[ads1]RABAT – Moroccan football giants Raja Casablanca finally ended a seven-year title drought after winning the Botola League on Sunday. The three-time African champions now shift focus to the African Champions League on Sunday, where they face Egyptians Zamalek, who played second fiddle to glamour side Al Ahly in the just-ended season. Ahly secured their 42nd title with seven games to go, leaving Zamalek to scramble for second best with Pyramids FC. Raja are not the only Moroccan club getting ready to pursue continental success. In a historic feat, four Moroccan teams involved in the Champions League and the Confederations…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
[ads1] RABAT – The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) went all out to ensure the just-ended season was concluded with clubs playing in empty stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic. Raja Casablanca emerged the winners in a nail-biting contest which was decided by a single point on Sunday as defending champions Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) finished in second place. After a four-month hiatus caused by the global Covid-19 epidemic, football resumed in Morocco under strict health guidelines to curb the spread of the virus. It also meant that clubs would miss out on important revenue generated from gate takings which…
[ads1]The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation have announced dates for the opening of the 2020 local scholarship for Ghanaians pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate studies. A publication on the GNPC website states that, date for the opening of the postgraduate scholarship has been set for October 19-31, 2020 while the undergraduate has been scheduled for 2nd-22nd November, 2020. Eligibility Per the publication, applicant must be a Ghanaian who has obtained admission to pursue an undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme at any public tertiary institution.[ads2] Teachers pursuing English and Ghanaian languages, TVET at any technical institution, nursing training colleges and Colleges…
[ads1]The GNPC Foundation has cut sod for the construction of an artificial turf at Takoradi number one community in the Western Region. At a short ceremony, the CEO of GNPC Dr. KK Sarpong reiterated the unique importance of the Western Region to the operations of GNPC and lauded the developmental partnership between the Corporation and the communities within GNPC’s production enclave. He said the region remains a critical partner to Ghana’s oil sector and thus GNPC Foundation’s commitment to the various developmental projects aimed at positively affecting the quality of life of communities and people. Also speaking at the ceremony…
[ads1]Mali’s transitional President, His Excellency Bah N’daw, has thanked the President of the Republic and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the role he has played so far in helping to resolve the political impasse in Mali. At a meeting held at the Koulouba Palace, the seat of the Malian Presidency, on Sunday, 11th October 2020, President N’daw applauded the decision taken by President Akufo-Addo to convene a meeting to resolve the deadlock in Mali, immediately after his election as ECOWAS Chair. According to the Interim Malian President, it is as a…
[ads1]The 45th MTN SWAG Awards was held on Saturday at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, coupled with beauty, simplicity and innovation. The 1 hour television produced event was aptly simple as only 10 categories of the 2019 sports performers mounted the podium to receive their respective awards. The other 17 earlier in the month were at special events decorated with their awards and citations which received heavy media mileage.[ads4] Top guests at the event included Supreme Court Judge Justice Tanko Amadu who represented the Chief Justice, Sports Minister Isaac Kwame Asiamah, CEO of MTN Mr. Selorm Adadevor, CEO of Ghana…
[ads5]The queenmother of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III, has rained blessings on Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the Akufo-Addo led government with a special, personal, benedictory prayer. This occurred on Sunday when the Vice President as part of his four-day tour to the Ashanti Region paid a courtesy call on the Asantehemaa. In a solemn manner, the Asantehemaa prayed for peace and calm before, during and after the forthcoming elections and asked the blessings of God upon the life of the Vice President and his entourage. Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III prayed onto Dr. Bawumia saying…
[ads1]APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, presents the second annual APO Group African Women in Media Award set to recognise, celebrate and empower African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. The Award will be bestowed to the winner at the 6th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) Virtual Conference and Awards hosted on 2-3 December 2020, with the theme ‘Reimagining Business & Rebuilding Better.’ AWIEF’s prestigious annual event is a platform that sees global thought leaders, industry experts, policymakers, academics, development organisations and investors gather to dialogue, connect, network, share, collaborate and…
[ads1]As part of its mandate of coordinating the packaging and distribution of food and other aid to people in developing nations to relieve hunger, US based Rise Against Hunger partnered Ghanaian NGO, Future Child of Africa Foundation to donate to two institutions in the Western Region. The two non-governmental organizations donated food consumables to Charles Angel Academy at Anoe, a suburb in Sekondi as well as New Convent and Divine Preparatory School and Orphanage Home at Mpohor all in the Western Region. Aside the donations, the two non-governmental organizations fed over 250 pupils of the two institutions with cooked meals…
[ads5]Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Ghanaians not to pay attention to ‘incompetent’ John Dramani Mahama who is staging a come back as President ‘to destroy the good things Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo has begun.’ Addressing the Chiefs and people of Wassa Atobiasie in the Wassa East District on Wednesday as part of his two days working visit to the Western Region, Dr. Bawumia laments that the December 7th 2020 election is about the future of Ghana and all who wish Ghana well must join in the call to retain the Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo and the NPP government…