Division One League outfit Skyy FC have reportedly appointed Johnson Smith as the new head coach.[ads2] According to reports in the media, the former Asante Kotoko tactician has joined the Daboase-based club on a reported two-year deal after fruitful negotiations. Johnson Smith has joined Skyy FC after leaving Nations Football Club formerly Bekwai Youth Football Club few weeks ago.[ads3] Skyy FC have reportedly appointed Johnson Smith as the new head coach ahead of the 2022/23 league season following the departure of Malik Mohammed who has joined joined Ghana Premier League newbies FC Samartex. The CAF license B holder boast of…
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Ghana defender Alexander Djiku has been named in the French Ligue 1 team of the week after match week five this season.[ads2] The 28-year old was a phenomenal in FC Strasbourg game against Nantes on last Wednesday which ended in a one-all stalemate. He played the entire duration of the game which had enabled him to be part of the best eleven players in the French ligue 1 this week.[ads3] Djiku has been widely reported to be on the wanted list of some clubs in the major European leagues following his outstanding form for FC Strasbourg. He has been heavily…
English Premier League outfit Southampton FC has reportedly joined the race to sign Ghanaian defender Alexander Djiku.[ads2] The 28-year old has attracted huge interest from Southampton following his exceptional performance for FC Strasbourg in the French Ligue 1. Reports in England indicate that Southampton have submitted a bid to FC Strasbourg for the dependable defender who is currently on the wanted list of some clubs in the major European leagues.[ads3] READ ALSO: 2022 Ghana Football Awards: Alexander Djiku wins footballer of the year; Check full winners Southampton face huge competition from Spanish laliga outfit FC Sevilla and Leeds United in the…
The member of Parliament for Pru East in the Bono Region, Dr Kwabena Donkor has urged the public particularly members of the NDC to disregard media reportage that its MPs in the region visited the Jubilee House to express their overwhelming gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for massive projects in the region.[ads2] According to the former Energy Minister, the NDC MPs alongside colleagues in the NPP only accompanied the traditional leaders of the region on a courtesy visit to the President to remind him of his promise to the region when it was first created. In a post, Dr Kwabena Donkor…
President Akufo-Addo has reinstated the mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region, Abdul Mumin Issah after six months of suspension as a result of an altercation with a police officer.[ads2] Mr Mumin Issah was suspended from office as the mayor of the metropolis by President Akufo-Addo in February, 2022 following an interrogation into an altercation with a police officer at a checkpoint in Kwesimintsim, a suburb in Takoradi in the Western Region. He was arrested on February 3 and charged on three counts of assault of a public officer, offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace, and disturbing…
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has shut down the operations of a shell filling station at Adome Bridge in Atimpoku in the Eastern Region for selling water-laced petroleum products to unsuspected customers.[ads2] According to an NPA statement, the filling station was closed down following a widely circulated video on social media and subsequent complaints made to the authority on August 29 about a suspected contaminated fuel purchased at the aforementioned fuel outlet.[ads3] This saw a team from the Eastern Regional office of NPA dispatched to the location of the fuel outlet where a water content presence test was undertaken and…
The leading opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated Ghana’s speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin on his election as the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[ads2] According to the party, the new role of the highly respected politician is a testament of his diligent works as the leader of Ghana’s parliament. In a statement signed by the general secretary of the party, Johnson Aseidu Nketiah, this achievement by Alban Bagbin “brings honour and dignity not only to his person and sterling qualities, but also to the continent of Africa, our country Ghana, and the National Democratic Congress of which…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cancelled the Champion of Champions game between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak which was scheduled for next Monday, September 5, 2022.[ads2] The Champion of Champions is a one-off match which is also the curtain raiser for the upcoming season involving the Ghana Premier League champions and FA Cup winners in the previous season. The first preliminary round of the CAF Champions League which has Kotoko facing Burkina Faso side Rail Club du Kadiogo is set for Friday, September 9, 2022.[ads3] On the other hand, Hearts have more than five of their players in…
Italian Serie A newcomers US Cremonese have completed the signing of Ghana goal poacher Felix Afena-Gyan.[ads2] The 19-year old has joined Cremonese on a five-year deal from AS Roma on a permanent contract worth €6m plus €3m add-ons. The club’s official statement reads “US Cremonese announces that it has definitively acquired from As Roma the right to the sports performances of the footballer Felix Afena-Gyan”[ads3] Afena-Gyan was promoted to the AS Roma senior side by coach Jose Mourinho last season after an explosive form for the U18 side of the club. He has joined Cremonese for more playing time in…
Ghana Premier League newbies FC Samartex have acquired the services of highly talented defender James Sewornu, Kyfilla.com has learnt.[ads2] According to multiple sources, the budding defender has joined the Samreboi-based club on a season-long loan deal ahead of the 2022/23 league season.[ads3] Samartex have landed the signature of the enterprising defender after a successful agreement with Hearts of Oak. Sewornu has left Hearts of Oak to FC Samartex to seek for regular playing time after signing a contract renewal for the Phobians until 2026.[ads4] He has become the third Hearts of Oak player to join FC Samartex in the just…