Former Black Stars Management Committee Chairman, Fred Pappoe has declared his intentions to contest for the vacant Ghana Football Association (GFA) Presidency. Pappoe, who is the director of Accra Great Olympics made this known during an interview with Kumasi based Oyerepa FM. According to him, he has finally decided to make a return to the Ghana Football Association after his exit from the Executive Committee in 2015. ” I can confirm that I will contest for the GFA Presidency, it’s no more likely but I will contest, this I can confirm”, he stated emphatically. Pappoe is considered by many as…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
Samuel Inkoom has finally reacted to his worldwide ban lifted by the world’s football governing body FIFA. The once Black Stars regular was banned from all football related activities after failing to settle his former agent Curtis Willer from a transfer back in 2014 The former Asante Kotoko right- back was however ordered by FIFA to repay the money or serve another year ban in default, an amount he failed to raise thus serving another year ban in May,2018. Kyfilla.com checks disclosed that a truce between the aggrieved agent and the former FC Basel defender pitied FIFA to lift its…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko depart for Cameroon today with a thirty man contingent for their CAF Confederation Cup final play-offs game against Coton Sport de Garoura Kotoko’s hunt for a ticket to the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup start on Sunday 13th January, 2019 as they face the defending champions of the Cameroonian elite league at the Military Stadium in Yaounde-Cameroon. Eighteen players, seven Teachnical Team officials and a photo journalist would make the trip for the first-leg of the final play-offs. Head coach C.K Akonnor leads the teachnical bench which also has assistant coach, Samuel Akakpo Patron, team…
A leading figure in the Ghana Volleyball Association, Edem Divine Dotse has declared his intentions to contest the association’s national treasurer position. According to him, revamping the financial base of the association was important to better position it and he’s the competent person to do so. He made it known during an interview with Kyfilla.com. Edem Dotse who had over the years being one of the association’s supportive activists, believes the Ghana Volleyball Association’s financial structure needs to be well structured and would prove his worth when given the chance . He however urged delegates to reward loyal, dedicated, competent…
Youth and Sports Minister Hon. Isaac Asiamah has inspected the progress of the under construction multi-purpose Youth and Sports resource centre in Axim today January 10, 2019. This forms part of the Minister’s inspection tour of the multi-purpose Youth and Sports resource centres projects across the country. The Minister has already been to Koforidua and Ho project sites, where work is progressing steadily and should be completed within the 9 months stipulated time of completion. However, Hon. Isaac Asiamah together with the CEO of the National Youth Authority, Mr. Emmanuel Asigri, the Member of Parliament (MP) of the Area, Mrs…
Fankobaa United Academy- a Division Two side based in Agona, Western Region have scheduled to play Ghana Premier League giant Accra Hearts of Oak in a friendly. The friendly is to prepare the Rainbow side for the upcoming GFA Normalization Committee special football league which has been slated to commence on January 26,2019. Hearts of Oak who are in an impressive form are unbeaten in their friendly matches since Kim Grant mounted the position as the first team coach and Director of Football of the team with the last game beating Tudu Mighty Jets 3:0 at Pobiman. Fankobaa United on…
The much awaited Ghana Volleyball Association elective congress comes off this Saturday 12th January,2019, Kyfilla.com can report. According to a release signed by Paul Atchoe, the President of the Association, all Executives and Delegates members are to reports at the Ghana Olympic Committee boardroom in Accra for the congress which start at exactly 8:30AM propmt. Kyfilla.com understands, the deadline for collection of nomination forms at the Ghana Olympic Committee secretariat was Friday 4th January,2019 with the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Executive Members positions open to be contested. In the release , the Presidency, Vice- Presidency, Treasurer and the Executive Membership…
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko skipper Joseph Hendricks has sorrowful revealed his feelings concerning the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup final against arch rivals Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. Hearts of Oak managed to clinch the ultimate at the expense of the Porcupine Warriors at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi by 8:7 on penalty shootouts after both legs ended in a 1:1 stalemate. Hendricks who was the captain for Kotoko during the cagey encounter missed his spot kick after Amankwah Mireku had missed his but later on Edmund Owusu Ansah missed his to pave way for…
Astute tactician David Duncan has confidently opined that Ghana is capable of winning the 2019 African Cup of Nations despite the expansion to 24 countries. Ghana won their fourth and the last AFCON tournament in 1982 and since then has been struggling to win it for the fifth time. However, the former Kumasi Asante Kotoko gaffer believes with enough preparations, Ghana can clinch the upcoming tournament on the fifth time even though the number of participating countries has been extended to 24 instead of the initial 16. ” I think Ghana is capable of winning the 2019 AFCON because we…
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has jet off to Nigeria ahead of Kano Pillars deal. Kyfilla.com can exclusively reveal that Fabin jetted off Ghana for Nigeria earlier today at 9:00AM and he’s expected to hold talks with the management of the Nigerian based team before inking a contractual terms with the team. The former Black Starlets gaffer resigned unexpectedly as the head coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko and since then has been linked with a move outside the country. He managed to place second with the Black Starlets in the African Youth Championship which enabled Ghana…