Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba was named African Footballer of the Year on Thursday, beating Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o and Ghana’s Michael Essien for the 2009 award.
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Injured Ghana captain Mensah to miss African Nations Cup
Ghana captain John Mensah will miss this month’s African Nations Cup finals after picking up a hamstring injury, the Ghana Football Association said on Friday.
Ghana returns Nigeria oil tanker after pirate attack
A hijacked Nigerian oil tanker that was intercepted by the Ghanaian navy is being returned to Nigeria.
A BBC correspondent in Ghana said the ship was hijacked off the Nigerian coast near Lagos last week and captured by the Ghanaian navy after a chase.
China to build new foreign ministry for Ghana
The Chinese government has pledged to build an office complex for Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after a fire gutted the former ministry, the Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
Ghana Vodafone deal ‘will stand’
Ghana’s government has said it will not revoke last year’s heavily criticised sale of state-owned Ghana Telecom to the UK mobile phone operator Vodafone.
Randgold, AngloGold buy further 20 pct of Moto gold project
African miners Randgold Resources and AngloGold Ashanti have agreed to buy an additional 20 percent in the Moto gold project in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo for about $113.6 million.
Bologna sign free agent Appiah
Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah has signed for Bologna, the Serie A strugglers said on their website (www.bolognafc.it) on Sunday.
Pope Benedict named ghanian cardinal Peter Turkson to head the Justice and Peace commission
Pope Benedict on Saturday appointed a Ghanaian cardinal to one of the most influential jobs in the Vatican, increasing the possibility that the next pontiff might be a black man.
Les juniors ghanéens font rêver l’Afrique
« Yes, you can ! » En martelant son slogan fétiche aux Ghanéens lors de la visite historique qu’il a effectuée au pays de Kwame N’Krumah, les 10 et 11 juillet 2009, Barack Obama ignorait sans doute qu’il était en pleine prémonition. S’alignant sur les acquis démocratiques obtenus par leurs politiciens, les jeunes footballeurs ghanéens viennent de hisser [...]
Ghana hopes for World cup
Ghana need to keep the momentum up against England on Tuesday
Ghana’s Black Satellites are in upbeat mood following their 2-1 win over Uzbekistan at the U-20 World Cup on Saturday.