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President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi will serve another four-year term on the FIFA Council after he was re-elected at a Confederation of African Football (Caf) meeting on Thursday. Kwesi Nyantakyi was challenged by Tanzania’s Leodegar Tenga, who is the President of the Tanzania Football Federation and Chairman of East African bloc Cecafa. Nyantakyi polled 33 votes to beat Tenga, who polled 20 votes, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The election of Africa’s representatives onto the FIFA Council followed the historic election of Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar as the new President of Caf. Nyantakyi will represent the Anglophone…

Some sportsmen and women want Youth And Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah to immediately intervene to salvage the National Sports College in Winneba in the Central Region from collapse. This comes in the wake of the environmental and sanitation hazards some portions of the College is. Winneba residents including students and sports heroes expressed worry about the tennis court, which has thick weeds taking over it. They said clearing of weeds has not been done in a long time. Some students of the College who spoke on anonymity observed that the tennis court, which is frequently used by a number of…

Long-time President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Issa Hayatou has lost his eighth term re-election bid to Malagasy Ahmad Ahmad. Hayatou lost by 10 votes to the President of the Madagascar Football Association. Ahmad, who had campaigned on administrative reform, financial transparency and a potential reorganization of Caf competitions, polled 34 votes in the elections held at the AU Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hayatou could only garner 20 votes. Before Thursday’s elections, the two contenders addressed the 54 delegates. After their oral addresses and prior to voting, incumbent Hayatou told the delegates he would return to…

Goo-Atanda Primary and Kindergatern School in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region has attracted the support of Universe Aid Foundation, a non-governmental agency based in the UK and Ghana, barely a month after 3news.com published a news item on the deplorable nature of the school. The NGO seeks to construct six-unit classroom block, provide a borehole, tricycle ambulance, medical equipment and clothes for the school and the Atanda community within one and half years. For starters, they dewormed over 300 children and gave them educational materials. The occasion was full of joy for pupils, teachers and the Atanda…

President of the Madagascar Football Association Ahmad Ahmad will be the latest to attempt to topple long-term President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Issa Hayatou in elections scheduled to be held on Thursday. The elections will be held in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, where heads of the continent’s football associations have met for 39th Ordinary General Assembly. It is being held at the headquarters of the African Union to commemorate Caf’s 60 years in existence. The elections will be observed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has been in Addis Ababa since the start of the Assembly. Hayatou has…

A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. US District Judge Derrick Watson cited “questionable evidence” in the government’s argument that the ban was a matter of national security. President Trump described the ruling as “unprecedented judicial overreach”. The order would have placed a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations and a 120-day ban on refugees. Mr Trump insists the move is to stop terrorists from entering the US but critics say it is discriminatory. An earlier version of the order,…

The death toll from Saturday’s landslide at a vast dump in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, has now risen to 113 people, local officials say. A search operation at the Koshe landfill will continue overnight. As many as 150 people are believed to have been at the site during the landslide. Meanwhile, the funerals of some of the victims have taken place. The dump, which has served the city of four million for more than five decades, provided shelter for some. The country is currently observing three days of mourning for those who died. Hundreds of people attempt to make a…

Quality makeup can come with an eye-watering price tag, so it’s no wonder women want to get their money’s worth by using up every last drop. But according to beauty insiders, eking your favourite cosmetics products out could lead to a range of health problems, from breakouts to bacterial infections – even if you’re cleaning your makeup brushes and sponges regularly. Indeed, you should be throwing out mascara every four to six months, while makeup sponges should be changed every four weeks according to Joanne Dodds at Hairtrade.com. So are you following or falling foul of these beauty rules? Read…

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