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With barely 24 hours to go for the commencement of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, former champions Spain have replaced their coach with a former captain. Julen Lopetegui was sacked on Wednesday just a day after he was named replacement to Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. The announcement by Madrid is said to have stirred tension in the camp of La Furia ahead of their World Cup opener with Portugal on Saturday. A few hours after Lopetegui was sacked, the Spanish football federation announced Fernando Hierro as his replacement. The former Real Madrid and Spain captain is expected to coach…

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday posted a short video on Twitter subtly taking a swipe at Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the latter’s criticism some time back on the domestic currency’s depreciation against the US dollars. In the video, Dr Bawumia, definitely while in opposition, attributed the depreciation of the Cedi to weak fundamentals. He insinuated that the incumbent government was engaged in propaganda with the issue. In his tweet, Mr Mahama quoted the current exchange rate of the Cedi to the US Dollar and asked, ‘Weak fundamentals?’ https://twitter.com/JDMahama/status/1006839534536060928 Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Some executives of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) are not happy with a “blanket” directive from the Speaker of Parliament to criminalise health professionals who turn patients away as a result of unavailability of beds. According to two of the Association’s executives, the situation should not be looked at on the surface but in detail to stamp it out completely from the health sector. On Tuesday, Speaker Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye expressed worry about the syndrome of patients losing their lives after being turned away from health facilities due to lack of beds. He ordered a probe, particularly, into the…

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for increased collaboration among key stakeholders in the health sector in a concerted effort towards achieving universal health coverage. According to her, working with two foundations, The Rebecca Foundation and the Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation, has informed her that to be be effective, partnerships and coalitions must be built. “I am therefore glad that both the Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation and the Rebecca foundation, are part of a community of organizations with a shared objective of achieving universal health coverage in reproductive, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition.” The First Lady said this…

Morocco has once again lost a bid to host the FIFA World Cup. At the 68th FIFA Congress on Wednesday, Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid lost to an unprecedented bid – dubbed the United Bid – from United States of America, Mexico and Canada. Out of a total of 200 votes, 134 voted for the United bid while 65 voted for the African bid. One abstained. The result is the fifth time the North African country is failing in its attempt to host the mundial. The result will come as a big relief to USA after it lost the 2022…

2010 World Cup champions Spain have sacked manager Julen Lopetegui. Lopetegui was named as Real Madrid manager on Tuesday but the decision may have ruffled some feathers in the Spanish camp in Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The decision to sack the former Spain U-19 and U-21 coach comes two days before La Roja’s opener with Portugal in Group B. After taking charge of Spain in 2016, on the back of European successes with the youth teams, Lopetegui did not lose a match. He supervised 20 La Roja matches, winning 14 and drawing 6. There were initial reports…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in the boards of the newly created development authorities – Northern Development Authority, Middle Belt Development Authority and Coastal Development Authority. The ceremony held at the Jubilee House also saw the swearing in of a board for the Zongo Development Fund. President Akufo-Addo expressed worry about the disparity that has characterized development in the country. He, therefore, urged the new board to have a paradigm shift in how the country’s resources are disbursed, stressing equitability should be key. The President tasked the Northern Development Authority (NoDA) in particular not to repeat the mistakes…

The 2018 National Science and Math quiz began on Monday with the preliminary round involving 18 schools on Day 1. Returnees Achimota School, who have also won the contest twice in its history, began on a winning note after beating St Louis SHS and Atebubu SHS in the second contest on Monday. The contest held at R.S Amegashie Auditorium at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) saw Motown winning by 14 points; they got 44 at the end of the contest with St Louis behind them with 30 points. Not only is SLOPSA the first casualty but Notre Dame…

Senegal completed their World Cup preparations with a 2-0 victory over South Korea in a friendly that was played behind closed doors in Austria. Moussa Konate doubled Senegal’s lead after an own goal put the African nation ahead in the second half. The Amiens forward netted a penalty to secure victory for Aliou Cisse’s side. South Korea open their World Cup campaign against Sweden in Group F on Monday, 18 June, while Senegal face Poland in Group H the following day. Source: BBC

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the country could be plunged into a constitutional crisis if immediate steps are not taken to resolve the impasse at the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The EC is under probe by a committee chaired by the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, following a petition referred to her by President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo. The crux of the petition has to do with three of the commissioners – Chair Charlotte Osei, Dr Ahmadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah – cited in allegations of misappropriations. But speaking at his party’s final Unity…