Under the auspices of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Kumasi Asante Kotoko will call an emergency meeting on Thursday, April 18, to discuss urgent matters that concerning the club. Key participants at the meeting will include the playing body, the technical team, the interim management committee, and the leadership of the supporters. Concerns over Kotoko’s recent performance in the Ghana Premier League, where they have struggled to gain positive results, have grown, leading to the decision to call the meeting. When a group of supporters interrupted the club’s training session at the Adako Jachie Training Grounds and demanded the dismissal of…
Author: Kelvin Papa Sackey
Maxwell Konadu, a former coach of Asante Kotoko, feels that Prosper Narteh Ogum, the team’s current manager, is not to blame for the club’s present problems. Kotoko has only won one game in eight of its second-round competition matches, and it has only one point from its last six Ghana Premier League games. Nsoatreman dealt them their most recent blow on Thursday night at Baba Yara Stadium. The Nsoatre-based team, now led by Konadu, surprised the Porcupine Warriors once more by winning 2-1 and securing maximum points. Fans chanted for coach Prosper Ogum to be fired, putting more and more…
The Confederation Of African Football has released the best-ranked teams in the last 5 years or seasons in the CAF competitions thus, Champions League and Confederation Cup after the quarter-finals of the 2023/2024 season. The teams were ranked according to the points accumulated in the CAF competitions in the lady five years. Al Ahly undisputably tops the list after years of triumph on the African soil. In the last 5 years in the CAF Champions League, Egyptian giants Al Ahly have won the CAF Champions League three times and finished as runner-up once. Moroccan giants Wydad who follow Al Ahly…
The Minister for Road and Highways, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye, has made a personal donation of GHc10,000.00 to support the initiative of the Buzstopboys. Buzstopboys is a group of intellectuals promoting a clean, green environment through patriotism, volunteerism and selflessness. They focus on “changing society’s mentality by inculcating the spirit of collective responsibility towards national development.” Donating to the group in his office, when the group paid a courtesy call on him upon his invitation, Hon. Asenso-Boakye said the group’s initiative has “direct bearings on the provision of infrastructure in the country.” “One of the main reasons we experience flooding in…
Ghanaian comedian Funny Face was spotted taking a sea bath, which is regarded as a “traditional Ghanaian” rite to ward off bad luck and offer thankfulness to God after receiving bail of Ghc 120.000 from the Kasoa-Akweley District Court. In a video shared on his Instagram page, funny face was seen praying and bathing in the sea waves. Funny Face apologized profusely, asked Ghanaians for forgiveness, and accepted full responsibility for the circumstances leading up to his arrest. He also emphasized that, in contrast to some media stories, he was not intoxicated when the accident occurred. Funny Face was bailed…
In his eulogy of former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan, Ghana Football Association President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku pledged to stand “shoulder-to-shoulder with the legendary footballer ahead of the maiden edition of the All Regional Games.” Speaking as the honoree at the media preview of the creative sports initiative, which took place at Accra’s La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, President Okraku emphasized the GFA’s dedication to provide technical assistance to the competition’s organizers. Asamoah Gyan is the initiative’s creator. In June, each region will host trial events to determine which athletes are the best athletes in order to prepare for the…
In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal, which took place at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal and Bayern tied 2-2. Thomas Partey of Ghana, who missed out on the group stage and Round of 16 games primarily due to injuries, replaced Kai Havertz in his first competitive game this season and played for 10 minutes. Thomas Partey, the Ghanaian midfielder, and other Arsenal substitutes have received praise from manager Mikel Arteta for their performance against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. “When you bring two or three players like we have done, with Alex (Zinchenko) straight away at…
Ghanaian attacking midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh of SC Freiburg is getting closer to playing again as he nears the end of his recovery from a second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. After missing the 2022/2023 Bundesliga season, the Ghanaian footballer is currently concentrating on vital areas of his recuperation, such as agility, speed, and leaping training, in order to be ready for the 2024/2025 season. Kyereh is resolute and positive in spite of the setbacks; in fact, he is traveling to Barcelona for a portion of his recuperation as part of his rehabilitation journey. As Kyereh approaches the last phases of…
Several Ghanaian players who play abroad featured for their various clubs especially in Europe. Below is a breakdown of the performance of some Ghanaian players last weekend. England English Championship Abdul Fatawu Issahaku was spectacular Leicester City over the weekend as they defeated Birmingham City 2-1 to regain the top spot on the English Championship table. Leicester City now lead with 88 points and are followed closely by Ipswich Town who have 87 points. Fatawu Issahaku was rated 7.8 after playing 81minutes. Kamaldeen Sulemana played as a substitute for the last 15 minutes of the game as Southampton…
Ghanaian forward Inaki Williams has won his first-ever Copa Del Rey title with his team Athletic Bilbao after they defeated Real Mallorca 4-2 in the championship game through penalty shootouts. After a fierce match in Seville, Athletic Bilbao defeated Mallorca on penalties to win their 24th Copa del Rey. Bilbao had gotten to the finals after eliminating Deportivo Alaves, FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the knockout stages. Real Mallorca took a 1-0 lead at the end of the first half thanks to a brilliant shot from Dani Rodríguez in the 21st minute. Oscar Sancet, a Spanish international, expertly tied…