Author: Krobea

Fifa has appointed a normalisation committee to run the affairs of Madagascar’s Football Federation (FMF). Football’s world body says it is disbanding the current administration because the FA’s electoral process was “not carried out in accordance with the regulatory requirements applicable to the members of Fifa.” The normalisation committee’s mandate will include organising FMF elections and identifying “legitimate delegates” for the FA’s general assembly. A joint Fifa and Confederation of African Football (Caf) mission will be deployed to Madagascar soon to identify who should make up the new normalisation committee. All members must pass an eligibility check to be carried…

Negotiations over the UK’s departure from the EU are “now in the endgame”, Theresa May has said. Addressing the Lord Mayor’s Banquet in the City of London, the prime minister said talks were “immensely difficult”, but the sides had been working “through the night” to make progress. The BBC understands UK and EU negotiators have expressed “cautious optimism” after late-night talks. But a final deal to present to cabinet is not yet ready, it’s understood. Mrs May is addressing her cabinet on Tuesday, but some ministers are believed to want a change of plan. The main sticking point is how…

Ghana’s U-17 women’s team the Black Maidens held their final training session on Sunday in time for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup opener against hosts Uruguay. All 23 players trained at the Estadio Charrua in Montevideo. The Maidens will play the hosts on Tuesday at 2200 GMT in what will be preceded by the opening ceremony. “The coach has spent a long time preparing us for this first match and for the atmosphere we can expect there,” said Maidens’ captain Mukarama Abdulai in an interview with FIFA.com. “We have to be totally focused so that we don’t get…

The Business Desk of Media General has put together a maiden fair aimed at giving start-up businesses the needed exposure and funding opportunities to grow. The event slated for Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 at the Aviation Social Centre, is expected to bring together about  50 start-ups to network and get  the right information on access to business financing. The two-day event will also have a summit for the enterprises. The World Bank has predicted that growth in sub-Saharan Africa will pick up at 3.2 per cent this year, pointing to Ghana as a country that is safe…

A Ghanaian citizen by name Mensah Thompson has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the first step to have the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, impeached. He is citing “stated incompetence” as the grounds to have the head of the judicial arm of government removed from office. Article 146 (6) of the 1992 Constitution states that if the president is petitioned for the removal of the Chief Justice, he shall in consultation with the Council of State appoint a committee consisting of two justices of the Supreme Court. “The committee appointed under clause (6) of this article shall inquire into…

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…