The Grand Final of the United Bank for Africa Foundation National Essay Competition was held on Tuesday, 16th January, 2018 at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters at Heritage Towers, Ridge, Accra, Ghana, with 16 year old Jason Emmanuel K. Asante Ghansah from Presbyterian Boys Senior High School emerging as winner. The 4th Ghana edition brought together […]
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The Black Stars of Ghana on Sunday, clashed with the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the WAFU Cup final. Having lost 2-0 to Coach Salisu Yusuf’s men in the group stage, the Ghanians were set out for a revenge and they succeeded in mauling the Super Eagles 4-1 at the Cape Coast Stadium. Stephen Sarfo, […]
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Nigeria has qualified for the final of this year’s West Africa Football Union (WAFU), Cup after defeating Benin Republic 1-0 on Thursday. Kano Pillars midfielder, Rabiu Ali, scored the only goal of the encounter against their 10-man opponents. The Super Eagles grabbed their goal in the first 11 minutes of the encounter. Benin’s chances of […]
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The home-based Super Eagles of Nigeria on Monday defeated the Black Stars of Ghana 2-0 in their last group game to progress to the semi-finals of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles B team bounced back to winning ways after two successive draws against Mali and Guinea, beating bitter […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Black Stars of Ghana will renew their rivalry at the West African Football Union (WAFU) Nations Cup. The Draw Ceremony for the tournament meant for senior national teams in the sub –region took place at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra on Thursday, with NFF’s Director of Competitions, Ayobola […]
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On Tuesday July 4th, 2017, The UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, continued on its quest to educate and empower African youths as it visited the Accra High School in Ghana. UBA Foundation’s Read Africa Initiative was launched in 2011 and has been changing the lives […]
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An International Organisation, Malaria No More (MNM), on Wednesday called on countries to buckle up to the battle against malaria as the scourge is yet to be defeated. The organisation’s Chief Executive Officer, Martin Edlund, in a statement issued in Abuja, said that more still had to be done to end malaria. Edlund said that […]
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Tony Elumelu visited Ghana as the first stop of his UBA tour of Africa, propagating the ideal of Africapitalism. In continuation of his strategic vision of engineering a robust economic and business relationship across the continent through Africapitalism as a necessary tool for the socio economic development of Africa, the Group Chairman UBA Plc, and […]
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Avram Grant has quit his job as Ghana’s head coach after more than two years in charge of the Black Stars, the country’s football association said on Tuesday. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) said in a statement that “the two parties will mutually part ways after their contract ends on Feb. 28’’. “Both parties have […]
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Burkina Faso took third place in the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), courtesy Alain Traore’s stunning free kick against Ghana in the 89th minute of the encounter in Gabon. For the second time since Thursday when Cameroon beat them 2-0 in the semi-finals, the Black Stars disappointed again, letting the Burkinabes claim their first […]
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