Hundreds of fans from Tarkwa, Prestea, Axim, Sekondi, Takoradi, Wiawso, Bogoso and its environs on Saturday witnessed the biggest armwrestling competition in the history of the region. The hugely successful event which saw a fusion of entertainment and sports recorded high patronage and turnouts. At the end of keenly contested battles at the Tarkwa Cyanide Park, James Dufuah emerged the Western Regional Champion in the men’s category whiles Grace Commey proved too strong and smart for her competitors to become the overall women’s champion. In the President’s battle Derrick Kwakye from the Ashanti Region overpowered James Dufuah to win a…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
Sekondi Hasaacas have confirmed gate fees for their first home game in the ongoing GFA Special Competition against Unistar Academy. The 1997 Ghana Premier League Champions will welcome the Academy Boys in their first home game of the competition on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Sekondi Gyendu Park. The management of the ‘Giants of the West’ have confirmed that VIP, Popular Stands would be sold at ¢10.00 and ¢5.00 respectfully whilst students with valid ID Cards with ¢3.00 will get seats to witness the cagey encounter on Wednesday scheduled for 3:00Pm kickoff time.
The Youth and Sports Minister, Honorable Isaac Asiamah visited both the Black Stars and Meteors ahead of their qualifiers today. Black Stars will face the Harambee Stars of Kenya in the last 2019 AFCON qualifiers tonight at the Accra Sports Stadium whilst Meteors will lock horns with their age mates from Gabon in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifier at the same venue this afternoon. The sector minister visited both teams yesterday at the Accra Sports Stadium as they prepare for the double header today at the nation’s capital, Accra. Honorable Asiamah, in his speech, assured both teams of government unflinching…
The Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee has increased the participation fee for its special competition. The competition which is for both Premier League and Division One clubs is to fill the void created as football activities has been halted since last year and it’s currently in the normalization period. The Dr. Amoah led Committee has increased the participation fee for each club to Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 30,000) instead of the initial Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis. In a statement signed by the Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Alex Asante, the regulations, format and the participation fees…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko Director of Communications, Samuel Sarfo Duku (Esq) says it will be senseless on the part of the management of the Porcupine Warriors to part ways with head coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor. A section of Asante Kotoko supporters and the media have started calling for the immediate sack of Akonnor following the exit of the club from the CAF Confederation Cup even though the team qualified for the group stages of the competition for the first time since 2008 under Bashir Hayford. Sarfo Duku is the latest to add his voice concerning the wranglings over the future of…
Nkana FC buoyant defender Richard Ocran has disclosed that his outfit are poised to win the CAF Confederation Cup and not scared of CS Sfaxien. The Kitwe based side qualified from the group stages as runners up of the group C and have been paired in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final draw against Tunisian giant CS Sfaxien. The former Ashantigold SC center back believes Nkana FC only need to prepare feverishly for the duel and hopefully they can eliminate the Tunisian side out of the competition. ” We’re not contend with the quarter-final stage because it’s our determination to win…
Simba Sporting Club metamorphic midfielder, James Kotei says the supporters of the club have taken the team like a religion and always rally behind them. The former Liberty Professionals midfield dynamo speaking on why the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium is always filled to capacity during their home matches stated emphatically that the supporters are passionate about the club both in good and bad times. ” The supporters have taken the team as a religion and have passion for the club no matter the situation, they will fill the stadium for us to win the match”, he told Sekondi based Radio…
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) were adjudged winners of the maiden edition of the African Universities Olympic games held at the capital of Egypt, Cairo. Ghana was heavily represented in the maiden edition of the competition by three Universities namely the University of Ghana (Legon), University of Developmental Studies (UDS) and University of Cape Coast. The Cape Coast based amassed 10 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze medals to clinch the first position with Ahzar University of Egypt placing second. UCC were declared winners of both male and female athletics event making them the overall best team in the…
Great United Footballers Association (GUFA) have donated to its member Emmanuel Ansong who is recovering from an ankle injury. Ansong has been on the treatment bed for the past weeks over an ankle injury he susatined during Accra Hearts of Oak oldies and Asante Kotoko oldies Independence day clash at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Executive Members of the association donated to the former Aduana Stars defender at his house today, foodstuffs costing over GHC 1000 as well as an undisclosed amount. Former Accra Hearts of Oak winger Joe Tagoe on behalf of the association presented the items and the…
Head coach for the Black Meteors, Ibrahim Tanko has dropped eleven players from camp ahead of Gabon clash on March 23, 2019 at the Accra Sports Stadium. Eleven players were asked to go home with only ten remaining at camp awaiting for the arrival of another eleven foreign based players to argument the squad for the first qualifying game which serve as road to 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It’s reported that Dreams FC left back Montari Kamaheni alongside Elvis Kyei Baffour of Liberty Professionals and former Karela United reliable defender, Moro Ibrahim were nowhere to be found in the remaining ten…