Author: Krobea

A former Vice-President of the Ghana Football Association(GFA), Fred Pappoe, has backed efforts by the government to reform the Association, following the release of Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s investigative piece. Fred Pappoe, who made an appearance on ‘After Hours’ on TV3 last Friday, argued that the “state has power to take decisions it considers to be in the interest of Ghanaians” though he insisted that the right “procedures” should be adopted. Fred Pappoe also indicated to host Mikki Ose Berko his desire to return to the GFA if the requisite reforms are instituted. He stated: “If the ban is lifted and…

AirtelTigo announced today that its CEO Roshi Motman has decided to leave the company to pursue new opportunities.  She will be replaced by Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi. Ms Motman has enjoyed considerable successes during her time with first Tigo Ghana and subsequently AirtelTigo. Having joined Tigo Ghana in 2014, she steered the company to significant achievements, including the successful completion of the merger between Airtel and Tigo last year. During her time at Tigo Ghana she revived the company and gained recognition for the financial and operational turnaround of the business and her strong record of developing and nurturing talent. Her…

President of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Kudjoe Fianoo is reported to have withdrawn from the five-member committee set up by the government to oversee football administration in Ghana in the face of a dissolved Ghana Football Association (GFA). The reports of his withdrawal came on Monday, a day before the committee’s inauguration. The committee was set up by government on Wednesday, June 13 after an Accra High Court upheld an injunction application to have the GFA dissolved. The chairman of the interim management committee (IMC) is Dr Kofi Amoah, the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of Ghana…

Maradona Yeboah Adjei, known by his stage name Guru, has stated that award snub by Charterhouse Ghana Limited over the years has rather encouraged him to put in more effort into his music. Guru, who has sparred with Charterhouse over awards snub in the past, insisted that there is no way he is ‘beefing’ with the production company as a body. He told Mikki Osei Berko on the ‘After Hours’ on TV3 last Friday: “I cannot have any problem with Charter House but my fans are disappointed. I can only work harder. [Charterhouse] rather inspire me a lot.” The NKZ…

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is making a two-day visit to China, a week after meeting US President Donald Trump. It is expected he will discuss sanctions and the commitment he made at the summit, in general terms, to denuclearise the Korean peninsula. Beijing, North Korea’s only economic ally, has already suggested sanctions against North Korea could be eased. Meanwhile, the US and South Korea have confirmed they have suspended planning for their next joint military drills. That follows a pledge made by Mr Trump at the Singapore summit. The visit to China is Mr Kim’s third since March, when his…

A member of the legal team of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Sammy Darko, says after all said and done, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be chased to cough up at least GH¢20,000 for work done. This is in connection to an undertaking given by the former President of the GFA, Kwesi Nyantakyi, in November, 2017 that an incentive to the tune of GH¢20,000 will be handed to anyone who provides evidence on corruption within the Association. “One of the things that we will be doing come next season is to discourage corruption,” Mr Nyantakyi told journalists in Cape…

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has rendered unqualified apologies to some high-ranking state officials including a former president. “I owe them my deepest apologies because in my interaction with the supposed Sheikh from Qatar and his agents, I made comments that were not responsible having regard to my stature and experience,” Mr Nyantakyi said in a statement released on Monday to tell his side of the story about an exposé by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. “Those comments resulted from a poor exercise of discretion arising on the spur of the moment and in circumstances in which I…

Ghana Premier League club Ebusua Dwarfs are in mourning following the death of Chief Executive Officer Edward Nana Aidoo. Nana Aidoo, as he was affectionately called, died in the United States of America. It is unclear what the cause of his death is. He has been the bankroller of the top-tier side, which has a huge followership in the Central Region capital town of Cape Coast. Dwarfs were scheduled to play champions Aduana Stars in an outstanding match in the Zylofon Cash Premier League until its suspension as a result of an investigation by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. https://twitter.com/Ebusua_Dwarfs/status/1008640101197508608 Source:…

Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has vehemently denied receiving $65,000 from a Sheikh “for shopping” as shown in the documentary film by Tiger Eye PI. Mr Nyantakyi, who has been banned for all football activities by FIFA, says he parted away with an entitled $40,000 for trips he pre-financed to Qatar. In an official statement on Monday to tell his side of the story, Mr Nyantakyi said the video was voiced over about the shopping episode. “A critical review of the video clip will reveal that when the money was handed to me, there was…

A member of the Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the president, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo as a “walking contradiction” as regards the fight against corruption. “He is a total disappointment,” Israel Venunye stressed to Bright Asempa on Onua FM’s Yen Nsempa on Monday. Mr Venunye was commenting on the exposé by investigative journalists Anas Aremeyaw Anas, particularly on the mention of the names of the President, Vice President and other government officials by main actor Kwesi Nyantakyi. He claims Mr Nyantakyi has been known in the past to introduce investors to the president. Therefore, the…