Reigning Ghana Premier League Champions Medeama Sporting Club have announced and agreement with and Al Nasr Sports Club of Dubai. The goal of the partnership agreement is to raise the giants of Ghana’s profile internationally. Medeama have become the first Ghanaian team to formally have a relationship with an Emirati club in recent memory. Top officials from both clubs served as witnesses as the two parties formalized the agreement, with Medeama president Moses Armah signing on behalf of the Ghanaian powerhouses and Al Nasr chairman Abdulla Bin Touq signing on behalf of the Emirati side. The club revealed that the…
Author: Kelvin Papa Sackey
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 In England, a couple of Ghanaian players played in the Premier League and the Championship. Kamaldeen Sulemana played as a substitute for 5 minutes of Southampton’s game against Birmingham City which they won 4-3. Abdul Fatawu Issahaku played for Leicester City as they were defeated by Queens Park Rangers 2-1. Issahaku played the full throttle and had a rating of 7.5. In the Premier League, Antoine Semenyo…
A final-year student of Takoradi Technical University (TTU) was reported to have taken his own life at his residence at West Tanokrom, located in the Effia-Kwesiminstim Municipality of the Western Region. The deceased, Derrick Teiku from Bogoso, was discovered hanging from the ceiling fan in his room with a sponge around his neck, some earlier reports confirmed. According to co-tenants, Derrick showed no signs of distress prior to his death but he was rather in good spirit as seen in how he related to everyone. However, they were shocked when they discovered his lifeless body dangling on the ceiling fan…
Popular Nigerian comic actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has passed on at age of 62. The veteran Nollywood and comic actor passed away at the Evercare Hospital, per multiple media reports. Last year, reports of his suffering from an ailment which brought about his leg being amputated made waves on social media. There are no official statements or confirmations from his family on his reported death. Meanwhile, several social media users, including some celebrities, have taken to social media to express their condolences and grief over his reported death.
Seven days remain until the 13th African Games in Ghana begin, and the people of this West African nation will be hoping that its athletes, particularly in boxing, would do very well. Ghana is still among the African nations that have given birth to well-known boxers who have traveled the world showing off their skills by winning titles in every division of the sport. Ghanaians who were born between 1970 and 1990 will be aware of their passion for boxing and may even stay up late to watch their fellow citizens compete on television. Every year, the quality of boxing…
French midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years for a doping offence. Two years after joining Manchester United for a record-breaking £89 million, Pogba became the most expensive football player in the world. In 2018, he won the World Cup with France. Pogba, who turns 31 in March, tested positive for the prohibited drug testosterone on August 20. On the day, Juventus played Udinese in Serie A and Pogba was an unused substitute. Pogba was suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping authority, and the sports prosecutor there have now given him a four-year penalty. The banned material was discovered…
The Copper Queens of Zambia narrowly defeated Ghana’s senior women’s national team in the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers. The Black Queens had a difficult task against Zambia; they lost the first leg 1-0 in Accra and drew the second match 3-3 in Ndola. Even though they gave it their all, the squad was eventually unable to advance, as Zambia won 4-3 overall to move on to the next round. Black Queens Head Coach Nora Hauptle has expressed her disappointment at the team’s failure to qualify. She however acknowledged that the Black Queens fought a good fight and they will learn their…
The Black Queens of Ghana, were held to an exciting 3-3 draw in Ndola aiding the Copper Queens of Zambia to advance to the final qualifying round of the 2024 Olympic Games thanks to their narrow victory in the first leg, which they won a few days ago in Accra. Like they did in Accra, the Copper Queens took the lead in the tenth minute through captain Barbara Banda, making the score 2-0 overall. After a solid team build-up, Gifty Assifuah of the Black Queens scored twelve minutes later to tie the score at Ndola. Racheal Kundananji, the most expensive…
The Parliament of Ghana has today, Wednesday, February 28, 2024, passed the Ghanaian Family Values and Proper Human Sexual Rights Bill 2021, also referred to as the anti-LGBTQI Bill. The Bill, which has drawn a lot of attention both domestically and abroad, aims to restrict the recognition and advancement of any rights held by LGBTQI+ people or groups. Promoters and sponsors of the act face sentences ranging from three to five years in prison, while those caught in the act might face a sentence of six months to three years in prison. The majority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, removed a number…
Asamoah Gyan, the former captain of the Black Stars, says he is not concerned about the comments made about him in the wake of his selection to the Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia 2024 campaign team. Ghanaians’ responses to his acceptance to join Bawumia’s campaign team have been divided, with some criticizing him and others showing their support. Gyan, nevertheless, says he is not concerned about the remarks made regarding his New Patriotic Party membership. “They have their own opinions,” said Gyan at the inauguration of the NPP’s Campaign Team for the 2024 general elections, at Alisa Hotel. Asamoah Gyan…