Burkina Faso scored late to get all three points against Mauritania in the opening group game of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Mauritania, who are still chasing their first Africa Cup of Nations win, proved solid in the first half by creating some decent chances. Burkina Faso’s goalkeeper, Havre Koffi, …

Ghana insist they are ‘100%’ behind boss, Chris Hughton, after a row with a fan followed their shock Africa Cup of Nations defeat by Cape Verde. The Black Stars lost 2-1 to the minnows on Sunday and the loss was Hughton’s fourth defeat in 11 games in charge. Some reports suggested Hugh­ton, 65, was assaulted …

 Two key board mem­bers at Barcelona are in disagreement regarding the continuity of Head Coach, Xavi Hernández. That’s according to Jose Alvarez of El Chiringuito TV, who has late on Monday provided a fresh insight into developments behind the scenes in Catalunya. This comes after Barcelona were taught something of a football lesson, en route …

 Lionel Messi won his third FIFA Best men’s award on Monday, beating Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappé, to the prize. The timeline for the award was between Dec. 19, 2022 — the day after Messi led Argentina to win the World Cup in Qatar — and Aug. 20, 2023. Messi …

 Roma have officially announced the immediate departure of Jose Mourinho. In an official statement, the club an­nounced the following: “AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect. Mourinho was unveiled as the Giallorossi’s 60th coach in May 2021. He led the team to win the …

 Ghana will from February 9 to 14 participate in this year’s Reconnect­ing Afro Root Carnival at Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. To be held on the theme ‘Reconnecting with our Roots,’ the carnival is aimed at bringing together blacks of African descent for cultural exchanges and development of partnerships within the business commu­nity. Ghana’s participation in …

 Ghana is poised to elim­inate malaria deaths by 90 per cent and case incidence by 50 per cent in the year 2028. This was disclosed in Accra yesterday at the launching of the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan 2024 to 2028, on the theme ‘Zero Malaria Starts Now-Launching Ghana’s Path to Elimination.’ • Dr Nsiah-Asare …

The Seventh-day Adven­tist Church is making a strong case for an amendment to the December 7 elections. The church, in separate petitions first to the Electoral Commission, said the elections would have to be moved from the conventional December 7 because the date falls on a Saturday, which would conflict with the Sabbath, a holy …

Leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, has promised to give the youth opportuni­ties to be part of the country’s decision-making processes to choose leaders when he is voted into power in the 2024 polls. According to him, the youth have not been given such oppor­tunities in the last four decades. Instead, he said …

 The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) says it will open nominations for its flagbearer position by March 2024. In an exclusive interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Nana Ofori Owusu, National Chairman of the party, said the group would be able to open nominations by the end of the first quarter of the year because …

 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Re­search (CSIR) has inaugurated its Wildlife Museum at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG), at Fumesua. It is well equipped with the required resources both human and equipment to carry out its functions, such as enhancing the discovery and description of new species in the country and im­prove …

Alexander Djiku is calling on his team mates to be more aggressive in their play to stand the chance of beating Egypt and Mozambique in the two remaining group games. Ghana crashed to a painful 2-1 loss to Cape Verde in their open­ing group B game at Stade Felix Houphouët-Boigny on Sunday – leav­ing the …

 In a display of unparalleled excitement and unity, football enthusiasts flooded various MTN viewing centres across Gha­na last Sunday to witness the Black Stars in action during the ongoing AFCON tournament. Despite the national team’s less-than-stellar performance, fans departed with lasting memories of an electric atmosphere and com­munity spirit. The watch party, a collaborative effort …

 An Appeal Court Judge, Mr Justice Samuel Obeng-Di­awuo, has urged lawyers to uphold high ethical standards to help demystify certain nega­tive opinions about the law and lawyers. He explained that the legal pro­fession existed to promote public welfare and provide justice to all manner of people. It was therefore, important for lawyers to exhibit traits, …

Concerned assembly members of Prestea-Huney Valley Municipal Assembly in the Western Region have appealed to the government to halt plans to put FGR Bogoso Prestea Mine under what they de­scribed as “care and maintenance operations.” Care-and-Maintenance in min­ing industry is used to describe processes and conditions on a closed mine site where there is potential …

 The Pentecost University (PU) at the weekend held its 15th Congregation in Accra for 1,153 students who graduated with degrees and certificates in diverse faculties, including business administration, health allied scienc­es and engineering. Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, urged more aca­demic institutions to embrace the Science, Technology, Engineering, …

 The government has been called upon to introduce stringent measures to protect children from their expo­sure to mercury in illegal mining activities, popularly known as “galamsey”. OAfrica, a charity organisation focused on the welfare of children, further asked the government to enforce the laws and apply its 2020 National Action Plan to reduce mercury use …

The role of local govern­ment systems is crucial in en­suring effective governance at community levels. These sys­tems are mandated to ensure essential services such as access to sanitation, water supply, public health, education, and ensure local infrastructural developments reach residents within their jurisdiction. Local government also contributes to the overall development and well-being of communities. …

Good gover­nance requires gender sensi­tivity in order to be equitable, sustainable and effective, and according to The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while some forms of discrimi­nation against women and girls are diminishing, other aspects of gender inequality persist holding women back, depriving them of basic rights and opportunities- for which reason empowering …

The Atlas Lions have been confirmed as the best team of the year for the period November 2022 – September 2023 at the CAF Awards 2023. Morocco’s significant rise on the continent was further rec­ognised at the global stage when they stunned world football by impressively reaching the semi-fi­nals of the FIFA World Cup in …