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Official: Thomas Partey has joined Arsenal for £45m

After frantic efforts to beat the transfer deadline, Arsenal has finally secured the signature of Black Stars Deputy Captain, Thomas Teye Partey, for a whopping £45 million (€50m/$58m). The deal has seen the Gunners secure the services of the now ex-Athletico Madrid star for a period of four years with the option of an additional year. After chasing Partey for ...

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Kwadwo Asamoah loses Black Stars captaincy

Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey has taken over from Inter Milan ace Kwadwo Asamoah as Ghana deputy skipper but Swansea City attacker Andre Ayew has maintained his place as the main captain. Twenty-seven-year-old Partey, who made his international debut in 2016, and Ayew, are expected to lead the Black Stars through the remainder of 2022 Africa Cup of Nations and ...

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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released guidelines for coronavirus safety protocols ahead of the possible resumption of international air travels soon. The guidelines include the following: – Ensure there is no congestion at all sections of the airport (arrival, departure and environs) to fail adherence to social distancing protocols; – Compulsory mask wearing for all passengers (both arriving and departing) as well as staff; – Temperature monitoring to continue at both arrival and departure terminals; – Ensure social distancing and compulsory mask-wearing at the car parks and in front of all terminals; These guidelines are contained in a notice from the GHS to the management of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The GHS has said it is hopeful that the new guidelines will be operationalised and strictly adhered to. GHS said it has identified overcrowding as one of the major factors contributing to the spread of the pandemic, hence the need for the safety measures to stem the rates of infection during the easing of COVID-19 restrictions on flight travel. The GHS said in the notice that because of this, the Ghana Airports Company Limited must demonstrate that it would not be a place for the transmission of the virus. Recently, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hinted that the country is preparing to reopen its airports to human traffic. The President said he has instructed the Ministry of Aviation, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Ghana Airports Company Limited to work with the Ministry of Health and its agencies, to ascertain the country’s readiness to reopen the airport. Already, the GHS has said it was engaging various stakeholders to come up with modalities to ensure all persons who arrive in the country are tested for COVID-19 ahead of the possible opening of air borders in September. Ghana’s air, sea and land borders were closed on Sunday, March 22, 2020, as part of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

The senior national team, the Black Stars will return to action in November, 2020, following the approval of the resumption dates for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the 2022 World Cup qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football, CAF. This was communicated to member associations on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. CAF, in March, 2020, postponed all qualifiers ...

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AC Milan-target Myron Boadu makes big statement on his future

Dutch-born Ghanaian forward Myron Boadu has shot down reports linking him away from AZ Alkmaar, saying he will remain at the club beyond the summer window. Boadu, 19, was in lethal form for AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie last season. The forward notched up 14 goals in the league, adding another eight assists along the way. His form has ...

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Atletico Madrid finally accept Thomas Partey departure – Report

Spanish giants Atletico Madrid are reported to have accepted that Thomas Partey will leave the club at the end of the campaign. Elite European clubs are interested in the Ghana midfielder, but Arsenal currently look to be in the strongest position to snap him up for his €50million release clause. The Gunners urgently need a new midfielder of this type ...

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FIFA bans French side Lorient for cheating Ghanaian club over Wakaso transfer

FIFA has handed a transfer ban on promoted French side Lorient for failing to pay Ghanaian lower division club Cheetah FC it’s part of the transfer amount for midfielder Alhassan Wakaso, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The newly-promoted Ligue 1 club were supposed to pay the third tier Ghanaian side a part of the transfer fee as solidarity compensation after the ...

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Thanks for the recognition – Gyan tells Kurt Okraku

General Captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan says he is elated that the Ghana Football Association President, Kurt Okraku rates him as one of the finest players to have played for the senior national football team. The FA President, Kurt Okraku in an interview last week resisted temptations to name his all-time Ghana best XI. Despite failing to do ...

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‘Sulley Muntari has neglected Owerriman FC and Konongo community’ – Nana Batafo

Owerriman FC owner Nana Batafo Acheampong Nti has accused their former player Sulley Muntari of neglecting the club and the Konongo Municipality. Nana Nti, who is also the Chief of Konongo, wants the ex-Ghana international to invest and support development initiatives in the community which helped harness his potential. Muntari played for the Division Two side en route to Osei ...

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