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Ghana’s shea industry is to receive a major boost as the Ghana Export and Import Bank (EXIM Bank) has committed GH₵9.2 million for the processing of Shea into cosmetic products and also for large-scale export. Deputy Manager and Director for communications at EXIM Bank, Richard Osei Anane said the bank is committed to enhancing the growth of the shea industry ...

Ghana Premier League side Karela United could have a new owner following the death of its founder and president senator David Brigidi A member of parliament from the governing New Patriotic Party has been linked to the club but his identity remain undisclosed. ”Top member of the ruling government of Ghana will take over Karela United but with certain reasons ...

Aduana Stars have denied reports linking the club with a move for former coach Yusif Abubakar. It had been claimed the Ghana Premier League champions were in talks with the former Hearts of Oak and Medeama coach over a return to the club. But the club has flatly denied the reports as untrue. “Aduana Stars hasn’t made any contact with ...

A goal from Thailand-based Njiva Rakotoharimalala sent Madagascar to their first ever Africa Cup of Nations finals. The 26-year-old midfielder scored the only goal of the game just before half-time as the Malagasy beat visiting Equatorial Guinea. The result puts Madagascar on ten points in Group A to guarantee them a place in Cameroon next year. Senegal will join them ...

JOSE MOURINHO has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made after Manchester United’s late comeback win over Newcastle earlier this month. The action by the FA is related comments made by Mourinho as he walked off the Old Trafford pitch. It is claimed Mourinho said ‘fodas filhos de puta’ which translates as ‘f*** off sons of b*****s’ ...

New hotels in Japan with more than 50 rooms will be required to provide wheelchair-friendly accommodation, the government said Tuesday, as the country gears up to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Japan is hoping to attract around 40 million tourists annually by the time of the Games and concerns have been expressed over the quantity of accommodation and ...

REAL MADRID boss Julen Lopetegui’s tactics are currently the talk of the Bernabeu dressing room and it seems his decisions are not going down well with everyone. Real Madrid’s first few months under new boss Lopetegui have not exactly gone to plan with the club sat fourth in La Liga. Los Blancos are without a win in their last four ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho reportedly has a reason for specifically wanting Croatia duo Ivan Perisic and Ante Rebic. Manchester United boss Mourinho targeted the duo back in the summer, with Perisic and Rebe both playing starring roles as Croatia beat the likes of England, Russia and Denmark to make the World Cup final. The Red Devils boss was, however, ...

BARCELONA only signed Malcom this summer – but upcoming matches against Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Sevilla have reportedly emerged as key to his Nou Camp future. Barcelona poached Malcom from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux back in the summer, with the Brazilian prodigy snubbing Serie A giants Roma in favour of a move to the Nou Camp. His situation in ...

DAVID DE GEA’s Manchester United future is currently uncertain – and club chiefs are reportedly unhappy with one thing the Spain international does at Old Trafford. David De Gea remains a consistent performer for Manchester United and recently scooped the club’s player of the year award for a fourth time in five years. Despite that, however, his Old Trafford future ...