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The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 2018 TOTAL Women’s Cup of Nations has activated the registration of volunteer programme for the public to apply. The 11th edition of the tournament volunteer programme which aims at employing hundreds of Ghanaians comes in different phases including recruiting, selecting and training of volunteers in the two host cities – Accra and Cape ...

Ministry of Youth and Sports is struggling to trace the source of funding for the construction of a stadium at New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region. Even though an amount of GHC1,650,271 was said to have been paid to the contractor, Sports Minister, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, indicated that his outfit cannot trace the source of the funding for the construction ...

Communications Director of Asante Kotoko Sarfo Duku has revealed that management never challenged the final player selection submitted by Coach Charles Akunnor. According to the legal brain, the 11 recruits were recommended by the Akunnor in other to augment the squad ahead of the CAF Confederations Cup. The list however excluded 4 key players of the team consisting Awudu Nafiu, ...

CLAUDE PUEL has revealed what he thought immediately after learning of the fatal helicopter crash that claimed five lives last week. Leicester manager Puel was in his office when he was told of the news that chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter had crashed outside the stadium shortly after the match with West Ham on Saturday. He was informed by goalkeeping coach ...

MANCHESTER UNITED take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium – but who will start? Manchester United face a tricky away trip to Bournemouth with their attacking options all under scrutiny ahead of the Saturday lunchtime kick-off. The Red Devils have endured a rough season so far, but a 2-1 victory over Everton last weekend will have given Jose Mourinho’s side ...

The government has responded to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on its claims that former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss is a close confidante of President Nana Akufo-Addo. Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, described the statement from the NDC as seeking to bring the name of the President into disrepute. “The President has had a professional working relationship ...

South Korea defender Jang Hyun-soo has received a lifetime ban from playing for the national team and hit with a 30 million won ($26,448) fine after he was found to have falsified records relating to his military service exemption. All able-bodied South Korean men must complete almost two years military service as part of efforts to maintain a deterrent against ...

Novak Djokovic celebrated his elevation to world number one by reaching a new personal landmark to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Thursday. The Serb won his last 16 tie with Damir Dzumhur after the Bosnian was forced to retire trailing 6-1, 2-1 at Bercy. For second seed Djokovic it meant he extended his sequence of consecutive winning sets to ...

Serie A champions Juventus have officially severed the contract of chief executive Giuseppe Marotta after eight years with the Turin giants. The club announced the “termination of the employment contracts” of Marotta, 61, and chief financial officer director Aldo Mazzia, 62. Marotta will receive 361,775 euros ($409,000) in compensation, with Mazzia getting 278,000 euros, as well as 309,000 euros as ...

Mr. Kwame Ntow Fiako, former Division One League Board Chairman, has said “Ghana football will miss” its former head Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, following a life ban imposed on him by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). The Adjudicatory Chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee banned Mr Nyantakyi for life from all football-related activities at both national and international level ...