Accra Hearts of Oak have denied reports of their first team coach cum Director of Football, Kim Grant resigning. It was earlier circulating on various web portals that, the former AFC Wembledon forward wants to quit the Phobians due to the sudden resignation of Mark Noonan, his former employer. The reports stated that, Grant is currently not happy over the resignation of his former boss, Mark Noonan and he also want to follow suits. In a statement released and signed by the head of the Communications Department of the club, Opare Addo, states that the former Elmina Sharks gaffer is…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
Head coach for Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Charles Kwablah Akonnor has called on the Normalization Committee for the immediate return of the domestic league in the country. Akonnor witnessed his side booting out of the CAF Confederation Cup after their painful defeat to Zesco United last Sunday at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. According to the astute tactician, engaging in a domestic league would sustain the form of the playing body since their elimination in the CAF Confederation Cup. “We have to go back home and reorganise ourselves. “It’s important we start the league. The inability of the league not…
Ghanaian defender Richard Ocran has qualified Nkana FC to the quarter-finals stage of the CAF Confederation Cup even though they lost to Al Hilal Omdurman at Sudan today. Nkana FC were beaten 4:1 by Al Hilal Omdurman at Khartoum in the last group game of the CAF Confederation Cup with Ocran lasting the full throttle. The experienced defender returned from suspension with such an impressive performance but single-handedly couldn’t prevent the deadly attack of the Khartoum based club from scoring. Even though they lost to Al Hilal, Nkana FC, thanks to arch rivals Zesco United have qualified for the quarter-finals…
Match day three of the already intensed Normalization Committee’ Women’s Special Competition was hurdled off at the various centers this weekend. Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies who lost their last home game to Elmina based Sea Lions shared spoils with Soccer Intellectuals at away whilst in-form Sea Lions had a goalless stalemate with Ladystrikers. Pearlpia Ladies were smashed by Abdulai Mukarama’ Northern Ladies by 0:2 with the Black Maidens skipper on the score sheet. Below is the results, scores, of the match three of the Normalization Committee Women’s League Group A. Supreme ladies 0 :3 Fabulous ladies Jenifer Kamkam Yeboah 71 (pen)…
The Deputy Accra representative for Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Nana Kwame Dankwah says the team didn’t take their chances which resulted in their painful defeat against Zesco United. The Porcupines suffered a horrific 2:1 defeat to the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium lads at Ndola yesterday in the last group game of the CAF Confederation Cup. Speaking after the defeat to Zesco United, Nana Kwame Danquah believes the team lost in Zambia yesterday due to hard luck and also failed to utilize their chances even after getting the opener through in the early minutes of the second half through Stephen Nyarko. ” We…
Former Ghana Football Association Vice President, George Afriyie has showered praises on Asante Kotoko Executive Chairman, Dr. Kwame Kyei for supporting the team to partook in this season’s CAF Confederation Cup. The Porcupines qualified for the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time since 2008 but couldn’t make it to the quarter-finals stage after being beaten 2:1 by Zesco United in Zambia yesterday. Stephen Nyarko’s goal served as the only consolation for the Ghanaian side with Jese Were and Mtonga getting the victory for the Ndola based side at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. The horrific and…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko dream of qualifying to the quarter-final stage of the CAF Confederation Cup comes to an abrupt end after defeat to Zesco United today at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. Stephen Nyarko’s goal in the early minutes of the second half served as the only consolation for the Porcupines as they conceded two goals within the space of three minutes. The first 45 minutes of the game was a ding-dong affair as both teams enjoyed possession but failed to find the net. Kotoko came from the tunnel in the early minutes after the break with much resilience and finally…
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Hearts of oak forward, Edward Affum has cried on the Ghanaian media for the total neglect of local based footballers According to the experienced goal poacher, local football is declining day by day with footballers suffering due to the total neglect by the Ghanaian media who spent most hours debating and discussing foreign sports without having much time for the local one. ” The media don’t think about local footballers because they only talk about the foreign sports. What pains me the most is they don’t think about local players. God will ask all the media…
Award winning Ghanaian rapper cum media personality, Enoch Nana Yaw Oduro-Adjei known in showbiz as Trigmatic, has advised up and coming artistes to have a good rapport with the media. According to the ‘Sika Nti” composer, most artistes have had their career buried due to bad relationship with the media. Speaking on the topic “Artistes and Media relations” at the Rigworld Training Center Western Music Awards artistes and industry players seminar which was held yesterday in Takoradi, Trigmatic advised underground artistes to be cautious in dealing with the media because it can make and unmake their music career. ” It’s…
The Board Chairman of the prestigious Rigworld Training Center Western Music Awards, Mr. Osei Bediako has disclosed that over one hundred and sixty entries have been submitted for the third edition of the scheme. According to him, over one hundred and twenty-one artistes in the Western region submitted their entries of which nine of them are females. Twenty-one disc jockeys and eighteen entertainment shows in the Oilcity also filed for nominations. Mr. Bediako with much joy during the artistes and industry players seminar which was held on Saturday March 16, 2019 at the SSNIT Conference Room 311 in Takoradi disclosed…