Author: Krobea

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,…

Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli has expressed disgust at the conditions he found himself in while in detention at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre. According to him, the dystopian conditions at the centre have affected his humanity including his mental health. “I have utter disdain for this environment, an emotion I have not experienced before; not even in prison,” the ‘rogue trader’ wrote in the Guardian after a judge ruled he should be bailed over the week. Kweku Adoboli, who has spent his life in the UK since living there at 12, spent 36 days at the immigration centre following a…

Liverpool pair Virgil van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum scored as the Netherlands won to send Germany to the bottom of Nations League Group A1. Van Dijk reacted first to head in from close range after Ryan Babel had headed against the crossbar following Memphis Depay’s right-wing corner. Depay added a second late on from a quick counter-attack after being set up by Quincy Promes. Wijnaldum sealed the win in injury time with a low shot into the bottom corner. Joachim Low’s Germany, who won the World Cup in 2014, have now only won three of their past 12 matches. They…

Member of Parliament for Wa Central Constituency Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo says there are no vigilante groups within the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He stated, however, that the party may be forced to form such groups if the current operations of pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante groups are not kept in check. He was speaking on TV3’s New Day on Saturday. But his assertion comes as a surprise to many considering the recent unveiling of The Hawks by a former minister of state, Joseph Yammin, who lost the Ashanti Region NDC Chairmanship race. The muscular men, wearing black T-shirts, guarded the…

The Rotary Club of Accra Legon East has provided free medical screening for the people of Tomefa in the Ga South area.  The screening was the third in a row by the Club for the deprived community as part of its outreach and service to humanity goals. In all, over 300 people were screened for BMI – as a form of Nutritional assessment; hypertension; Hepatitis B viral infection, HIV, malaria and diabetes. The Rotarians also provided ear, nose and throat as well as eye examinations, family planning services, medical counseling and medication (pain relief; anti-malaria drugs and some antibiotics). The…