General News of Thursday, 10 October 2024

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Ghanaians to protest against galamsey during Black Stars vs Sudan game

Ghanaians will take the anti galamsey protest to the Accra Sports Stadium Ghanaians will take the anti galamsey protest to the Accra Sports Stadium

The Black Stars of Ghana will face Sudan today in a crucial AFCON qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Ghana looks to turn its fortunes around by earning a maximum of 3 points after a poor start to the qualifiers.

They are trending at number one on X for Thursday, October 10, 2024.

Other trending topics include Organised Labour, Kurt Okraku, UTAG, Sudan, Operation Halt, Mohammed Kudus and Ghana Medical Association.

Here’s a breakdown of why these topics are trending:

Blackstars

Ghana currently sits third on the qualifying table with just one point after playing two matches in a group that includes Angola, Sudan, and Niger.

Despite the heartbreak, netizens are rallying support for the players, hoping for a convincing win to improve their chances of qualifying for the next AFCON.

Organised Labour

Netizens have expressed their disappointments over the union's abrupt U-turn in calling off their planned strike against the galamsey menace.

Kurt Okraku

The president of the Ghana Football Association has faced heavy backlash on social media following his address to the Black Stars players during a meeting.

In his statement, Kurt Okraku gave the players an ultimatum to either ‘die for the country or risk not being selected to play for the national team again.’

While some are praising him for delivering tough truths in light of the players' poor performances and lackluster attitude lately, others believe Okraku has no moral right to demand patriotism, citing his own poor record as the GFA president.

UTAG

The University Teachers Association of Ghana is embarking on a nationwide strike on October 10, 2024, to protest the government's failure to ban illegal mining activities.

Operation Halt

The Ghana Armed Forces through Operation Halt seeks to collaborate with small-scale miners to fight illegal mining in water bodies and in forest reserves.

Ghana Medical Association

Netizens are displeased with the GMA’s letter announcing that they will not participate in a strike action against galamsey.

The GMA is currently trending alongside Organised Labour.

Mohammed Kudus

The West Ham midfielder will captain the Black Stars in their crucial match against Sudan on Thursday.

Here are some tweets under the trending topics below:



































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