It all ended in a goalless when Asante Kotoko faced Aduana Stars in week 27 of the Ghana Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Kotoko were playing as visitors to Aduana Stars at the Nana Agyemang Badu II Park, a venue the Porcupines have failed to get a win in recent years. The tension in Dormaa was very intensed prior to the game as the two sides were eager to ditch the other for the three maximum points. Kotoko needed the three points to leapfrog bitterest rivals Hearts of Oak to the top of the league table but only managed to…
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Five people have been confirmed dead in the collapsed galamsey pit in Denkyira Bremen in the Central Region. According to the Central Regional Police Command, thirty-six (36) people have been rescued so far with some in critical conditions and receiving treatment at the Dunkwa-on-Offin Government Hospital. The five who have kicked the bucket have been deposited at the Dunkwa-on-Offin Government Hospital morgue. The owners of the pit Kwaku Appiah and Kofi Appiah have been arrested. Fifty (50) more people are still believed to be trapped in the pit. More soon…[ads5]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that the senior national team, the Black Stars will begin camping on Friday, May 28, 2021 at Cape Coast. The players and the technical team are expected to assemble to begin preparation towards the two International friendly matches that were announced a fortnight ago. The Black Stars will take on Atlas Lions on Tuesday, June 8 in Rabat, Morocco before playing Ivory Coast on Saturday, June 12 at the Cape Coast stadium. Coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor will use the test games to assess the strength of his squad ahead of the 2022 FIFA…
Ghana Premier League heavyweight Asante Kotoko have announced traveling squad for Aduana Stars game on Saturday. The Porcupines play as visitors to Aduana Stars at the Nana Agyemang Badu II Park in week 27 of the Ghana Premier League on Saturday. Coach Barreto is traveling to Dormaa with 18-man squad with skipper Felix Annan and Razak Abalora as the only two goalkeepers, dropping Kwame Baah. Kotoko will be hoping to defeat Aduana Stars at Dormaa to leapfrog bitterest rivals Hearts of Oak who are on top of the league table. Below is Asante Kotoko traveling squad GOALKEEPERS Razak Abalora Felix…
Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has alleged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo spent a whopping Ghc2.8m on a private jet on his recent trips to France and Johannesburg. In a piece on his Facebook page, the ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament alleged that the president decided to rent an aircraft that cost the Ghanaian taxpayer £15,000 an hour. He further added that the President left Accra for Paris on the 16th of May and then from Paris to Johannesburg and back to Accra on the 25th of…
The Western Regional Football Association (WRFA) has announced a proposed dates for the commencement of the 2020/21 division two league season. According to a press release from the WRFA, the 2020/21 division two league season has been scheduled for the weekend of June 11, 12 and 13, 2021. The dates was proposed by a five-member Committee formed by the association to organize and oversee the 2020/21 division two league season among others. The WRFA has therefore advised various clubs to start preparation for the league season with all modalities and regulations regarding the Covid-19 to be communicated at a later…
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George has threw his weight behind US-based Ghanaian activist Twene Jonas for constantly criticizing the government to improve the living conditions of Ghanaians. Twene Jonas has been making the trends for the past few days for bashing Ghanaian leaders over the poor condition of living in the country despite the nation boasting of large number of mineral resources. Though some have kicked against his way of criticism, describing them as harsh, others believe that’s the right way to force the authorities to sit on their toes. Reacting to this, Sam George believes Twene Jonas…
Asante Kotoko head coach Mariano Barreto has returned to Ghana to continue his job at the club. The Portuguese tactician left the shores of Ghana to his native country on last Sunday, May 23, 2021 to renew his UEFA Pro Coaching License as the end of the football season in Portugal provides a short window for coaching license renewals. As expected, coach Barreto has made a return to the West African country to prepare the team for league game against Aduana Stars this weekend. https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/1397941160899981317?s=19 While in Portugal, assistant coach Pedro Manual took over the team, preparing the playing…
Former Hearts of Oak midfield dynamo Malik Akowuah has expressed his readiness to play for Asante Kotoko when the opportunity comes. The midfielder who is currently unattached believes should Kotoko approach him, he won’t hesitate to put pen to paper for the Porcupines. Before joining Hearts of Oak in 2016 from Medeama Sporting Club, Malik Akowuah was a transfer target for Asante Kotoko but he ditched them for their bitterest rivals. “As a player you can’t choose some clubs that you will only play for, as a profession it needs to be treated professionally, negotiations between you and a club…