Substitute Abdallah El Said scored a late winner for Egypt to knock Uganda out of the Africa Cup of Nations. After a drab game with few chances for either side, Mohamed Salah teed up El Said, who struck firmly past Uganda keeper Denis Onyango on 89 minutes. Uganda’s Joseph Ochaya earlier had a goal correctly disallowed for offside. The win [...] The post Uganda crash out of AFCON appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Alan Girese, Coach of the Mali national team has taken responsible for the performance of his team in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) in Gabon, where they have gathered just a point from two games. Coach Girese told the press that, he will take full responsibility for the current state of the team, especially if they fail to [...] The post Mali coach: I’m responsible for team’s performance appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Head coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant, has called on the Organising Committee of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, to give Group D contenders Egypt, the opportunity to replace their injured goalkeepers in the competition. Egypt has so far lost two goalkeepers through injury. Ahmed El-Shennawy sustained hamstring tear in their  opening match of Group D, [...] The post Give Egypt chance to replace goalkeepers – Grant appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Head Coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant says the players proved their maturity with the performance put up in the second half of the game against Mali to secure the three points. In a post match press conference, Coach Grant said, their second half performance was aimed at allowing the Malians to play, while they take them on the [...] The post Grants: Stars showed maturity against Mali appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Black Stars of Ghana advanced to the quarter finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a lone goal victory over highly rated Mali in the second Group D game played at Port Gentil on Saturday. The Stars managed the entry into the next phase of the competition by collecting the six maximum points from their first [...] The post Gyan’s header sends Ghana into quarter finals appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Economy Class passengers on all Emirates Airlines’ long-haul flights will now enjoy sustainable and warm blankets made from 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles, using  ecoTHREAD™ patented technology. “Each Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blanket is made from 28 recycled plastic bottles. With the latest innovation, the bottles are recycled into plastic chips before being turned into yarn, creating a polar fleece material. [...] The post Emirates customers offered extraordinary blankets appeared first

Cobblers, popularly called “shoemakers” in Accra, have blamed the near collapse of their business on the increase in the sale of cheap foot wear, commonly known as “low-cost”. They said the low prices of footwear had discouraged their patrons from repairing faulty ones. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) found out in a survey that the shoe repair business was increasingly [...] The post Cobblers: ‘Low-cost’ footwear killing our business appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The first quarter of 2016 has been marked with improvement in the results recorded for investments by local investors, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has said. Of the 39 projects registered during the first quarter, the GIPC said 30 representing 76.92 per cent, were wholly-foreign owned enterprises valued at $163.61million, which was 65.58 per cent of the total estimated [...] The post GIPC registered 39 projects in Q1 of 2016 appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Siemens Ghana has launched its oil and gas training programme in Accra with a call on local companies not to front for foreign companies in Ghana’s oil and gas sector. Mr. Alex Mould, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), who made the call at the launch, said the local content law provided opportunities for local firms [...] The post Don’t front for foreign companies – GNPC boss tells local oil firms appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Interior Minister designate, Mr. Ambrose Dery, has warned against the colourisation of crime saying people must personally be held responsible for their actions. Answering questions on post election violence and illegal takeovers of state assets at his vetting in Accra on Saturday, Mr. Dery said such acts cast a slur on the country’s democracy and must be condemned. Illegal [...] The post Let’s condemn illegal takeovers, seizures -Ambrose Dery appeared first on The Ghanaian Time

State attorneys at the weekend called off their protracted strike and will resume work today, following the intervention of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Speaking to The Ghanaian Times, The president of the Association of State Attorneys, Mrs. Francisca Tete-Mensah, said after the failure of the Labour Commission, the Finance Ministry, the Attorney General’s Department and other stakeholders to resolve the [...] The post State attorneys end strike action appeared first on The

The Reverend Professor Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, President of the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, has urged university graduates to use their expertise in research to drive entrepreneurial growth to create employment for themselves and others. He said the training of students to automatically enter the world of work, once they acquired qualification, which did not specify their competencies and skills, [...] The post Graduates asked to create jobs through research appeared first on The Ghanaian

The annual Ghana Higher Education Fair has been held here with a call on second cycle institutions to pay attention to carrier guidance and counselling for the youth. Organised by I-Texon Ghana, the three-day fair aimed at providing a platform for relevant and time bound information on tertiary education and career opportunities in the country for prospective applicants from senior [...] The post Ghana Higher Education Fair held in Wa appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

In keeping with its commitment to empower the youth through education, the Youth Excellence League (YEL), an initiative of the BEIGE Foundation, has honoured 90 students from 17 selected schools. The students were selected from senior high, junior high, technical/vocational schools among others in the Ashanti, Western, Brong Ahafo and the Northern regions of Ghana. YEL aims at extending its [...] The post Foundation honours students from 4 regions appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Director of Academic Affairs at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, on Friday said the President did not err by contributing troops to the Gambian cause without recourse to Parliament. “The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces and he has every power to authorise deployment of troops in emergency situations,” he [...] The post Sending Ghanaian troops to The Gambia … Pres didn’t err appeared first on The Ghanaian Time

The Minister-designate for The Interior, Ambrose Dery has assured the public that under his watch the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) will operate within the laws of the country. “BNI should not be above the law,” Mr Dery said in a response to a question by Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, in connection with the [...] The post BNI will work within the law – Dery appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.