Author: Krobea

Ugandan goalkeeper Dennis Onyango has said he will soon hang his national team gloves. Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Juliet Bawuah, the 35-year-old said the decision is informed by the continuous difficulty in balancing his club and country duties. “I believe soon I’ll be retiring from the national team because I can’t manage both sides in terms of fatigue and traveling with the club as well as the national team. So, I believe it might be my final few years at the national team and I might hang my gloves.” The Mamelodi Sundowns player revealed that before he hangs…

“GOOOAAALLLL BAFANA BAFANA!!! GOAL FOR SOUTH AFRICA! GOAL FOR ALL OF AFRICA!” English commentator Peter Drury’s words on Siphiwe Tshabalala’s superb left footed strike for the opening goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup rang very true. The hearts and souls of the entire continent were intertwined as one. Africans had never been and may very well never again be as invested emotionally into the sport of football as they wear in that glorious summer of 2010. Africa was called upon to produce something special, and what resulted was truly a magnificent spectacle to behold. From dancing players to colourful…

The Eastern Regional General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jeff Konadu, says the party will use the laws to restrain any losing aspirant who intends to contest the December 7 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate or on the ticket of any other party in any constituency in the Region. Addressing a press conference in the capital, Koforidua, Mr Konadu said the party was poised to increase vote margins in both the Parliamentary and Presidential elections. Flanked by other executives, the regional scribe pointed out that the executives were of the conviction that the results from the weekend’s…

Ghanaian players in Ethiopia have extended a plea to the government of Ghana to help secure their return back home, following the cancellation of the league in the East African country. The coronavirus has brought football in several countries to a halt, including Ethiopia’s top flight. The situation has caused a number of the Ghanaian contingent plying their trade there to make their case to Ghana’s government in a video. In the video released by one of the players on Tuesday, July 23, former Black Stars defender Lee Addy and ex-Medeama and Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe solicited for government…

Contrary to its earlier announcement of ending the impending registration in late July, the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) will now end the exercise in August. The start date of the exercise, however, remains Tuesday, June 30. But it will now end on Thursday, August 6, according to promotional advertisements which started being rolled out on Sunday. The decision by the EC to compile a new voter register has been met with resistance from some major political parties and civil society organisations (CSOs). Most of these dissentients believe the timing for the compilation of a new register, particularly in an election…

Final year and second year Gold Track students of Salaga Senior High School who have reported to the school have expressed worry over lack of portable water in the school. They fear the situation will affect the fight against Covid-19. The students, numbering over 200, have since reported already. One by one they went through the hand washing protocol before gaining access to the school. Inscription of ‘No nose mask, No entry’ was boldly seen at the entrance. Students were given a nose mask after the temperature and other vital information were taken. Some students arrived without nose masks. But…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the chiefs and elders of Fiaga and Tongor in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region to enjoin all eligible citizens to register when the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) begins this year’s registration. “Whichever registration exercise it is, I will plead with Torgbe to beat the gong-gong and ask all our people to come out and register so that in December they can exercise their vote.” The National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader made this appeal on Monday, June 22 when he paid a courtesy call on the chiefs and elders of…

World number one Novak Djokovic has become the latest tennis player to test positive for Covid-19. It comes after Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all revealed they had coronavirus after playing at Djokovic’s Adria Tour competition. Djokovic, 33, played fellow Serb Troicki in the first event in Belgrade. Great Britain’s Andy Murray said the positive tests were a “lesson for us”, while Australian Nick Kyrgios called playing a “bone-headed decision”. A statement on Djokovic’s website said: “Immediately upon his arrival in Belgrade Novak was tested along with all members of the family and the team with whom he…

Bubbly musician MzVee, born Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda, turned 28 on Tuesday, June 23. The hearty singer, while being flooded with goodwill messages and presents on her special day, never imagined that a prank will be part of the catalogue of gifts. The Urban Blend on 3FM hosted by Miriam Osei Agyemang carefully orchestrated a plan to add a little more spice to MzVee’s birthday and it worked. The singer was called live on the show by Miriam, who pretended to be the CEO of Smileys Pastries. She told MzVee that she had received an order to deliver a huge cake to…

Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has admonished members who lost their party’s primaries over the weekend to be diligent and perform their duties with “promptness” from now till the end of the year. He said the outcome of the primaries is usual of politics and so they should not let the defeat affect their contributions to proceedings in the House. The members of the Majority Caucus in Parliament were up for contests on Saturday, June 20 in their party New Patriotic Party’s primaries to elect candidates for the December 7 elections. Over 60 of them including the Leader…