The Competitions Department of the Ghana Football Association has approved Accra Great Olympics FC’s request to move their home matches to their alternative match venue in Sogakope, for the remainder of the season. This decision was taken on Monday, April 17, 2023, after a careful review of the reasons stated by the club. The Accra Sports Stadium and the WAFA park were approved by the Club Licensing Committee of the GFA for Accra Great Olympics FC as main and alternative venues respectively at the start of the season. Meanwhile, the club in a request to the GFA last week stated…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the headmaster of Fijai Senior High School, Kenneth Agbomadze with immediate effect. According to a statement from GES, Mr Agbomadze has been interdicted to pave way for further investigation into alleged collection of illegal fees in the school. READ ALSO:GNPC Foundation donates furniture to Fijai Senior High School The statement says Mr Agbomadze has to handover the administration of the school to the Western Region Director of Education. Meanwhile, the committee investigating the issue has been given two weeks to submit its report to the management of GES for further action.
Ghana and Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey was excluded from the FIFA 23 EA Sports team of the season. The 29-year old defensive midfielder who has been in a blistering form this season was shockingly excluded when the 40-man nominees list was announced. His absence from the list comes as very shocking to some followers of the Premier League considering his incredible form for Arsenal this season. Partey has played 26 league matches for Arsenal this season and a reason why the London-based club is currently leading the Premier League table. Meanwhile, his teammates Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Malgaheus, William Saliba,…
The Busua Beach Resort in the Western Region has been disconnected from the National Grid after failing to pay the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) a debt of Gh¢1.135,000. This was confirmed by the Western Region Public Relations Officer of ECG, Benjamin Quarcoe in an interview on Skyy Power FM in Takoradi. This forms part of the ECG nationwide debt collection exercise in a bid to mobilise revenue. He said some businesses took action to settle their debt after they made the announcement on March 20 while others made partial payments, but the amount they have accumulated thus far is…
Ghana has been drawn in Group A of the 2023 WAFU Zone B U-20 Boys Cup of Nations tournament which will be played in Ivory Coast from July 7-21, 2023. The draw, held at the WAFU Zone B headquarters in Abidjan on Monday, had the Black Satellites of Ghana paired in a group of Ivory Coast, Niger and Burkina Faso. Led by former Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu, the Black Satellites have already started preparations, and will have to put in their best performance to advance to the next round and compete for the championship. As the only African…
Augustine Evans Adotey has been named NASCO Coach of the Month for the first time since his move to Medeama SC after being awarded March’s award. Adotey came out on top after guiding the mauves and yellows to four wins, one loss and one draw during the month, collecting 13 points from the matches against Real Tamale United (1-1), Berekum Chelsea (1-0), Aduana FC (1-0 loss) , Accra Great Olympics (2-0), Asante Kotoko (2-0) and Bibiani Gold Stars (1-0). That saw him edge out John Eduafo of Kotoku Royals and Kasim Mingle Ocansey of Bechem United. He will take home…
Dominic Amponsah of Accra Lions has been adjudged as the NASCO player of the month for March. The youngster who scored 4 goals and won one NASCO player of the match award toppled Andy Kumi Francis, Richard Dzikoe, Sampson Eduku and Collins Kofi Kudjoe to win the award. Dominic will take home a brand new 42-inch NASCO Television set from our partners Electroland Ghana Limited.
President Akufo-Addo has assented into law the three new tax bills passed by Parliament in March 2023 according to Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. The bills which are the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022, the Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill, 2022, the Ghana Revenue Authority Bill 2022 and the Income Tax Amendment Bill 2022 have been assented by President Akufo-Addo after being passed by Parliament on Friday, March 31, 2023. Speaking on Citi FM, the Information Minister indicated that the bills have since been returned to the Clerk of Parliament for the final processes to be completed. “From there, there…
Ghanaian gospel musician, Celestine Donkor has revealed that all in her life, she had wanted to marry a man with a hairy chest. According to her, before her marriage, she had always fancied having a husband who had hair on his chest but ended up marrying a man without such feature. In a book she has authored with her husband Kofi Donkor, Beyond the Rhythm, Celestine Donkor indicated that because of that, her husband had been using hair growth creams on his chest but all has yielded no result. “I told him I wanted someone I could confidently go to places…
The Dansoman Area of The Church of Pentecost has donated 50 units of school desks worth GHS 11,000.00 to the Dansoman ‘A’ Cluster of Schools. The gesture, which was made through the Area’s Pentecost Social Services Committee, was in response to a request made by the Headmistress of the school to the Church through Deacon Domickson Asare, the Chairman of the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) of the school and a member of Pentecost International Worship Centre, Dansoman (PIWC-Dansoman). At the presentation ceremony on Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Dansoman Area Head, Apostle Daniel Kodjoe Sey, expressed his warmest regards to the…