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2020 Budget: What Finance Minister said about sports

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta on Wednesday, November 13, delivered the budget statement for the year 2020. The Finance Minister highlighted some of achievements of the government and also detailed how it intends to run the country in the next twelve months. Conspicuously, missing from the 284-page document is the budget allocation for the Ministry of Youth and ...

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Odartey Lamptey welcomes third child

Former Ghana international Nii Odartey Lamptey has welcomed his third child. The child is said to be the first male of Odartey in his new marriage. The heartwarming news was announced by sports journalist, Saddick Adams who in a tweet congratulated the former Black Stars forward. Congratulations to Nii Odartey Lamptey (Ex-Ghana international) on the birth of his third child. ...

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24 Liverpool players called up for international duty

The Reds secured a vital win before the final interval of the year on Sunday, as they put Man City to the sword with a 3-1 victory. It was a crucial result which extended their lead at the top of the table, and keeps momentum ahead of the trip to Crystal Palace next time out on November 23. While some have missed out due ...

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U-23 AFCON: Tanko hanging on to ‘hope’ after Egypt defeat

Black Meteors head coach, Ibrahim Tanko, seems to have placed his team’s dreams of making it to the 2020 Olympic Games in the hands of non-footballing elements like hope after losing 3-2 to Egypt on Monday. The Meteors threw away two leads on the night after Yaw Yeboah and Samuel Obeng put Ghana 1-0 and 2-1 up respectively. The result ...

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2021 AFCON Qualifier: SA to arrive in Ghana Tonite

South Africa will arrive in Ghana on Monday night to ensure early preparations for Thursday’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Cape Coast and return on Friday. Bafana Bafana were originally scheduled to arrive in the Ghanaian capital on Tuesday but changed their plans to ensure early acclimatization. This means they will have two days of preparations in Ghana ...

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Number 12: Nyantakyi to be prosecuted soon – AG

Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi will soon be prosecuted following completion of the review of the docket by the Attorney General. The Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo made the revelation in Parliament Thursday in a response to a question from Mion MP Mohammed Abdul-Aziz regarding the status of the complaint by President Akufo-Addo against Nyantakyi for ...

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I know all those who voted for me – Toni Aubynn

Medeama Board chairman Dr Toni Aubynn hopes of becoming the next Ghana Football Association Vice President was gatecrashed after losing yesterday’s election. The newly-elected Executive Council member performed abysmally in the election as he could not get the maximum votes to become Kurt Okraku’s deputy. In maiden ExCo meeting where they elected the new GFA Vice President, Mark Addo emerged ...

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I didn’t pay ‘bribes’ to become GFA President, my sweet face got me votes – Kurt Okraku

Even though he was elected as the new Ghana Football Association (GFA) President about two weeks ago, Kurt Okraku is still facing questions over the elections that saw him voted into office. Despite winning all three rounds of voting at the GFA’s Elective Congress, including the solo final round which saw him almost unanimously endorsed, there have been claims that ...

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DAF and Bechem United : “We just really want to say thank you to the Ambassador of France”

The delegation, lead by Ambassador Erieka Bennett, Diaspora Africa Forum, (DAF) adopted mother of Bechem United Football Club, with nine selected players out of the twenty three who traveled to France, Italy, Denmark and Portugal paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Anne Sophie Ave of France. Their quest of the group was simple, to say thank you to Ambassador Anne ...

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