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Odion Ighalo will stay at Manchester United until 2021, the English club confirmed on Monday. A big change to an earlier rumoured move away from United, both clubs have agreed that he stays on to continue with the fine form he has exhibited so far. United Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expressed his appreciation to the Chinese club, saying it allows Ighalo to continue playing for his dream club. “It’s been a dream for him and hopefully he can finish what he started and win a trophy with us,” Ole said. Ighalo joined Manchester United in January on loan. He scored…

The Ghana Premier League is set for a prolonged spell on the touchlines after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo extended the ban on sporting activities to July 31st in his Sunday night address. Officials of the Ghana Football Association were confident clubs would be allowed back in training soon but despite easing restrictions on religious gatherings, education for final year students and insisting that “we could not live with these restrictions forever”, sporting activities will not be allowed to resume. While non-contact sports such as golf and tennis is allowed to resume, the President said other sporting events remains prohibited…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 31 announced a “phased approach” to easing Ghana’s coronavirus restrictions. It was his Update Number 10 since Wednesday, March 11 when he addressed the nation on Ghana’s preparedness to the fight against a possible outbreak, then, of the coronavirus disease. Click to read his full address here Source: 3news.com|Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that an “abridged format” of religious services will be allowed in Ghana from Friday, June 5 as part of measures taken to ease the restrictions put in place in the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Addressing the country in his 10th nationwide broadcast on Sunday, May 31, President Akufo-Addo said the easing of restrictions on religious services is just part of Stage One of the whole process. The president had announced the closure of churches and mosques on Sunday, March 15, a few days after Ghana recorded its first two index cases of…

Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen to 8,070 as at Sunday, May 31. Out of this, 2,947 have recovered with 36 deaths, leaving 5,087 active cases under various treatment regimes. These were made known by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 10th update on government’s measures taken to stem the spread of the viral disease. Ghana first recorded its two index cases of the virus on Thursday, March 12, triggering measures by government to slow the spread of the disease. The country has since recorded fluctuations in cases. Despite an assurance by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) that Ghana had…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s borders will continue to be closed to human traffic “until further notice”. However, he pointed out that a special dispensation will be given to Ghanaians abroad who wish to be evacuated back home. The President made this known in his 10th nationwide broadcast on Sunday on measures taken to ease the restrictions imposed on Ghanaians in the fight against the coronavirus disease. Ghana’s land, sea and air borders were first shut to human traffic by an Executive Instrument (EI) on Sunday, March 22 after most of the confirmed cases of coronavirus then were…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of schools for only final year students from Monday, June 15. This is part of a “phased approach” to easing the restrictions imposed across the country in the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. According to the President, who was addressing the nation on Sunday, May 31 in his 10th update, final year senior high school (SHS) students will report to school on Monday, June 22 while their junior high school (JHS) counterparts will report the following week – Monday, June 29. Final year university students will be the first to report…

Ghana football legend Abedi Ayew Pele broke down while in an interview with the nation’s broadcaster lunch time on Sunday. The legendary former Ghana captain captured the eyes of many football fans while talking about his time as a footballer for the Black Stars, his club career and many other topics. Abedi began his career at Great Farkus Football Club. In his formative years, he was one of the best and it was a trait he carried along all the way till he retired. He was drawn to tears when his former coach and the man who discovered him, Herbert…

If you like your Ghanaian football history, the last few weeks have been amazing. Big names, big interviews, big characters, great stories. They have felt like high speed trips down the greatest memory lanes but none of that matched the feast Abedi Ayew Pele served on Sunday afternoon. For the Black Stars, he was an incredible player. A leader on the pitch, the man who could drag the team out of any situation and win games. He had his critics too but when he talks you listen. That is what three Africa Player Of The Year titles get you. That…

Anthony Yeboah has issued a damning verdict on the quality of Ghanaian referees and urged Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku to channel as much effort and resources into improving it. The former Leeds United striker says his time as a club owner in the lower divisions of Ghana football convinced him that referees were having an undue influence on games long before Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ Number 12 documentary blew the lid on it. “They should help the referees because when the referees don’t have money, they are easy to get to,” he told GTV. “They have to try…