Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah

Former Youth and Sports Minister, Honorable Nii Lante Vanderpuye has commended President Nana Akuffo Addo for suspending Deputy Youths and Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide over the Australia Commonwealth Games saga. A release sent from the Communication Directorates earlier as reported by www.kyfilla.com, suggested that the President for the Republic Of Ghana , Nana Akuffo Addo has suspended both National Sports Authority boss and the Deputy Youths and Sports Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide. However, speaking to Accra based Atinka TV, the Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo constituency commended the President for his decision towards the Australia scandal but still believes…

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The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Pius Enam Hadzide and Acting Director for National Sports Authority Robert Sarfo Mensah, have been suspended by President Nana Akuffo Addo following investigations leading to 60 Ghanaians who had allegedly enter Australia by false pretenses as journalists to cover the ongoing Commonwealth Games. In a press release from the Communications Directorate from the Presidency. The statement indicated that the decision was taken following preliminary investigations conducted into the circumstances that led to the arrest of some sixty Ghanaians who had allegedly entered Australia by false pretenses, in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games.…

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The first ever What’s app platform club in Ghana ”Sports Center Welfare Club” has been inaugurated in the Western region capital Sekondi/Takoradi in a colorful ceremony. The event which was held at Amaja Hotel in Takoradi on last Saturday 7th April,2018 was attended by huge personalities across the region. ”Sports Center Welfare Club” the first of it kind, is aim at helping members of the group in terms of need and also to educate young growing sports men and women on the benefit of sports. The club goes by the motto ‘Our sports, our concern’ and a simple slogan ‘…

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CK AKONNOR and AMINU MOHAMMED are NASCO Ghana Premier League Coach and Player of the month of March respectively. The Premier League Board (PLB) has named Ashantigold Head Coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor and WAFA’s Aminu Mohammed as winners for the Ghana Premier League Coach and Player of the Month for March respectively. Akonnor registered an impressive three wins and a draw to emerge winner over WAFA’s Klavs Rasmussen and Henry Wellington of Accra Hearts of Oak. In the players category, Aminu Mohammed beat off competition from Dreams FC’s Zuberu Sharani and Asante Kotoko goalkeeper, Felix Annan. Aminu Mohammed won two…

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Asante Kotoko goal poacher, Saddick Adams has expressed his disappointment over the MTN FA CUP technical committee, handing the overall Best Player Award to Heart of Oak winger, Winful Cobbinah last night. The 7th edition of the MTN FA Cup Awards took off last night at the M-Plaza Hotel in Accra with each nominees expecting to clinch an award. The Best Player Award saw, Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s sensational attacker, Saddick Adams competing with Winful Cobbinah of Heart Of Oak fame and Amidaus Professionals, Isaac Amoah for  the main accolade. However, Saddick Adams believes the award should have been in his…

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Osei Kofi born on 3rd June,1940 [aged 77] is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He played for Asante Kotoko SC and Ghana National Football team. He was a joint top scorer in the 1995 African Cup Of Nations tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia leading to Ghana winning the tournament for a second time.He was third highest scorer in the 1968 African Cup Of  Nations. He gained the name ‘Dribbling wizard’ because of his ball dribbling skills. Osei Kofi apparently turned down a financial incentive to play in Europe at his prime in 1969.He later became a priest. ACHIEVEMENT Ghana African Cup…

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Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder Winful Cobbinah was crowned the best player of the 2017 MTN FA Cup. The Black Stars enforcer beat off competition from Asante Kotoko’s Saddick Adams and Isaac Amoah of Amidaus Professionals for the Most Valuable Player Award. The seventh edition of the MTN FA Cup Awards was held at the M Plaza Hotel in Accra on Thursday night. Former Asante Kotoko coach, Steve Polack was adjudged the best coach of the year whiles Medeama SC centre-back Ibrahim Yaro was named the best defender in the last edition of the competition. Below is the full list…

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Leading online sports betting company, Betway has embarked on the second edition of the annual Betway Easter Games. The 7-a-side gala which was played on 31st March 2018 forms part of the company’s continuous effort to help develop sports in the country. The gala which was played simultaneously in four (4) cities across the country namely Takoradi, Sunyani, Kumasi and Cape Coast had eight (8) teams participating per city. These teams were invited from the various communities in the cities where the Gala was held to participate. GHC 24,000 cash prize and souvenirs were awarded to top three (3) teams…

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Telecommunication giants, MTN has supported the 43rd Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards Night, with a sponsorship package of GHC50,000. The package marks a significant improvement on the previous year of GHC 40,000, as the telecommunication giants mark a ten-year relationship with SWAG, since they commenced the sponsorship of the annual event. Mr. Samuel Koranteng, Ag. Corporate Services Executive of MTN, commended SWAG, for consistently showing commitment to the development of sports in Ghana. “SWAG has consistently recognized and rewarded the hard work of sports men, women and individuals, who stood tall in their respective sporting disciplines. “MTN is…

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