Author: Krobea

Antoine Griezmann scored twice as France came from behind to claim a second Nations League victory and continue Germany’s abysmal run in 2018. The visitors were eyeing just their second competitive win of the year when Toni Kroos scored from the penalty spot after Presnel Kimpembe had handled. But Griezmann levelled for the world champions with a superb looping header from Lucas Hernandez’s cross. He then scored the winner from the spot after a foul on Blaise Matuidi. Didier Deschamps’ side remain unbeaten in the Nations League and top Group A1 with seven points from their three games. They are…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer aspirant Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has confirmed meeting other aspirants in the lead-up to the party’s December 7 presidential primary. He, however, pointed out that it is not a meeting against former President John Dramani Mahama. Speaking at the launch of his campaign on Tuesday, Dr Spio-Garbrah said the meeting was for the NDC “so that the NDC can restore its principles of probity, integrity and accountability, which many people think we have distanced away from”. Five aspirants including Sylvester Mensah were reported to have met over the rules leading up to the elections. Many considered…

Tunisia, Egypt and Senegal joined Madagascar on Tuesday as the latest qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Cameroon. This brings to five the total number of teams qualified so far. Nineteen nations are expected to join these qualifiers for the expanded edition of the continent’s flagship football tournament. Additional groups – Group E and Group F – will be introduced into the tournament, which switches to June-July from January-February. As a result of the number of teams to participate – 24 – there will be a Round of 16 for the first time. Madagascar’s…

A 100-year-old woman has married her 74-year-old partner after 30 years together. Norah and Malcolm Yates tied the knot at a hotel near their home in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, on Tuesday. The bride, a former school cook, had been twice married and widowed when she met divorced Mr Yates at a dance in the 1980s and they have “been together ever since”. Mr Yates, a former bus driver, popped the question earlier this year. “I only feel about 20”, Mrs Yates said. His bride arrived at the ceremony to Abba’s Dancing Queen and was pushed down the aisle in her wheelchair…

Madagascar has become the first nation to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, following a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in their Group A qualifier on Tuesday. A Njiva Rakotoharimalala strike in the first half of the game in Antananarivo was enough to send the Bareas to their first major senior tournament. They have two games in hand. The South African nation is likely to be joined by Senegal, who are behind in the group. The feat will come as a joy to the island nation, whose national is the President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf).…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been charged over comments he made in Portuguese to a television camera after his side’s win over Newcastle. It is claimed Mourinho used “abusive, insulting or improper language” after the 3-2 comeback victory at Old Trafford on 6 October. The Football Association used a lip reader and the 55-year-old’s remarks were interpreted as offensive. Mourinho had been under pressure amid reports he would be sacked. His side had been 2-0 down to winless Newcastle at half-time of the Premier League game, but they scored three goals in the final 20 minutes to turn the…

Kenya’s Harambee Stars have opened a three-point lead in Group F of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying after beating Ethiopia 3-0 on Sunday. The Stars had clinched a point from the Walias last Thursday to move above Ghana in the group. The week’s result saw Ethiopia also leapfrog Ghana to second in the group. At the Kasarani stadium on Sunday, goals from Michael Olunga, Eric Johana Omondi and Victor Wanyama ensured that the Kenyans left their contenders in their trail. They now have seven points at the top with Ethiopia second on four points. West Africans Ghana and…

Government has decided to suspend the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) policy following uproar by importers, 3news.com can confirm. A high-placed source says the scheduled implementation will be on a later date. The controversial CTN was scheduled to come into force on Monday, October 15. All shipments to Ghana or with Ghana as the destination were to be covered by a CTN number, according to a notice from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). “Goods imported into the country without the CTN, as required, would not be processed by Customs for clearance until the CTN number is provided, except…

The Acting Cocoa Health Extension Division Officer in the Central Region, Samuel Asare Akanma, has called on cocoa farmers in the country to adopt a new technology in cocoa farming to enhance their yield. Mr Asare Akanma believes it will be in their own interest to change from the old practices of farming to the new method. He was speaking at a ceremony by experts of the United States and Belgium to demonstrate the new method of electronic pollination with a machine and the cocoa hutch steel knife to farmers in Twifo Praso No . 1 in the Twifo-Atti-Morkwa District…

Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the BBC has learned. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished on 2 October after visiting its consulate in Istanbul. The authorities in Istanbul believe he was murdered there by Saudi agents – claims Riyadh has dismissed as “lies”. Donald Trump has said he would “punish” Saudi Arabia if it was responsible. A number of sponsors and media groups have decided to pull out of this month’s investment conference in Riyadh, dubbed Davos in the Desert,…