Ghana will face Japan in the 2025 Kirin Challenge Cup, a test match that will serve as crucial preparation for both teams ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Having already secured qualification for the tournament, both countries will use this opportunity to polish their strategies. Japan booked their spot in the World Cup in March with a 2-0 win over Bahrain, while Ghana beat Comoros 1-0 in Accra on Sunday to confirm their place at the competition. Coach Otto Addo’s team will look to assess players and make necessary adjustments ahead of our fifth appearance in Canada, Mexico and…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
B5 Plus Ltd, West Africa’s largest steel manufacturing company, has once again affirmed its leadership in the region’s industrial landscape by winning the Iron & Steel Category Award at the African Corporate and Business Excellence and Empowerment Awards (ACBEEA) 2025. The award recognises B5 Plus as the “Most Diversified & Vertically Integrated Steel Design, Manufacturer & Steel Infrastructure Fabrication Company of the Year, 2025.” This accolade highlights the company’s remarkable innovation, operational excellence, and sustained contribution to Africa’s manufacturing and infrastructure development. Under the visionary leadership of Mr Mukesh V. Thakwani, Founder and CEO, B5 Plus has evolved from a…
DJ Scratch Returns as House DJ; Presenters Include Adimu Colón, Mark “Hawkeye” Louis, Deja “Deja Vu” Parker and Rachel Ryan Washington, D.C.— The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that iHeartMedia’s “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show” co-hosts Danielle Monaro and Medha Gandhi will host the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, taking place at The Edison Ballroom on Oct. 21, the evening before NAB Show New York kicks off. The event will once again feature DJ Scratch as house DJ, bringing his signature energy to radio’s biggest night. “Danielle and Gandhi represent everything that makes local radio special —…
PlayBox Neo, a leading provider of media playout and channel branding solutions, will present its PlayBox Neo Suite media platform for the first time in the U.S. at the NAB Show New York, running from October 22-23 at the Jacob Javits Center. Designed to streamline operations for broadcasters, OTT providers, and content creators, the PlayBox Neo Suite provides a centralized hub for control, monitoring, and management across the entire media workflow. The PlayBox Neo Suite is an extensive suite of solutions designed to streamline the workflows of modern media organizations, including TV channels, satellite operators, content creators, and OTTs. PlayBox…
Cypress, CA, October 8, 2025 – As a testament to its commitment to the broadcast market, FOR-A America will bring several popular and future-facing technologies to the NAB Show New York, running October 22-23 at the Javits Center in New York City. Embracing the theme ‘Connecting the present, building the future,’ FOR-A America will demonstrate solutions that seamlessly integrate established broadcast infrastructure with forward-looking innovation. On hand will be the On-Device AI solution – viztrick AiDi, provided in collaboration with Nippon TV; the software-based live production platform – FOR-A IMPULSE ®, and the 1 M/E, NDI ® -compatible HVS-190 video…
The 40th Anniversary Celebration of the GaDangme Association of the Washington DC Metropolitan Area Dinner Dance, held on September 27, 2025, at the Holiday Inn, College Park, 10000 Baltimore Avenue, Maryland 20740, marked an extraordinary milestone in the life of an association that has dedicated itself to preserving culture, promoting unity, and empowering generations of GaDangme descendants living far from their ancestral homeland. It was a night that will be etched in memory not only for its grandeur but also for the emotional weight it carried, the culmination of four decades of dedication, sacrifice, and collective progress. It was a…
Following the fixing of the World Cup 2026 Matchday 10 Qualifier simultaneously by FIFA on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Football Association wishes to inform all stakeholders of an adjustment to the 2025/26 Premier League schedule. As part of efforts to enhance the delivery of the television schedule and to align with the FIFA calendar, Matchday 5 and Matchday 9 fixtures have been swapped. Matchday 9 will now be played on the weekend of Friday, 10 October to Monday, 13 October 2025. While Matchday 5 will now be played on the weekend of Friday, 6…
Renowned international airline Goldstar Air, a private Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and no liabilities as of today, has secured incentives from major airports worldwide. The airline, authorized by its Licence to operate passenger and cargo flights across West Africa and intercontinental routes, stands ready to take to the skies with 2026 FIFA World Cup passengers, as the tournament expands to 48 teams for the first time, expected to attract over five million international visitors and generate billions of dollars in global economic…
Private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and no liabilities as of today, has secured incentives from major airports worldwide. The airline, as an economic tool, is authorized by its Licence to operate passenger and cargo flights across West Africa and intercontinental routes, reinforcing Ghana’s global aviation presence, with a grand vision to establish a 24-hour Universal Aircraft Maintenance Hub at Tamale International Airport (TML), to tap into the global aviation income stream of $3.5 Trillion. The airline’s vision for…
Washington, D.C.— The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced details for the 2025 NAB Show New York, taking place Oct. 22–23 at the Javits Center. Recognized as the East Coast’s premier event for media, entertainment and brand storytelling, the Show brings together content creators and production professionals from radio, broadcasting, sports, live events, advertising, marketing, film and television. With the frenzy building ahead of next year’s North America-hosted FIFA World Cup, a keynote session on Oct. 22 will feature Catherine Newman, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF), and David Wright, USSF’s Chief Commercial Officer,…