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Marvin Senaya Chooses Ghana Over Togo After International Call-Up Decision

19Mar

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Marvin Senaya Chooses Ghana Over Togo After International Call-Up Decision

Rising football talent Marvin Senaya has officially pledged his international future to Ghana, turning down the opportunity to represent Togo after receiving national team call-ups from both countries. The decision comes after what many described as a “call-up clash” between the two nations, each seeking to secure the services of the promising defender. However, Senaya has now made his stance clear, expressing deep pride in choosing Ghana. In a statement shared on social media, Senaya said he feels “deeply honored” to have been selected to represent Ghana, describing the country as a “soccer nation with a rich history.” He added that he is “thrilled” by the opportunity and committed to representing the nation with “pride, loyalty, and patriotism.” Ghana, known globally for its foo...

Ghana Initiates International Arbitration to Resolve Maritime Boundary Dispute with Togo

The Government of Ghana has formally served notice to the Government of Togo of its decision to seek international arbitration to delimit the maritime boundary between the two countries under the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). According to a statement issued by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, MP, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, the decision follows eight years of negotiations between Ghana and Togo which have not resulted in a mutually agreed boundary settlement. The Government explained that recourse to arbitration is intended to prevent further tensions arising from unresolved maritime claims and to avoid any escalation of incidents involving state institutions. Officials emphasized that the move is aimed...

Six West Africans deported from US sent to Togo despite legal fight

President John Mahama said Ghana had accepted the deal to take West African deportees from the US At least six of the 11 West Africans deported to Ghana as part of the US crackdown on immigration have been transferred to Togo, their lawyers have said. The group was in the process of suing Ghana's government to prevent their further deportation, amid concerns over their safety. "We can confirm that six were sent to Togo, the others have been sent to countries which I can't disclose at this point," lead lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor told the BBC. Only three of those sent to Togo are Togolese. The nationalities of the others has not been disclosed. Neither Togo nor Ghana has commented. The deportees' lawyers have subsequently withdrawn their case against the Ghana government...