Rehoboth FC have qualified for the finals of the maiden edition of the Club 5 on 5 regional championship. The Western regional representatives in the on-going football competition are among the final four regions that have booked a ticket to the finals. The Kansawoarado based team knocked Cape Coast out of the competition on penalty shootouts before edging Ashanti Region to a 2:0 victory during the semi-finals stage, held in Dansoman on Sunday, 19th May, 2019. Meanwhile, the finals has been scheduled for Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Lizzy Sports Complex with 2:00OPM kick off time. The winner will…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation has provided ten boreholes to ten communities in the Upper East region of Ghana. The newly constructed boreholes with hand-pumps is to provide potable water to the deprived communities in the region who lack access to potable water. The projects which forms part of the Foundation’s corporate social responsibility, has witnessed 100 boreholes constructed across the country of which 40 are in the Northern region with Upper East and Upper West having 10 each. Also, 20 out of the 100 boreholes have been constructed in the Western region with 20 sited across the…
Black Stars Coach, Kwasi Appiah has named a 29-man squad in his provisional list for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nation scheduled for Egypt, next month. The 29 consist of three goalkeepers, ten defenders, eleven midfielders and five strikers. GOALKEEPERS Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United, South Africa) Lawrence Ati- Zigi (Sochaux, Montbeliard, France) Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana) DEFENDERS John Boye (Metz, France) Andy Yiadom (Reading, England), Abdul Baba Rahman (Reims, France) Lumor Agbenyenu (Goztepe A.S, Turkey) Kassim Nuhu, (Hoffeinham, Germany,) Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC, USA) Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belguim) Nuhu Musa (St Gallen, Switzerland) Joseph Attamah (Basaksehir, Turkey) Mohammed…
Simba Sporting Club will play Spanish Laliga outfit, Sevilla FC on Thursday, May 23, 2019 and Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The friendly will serve as a wrap up season friendly for the Spanish Laliga outfit before they begin their holidays. The team arrived in the capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam on Tuesday and toured some cultural centers in the city ahead of the friendly. Simba SC are the defending champions of the Tanzania Premier League and will use the friendly to warm themselves up ahead of the annual MO Simba…
The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 participated in a sport and development inspection mission by the Agence Francaise De Developpement (AFD) in Accra at the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The deputy sector minister, Perry Curtis Okudzato welcomed officials of AFD and briefed them on various measures undertaken by government to transform Ghana’s sporting ecosystem especially in the area of sport infrastructure development and support for Ghanaian athletes. He indicated how government has instituted various mechanisms to ensure Ghana derives the maximum benefit from sports not just as a tool for entertainment but also as…
Ghanaian trio of James Agyekum Kotei, Nicholas Gyan and Akwasi Asante have defended the Tanzania Premier League with Simba Sporting Club. Simba SC clinched the enviable title in the Tanzanian football after smashing Singida United 0:2 today where Kotei and Gyan saw full-time action with Asante out of action due to injury. Maddie Kagere and sensational John Bocco were the goal scorers for the Msimbadzi Reds today as they ended the game as 0:2 winners. The victory makes the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium lads champions of the premier league with two matches left to end the season, leading the table…
Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan says he will forever be grateful to Ghana after announcing his retirement from international duties. The entire Ghana football fraternity were shocked following the sudden decision from the goal poacher, announcing his retirement from international football after fourteen years spell with the national team. Gyan, 33, whose presence would be needed as Ghana is determined to lift the AFCON trophy for the fifth time after last winning it in 1982 has also asked to be excuse from the AFCON as well. The former Sunderland forward, however, believes he will forever be grateful to Ghana for…
Black Princesses coach, Yusif Basigi has begun his two-weeks internship at Pick Up Academy in the United Kingdom. The renowned tactician was introduced to the playing body of the team earlier this afternoon during their training session. Yusif Basigi was invited for a two-week internship with the team which is a Crystal Palace annex. The team is a male and female set up with footballers below eighteen years. Enjoy exclusive pictures from his first training with the team today;
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kofikrom Pharmacy, Kofi Addo Agyekum has expressed his gratitude to the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) for honouring him and his company at the just ended SWAG Awards night. He and his management thanked SWAG and the organisers for recognising their contribution to the development of sports in the country. As a growing business, we decided to adopt and grow with the supposed least financed sports and this award will motivate and inspire us to do more for the growth of sports in the country and we admonish other corporate institutions to emulate…
Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan once again came off the bench to rescue Kayserispor in their away game against Akhisarspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday afternoon. The Ghanaian international replaced Hasan Huseyina in the 46th minutes after Adrien Regattin has opened the deadlock for the home side in the 37th minutes. Artem Kravets in the 61st minutes restored parity for Kayserispor before another Ghanaian international, Elvis Manu sent Akhisarspor to the lead in the 80th minutes. A pass from Aleksandr Kucher saw Asamoah Gyan connecting to pull parity in the 90+3 minutes of the fascinating game. The goal…