Ghana defender Andy Yiadom played 90 minutes for his club Reading Football Club in their 2-0 home win over Port Vale FC in the English League One round of 34. Reading was a joy to watch as their intensity and approach to the game yielded a much-needed win for them to make sure they don’t slip into the relegation zone. With his outstanding defensive abilities and experience, the Ghanaian, who has been sidelined by the Ghana Blackstars was excellent to watch as he kept the opposition at bay. Reading are currently 16th on the league table with 38 points after…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
Ghana Black Stars winger Kamaldeen Sulemana climbed off the bench to play 20 minutes for his club, Southampton Football Club, in their painful home loss in the English Championship. In the round 33 match, Southampton lost 2-1 to Hull City at home despite both sides missing numerous easy opportunities. Even though the Ghanaian was playing at his peak and harassing the visiting team’s defense, his team was unable to benefit from his brief introduction. He was rated 6.1. This year’s AFCON saw Sulemana miss time due to injury, forcing him off the team. With 67 points from 33 games, they…
A piece of sad news has reached the shores of Ghana as a 39-year-old Ghanaian man, Adu Boakye, tragically lost his life in a random shooting incident in Canada, according to the local police. The sad incident occurred at Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue, the Ghanaian was on the street to check out a usual job. However luck eluded him as a stray bullet hit him and he sustained gunshot wounds, and despite life-saving efforts, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. In a statement, Detective Phillip Campbell revealed that Boakye and an unnamed 16-year-old boy were shot indiscriminately…
A teacher has been banned from her job after sending emails with kisses to a pupil and encouraging them to drink alcohol. Laura Martland was a science teacher at Penketh High School in Warrington from March 2007 until her dismissal in September 2021 due to misconduct. In order to discuss the accusations made against the 39-year-old, who was charged with not having a professional relationship with a student back in 2020–2021, a panel from the Teacher Regulation Agency convened last month. She was given a prohibition order, barring her from the profession indefinitely, with a five-year review period after it…
During the second Akwasidae celebration of the year on February 18, 2024, LBO featherweight champion Stanley Nyantakyi gladly gave Monarch Otumfuo Osei Tutu II his title. Nyantakyi, who was raised in Kumasi, moved to Accra in 2019 when he was eighteen years old to follow his dream of boxing. He joined the Bronx Boxing Gym and was trained by seasoned coach Carl Lokko. In his first international fight, Nyantakyi, also known as the Asante Warrior, defeated Komlangan Hounkpatin of Togo on February 3, 2024, in Accra, Ghana, to retain the LBO Featherweight title and maintain his undefeated record. Nyantakyi, accompanied…
Eden Hazard has named Gael Kakuta as the best young talent he has ever played with, despite him having flopped at Chelsea. FIFA punished Chelsea and the winger with a four-month ban after it was determined that the Premier League team had coerced him into breaching his contract in France. That judgment was overturned by an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which decided that Kakuta’s contract with Lens was void. Kakuta has mostly focused on his career in France since leaving Chelsea in 2015, which has caused many Premier League fans to lose track of him. However,…
Nigerian film stars Victor Osuagwu and Ramsey Noah have made their way to Ghana thanks to the efforts of Ghanaian actor and film producer Lil Win, better known as Kojo Nkansah. The much-anticipated film in which they both appear was supposed to star Lil Win. The upcoming movie is called “A Country Called Ghana.” According to sources, Martha Ankoma was supposed to be part of the movie, but the actress declined after he said the Kumawood movie is full of witches, ghosts, and Juju portrayals. The noted Nigerian actors touched down 4 hours ago at the Kotoka International Airport. As…
The English Football Association is looking to expedite the process so that Ghana cannot acquire Manchester United’s talented midfield player, Kobby Mainoo. In all competitions, the 18-year-old began his tenth consecutive match over the weekend. Mainoo opened his Premier League account after scoring a dramatic stoppage-time winner in a seven-goal thriller at Wolves earlier this month. The United Academy alumnus only made his Premier League debut in November, shining in the team’s 3-0 victory away at Everton. The midfielder is still being watched by Ghana, whom he is eligible to play for through his parents, despite having played for England…
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club pipped Nsoatraman Football Club 2-1 to win the JA Kufuor CUP after a hard-fought comeback win. This match was part of the JAK Foundation’s efforts to honor the legacy of former Ghanaian president John Agyekum Kufuor, who served two terms from 2000 to 2008. The much-anticipated game on the Ghana Football Calendar was greeted with excitement and tumultuous noise from both fans as their euphoria set in. The match began with both teams wearing identical yellow jerseys, so it is unclear why the authorities did not recognize the fault. However, play was stopped in the 25th…
Dancehall superstar Shatta Wale from Ghana has expressed his dissatisfaction once more regarding the way that certain Ghanaian media outlets make him feel inferior to Nigerians. He disclosed that Burna Boy moved to Ghana to live with him for a year and a half, but that Burna is now more beloved than he is. He went on to say that although Davido had traveled directly to his home after arriving in Ghana some time ago, everything had since fallen apart as a result of the way Ghanaian media outlets had covered him. Shatta Wale said, “Everyone with whom I began…