[ads1] The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has named Otto Addo and Maxwell Konadu as new Black Stars assistant coaches. This was confirmed by the Ghana FA President Kurt Okraku during the unveiling of Milovan Rajevac as new Black Stars head coach at the GFA Secretariat on Friday, September 24, 2021. Otto Addo and Maxwell Konadu would be assisting Milovan Rajevac for two-year period. Otto Addo is currently the assistant coach at German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund. Although born in Germany, Addo played for the Ghana national team for seven years commencing 1999, his debut being a 5–0 rout of Eritrea…
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[ads1] The Ghana Football Association has appointed Serbian tactician Milovan Rajevac as new Black Stars head coach. The 67-year old has been appointed the new head coach of the Black Stars on a two-year deal after successful negotiations. He has replaced CK Akonnor who was fired weeks ago over poor performance.[ads2] Rajevac coached a number of club sides in his native Serbia, including Sloboda Užice, Red Star Belgrade, Vojvodina and Borac Čačak.i He became Ghana manager in August 2008 and continued the Black Stars’s qualification campaign to 2010 World Cup where Ghana reached the quarter-final of the the tournament, narrowing losing to Uruguay on penalty…
[ads1] The Minister of Communication and Digitalization, Urusla Owusu Ekuful has inaugurated the governing board of the Ghana Domain Name Registry. The board has been tasked to build a strong and affordable domain names for the country.[ads2] Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Mrs. Owusu Ekuful said, “I was delighted to inaugurate the first ever governing board of the Ghana Domain Name Registry (GDNR) and it was a critical milestone in Ghana’s domain name history. “Having a specific country domain is not only a matter of national pride, but also a critical resource for both individuals and businesses in building customer…
[ads1] Renowned tactician, Johnson Smith has confirmed his sacking from Asante Kotoko as assistant coach. The 53-year old has been sacked from his position as assistant coach of the Ghana Premier league heavyweight with two months left on his contract.[ads2] In a quote attributed to Kumasi-based Silver FM, Johnson Smith disclosed that the Chief Executive Officer of the club, Nana Yaw Amponsah fired him through a minute phone call. He stated that he has not received any contract termination letter from the management of Asante Kotoko despite the phone call from the club’s CEO.[ads3] Smith continued that, “my contract will…
[ads1] Ghanaian football lovers particularly admirers of the local game will be missing twenty top-notch players that shone in the country’s top-flight league season. As one of the countries known to export football talents to the global market, the Ghana Premier league have lost over twenty players since last year despite given spectators excitements with their intelligent and skillful display on the field. With the 2021/22 Ghana Premier league season commencing on October 29, 2021 at the various centers, supporters would be denied the chance of watching some amazing players who were exceptional last season and a delight to watch.[ads2]…
[ads1] The Youth and Sports Ministry have debunked reports of agreeing a monthly salary with the Ghana FA for yet-to-be announced Black Stars coach. There were reports that both the Ghana FA and the Sports Ministry have agreed to appoint Serbian tactician Milovan Rajevac as the new Black Stars head coach.[ads2] It was also reported in the media that a salary of $45,000 has been agreed by the Youth and Sports Ministry as the monthly salary for the 67-year old Serbian coach. But the Youth and Sports Ministry, in a statement have rebuffed the reports, stating that they are yet…
[ads1] A CCTV footage of the recent Achimota daylight robbery where armed robbers bolted with a whopping Gh¢20,000.00 has emerged. The Hollywood-style robbery happened on Monday with the robbers shooting a guy on a motorbike.[ads2] The victim, who had allegedly gone to withdraw money from the bank, was parked at the Achimota overhead traffic light, waiting to make a turn unto the N1 and join the Lapaz road when a hawker approached her. The woman had gone to Universal Merchant Bank, Abeka Branch where she had withdrawn an amount of GH¢20,000.00.[ads3] While waiting to join the Lapaz road, two guys…
[ads1] The family members of the alleged kidnapped pregnant woman have invoked curses on persons spreading falsehood about the pregnancy of their relative. According to the family, it is quite surprising for someone to fabricate lies against a pregnant woman who has been traumatized and has lost her pregnancy in the hands of kidnappers.[ads2] The angry family invoked the gods of Sekondi-Takoradi to strike on those spreading falsehood about the pregnancy of the victim identified as Josephine Panyin Mensah. https://youtu.be/68lrMf1nSuQ This comes after the Western Regional Minister, Hon. Kwabena Okyere-Darko said in a radio interview that the woman was not pregnant…
[ads1] Conscientious defender, Abdul Ganiyu is reportedly set to renew his contract with Asante Kotoko. The current contract of the central defender is nearing expiration and reports say talks to renew the contract for the Ghana Premier league heavyweight is at the apex.[ads2] According to reports, Ganiyu and his representatives have agreed to renew the contract with Gh¢10,000.00 as monthly salary. It is believed that the former Karela United defender was demanding for a salary of Gh¢15,000.00 without an enticement fee but after negotiations with the management of the club, has agreed to the Gh¢10,000.00 proposal from Kotoko.[ads3] Ganiyu was…
[ads1] A final year student of the Tweneboah Koduah Senior High School at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region has died while scaling a wall. Identified as Edward Duut, the 19-year old was reportedly escaping from a prep master, who was on routine monitoring.[ads2] Mr Duut is said to have climbed over a wall together with other students who were also running but did not land well on the ground, sustaning injuries in the process. He was rushed to the Kumawu Polyclinic where he was pronounced dead. The Kumawu District Police Commander, DSP Opoku Agyemang Prempeh, who confirmed the incident said…