The Saints, who drew with Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday, are 18th in the table. Southampton confirmed the move in a statement, adding: “The search for a new manager to take the club forward is already under way.” First-team assistant coach Kelvin Davis will take charge of the team for the game against Tottenham tomorrow. Hughes, who [...] The post Southampton

South Africa Football Association (SAFA) president Dr Danny Jordaan said on Sunday that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has asked the Association to seriously consider hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Jordaan was addressing the Association’s Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg on Sunday. He said SAFA was asked to enter the race to host the tournament after [...] The post …

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used in the Champions League and Europa League this season, UEFA has announced. The technology was scheduled to be first used in the competitions from next season. But UEFA says it will be brought in from the last-16 round in the Champions League and in the Europa League final. VAR will also be used [...] The post VAR to be used in UCL round of 16 appeared

Sierra Leone has been disqualified from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign because of government interference in the country’s football association. It means Kenya and Ghana qualify for next year’s Nations Cup finals from Group F. Sierra Leone were suspended from all football by FIFA in October and an investigation was launched. They have not played any qualifying matches [...] The post Ghana,

Evergreen Joe Dadson returned a net score of 75 under handicap 19 to win the seniors category at the last edition of this year’s MTN Invitational golf tournament played at the Tema Country Golf Club on Friday.   Dadson beat former president of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Bliss Bill Kodzo Ayivor who finished in second with a net score [...] The post Dadson grabs

Barclays Bank on Friday donated food items and other accessories to the Street Academy on Friday at the Arts Centre in Accra. Led by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Michael Mensah-Baah and other executives, the bank donated 10 bags of rice, three cartons of cooking oil, four cartons of mackerel, 240 yards of school uniform material and 1,200 pieces of [...] The post Barclays Bank donates to

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalisation Committee (NC) has invited owners and presidents of all Women’s Premier League (WPL) clubs to a consultative meeting on Tuesday, December 11, at the GFA secretariat at 4 pm. The meeting, according to a release issued by the Deputy General Secretary of the GFA, Mr Alex Asante to all club owners, was to familiarise [...] The post NC

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has called for the diversification and value addition to the country’s mineral resources. That, he said, was the best way the Ghanaian economy could enjoy the benefits of its mineral resources. Dr Addison made the call at the fourth Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA) in Accra at the weekend explained [...] The post Ghana rakes

Ecobank Ghana has launched the Ecobank Xpress Money promotion targeted at encouraging existing customers and the public to actively use the Xpress Account for payments in place of cash transactions. To qualify for the weekly draws, the public is required to open Ecobank Xpress Account, deposit GH¢50 through transfers from existing bank accounts or from mobile money wallets. Every deposit [...] The post Ecobank

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Upper East Region has confiscated and destroyed large quantities of assorted products seized from importers for violation of import laws. The items, which included cigarettes, tramadol, pharmaceutical and chemical products, vinegar, cough syrup, Indian hemp, second-hand clothes and shoes, compact discs, drinks were burnt to ashes at the Bolgatanga [...] The post U/E

THE Methodist Church of Ghana (MCG) has inaugurated the Northern Accra Diocese at the Ebenezer Cathedral, in Madina near Accra on Sunday. The new diocese was carved out of the Accra Diocese, bringing the total number of dioceses in Greater Accra to 22. At the ceremony Rt. Rev. Prof.  Joseph Manasseh Yarquah Edusa-Eyison was inducted as the Bishop of the [...] The post MCG INAUGURATES NORTHERN

New Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), Right Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante has officially taken over administrative duties of the church for the next five years. At a brief handing-over ceremony in Accra on Saturday, the church’s historical documents and moderatorship were handed down to him as the 18th Moderator of the PCG. The event which [...] The post Rev.

The President of the Avenor Traditional Council (ATC) Togbe Dorglo Anumah VI, has called on the government to resume oil exploration activities in Avenorpeme and surrounding areas(Akatsi South District)in order to harness the rich oil and gas deposits in the Avenor area.   Togbe Anumah made the call here at the Weekend during a grand durbar to climax the ‘Avenor [...] The post Resume

The Ga South Ghana National Fire Service Commander, Divisional Officer (DO) II. Isaac Saah, has cautioned drivers against use of domestic gas cylinders in their vehicles. The Commander who was speaking during a training session for management of Jayee University College (JUC) said the practice by the drivers was very dangerous that could cause disaster and loss of lives and [...] The post Drivers

The Upper East Regional Commander of the  Ghana National  Fire Service(GNFS) ,  Assistant Chief Fire Officer  (ACFO)  , Ms. Heroine Boakye, has admonished  all Ghanaians who build their houses  with heavy   bugler proofs  and  metals to be  mindful of disasters such as  fire outbreaks. The Regional Commander gave the advice  in Bolgatanga when the GNFS embarked upon   an  outrage educational  [...] The post Fire

Lack of potable water at seven Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds in four districts in the Western region is affecting health care delivery. The facilities located in Bodi, Juaboso, Nzema East and Mporhor rely on rivers and rain harvested water for both patients and the health care providers Dr Chris Guure of the School of Public Health of [...] The post Lack of potable

The government is committed to finding innovative ways of halting coastal erosion which is taking its toll on the country’s shorelines, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has said. He said, this year, government committed more than 200 million dollars to addressing coastal erosion in hotspots, with 150 million dollars from the amount on Western Region [...] The post Ghana

The National Communications Authority (NCA), has developed a regulatory framework for the operation of a new technology called Television White Space (TVWS).   The technology is expected to serve scarcely populated areas and connect to homes and institutions the technology would link remote area through a broadband signal that is capable of handling multiple devices as well as reporting large [...] The post NCA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commenced a three-day working tour of the Greater Accra Region today, Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced. The tour which would be his last for the year and the 20th of such visits across the country since he ascended the presidency, would enable him interact with chiefs, key stakeholders and people of [...] The post President tours Accra

The Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana on Thursday launched the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the 1st All-African Peoples. Conference (AAPC) in Accra. The four-day commemorative event to be held in the first week of December with the support of Ghana Trades Union Congress, (TUC), the Socialist Forum of Ghana and the Lincoln University of the United [...] The post Institute