Monday, June 11, 2018

BITS ON FOOTBALL TO QUENCH YOUR THIRST

Credit: Rajsports Local Gazette

The president of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Kwabena Yeboah has emphatically declined calls to lead the battered Ghana Football Association as its president.

The Ghana League Clubs Association has triggered article 23 of the Ghana Football Association Statutes and has called for an Extraordinary Congress within the next 5 days to address the current crisis in Ghana football.

President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has waded into the ongoing matters at the paralysed Ghana Football Association (GFA), advising those who have begun lobbying for top positions to stop.

After watching the investigative video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas on corruption in football administration in Ghana in Kumasi last Saturday, some patrons have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure the prosecution of Kwesi Nyantakyi, the immediate past President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).

The Kwesi Nyantakyi led administration cannot account for $1 million of the $1.5 million out-of-court settlement paid by Telecom giants GLO for their previous sponsorship of the Ghana Premier League, Ghana Sports Online has learnt.

Manchester City Official Supporters Ghana Branch has made donations to two schools in the Greater Accra and Northern Regions in the country.

Kwadwo Asamoah has assured he will be returning to the Ghana national team set-up this September, barring any unforeseen setback.

The former President of the Ghana Football Association has said he knew this is the right time to leave office in order to avoid been hounded out.
“I don't want to be hounded. If that happens, nobody will remember your good deeds.”

Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah was on Sunday, June 10, 2018 honoured with the Order of the Star Award, the most prominent award of the 2018 Calcio Trade Ball.

Ghana Television (GTV) in partnership with Metro TV and Kwese TV have secured the terrestrial rights (Free To Air) to the 2018 World Cup to be staged from June 14 to July 15 in Russia.

Hearts of Oak defender Fatawu Mohammed returned to training on Monday morning after recovering from an ankle injury which has sidelined him for six weeks.

Former Asante Kotoko captain Joseph Hendricks has slammed referees in the Ghana Premier League for ending footballers careers prematurely due to unfair officiating after referees were captured in the Number 12 video taking bribes.

Former Black Starlets midfielder Gabriel Leveh has signed for Belgian Pro League side Genk. The budding offensive midfielder joined the Belgian club for a fee of 150,000 Euros from Ghanaian second-tier side Tema Youth

Ghana National Division One side Tema Youth will get an amount of 2.2 million Euros from the sale of Joseph Paintsil to Belgian Pro League side KRC Genk.

The Akuapem South Member of Parliament has revealed that he was approached to bribe his way to have his defunct football club promoted to a higher division.


Sprinter Janet Amponsah was over the weekend crowned the Women’s Athlete of the Year.
At the awards ceremony held at Kempiski Hotel Gold Coast City on Saturday, Janet Amponsah beat competition from the likes of new sensation Hor Halutie to win the award for the second time in three years.

Exciting Ghanaian midfielder Joseph Painstil has completed a move to Belgian side KRC Genk from Ferencvárosi.

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