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  • I’ve got my strength back – Baba Rahman

    Schalke 04 defender Abdul Rahman Baba says he has regained his assertiveness after making his first start in close to two years.

    The Chelsea-owned player last started a match on 20 December 2016 and it was against Hamburger SV.

    But on Friday, the Ghana international lasted the entire duration as the Blues beat fourth division side FC Schweinfurt 2-0 in the DFB-Pokal.

    Read: Baba Rahman trains with Schalke in Austria

    ”I feel really good,” said Baba after his 23rd appearance for Schalke 04.

    ”I feel 100 per cent and I’ve got my strength back.

    ”With more match practice, you can regain your strength quicker.”

    Read: Baba Rahman, Tekpetey named in Schalke squad to face Southampton today

    Babab’s first stint at Schalke in 2017 ended prematurely after he suffered a knee injury playing at the Africa Cup of Nations but Chelsea once again loaned him out to the Royal Blues a year later.

    source: GHANAsoccernet.com

  • I’ve got my strength back – Baba Rahman

    Schalke 04 defender Abdul Rahman Baba says he has regained his assertiveness after making his first start in close to two years.

    The Chelsea-owned player last started a match on 20 December 2016 and it was against Hamburger SV.

    But on Friday, the Ghana international lasted the entire duration as the Blues beat fourth division side FC Schweinfurt 2-0 in the DFB-Pokal.

    Read: Baba Rahman trains with Schalke in Austria

    ”I feel really good,” said Baba after his 23rd appearance for Schalke 04.

    ”I feel 100 per cent and I’ve got my strength back.

    ”With more match practice, you can regain your strength quicker.”

    Read: Baba Rahman, Tekpetey named in Schalke squad to face Southampton today

    Babab’s first stint at Schalke in 2017 ended prematurely after he suffered a knee injury playing at the Africa Cup of Nations but Chelsea once again loaned him out to the Royal Blues a year later.

    source: GHANAsoccernet.com

  • Kevin Prince Boateng proud of his teammates in Sassuolo’s win over Inter

    Ghana midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng says he is proud of his new teammates after Sassuolo beat Inter Milan 1-0 in their opening Serie A game.

    Sassuolo defeated Kwadwo Asamoah’s Inter Milan by a goal to nil courtesy a Domenico Berardi penalty in the first half.

    Boateng, who shockingly joined Sassuolo in the summer from Frankfurt expressed satisfaction in the victory over the Italian giants.

    Read: Ghana forward Kevin Prince Boateng excited to score for Sassuolo on competitive debut

    He posted,” Daiiiiii!!! #forzasasol proud of my team and so happy to be back.”

    The 31-year old lasted 84 minutes of the game and was replaced by Khouma Babacar.

    Meanwhile, compatriot Alfred Duncan lasted the entire duration and hugely impressed against his former employers.

    Read: Kevin-Prince Boateng launches rap career

    Another Ghanaian who played in the fixture was Kwadwo Asamoah. He played 90 minutes but could not help the Nerazzurri’s to victory on his competitive debut.

    Kevin Prince Boateng and Alfred Duncan will travel with their Sassuolo teammates to Cagliari for their second game of the season.

    source: GHANAsoccernet.com

  • Kevin Prince Boateng proud of his teammates in Sassuolo’s win over Inter

    Ghana midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng says he is proud of his new teammates after Sassuolo beat Inter Milan 1-0 in their opening Serie A game.

    Sassuolo defeated Kwadwo Asamoah’s Inter Milan by a goal to nil courtesy a Domenico Berardi penalty in the first half.

    Boateng, who shockingly joined Sassuolo in the summer from Frankfurt expressed satisfaction in the victory over the Italian giants.

    Read: Ghana forward Kevin Prince Boateng excited to score for Sassuolo on competitive debut

    He posted,” Daiiiiii!!! #forzasasol proud of my team and so happy to be back.”

    The 31-year old lasted 84 minutes of the game and was replaced by Khouma Babacar.

    Meanwhile, compatriot Alfred Duncan lasted the entire duration and hugely impressed against his former employers.

    Read: Kevin-Prince Boateng launches rap career

    Another Ghanaian who played in the fixture was Kwadwo Asamoah. He played 90 minutes but could not help the Nerazzurri’s to victory on his competitive debut.

    Kevin Prince Boateng and Alfred Duncan will travel with their Sassuolo teammates to Cagliari for their second game of the season.

    source: GHANAsoccernet.com

  • No Ronaldo, no fans – Real Madrid have lowest La Liga attendance in 10 years

    The post-Cristiano Ronaldo era at Real Madrid began the way the pre-Cristiano Ronaldo era ended, with a half-full Santiago Bernabeu.

    Goals from Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale against Getafe got Julen Lopetegui’s side off to the perfect start in the 2018-19 La Liga season, but the lack of home fans was as conspicuous as the absence of their former talisman.

    Just 48,466 people came through the turnstiles for the first home game of the season, which should have attracted both hardcore fans and football tourists to see some of the biggest names in world football.

    The last time, Real played in front of such a paltry Santiago Bernabeu crowd was the final home game of the 2008-09 season, which came during a five-game losing streak that was started by the historic 6-2 Clasico defeat to Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, who had both Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi scoring braces.

    After that loss, Los Blancos slumped to second place in the table and decided to take the risk of breaking the world transfer record to sign a certain Portuguese attacker from Manchester United. Ronaldo moved to Madrid in June 2009, spending the next nine seasons at the club where he won four Champions League titles but just two Ligas.

    Real Madrid Ronaldo fans 19082018

    With Ronaldo now gone to Juventus, fans failed to turn up for Madrid’s first game of the season, with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s shadow cast large over the empty seats in the stadium.

    No replacement has been brought in to provide firepower in attack. Nobody can replace Ronaldo’s record of 450 goals in 438 games for Real Madrid, but new head coach Lopetegui had to rely upon the familiar faces of Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema and Bale to lead the lineup front.

    Bale started the season the way he started the last two campaigns – with a goal in the opening fixture – and will be expected to take on more of the burden in attack, having played just 26 Liga games last season and 19 in the previous campaign.

    The empty seats at the Bernabeu were not just down to Ronaldo’s summer switch, with the late kickoff time also hindering many younger fans from attending. Perhaps more importantly were the lack of new faces on show. Every single one of the starting XI was at the club last season, while the three substitutes brought on during the second half were also Zinedine Zidane regulars.

    Fans hoping for a glimpse of new goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in action will have to wait at least another week to see the World Cup Golden Glove winner, while €45 million (£40m/$51m) wonder kid Vinicius Junior was restricted to a role on the bench.

    Real Madrid may not have gotten the attendance they wanted for the opening game, but they got the three points needed to ensure they compete for the title again. The fans have not yet forgotten Ronaldo, but more victories can help the transition and get the crowds back to Santiago Bernabeu.

  • No Ronaldo, no fans – Real Madrid have lowest La Liga attendance in 10 years

    The post-Cristiano Ronaldo era at Real Madrid began the way the pre-Cristiano Ronaldo era ended, with a half-full Santiago Bernabeu.

    Goals from Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale against Getafe got Julen Lopetegui’s side off to the perfect start in the 2018-19 La Liga season, but the lack of home fans was as conspicuous as the absence of their former talisman.

    Just 48,466 people came through the turnstiles for the first home game of the season, which should have attracted both hardcore fans and football tourists to see some of the biggest names in world football.

    The last time, Real played in front of such a paltry Santiago Bernabeu crowd was the final home game of the 2008-09 season, which came during a five-game losing streak that was started by the historic 6-2 Clasico defeat to Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, who had both Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi scoring braces.

    After that loss, Los Blancos slumped to second place in the table and decided to take the risk of breaking the world transfer record to sign a certain Portuguese attacker from Manchester United. Ronaldo moved to Madrid in June 2009, spending the next nine seasons at the club where he won four Champions League titles but just two Ligas.

    Real Madrid Ronaldo fans 19082018

    With Ronaldo now gone to Juventus, fans failed to turn up for Madrid’s first game of the season, with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s shadow cast large over the empty seats in the stadium.

    No replacement has been brought in to provide firepower in attack. Nobody can replace Ronaldo’s record of 450 goals in 438 games for Real Madrid, but new head coach Lopetegui had to rely upon the familiar faces of Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema and Bale to lead the lineup front.

    Bale started the season the way he started the last two campaigns – with a goal in the opening fixture – and will be expected to take on more of the burden in attack, having played just 26 Liga games last season and 19 in the previous campaign.

    The empty seats at the Bernabeu were not just down to Ronaldo’s summer switch, with the late kickoff time also hindering many younger fans from attending. Perhaps more importantly were the lack of new faces on show. Every single one of the starting XI was at the club last season, while the three substitutes brought on during the second half were also Zinedine Zidane regulars.

    Fans hoping for a glimpse of new goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in action will have to wait at least another week to see the World Cup Golden Glove winner, while €45 million (£40m/$51m) wonder kid Vinicius Junior was restricted to a role on the bench.

    Real Madrid may not have gotten the attendance they wanted for the opening game, but they got the three points needed to ensure they compete for the title again. The fans have not yet forgotten Ronaldo, but more victories can help the transition and get the crowds back to Santiago Bernabeu.

  • Asamoah Gyan warms bench as Kayserispor draw at Bursaspor

    Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan was an unused substitute in Kayserispor 0-0 draw at Bursaspor in the ongoing Turkish Super Lig on Saturday.

    Gyan, who has regained full fitness and was sleek during pre-season, was kept on the bench in the game against Bursaspor.

    Read: Gyan, Ayews dropped as Kwadwo Asamoah returns to Black Stars for Kenya clash

    Head coach Ertugrul Saglam could be sending signals that the experienced forward will not feature in his plans.

    Gyan is determined to roll back the years after shaking off his injury worries which restricted him to 12 appearances last season.

    His countryman and fellow Ghana international Bernard Mensah lasted the entire duration.

    source: ghanacrusader.com

  • Asamoah Gyan warms bench as Kayserispor draw at Bursaspor

    Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan was an unused substitute in Kayserispor 0-0 draw at Bursaspor in the ongoing Turkish Super Lig on Saturday.

    Gyan, who has regained full fitness and was sleek during pre-season, was kept on the bench in the game against Bursaspor.

    Read: Gyan, Ayews dropped as Kwadwo Asamoah returns to Black Stars for Kenya clash

    Head coach Ertugrul Saglam could be sending signals that the experienced forward will not feature in his plans.

    Gyan is determined to roll back the years after shaking off his injury worries which restricted him to 12 appearances last season.

    His countryman and fellow Ghana international Bernard Mensah lasted the entire duration.

    source: ghanacrusader.com

  • Fuel price up by 2%, COPEC calls for dialogue

    The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is calling for a national dialogue over the pricing formula for petroleum products in the country.

    This comes after a 2% fuel price increment which took effect on Saturday.

    COPEC in a statement copied to citinewsroom.com said the rate at which fuel prices were being increased in the country “cannot and should not be allowed to continue as it threatens to only worsen the plight and hardships of the ordinary Ghanaian as well as having a negative impact on all other economic activities within the country.”

    Read: Fuel prices to remain stable in August—IES

    It said the national dialogue with stakeholders is to create a platform for the discussion and ensure a review of the current pricing dispensation.

    “We use this opportunity to call for an immediate National dialogue on these persistent but worrying increases with a stern focus on the current fuel pricing build up to discuss and review possible adjustments to find a lasting solution to this worrying trend as any further increases will be fiercely resisted,” it said.

    Read the statement below:

    THE NEED TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE NATIONAL DIALOGUE IS NOW!

    Ghanaian petroleum consumers have over the past 24 hours been hit with another fuel price increases.

    Fuel prices across most Major Oil Marketing Companies within the country has seen a marginal increase of about 2% from previous market averages of 4.850/litre for both petrol and diesel to now 4.950/litre for both products.

    What this means is that a gallon of petrol that until yesterday sold for Ghc 21.825 has now shot up to Ghc 22.275 or a variance of above 2.%.

    Read: Fuel prices to go up by 3 percent

    With marginal increases on world market prices over the past two weeks, most of the major importers however attribute the latest hikes to the bad performance of the local currency- the Cedi.

    Ghanaian fuel pricing formulae once again comes into question as there seems no end in sight to these rampant and sustained increases.

    The frequent price increases  are known to result from two main factors

    (I) price movements on the international market

    (Ii) the performance of the Cedi.

    The current global and local dynamics indeed gives little or no hope at all of the Ghanaian fuel consumer getting any reliefs in the foreseeable future with these two dynamics at play.

    Whiles world market prices are projected to hover above $70/barrel with a possibility of climbing up to above $90/barrel by close of the year following from activities by OPEC and other major producing and exporting countries.

    The economic activities and the over-reliance on mainly imports into the country seem not to be helping us as a country too well either as the base of the local currency seem not to be doing too well as the Cedi continues to also wobble.

    Read: OccupyGhana demands whereabouts of over GH₵1bn fuel money

    It thus leaves very little hope of fuel prices ever coming down to reasonable limits for the ordinary pockets as prices only seem to go up currently and is likely to continue for a very long time to come.

    The levels of taxes on these products which is purely within the control of Government, also leaves very much to be desired as the taxes continue to be very high though some of the taxes have outlived their justification must be scrapped immediately.

    We believe the current trend cannot and should not be allowed to continue as it threatens to only worsen the plight and hardships of the ordinary Ghanaian as well as having a negative impact on all other economic activities within the country.

    We use this opportunity to call for an immediate National dialogue on these persistent but worrying increases with a stern focus on the current fuel pricing build up to discuss and review possible adjustments to find a lasting solution to this worrying trend as any further increases will be fiercely resisted

    It is our belief further, that the current price deregulation programme though has its positives will also need to be reviewed to arrest the current frequent price escalations.

    Signed

    Duncan Amoah

    Executive Secretary

    CopecGhana

    There have been several projections of fuel price increment over the past few months. While the increments are generally thought to be marginal, the monthly price increase over the past many months suggests a heavy financial toll on consumers.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

     

  • Fuel price up by 2%, COPEC calls for dialogue

    The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is calling for a national dialogue over the pricing formula for petroleum products in the country.

    This comes after a 2% fuel price increment which took effect on Saturday.

    COPEC in a statement copied to citinewsroom.com said the rate at which fuel prices were being increased in the country “cannot and should not be allowed to continue as it threatens to only worsen the plight and hardships of the ordinary Ghanaian as well as having a negative impact on all other economic activities within the country.”

    Read: Fuel prices to remain stable in August—IES

    It said the national dialogue with stakeholders is to create a platform for the discussion and ensure a review of the current pricing dispensation.

    “We use this opportunity to call for an immediate National dialogue on these persistent but worrying increases with a stern focus on the current fuel pricing build up to discuss and review possible adjustments to find a lasting solution to this worrying trend as any further increases will be fiercely resisted,” it said.

    Read the statement below:

    THE NEED TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE NATIONAL DIALOGUE IS NOW!

    Ghanaian petroleum consumers have over the past 24 hours been hit with another fuel price increases.

    Fuel prices across most Major Oil Marketing Companies within the country has seen a marginal increase of about 2% from previous market averages of 4.850/litre for both petrol and diesel to now 4.950/litre for both products.

    What this means is that a gallon of petrol that until yesterday sold for Ghc 21.825 has now shot up to Ghc 22.275 or a variance of above 2.%.

    Read: Fuel prices to go up by 3 percent

    With marginal increases on world market prices over the past two weeks, most of the major importers however attribute the latest hikes to the bad performance of the local currency- the Cedi.

    Ghanaian fuel pricing formulae once again comes into question as there seems no end in sight to these rampant and sustained increases.

    The frequent price increases  are known to result from two main factors

    (I) price movements on the international market

    (Ii) the performance of the Cedi.

    The current global and local dynamics indeed gives little or no hope at all of the Ghanaian fuel consumer getting any reliefs in the foreseeable future with these two dynamics at play.

    Whiles world market prices are projected to hover above $70/barrel with a possibility of climbing up to above $90/barrel by close of the year following from activities by OPEC and other major producing and exporting countries.

    The economic activities and the over-reliance on mainly imports into the country seem not to be helping us as a country too well either as the base of the local currency seem not to be doing too well as the Cedi continues to also wobble.

    Read: OccupyGhana demands whereabouts of over GH₵1bn fuel money

    It thus leaves very little hope of fuel prices ever coming down to reasonable limits for the ordinary pockets as prices only seem to go up currently and is likely to continue for a very long time to come.

    The levels of taxes on these products which is purely within the control of Government, also leaves very much to be desired as the taxes continue to be very high though some of the taxes have outlived their justification must be scrapped immediately.

    We believe the current trend cannot and should not be allowed to continue as it threatens to only worsen the plight and hardships of the ordinary Ghanaian as well as having a negative impact on all other economic activities within the country.

    We use this opportunity to call for an immediate National dialogue on these persistent but worrying increases with a stern focus on the current fuel pricing build up to discuss and review possible adjustments to find a lasting solution to this worrying trend as any further increases will be fiercely resisted

    It is our belief further, that the current price deregulation programme though has its positives will also need to be reviewed to arrest the current frequent price escalations.

    Signed

    Duncan Amoah

    Executive Secretary

    CopecGhana

    There have been several projections of fuel price increment over the past few months. While the increments are generally thought to be marginal, the monthly price increase over the past many months suggests a heavy financial toll on consumers.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

     

  • How Beyoncé and Serena Williams are changing the conversation about motherhood in Hollywood and its about time

    Motherhood in Hollywood is a contact sport, just ask Beyoncé and Serena Williams, two women at the top of their respective industries who’ve both recently opened up about falling victim to the societal pressure put on women after they’ve become mothers. Yes, it’s hard to believe given their extraordinary talents and unstoppable determination, but Beyoncé and Williams are just human—and want you to know it on their terms.

    No strangers to performing under pressure, both superstars delivered show-stopping performances while pregnant.

    In 2017, Williams was two months pregnant when she won the Australian Open, her record-setting 23rd Grand Slam win, while Beyoncé’s performance at the Grammys that same year, when she was around five months pregnant with twins Rumi Carter and Sir Carter, was a tribute to motherhood that left viewers in awe.

    Williams and Beyoncé, both 36, may have made it look easy, they’ve made it clear post-pregnancy that motherhood and remaining the G.O.A.T. in their respective industries is anything but, helping to dismantle the unfair expectations put on mothers, both in Hollywood, IRL and even by themselves.

    After giving birth to the twins in June 2017, Beyoncé made her epic return to the stage with a historic performance at Coachella 2018. The two-hour set, which featured over 200 back-up dancers and appearances from husbandJay-Z, sister Solangeand a reunitedDestiny’s Child, will go down as one of the best live performances of all-time… but just months earlier, the superstar was on bed rest before having an emergency c-section after experiencing preeclampsia and toxemia.

    “I was in survival mode and did not grasp it all until months later,” Beyoncé wrote of the experience, which also included spending “many weeks in the NICU” and led to the star taking a six month break from the public eye.

    “It had been major surgery. Some of your organs are shifted temporarily, and in rare cases,

    removed temporarily during delivery,” she said. “I am not sure everyone understands that. I needed time to heal, to recover.”

    Time was a luxury she didn’t give herself years earlier, as this was a far cry from her first pregnancy; Beyoncé purposefully scheduling a tour soon after giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter, now 6, as motivation to return to her pre-pregnancy form.

    Williams also suffered a harrowing experience giving birth to her almost one-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia with Alexis Ohanian, which she opened up about in an article she wrote for CNN Opinion.

    “First my C-section wound popped open due to the intense coughing I endured as a result of the embolism,” she revealed of the near-death experience. “I returned to surgery, where the doctors found a large hematoma, a swelling of clotted blood, in my abdomen. And then I returned to the operating room for a procedure that prevents clots from traveling to my lungs.”

    Williams then spent her first six weeks of motherhood in bed, making her appearance in the Wimbledon finals just 10 months later all the more remarkable.

    “I remember I couldn’t even walk to my mailbox,” Williams said during the tournament. “So it’s definitely not normal for me to be in a Wimbledon final.”

    Read: Serena Williams suffers worst career defeat

    But to get there, sacrifices had to be made, like missing her daughter’s first steps while she trained, an experience she shared on Twitter, admitting she “cried.”

    Williams’ honesty about the heartbreak she felt over missing this moment in order to focus on her game is just one example of the tennis star helping to dismantle the “having it all” myth, choosing to focus on working hard in all aspects of her life.

    “In some weird way, I still want to be the best in what I do, whether it’s fashion or tennis. I just want to be the best and I want to work the hardest. I also want to be the best mom,” Williams told E! News in May after winning her first match following her return from maternity leave. “Why limit myself?”

    Whether you’re a superstar eyeing a return to the stage or a world-class athlete attempting to reclaim your title as the No. 1 player in the world after giving birth, tough decisions are part of the long journey—even when it comes to breastfeeding, something Williams revealed in her Time magazine profile.

     “It’s absolutely hard to take from a guy,” Serena said of her male coach Patrick Mouratogloutelling her to stop nursing when her training schedule picked up. “He’s not a woman, he doesn’t understand that connection, that the best time of the day for me was when I tried to feed her. I’ve spent my whole life making everyone happy, just servicing it seems like everyone. And this is something I wanted to do.”

    Ultimately, Williams decided to stop nursing, explaining, “I looked at Olympia, and I was like, ‘Listen, Mommy needs to get her body back, so Mommy’s going to stop now.’ We had a really good conversation. We talked it out.”

    In her Vogue essay, Beyoncé shared a somewhat similar experience during her tour following Blue Ivy’ birth, during which she was “still breastfeeding,” admitting “Looking back, that was crazy.”

    But her drive to immediately get back to her just emphasizes the pressure and expectations put on women—especially celebrities—to bounce right back after giving birth, and both Williams and Beyoncé’s candor shows that even some of Hollywood’s most powerful women aren’t immune to society’s ideals and expectations.

    Read: Beyoncé takes Blue Ivy Carter to see Frozen on broadway

    Williams admitted to using a waist trainer to make her stomach look thinner in an Instagram after feeling the pressure of social media to look a certain way post-pregnancy. “I hated that I fell victim to that,” she said. “It puts a lot of pressure on women, young and old.”

    And yes, even Beyoncé felt the pressure, given society’s tendency to glorify celebrities for returning to a red carpet mere weeks after giving birth, quick to highlight their enviable post-baby body.

    “After the birth of my first child, I believed in the things society said about how my body should look,” she wrote. “I put pressure on myself to lose all the baby weight in three months, and scheduled a small tour to assure I would do it.”

    But over five years later, during her recovery following her harrowing C-section, Beyoncé decided to do things differently, giving herself “self-love and self-care,” writing, “I embraced being curvier. I accepted what my body wanted to be.

    “After six months, I started preparing for Coachella. I became vegan temporarily, gave up coffee, alcohol and all fruit drinks. But I was patient with myself and enjoyed my fuller curves,” she continued. “I think it’s important for women and men to see and appreciate the beauty in their natural bodies…To this day my arms, shoulders, breasts and thighs are fuller. I have a little mommy pouch, and I’m in no rush to get rid of it. I think it’s real. Whenever I’m ready to get a six-pack, I will go into beast zone and work my ass off until I have it. But right now, my little FUPA and I feel like we are meant to be.”

    Unparalleled work ethics are just another trait the women share, with Williams unapologetic about her professional aspirations.

    “There are records out there that I want, and I’ll get there, but in due time,” she told InStyle. “I’m always in the fast lane. I’m always extra. I have to be willing to do the work, and I have been. Because, to be honest, I feel pressure to be Serena. But these days I keep telling myself I don’t have to be anything. This is for me.”

    But that doesn’t mean Williams isn’t battling bouts of “mom guilt,” doubts and fear of failing.

    “Some days, I cry. I’m really sad. I’ve had meltdowns” she admitted. “It’s been a really tough 11 months. If I can do it, you guys can do it too.”

    As Williams preps for the U.S. Open as the latest leg of her comeback and Beyoncé continues her OTR II Tour with Jay-Z after the surprise release of their album Everything Is Love and her historic Vogue cover, it’s clear these women have no intentions of slowing down anytime soon,

    providing inspiration for an entire generation of young women—including the ones they gave birth to.

    “As the mother of two girls, it’s important to me that they see themselves too—in books, films and on runways,” Beyoncé wrote. “It’s important to me that they see themselves as CEOs, as bosses, and that they know they can write the script for their own lives—that they can speak their minds and they have no ceiling.”

    Luckily, they have a front-row seat, whether in a concert venue or on the court, to see how it’s done.

    Source: www.eonline.com

  • How Beyoncé and Serena Williams are changing the conversation about motherhood in Hollywood and its about time

    Motherhood in Hollywood is a contact sport, just ask Beyoncé and Serena Williams, two women at the top of their respective industries who’ve both recently opened up about falling victim to the societal pressure put on women after they’ve become mothers. Yes, it’s hard to believe given their extraordinary talents and unstoppable determination, but Beyoncé and Williams are just human—and want you to know it on their terms.

    No strangers to performing under pressure, both superstars delivered show-stopping performances while pregnant.

    In 2017, Williams was two months pregnant when she won the Australian Open, her record-setting 23rd Grand Slam win, while Beyoncé’s performance at the Grammys that same year, when she was around five months pregnant with twins Rumi Carter and Sir Carter, was a tribute to motherhood that left viewers in awe.

    Williams and Beyoncé, both 36, may have made it look easy, they’ve made it clear post-pregnancy that motherhood and remaining the G.O.A.T. in their respective industries is anything but, helping to dismantle the unfair expectations put on mothers, both in Hollywood, IRL and even by themselves.

    After giving birth to the twins in June 2017, Beyoncé made her epic return to the stage with a historic performance at Coachella 2018. The two-hour set, which featured over 200 back-up dancers and appearances from husbandJay-Z, sister Solangeand a reunitedDestiny’s Child, will go down as one of the best live performances of all-time… but just months earlier, the superstar was on bed rest before having an emergency c-section after experiencing preeclampsia and toxemia.

    “I was in survival mode and did not grasp it all until months later,” Beyoncé wrote of the experience, which also included spending “many weeks in the NICU” and led to the star taking a six month break from the public eye.

    “It had been major surgery. Some of your organs are shifted temporarily, and in rare cases,

    removed temporarily during delivery,” she said. “I am not sure everyone understands that. I needed time to heal, to recover.”

    Time was a luxury she didn’t give herself years earlier, as this was a far cry from her first pregnancy; Beyoncé purposefully scheduling a tour soon after giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter, now 6, as motivation to return to her pre-pregnancy form.

    Williams also suffered a harrowing experience giving birth to her almost one-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia with Alexis Ohanian, which she opened up about in an article she wrote for CNN Opinion.

    “First my C-section wound popped open due to the intense coughing I endured as a result of the embolism,” she revealed of the near-death experience. “I returned to surgery, where the doctors found a large hematoma, a swelling of clotted blood, in my abdomen. And then I returned to the operating room for a procedure that prevents clots from traveling to my lungs.”

    Williams then spent her first six weeks of motherhood in bed, making her appearance in the Wimbledon finals just 10 months later all the more remarkable.

    “I remember I couldn’t even walk to my mailbox,” Williams said during the tournament. “So it’s definitely not normal for me to be in a Wimbledon final.”

    Read: Serena Williams suffers worst career defeat

    But to get there, sacrifices had to be made, like missing her daughter’s first steps while she trained, an experience she shared on Twitter, admitting she “cried.”

    Williams’ honesty about the heartbreak she felt over missing this moment in order to focus on her game is just one example of the tennis star helping to dismantle the “having it all” myth, choosing to focus on working hard in all aspects of her life.

    “In some weird way, I still want to be the best in what I do, whether it’s fashion or tennis. I just want to be the best and I want to work the hardest. I also want to be the best mom,” Williams told E! News in May after winning her first match following her return from maternity leave. “Why limit myself?”

    Whether you’re a superstar eyeing a return to the stage or a world-class athlete attempting to reclaim your title as the No. 1 player in the world after giving birth, tough decisions are part of the long journey—even when it comes to breastfeeding, something Williams revealed in her Time magazine profile.

     “It’s absolutely hard to take from a guy,” Serena said of her male coach Patrick Mouratogloutelling her to stop nursing when her training schedule picked up. “He’s not a woman, he doesn’t understand that connection, that the best time of the day for me was when I tried to feed her. I’ve spent my whole life making everyone happy, just servicing it seems like everyone. And this is something I wanted to do.”

    Ultimately, Williams decided to stop nursing, explaining, “I looked at Olympia, and I was like, ‘Listen, Mommy needs to get her body back, so Mommy’s going to stop now.’ We had a really good conversation. We talked it out.”

    In her Vogue essay, Beyoncé shared a somewhat similar experience during her tour following Blue Ivy’ birth, during which she was “still breastfeeding,” admitting “Looking back, that was crazy.”

    But her drive to immediately get back to her just emphasizes the pressure and expectations put on women—especially celebrities—to bounce right back after giving birth, and both Williams and Beyoncé’s candor shows that even some of Hollywood’s most powerful women aren’t immune to society’s ideals and expectations.

    Read: Beyoncé takes Blue Ivy Carter to see Frozen on broadway

    Williams admitted to using a waist trainer to make her stomach look thinner in an Instagram after feeling the pressure of social media to look a certain way post-pregnancy. “I hated that I fell victim to that,” she said. “It puts a lot of pressure on women, young and old.”

    And yes, even Beyoncé felt the pressure, given society’s tendency to glorify celebrities for returning to a red carpet mere weeks after giving birth, quick to highlight their enviable post-baby body.

    “After the birth of my first child, I believed in the things society said about how my body should look,” she wrote. “I put pressure on myself to lose all the baby weight in three months, and scheduled a small tour to assure I would do it.”

    But over five years later, during her recovery following her harrowing C-section, Beyoncé decided to do things differently, giving herself “self-love and self-care,” writing, “I embraced being curvier. I accepted what my body wanted to be.

    “After six months, I started preparing for Coachella. I became vegan temporarily, gave up coffee, alcohol and all fruit drinks. But I was patient with myself and enjoyed my fuller curves,” she continued. “I think it’s important for women and men to see and appreciate the beauty in their natural bodies…To this day my arms, shoulders, breasts and thighs are fuller. I have a little mommy pouch, and I’m in no rush to get rid of it. I think it’s real. Whenever I’m ready to get a six-pack, I will go into beast zone and work my ass off until I have it. But right now, my little FUPA and I feel like we are meant to be.”

    Unparalleled work ethics are just another trait the women share, with Williams unapologetic about her professional aspirations.

    “There are records out there that I want, and I’ll get there, but in due time,” she told InStyle. “I’m always in the fast lane. I’m always extra. I have to be willing to do the work, and I have been. Because, to be honest, I feel pressure to be Serena. But these days I keep telling myself I don’t have to be anything. This is for me.”

    But that doesn’t mean Williams isn’t battling bouts of “mom guilt,” doubts and fear of failing.

    “Some days, I cry. I’m really sad. I’ve had meltdowns” she admitted. “It’s been a really tough 11 months. If I can do it, you guys can do it too.”

    As Williams preps for the U.S. Open as the latest leg of her comeback and Beyoncé continues her OTR II Tour with Jay-Z after the surprise release of their album Everything Is Love and her historic Vogue cover, it’s clear these women have no intentions of slowing down anytime soon,

    providing inspiration for an entire generation of young women—including the ones they gave birth to.

    “As the mother of two girls, it’s important to me that they see themselves too—in books, films and on runways,” Beyoncé wrote. “It’s important to me that they see themselves as CEOs, as bosses, and that they know they can write the script for their own lives—that they can speak their minds and they have no ceiling.”

    Luckily, they have a front-row seat, whether in a concert venue or on the court, to see how it’s done.

    Source: www.eonline.com

  • Video: Baby argues with mother

    The video captures the moment a baby was arguing with his mother. He engaged his mother in a heated argument using his baby language.

    Despite the fact that no one could understand him, he stood his ground, demanding for what he wanted. Watch the adorable video below.

    Source: Lindaikeji   

  • Video: Baby argues with mother

    The video captures the moment a baby was arguing with his mother. He engaged his mother in a heated argument using his baby language.

    Despite the fact that no one could understand him, he stood his ground, demanding for what he wanted. Watch the adorable video below.

    Source: Lindaikeji   

  • VIDEO: Watch Solomon Asante score his 11th goal for Phoenix Rising

    Phoenix Rising FC got back into the win column after defeating Las Vegas Lights FC, 2-0. Ghanaian winger Solomon Asante tallied his 11th goal of the season, tied for the club lead.

    Read: Mubarak Wakaso disappointed after Barcelona defeat

    Solomon Asante struck the opening goal of the match in the 10th minute. After his initial header on target was blocked, Asante ran after the rebounded shot, collected it, then turned back toward the goal before firing a shot low and near post to beat the goalkeeper.

    Source: ghanasoccernet.com

  • VIDEO: Watch Solomon Asante score his 11th goal for Phoenix Rising

    Phoenix Rising FC got back into the win column after defeating Las Vegas Lights FC, 2-0. Ghanaian winger Solomon Asante tallied his 11th goal of the season, tied for the club lead.

    Read: Mubarak Wakaso disappointed after Barcelona defeat

    Solomon Asante struck the opening goal of the match in the 10th minute. After his initial header on target was blocked, Asante ran after the rebounded shot, collected it, then turned back toward the goal before firing a shot low and near post to beat the goalkeeper.

    Source: ghanasoccernet.com

  • Ko-jo Cue, Shaker to tour with Lauryn Hill in October

    Ghanaian artistes, Kojo-Cue and Shaker are set to go on a tour with American singer and member of Fugees, Lauryn Hill in October 2018.

    The artistes disclosed this to Prince Benjamin on the Class Drive on Class91.3FM on Wednesday 15 August 2018.

    Read: Jamaican reggae Musician, Kabaka Pyramid celebrates Stonebwoy

    Shaker said: “We’re going for the Lauryn Hill tour that’s around October”

    The Afrobeat and Hip-hop artistes are currently promoting their songs ‘Things we do for love’ remix featuring Kidi, Sarkodie and Mama Yie.

    They also hinted of an upcoming show later in October.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Ko-jo Cue, Shaker to tour with Lauryn Hill in October

    Ghanaian artistes, Kojo-Cue and Shaker are set to go on a tour with American singer and member of Fugees, Lauryn Hill in October 2018.

    The artistes disclosed this to Prince Benjamin on the Class Drive on Class91.3FM on Wednesday 15 August 2018.

    Read: Jamaican reggae Musician, Kabaka Pyramid celebrates Stonebwoy

    Shaker said: “We’re going for the Lauryn Hill tour that’s around October”

    The Afrobeat and Hip-hop artistes are currently promoting their songs ‘Things we do for love’ remix featuring Kidi, Sarkodie and Mama Yie.

    They also hinted of an upcoming show later in October.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas confirm they are engaged

    Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra have confirmed they are engaged after just a few months together.

    The Texan singer, formerly part of the Jonas Brothers, and the Bollywood superstar held a private engagement ceremony in Mumbai on Saturday. Both wore traditional Indian clothes.

    Read: Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra and 6 other whirlwind A-list engagements

    The pair’s engagement has been rumoured for about three weeks but they had not confirmed it until now.

    No date has yet been announced for the wedding.

    The couple shared identical photos from the ceremony on their respective Instagram pages, with Jonas calling Chopra the “future Mrs Jonas”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BmnZzOogQ2e/?hl=en&taken-by=priyankachopra

    The engagement party – called a roka – is a chance for the couple to exchange gifts and makes the union of their families public.

    Their engagement is one of a rash of recent quick celebrity engagements.

    Earlier this year, singer Ariana Grande and comedian Pete Davidson decided after a few weeks of dating that they would get married, and last month singer Justin Bieber got engaged to a former flame, model Hailey Baldwin, who he got back together with very recently.

    Read: Why Priyanka Chopra Is Changing Her Policy on Public Relationships

    Chopra won the Miss World pageant in 2000 and went on to make more than 50 films in India, alongside superstars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, becoming one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actresses, with many awards and accolades.

    Time magazine named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world two years ago, and last year Forbes magazine included her in a list of the world’s 100 most powerful women.

    She broke in to acting in the US with a role in the TV series Quantico and film roles in Ventilator, Baywatch and A Kid like Jake.

    And she was a guest of Meghan Markle in the wedding of 2018.

    Jonas was part of a band with his brothers Joe and Kevin and got a big following on the Disney Channel through films like Camp Rock. He has since gone solo, with hits including Levels, Jealous and Chains and was a mentor with Demi Lovato on the X Factor.

    At 25, he is a decade younger than Chopra. He is said to have proposed to her in London in June, after reportedly closing down a jewellery shop to buy her an expensive engagement ring.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BmntrPoAgQS/?hl=en&taken-by=priyankachopra

    Source: bbc.com

  • Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas confirm they are engaged

    Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra have confirmed they are engaged after just a few months together.

    The Texan singer, formerly part of the Jonas Brothers, and the Bollywood superstar held a private engagement ceremony in Mumbai on Saturday. Both wore traditional Indian clothes.

    Read: Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra and 6 other whirlwind A-list engagements

    The pair’s engagement has been rumoured for about three weeks but they had not confirmed it until now.

    No date has yet been announced for the wedding.

    The couple shared identical photos from the ceremony on their respective Instagram pages, with Jonas calling Chopra the “future Mrs Jonas”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BmnZzOogQ2e/?hl=en&taken-by=priyankachopra

    The engagement party – called a roka – is a chance for the couple to exchange gifts and makes the union of their families public.

    Their engagement is one of a rash of recent quick celebrity engagements.

    Earlier this year, singer Ariana Grande and comedian Pete Davidson decided after a few weeks of dating that they would get married, and last month singer Justin Bieber got engaged to a former flame, model Hailey Baldwin, who he got back together with very recently.

    Read: Why Priyanka Chopra Is Changing Her Policy on Public Relationships

    Chopra won the Miss World pageant in 2000 and went on to make more than 50 films in India, alongside superstars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, becoming one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actresses, with many awards and accolades.

    Time magazine named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world two years ago, and last year Forbes magazine included her in a list of the world’s 100 most powerful women.

    She broke in to acting in the US with a role in the TV series Quantico and film roles in Ventilator, Baywatch and A Kid like Jake.

    And she was a guest of Meghan Markle in the wedding of 2018.

    Jonas was part of a band with his brothers Joe and Kevin and got a big following on the Disney Channel through films like Camp Rock. He has since gone solo, with hits including Levels, Jealous and Chains and was a mentor with Demi Lovato on the X Factor.

    At 25, he is a decade younger than Chopra. He is said to have proposed to her in London in June, after reportedly closing down a jewellery shop to buy her an expensive engagement ring.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BmntrPoAgQS/?hl=en&taken-by=priyankachopra

    Source: bbc.com

  • Mubarak Wakaso disappointed after Barcelona defeat

    Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso was left disappointed after his side Deportivo Alaves made a losing start to the new La Liga season following a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday night.

    Wakaso and his teammates fought very hard but were undone by the brilliance of Lionel Messi who bagged a brace as the reigning champions claimed three points.

    Manager Abelardo set up his team to sit deep and defend with Wakaso part of a four-man midfield. He lasted the entire duration of the game, giving a positive account of himself.

    However, his compatriot Patrick Twumasi, a summer signing from Astana, failed to make his debut as he was left on the bench.

    Source: ghanasoccernet.com

  • Mubarak Wakaso disappointed after Barcelona defeat

    Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso was left disappointed after his side Deportivo Alaves made a losing start to the new La Liga season following a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday night.

    Wakaso and his teammates fought very hard but were undone by the brilliance of Lionel Messi who bagged a brace as the reigning champions claimed three points.

    Manager Abelardo set up his team to sit deep and defend with Wakaso part of a four-man midfield. He lasted the entire duration of the game, giving a positive account of himself.

    However, his compatriot Patrick Twumasi, a summer signing from Astana, failed to make his debut as he was left on the bench.

    Source: ghanasoccernet.com

  • Kofi Annan was an invaluable proponent of world peace Dangote

    Businessman, Aliko Dangote, has described the late former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan as someone who was an invaluable proponent of world peace.

    In a tweet, Mr Dangote said: “My heartfelt condolences to the family of Kofi Annan. An invaluable proponent of world peace, justice, and equality. Humanity has lost a great champion of peace.”

    Read: Kofi Annan spent last days with wife and children

    The Ghanaian diplomat died in Berne, Switzerland on Saturday 18 August 2018, at the age of 80.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Kofi Annan was an invaluable proponent of world peace Dangote

    Businessman, Aliko Dangote, has described the late former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan as someone who was an invaluable proponent of world peace.

    In a tweet, Mr Dangote said: “My heartfelt condolences to the family of Kofi Annan. An invaluable proponent of world peace, justice, and equality. Humanity has lost a great champion of peace.”

    Read: Kofi Annan spent last days with wife and children

    The Ghanaian diplomat died in Berne, Switzerland on Saturday 18 August 2018, at the age of 80.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Serie A: Ronaldo makes winning start in dramatic Juventus debut

    Cristiano Ronaldo made a winning start to his Juventus career as his new club came from behind to beat Chievo 3-2 in a dramatic start to the Serie A season.

    Federico Bernardeschi scored a 93rd-minute winner, moments after Juve had a goal ruled out by VAR with Ronaldo at the centre of the incident.

    Read: La Liga: Messi scores twice as Barca open title defence with win

    The Portugal captain, a £99.2m signing from Real Madrid, handled the ball before colliding with Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino in the build-up to Mario Mandzukic’s goal, which referee Fabrizio Pasqua ruled out on review.

    Sami Khedira had put Juventus, who have won the past seven Serie A titles, ahead from close range in the third minute, before Mariusz Stepinski headed in the equaliser.

    Read: Mbappe scores twice on Ligue 1 return to seal PSG fight-back

    Emanuele Giaccherini won and scored a penalty to put Chievo in front on 56 minutes, but a Mattia Bani own goal pegged them back before Bernardeschi struck late on.

    Ronaldo forced several saves from 39-year-old Sorrentino, who left the match on a stretcher after his late collision with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.

    Source: wires

  • Serie A: Ronaldo makes winning start in dramatic Juventus debut

    Cristiano Ronaldo made a winning start to his Juventus career as his new club came from behind to beat Chievo 3-2 in a dramatic start to the Serie A season.

    Federico Bernardeschi scored a 93rd-minute winner, moments after Juve had a goal ruled out by VAR with Ronaldo at the centre of the incident.

    Read: La Liga: Messi scores twice as Barca open title defence with win

    The Portugal captain, a £99.2m signing from Real Madrid, handled the ball before colliding with Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino in the build-up to Mario Mandzukic’s goal, which referee Fabrizio Pasqua ruled out on review.

    Sami Khedira had put Juventus, who have won the past seven Serie A titles, ahead from close range in the third minute, before Mariusz Stepinski headed in the equaliser.

    Read: Mbappe scores twice on Ligue 1 return to seal PSG fight-back

    Emanuele Giaccherini won and scored a penalty to put Chievo in front on 56 minutes, but a Mattia Bani own goal pegged them back before Bernardeschi struck late on.

    Ronaldo forced several saves from 39-year-old Sorrentino, who left the match on a stretcher after his late collision with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.

    Source: wires

  • Sissala East Municipal vows to end open defecation by 2019

    The Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Karim Nanyua has pledged commitment to end open defecation in the local zone by 2019 by enabling households to construct toilet facilities.

    The MCE is worried that while districts like Nandom was close to achieving the district-wide Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, the Sissala East Municipality was still struggling to get ten communities to move to the ODF category.

    Mr. Nanyua who was speaking during the Municipal Assembly Town Hall Meeting in Tumu encouraged households to construct toilet facilities in their residence. The people were urged to see the sensitization for the eradication of Open Defecation as a collective responsibility which should not be left in the hands of the Assembly alone.

    Read: Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly tops in open defecation in Northern Region

    “We urge our traditional authorities, Assembly members, and opinion leaders to take the lead to construct your household toilets and mobilize community members to construct theirs as well,” he said.

    Mr. Nanyua said most homes and shops had no bins and waste containers because of the fee charged for dislodging, adding, it was most worrying stray animals like swine and donkeys instead removed waste bins by scavenging food from them.

    Read: 1 toilet, 1 household policy on course- Akufo-Addo

    The Assembly is drafting its bye-laws concerning that issue and advised animal owners to start preparing pens to keep their flocks.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • Sissala East Municipal vows to end open defecation by 2019

    The Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Karim Nanyua has pledged commitment to end open defecation in the local zone by 2019 by enabling households to construct toilet facilities.

    The MCE is worried that while districts like Nandom was close to achieving the district-wide Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, the Sissala East Municipality was still struggling to get ten communities to move to the ODF category.

    Mr. Nanyua who was speaking during the Municipal Assembly Town Hall Meeting in Tumu encouraged households to construct toilet facilities in their residence. The people were urged to see the sensitization for the eradication of Open Defecation as a collective responsibility which should not be left in the hands of the Assembly alone.

    Read: Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly tops in open defecation in Northern Region

    “We urge our traditional authorities, Assembly members, and opinion leaders to take the lead to construct your household toilets and mobilize community members to construct theirs as well,” he said.

    Mr. Nanyua said most homes and shops had no bins and waste containers because of the fee charged for dislodging, adding, it was most worrying stray animals like swine and donkeys instead removed waste bins by scavenging food from them.

    Read: 1 toilet, 1 household policy on course- Akufo-Addo

    The Assembly is drafting its bye-laws concerning that issue and advised animal owners to start preparing pens to keep their flocks.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • Sissala East Municipal vows to end open defecation by 2019

    The Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Karim Nanyua has pledged commitment to end open defecation in the local zone by 2019 by enabling households to construct toilet facilities.

    The MCE is worried that while districts like Nandom was close to achieving the district-wide Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, the Sissala East Municipality was still struggling to get ten communities to move to the ODF category.

    Mr. Nanyua who was speaking during the Municipal Assembly Town Hall Meeting in Tumu encouraged households to construct toilet facilities in their residence. The people were urged to see the sensitization for the eradication of Open Defecation as a collective responsibility which should not be left in the hands of the Assembly alone.

    Read: Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly tops in open defecation in Northern Region

    “We urge our traditional authorities, Assembly members, and opinion leaders to take the lead to construct your household toilets and mobilize community members to construct theirs as well,” he said.

    Mr. Nanyua said most homes and shops had no bins and waste containers because of the fee charged for dislodging, adding, it was most worrying stray animals like swine and donkeys instead removed waste bins by scavenging food from them.

    Read: 1 toilet, 1 household policy on course- Akufo-Addo

    The Assembly is drafting its bye-laws concerning that issue and advised animal owners to start preparing pens to keep their flocks.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • Mbappe scores twice on Ligue 1 return to seal PSG fight-back

    Kylian Mbappe scored twice on his return from winning the World Cup with France as Paris St-Germain fought back to beat Guingamp 3-1 in Ligue 1.

    The 19-year-old came off the bench to claim a brace in the final eight minutes, after Neymar had drawn PSG level with a penalty on 52 minutes.

    Read: La Liga: Messi scores twice as Barca open title defence with win

    Mbappe, rested for last week’s opener against Caen, had come on at half-time.

    He scored four goals at this summer’s World Cup on his way to being crowned Fifa’s young player of the tournament.

    Mbappe slotted his first goal neatly to the right of Karl-Johan Johnsson on 82 minutes, before a delightful chip over the Guingamp goalkeeper secured the three points for Thomas Tuchel’s men.

    The result ensures PSG maintain their winning start to the season, despite the Ligue 1 champions finding themselves a goal behind after 20 minutes through Nolan Roux’s opener.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    After the match, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who made his debut last weekend, swapped shirts with Guingamp’s Marcus Thuram – the 21-year-old son of Lilian Thuram.

    Lilian – the French national team’s most-capped player with 142 appearances – played alongside Buffon at both Parma and Juventus, winning Serie A together twice and playing in the 2003 Champions League final.

    Source: Wires

  • Mbappe scores twice on Ligue 1 return to seal PSG fight-back

    Kylian Mbappe scored twice on his return from winning the World Cup with France as Paris St-Germain fought back to beat Guingamp 3-1 in Ligue 1.

    The 19-year-old came off the bench to claim a brace in the final eight minutes, after Neymar had drawn PSG level with a penalty on 52 minutes.

    Read: La Liga: Messi scores twice as Barca open title defence with win

    Mbappe, rested for last week’s opener against Caen, had come on at half-time.

    He scored four goals at this summer’s World Cup on his way to being crowned Fifa’s young player of the tournament.

    Mbappe slotted his first goal neatly to the right of Karl-Johan Johnsson on 82 minutes, before a delightful chip over the Guingamp goalkeeper secured the three points for Thomas Tuchel’s men.

    The result ensures PSG maintain their winning start to the season, despite the Ligue 1 champions finding themselves a goal behind after 20 minutes through Nolan Roux’s opener.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    After the match, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who made his debut last weekend, swapped shirts with Guingamp’s Marcus Thuram – the 21-year-old son of Lilian Thuram.

    Lilian – the French national team’s most-capped player with 142 appearances – played alongside Buffon at both Parma and Juventus, winning Serie A together twice and playing in the 2003 Champions League final.

    Source: Wires

  • La Liga: Messi scores twice as Barca open title defence with win

    Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona got their La Liga title defence off to a winning start with a deserved, hard-fought victory over Alaves.

    Messi fired a fantastic free-kick under the wall to open the scoring – Barcelona’s 6,000th La Liga goal.

    Read: Performance of Ghanaian players abroad: Dwamena marks debut, Ampomah excels

    Half-time substitute Philippe Coutinho then cut inside to curl home a second.

    And Messi controlled Luis Suarez’s pass with his chest, beat two defenders and steered a low shot into the bottom corner of the net in injury time.

    Messi, now Barcelona’s captain after Andres Iniesta’s move to Japan, had also hit the woodwork twice – with a free-kick that deflected off the bar and another effort coming off the post.

    Read: Aduana Stars coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi confident for victory ahead of ASEC Mimosas clash

    He has scored in 15 consecutive La Liga seasons.

    Barcelona were made to work hard for the win by Alaves, who offered little going forward and only had three shots, none on target, and 21% possession.

    Messi, who also hit Barcelona’s 5,000th La Liga goal eight years ago, has scored 6.4% of the club’s top-flight goals ever.

    Barcelona, who brought on summer signings Arthur and Arturo Vidal for league debuts, beat Sevilla 2-1 in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.

    Source: wires.com

  • La Liga: Messi scores twice as Barca open title defence with win

    Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona got their La Liga title defence off to a winning start with a deserved, hard-fought victory over Alaves.

    Messi fired a fantastic free-kick under the wall to open the scoring – Barcelona’s 6,000th La Liga goal.

    Read: Performance of Ghanaian players abroad: Dwamena marks debut, Ampomah excels

    Half-time substitute Philippe Coutinho then cut inside to curl home a second.

    And Messi controlled Luis Suarez’s pass with his chest, beat two defenders and steered a low shot into the bottom corner of the net in injury time.

    Messi, now Barcelona’s captain after Andres Iniesta’s move to Japan, had also hit the woodwork twice – with a free-kick that deflected off the bar and another effort coming off the post.

    Read: Aduana Stars coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi confident for victory ahead of ASEC Mimosas clash

    He has scored in 15 consecutive La Liga seasons.

    Barcelona were made to work hard for the win by Alaves, who offered little going forward and only had three shots, none on target, and 21% possession.

    Messi, who also hit Barcelona’s 5,000th La Liga goal eight years ago, has scored 6.4% of the club’s top-flight goals ever.

    Barcelona, who brought on summer signings Arthur and Arturo Vidal for league debuts, beat Sevilla 2-1 in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.

    Source: wires.com

  • Performance of Ghanaian players abroad: Dwamena marks debut, Ampomah excels

    Ghanasoccernt’s European football expert, Reuben Obodai brings you first instalment update of how Ghanaian players performed in abroad between Friday and Saturday.

    It was low-key performances from most of the Ghanaian players who played on Friday and Saturday.

    Raphael Dwamena left his mark on his debut for UD Levante with a superb assist in their win over Real Betis.

    Samuel Owusu came to the fore when needed most by Cukaricki as he provided a fantastic assist in their win.

    Read: Ghanaian players to watch this weekend

    Lastly, Nana Opoku Ampomah emerged as the star man for Waasland-Beveren as he scored and provided a late assist in their draw with Sint Truiden.

    Reuben Obodai will bring you comprehensive wrap up on Sunday.

    ENGLAND

    Christian Atsu was left out of Newcastle United squad that drew goalless with Cardiff City at the Millennium Stadium.

    Daniel Amartey was introduced in the 60th minute for Leicester City in their 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Phil Ofosu-Ayeh was again missing in the matchday squad of the losers.

    Dennis Odoi missed Fulham FC 3-1 loss at Tottenham through suspension.

    In the Championship, Caleb Ekuban who has been linked with a move away from Leeds United was once again missing in the matchday squad for the side as they defeated Rotherham United 2-0.

    Albert Adomah lasted 78 minutes for Aston Villa in their 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town.

    In League One, Tarique Fosu missed Charlton Athletic 1-1 stalemate against Accrington Stanley through injury.

    Kwesi Appiah played 80 minutes for AFC Wimbledon as they held Barnsley to a goalless draw.

    Bernard Mensah was left out of Bristol Rovers squad that won 2-1 at Wycombe.

    In League Two, Hiram Boateng played 74 minutes for Exeter City in their 1-1 stalemate at home against Newport County.

    Kobby Arthur lasted 90 minutes for Macclesfied in their 3-1 loss at Oldham United.

    Elsewhere in the lower divisions, Nortei Nortey played full throttle for Dover Athletic in their 4-0 loss at Fylde.

    Harold Odametey enjoyed the entire duration of the game for Maidenhead in their 2-1 loss at Hartlepool. Nana Owusu played 49 minutes for the losers.

    Nana Ofori Twumasi was a stalwart for Maidstone in their 1-0 over Barrow.

    Kwame Thomas missed Solihull 2-2 draw with Sutton through injury.

    FRANCE

    Enock Kwateng played the entire duration for Nantes in their 2-0 defeat at Dijon. Majeed Waris made a 58th minute introduction for the losers.

    Read: New season, new aspirations for Ghanaian players

    Grejohn Kyei who has been linked with a move to RC Lens was an unused substitute for Stade de Reims as they pip Lyon by 1-0 at home.

    In the Ligue 2, Ebenezer Assifuah lasted 64 minutes for Le Havre in their goalless draw with Clermont.

    Lawrence Ati-Zigi warmed the bench as usual for Sochaux as they beat Stade Brestois 2-0 at home.

    Emmanuel Ntim was left out of Valenciennes squad that lost 3-1 at FC Lorient.

    SPAIN

    Raphael Dwamena registered an assist on his competitive debut for UD Levante in their 3-0 win at Real Betis in the La Liga opener. Emmanuel Boateng missed the game for the victors due to lack of fitness.

    Mubarak Wakaso played full throttle for Deportivo Alaves in their 3-0 loss against Barcelona FC at the Camp Nou. Patrick Twumasi warmed the bench for the losers.

    GERMANY

    Baba Rahman played 90 minutes for Schalke in their 2-0 win over Schweinfurt in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Christopher Avevor scored for St Pauli in their 3-2 loss against SV Wehen in the first round of the DFB Pokal. Daniel Kofi-Kyere cameoed for the victors.

    Kasim Nuhu was left out of TSG Hoffenheim squad that walloped Kaisaslautern 6-1 in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Gideon Jung missed SV Hamburg 5-3 win over Eerndtebruck in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Anton-Leander Donkor warmed the bench for Hansa Rostock in their 2-0 win over VfL Stuttgart in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Richmond Tachie scored for Wolfsburg II in their 4-1 win over Norderstedt.

    AUSTRIA

    Kennedy Boateng played 90 minutes for SV Reid as they battered FC Liefering 3-0 at home. Gideon Mensah missed the game for the losers through injury.

    ALBANIA

    Vincent Atinga and Winful Cobbina played the entire duration for FK Tirana as they were pipped 1-0 by Kamza.

    BELGIUM

    Francis Amuzu played an instrumental role for Anderlecht in their 2-0 win over Mouscron. The youngster was replaced by Dennis Appiah in the 83rd minute. Dauda Mohammed and Emmanuel Adjei Sowah were not included in the victors matchday squad.

    Nana Opoku Ampomah scored and provided assists for Waaaland-Beveren in their 2-2 stalemate against Sint Truiden. Elton Acolatse cameoed for Truiden while Samuel Asamoah was left out of their matchday squad.

    BULGARIA

    Derrick Mensah watched his new Dunav Ruse teammates from the stands as they were defeated 2-0 by Slavia Sofia.

    CROATIA

    Obeng Regan once again missed Istra 1961 matchday squad as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Lokomotiva Zagreb.

    CHINA

    Frank Acheampong was taken off in the 90th minute for Tianjin Teda in their 1-1 draw with Jiangsu Suning. Richmond Boakye Yiadom warmed the bench for Suning.

    FINLAND

    Samba Silla warmed the bench for Jaro FF in their goalless draw with HAKA.

    HUNGARY

    Abraham Frimpong missed Ferencvarosi 1-1 draw with Paks through injury.

    MEXICO

    Clifford Aboagye cameoed for Atlas FC in their 1-0 loss at home to Monacars.

    NETHERLANDS

    Jonathan Opoku cameoed for VVV Venlo in their 1-0 home loss against Ajax.

    Rodney Antwi played full throttle for Volendam in their 2-1 home loss against Den Bosch.

    PORTUGAL

    Emmanuel Hackman lasted 82 minutes for Portimonense in their 2-0 defeat at Chaves.

    In the Segunda B, Henry Medarious played full throttle for Guimeraes B in their 2-0 defeat at Mafra.

    RUSSIA

    Rabiu Mohammed captained Anzhi Makhackala as they were mulled 3-0 at home against Orenburg.

    Kadiri Mohammed cameoed for Arsenal Tula in their 3-0 loss at CSKA Moscow.

    SOUTH AFRICA

    Richard Ofori was excellent for Maritzburg United in their goalless draw with Kaizer Chiefs.

    Nana Bempah-Akosah cameoed for Cape Town City FC in their goalless draw with Golden Arrows.

    SERBIA

    Samuel Owusu provided an assist for Cukaricki in their 1-0 win over Proleter.

    SWEDEN

    Thomas Boakye enjoyed full throttle for Halmstad as they lost 1-0 to Falkenbergs. Enock Kwakwa was an unused substitute for Falkengbergs.

    SLOVAKIA

    Patrick Asmah played 90 minutes for FK Senica in their 1-1 draw at Michalovce. Striker Sadam Sulley was introduced in the 55th minute for Michalovce.

    Reagy Ofosu missed Spartak Trnava goalless draw at Nitra through injury.

    Benson Anang was in magnificent form for MSK Zilina in their 2-1 win over Sered.

    TURKEY

    Bernard Mensah enjoyed the entire duration of the match for Kayserispor as they played goalless draw against Bursaspor. Asamoah Gyan warmed the bench for Kayserispor.

    Source: ghanasoccernet.com

  • Performance of Ghanaian players abroad: Dwamena marks debut, Ampomah excels

    Ghanasoccernt’s European football expert, Reuben Obodai brings you first instalment update of how Ghanaian players performed in abroad between Friday and Saturday.

    It was low-key performances from most of the Ghanaian players who played on Friday and Saturday.

    Raphael Dwamena left his mark on his debut for UD Levante with a superb assist in their win over Real Betis.

    Samuel Owusu came to the fore when needed most by Cukaricki as he provided a fantastic assist in their win.

    Read: Ghanaian players to watch this weekend

    Lastly, Nana Opoku Ampomah emerged as the star man for Waasland-Beveren as he scored and provided a late assist in their draw with Sint Truiden.

    Reuben Obodai will bring you comprehensive wrap up on Sunday.

    ENGLAND

    Christian Atsu was left out of Newcastle United squad that drew goalless with Cardiff City at the Millennium Stadium.

    Daniel Amartey was introduced in the 60th minute for Leicester City in their 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Phil Ofosu-Ayeh was again missing in the matchday squad of the losers.

    Dennis Odoi missed Fulham FC 3-1 loss at Tottenham through suspension.

    In the Championship, Caleb Ekuban who has been linked with a move away from Leeds United was once again missing in the matchday squad for the side as they defeated Rotherham United 2-0.

    Albert Adomah lasted 78 minutes for Aston Villa in their 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town.

    In League One, Tarique Fosu missed Charlton Athletic 1-1 stalemate against Accrington Stanley through injury.

    Kwesi Appiah played 80 minutes for AFC Wimbledon as they held Barnsley to a goalless draw.

    Bernard Mensah was left out of Bristol Rovers squad that won 2-1 at Wycombe.

    In League Two, Hiram Boateng played 74 minutes for Exeter City in their 1-1 stalemate at home against Newport County.

    Kobby Arthur lasted 90 minutes for Macclesfied in their 3-1 loss at Oldham United.

    Elsewhere in the lower divisions, Nortei Nortey played full throttle for Dover Athletic in their 4-0 loss at Fylde.

    Harold Odametey enjoyed the entire duration of the game for Maidenhead in their 2-1 loss at Hartlepool. Nana Owusu played 49 minutes for the losers.

    Nana Ofori Twumasi was a stalwart for Maidstone in their 1-0 over Barrow.

    Kwame Thomas missed Solihull 2-2 draw with Sutton through injury.

    FRANCE

    Enock Kwateng played the entire duration for Nantes in their 2-0 defeat at Dijon. Majeed Waris made a 58th minute introduction for the losers.

    Read: New season, new aspirations for Ghanaian players

    Grejohn Kyei who has been linked with a move to RC Lens was an unused substitute for Stade de Reims as they pip Lyon by 1-0 at home.

    In the Ligue 2, Ebenezer Assifuah lasted 64 minutes for Le Havre in their goalless draw with Clermont.

    Lawrence Ati-Zigi warmed the bench as usual for Sochaux as they beat Stade Brestois 2-0 at home.

    Emmanuel Ntim was left out of Valenciennes squad that lost 3-1 at FC Lorient.

    SPAIN

    Raphael Dwamena registered an assist on his competitive debut for UD Levante in their 3-0 win at Real Betis in the La Liga opener. Emmanuel Boateng missed the game for the victors due to lack of fitness.

    Mubarak Wakaso played full throttle for Deportivo Alaves in their 3-0 loss against Barcelona FC at the Camp Nou. Patrick Twumasi warmed the bench for the losers.

    GERMANY

    Baba Rahman played 90 minutes for Schalke in their 2-0 win over Schweinfurt in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Christopher Avevor scored for St Pauli in their 3-2 loss against SV Wehen in the first round of the DFB Pokal. Daniel Kofi-Kyere cameoed for the victors.

    Kasim Nuhu was left out of TSG Hoffenheim squad that walloped Kaisaslautern 6-1 in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Gideon Jung missed SV Hamburg 5-3 win over Eerndtebruck in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Anton-Leander Donkor warmed the bench for Hansa Rostock in their 2-0 win over VfL Stuttgart in the first round of the DFB Pokal.

    Richmond Tachie scored for Wolfsburg II in their 4-1 win over Norderstedt.

    AUSTRIA

    Kennedy Boateng played 90 minutes for SV Reid as they battered FC Liefering 3-0 at home. Gideon Mensah missed the game for the losers through injury.

    ALBANIA

    Vincent Atinga and Winful Cobbina played the entire duration for FK Tirana as they were pipped 1-0 by Kamza.

    BELGIUM

    Francis Amuzu played an instrumental role for Anderlecht in their 2-0 win over Mouscron. The youngster was replaced by Dennis Appiah in the 83rd minute. Dauda Mohammed and Emmanuel Adjei Sowah were not included in the victors matchday squad.

    Nana Opoku Ampomah scored and provided assists for Waaaland-Beveren in their 2-2 stalemate against Sint Truiden. Elton Acolatse cameoed for Truiden while Samuel Asamoah was left out of their matchday squad.

    BULGARIA

    Derrick Mensah watched his new Dunav Ruse teammates from the stands as they were defeated 2-0 by Slavia Sofia.

    CROATIA

    Obeng Regan once again missed Istra 1961 matchday squad as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Lokomotiva Zagreb.

    CHINA

    Frank Acheampong was taken off in the 90th minute for Tianjin Teda in their 1-1 draw with Jiangsu Suning. Richmond Boakye Yiadom warmed the bench for Suning.

    FINLAND

    Samba Silla warmed the bench for Jaro FF in their goalless draw with HAKA.

    HUNGARY

    Abraham Frimpong missed Ferencvarosi 1-1 draw with Paks through injury.

    MEXICO

    Clifford Aboagye cameoed for Atlas FC in their 1-0 loss at home to Monacars.

    NETHERLANDS

    Jonathan Opoku cameoed for VVV Venlo in their 1-0 home loss against Ajax.

    Rodney Antwi played full throttle for Volendam in their 2-1 home loss against Den Bosch.

    PORTUGAL

    Emmanuel Hackman lasted 82 minutes for Portimonense in their 2-0 defeat at Chaves.

    In the Segunda B, Henry Medarious played full throttle for Guimeraes B in their 2-0 defeat at Mafra.

    RUSSIA

    Rabiu Mohammed captained Anzhi Makhackala as they were mulled 3-0 at home against Orenburg.

    Kadiri Mohammed cameoed for Arsenal Tula in their 3-0 loss at CSKA Moscow.

    SOUTH AFRICA

    Richard Ofori was excellent for Maritzburg United in their goalless draw with Kaizer Chiefs.

    Nana Bempah-Akosah cameoed for Cape Town City FC in their goalless draw with Golden Arrows.

    SERBIA

    Samuel Owusu provided an assist for Cukaricki in their 1-0 win over Proleter.

    SWEDEN

    Thomas Boakye enjoyed full throttle for Halmstad as they lost 1-0 to Falkenbergs. Enock Kwakwa was an unused substitute for Falkengbergs.

    SLOVAKIA

    Patrick Asmah played 90 minutes for FK Senica in their 1-1 draw at Michalovce. Striker Sadam Sulley was introduced in the 55th minute for Michalovce.

    Reagy Ofosu missed Spartak Trnava goalless draw at Nitra through injury.

    Benson Anang was in magnificent form for MSK Zilina in their 2-1 win over Sered.

    TURKEY

    Bernard Mensah enjoyed the entire duration of the match for Kayserispor as they played goalless draw against Bursaspor. Asamoah Gyan warmed the bench for Kayserispor.

    Source: ghanasoccernet.com

  • Aduana Stars coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi confident for victory ahead of ASEC Mimosas clash

    Aduana Stars coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi is brimming with confidence ahead of their clash against ASEC Mimosas in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday.

    The Fire Boys will square off against the Ivorian champions in a must-win game in a CAF Confederation Cup encounter at the Nana Agyemang Badu II Park.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    The Ghana Premier League champions need a win to boost their chances of booking a place in the knockout stage of the competition as they sit 3rd on the Group A standings with four points, three adrift of leaders Raja Casablanca.

    Only one point separates the Fire Boys and rock-bottom Asec.

    ” I am very hopeful of a good result and i believe we can do it in front of our fans,” said Kenichi Yatsuhashi

    Source: Ghanasoccernet.com

  • Aduana Stars coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi confident for victory ahead of ASEC Mimosas clash

    Aduana Stars coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi is brimming with confidence ahead of their clash against ASEC Mimosas in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday.

    The Fire Boys will square off against the Ivorian champions in a must-win game in a CAF Confederation Cup encounter at the Nana Agyemang Badu II Park.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    The Ghana Premier League champions need a win to boost their chances of booking a place in the knockout stage of the competition as they sit 3rd on the Group A standings with four points, three adrift of leaders Raja Casablanca.

    Only one point separates the Fire Boys and rock-bottom Asec.

    ” I am very hopeful of a good result and i believe we can do it in front of our fans,” said Kenichi Yatsuhashi

    Source: Ghanasoccernet.com

  • Accra Hearts of Oak appoint new physiotherapist

    Accra Hearts of Oak have appointed Fowad Mohammed the club’s new physiotherapist.

    Fowad previously worked with Heart of Lions, Red Bull Academy-Sogakope, the University of Ghana and Sudanese topflight side El-Nasul FC.

    Read: University of Kent student Martha Kumbah Foyoh shares experience working with Hearts of Oak medical team

    Fowad joins Aliu Adjetey (Ozee Ozaa) as one of the two physiotherapists for the club.

    Fowad brings along over 10 years of working experience and has promised to bring his expertise to bare on the success story of the club.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    Everyone at Accra Hearts of Oak wish him the best of success in his new role.

    Source: Ghanasoccernet.com

  • Accra Hearts of Oak appoint new physiotherapist

    Accra Hearts of Oak have appointed Fowad Mohammed the club’s new physiotherapist.

    Fowad previously worked with Heart of Lions, Red Bull Academy-Sogakope, the University of Ghana and Sudanese topflight side El-Nasul FC.

    Read: University of Kent student Martha Kumbah Foyoh shares experience working with Hearts of Oak medical team

    Fowad joins Aliu Adjetey (Ozee Ozaa) as one of the two physiotherapists for the club.

    Fowad brings along over 10 years of working experience and has promised to bring his expertise to bare on the success story of the club.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    Everyone at Accra Hearts of Oak wish him the best of success in his new role.

    Source: Ghanasoccernet.com

  • Ghanaian players to watch this weekend

    Emma Boateng

    The man Barcelona fans will not forget so easily. Last season, the 22-year-old unexpectedly seized the headlines across the globe, as his first career hat-trick for Levante UD in a 5-4 win ended Barcelona’s dream of going the entire La Liga campaign unbeaten, but although they went on to win the title. This time, all eyes will be on him in the first game of the 2018/19 season when Levante travel to face Real Betis, and he will at least, try to find the back of the net.

    Read: Meet the Ghanaians who will feature in La Liga this season

    Mubarak Wakaso

    The midfielder helped Deportivo Alaves to avoid relegation last season in a fashionable style. This time, they have been handed a difficult start as they travel to Camp Nou to battle title holders Barcelona. Without a doubt, this isn’t a game any side including Real Madrid will want on opening day in La Liga. Wakaso is expected to start the game and he will hope his side survives the huge task. Countryman Raphael Dwamena will hope to make his bow in this game, even as a substitute after joining the club from FC Zurich last week.

    Kwadwo Asamoah

    After the expiration of his contract with Serie A champions Juventus, the Ghanaian has moved on. And of course, he is within Italy. This time around, he has joined much fancied Inter Milan and will be in line for his league debut against Sassuolo on Sunday. With Asamoah’s fine form in the pre-season, it is a certain that he will be named in the starting team of Luciano Spalletti as they head to MAPEI Stadium. He will face countrymen Kevin Prince Boateng and Alfred Duncan who are likely to also start for the hosts.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    Christian Atsu

    Although, the winger failed to impress as a substitute on opening day in the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, it is likely he will once again lose the starting role to Matt Ritchie in the game against Cardiff City on Saturday. However, the Ghanaian will be hoping to at least, make a cameo appearance and capitalise on it to make amends to impress coach Rafael Benitez.

    Thomas Partey

    Following his splendid performance in the Uefa Super Cup against Real Madrid on Wednesday and becoming the first Ghanaian to lift the title, Partey will set sights on being rewarded with a place in Atletico Madrid’s starting XI by coach Diego Simeone when they face Valencia on Monday. The versatile midfielder may partner Thomas Lemar who joined from Ligue 1 side Monaco in the summer transfer window in midfield, as Atletico want to challenge for the title this season.

    Source: Goal.com

  • Ghanaian players to watch this weekend

    Emma Boateng

    The man Barcelona fans will not forget so easily. Last season, the 22-year-old unexpectedly seized the headlines across the globe, as his first career hat-trick for Levante UD in a 5-4 win ended Barcelona’s dream of going the entire La Liga campaign unbeaten, but although they went on to win the title. This time, all eyes will be on him in the first game of the 2018/19 season when Levante travel to face Real Betis, and he will at least, try to find the back of the net.

    Read: Meet the Ghanaians who will feature in La Liga this season

    Mubarak Wakaso

    The midfielder helped Deportivo Alaves to avoid relegation last season in a fashionable style. This time, they have been handed a difficult start as they travel to Camp Nou to battle title holders Barcelona. Without a doubt, this isn’t a game any side including Real Madrid will want on opening day in La Liga. Wakaso is expected to start the game and he will hope his side survives the huge task. Countryman Raphael Dwamena will hope to make his bow in this game, even as a substitute after joining the club from FC Zurich last week.

    Kwadwo Asamoah

    After the expiration of his contract with Serie A champions Juventus, the Ghanaian has moved on. And of course, he is within Italy. This time around, he has joined much fancied Inter Milan and will be in line for his league debut against Sassuolo on Sunday. With Asamoah’s fine form in the pre-season, it is a certain that he will be named in the starting team of Luciano Spalletti as they head to MAPEI Stadium. He will face countrymen Kevin Prince Boateng and Alfred Duncan who are likely to also start for the hosts.

    Read: Asante Kotoko confirm proposal to play FC Barcelona

    Christian Atsu

    Although, the winger failed to impress as a substitute on opening day in the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, it is likely he will once again lose the starting role to Matt Ritchie in the game against Cardiff City on Saturday. However, the Ghanaian will be hoping to at least, make a cameo appearance and capitalise on it to make amends to impress coach Rafael Benitez.

    Thomas Partey

    Following his splendid performance in the Uefa Super Cup against Real Madrid on Wednesday and becoming the first Ghanaian to lift the title, Partey will set sights on being rewarded with a place in Atletico Madrid’s starting XI by coach Diego Simeone when they face Valencia on Monday. The versatile midfielder may partner Thomas Lemar who joined from Ligue 1 side Monaco in the summer transfer window in midfield, as Atletico want to challenge for the title this season.

    Source: Goal.com

  • Government called upon to employ AEAs

    Mr Francis Essuman, the Northern Regional Coordinator of the USAID Advance project has called on the government to employ more Agriculture Extension Agents (AEAs) to support the small farmers to improve on agriculture.

    He said currently, AEAs from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) was inadequate, which was affecting the smallholder farmers who produced close to 80 per cent of the food crops in the country.

    Mr Essuman made the call during a regional stakeholders’ dialogue forum on access to extension service to smallholder farmers in the Northern region.

    Read: Value Added Agriculture Expo to hold free workshops for farmers

    The event held in Tamale was organised by Urbanet Ghana in collaboration with USAID Advance Project to enable stakeholders to make further inputs into the results for purpose of promoting effective and efficient delivery of extension services for increased production and productivity of farmers in the region.

    He urged stakeholders to support the government to ensure effective and efficient delivery of agricultural extension services to smallholder farmers in the rural areas to assess quality information to improve agriculture sector.

    Mr Zakaria Rashid, the Executive Director of Urbanet Ghana noted that the departments of agriculture should explore other innovative ways especially using of ICT, mobile applications, digital platforms to deliver extension messages to farmers.

    Read: Agriculture company introduces new chemical to combat armyworm

    He said the department of agriculture should work with farmers to identify volunteers and train them as liaisons to facilitate community mobilisation for extension delivery.

    He said there was need for MOFA to work closely with the farmer associations and nucleus farmers that had already set-up networks to facilitate learning to ensure that farmers were mobilised to participate in the process for learning and experience sharing programmes.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • Government called upon to employ AEAs

    Mr Francis Essuman, the Northern Regional Coordinator of the USAID Advance project has called on the government to employ more Agriculture Extension Agents (AEAs) to support the small farmers to improve on agriculture.

    He said currently, AEAs from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) was inadequate, which was affecting the smallholder farmers who produced close to 80 per cent of the food crops in the country.

    Mr Essuman made the call during a regional stakeholders’ dialogue forum on access to extension service to smallholder farmers in the Northern region.

    Read: Value Added Agriculture Expo to hold free workshops for farmers

    The event held in Tamale was organised by Urbanet Ghana in collaboration with USAID Advance Project to enable stakeholders to make further inputs into the results for purpose of promoting effective and efficient delivery of extension services for increased production and productivity of farmers in the region.

    He urged stakeholders to support the government to ensure effective and efficient delivery of agricultural extension services to smallholder farmers in the rural areas to assess quality information to improve agriculture sector.

    Mr Zakaria Rashid, the Executive Director of Urbanet Ghana noted that the departments of agriculture should explore other innovative ways especially using of ICT, mobile applications, digital platforms to deliver extension messages to farmers.

    Read: Agriculture company introduces new chemical to combat armyworm

    He said the department of agriculture should work with farmers to identify volunteers and train them as liaisons to facilitate community mobilisation for extension delivery.

    He said there was need for MOFA to work closely with the farmer associations and nucleus farmers that had already set-up networks to facilitate learning to ensure that farmers were mobilised to participate in the process for learning and experience sharing programmes.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • Napo lauds US Peace Corps volunteers for selflessness

    The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has commended the selflessness of thirty-three volunteers from the United States who are in Ghana to serve in the education sector under the United States Peace Corps programme.

    Dr. Prempeh joined the United States Ambassador and other dignitaries for a short swearing-in ceremony of the volunteers in Accra Thursday ahead of their two-year postings.

    Dr. Prempeh, who is also the MP for Manhyia South, told the volunteers that they have come to Ghana when the country is undertaking several reforms in her education sector to ensure that the Ghanaian child is adequately equipped with the necessary skills to make an important contribution to our growth and development.

    Read: I will use education as a springboard to get Ghanaians out of poverty Akufo-Addo

    He thanked them for accepting to serve in rural and under-resourced communities under conditions which even some Ghanaians will not accept work in and urged them to lead lives beyond reproach.

    “The adults, youth and particularly the children are definitely going to look up to you as their mentors and are most likely to adapt to your lifestyle. In all your endeavors, therefore, have this constantly at the back of your mind as you carry out your day to day activities”, he urged the volunteers.

    The existence of the United States Peace Corps in Ghana began in 1961 when US President John F. Kennedy sent the very first 52 Peace Corps Volunteers to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in Ghana.

    Those volunteers were received by President Nkrumah on 30th August 1961. Over the years, more than 5,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served as education, health, environment, small enterprise development and/or agriculture volunteers in all 10 regions of Ghana.

    Source: Starrfmonline.com

  • Napo lauds US Peace Corps volunteers for selflessness

    The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has commended the selflessness of thirty-three volunteers from the United States who are in Ghana to serve in the education sector under the United States Peace Corps programme.

    Dr. Prempeh joined the United States Ambassador and other dignitaries for a short swearing-in ceremony of the volunteers in Accra Thursday ahead of their two-year postings.

    Dr. Prempeh, who is also the MP for Manhyia South, told the volunteers that they have come to Ghana when the country is undertaking several reforms in her education sector to ensure that the Ghanaian child is adequately equipped with the necessary skills to make an important contribution to our growth and development.

    Read: I will use education as a springboard to get Ghanaians out of poverty Akufo-Addo

    He thanked them for accepting to serve in rural and under-resourced communities under conditions which even some Ghanaians will not accept work in and urged them to lead lives beyond reproach.

    “The adults, youth and particularly the children are definitely going to look up to you as their mentors and are most likely to adapt to your lifestyle. In all your endeavors, therefore, have this constantly at the back of your mind as you carry out your day to day activities”, he urged the volunteers.

    The existence of the United States Peace Corps in Ghana began in 1961 when US President John F. Kennedy sent the very first 52 Peace Corps Volunteers to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in Ghana.

    Those volunteers were received by President Nkrumah on 30th August 1961. Over the years, more than 5,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served as education, health, environment, small enterprise development and/or agriculture volunteers in all 10 regions of Ghana.

    Source: Starrfmonline.com

  • Ghanaians express shock over Kofi Annan’s demise

    News of the demise of former General-Secretary of the United Nations, Kofi Annan has left several Ghanaians in a state of shock and misery

    Reports indicate that the Ghanaian diplomat died this morning in Switzerland after a short illness and tributes are already pouring in from Ghanaians from all walks of life.

    Kofi Annan was the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations.

    Read: Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, is dead

    He was appointed as the Secretary-General on 13 December 1996 by the Security Council and later confirmed by the General Assembly, making him the first officeholder to be elected from the UN staff itself.

    He was re-elected for a second term in 2001, and was succeeded as Secretary-General by Ban Ki-moon on 1 January 2007.

    Kofi Atta Annan was born on 8 April 1938 in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana.

    Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

    Read: Give us privacy to mourn Annan Family

    He is the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.

    He died at age 80.

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    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Ghanaians express shock over Kofi Annan’s demise

    News of the demise of former General-Secretary of the United Nations, Kofi Annan has left several Ghanaians in a state of shock and misery

    Reports indicate that the Ghanaian diplomat died this morning in Switzerland after a short illness and tributes are already pouring in from Ghanaians from all walks of life.

    Kofi Annan was the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations.

    Read: Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, is dead

    He was appointed as the Secretary-General on 13 December 1996 by the Security Council and later confirmed by the General Assembly, making him the first officeholder to be elected from the UN staff itself.

    He was re-elected for a second term in 2001, and was succeeded as Secretary-General by Ban Ki-moon on 1 January 2007.

    Kofi Atta Annan was born on 8 April 1938 in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana.

    Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

    Read: Give us privacy to mourn Annan Family

    He is the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.

    He died at age 80.

    Below are some reactions from social media

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    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Ghanaian Imam dies in Mecca

    Information reaching Citizenghana.com indicates that the Imam of Kumbungu a town in the Northern region collapsed and died while attending the holy pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

    The Imam identified as Ibrahim Hashim Yussif has been buried in accordance to the Islamic tradition and customs.

    Read: Search on Hajj pilgrims in Accra yield contrabands

    According to the officials of the Ghana Hajj board, the Imam passed away while performing the Tawaf which requires pilgrims to go round the edifice seven times.

    His death brings to a total of two Ghanaians who passed away since they were airlifted from the shores of Ghana to the Arabian country.

    News of his death has been conveyed back to the bereaved family in Ghana and they have expressed shock but wished him a peaceful repose in heaven as there is a widely held belief among a section of the Muslim community that whoever does in Mecca is heaven bound.

    Source: ghanacrusader.com

  • Ghanaian Imam dies in Mecca

    Information reaching Citizenghana.com indicates that the Imam of Kumbungu a town in the Northern region collapsed and died while attending the holy pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

    The Imam identified as Ibrahim Hashim Yussif has been buried in accordance to the Islamic tradition and customs.

    Read: Search on Hajj pilgrims in Accra yield contrabands

    According to the officials of the Ghana Hajj board, the Imam passed away while performing the Tawaf which requires pilgrims to go round the edifice seven times.

    His death brings to a total of two Ghanaians who passed away since they were airlifted from the shores of Ghana to the Arabian country.

    News of his death has been conveyed back to the bereaved family in Ghana and they have expressed shock but wished him a peaceful repose in heaven as there is a widely held belief among a section of the Muslim community that whoever does in Mecca is heaven bound.

    Source: ghanacrusader.com

  • VIDEO: Obinim goes into “Sakawa”, aid

    The wonders of the Angel of our time, Daniel Obinim will not end anytime soon as he continues to engage in things which are known to be against the tenets of the bible.

    In a latest video to hit the internet, the Angel asked people engaged in internet fraud to bring photos of their clients so he works them to bring more money.

    In the video, the Angel is seen inspecting the photos of these fraudsters and promising them that he will ensure that they clients bring them more money.

    One of the fraudsters who he has helped in the past to get twelve thousand euros was heard asking the Angel to work so his client increases the money he brings to him.

    Another internet fraudster indicated that his client owns a private jet; something that moved the Angel of our time to say he will work him so he dolls out huge amounts to him.

    Source:mynewsgh.com