Ghanaian midfield dynamo, James Kotei has completed a three-year deal with South African side Kaizer Chiefs, Kyfilla.com can exclusively confirm. The former Liberty Professionals enforcer signed the deal with the South African side after a successful medicals. The 25-year old joined Amakhosi on a free transfer after stints with Tanzania Premier League outfit, Simba Sporting Club expired. Kaizer Chiefs announced the signing of the Ghanaian international after he put pen to paper on a three-year deal. “Kaizer Chiefs have signed James Agyekum Kotei on a three-year contract. The 25-year old defensive midfielder hails from Ghana. He joined Amakhosi from Simba…
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The Youth and Sports Ministry has sent it goodwill message to the Black Stars ahead of their opening game in the 2019 AFCON. Ghana will begin their AFCON campaign against the Squirrels of Benin on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Ismailia Sports Stadium before taking on defending champions Cameroon on June 29. The Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah on behalf of the ministry has sent their goodwill message to the Black Stars. Read below. “24th June, 2019 GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS TO THE BLACK STARS The Minister for Youth and Sports,…
The International Games and Competitions Committee with the responsibility of overseeing Ghana’s participation in the international games met Sports Minister, Hon Isaac Asiamah to discuss the country’s preparations ahead of the All African Games. The Committee headed by the National Sports Authority boss, Professor Peter Twumasi, during the meeting briefed the sector minister on Ghana’s preparations towards the 2019 All African Games which will be held in Morocco. The Committee however, informed the sector minister it maiden press briefing scheduled for Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports Stadium. Meanwhile, the 2019 All African Games…
The Youth and Sports Minister, Honorable Isaac Kwame Asiamah has presented a cheque of GH¢30,000 to Black Maidens striker Mukarama Abdulai following her stellar performance in the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup held in Uruguay. Mukarama Abdulai won the golden boot award in the tournament by scoring 7 goals in 4 matches and also won the bronze ball award for her spectacular performance even though Ghana were booted out in the knockout phase. The sector minister on behalf of President Akufo-Addo, presented the cheque to the Northern Ladies forward today in Accra. Mukarama Abdulai was part of the Black…
The Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Honorable Perry Curtis Okudzeto has on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 launched the YouthConnkt Ghana. The launching exercise held at the University of Ghana in Legon of the Greater Accra region was organized by the National Youth Authority in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Speaking at the launching ceremony on behalf of the sector minister, Honorable Perry Okudzeto explained that, “the YouthConnekt is an initiative being scaled up by the United Nations Development Programme in Africa after a successful implementation in Rwanda. The initiative seeks to create multiple opportunities for the youth…
The National Youth Authority (NYA) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 launched the YouthConnekt Ghana at the Bank of Ghana Hall of the University of Ghana in Accra. YouthConnekt Ghana is a physical and virtual platform based on the interest of Ghanaian youth that will link up the various innovations and creativity in areas such as ICT, Entrepreneurship, Agri-Business, Civic Engagement etc. In attendance will be the Minister for Youth & Sports, Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, CEO of NYA, Hon. Mr. Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri, Minister for Business Development, Hon. Mohammed Awal,…
The Youth and Sports Minister, Honorable Isaac Kwame Asiamah has on Monday, June 17, 2019 presented a cheque of One million Ghana Cedis to the contractor of the New Edubiase Sports Stadium for an immediate expansion of the facility to a FIFA standard. The edifice which started under the erstwhile John Mahama government in 2016 stalled over lack of funding for the project even though an amount of 1.6M cedis has already been spent in the project. However, the Sports Minister who has been commissioning sports centers across the various regions in the country presented the cheque to the contractor…
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation has secured scholarship package with Lovely Professional University (LPU) in India for students at the various Ghanaian fishing and rural communities. The package ensures a 50% discount in fees for every Ghanaian that enrolls in the University through the Foundation in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation, Dr. Dominic Eduah alongside board member, Mr. Johnson Ben Oduro during a trip in the country met the leadership of the University to sign the mouthwatering package. Lovely Professional University is the largest tertiary institution in India…
The Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah has rewarded former Black Stars team doctor, Kwabena Oboe Quansah a cheque of GHC 39,500. Dr. Kwabena Oboe Quansah was the medical doctor for the Black Stars during the 1965 AFCON where Ghana eventually won the trophy for the second time after beating Tunisia by 2:3 in the finals. He was handed the cheque on Wednesday at the office of the minister after it emerged that, he was left out when the government was rewarding the team for the AFCON triumph. The astute medical doctor, aside his accomplished medical duties, served…
Black Stars head coach, James Kwesi Appiah has finally named Ghana’s 23-member squad for the AFCON 2019 which will be hosted by Egypt. Ghana, who finished fourth at the last edition of the AFCON after losing 0-1 to Burkina Faso, will be playing in Group F alongside Cameroon Guinea Bissau and Benin in the tournament that will kick off on June 21, 2019. Coach Appiah dropped the following players: Ebenezer Ofori, Majeed Waris, Mohammed Alhassan, Abdul Fatawu and Yaw Yeboah after one week camping in Dubai. Ghana defender Nuhu Musah missed Ghana’s Afcon train through injury. Fernabahce midfielder and Ghana…