[ads1] Hearts of Oak head coach Samuel Boadu has been handed an appointment at the Ghana U-20 male national team, Black Satellites. The enterprising gaffer has been appointed the assistant coach at the Black Satellites in the latest changes made by the Ghana Football Association.[ads2] Coach Boadu will be assisting Abdul Karim Zito who has been maintained as the head coach for the Black Satellites. Samuel Boadu was appointed the head coach of Hearts of Oak prior to the start of the second round of the ongoing Ghana Premier League.[ads3] He joined Hearts of Oak after impressive form at Medeama…
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[ads1] Executive Council member Linford Asamoah will continue to serve as Chairman of the Black Princesses management committee. He owns Division One side Oda Kotoku Royals Football Club, will stay on for a further year. Linford who is also the Chairman of the Eastern Regional Football Association, has extensive experience in football administration.[ads2] Director of Karela United Football club Abena Brigidi has been handed the Vice Chairperson role. Here is the full list of members of the committee: Linford Asamoah – Chairman Abena Brigidi – Vice Chairperson Yakubu Asamani – Member Linda Ansong – Member[ads3] Noah Asare – Member Christian…
[ads1] The Executive Council member Dr. Randy Abbey has retained his position as Chairman of the Black Satellites management committee. The experienced football administrator, who owns Division One side Heart of Lions, will steer affairs for a further year after excelling in his role in the last one year. During the period, he led the Black Satellites to win the WAFU Zone B Cup of Nations and the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Benin and Mauritania respectively.[ads2] Techiman Eleven Wonders CEO, Albert Yahaya Commey who worked as Vice Chairman has also been retained. Here is the full list of…
[ads1] The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has banned the chief executive officer of Wamanafo Mighty Royals Daniel Asante and assistant coach Stephen Gurah from all football activities for the rest of the season.[ads2] A statement on the GFA website reads, “The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wamanafo Mighty Royals FC Daniel Asante and the Assistant Coach of the Club Stephen Gurah have both been fined GHC5000 and banned from all football related activities for the rest of the 2020/21 league season”[ads3] “The two club officials were found to have misconducted themselves in the Division One League…
[ads1] Ghana’s Consulate General in Dubai has announced that about five Ghanaians have been arrested at the Dubai International Airport in UAE over suspected case of marijuana (weed) trafficking. The Consulate made the announcement in a statement stating that the said suspects had no knowledge the “parcels” given to them for onward delivery to others in the UAE contained the banned substance.[ads2] “The Consulate General of Ghana in Dubai wishes to announce for the information of all Ghanaians in the UAE that it has, in recent times received information about some arrests of persons at the Dubai International Airport trying…
[ads1] Asante Kotoko have received a good news as two of their injured players have been given the greenlight by the club’s medical team to start full training. The duo of Adom Frimpong and Evans Adomako have been at the treatment room for a longer period after sustaining injuries.[ads2] Adomako sustained a thin injury during Asante Kotoko league game against Legon Cities FC in December, 2020. Since then, the striker has been out of action rather spending all these months at the treatment room. Also, Adom Frimpong has been out of action for awhile due to injury layoff.[ads3] But the…
[ads1] Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has been nominated by President Akufo-Addo as one of the deputy ministers-designate for the Energy Ministry. The legislator was among a list of deputy ministers-designate submitted to the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 by President Akufo-Addo for approval. The other two deputies for the Energy Ministry are Mohammed Amin Adam and William Owureku Aidoo.[ads2] Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and currently the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Sekondi Constituency in the Western Region of Ghana. He succeeded Papa Owusu-Ankomah, who had…
[ads1] The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced decision to shutdown 49 illegally operating television stations in Ghana. According to a statement from the NCA, these television stations are operating without the authorized certificate.[ads2] The NCA is embarking on the shutdown exercise after a thorough monitoring of these satellite free-to-air television stations. Already, the NCA has shutdown two television stations belonging to self-styled priestess Nana Agradaa namely Thunder TV and Ice 1 TV and are in course to shutdown other stations without the proper authorisation.[ads3] Television stations such as Dove TV, Asempa TV, Caci TV, Nazareth TV, Ahotosour TV, Aflao…
[ads1] Former Ghana international, Nii Odartey Lamptey has resigned from his position as head coach of Elmina Sharks. Odartey Lamptey has relinquished his position at the Ghana Premier League club after just 54 days in charge.[ads2] The former Anderlecht midfielder is said to have tendered in his resignation letter on Wednesday citing personal reasons. He was appointed the head coach of Elmina Sharks on interim basis after Yaw Acheampong resigned as the head coach of the club.[ads3] Elmina Sharks is currently suffering financially and Odartey Lamptey is reported to have been financing some of the team’s league matches.[ads4] He won…
[ads1] The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association has imposed a total fine of GHc20,000 on Wamanafo Mighty Royals after being found to have breached the Division One League Regulations (2019) and the Disciplinary Code (2019) in their league match against Bofoakwa Tano played at the Wamanafo Town park on March 28, 2021. The Club has also been banned from playing its home matches at the Wamanafo Community park for the rest of the 2020/21 league season.[ads2] These decisions were taken after the club was charged on six counts of misconduct after it failed to ensure the safety of…