Author: Krobea

He is the new kid on the block for Ghana football. Over the last three months, Thomas Partey has shot to prominence as the biggest Ghanaian name in world football. It started with a goal against Congo in World Cup qualifying before a hat trick against the same side four days later. All that while, Partey was growing in prominence at club side Atletico Madrid, where this season, he has moved from a bit-part player to a main man on Diego Simeone’s side. He is the leading goal scorer for Atletico Madrid with four and in the last two games has…

A new away kit has been unveiled by the country’s kit sponsor, Puma, for the Black Stars and all other national teams. The new kit has the country’s traditional red, gold, green colours in it and will replace the all red that has been used for some years now. There have been rumours that this new jersey replaces the white the Black Stars wore at all three World Cups they played in but those rumours have been debunked since the home kit was released some months ago. Ghana will therefore still maintain white as the main jersey. The new jersey,…

The Ghana Football Association says preparation to the final qualifying game for Russia 2018 has started. The Black Stars will take on the Pharaohs of Egypt in the final group game for qualification to the FIFA World Cup. Having sealed a place in Russia already, Egypt have left out their talisman, Mohammed Salah, who has been in top form for them since the start of the qualifying campaign but the Ghana Football Associations says it will still approach this game with all the seriousness it deserves. Kwesi Appiah has called up 23 players including debutants Nana Ampomah and Nasiru Mohammed,…

South African 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk has been shortlisted again for IAAF’s top award. Though shortlisted in 2016, Van Niekerk missed the award to Usain Bolt, who has since retired. The London 2017 200m silver medalist will, however, compete with another retiree, Great Britain’s Mo Farah, this year. Farah was also a finalist last year. The two – together with youngster Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar – were shortlisted for the award slated for November 24 in Monaco. In the women’s category, last year’s winner Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia has also been shortlisted for the second consecutive…

Slaven Bilic has been sacked as West Ham manager with former Everton and Manchester United boss David Moyes set to replace him on an interim basis. Bilic, 49, departed with the club in the Premier League relegation zone. His last game in charge was Saturday’s 4-1 defeat by Liverpool at London Stadium. West Ham said the club believed a change was necessary “to move forward positively and in line with their ambition”. Moyes, who said he would be interested in the position, has been be lined up to take over until the end of the season West Ham seek ‘fresh…

Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been removed from his post, the country’s information minister says. Mr Mnangagwa, 75, displayed “traits of disloyalty”, Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo said. His removal makes it more likely that President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace will follow in her husband’s footsteps as leader of Zimbabwe. She had earlier called on her husband to remove his vice-president. “Mr Mnangagwa’s conduct in discharge of his duties is inconsistent with the responsibilities,” Information Minister Simon Moyo said. “The Vice-President has exhibited traits of disloyalty”, he added. Mr Mnangagwa, a former intelligence chief, had been a leading candidate to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that he will do everything in his power to arrest the new phenomenon of vigilantism. Addressing a meeting of the National House of Chiefs on Monday, November 6, President Akufo-Addo stated that “I will not walk the path others trod who found it convenient to turn a blind eye to the criminal misdeeds of their followers and took no action, as it would displease them.” The President added that “I am walking another path, the path of making reality the principle of the rule of law, the idea of equality of every…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the production and delivery of stable, reliable and affordable power is critical to the success of efforts towards the integration and development of West Africa. According to the President, the annual growth in demand for electricity is estimated at 10%, which means that for every 7 years, investment in electricity infrastructure has to be doubled in most West African countries. “The availability and use of electricity will greatly influence how rapidly West African countries are able to increase their agricultural and industrial productivity, provide safe drinking water, achieve rapid economic development, and…

I am a big fan of hills… and probably a big fan of heels, too. A product of Commonwealth Hall set on the hill of University of Ghana, it comes as no surprise that I have such an enviable regard for a “heel” set on a Cape Coast hill— Wesley Girls High School nationally admired as “Wey Gey Hey”. Undoubtedly, one brand that comes to mind readily at the mention of excellence in girl child education in Ghana is “Wey Gey Hey”. With a spotless track record of consistently producing topnotch products, one can only imagine the impact this noble…

The police are holding in custody a man, 30, believed to be behind the false alarm of terrorist attack at Accra Mall. Messages on social media on Sunday, September 24 broke out about a terrorist attack at Accra Mall. This created fear and panic and nearly destabilized business activities at the Mall, the police said. But the suspect behind the hoax has been arrested in Offinso in the Ashanti Region. He was arrested at a hideout on Wednesday, November 1. A statement issued by the Director General of the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service, ASP David Eklu,…