C.K Akonnor names squad for Sudan double header
Black Stars Head Coach C.K Akonnor has named a 23-man squad for next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan. Ghana will host Sudan at the Cape Coast stadium on Thursday, November 12, before travelling to Khartoum to face the Falcons five days later in the reverse fixture. Chelsea left back Baba Abdul […]
“My record will give me a second term”- Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism that his achievement in government will secure him a resounding victory in the 2020 General election. He said he came to power on the achievements of former President Kufuor and his own record will give him a second term. Addressing traders at Lapaz on the last day of his Greater […]
Kanye West gives Kim Kardashian birthday hologram of dead father
Kanye West has surprised his wife Kim Kardashian with a hologram of her late father for her 40th birthday. The reality star posted a recording of the hologram of Robert Kardashian, who died in 2003. “For my birthday, Kanye got me the most thoughtful gift of a lifetime,” she wrote in the caption. The video […]
Westgate attack: Two jailed over Kenyan shopping mall attack
A Kenyan judge has sentenced two men to 18 and 33 years in jail after they were convicted of helping Islamist militants attack a shopping mall in 2013. At least 67 people died in the assault by al-Shabab on the Westgate shopping complex in the capital, Nairobi. The state said the four militants who carried […]
Two more suspects arrested over MP Ekow Quansah Hayford’s death
Two new arrests have been made in connection with the death of the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, Mr Ekow Quansah Hayford. This brings the total number of suspects arrested to eight. The two new arrests were disclosed by the prosecution when the case came up for hearing on Friday at an Accra Circuit Court […]
Government cuts 2021 deficit target to 8.3% of GDP
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says government will scale down the earlier projected 2021 fiscal deficit from 9.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 8.3 percent of GDP. This, according to the Minister, reflects expected improved revenues from the anticipated pick-up of economic activities and a more rationalised public expenditure programme in 2021. Mr. Ofori-Atta […]
Electoral Commission has been transparent- Chairperson
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Jean Mensah has urged first-time voters to be agents of peace in the upcoming elections. She advised the youth to put the interest of the country first by standing out as agents of peace before, during and after the elections. Mrs. Mensah made the call at a meeting […]
CK Akonnor to announce Ghana squad for Sudan double-header today
Black Stars Head Coach C.K Akonnor will on Friday October, 30, 2020 name his squad for next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan. The squad announcement will be made via the Association’s official facebook and YouTube channels, ‘Ghana Football Association’, during the live broadcast of GFA News. Ghana will on Thursday, November […]
EC to establish Regional Coalition Centres for Election 2020
The Upper West Regional Director of the EC, Ali Adamu Osman has hinted at the inclusion of COVID-19 Ambassadors at all polling stations across the country and the establishment of an extra Coalition Centre at the regional level. Mr. Osman said the COVID-19 Ambassadors are to ensure that voters adhere strictly to all the health […]
Caf President Ahmad tests positive for coronavirus
The Confederation of African Football President, Ahmad Ahmad, has tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. Ahmad showed mild flu symptoms following his return to Cairo on Wednesday, after his recent trip to Morocco where he watched the Caf Confederation Cup final between Pyramids and RSB Berkane on Sunday. Ahmad has immediately started his 14-day quarantine […]