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10 May

Morocco To Host 2021/2022 CAF Champions League Final

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Morocco will host this season’s CAF Champions league final, the continent’s football governing body has announced. CAF received a bid from the Senegalese Football Federation and from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to host the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022. The Senegalese Football Federation subsequently withdrew their bid, hence CAF awarding the hosting of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022 Final to Morocco. Moroccan giants, Wydad Casablanca, take a 3-1 first leg win over Angolan side Petro Atletico back home for the return leg, while Egypt’s Al Ahly hold a 4-0 first leg advantage over Algeria’s ES…

10 May

Nigeria Football Federation To Pay Gernot Rohr $378,000

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been ordered to pay former coach Gernot Rohr just under $380,000 in compensation after ending his contract early. Nigeria’s longest-serving manager having taken charge in August 2016, Rohr lost his job as Super Eagles coach in December just four weeks before the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Cameroon. The NFF had agreed to pay Rohr’s salary until the end of his contract, which expires in December 2022, but the Franco-German went to football’s world governing body Fifa to demand an additional sum for breach of contract without just cause. Rohr, 68, had sought…

10 May

Black Stars Close To Rehiring Otto Addo – Sports Minister

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Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif has confirmed Ghana’s Black Stars are close to reappointing Otto Addo as Head Coach. Addo and his technical staff including, George Boateng, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani and Chris Hughton were responsible for Ghana’s World Cup qualification, beating Nigeria over two legs to book their place in Qatar. Speaking at a press briefing on May 8, 2022 in Accra, Mustapha Ussif revealed that discussions were at the final stage, and an announcement was imminent. ''We [Sports Ministry] are working with the GFA to hire Otto Addo and his technical team''. ''We are at the final stages and I’m…

10 May

Association Of Ghana Industries Pushes For Discounts On Imports Of Raw Materials

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The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is pushing for a special discount on imports of raw materials to make producers more competitive in the country. According to the Association, the move is aimed at helping government build a strong manufacturing sector and aid manufacturers thrive under the African Continental Free Trade Area. The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industries, Seth Twum-Akwaboah, who made the appeal during a sensitisation workshop organised by the AGI and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), said the critical attention needs to be given to the manufacturing sector to grow to support the government’s…

10 May

ECG Proposes 148% Increase In Electricity Tariff For 2022

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The Electricity Company of Ghana wants tariffs to be increased by 148% for 2022 and with 7.6% average adjustments between the periods of 2023 to 2026. The sharp proposed increment, according to ECG, is due to the gap between the actual cost recovery tariff and PURC-approved tariffs as well as the cost of completed projects. In a similar fashion, the Ghana Water Company is also proposing an increment in its tariffs to be able to at least recover its costs. These are contained in tariff proposals presented to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission by the two companies. In the report,…

10 May

BoG Reiterates Calls For Public To Report Unapproved Banking Charges

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The Bank of Ghana is tasking customers to report to the Central Bank any suspicious or unapproved charges from their financial institutions. In June 2021, the Bank of Ghana warned commercial banks and specialised deposit-taking institutions (SDIs) in Ghana to abolish unfair charges in the banking sector. In a statement, the Bank of Ghana noted that there are seven charges being implemented by banks and SDI’s which are deemed to be unfair, inappropriate and detrimental to the financial inclusion agenda and the protection of customers’ interest. These charges included Credit Insurance Premium Overcharges, Maintenance fees on Savings Account, Over the…

10 May

CUTS International Justifies Calls For Review Of Utility Tariffs

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Think tank, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) International, has backed the push for a review of utility tariffs by the Electricity Company of Ghana and the Ghana Water Company Limited. The Think Tank, however, maintains that there is the need to speedily address the inefficiencies within the system to make the companies sustainable. CUTS call comes after the Electricity Company of Ghana, proposed a 148% jump in tariffs. The sharp proposed increment, according to ECG, is due to the gap between the actual cost recovery tariff and the PURC-approved tariffs as well as the cost of completed projects. West…

10 May

Chelsea Chairman Bruce Buck Set To Remain In Role After Club Sale

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Bruce Buck is set to remain Chelsea chairman as part of a prospective new-look board. A consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly has agreed a £4.25bn deal to buy the club from Roman Abramovich. The deal is subject to approval from the Premier League and UK government. But Buck, 76, is set to be joined by Boehly on the board, with journalist Daniel Finkelstein and public relations executive Barbara Charone taking roles as non-executive directors. It is not yet clear whether director Marina Granovskaia will join them, but she has been a key transfer and contract negotiator during Abramovich's reign.…

10 May

Putin Says Russia Fighting For Motherland In Ukraine In Victory Day Speech

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces in Ukraine were fighting for the future of their motherland, in his annual address marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Despite rumours he would make a major announcement his speech stuck largely to defending Russia's invasion. He tied the war in Ukraine to victory in 1945, blaming the West and Nato for rejecting security demands. Almost 10 weeks into the invasion, civilian casualties continue to mount. A Russian attack on a school on Sunday is thought to have claimed the lives of 60 civilians and Ukrainian towns in the Luhansk…

09 May

Have Confidence In The NPP Government- Kwame Baah Mensa

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Head of Monitoring at the National Sport Authority, Kwame Baa Mensa has urged Ghanaians to have confidence in the New Patriotic Party’s government which is led by President Nana Akufo-Addo. Speaking on Movement TV’s Political morning Show, he said “The NPP government has done massively well. The era of dumsor and how the power outrages affected Ghanaians. The Nana Addo government saved Ghanaians from the famous ‘’dumsor”. It is no doubt that most Ghanaians have gained confidence in the current administration.” He added that Accra has become the permanent secretariat for Africa Free Trade we must focus on the benefit…