With less than two weeks to the start of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, head coach James Kwesi Appiah released his 23-man squad for the competition. With James Kwesi Appiah’s list not so much of a surprise to many, following the omission of Majeed Waris, Mohammed Alhassan, Yaw Yeboah, Ebenezer Ofori, Abdul Fatawu and injured Nuhu …
Ghana captain Andre Ayew insists he has learnt a lot from previous Black Stars captain in his 12-year period with the national team. The Swansea City midfielder was named the new captain of the Black Stars ahead of the Nations Cup last month by coach Kwesi Appiah. A decision that sparked a bit of controversy after former captain Asamoah Gyan …
Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, is expected to present to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) today his final 23-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt after losing narrowly to Namibia in a preparatory game in Dubai yesterday. The game against Namibia was to provide coach Appiah the opportunity to assess his players, as well …
While Hip-Hop has been long associated with its roots in America, there is a new class of African artists participating in the genre. Leading this new wave is 24-year-old musician Kwesi Arthur, a Hip-Hop and Afrobeats recording artist from Tema, Ghana. Kwesi is currently the youngest Ghanaian to have a BET nomination—in the viewer’s choice category for Best New International …
The Finance Ministry has announced the appointments of three persons to the top management of the Ghana Revenue Authority. They are Mr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Acting Commissioner for Domestic Tax Revenue Division, Colonel Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd), Acting Commissioner, Customs Division and Ms. Julie Essiam, Acting Commissioner, Support Services Division. They are expected to drive a number of critical transformational changes at …
After enduring days of public discontent for his ill-timed decision to prematurely end his services to the senior national team, Black Stars striker Asamoah Gyan has made efforts to contact head coach Kwesi Appaiah, close sources say. The strong tone with which Gyan announced his retirement from international football did not meet the reception he anticipated as the bulk public …
Award-winning rapper Kwesi Arthur has revealed that he almost got employed as a security guard after he completed Senior High School(SHS) at a period his family was going through financial difficulty. According to the artiste who won the Hip Hop Song of the Year award during the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) held over the weekend, times were so …
Ghana head coach Kwesi Appiah announced his 29-man preliminary squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Egypt in June. The list has only one player plying his trade on the continent in first choice goalkeeper Richard Ofori who plays for Maritzburg United in South Africa. In the 2018/2019 football season, some Ghanaian footballers playing elsewhere …
An aide to Asamoah Gyan has revealed that Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah decided to strip captain Asamoah Gyan off the captaincy of the the team and hand it to Dede Ayew because of the advice of his spiritual father. Gyan announced a shock retirement from the Black Stars team on Monday and claimed that he would not be named …
Managing editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has warned the Akufo-Addo government to stop giving foreigners preferential treatment or face the consequences in 2020. He noted that the government should remember that those foreign countries, entities and individuals will not be part of voters during the 2020 general elections. “On December 7 2020 when we line up to …
