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Africa Soccer Fiesta airs on GTV Sports+ tonight
The fifth edition of the 13-part sports documentary series dubbed African Soccer Fiesta will be aired on GTV Sports+ tonight at 8 pm
Tonight’s thrilling programme is anchored by a veteran sports presenter and lawyer. Mr Moses Foh Amoaning will take viewers on a journey through AFCON memory lane, beginning with the 1972 tournament staged in Cameroon and won by Congo Brazaville led by the mercurial Francois Mpele and Nbono Sosio.
The 1974 AFCON held in Egypt was dominated by a Zaire side that had been built over eight years by the infamous Mobutu Sese Seko.
The then Zaire strongman, according to Mr Foh Amoaning, took copious notes from Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah’s model of Real Republicans.
Mr Amoaning said following the success of the Real Republicans concept, Mr Sese Seko formed a club side and named it Englebert Club, a side that served as the base for the all-conquering 1974 team that made history as the first black African team to qualify for the 1974 World Cup in Germany.
“The young football aficionados can not miss the timeless archival footage that highlights the superlative skills of Guinea’s Amara toure, Papa Camara and Bengally Sylla in the 1976 edition of the tournament.
Unfortunately, the Syli National of Guinea was pipped to the ultimate African football diadem by the Atlas Lions of Morocco.
Mr Foh Amoaning said tonight’s edition will feature Coach Christopher Nimley who will throw his ubiquitous tactical searchlights on the Super Eagles of Nigeria and loyal viewers of the series to be made aware of the winners of the preceding four programmes.
The African Soccer Fiesta is shown live on Fridays with a repeat on Wednesdays and is sponsored by Hisense.
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Ghana to locally refine its gold starting October 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a state-owned gold refinery in the country.
Speaking at the 2025 Minerals and Mining Convention, Mr Gyamfi said the refinery will process locally mined gold into bullion instead of exporting it in its raw state.
According to him, it is unacceptable that Ghana, despite being a leading gold producer in Africa, continues to export raw gold known as dore.
He explained that the Gold Board, working with the Bank of Ghana and local refineries, will from October 2025 begin refining gold locally.
He also disclosed that an ultramodern assay laboratory will be built to ensure international standards in testing gold quality.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the refinery will be wholly state-owned and will help Ghana move away from raw mineral exports to value addition.
This, he said, will boost foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and position Ghana as a hub for gold refining and jewellery production in Africa.
The CEO stressed that the project forms part of government’s strategy to ensure the country benefits fully from its natural resources and to transform the mining sector into a driver of economic growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
