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Sports Ministry denies claims of sponsoring fans to Germany
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The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has dismissed claims circulating on social media that the sector minister sponsored some individuals with business class tickets to Germany for the Black Stars friendly matches.
In a statement issued by the Head of Public Relations and Communications, Bagbara Tanko, the ministry described the claims as false and without any basis.
According to the ministry, the individuals seen in the viral video are not known to the minister.
It explained that they were Ghanaians he briefly met in the departure area at the airport while boarding his flight.
The interaction, it noted, was casual and not out of the ordinary when public officials meet citizens.
The ministry further clarified that the minister travelled alone on an official assignment to engage the Ghana national football team and its technical team ahead of their international friendly match.
It stressed that no staff or delegation accompanied him on the trip.
It added that no individual was sponsored, facilitated, or upgraded by either the minister or the ministry.
The statement indicated that the ministry has not committed any funds, either from its budget or through corporate sponsorship, towards the international friendlies.
As a result, it noted that no arrangements have been made to support fans to travel.
The ministry urged the public to disregard the misleading reports and reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability, and the prudent use of public funds.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Asante Kotoko head coach Eric Tinkler has admitted his side had to dig deep to secure their first win over Heart of Lions in 11 years.
Kotoko edged the Kpando-based side in a tough encounter, ending more than a decade without victory against Lions yesterday at the Baba Yara SportsStadium.
Speaking after the game, Tinkler said:
“We made things very difficult for ourselves. You can see Heart of Lions are a good team; they created chances, but we managed the game, and we created our chances.
According to him, ” Overall there is still a lot of work we have to do defensively. We struggled even when we played against 10 men.”
“Today we won ugly, but we will take the three points and move on,” he concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has criticised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over comments commending state-owned enterprises under the current administration.
She made the statement during her address at the 2026 Ghana Bar Association Conference in Ada.
The GBA President said the recent commendation and comparison of a state institution by no less a person than the Chief Justice left much to be desired.
“We do not want to believe that what happened was a fulfilment of Matthew 12:34, that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks,” she said.
The comments relate to remarks made by Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie during working visits to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
At MIIF, the Chief Justice praised the institution’s performance and said developments there had left him wondering what Ghana had been doing over the past eight years.
“I must congratulate you… we wonder; some of us keep wondering what really we have been doing in the past eight years,” he said. At SSNIT, he contrasted current operations with previous plans to sell assets like the Labadi Beach Hotel.
The remarks have drawn mixed reactions. The Judicial Service said the observations were made in good faith and were not intended to undermine judicial independence.
However, civil society groups and faith-based organisations have raised concerns.
CDD-Ghana said such commentary creates a perception of political bias and risks breaching the Code of Conduct for Judges, while the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference said the Chief Justice could have commended the institutions without political comparisons.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorm
