The National Sports Authority after the dismissal of Professor Peter Twumasi from his position as director general is set to have a new boss. It was verified in a statement issued by Nana Bediatuo Asante, Secretary to the President, that Professor Peter Twumasi was dismissed on February 26, 2024. Additionally, the announcement disclosed that Dodzie Numekevor has been designated as the NSA’s acting director general until a permanent replacement is identified. It was underlined by Nana Bediatuo Asante that Dodzie Numekevor had fourteen days to assume the position of acting director of the NSA. Below is a confirmation of his…
Author: Kelvin Papa Sackey
Today, March 7, 2024, has been designated as a holiday for all basic schools by the Ghana Education Service. To celebrate Ghana’s 67th Independence Day event, a large number of students from basic and second-cycle institutions around the nation marched in their respective regions and districts. Several additional students participated in poetry recitals and cultural acts in addition to the marches. The 6th of March Independence Day celebrations have long been a source of pride for the students and participating schools. The GES deemed it appropriate to give students a day to rest after the independence celebrations. However school resumes…
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Black Satellites trained at the Achimota School Park in preparation for their opening match versus Congo in the 13th African Games Men’s event. The national U-20 squad will play their Congolese opponents at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, March 8, 2024, to begin their African Games campaign. The players traveled by camp for several days in Prampram and Cape Coast before landing in Accra on Tuesday to play a practice match against Legon Cities FC of the Premier League. Both teams gave excellent performances, but the trial game finished in a goalless tie.…
The 20-man team that will have the honor of representing Ghana at the 13th African Games Accra 2023 Men’s Football Competition has been announced by head coach Desmond Ofei. Three goalkeepers, six defenders, five midfielders, three wingers, and three forwards make up the team. Ghana’s first match of the campaign is scheduled for Friday, March 8, 2024, against Congo. On March 12, 2024, they will play their second Group A match against Gambia. Below is the full list of the squad
Within two games of his debut in the North American football league, Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil has made the Major League Soccer (MLS) Team of the Week. After playing a key role in Los Angeles Galaxy’s 3-1 victory over San Jose Earthquake in the Cali Clasico, Paintsil was added to the squad. The Black Stars winger’s team drew 1-1 with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the season opener, and in his next game, he scored a goal and provided an assist in the victory that maintains Galaxy’s undefeated start to the season. Paintsil, who inked a contract with Galaxy last…
Reigning Ghana Premier League Champions Medeama Sporting Club have announced and agreement with and Al Nasr Sports Club of Dubai. The goal of the partnership agreement is to raise the giants of Ghana’s profile internationally. Medeama have become the first Ghanaian team to formally have a relationship with an Emirati club in recent memory. Top officials from both clubs served as witnesses as the two parties formalized the agreement, with Medeama president Moses Armah signing on behalf of the Ghanaian powerhouses and Al Nasr chairman Abdulla Bin Touq signing on behalf of the Emirati side. The club revealed that the…
Several Ghanaian players who play abroad featured for their various clubs especially in Europe. Below is a breakdown of the performance of some Ghanaian players last weekend. England In England, a couple of Ghanaian players played in the Premier League and the Championship. Kamaldeen Sulemana played as a substitute for 5 minutes of Southampton’s game against Birmingham City which they won 4-3. Abdul Fatawu Issahaku played for Leicester City as they were defeated by Queens Park Rangers 2-1. Issahaku played the full throttle and had a rating of 7.5. In the Premier League, Antoine Semenyo…
A final-year student of Takoradi Technical University (TTU) was reported to have taken his own life at his residence at West Tanokrom, located in the Effia-Kwesiminstim Municipality of the Western Region. The deceased, Derrick Teiku from Bogoso, was discovered hanging from the ceiling fan in his room with a sponge around his neck, some earlier reports confirmed. According to co-tenants, Derrick showed no signs of distress prior to his death but he was rather in good spirit as seen in how he related to everyone. However, they were shocked when they discovered his lifeless body dangling on the ceiling fan…
Popular Nigerian comic actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has passed on at age of 62. The veteran Nollywood and comic actor passed away at the Evercare Hospital, per multiple media reports. Last year, reports of his suffering from an ailment which brought about his leg being amputated made waves on social media. There are no official statements or confirmations from his family on his reported death. Meanwhile, several social media users, including some celebrities, have taken to social media to express their condolences and grief over his reported death.
Seven days remain until the 13th African Games in Ghana begin, and the people of this West African nation will be hoping that its athletes, particularly in boxing, would do very well. Ghana is still among the African nations that have given birth to well-known boxers who have traveled the world showing off their skills by winning titles in every division of the sport. Ghanaians who were born between 1970 and 1990 will be aware of their passion for boxing and may even stay up late to watch their fellow citizens compete on television. Every year, the quality of boxing…