Experienced midfielder, Gladson Awako has signed a year contract extension with Hearts of Oak.[ads2] The 31-year old will have his contract with the Ghana Premier League powerhouse coming to an end in 2024 but will have an option to further extend his stay thereafter. The Black Galaxies captain has been on a fine form since joining Hearts of Oak hence extending his contract.[ads3] The former Ghana U-20 star is currently in the national team camp with the Black Galaxies as they prepare for the CHAN tournament in early January in Algeria.[ads4] Awako captained the Black Galaxies to qualify for next…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by His Honour Mr Samuel Bright Acquah has remanded former Black Stars striker Prince Tagoe into lawful custody until next year, January 4, 2023.[ads2] Prince Tagoe, popularly known as Prince of Goals pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretense of former footballer George Antwi Boateng to the sum of $40, 000 dollars. Even though Counsel for the accused Lawyer George Asamani prayed for the court to admit the accused person to bail, the request was turned down after the prosecutor Chief Inspector Agartha Abena Asantewaa opposed the bail on…
The Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is off the market after exchanging a nuptial vows with his fiancee in a private ceremony on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.[ads2] The private traditional wedding was held at Chain Homes in TseAdo, a suburb in Accra with top personalities in attendance. It is believed that the wedding was scheduled for last month but had to be postponed due to the NDC national delegates conference where Mr Gyamfi was seeking re-election.[ads3] The colourful ceremony was graced by former President; John Dramani Mahama, NDC running mate for the 2020 elections; Professor…
Head coach of Karela United, Bismark Kobby Mensah has resigned from his position, Kyfilla.com can exclusively confirm.[ads2] The enterprising tactician has relinquished his position after eight matches in the ongoing 2022/23 Ghana Premier league season. The Black Galaxies assistant coach has resigned as Karela United gaffer after a year of joining the club from FC Samartex.[ads3] Confirming the news to Kyfilla.com, the former Nzema Kotoko coach said, “it’s true I have resigned from the team [Karela United] but I don’t want to talk about why I have taken that decision, I have resigned.” Even though Kobby Mensah failed to disclose…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has said the new leadership of the party will disclosed to Ghanaians the various corruption scandals done by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.[ads2] According to him, the willingness of the new leadership of the NDC to expose the Akufo-Addo-led government for the various scandals committed since assuming office in 2022 has left many in the NPP worried. “This team will be a team that will be setting the records straight, that will be exposing the deception, that will be exposing the degeneration in this government, that…
Parliament has rejected the Gh¢80million additional budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the National Cathedral of Ghana.[ads2] This was after the Minority members on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of Parliament won by a majority decision to reject the allocation. The allocation was contained in the Appropriations Bill of the 2023 fiscal policy.[ads3] According to the Minority MPs on the Committee, representatives of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture couldn’t account for the over GH¢300 million already spent on the project hence their decision to reject the Gh¢80million allocation. Aside the Ministry not…
Immediate-past Black Stars coach, Otto Addo has lauded African coaches who represented their countries in the just ended FIFA World Cup in Qatar for an extraordinary showdown.[ads2] The 47-year old was in charge of the Black Stars at the World Cup where the four-time African Champions failed to make it out of the group stage. Even though Ghana, Tunisia and Cameroon were booted out of the tournament at the group stage, Senegal and Morocco were able to reach the knockout stage. Coach Walid Regragui made history by sending Morocco to the semifinal and finishing fourth after the tournament.[ads3] And Otto…
Organised Labour has announced an indefinite strike starting from Tuesday, December 27, 2022.[ads2] This is as a result of the introduction of the Debt Exchange Programme by government to stabilize the economy. The spokesperson of the Labour, Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, who doubles as the Secretary General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC), explained that the decision to go on strike is as a result of the government refusal to listen to their request to have pensions of workers exempted from the Programme.[ads3] “We are asking government to exempt us from the debt exchange programme,” he told journalists at…
Ghana defender, Alexander Djiku has been handed a ban by the French football authorities for involving himself in sports betting activities.[ads2] The fast-rising defender has been slapped with a game ban after a thorough investigation by the Professional Football League (LFP). Djiku, who was part of the Ghana squad for the 2022 FFA World Cup, is among 76 players, club officials and coaches who were fingered following the investigation.[ads3] With footballers and officials not permitted to engage in sports betting, Djiku is said to have engaged in match betting during the 2020-2021 season in France. “These offenses were committed even…
Ghana midfielder, Kudus Mohammed has been named among the best U-23 players at the just ended FIFA World Cup in Qatar by WhoScored.[ads2] The 22-year old bagged two goals and assisted once for Ghana in the 2022 World Cup even though the Black Stars failed to make it out of the group stage of the tournament. The Ajax FC prodigy was rated 7.53 and was among the highly rated players alongside Netherlands youngster Cody Gakpo, England duo of Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka, Jamal Musiala Germany, Brazil winger Vinicius Jnr and Diego Dalot from Portugal.[ads3] Other players who made the…