MTN Ghana, the headline sponsor of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has given a GHC 60,000 sponsorship package to the association to support this year’s awards ceremony. The package which was presented to the leadership of the association on Wednesday is made up of GHC 50,000 cash and GHC 10,000 worth of products to be given to the award winners. Mr. Sam Korankye who is the Corporate Services Executive at MTN, during the presentation stated that ‘ MTN is committed to the awards which is aimed at putting smiles on the faces of sportsmen and women. He said…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
The Managing Director of Kwansa Automobile Limited, Mr. Albert Kwansa has donated a cash of GHC 1,000 to Hasaacas Ladies for winning the NC Special Competition. The team led by the head of the technical bench, Abdul Yusif Basigi were at the office of the company in Kokompe, Takoradi where the astute businessman presented the cash to the team. Mr. Albert Kwansa stated during the presentation that ‘ Hasaacas Ladies have done well for making the Western region proud during the Special Competition and deserve to be rewarded’. Perpetual Agyekum, the captain of the NC Special Competition champions thanked the…
Betway Ghana, the leading betting company nationwide, as part of supporting community football in the country have scheduled to organise eight teams football gala in Takoradi. The one-day competition dubbed Betway Easter Gala is scheduled to come off on April 20, 2019 at the Nana Breapong Yaw School park at Effiekuma, a suburb in Takoradi. The teams; Nzema FC, New Takoradi, New Site, Kingsman, Tanokrom, Effia, Effiekuma No 2 and Effiekuma Zongo will battle for the ultimate and other cash prizes from the organizers. There will also be a curtain raiser match between Effiekuma Masquerades Select Side against a Select…
The 2019 Betway Easter Football Gala tournament is scheduled for 20 April 2019 and will simultaneously take place across four locations in the Greater Accra, Western and Eastern Regions. The tournament will feature thirty-two (32) teams from Nungua and Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region, Akim Oda in the Eastern Region and Takoradi in the Western Region. Each region will field eight (8) community football teams. The teams will complete in several games over the one-day tournament with the top three placed teams in each region sharing a total prize purse of GHS 5,000. The champions of each region will…
Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr. Kwame Asiamah has headed to Ajumako in the Central region to witness the completion of the Youth Training Center project. The sector minister journeyed to Ajumako, the capital of Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam district to inspects the completion of another Youth Training Center project being carried out. The Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua arrived in the Central region just after inspecting a newly built boys dormitory for the Youth Leadership and Skills Training Institute at Takrowase in the Eastern region. The exercise forms part of government aim to secure the future of the Ghanaian youths and…
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko striker Abass Mohammed has thanked the entire fraternity of the team after his contract was officially terminated on last Friday. The attacker failed to leave up to the billing due to persistent injuries which had seen his contract with the Porcupine Warriors terminated alongside former Inter Allies forward Frederick Boateng. The former Medeama Sporting Club forward after his stay with the Kumasi based team was terminatedated has penned down a heartfelt message, expressing his gratitude to the team. “MY INFINITE GRATITUDE GOES TO ASANTE KOTOKO FRATERNITY It has been a fulfilling childhood dream to join one…
Madam Evelyn Nsiah Asare – the President of Division One League female side in the Ashanti Region, Nana Afia Kobi Ampem Ladies and also a member of the NC Special Competition has commended the Normalization Committee for organizing the Women’s Special Competition. The Special Women’s Competition was initiated by the Dr. Kofi Amoah led Committee to fill the void as football activities in the country was suspended after the Anas Aremayaw Anas ‘Number 12’ expose which uncovered the rottenness in the country and Africa football business. According to Madam Nsiah Asare, the Normalization Committee has done a marvellous job by…
The Youth and Sports Minister, Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah has lauded StarTimes Broadcasting Firm for their support and contributions towards sports in the country since their arrival. According to the Minister, the Chinese based broadcasting firm’s unwavering commitment to the development and promotion of sports has complimented government efforts in sports infrastructure drive in the country. The Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua said this, during Mr. Sheng Yi – the deputy Manager in charge of Media Division at StarTimes, visits at his office in Accra. The Tano Dumasi born however, urged StarTimes to continue to use sports as a…
Ghanaian defender Richard Ocran has been included in Nkana FC squad to face CS Sfaxien in Tunisia. The Kitwe based side departed Zambia for Tunisia ahead of the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final return fixture against CS Sfaxien on Sunday, 14th April, 2019 at the Stade Taïeb Mhiri. Nkana whipped the Tunisian giant 2:1 in the first leg of the quarter-finals at the Nkana Stadium and are poised to secure a semi-final slot in Tunisia on Sunday. The former Ashantigold SC center back was among the eighteen member squad that aboard the Emirates Airline flight from the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport…
Current head coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Charles Kwablan Akonnor says he will forever be grateful to Sekondi Eleven Wise for giving him the platform at the start of his coaching career. Akonnor was appointed on February 19, 2009 as the head coach of Sekondi Eleven Wise then Sekondi Wise Fighters where he worked with former national team mate Nii Odartey Lamptey as the assistant coach. Speaking to Sekondi based Radio Silver, the 47-year old believes he enjoyed his three years stay at the club and will never forget his stints at the team and Western region at large. “…