Black Stars Coach, Kwasi Appiah has named a 29-man squad in his provisional list for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nation scheduled for Egypt, next month. The 29 consist of three goalkeepers, ten defenders, eleven midfielders and five strikers. GOALKEEPERS Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United, South Africa) Lawrence Ati- Zigi (Sochaux, Montbeliard, France) Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana) DEFENDERS John Boye (Metz, France) Andy Yiadom (Reading, England), Abdul Baba Rahman (Reims, France) Lumor Agbenyenu (Goztepe A.S, Turkey) Kassim Nuhu, (Hoffeinham, Germany,) Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC, USA) Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belguim) Nuhu Musa (St Gallen, Switzerland) Joseph Attamah (Basaksehir, Turkey) Mohammed…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
Simba Sporting Club will play Spanish Laliga outfit, Sevilla FC on Thursday, May 23, 2019 and Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The friendly will serve as a wrap up season friendly for the Spanish Laliga outfit before they begin their holidays. The team arrived in the capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam on Tuesday and toured some cultural centers in the city ahead of the friendly. Simba SC are the defending champions of the Tanzania Premier League and will use the friendly to warm themselves up ahead of the annual MO Simba…
The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 participated in a sport and development inspection mission by the Agence Francaise De Developpement (AFD) in Accra at the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The deputy sector minister, Perry Curtis Okudzato welcomed officials of AFD and briefed them on various measures undertaken by government to transform Ghana’s sporting ecosystem especially in the area of sport infrastructure development and support for Ghanaian athletes. He indicated how government has instituted various mechanisms to ensure Ghana derives the maximum benefit from sports not just as a tool for entertainment but also as…
Ghanaian trio of James Agyekum Kotei, Nicholas Gyan and Akwasi Asante have defended the Tanzania Premier League with Simba Sporting Club. Simba SC clinched the enviable title in the Tanzanian football after smashing Singida United 0:2 today where Kotei and Gyan saw full-time action with Asante out of action due to injury. Maddie Kagere and sensational John Bocco were the goal scorers for the Msimbadzi Reds today as they ended the game as 0:2 winners. The victory makes the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium lads champions of the premier league with two matches left to end the season, leading the table…
Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan says he will forever be grateful to Ghana after announcing his retirement from international duties. The entire Ghana football fraternity were shocked following the sudden decision from the goal poacher, announcing his retirement from international football after fourteen years spell with the national team. Gyan, 33, whose presence would be needed as Ghana is determined to lift the AFCON trophy for the fifth time after last winning it in 1982 has also asked to be excuse from the AFCON as well. The former Sunderland forward, however, believes he will forever be grateful to Ghana for…
Black Princesses coach, Yusif Basigi has begun his two-weeks internship at Pick Up Academy in the United Kingdom. The renowned tactician was introduced to the playing body of the team earlier this afternoon during their training session. Yusif Basigi was invited for a two-week internship with the team which is a Crystal Palace annex. The team is a male and female set up with footballers below eighteen years. Enjoy exclusive pictures from his first training with the team today;
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kofikrom Pharmacy, Kofi Addo Agyekum has expressed his gratitude to the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) for honouring him and his company at the just ended SWAG Awards night. He and his management thanked SWAG and the organisers for recognising their contribution to the development of sports in the country. As a growing business, we decided to adopt and grow with the supposed least financed sports and this award will motivate and inspire us to do more for the growth of sports in the country and we admonish other corporate institutions to emulate…
Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan once again came off the bench to rescue Kayserispor in their away game against Akhisarspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday afternoon. The Ghanaian international replaced Hasan Huseyina in the 46th minutes after Adrien Regattin has opened the deadlock for the home side in the 37th minutes. Artem Kravets in the 61st minutes restored parity for Kayserispor before another Ghanaian international, Elvis Manu sent Akhisarspor to the lead in the 80th minutes. A pass from Aleksandr Kucher saw Asamoah Gyan connecting to pull parity in the 90+3 minutes of the fascinating game. The goal…
The Ministry of Youth and Sports have congratulated the senior national women’s team, Black Queens for clinching a bronze medal in the just ended WAFU Zone B Championship. Ghana beat counterpart from Mali via 8:7 on penalty shootouts to clinch the bronze medal in the eight teams competition after 0:0 in the regulation. Even though, the aim of the team was to defend the trophy after winning the maiden edition, the ministry believe many positives can be derived from the team as the squad is currently a blend of experience and young ones and will help the country in the…
Kwidex, a start-up based in Accra emerged as the winner of the first Betway Fintech Challenge. The final round of the Betway Fintech Challenge was held at the Accra Digital Centre with ten (10) finalists competing across two (2) rounds. During each round, teams pitched their proposals to a three-person expert panel. The three-person team from Kwidex led by Seyram Kofi Mantey impressed the panel who awarded the company the GHC 20,000 grand prize. Nocofio and Pennysmart were the first and second runners-up and received cash prizes of GHC 15,000 and GHC 10,000 respectively. Kwidex is a crowd-funding platform. Product…