Ghana Swimming Association President Theophilus Edzie, has been suspended for illegally including Sixteen (16) names to Team Swimming list for the Australian Commonwealth Games. According to a release from the Association, an Executive Board meeting was held on Thursday, 19th April,2018 at the Media Center of the Accra Sports Stadium, where the President was invited to provide information regarding the Commonwealth visa scandal. Sixteen (16) names was added to the list of Ten (10) names presented by the Association, totaling 26 for the Commonwealth Games in Australia. Below is the release from the Association confirming the suspension of the President.
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
The Executive Committee of the Ghana Football Association has ordered a TEMPORARY BAN on Proud United FC from using the Swedru Stadium as its home venue with immediate effect. This decision has become necessary due to the unfortunate incident that occurred during Match Day Five of the Division One League between Proud United FC and New Edubiase FC played on Monday, 16th April,2018. According to a release from the FA, the decision was in accordance with Article 15 [2] of the GFA General regulations which states that “the GFA may order the closure of any league center where the safety…
Pressure from Asante Kotoko supporters have forced the National Sports Authority to rescind their decision of allowing Adu Gyamfi Senior High School to host counterpart from Liberia, Worldwide High School on Saturday 28th April,2018 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. According to a press release from the Ashanti Regional Directorates of the National Sports Authority, the basis of releasing the stadium to the Kumasi based school ahead of the Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak clash on Sunday is to develop and promote all types of sports for all categories of people and institutions. Asante Kotoko supporters earlier threatened the…
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana [SWAG] have received a donation of 22,000 Ghana cedis from an international imports and exports firm with the name 9BS ahead of it 43rd Awards Night. 9BS which doubles as an engineering, trade, investment and HRC management Consultancy donated the amount to the Association as a way of supporting the Awards. The amount was received by Kwabena Yeboah [President of SWAG] on behalf of the association today in Accra. The MTN sponsored SWAG Awards Night is scheduled for the 4th of May, 2018 at the Accra International Conference Center.
Techiman Eleven Wonders General Manager Takyi Arhin has confirmed that negotiations with Zylofon Media to sponsor the Ghana Premier League is all but done after officials from the Ghana Football Association met Zylofon Media on Wednesday to put finishing touches to the negotiations. According to the renowned football administrator, the clubs will receive initial $35,000 out of a principal of $1m, and part of this principal will go to the Division One clubs to cater for officiating. “The contract is almost done and each Premier League club will receive $70,000 a year”, Takyi Arhin confirmed to FOX 97.9 FM. As…
Fans of Hearts of Oak on Wednesday woke up to hear soul awakening news that their beloved club is at the verge of signing Techiman Eleven Wonders goalie John Moosie. The deal has reportedly advanced to a point and the former Berekum Chelsea shot stopper will join the phobians and keep the posts for Hearts of Oak against Kotoko on Sunday. In the contrary, General Manager of Eleven Wonders Takyi Arhin, has completely ruled out any possibility of the deal happening. According to ‘Thunder’, Hearts of Oak have tendered in an audacious offer for the services of Moosie, but have…
Ghanaian international Justice Ato Mensah continued his scintillating form in the Congolese League as he propelled his side Sanga Balende to thrashed counterpart Don Bosco 4:0 in the Play Offs. The former Ebusua Dwarfs attacker, Ato Mensah was introduced into the titanic clash on the 75th minutes in the second half after Lionel Charbonnier side were under pressure from the Don Bosco side who were eager to take home a point. Isaac Amoah, another Ghanaian fellow in the Sanga Balende side set up Ato Mensah a long ball in the eighteen yard box where the stunning goal poacher capitalized to…
Confederation of African Football [CAF] President Ahmad Ahmad, has advised Ghana Football Association [GFA] President Kwesi Nyantakyi to contest for the GFA presidential seat in 2019. The first vice president for the Confederation of African Football has been on the GFA seat for the past thirteen years. Kwesi Nyantakyi on several occasions has divulged his intentions of leaving office when his term comes to an end. However, the CAF President believes it will be a wrong decision for his vice not to contest the 2019 FA general elections. Speaking to Accra based Starr FM, the former Malagasy politician believes if…
Richard Amanor is a Ghanaian national volleyball team player, born in Asutsuare in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. He began his elementary school at the Asutsuare R/C JHS before gaining admission to Osudoku Senior High Technical in 2006 and completed in 2009. His career in Volleyball started in 2010 when he joined Ashiaman [ a suburb in Accra] based Young Spikers to play in the Gt. Accra Volleyball League. Richard performance was spectacular in the aforesaid league which ended him at the Ghana National Police service team after passing out in 2012 He was selected to join the national…
Chief Executive Officer for Bechem United, Nana Kwasi Darlington has revealed that, the President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi has not watched even 20 Ghana Premier League Matches in his 14 year stint as the President of the Ghana Football Association. Speaking to Abaidoo Abednego on Spice Center Sports, Nana Kwasi Darlington stated that 480 matches are played during each Premier League season and Kwesi Nyantakyi has not watched even 20 in his 14 years as the FA President. ” There is no single league center in Ghana that George Afriyie hasn’t gone to, do you know that…