Author: Krobea

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed that the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Kenya and Sierra Leone will not take place in Nairobi on Sunday. Caf said the Group F fixture is cancelled because Sierra Leone remain suspended from football following a Fifa ban imposed last month. “Seeing that Sierra Leone is still under suspension by Fifa, please note that the above mentioned match will not take place,” a Caf letter to the concerned associations reads. The African football’s governing body also called off Sierra Leone’s back-to-back matches with Ghana last month, and ruled out the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Accra for a day’s official visit to Qatar, the presidency has said. President Akufo-Addo is embarking on the trip at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. It is in reciprocation to an invitation which resulted in a trip to Ghana in December, 2017 by the Golf state’s leader. The visit is aimed at deepening and strengthening the ties that exist between the two countries, the presidency indicated. It is as well to explore other areas of co-operation for their mutual benefit. President Akufo-Addo is accompanied by…

Saad Bguir was the unlikely two-goal star as Esperance of Tunisia defeated Egyptian side Al Ahly 3-0 to win a third CAF Champions League title. The 24-year-old midfielder, a reserve for most of the campaign, only started in the second leg of the final because of Franck Kom’s suspension. Anice Badri completed the scoring to give Esperance a 4-3 aggregate victory. They had lost the first leg 3-1, with Ahly converting two controversial penalties. A dominant performance by the ‘Blood and Gold’ at the Stade Olympique de Rades ended a 10-match winless run against Ahly in CAF competitions that stretched…

Former President John Dramani Mahama will on Monday begin his tour of the Ashanti Region ahead of the National Democratic Congress’ presidential primary next month. Mr Mahama will tour some parts of the Region until Thursday, when he breaks to allow delegates travel to Accra for the national delegates’ congress. “He is expected to continue his campaign in the Ashanti Region after the congress,” a statement issued by his campaign team over the weekend said. The former president is seeking to lead the NDC for the third time into an election. Though his maiden leadership in 2012 was successful, his…

Gabonese President Ali Bongo is seriously ill but on the mend, his spokesman says, ending weeks of official silence on his condition. Speculation has mounted on the health of President Bongo, 59, with some reports saying he suffered a stroke. He is being treated in Saudi Arabia, with the initial announcement last month saying he was suffering fatigue. His spokesman Ike Ngouoni said Mr Bongo was “recovering all of his physical abilities”. No mention was made of a stroke but the president had suffered “bleeding which required medical care”, Mr Ngouoni said. Ali Bongo succeeded his father Omar Bongo as…

Residents of Adentan massed up in front of West Africa Senior High School, WASS, to embark on a peace walk as planned. Leadership of the community had issued a statement, calling for the suspension of the walk after government installed streetlights on the Madina-Adentan corridor of N4 on Friday. Madina-Adentan streetlights fixed after Thursday protest The move by government followed a spontaneous demonstration on Thursday after a student of WASS was knocked down by a taxi and killed. The residents claimed they could no longer tolerate the carnage on the roads, having pestered authorities to fix the six footbridges on…

I am heading towards my tailor’s shop this morning. After three consecutive times of failing to fulfil his promise, I hope he gets my shirt done finally. Last time, his excuse was about some knitting. Before then, it was about something else. These are some woes many have to endure each time they patronize local products! In Ghana, a typical tailor will easily pass for a politician. Don’t ask me how. They keep reneging on their promise. Although almost always busy, nothing ever gets done at the stipulated time. If your tailor doesn’t give you the back-and-forth treat each time…

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has released a memoir in which she reveals difficulties about her marriage and pregnancy with her two daughters. In the book, Becoming, Mrs Obama reveals that she had a miscarriage and used in vitro fertilisation to conceive both children, Malia and Sasha. Mrs Obama told ABC’s Good Morning America she felt “lost and alone” after her miscarriage 20 years ago. She also criticised Donald Trump for “putting my family’s safety at risk”. Mrs Obama and her husband, former President Barack Obama, sought couples therapy, she also revealed for the first time in her 426-page book,…

Asante Kotoko are scheduled to host a Cameroonian side in the first leg of the 2018/2019 CAF Confederation Cup. The draw of the preliminary round was held on Saturday, November 3 in Rabat, Morocco but released on Friday. The opponents of the Porcupine Warriors are, however, yet to be known as a result a legal tussle as to who joins New Star FC as the representatives from Cameroon for the continental club competition. New Star FC had to replace Bamboutos FC though the latter have appealed a ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). The second side from…

Former hiplife artiste Papa She’ee says he does not find any good thing in the music he did years ago. The Wonder Boy was behind hit songs like Koyon So, Atadwe, Yaa Asantewaa and Ate Pa in the mid-2000s. But he says he finds no life in those songs. He was speaking on Showbiz 927 on 3FM on Thursday. Papa She’ee, real named Nana Yaw Akorsah, is now an avowed evangelist, preaching the gospel across the world. He said it all began in 2008, when he was nearly involved in a plane crash. According to him, his prayer saved all…