The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved Ghana’s request to admit 40,000 spectators for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off first leg match against Nigeria at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. This comes after the Ghana Football Association request to play the game in full capacity stadium following the laid-down rules by CAF. The GFA consequently advise all Ghanaians to obey all laid-down safety and security measures strictly to first and foremost have a successful match and also to avoid any sanctions from CAF and FIFA. Meanwhile, fans are advised to strictly adhere to the designated spectator…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
The deadline for the nationwide SIM card re-registration has been extended to July 31, 2022, according to a statement from the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. The exercise which started in October last year was originally slated to end on March 31, 2022 but has been extended due to challenges which have characterized the process. “As at 17th March, 14,091,542 SIM Cards have been linked to the Ghana Card, 10,348,532 Bio-Captures conducted and 99,445 New SIMS registered. Due to a number of factors including the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents are yet to obtain Ghana Cards to…
Scores of people are feared dead in a terrific accident which occurred at Beposo in the Western Region on Monday. Reports say the accident involved a Ford Bus and a Tipper Truck leaving all the passengers in both vehicles burnt to ashes. More soon…
Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has tested negative to the devastating coronavirus ahead of Nigeria showdown. Ayew was left out of Crystal Palace squad for their FA Cup fixture last weekend after testing positive to the virus. “Jordan Ayew has tested negative for Covid and will join the team later this week in Kumasi ahead of the Nigeria game,” GFA communications director Henry Asante Twum revealed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Black Stars contingent have touched down in Kumasi for epic encounter. Twenty-six players arrived in the Garden City without Jordan Ayew The Black Stars will commence training in Kumasi on Monday…
Former Ghana international, Prince Tagoe has called for goalkeeper Jojo Wollacot to be in posts when Ghana face Nigeria in 2022 World Cup playoff. To Prince Tagoe, the Swindon Town shot-stopper is currently the best goalkeeper Ghana has and must be in between the sticks for the Nigeria duel. Wollacot has been under huge criticisms after Black Stars abysmal performance at the AFCON 2021 where the West African country failed to progress from a group of Morocco, Gabon and Comoros. Even though Richard Ofori has returned to the Black Stars squad after a long-term injury, Prince Tagoe believes Jojo Wollacot…
The Black Stars contingent have touched down in Kumasi for 2022 World Cup playoff against Nigeria. Twenty-six players arrived in the Garden City with Crystal Palace attacker Jordan Ayew not part due to coronavirus issues. The Black Stars will commence training in Kumasi on Monday and will be lodging at the Noda Hotel. The team are in Kumasi to the continue preparations for the first leg tie which takes place on Friday, March 25, 2022 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The second leg will come off at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday, March…
Former Medeama SC coach, Ignatius Osei-Fosu has shared his opinion about the Ghana squad for 2022 World Cup playoff games against Nigeria. According to the enterprising tactician, Asante Kotoko left-back Imoro Ibrahim should have been in the Ghana squad for the Nigeria duel following his spectacular form in the Ghana Premier League. His comment comes after Ghana coach, Otto Addo announced a 27-man squad for the crucial games with Dennis Korsah as the only local-based player. Sharing his view about the Black Stars squad on Kumasi-based Pure FM, Ignatius Osei-Fosu stated that even though Dennis Korsah is a good player,…
Ghana coach Otto Addo has named a 27 man squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 playoff against Nigeria. The Back Stars will take on the Super Eagles in two matches scheduled for Kumasi and Abuja respectively as the search for a ticket to November’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar heats up. Ghana will host the 1st leg at the Baba Yara Sports stadium on Friday, March 25 before travelling to Abuja for the 2nd leg on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Attached is the squad:
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has placed an indefinite ban on Real Tamale United (RTU) from using the Tamale Sports Stadium as home venue. This comes after some irate supporters of the club attacked and assaulted a referee in Premier League game against Aduana Stars last Sunday. Whilst the GFA has banned RTU from using the Tamale Sports Stadium as home venue for subsequent league matches, the Ghana Premier League newbies have been asked to assist the police in investigations. The GFA has directed management of RTU to help the police in fishing out the irate supporters who engaged in…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has made mockery of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over the constant falling of the cedi against the American dollar. According to Mr. Mahama, the continuous declining of the cedi against the dollar clearly indicate that the country’s economy is in shambles. His comment comes following the Vice President’s claims in 2020 that the prudent economic decisions have held the cedi’s fall against the dollar at a time, stating that the government had “arrested” the cedi and locked it up. Mr. Mahama at an NDC event on March 21, 2022 believes the dollar has rather…