Ghanaian midfield maestros Mohammed Kudus and Thomas Partey have won well-deserved recognition by earning prized berths in the CAF Team of the Year 2023 at the 2023 CAF Awards held in Morocco. Mohammed Kudus, who started his professional career in Denmark with Nordsjaelland as an exceptional talent gained attention very early and he was transferred to the elite Ajax in the Eredivisie before making the big-time move to West Ham United last summer. His selection to the CAF Team of the Year highlights his achievements on the continent, particularly at the World Cup in Qatar the previous year, where he…
Author: Kelvin Papa Sackey
Sensational Ghanaian musician Edem was involved in fatal accident last Saturday around two in the morning on the George Walker Bush Highway while he was returning from a television program. Per current reports from the media and Edem’s camp the artiste is fine and safe and is willing to assist the police with their investigations. The investigation states that at the time of the incident, Edem was operating an unregistered Honda Touring car.Sadly, an unknown woman who was supposedly pushed down did not make it out of the incident alive. Edem was charged with two counts thus, careless driving, and…
Ten people have been arrested for engaging in illicit mining activities that resulted in significant harm to the Oda River Forest Reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. Of the ten people arrested, seven are Ghanaians and three Chinese. Between December 6 and 8, 2023, the Bekwai Forest District and the Rapid Response Teams of four other forest districts carried out a three-day operation. The project is a component of the Forestry Commission’s continuous campaigns against galamsey, or illicit mining, in the nation’s forest reserves. It was found that the illegal miners were working in seven areas…
Shalimar Abbiusi, the spokesperson for The New Force, a social media movement sparked by the “a man in a mask” has been granted bail by the Kaneshie District Court. On Monday, December 11, 2023, during court proceedings, Shalimar Abbiusi, a 30-year-old Belgian national who has been detained by the police for allegedly breaking Ghana’s immigration regulations, was granted bail. The 30-year-old Belgian pleaded not guilty to one count of using a false declaration to obtain a student visa in violation of section 52 (1) (i) of the Immigration Act 2000 (Act 573), during the proceedings. According to investigations, Abbiusi first…
Abdul Rahim Bashiru, Head Coach of Hearts of Oak, has blamed their loss to Asante Kotoko over the weekend on a lack of attention and concentration, particularly after leading. The ‘Phobians’ lost a heartbreaking 2-3 to their enduring opponents Kotoko in the GPL fixture on match day 14 at Baba Yara Stadium after giving up a goal advantage. Prior to halftime, Isaac Oppong leveled the score after Linda Mtange had opened the scoring account for the host. Steven Mukwala scored a brace for Kotoko to give them a two-goal lead with before Martin Karikari came off the bench to cut…
Evans Adotey, the Head Coach of Medeama SC has urged told supporters and their opponents particularly Young Africans not to write them off in the ongoing CAF Championship despite their failure to win their match against Young Africans. Following a 1-1 draw at Baba Yara Stadium last Friday, Medeama split the points with the visiting team, putting them second in their group with four points from one win, one draw, and one loss. Based on their performance, many doubt the possibility of impossible for Medeama defeating Yanga in the second leg. However, Head Coach Adotey has expressed confidence in his…
Ghana’s Dreams FC defeated Academica de Lobito 3-2 in round 3 of the CAF Confederations Cup group stage at the Estadio de November in Angola. Dreams FC recorded their second win in the CAF Confederations Cup group stage after a 2-0 loss to Club Africain and a 2-1 win over Rivers United. Abdul Aziz Issah, John Antwi and Aholou Avocevou scored for Dreams FC on the 10th, 58th and 88th minutes respectively whiles Academica de Lobito’s goals came from Nelo on the 14th minute and Cachimbombo in added on time of the second half. Dreams FC’s John Antwi emerged as…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko triumphed 3-2 over Accra Hearts Of Oak in Ghana’s biggest football clash in the Ghana Premier League. Both sides renewed their rivalry 14 games into the 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League season at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium with Hearts Of Oak technically playing as the home team. Kotoko made comeback victory as Hearts Of Oak scored the first goal through a strike from Linda Mtange. Isaac Oppong scored the equalizer for Kotoko in added on time of the first half making the score 1-1 at half time. In the second half, Kotoko came in stronger to take…
Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo featured for Bournemouth against Manchester United in match week 16 of the English Premier League. Semenyo played 58 minutes of the game as a right winger. Bournemouth made a statement at the Old Trafford through goals from Dominic Solanke, Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi with Lewis Cook emerging as the man of the match. Antoine Semenyo was rated 6.5 after the game. This season, Semenyo has made four goal contributions for Bournemouth. He has so far scored three goals and provided anassist.
Ghanaian defender Mohammed Salisu made his debut appearance today fie Monaco as they beat Rennes 2-1 in match week 15 of the French Ligue 1. Mohammed Salisu who joined Monaco at the start of the season on a five year deal finally got to play his first game today after suffering a groin injury and setbacks in recovery. Monaco right back Vanderson opened the scoring on 51st minute after a goal less first half. Youssouf Fofana doubled Monaco’s lead on the 85th minute.Rennes’ consolation goal came on the 90th minute mark through a penalty from Bourigeaud. Mohammed Salisu was shown…