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Bawumia backs call for study of civic education in basic schools

The Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has supported calls for the study of civic education to be reintroduced into the school curriculum. Speaking at a National Dialogue on restoring Ghanaian Identity, he said Ghanaians had lost their identifiable values which needed to be restored. The forum which was organised by National Commission for Civic Education was on the theme “Restoring ...

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I’ll return to Black Stars soon – Asamoah

Ghanaian International Kwadwo Asamoah has disclosed that he will soon return to the senior national team. The Juventus midfielder who recently lost the UEFA Champions League title to Real Madrid has not played for Ghana since 2014 due to niggling knee injuries. Asamoah made his Ghana debut back in 2008 and has gone on to play 69 games for Ghana. ...

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INSIDE FIFA TODAY: FINANCIAL REPORT 2015, WHAT GIVES THE YOUTH AVENUES – THE AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

Introduction From a humble beginning of reign as FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has demonstrated the potential of revenue generation and investment into football in the world. His commitment to restore the new face of FIFA after the Association came under severe criticism in history of Football in the world is a step on the right direction. Indeed, he has demonstrated his keen ...

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Vandals “Rep Your Year Group Soccer Gala” Was A Success

  On Saturday 10 June 2017, the Sports Committee of Old Vandals Association(OVA) organised a Soccer game as part of the ongoing 60th Anniversary of Commonwealth. The game which commenced at 2pm, witnessed magnificent display of skills by the Old Vandals and Current Vandals which ended with a 3: 1 victory against the current Vandals. Even though the current Vandals ...

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From a Policeman to Black Stars player – The story of Samuel Sarfo

Policeman Samuel Sarfo has enjoyed an incredible rise in the last year after becoming a Ghanaian international footballer. The Ghanaian has quickly gone from protecting the national side to claiming a place in the squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. Sarfo was an amateur footballer with local side Liberty Professionals FC but his main focus was ...

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NBA Finals: Warriors beat Cavaliers to win title

The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to regain the NBA Championship with a 4-1 series win. The Warriors secured a 129-120 victory on Monday to take their second title in three seasons and cap a near-perfect run through the play-offs. Golden State beat Cleveland in the 2015 Finals only to lose to them last year, squandering a 3-1 ...

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Referee Issaka Afful handed four-match ban

The Ghana Football Association has handed referee Issaka Afful a four-match ban for awarding two dubious penalties against Asante Kotoko in their 2-1 defeat at Medeama in April during a premier league game. Assistant referee one Kwesi Brobbey was also handed the same punishment by the FA. The Match Review Panel concluded that, their judgments or decisions in that particular ...

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Diego Costa gives update on Chelsea situation

Diego Costa is not keeping quiet about that message from Antoino Conte. Last week Costa, 28, revealed that Chelsea’s manager sent him a message while he was away on international duty to let him know he was no longer in his plans. Chelsea’s top goalscorer for the 2016-17 season seemed to have a strained relationship with Conte throughout the Blues’ ...

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