[ads5] President Akufo-Addo has filed his nomination forms ahead of the forthcoming general elections. The President filed for the nomination forms at the Electoral Commission headquarters in Accra today around 11:00am. He was accompanied by the vice President, Dr. Alhaji Bawumia alongside some executives of the NPP. [ads4] The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa who is also the returning officer for the Presidential elections received the forms on behalf of the commission. The Electoral Commission in September, opened nominations for parliamentary and presidential candidates, adding that the filled out forms are to to be submitted between October…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
[ads5] Former member of Parliament for Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Maxwell Kofi Jumah has said President Akufo-Addo is the best President ever in the history books of Ghana. According to the former legislator, no President in the history of Ghana has performed better in his administration than what Akufo-Addo has done within his four years term and believes he needs to be applauded. [ads4] “I have not seen a leader in Ghana who’s that bold because when he believes in something he’ll go for it. We have something like free SHS and right from day one he said…
[ads5] Black Stars skipper Andre Ayew and brother Jordan Ayew have arrived in camp ahead of this week’s International friendlies against Mali and Qatar. The two England based players arrived at the Xanthe Resort and spa, Tuesday morning. They increase the number of players to twelve, following the arrivals of Nicholas Opoku, Emmanuel Lomotey, Eugene Ansah, Benson Annang and Kamaldeen Sulemana on Monday. [ads4] The other players in the squad in Antalya, are Goalkeepers Lawrence Ati-Zigi and Razak Abalora. The rest include, midfielder Baba Iddrissu, Samuel Owusu and Gideon Mensah. The rest of the players are expected to arrive in…
[ads5] The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has reportedly reduced the lifetime ban on former Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi. According to Kumasi-based Nhyira FM, CAS has reduced the lifetime ban imposed on Kwesi Nyantakyi to a period of twelve years. [ads4] Kwesi Nyantakyi was banned from involving in football related activities for the rest of his life after captured in the Anas Aremeyaw Anas number 12 video expose engaging in unapproved dealings which was against FIFA code of ethics. He was stripped off his position as member of the FIFA Executive Council and CAF first vice president…
[ads5]Ghanaian gospel artiste, Kofi Owusu Duah Anto otherwise known as Koda has advised fellow musicians to desist from appointing their spouse as their managers. In Ghana, the likes of Okyeame Kwame, Obapa Christy and Joyce Blessing has or had their spouse serving as their managers instead of an external managers. It is believed that there is much understanding when artistes appoint their spouse as their managers which help the marriage to last.[ads4] But Koda is of a different view as he believes there is much confusion when an artiste appoint the spouse as the manager because differentiating business from the…
[ads5] President Akufo-Addo has finally given the greenlight for a sum of $45,000 to be paid to legendary Ghanaian boxer D.K Poison. This is an amount the Ghanaian government is owing the legendary boxer which dates to over four decades. [ads4] It would be recalled that D.K Poison in 1976, loaned to the government of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong an amount of $45,000 out of his purse of $75,000 from his second title defence against Japanese Shig Fukuyama for the purchase of some commodities for the state. Forty-four years on, all attempts to reclaim the money from the state have proved…
[ads5] English Premier League outfit Arsenal FC have announced the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey. The 27-year old midfielder has joined Arsenal on a four-year deal from Spanish laliga side Atletico Madrid on the transfer deadline day. [ads4] Arsenal have signed the deputy Black Stars skipper from Atletico Madrid after triggering his €45million release clause. The London-based club after successfully completing the signing of the utility midfielder have took to their social media pages to announce his signing. [ads3] https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1313241301148749824?s=19 Thomas Partey became a core figure of the Atletico Madrid squad from 2015 after successful loan deals at Real…
[ads5] Ten players of the Black Stars have arrived at the teams camp in Antalya, Turkey. Eight of the these players arrived at the Xanthe Resort & Spa on Monday to team up with Samuel Owusu and Razak Abalora who travelled with the local contingent on Saturday. They include Baba Idrisu, Benson Annang, Kamaldeen Suleyman and Nicholas Opoku. [ads4] The rest are Gideon Mensah, Eugene Ansah, Emmanuel Lomotey and Lawrence Ati-Zigi. [ads3] The team will hold its first training session at the Emir Sports complex in Antalya, Tuesday afternoon. [ads2]
[ads5] The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Professor Joseph Mintah as the new Director of Coaching Education. A statement from the Ghana FA reads, ” The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is delighted to announce that Prof. Joseph Kwame Mintah has been appointed as the Association’s Director of Coaching Education for a period of two years” “Prof. Joseph Mintah who was recently attached to the National Teams Department as a psychologist comes to the new role with depth of experience in Coaching and Physical education” [ads4] “He holds a Doctorate degree in Education (Sport Psychology) and a Master of Arts…
[ads5] FIFA Coaching Instructor, Bernhard Lippert has been appointed as Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association for a period of two years. The 58-year-old German trainer is a FIFA expert in instructing and training coaches and coach trainers. As the then Technical Director and U17, U19 and U21 Head Coach, he played a vital role in qualifying Azerbaijan for the first time in the country’s history to the Elite round of their respective European competitions. He also achieved the best result with the U21 in the history of the country during the European qualifiers. [ads4] Lippert was Head Coach…