HEAD coach of the senior women’s national team, Black Queens, Coach Bashir Hayford, is unfazed by the threat posed by his Group A opponents in the upcoming African Women’s Cup of Nations tournament. Ghana’s Black Queens, three-time finalist at the biennial tournament, were on Sunday drawn against three-time finalist Cameroon, emerging force Mali and North African side Algeria, in Group [...] The post We
The United Nations (UN) is concerned about violence against its peacekeepers around the world, saying such acts are on the increase. According to the Ghana Country Director of the global body, Gita Welch, 62 out of 134 fatalities suffered by peacekeepers last year were due to violent actions. “This is the highest number of peacekeeping fatalities through violent activities in [...] The post UN
THE Duamenefa Foundation, organisers of the Volta South Super Gala and Marathon, has presented a ram and soft drinks to the Regional Director of Sports for Volta Region, Mr Kwame Amponfi Jnr, at his office in Ho. The donation was in appreciation of Mr Amponfi’s support towards the success of the 2018 edition of the five-month Super Gala and Marathon [...] The post Marathon organisers
THE Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has forwarded to the Ghana Police Service (GPS), video recordings of the incidents that resulted in the abrupt end of the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Bantamweight title fight between Isaac Sackey and Wasiru Mohammed on October 13. According to a press release, the video has been forwarded to the Police for the identification [...] The post Sackey-Wasiru
MANCHESTER United will attempt to snap a run of just one win in six matches in all competitions when they welcome Juventus to Old Trafford in Group H of the UEFA Champions League today. The game marks a homecoming of sorts for Cristiano Ronaldo. He spent six seasons at United, helping the club win this tournament in 2008. Ronaldo was [...] The post Can United tame Ronaldo tonight? appeared first
AEK v Bayern Young Boys v Valentia Man United v Juventus Ajax v Benfica Real Madrid v Pizen Hoffenheim v Lyon The post Champions League fixtures: TUESDAY appeared first on Ghanaian Times.
JURGEN Klopp has seen his Liverpool side achieve his best start to a season as a manager but thinks there is a lot more to come from his unbeaten Reds. Salah slotted home his fourth goal of the season and first in five games in the 24th minute as Klopp’s side bounced back to winning ways to stay level on [...] The post Klopp wants more from Liverpool appeared first on Ghanaian
SPARTAK Moscow sacked coach Massimo Carrera yesterday, saying the Italian had failed to turn the club around after unsatisfactory results last season. The 54-year-old former Italy international joined Spartak in 2016, winning the Russian Premier League in his first campaign but finishing third last season. Spartak Moscow thanked Carrera for bringing the club its first league title since 2001 but [...] The post Spartak
A mass brawl broke out at Frank Warren’s night of boxing at the Brentwood Centre to mar the entertainment in the ring shown live by BT Sport. Shocking footage showed chaotic scenes in the crowd during Johnny Garton and Gary Corcoran’s British title fight. Dozens of punches were thrown with security unable to control the violence. Spectators wrestled over seats [...] The post Mass brawl at boxing
FLOYD Mayweather took to Instagram to show off his new luxury property, featuring a large garden area with an impressive water feature. In the post, Mayweather claims he is ‘truly blessed’ as he pans across the exterior of his new mansion. The boxer appears to have added the new house to a big property portfolio, including a £19million pad in [...] The post Mayweather shows off
OLYMPIC sprint champion Usain Bolt managed to upstage the first weekend of Australia’s A-League season without kicking a ball after his agent said he had been offered a professional contract by the Central Coast Mariners. The 32-year-old Jamaican has been on trial with the Gosford-based club since August as he attempts to make an audacious switch to a second professional [...] The post Bolt
KYLE Edmund defeated Gael Monfils to win his first ATP Tour title at the European Open in Antwerp. It is the latest breakthrough moment in a season of them for the 23-year-old Yorkshireman, who reached his first grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open in January, becoming British number one and climbing into the world’s top 20. Edmund struggled with [...] The post First ATP title for Briton
Enterprise Group Limited (EGL) has announced its readiness to enter into Nigeria to explore the huge market potentials available there. The decision to explore that market forms part of the company’s long term strategy to expand its operations in West Africa and increase its profitability. Already, EGL is operating in the Gambia and the entry into the Nigerian Market will [...] The post Enterprise
Ghacem in collaboration with subsidiary, West Africa Quarry Limited has held a grand event to award best projects for the fourth edition of its Quarry Life Award (QLA) research campaign. The event, held in Accra last week on the theme: Promoting Biodiversity through Scientific research and community engagement’, assembled scientists, researchers and industry players in science and technology. [...] The post Ghacem
The Association for Ghana Industries (AGI) has pleaded with the government to further reduce electricity tariffs to enable manufacturing industries to survive. Mrs Gyamfua Owusu-Akyaw, the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Regional Chairperson, AGI, speaking at the 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM), of the AGI in Kumasi, said the AGI appreciated the current reduction, but “the rate is still high”. She commended the [...] The post AGI
Assistant Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr Louis Kuukpen, has stated that government does not have the financial muscles to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) alone. He has, therefore, called for increased support and partnership from all stakeholders in order to eke out the maximum support that would help in the attainment of SDGs. “The [...] The post Help
A total of 1,710 persons have been involved in road accidents on the Kwafokrom-Apedwa stretch along the Accra-Kumasi highway between January and September this year, chairman for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Highway, Mr Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has revealed. Mr Ayeh-Paye who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kraboa-Coaltar in the Eastern Region said the Kwafokrom–Apedwa [...] The post 1,710
A patriot, John B. K Amoah, has advocated for the Ghana flag to be named, “The Banner of Hope”, saying “it perfectly describes who we are as a country”. He said the new name would reflect the nation’s aspirations, and serve as a source of inspiration to Ghanaians in working towards the country’s development. On January 3, last year, he [...] The post Name Ghana flag ‘The Banner
Groundnut farmers in the Lawra Municipality of the Upper West Region are still counting their losses after several acres of groundnut farms were infested by the rosette disease in June this year. The disease, which was caused by a prolonged drought that hit the district in June after the farmers had planted their nuts in anticipation of the rain for [...] The post Lawra celebrates
THE Vice Chairman of Ghana’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Edward Kaale-Ewola Dery, has charged PACs across Africa to step up their efforts if the continent was to make any progress in reducing the average US$148 billion it loses to corrupt activities annually. Mr Dery was referring to Mrs Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic [...] The post Africa
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