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Ivory Coast to face Nigeria in AFCON final

By: Nana Kwame Bediako  The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), semi-finals lived up to expectations with captivating moments from both games played on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Nigeria and South Africa opened the curtains in what was an entertaining football game as they took the game to extra time and finally had to decide it […]

List of 16 confirmed squads for 2023 AFCON

Who are the favourites to lift the AFCON trophy?

The 34th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) gets underway in Cote d’Ivoire on January 13 after being shifted from 2023 to 2024 because of the rainy season in West Africa. Holders Senegal will look to defend the title they won in Cameroun in February 2022, when the Teranga Lions beat Egypt 4-2 in a penalty […]

Ghana in A Blurry AFCON Group

By Napoleon Ato Kittoe The Black Stars of Ghana  cannot slump into complacency when they come face to face with the Egyptian Pharaohs in the group stages of the 2024 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, to be staged in La Cote D’Ivoire.  Ghana cannot gloss over the dangers inherent in encounters with Cape Verde. If […]

Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire to pay Ghana GH¢31 million in 2023 for lotto numbers

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is to generate GH¢31 million royalties in 2023 from Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire from the use of Ghana’s lotto platform for the drawing of raffle in the two countries. Nigeria for instance has been using Ghana’s lotto draw numbers over the past 25 years for free. But has now agreed […]

Child trafficking syndicate busted – 16 minors rescued

child trafficking

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has busted a syndicate that is allegedly involved in the trafficking of children (minors) across Ghana’s western border for the children to engage in forced fishing activities in Cote d’Ivoire. Four men, believed to be members of the syndicate, were arrested last Tuesday as they tried to send some minors […]