The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Curtis Perry Okudzeto on Thursday, May 16, 2019 paid a courtesy call on the Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Sports Facilities and Sports Relations, Mr. Peter Sarfalvi in Budapest, Hungary. The courtesy call by the Deputy Minister forms part of series of programmes outlined by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to seek international collaborations as the nation prepares to host the 2023 African games. Deliberations were held on issues of mutual interest particular matters of sports development for among both countries. According to the Deputy Minister, the Ghana’s sport ecosystem is…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
The wait is over and finally all is set for the Club Beer’s 5 on 5 regional championship which kick start this weekend, May 19,2019 at the famous Zuka Park in Dansoman, Accra. Twenty-three teams across the country have secured a qualification to the semi-finals of the competition which has Ghana’s leading beer brand, Club Beer, as it headline sponsor. The amateur football competition which is for both male and female clubs, is to unearth aspiring professional footballers in the African continent. Erma FC, Beach Stars, Lucky Stars, Boys Boys and Addy FC were the male teams to have qualified…
Accra Hearts of Oak showed enough muscles today as they whipped Karela United 1:0 at the Accra Sports Stadium. Christopher Bonney’s penalty won the game for the Continental Club Masters to secure next round qualification. The Phobians are the very first team in the NC Special Competition to secure next round qualification after the narrow victory today against the Ayinase based team. Hearts of Oak after the victory today lead the tier 1 Zone B table with 25 points after twelve matches.
Portuguese soccer giant, Benfica is set to build a soccer academy in Ghana to unearth talents. The project will be spearheaded by Ghanaian licensed FIFA agent, Seedorf Asante, who is partnering the club to undertake its first major work on the continent. This came to light when Asante led a delegation which included the CEO of Global Football, Fernando Mendes; Benfica youth team Coach David Manuel and one of the club’s directors, Luis Miguel to meet the Minister of Youth and Sports (MoYS) Mr. Isaac Asiamah for a formal introduction and a briefing on the project. He said the Academy…
Ghana’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Hungarian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 held deliberations in Budapest, Hungary, on the sidelines of the Ministry’s international engagements towards ensuring that the 2023 African games to be held in Ghana is a success. The Ghanaian delegation held series of meetings including one with the President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, Mr. Krisztián Kulcsár as both parties explored best practices, partnerships and activities that can be deployed towards the organization of the African Games. The Deputy Sports Minister, Hon. Perry Curtis Okudzato who led the delegates thanked the Hungarian Olympic…
The Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua, Hon Isaac Kwame Asiamah toured 26 communities in his constituency to interact with the constituents and listen to their concerns. The MP who is also the Minister for Youth and Sports visited communities such as Pakyi,Frebuoso, Akrobuokrom, Kwantitin and Nkrumah Nkwanta. He donated streetlights, educational materials including computers to the schools in all the communities visited. He also inspected 20 seater water closet facilities in Frebuoso and Betinko. At Pakyi, he is constructing a three unit classroom. He assured his constituents that he would continue to work very hard to provide their needs.…
The GNPC Ghana Foundation led by Dominic Eduah (PhD), and as part of its mandate, is sending 200 Ghanaians to the Republic of Cuba to be trained as medical doctors/ health professionals. The aforementioned group comprises 170 graduates and 30 specialists. According to Dr. Dominic Eduah the future of this nation belongs to the youth and the solid foundation we lay as leaders of today will help them develop their intellectual capacity and abilities as leaders of tomorrow which will make or unmake Ghana tomorrow. In a brief interaction with beneficiaries before their departure today 14th May, 2019, Dr. Eduah…
President of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation, Charles Osei Asibey received a Presidential Award from the President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Kwabena Yeboah. Charles Osei Asibey known in media cycles as ‘Barrister’ was awarded for his exceptional contribution to the success of SWAG and sports development in general. He received ‘The President’s Award’ at the just held 44th MTN SWAG Awards night held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) last Saturday. Kwabena Yeboah eulogised Osei Asibey’s dedication and commitment to the growth of SWAG and the Armwrestling Federation and urged him to keep up with his…
The Youth and Sports Ministry has warned Ghanaians to be cautious of a fake Facebook account bearing the name of its minister, Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah. According to the ministry, there is a fake Facebook account purported to be the official account of the minister which is basically fake since the Atwima Mponua Member of Parliament has no Facebook account. Ghanaians are however, advised to be mindful of this fake account created by a faceless and fraudulent individuals with the aim of using the Minister’s name to dupe Ghanaians on Facebook. “Disclaimer Fake Facebook Account of Hon Isaac Kwame…
Ghanaian young boxer Isaac “The Royal Storm” Dogboe says he’s in good health and had no serious injuries after suffering another defeat at the hands of Emmanuel Navarette. Dogboe lost again to Emmanuel Navarette in WBO junior bantamweight rematch on last Saturday at the Convention Centre in Tucson, Arizona. The 26-year old threw in the towel in the twelfth round after realizing that he can no longer contain the hard punches from the Mexican. The former junior bantamweight champion who went 20 fights unbeaten with 14 technical knockouts, within a space of five months had suffered two heavy defeats to…