Author: Krobea

A 3-0 win for Tunisia’s Etoile Sportive du Sahel at the Stade Mustapha Ben Jammet in Monastir on Sunday bundled Ghana’s Asante Kotoko out of the CAF Champions League. The Ghanaians had won the first leg 2-0 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium a fortnight ago and therefore exited by 2-3 loss on aggregate. The Tunisian giants made their intentions of overturning the first leg deficit clear as their pressure paid off with a penalty – albeit controversial – in the 25th minute. Ben Ouanes converted the penalty to reduce the deficit. Though Asante Kotoko held on into the break,…

Christian Coleman shrugged off the controversy of his build-up to the World Championships to win the 100m final in 9.76 seconds. The pre-event favourite, who avoided a ban for three missed doping tests, finished well clear of defending champion and fellow American Justin Gatlin, who clocked 9.89 in Doha. Canada’s Andre de Grasse took bronze in 9.90. Britain’s European champion Zharnel Hughes was sixth in 10.03. Although he will receive generous plaudits for his display here, USA track great Michael Johnson said prior to the competition the three missed tests “completely disqualifies” his compatriot from being the face of the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid tribute to former France President Jacques Chirac, who died on Thursday, September 26. Jacques Chirac died aged 86 years after a long illness. In a statement issued on Saturday, September 28, President Akufo-Addo expressed condolences to French President Emmanuel Macron and, by extension, to the people of France. “Our sympathies go also to his wife, children and family,” the Ghana leader said. He observed the astuteness of Jacques Chirac in international politics especially as regards his disposition as a friend of Africa and Ghana, in particular. “Bilateral relations between Ghana and France were…

Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education Professor Kwesi Yankah has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary in the Agona East Constituency. He polled 267 votes out of the total votes cast to win. Professor Yankah beat competition from Prince Yaw Essah, who polled 127 votes, and Dr. Ken Abrokwa, who got 175 votes. The Tertiary Education Minister, who is also an author, is seeking to enter Parliament for the first time on the NPP’s ticket. The Agona East seat is currently occupied by NDC MP, Queenstar Maame Pokuah Sawyerr. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Cristiano Ronaldo returned from injury with a goal as Serie A champions Juventus maintained their unbeaten start to the season by beating SPAL. Ronaldo had missed the win over Brescia with an adductor problem, but powered home a header in the second half. Juve took the lead through Miralem Pjanic’s stunning curling strike on the stroke of half-time. SPAL keeper Etrit Berisha made stunning saves to keep out close-range headers from Aaron Ramsey and Sami Khedira. Meanwhile, legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 41, played his 903rd career game, a record for an Italian player, surpassing former AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini.…

The District Chief Executive of Pusiga, Abdulai Zubeiru, had to be rushed to the Akunye Memorial Hospital in Pusiga on Saturday, September 28 after he fainted. Mr Zubeiru fainted immediately he was declared loser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary in the Pusiga Constituency. Mr Zubeiru polled 197 votes, just seven votes short of winner Abdul Karim Dubure’s. Per the results, Mr Dubure will face Laadi Ayi Ayamba in the 2020 elections. The DCE is said to have harboured high hopes of winning Saturday’s primaries. But his hopes were dashed after his closest contender polled 204 votes of the…

Bernard Nii Anyaa Brown has won the Ablekuma South Constituency primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He beat Samuel Sarbah Lartey to set up a showdown with former Accra mayor Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije in the 2020 elections. The NPP held parliamentary primaries in ‘orphan’ constituencies on Saturday, September 28 in good time for the 2020 elections. ‘Orphan’ constituencies are those whose seats are held by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The party has scheduled January, 2020 to hold primaries for its main seats. Mr Anyaa Brown, who is an administrator with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), polled…

Despite scheduling to hold parliamentary primaries in what it terms ‘orphan constituencies’ on Saturday, September 28, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has put on hold the exercise in six constituencies. In a circular issued by the General Secretary, John Boadu, “compelling reasons” have necessitated the suspension of the primaries in the six constituencies. The ‘orphan constituencies’ are those with seats held by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In all, there are 106 of them. But as a result of the circular by the General Secretary, primaries will be held in 100 constituencies on Saturday. The primaries in the constituencies which…

The Northern Region branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken on Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over his call for Dagombas to vote for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 elections. According to Dr Bawumia, it took President Akufo-Addo to restore peace to Dagbon after several years of conflict. The vice president was speaking at the annual Bamba Quranic recitation in Tamale over the weekend. But the NDC in the region has taken exception to the comments by the Vice President, saying he should not make political capital of the fragile peace in Dagbon. In a…

In the latest episode in the saga of where Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will be buried, the family has reversed a decision to have him interred at Heroes Acre in the capital, Harare. Instead he will be buried in his home region of Zvimba. The location of his grave became a source of tension between the Mugabe family and the government. They blame the current leadership for Mr Mugabe’s overthrow in November 2017. He was toppled after 37 years in power and replaced by current President Emmerson Mnangagwa. At his funeral, family member Walter Chidhakwa said he had died…