Author: Krobea

In typical fashion, Ghanaians are looking for who to blame after the latest attempt to end the wait for the next Africa Cup of Nations title (AFCON) ended in failure.  A painful second round exit at the hands of Tunisia on penalty shootout.  The introspection has been brutal. Players have been accused of being mercenaries who have not given value for money. For journalists, some have been slaughtered because the state sponsored a score of them to Egypt. There is also a certain unanimity in questions about coach Kwasi Appiah’s competence. But how do all these accusations and counter accusations…

The Foreign Minister of South Korea, Kang Kyung-wha, on Friday, July 12 called on Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at the Jubilee House, Accra. Kang Kyung-wha is in Ghana on a two-day working visit as part of a three-nation African tour, which would also take her to Ethiopia and South Africa. The two leaders discussed ways of further strengthening the existing mutually beneficial ties between Ghana and South Korea, especially in the areas of trade, human capital development and peace building. Describing Ghana as a “key partner in the West Africa sub-region”, Foreign Minister Kyung-Wha commended the country’s democratic and…

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defied a mid-match slump to reach the Wimbledon final with a four-set victory over Roberto Bautista Agut. In an agitated display, the Serb beat Spain’s Bautista Agut 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-2 to reach his 25th Grand Slam final. Djokovic, chasing his fifth Wimbledon title, will face Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday. “This has been the dream tournament for me since I was a child,” said 32-year-old Djokovic. “So to be in another final is a dream come true. Regardless of the history and many finals I’ve played, playing finals at Wimbledon…

Barcelona have signed France forward Antoine Griezmann from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid after paying his 120m euro (£107m) buyout clause. The 28-year-old World Cup winner has signed a five-year deal which includes an 800m euro (£717m) release clause. Griezmann joined Atletico from Real Sociedad in 2014 and scored 133 goals in 256 appearances. He signed a new five-year deal in June 2018 but announced in May he would be leaving the club this summer. The 2018 World Cup winner becomes the world’s sixth most expensive signing behind Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Philippe Coutinho, Joao Felix and Ousmane Dembele. Griezmann won…

Beside me in the State Transport Corporation [STC] bus with registration number GE 402-16 was a beautiful, dark-skinned lady. She wore [what appeared to be] a Denim blue-faded jeans trousers with a black sleeveless top matching it. It was the 21st day of June 2019 and we were headed for the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, from the nation’s capital – Accra. Before our bus could set off from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange, passengers chorused one thing― they were dying of heat and that the driver should switch on the air-conditioners in the bus. However, the driver sat still. He…

Madagascar’s fairy tale in their debut Africa Cup of Nations came to an end on Thursday, July 11 after they went 0-3 down to Tunisia in the final quarter-final match. Goals from Zamalek’s Ferjani Sassi, skipper Youssef Msakni and Dijon’s Naim Sliti sealed a rather comfortable win for the 2004 champions. The Malagasy were yet to lose a match going into the game at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. Their opponents, on the other hand, were yet to win a match in full regulation time, having drawn all their games prior to reaching the last 8. But this…

A former Deputy Minister of Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has officially declared his intention to contest the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese parliamentary seat. Already, there have been fliers of his making rounds on social media. But on Thursday, the member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team tweeted a copy of the flier and stated: “It’s official. I am running”. https://twitter.com/FelixKwakyeOfo1/status/1149318714153668608 The NDC is expected to elect its parliamentary candidates for the 2020 elections on Saturday, August 24. After picking nomination forms at GH¢2,000, male aspirants will pay GH¢25,000 as filing fee. If he emerges winner of the primaries on August 24,…

Two-time champions La Cote d’Ivoire were on Thursday knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations by Algeria’s Desert Foxes in a 4-3 penalty shootout, following a 1-1 quarter-final game that went into extra time. The match, played at the Suez Stadium in Suez, was to determine the opponent of Nigeria in Sunday’s semi-finals. By the qualification, Algeria are going into the semi-finals as the strongest side as they are yet to lose a game in the Cup of Nations. It was a clash of the tournament’s favourites as many pundits believe the winner of the penultimate quarter-final match could…

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has congratulated St. Augustine’s College for emerging winners of this year’s National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ) competition. St Augustine’s College beat former winners Presbyterian Boys’ SHS and St Peter’s SHS to annex their second ever trophy. “St. Augustine’s College after battling dozens of competitors in this year’s competition deserve laurels for exhibiting knowledge and a captivating performance as well as proper sportsmanship,” NUGS said in a statement on Thursday. “We commend the teachers and scholarly teams that competed in this year’s event from all across our country.” NUGS expressed appreciation how successful…

Mining giants Goldfields Ghana have commissioned the recently reconstructed 33-kilometer road from Tarkwa to Damang in the Western Region. The asphalt road built at a cost of $27 million is the largest public infrastructure project funded by the global gold firm. The rehabilitation of the road was inspired by Goldfield’s shared value project of leaving a positive footprint in its operational area. The road is therefore expected to significantly impact on the lives of over 40,000 residents in communities along the stretch by facilitating easy movement with the possibility of the springing up of new businesses and a boost in…