Author: Krobea

Two late goals by Manchester United gave them a 2-1 away win over Juventus on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League. Though the first half ended goalless, talisman Cristiano Ronaldo’s non-drop hit in the penalty box gave the Old Ladies a 65th minute lead. The Italians obviously dominated play until United’s manager Jose Mourinho made two quick substitutions, throwing in Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata. A freekick just outside the box gave the English Premier League side the needed boost as Mata superbly buried the ball in Juve’s goal with four minutes to go. Another freekick two minutes later saw…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked Ghanaians to disregard any conjectures about his running mate for the 2020 elections. “Mr Mahama is presently focused on both his NDC flagbearer campaign and his official duties,” a statement from his campaign team said on Wednesday. There were reports on social media that the former president has picked Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle Constituency Dr Zanetor Rawlings as his running mate. According to some of the reports, he picked the daughter of the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to appease her father, Jerry John Rawlings, who is said to…

The national team of Equatorial Guinea has been reintegrated by CAF’s Disciplinary Council for the Total African Women’s Cup of Nations 2018.  The eight-team tournament is set to kick off in Ghana on Saturday, November 17 through to Saturday, December 1. The Confederation of African Football in a statement says regarding the eligibility protest against player Annette Jacky Messomo during the match between Equatorial Guinea and Kenya, the Appeal Board decided to overrule the decision to allow Kenya to replace the two-time champions. 2018 AWCON: Kenya replace former champions Eq. Guinea CAF says player Annette Jacky Messomo is eligible to play for the Guineans.…

Government has indicated that the 2019 budget to be delivered by the Minister of Finance on Thursday, November 15 will “bring more relief, hope and improvement in the standard of living of our people”. The budget is expected to be the first post-IMF budget as the country gets ready to exit the extended credit facility (ECF) entered into in 2015. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah stated that Cabinet completed a review of the budget over the weekend. “[The budget] will mark the beginning of Ghana’s exit from the IMF programme under which we sought some…

Prince Charles has spoken about the ongoing dispute over whose Jollof rice is best, only to side step the issue of revealing his own preference. Speaking in Nigeria at the end of his West Africa tour, he said: Quote Message: Having also visited The Gambia and Ghana over the past week, our visit to Nigeria may perhaps provide an invaluable opportunity to compare – if one ever dares do such a thing! – the relative merits of each country’s Jollof rice… however, for fear of sparking a diplomatic incident, I suspect I shall have to let you draw your own…

The Medifem Multi-Specialist Hospital & Fertility Centre has rounded up a series of activities put together to mark Breast Cancer Awareness campaign in October. The campaign which was on the theme ‘Go Pink; Fight Breast Cancer’ is part of the hospital’s social initiatives to provide advocacy and care on global health issues. In the month-long exercise, over 900 women and some men benefited from free screening exercises conducted in the Dome and Madina markets, some selected corporate institutions and at the hospital’s two branches. A team of staff led by the hospital’s lead General Practitioner, Dr. Choice Wereko-Dankwa, screened patrons…

Wife of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President has stated that he is not as rich as people think. Christine-Marie Nyantakyi says critics should take time and visit their residence and they will realize that he is not as rich as perceived. Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life from all football-related activity by the world-governing body of the sport, Fifa, and fined CHF500, 000. He is said to be awaiting the brief on the ruling in order to consider whether to appeal the sanctions or not. Kwesi Nyantakyi to appeal FIFA’s ‘unwarranted’ ban Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening…

President Donald Trump has hailed a “big victory” in US mid-term elections after Democrats seized the House of Representatives but Republicans consolidated their grip on the Senate. The Democratic majority in the lower chamber will be in a position to block Mr Trump’s legislative programme. But control of the Senate ensures Mr Trump can still make key appointments. The vote was seen as a referendum on the president, even though he is not up for re-election till 2020. The result confirms a historical trend for the party that is not in the White House to make gains in the mid-terms.…

Ghana Premier League club Hearts of Oak have announced its new brand identity, which sees a primary and secondary badge for the club as well as several versions of a wordmark paying homage to its nickname ‘Phobia’. In a statement on Tuesday, the club said the move is to keep up pace and maintain relevance in the era of digitization. The new crest was designed by UK-based teamup, which has previously worked for clubs like Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic. “The new badge respects the past with an eye to the future,” teamup Chief Executive Officer Fred Popp is quoted…

Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country’s education ministry says. In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high school age were recorded as having taken their own lives. The number is five more than last year, and the highest it has been since 1986. Concerns the children had reported included family problems, worrying about their futures and bullying. But schools said the reasons behind about 140 of the deaths are unknown as the students did not leave a note. Most of those who took…