The Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee has increased the participation fee for its special competition. The competition which is for both Premier League and Division One clubs is to fill the void created as football activities has been halted since last year and it’s currently in the normalization period. The Dr. Amoah led Committee has increased the participation fee for each club to Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 30,000) instead of the initial Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis. In a statement signed by the Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Alex Asante, the regulations, format and the participation fees…
Author: Kwame Stephen Yeboah
Kumasi Asante Kotoko Director of Communications, Samuel Sarfo Duku (Esq) says it will be senseless on the part of the management of the Porcupine Warriors to part ways with head coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor. A section of Asante Kotoko supporters and the media have started calling for the immediate sack of Akonnor following the exit of the club from the CAF Confederation Cup even though the team qualified for the group stages of the competition for the first time since 2008 under Bashir Hayford. Sarfo Duku is the latest to add his voice concerning the wranglings over the future of…
Nkana FC buoyant defender Richard Ocran has disclosed that his outfit are poised to win the CAF Confederation Cup and not scared of CS Sfaxien. The Kitwe based side qualified from the group stages as runners up of the group C and have been paired in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final draw against Tunisian giant CS Sfaxien. The former Ashantigold SC center back believes Nkana FC only need to prepare feverishly for the duel and hopefully they can eliminate the Tunisian side out of the competition. ” We’re not contend with the quarter-final stage because it’s our determination to win…
Simba Sporting Club metamorphic midfielder, James Kotei says the supporters of the club have taken the team like a religion and always rally behind them. The former Liberty Professionals midfield dynamo speaking on why the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium is always filled to capacity during their home matches stated emphatically that the supporters are passionate about the club both in good and bad times. ” The supporters have taken the team as a religion and have passion for the club no matter the situation, they will fill the stadium for us to win the match”, he told Sekondi based Radio…
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) were adjudged winners of the maiden edition of the African Universities Olympic games held at the capital of Egypt, Cairo. Ghana was heavily represented in the maiden edition of the competition by three Universities namely the University of Ghana (Legon), University of Developmental Studies (UDS) and University of Cape Coast. The Cape Coast based amassed 10 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze medals to clinch the first position with Ahzar University of Egypt placing second. UCC were declared winners of both male and female athletics event making them the overall best team in the…
Great United Footballers Association (GUFA) have donated to its member Emmanuel Ansong who is recovering from an ankle injury. Ansong has been on the treatment bed for the past weeks over an ankle injury he susatined during Accra Hearts of Oak oldies and Asante Kotoko oldies Independence day clash at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Executive Members of the association donated to the former Aduana Stars defender at his house today, foodstuffs costing over GHC 1000 as well as an undisclosed amount. Former Accra Hearts of Oak winger Joe Tagoe on behalf of the association presented the items and the…
Head coach for the Black Meteors, Ibrahim Tanko has dropped eleven players from camp ahead of Gabon clash on March 23, 2019 at the Accra Sports Stadium. Eleven players were asked to go home with only ten remaining at camp awaiting for the arrival of another eleven foreign based players to argument the squad for the first qualifying game which serve as road to 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It’s reported that Dreams FC left back Montari Kamaheni alongside Elvis Kyei Baffour of Liberty Professionals and former Karela United reliable defender, Moro Ibrahim were nowhere to be found in the remaining ten…
Ghana’s second oldest existing club, Sekondi Eleven Wise fc have confirmed that Francis Hema has joined them as their new social media manager. As part of plans for their centenary celebration, Francis Hema has joined the Western Show Boys to be in charge of their social media handles. Francis Hema, who works with Focus 1 Media as an online manager and a Sports analyst, agreed to join Sekondi Eleven Wise to furnish supporters and the general public with first hand information on the club. “Show Show !! Happy to announce the capture of Francis Hema as our Social Media Manager.…
Whenever Simba wins a match, there are praises for Meddie Kagere, John Bocco and Emmanuel Okwi for their scoring prowess. It is no surprise because goals always decide a game. However, there are some players who play crucial roles despite not finding the back of the net. They are the unsung heroes. And one of them is Ghanaian-import James Kotei, when it comes to Simba. He has metamorphosed into one of the key player at the Dar es Salaam based club since joining the Tanzania champions three years ago. Ahead of the crucial Total CAF Champions League Day 6 clash…
Ghanaian defender Richard Ocran joined Nkana FC squad for their last group game against Al Hilal on Sunday in Sudan. Ocran was absent in the team’s last two matches in the CAF Confederation Cup due to suspension but has returned to the squad for the Sudan trip. Nkana departed from the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka with Emirates Airlines last night with twenty-one member squad. The Kitwe based club arrived in Dubai late in night and have connected to Khartoum earlier this morning. Nkana have to get at least a point in Sudan to be able to qualify to…