Month: July 2023

Carlo Ancelotti Appointed Brazil Head Coach, Starts Role In June 2024
05 Jul

Carlo Ancelotti Appointed Brazil Head Coach, Starts Role In June 2024

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CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues has confirmed Carlo Ancelotti will take over as Brazil boss next year after his current Real Madrid deal has ended. Brazil chief Rodrigues has confirmed the team’s plans following the departure of Tite after the 2022 World Cup. Fernando Diniz will take charge of the Selecao on an interim basis for a year and will combine the job with his role as Fluminense manager. Ancelotti will then take over once his current contract at Real Madrid expires in the summer of 2024. “His (Diniz) game plan is almost similar to that of the coach that will…
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U-23 AFCON: Egypt, Morocco Set Up Final Clash, Book Olympic Slots
05 Jul

U-23 AFCON: Egypt, Morocco Set Up Final Clash, Book Olympic Slots

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Egypt will face Morocco in the final of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following victories on Tuesday night. Egypt, who won the last edition of the U-23 AFCON, booked their place in the final of the competition with a 1-0 win over Guinea. The Young Pharaohs kept alive their hopes of defending the title and also earned their place in next year’s Olympic Games in Paris thanks to the victory in Tangiers. Mohamed Shehata Mahmoud’s brilliant first-half strike was the difference between the two sides in the cagey contest. In the other semifinal game, the host, Morocco…
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Francis Andy Kumi Joins Serbian Side Radnički Niš On 3-Year Deal
05 Jul

Francis Andy Kumi Joins Serbian Side Radnički Niš On 3-Year Deal

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Ghanaian forward Francis Andy Kumi has joined Serbian top-flight club, FK Radnički Niš, on a long-term deal. Kumi joins the club from the shores of Ghana after playing in the 2022/23 Premier League season with Kotoku Royals. The 24-year-old was unveiled by the Serbian club on Tuesday, July 4, after penning his contract. The forward signed a three-year deal with the club which will see him stay at the team until June 2026 after leaving Kotoku Royals. Kumi, despite his side being relegated from Ghana’s top flight, had a great season and ended the campaign as the club’s top scorer.…
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Competition Is Needed To Make Internet Data More Affordable – NITA
05 Jul

Competition Is Needed To Make Internet Data More Affordable – NITA

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Director General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Richard Okyere-Fosu has entreated the National Communication Authority (NCA), to spearhead competition among the telecommunication companies in order to help bring data charges down. He told Johnnie Hughes in an interview on 3FM Sunrise Morning Show that though the survey shows that Ghana has a competitive telecommunication industry, it is incumbent on the regulator to stimulate more competition which in turn will compel the service providers to reduce their charges. “From the last survey I saw, Ghana was competitive, and it can be better so obviously sometimes the way you do…
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U-23 AFCON: Great Olympics Would Have Performed Better Than Black Meteors – Saint Osei
05 Jul

U-23 AFCON: Great Olympics Would Have Performed Better Than Black Meteors – Saint Osei

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Communications Director for Accra Great Olympics, Emmanuel Saint Osei has issued remarks about the Black Meteors’ performance following their exit from the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), claiming his team would have performed better. Despite winning their first game against Congo, Ghana failed to proceed to the next stage after suffering a 5-1 humiliation to the hosts, Morocco and a 1-1 draw to Guinea. Their elimination means they will miss out on the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris prolonging their absence to at least 24 years. While expressing his dissatisfaction with the performance of the Black…
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We Are Reducing Concentration Risk; Commercial Paper Market To Be Launched In 2023 – GSE MD
05 Jul

We Are Reducing Concentration Risk; Commercial Paper Market To Be Launched In 2023 – GSE MD

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The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has indicated it is working hard to reduce concentration risk on the capital market, a move that will reduce losses as a result of an economic shock. According to its Managing Director, Abena Amoah, this is being done with the introduction of additional products on the market such as a commercial paper market, which is awaiting approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Addressing market participants at a GSE Facts Behind Figures Programme, Ms. Amoah said her outfit is committed to growing a sustainable capital market. “The other product I want to talk about as…
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IMF Conditionalities Not Preventing Energy Sector Leakages – ACEP
05 Jul

IMF Conditionalities Not Preventing Energy Sector Leakages – ACEP

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The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has disclosed that the conditionalities of the International Monetary Fund are not helping curb the revenue leakages in the country’s energy sector. In a report dubbed, ‘Protecting Ghana’s Economic Sustainability in the Face of Power Sector Risks,’ the energy think tank said the already implemented conditionalities are not reflected in the revenue mobilisation efforcitibts of the country. The report said though electricity tariffs have been increased by 100 percent in the last ten months, there is still a liquidity challenge confronting the sector. “The IMF conditionalities are already being operationalised, primarily based on…
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NPP government is delivering on its promises Despite economic hardship – Tano South MP
05 Jul

NPP government is delivering on its promises Despite economic hardship – Tano South MP

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The member of parliament for Tano South constituency in the Ahafo Region Honorable Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere has said that the Nana Addo -Bawumia-led NPP government is delivering on their developmental promises despite the country's economic woes and our pursue of an IMF bailout. The member of parliament in an interview with newsmen during an inspection on the progress of the Bechem - Tachimantia - Akumadan stretch road reconstruction stated that the president has been good to the people of Tano South Constituency and Ahafo region at large in ensuring the reconstruction of the above-mentioned stretch road that links Ahafo region…
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VP Bawumia Facilitates Ghana Card Registration for Cured Lepers
05 Jul

VP Bawumia Facilitates Ghana Card Registration for Cured Lepers

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Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, in collaboration with management of the Weija Leprosarium, has facilitated the enrolment onto and acquisition of the national identification system, the Ghana Card, for cured lepers at the facility. According to Dr Bawumia, this is further evidence of Government’s determination to ensure that no one is left behind irrespective of their status or circumstances, in order to engender national cohesion and holistic development. Officials of the National Identification Authority, led by Prof Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, Executive Secretary, guided the residents through the process, from data and biometric capture, verification to issuance of the card. A smiling…
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President Akufo-Addo Re-Opens Refurbished Gh¢30 Million Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
05 Jul

President Akufo-Addo Re-Opens Refurbished Gh¢30 Million Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 4th July 2023, commissioned the renovated and modernised Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a year after he cut the sod for the commencement of work on the project. The Park, which was built in 1991 and opened to the public in 1992, in the time of the 1st President of the 4th Republic, His Excellency the late Jerry John Rawlings, had not seen any renovation since then, resulting in significant deterioration of the edifice. It is for this reason that President Akufo-Addo instructed the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal,…
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