The President of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Cudjoe Fianoo, has called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to enter into early discussions with the Ghana Police to ensure that football clubs travel across the country and receive a full security escort. On Wednesday, the Legon Cities team bus was attacked on their way to Accra after playing with Samatex 1996. However, in an interview with Citi Sports, Mr. Fianoo reiterated the need for collaborative efforts between GHALCA and GFA to curb such incidents since it is not the first time this has happened to a team. “We need…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
The sensational poet Nakeeyat, winner of season 10 of TV3’s Talented Kidz, earns a spot on America’s Got Talent auditions to take his talent to a new dimension. She has been shortlisted for the virtual audition of the popular reality TV show America Got Talent. The prestigious talent hunt competition was created globally by Simon Cowell to unearth talents across the globe. The show is one of the most-watched talent shows, and it attracts various participants from the United States and other countries that have talent. Nakeeyat shared the good news on her Facebook page, captioning: Please pray for me…
Ghana Black Stars international defender Dennis Odoi scored for Club Brugge K.V. in their 6-0 away demolition of Beerschot in the Belgium Cup round of 32. The experienced defender was sidelined for a while due to injury, but he was in scintillating form as he helped his club cruise comfortably in the Belgium Cup. The 35-year-old was recently injured and left out of the Ghana Black Stars lineup, but he has since returned with calm, energy, and crucial experience Ghana needs at the center of their defense. He scored scored the goal in the 30th minute. Club Brugge K.V. have qualified…
First-year senior high school (SHS) students who are awaiting their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results will report to school on December 4, 2023. The date, which is for both single and double-track students, was contained in the 2023–2024 academic calendar for pre-tertiary institutions in the country released by the Ghana Education Service (GES). Meanwhile, Forms Two and Three students under the single-track system will report to school today, November 1. Per the transitional calendar for double-track students, Form One students will be in school from December 4, 2023, to March 5, 2024. On the other hand, single-track students will…
Ghana Premier Club, Legon Cities FC, was attacked by armed robbers on the Bibiani-Kumasi highway as they made their way back to Accra following a league game on Wednesday afternoon against Samartex. The driver’s side of the team bus was smashed, and all possessions of the players and officials, including mobile phones and laptops, were taken. The incident happened at around 11 p.m. “There are no casualties, but they took everything from us,” player Nicholas Mensah said. It is not the first time a Ghana Premier League team has been the victim of armed robbery; Ashantigold, Asante Kotoko, and Wa…
A terrible rainstorm left five people dead and several injured in Badu, a farming community in the Tain district of the Bono region, on Monday afternoon. On the contrary, more than 20 people, including children, are currently fighting for their lives in Tain District and Wenchi Methodist Hospitals. The victims were watching a football match at Badu R/C School Park, which was organized by the Badu Traditional Council as part of activities marking the annual Fordjour Yam Festival, dubbed “BOMTUO”. According to an eyewitness, Nana Owusu, some spectators, including chiefs, were rushed into an abandoned classroom block for shelter. However,…
The mother of Liverpool star Luis Diaz, Cilenis Marulanda, has been seen publicly for the first time since her kidnapping after leading a march to demand the release of his father, Luis Manuel Diaz. Both of the Liverpool star’s parents were kidnapped near their home in the La Guajira region of Colombia on Saturday. His father remains kidnapped; however, Colombia’s police and military forces are working together as they endeavor to bring him home safely. Separate posters were also held up during the march, reading ‘No kidnappings, freedom to Manuel’ as hundreds demanded his safe release. Army commandos have guarded…
The Black Starlet will undergo a mandatory magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening before camping, as GFA has released the dates for the screening exercise. The various selected players are expected to go through the mandatory magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan this week. The pre-camping MRI screening is to ensure that only qualified players report to the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram for camping to avoid age-cheating. Following a national scouting exercise across ten football regions, the technical team selected players for the first two batches. Players who successfully go through this phase (the MRI test) will then proceed to…
The Paramount Chief of the Nsien Traditional Area in the Western Region, Awulai Agyefi Kwame, voiced his frustration about the administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, calling it a failure for the people of the Western Region in terms of development in the region. According to him, he is disappointed with the government’s approach to meeting the needs of the region. He emphasized that the Western region did not receive the respect and dignity it deserved, looking at the expense of minerals extracted from the Western region. He said the “4 More, 4 Nana” campaign has harmed more than…
Ghana Black Stars shot-stopper Joojo Wollacott returned from a long-term injury to play 90 minutes and also conceded two goals in Hibernian Football Club’s 2-2 home draw with Ross County Football Club in the Scottish Premier League round 11. Hibernian were leading 2-0 until Allan scored an own goal in the 74th minute to pave the way for the visitors to also score in the 82nd minute to equalize. It was his first game of the season due to a long-term injury. The 27-year-old goalkeeper suffered a life-threatening injury that has kept him out for some months. He also lost…