghana is determined to secure a qualification to the U-23 AFCON tournament.[ads3] The first leg of the final qualification round is scheduled for March 24th in Annaba, with the return leg taking place in Kumasi…
Sporting Lisbon attacker, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has been invited to join the Black Meteors camp ahead of Algeria double-header in the U-23 AFCON qualifiers.[ads2] Issahaku who has been in a blistering form for Sporting Lisbon youth team has been handed a call-up to bolster the Black Meteors attack for the two crucial games. Coach Ibrahim Tanko and his charges are expected to secure Ghana a slot in the U-23 AFCON tournament hence inviting Fatawu Issahaku who has gotten some level of experience from the Black Stars.[ads3] The first leg of the final qualification round is scheduled for March 24th in…
Former Member of Parliament for Old Tafo in the Ashanti Region, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has been announced dead.[ads2] The death of Dr Akoto Osei was announced on the official Facebook page of the Parliament of Ghana on Monday, March 20. “Former Old Tafo MP, Hon. Dr Anthony Osei Akoto passes away. May he rest in peace,” Parliament announced.[ads3] Dr Akoto Osei was in the cabinet of President John Agyekum Kufuor as Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning. He was a member of Parliament for the electoral district of Old Tafo in the Ashanti region.[ads4] He worked as deputy…
Aspiring presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Duffuor will file for nomination to contest the party’s flagbearership position on Thursday, March 23, 2023.[ads2] According to a statement, Dr Duffuor was supposed to have filed for nomination on Wednesday but has been changed to Thursday due to the Party’s true state of the nation address. “The change in date from Wednesday to Thursday is in response to a request from the National Executive of the party to reschedule, due to the party’s True State of the Nation Address to be delivered by the Chairman, Johnson Aseidu Nketia…
Ghanaian rapper, Tulenkey has expressed huge disappointment after he was snubbed from the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) nominees lists.[ads2] The ‘Child Abuse’ composer was nowhere in the nominees lists when Charterhouse announced the nominees for this year’s edition of the awards on Saturday, March 18, 2023. And Tulenkey who believes he has done enough in the year under review to earn a nomination, has said he is never appreciated by the board of the awards hence why he couldn’t get a single nomination especially the best rap performance category.[ads3] “I’ve been dropping the hardest rap joints ever since…
Ghanaian rapper, Medikal has announced he is no longer working with his longtime manager, Flow Delly.[ads2] According to the multiple award-winning rapper, he has parted ways with Flow Delly who has been with him from the genesis of his musical career. “I am no longer working with Flow Delly. The reason is quite sensitive so I don’t really wanna go into that but he is good, we are hustling,”Medikal told Andy Dosty during an interview on Hit FM.[ads3] He added that, “I am my own manager. I have a management team but I make things happen on my own and…
Newly-appointed Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton has promised to build a winning team before his tenure elapsed.[ads2] The 64-year old has signed a contract as the Black Stars coach until December 31, 2024 after serving as the team’s technical director during the tenure of Otto Addo who resigned just after the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at his unveiling as the Black Stars coach in Kumasi on Monday, March 20, 2023, Chris Hughton said, “we want to see a winning team. There can be questions on being too defensive or being too offensive, but what we want to…