Born Alfred Takyi Mensah by Mr. Robert Alfred Takyi Mensah and Madam Mary Otoo in Asafo, a suburb in Kumasi is a Sports Presenter for Media General subsidiary Connect 97.1 FM in Takoradi. Alfredo’ as affectionately called by his listeners started his elementary school at Asafo M/A and continued at John Taylor Junior High School in Tarkwa before gaining admission at Kumasi Anglican Senior High School in 2006 and later completed at Takoradi Technical Institute [T.T.I] in 2011. He then furthered his education at the Takoradi Polytechnic now Takoradi Technical University where he studied Pre-HND in Mechanical Engineering in 2013. His…
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Division One side Skyy FC head coach, Abdul Malik Mohammed has cry out that, boarding of mass transit vehicle [Trotro] to training is seriously affecting his job in the team. The Daboase based team appointed the former Western region under 15 head coach early this year to help qualify the team to the Ghana Premier League. Coach Malik as affectionately called in the footballing circles based in Sekondi, where he boards ‘Trotro’ to Daboase for training with people seeing it as indictment on his personality. “Its seriously affecting my job, I spend a lot on transportation before I get to…
The Ghana Football Association have officially set Thursday 17th May, 2018 to sign and unveil the Zylofon Media Premier League Sponsorship deal at the Kempiski Hotel in Accra. The FA will receive $2million a year for the next five years, making it $10million for the full sponsorship package from Nana Appiah Mensah’s led Zylofon Media. The local league had gone three seasons without a headline sponsor after Capital Bank withdrew its sponsorship in 2015. The sponsorship package will see each of the 16 premier league clubs receiving $70 thousand a year. The clubs will get an initial $35,000 out of…
Reports murmuring from Ayinase indicates that, Ghana Premier League titans, Kumasi Asante Kotoko are closing in on Karela United defender Ampem Dacosta. Asante Kotoko are augmenting squad after parting ways with some players thus anxious to secure the signature of the dependable defender. Reports has that, the management of the Porcupine Warriors have been monitoring the 21 year center back and are convinced of his performance. Ampem Dacosta has had an illustrious season with the Crosby Awuah Memorial lads and has attracted the attention of many clubs wanting his signature badly with Asante Kotoko leading the race.
Ghana Premier League newcomers, Karela United are on the verge of appointing former Bechem United gaffer Manuel Zacharia as new head coach. According to www.kyfilla.com source, the former Bechem United head coach is in Ayinase lodging at Karela Hotel. The Ayinase based team is currently headed by Coach Johnson Smith, who has had a blistering season with the team so far in the Ghana Premier League. Coach Johnson Smith managed to qualify the team from the Division One last season into the Ghana topflight football this season but he is on the verge to be sack for reasons still unknown. Karela…
Ghana Premier League giant, Accra Hearts of Oak are on the verge of signing Karela United sensational forward William Opoku Mensah per reports. Hearts of Oak, who parted ways with Cosmos Dauda are seeking to argument the attacking front of the team and therefore sees the former Sekondi Eleven Wise goal poacher as the nicest replacement. According to reports, management of the 1911 club are currently in crunch talks with the attacker for a possible move. William Opoku Mensah stunned Hearts of Oak with a hat-trick in Match day eight of the Ghana Premier League at the Crosby Awuah Memorial…
The Western Region Table Tennis Association in collaboration with the Regional Sports Authority and Ghana Education Service is set to organize a clinic for children within the ages of 10-15 years on Friday 18th May 2018 at the Sekondi Youth Center. The program that is fully sponsored by Miksi Choco will aim at revamping the spirit of table tennis in the region through kids who will learn the game and grow with it. Present at the event will be level 1 ITTF and National Sports Authority TT Coach, Isaac Essel, Olympic Solidarity TT coach, Y.B Ayiku and guest coach Adolf…
Black Stars of Ghana second assistant coach, Maxwell Konadu has refused to rule out a return to Asante Kotoko as head coach, but only hopes to return “at the right time”. Maxwell is currently the head coach of the Black Stars B team whom he guided to win the 2017 FOX WAFU tournament in Cape Coast after beating Nigeria by emphatic 4-1 scoreline, and also serves as second assistant coach to Black Stars head coach James Kwasi Appiah, along with Ibrahim Tanko. Having once guided the Porcupine Warriors to a league title, the Asante Kotoko fraternity have so much trust…
Black Stars assistant coach, Maxwell Konadu has expressed his delight for having discovered in-form striker Emmanuel Boateng for the Black Stars of Ghana. Emmanuel Boateng scored a historic hat-trick against FC Barcelona for UD Levante to end the Blaugrana’s unbeaten run in the Laliga Santader this season. In an interview with Kumasi based Fox FM, coach Maxwell Konadu described the rise of the former Tema Youth youngster as “sudden and surprise” to many. “I am very happy to have discovered him (Emmanuel Boateng) for the Black Stars and for Ghana”. “I went to him at Levante and the club told…
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation as part of their social corporate responsibilities, on Wednesday 16th May, 2018 will launch the GNPC Foundation maiden edition of stem quiz competition for Primary and Junior High School students in the Western Region. The event which is slated on the aforesaid date will be held at the Plush Akroma Plaza hotel conference room at 10am prompt. The much anticipated event which will be first in the region and fully sponsored by GNPC Foundation will served as one of the key innovative corporate social responsibility of the foundation in the region. However, the official launching of…