Sixteen-year-old goalkeeper Edson Lopes has tragically passed away after saving a penalty with his chest during a local football match in Maués, Brazil. Lopes collapsed immediately after stopping the spot-kick with his chest and succumbed to his injuries despite efforts to save him. The young player was rushed from Maués, a remote area in the Amazon rainforest, to a hospital. However, the journey, reportedly taking 11 hours, proved too long, and Lopes tragically passed away upon arrival on January 5. Known for his love of football and active lifestyle, Lopes had no history of heart disease, leaving his family and…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
The Ghana Football Association has set up a new Black Stars Management Committee to oversee the welfare of the Senior National Team. Dr. Randy Abbey is the committee chairman (Executive Council member, GFA). He has been tasked on the overall leadership and government engagement. Former Ghana Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah is the vice chairman. He will support the chairman and handle player relations. Other Committee Members include: Samuel Aboabire (Greater Accra RFA Chairman & GFA ExCo member). He will handle Operations and match day activities as well as sponsor relations. Mr. Aboabire will be supported by Mr. Moses Armah…
Erling Haaland has sign a new deal at Man City for the next 9.5 years 2034, potentially he would be 34 years old by then. The agreement is done and sealed, as David ornstein reported that contracts has already been completed by both sides. It will be record salary for Manchester City and one of the highest contracts ever in the world of football. All previous release clauses are removed, but it includes a new release clause only from 2029.
Former Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi has Ghanaians sport fanatics confuse after claiming that, Asante Kotoko Sporting Club is the biggest football club in Ghana. His chief reason is that each premier division club in Ghana pays 12.5% of gate proceeds to the GFA for every league match played. Statistically, Asante Kotoko alone contributed 50% of the total pool of monies paid to GFA from league matches over the 13 years he spent at GFA. The rest of clubs including Accra Hearts of Oak SC contributed the other half. The former GFA president has recently descend on the current…
The partnership aims to promote exquisite sport developments in harnessing talents and building better sport infrastructures. Karela United has been one of the football club in Ghana that give chance and possibilities to young footballers. They have groomed and developed quality and talented players for Ghana football over a decade. In a statement released by the outfit, they outlined the importance of the partnership. The statement reads, “Karela United Fc is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with KGL Foundation, a leading unifyer in Sports Development. This strategic collaboration marks a significant milestone in our club’s history and underscores…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola and his wife, Cristina Serra, have separated after 30 years together. According to a report the divorce is “totally cordial, stable and friendly”. The report claimed that Guardiola drifted apart from Cristina after working in different countries for at least five years. The couple met in 1994 and got married in 2014 near Barcelona. They have three children together: Maria, 24, Marius, 22, and Valentina, 17. It is understood that Serra has been living in Barcelona full time with one of three daughters, Valentina, while Guardiola stays in Manchester.
Eight people were wounded in a hammer attack at a university in Tokyo on Friday, 20 January, 2024. A 22-year-old female student was arrested at the scene, Japanese media said. All those hurt were conscious, according to public broadcaster NHK, which cited police sources as saying that the afternoon attack took place at Hosei University’s Tama Campus. NHK and other media outlets said the attacker, a woman sociology student, had swung a hammer during a class.
The newly elected member of parliament for Sekondi Hon. Blay Nyameke Armah has stir reaction as he intends to seek permission from the president to relocate the statue of former president Nana Akuffo Addo to Kyebi, his hometown. The statue brought disappointment from Sekondi-Takoradi residents when it was erected and inaugurated by the outgoing president. People were questioning what exactly the president has done for the region that he has erected the statue. The residents also lamented about stalled projects that the president couldn’t finish such as the Interchange, the Market and various roads that are under construction. All the…
Ghana Football Association has appointed Bibiani Gold Stars Coach Stephen Frimpong Manso as the new Head Coach of the Male National Under-17 team, the Black Starlets. The experience coach brings a wealth of experience to the table. Coach Manso’s coaching career has taken him to a number of club sides, namely Stade d’Abidjan, Asante Kotoko, Karela United, B. A. United, Kessben FC (currently Medeama SC) and Nkoranza Warriors. He is currently the Head Coach of Premier League club, Bibiani Gold Stars. Frimpong Manso replaced former Ghana international Laryea Kingston.
Dancehall music originated from Jamaican as a rendition of Ragga music but it seems Ghanaians are now doing massively well in that genre. In Ghana the dancehall music has always centered on two icons thus Shatta Wale and StoneBwoy. The two have taken over dancehall music in Ghana and have taken it internationally even to Jamaica where the genre originated. Though there are other dancehall acts in Ghana such as Episode, Larruso, Ras Kuuku and etc but it seems non of the above mentioned dancehall artists come anywhere close to the talent and popularity as Shatta and StoneBwoy One up…