Ghana International Richard Ocran has travelled with Nkana FC squad to face Mozambican giant UD Songo in the CAF Champions League on Wednesday. Nkana will play UD Songo in the prelims of the CAF Champions League on Wednesday ,28th November, 2018 at the Estadio Chiveve. Nkana coach Beston Chambeshi has named his final 20 man squad for their CAF Champions league preliminary round first leg encounter against UD Songo of Mozambique. Nkana set base in Johannesburg, South Africa before heading to Mozambique ahead of Wednesday’s continental assignment in Beira. Below is the Full Squad: Goalkeepers Allan Chibwe, Kelvin Malunga Defenders…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
Ghanaian striker John Antwi made history on Sunday, becoming the top foreign goalscorer in the Egyptian Premier league with 63 goals. Antwi, 26, achieved the feat by scoring a hat-trick for his side Misr Lel-Makkasa in their Egyptian Premier League match against Enppi, which his team won 4-3. His total surpasses the 61 goals scored for Egyptian teams by fellow Ghanaian Ernest Papa Arko who played for five Egyptian clubs including Zamalek. Antwi started his career with Al Ismaily in 2013 where he scored 28 goals before joining Al Ahly two years later, scoring three goals. He went on to…
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation in partnership with Claron Health international is set to embark on a free eye screening and treatment for residents at the Bibiani Municipality in the Western Region. The first phase of the event was held at the Ellembele district on November 12-15, 2018 would continue with the second phase at the Bibiani Municipality, starting from Monday 26 – 30th November, 2018. The exercise would begin at the Awiaso Community Center at Awiaso on Monday 26th November before moving to Cherano on the 27th then to Bekwai on the 28th and Anwiaso on the…
Namibia were able to beat Black Stars B 4:2 on penalty shootouts to lift the Dr. Hage Geingob Cup after the entire minutes ended 1:1 on Saturday. The Namibians had the opener in the cagey encounter but Shafiu Mumuni had the equalizer for Ghana at the Sam Nijoma Stadium. Ghana continued to show dominance in the game and were eager to spoil the party for the Namibians but all efforts went fruitless as the game ended in a 1:1 stalemate. The game was to honor the President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Hage Gottfried Geingbo.
Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko , Dr. Kwame Kyei, has formed a five-member committee to settle the impasse at the supporters front over the National Circles Council elections. George Affum-Acheampong challenged, at a Kumasi High Court, the eligibility of the modalities for conducting NCC elections, and the validity of the constitution it relied on. Affum-Acheampong has withdrawn the case upon the intervention of the George Amoako-led management, and Dr. Kyei, acting on the powers of Life Patron, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has appointed a committee to settle the issue within two months. The 5-man committee comprises former NCC Chairman,…
Asante Kotoko Management has declined the Cameroonian Football Federation’s request to postpone the date for the first leg of the first preliminary round fixture of the Confederation Cup from November 28, 2018. Management, in a letter signed by Chief Executive Officer, George Amoako, and addressed to the Secretary-General of the FECAFOOT, Benjamin Didier Banlock, revealed that it cannot accept the proposal due to its own external commitments. Didier Banlock and Disaaice M. Michel, a representative of the Cameroonian government, met with Dr. Kwame Kyei on Tuesday to plead with the Executive Chairman to reschedule the game. The duo explained that…
The GNPC Foundation, as part of its 100 borehole water project for deprived communities in the western region on Tuesday 20th November, 2018 commissioned a new borehole water to over 1,400 residents of Jomoro and Aowin Municipalities of the Western region for the first time. Three of the beneficiary communities who were on Tuesday, 20th November, 2018 handed with one borehole each, are Ngakan Community in the Aowin Municipality, and Old Ankasa and Nzemetianu communities in the Jomoro Municipality. Addressing separate durbars in each of the communities to hand over the boreholes, the General Manager of GNPC Foundation’s Sustainability Department,…
Fenerbache ace Andre Ayew will captain the Black Stars today for their 2019 AFCON qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. The Black Stars of Ghana will lock with Ethiopia at the Addis Ababa Sports Stadium today for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. However, Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan would start from the bench today as coach Kwesi Appiah pairs Emmanuel Boateng and Jordan Ayew upfront. This means deputy captain of the Black Stars Andre Ayew would captain the team today for the Ethiopia clash. A win for the Stars today will enrich their chances of qualifying for the…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Black Stars to repeat the 5:0 thrashing they handed the Ethiopians in the first leg of the 2019 Afcon qualifiers in Kumasi. President Akufo-Addo, who is in Ethiopia for an African Union assignment, visited the Black Stars on Saturday ahead of their African Cup qualifier with Ethiopia on Sunday. “I am here (Ethiopia) on an AU assignment but I thought it wise to come inspire you ahead of this game,” the President told the team. “I know you defeated Ethiopia 5:0 at home; it is time to do it again. It…
Due to Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s upcoming CAF Confederations Cup match later this month, all Kotoko players invited to join the Black Stars B camp next week have been exempted from Black Stars B duties to enable them continue with their club’s preparations for the CAF Confederations Cup. As a result, Black Stars B head coach, Maxwell Konadu, has called up new players in place of the Kotoko players. The coach has also pruned down the initial squad from 25 players to 20. The invited Black Stars B players are to prepare for an impending international soccer friendly between Ghana and…