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U20 AFCON: Ghana Beat Cameroon On Penalties To Reach Semifinals

The Black Satellites of Ghana are through to the semifinals of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations following a penalty shoutout victory over Cameroon. After 120 minutes of football, the game ended 1-1 with extra time goals from Kevin Prince Milla and Frank Boateng respectively. The three times champions were …

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Today In Sports History: Ghana beat East Germany 3-0 in friendly

On this day 23 February 1964 (Exactly 57 years ago today) The Black Stars of Ghana beat the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 3-0 in a friendly match in Accra. In majesty came the famous maestros of Central Europe, the national team of German Democratic Republic. They had conquered Czechoslovakia, …

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U-20 AFCON: Ghana Qualify Despite Finishing After Gambia Loss

Ghana have qualified to the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations despite losing their final group game 2-1 against Gambia on Monday night. The Black Satellites qualify as one of the two best third-placed teams and will face Cameroon in the knockout stage. Karim Zito’s side started …

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Bobi Wine Withdraws Ugandan’s Presidential Election Petition

The Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he is withdrawing his court case challenging the results of last month’s presidential election. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, alleges that the judges at the Supreme Court are biased. He asked the court to overturn the results on multiple grounds, …

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Seven Dead In Nigerian Military Plane Crash, Says Air Force

Seven people were killed when a Nigerian military plane crashed on approach to Abuja airport on Sunday, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Air Force said.”All 7 personnel on board died in the crash,” Air Vice-Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said on Twitter. He added that the Chief of the Air Staff has ordered …

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Ghana Ranked 15th In Africa 2020 UN Development Index

The United Nations in its 2020 Development Index report has ranked Ghana 15th in Africa and 138th globally with an index of 0.611. The ranking was based on three thematic areas-life expectancy, education and per capita income. Norway was ranked first globally while Mauritius was ranked first in Africa with …

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A New Case Of Ebola Virus Detected In DR Congo

A new case of the Ebola virus has been detected in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s health ministry says. A woman from the town of Biena near the city of Butembo has died from the disease The authorities say they are sending a response team to the …

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Coronavirus: South Africa Lifts Alcohol Ban As Covid Rules Ease

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased some restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, including lifting an unpopular ban on alcohol sales. Beaches will reopen and limited religious gatherings will be allowed. The announcement came as Mr Ramaphosa hailed the arrival of the first shipment of vaccines – one million …

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UK Imposes Sanctions On Zimbabwe Officials

  The British government has announced sanctions against four Zimbabwean security officials, accusing them of human rights abuses, including killing protesters. State Security Minister Owen Ncube, as well as the heads of the police, the intelligence agency and the former chief of the presidential guard, will have any assets in …

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