Author: Krobea

A 2-0 win by Asante Kotoko over Nigeria’s Kano Pillars at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday saw the Ghanaian side make it to the next stage of the CAF Champions League qualifiers. A goal in each half ensured that Kotoko progress to play Tunisia’s Etoile Sportive du Sahel in the final round of qualification. It was the second leg of the prelimonary round of qualifiers. The Porcupine Warriors had lost 2-3 to Pillars a fortnight ago in the first leg but the score in Kumasi gave them a 4-3 aggregate win over the visitors. The goals were scored…

Former Coach of the Black Stars Claude Le Roy has paid glowing tribute to Junior Agogo, who passed away on Thursday after suffering stroke a couple of years ago. The Frenchman says he loves players he has coached but Junior Agogo “was something special for me”. Le Roy was the gaffer in 2008 when Agogo hit the heights in his professional career. Le Roya introduced him into the Black Stars team. The then Nottingham Forest striker partnered current General Captain Asamoah Gyan in front at the 26th Cup of Nations hosted by Ghana. “I was thinking he was the perfect…

A board member of the National Youth Authority, Arnold Boateng, has tendered in his resignation, citing “issues” he is not comfortable making public. By a letter to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, through the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Boateng said he can no longer serve in the role he has been occupying for the past two years. “The past two years have been a period of service and great lessons I would for a long time cherish,” he stated. But he claims the “issues” at the Authority warrant the immediate attention of the president. “There are issues…

The Bank of Ghana has taken exception to an interview granted by a former Deputy Governor, Dr Johnson Asiama, on the recent revocation of licenses of 23 savings and loans companies. In the said interview on Accra-based Joy FM, Dr Asiama is said to have questioned the decision to hand over the assets and liabilities of two indigenous banks – UT Bank and Capital Bank – to GCB Bank in 2017, describing the approach as cause of the crisis in the savings and loans and microfinance sectors. “The claim that the approach to resolving the two banks resulted in the…

The Bissa Fitness Club (BFC) continued its engagement of some prominent individuals ahead of their October launch with a visit to Burkina Faso Ambassador Pingrenoma Zagre at the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Accra, Ghana. The visit was aimed at formally introducing the group to the Ambassador as well as inviting him to the launch of the club scheduled for October 5, 2019 at the Wembley Sports Complex, Kotobabi, Accra. The group has set its sight on consulting some eminent members of the Bissa fraternity as well as adjoining tribes to foster unity and create awareness of its activities and…

The Ellembelle Constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are demanding from the party’s Functional Executive Committee reasons why their primary is on hold. According to the constituency executives, up until Tuesday, August 20, four days before the exercise, they were aware that the election for a parliamentary candidate for the 2020 elections will be by popular acclamation. Ellembelle is among four constituencies in the Western Region where primaries to elect parliamentary candidates for the NDC have been put on hold. Incumbent Member of Parliament Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah is being challenged by one Mieza Mea Alleah. The candidature of…

Four persons have been picked up by the Ashanti Regional Police Command over the killing of a police officer at Manso Abodom in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. COP Bernard Antwi was shot in the head by robbers on Monday, August 19 while on his way to Antoakrom. He was said to be travelling in the private vehicle of a small-scale miner when they were accosted at Dome Junction to surrender their belongings. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, ACP David Agyemang Adjem, said the four persons arrested are aiding in investigations. According…

Ghana’s Black Satellites failed to win their second game at the ongoing All Africa Games in Morocco after falling 0-1 down to Senegal. An early strike by the Senegalese through Ibrahima Drame sealed their first win at the tournament. https://twitter.com/i/status/1164210948791570432 They had drawn goalless with Mali in the opening game while the Satellites had beaten Burundi. Satellites off to winning start in Morocco Sports journalist Akosua Addai Amoo told TV3’s Thierry Nyann on Sports Unlimited that Ghana’s team still possesses some brilliance. She, however, raised concerns about the slowness of the defence. Ghana will have to secure a win against…

Juventus and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo remains unsure when he will retire, saying it could be as soon as next year or he could play into his 40s. Ronaldo, 34, has continued to star after joining Juve last year, scoring 28 goals in 43 games in all competitions and helping the Italian giants win another Serie A title in 2018-19. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is uncertain when he will stop playing, although the star forward said it may not be far away. “I don’t think about that,” Ronaldo told TVI on Tuesday. “Maybe I can leave my career next…

The University of Ghana branch of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has descended heavily on businessman Senyo Hosi for comments he is said to have made about the school at its own programme. Mr Hosi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors of Ghana, described the premier university in derogatory terms at a programme to mark its 70th anniversary. In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 21, GRASAG Legon said the outbursts by Mr Hosi dampened the spirits of the students who were among the audience. “As an alumnus of the University, who has…