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FLASHBACK: Mr Ebenezer Asante, CEO of MTN, addressing last year’s MTN SWAG Awards in Accra.

MTN to sponsor 41st SWAG Awards

Communication Giants MTN Ghana Limited remain the headline sponsors for the 41st Edition of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards night.

This was after a successful meeting with officials of MTN Ghana and the Executive Committee of SWAG.

The 41st MTN-SWAG awards will be held at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Accra, on Saturday, May 28 as the association confers honours on spotsmen and women who excelled in 2015 sporting calender.

Yeboah powers Hearts back to top

Accra Heart of Oak returned to the summit of the Ghana Premier League after defeating Berekum Chelsea 1-0 at the Golden City Park yesterday, while Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s second successive victory pushed them back into title contention following a 3-0 drubbing of Ebusua Dwarfs at the Baba Yara Stadium. 

 Pitso Mosimane — Sundowns coach

Sundowns can’t stop us

Ghana’s sole representative in continental competition, Medeama Sporting Club, are confident they will maintain their fine away form when they play South African side Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup play-off at the Lucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe Stadium in Pretoria tomorrow. 

Hearts grab GH¢271,000 in big clash

Accra Hearts of Oak are smiling all the way to the bank  after reaping the heaviest windfall at the gates last Monday in their titanic clash with  Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Latif Blessing

Latif Blessing guns for goal-king, best player awards

Liberty Professionals playmaker, Latif Blessing, is eyeing both the Premier League Player of the Year award and the Goalking at the end of the current campaign.

After starting the season brightly with eight goals in 10 matches as the league’s leading marksman, Latif is poised to help his side challenge for the title as well as qualify for a continental campaign next year.

Dede Ayew

Dede Ayew: Swansea future uncertain

Andre Ayew has vowed he will be better next season – but has admitted he can't be certain it will be at Swansea City.

While Ayew admits he is happy to move around the pitch to help out his side – having also played wide, as a No.10 and in midfield this term – he has made it clear he does not see his Swans future as a striker.

Can All Stars hurt Techiman City’s pride?

After an exciting Super Clash last Monday between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Accra, the Premier League will witness another cracker of a relatively smaller magnitude as league leaders, Wa All Stars, play as guests of high-flying Techiman City at the Nana Ameyaw Park at Techiman on Sunday. 

Attram sure of Academy’s success in Holland

The CEO of the Attram Divise Soccer Academy, Godwin Attram, is optimistic his team will make an impact on this year’s "NextGen Tournament" slated for Holland from May 10.

 Moise Katumbi eyes DR Congo Presidency.

TP Mazembe owner to run for DR Congo President

The owner of one of Africa's top football clubs says he will run for President of the Democratic Republic of Congo in November's elections.

Moise Katumbi, a millionaire businessman who owns TP Mazembe, said he wanted to be the sole candidate for the country's opposition parties.

 Match officials and securitymen running for cover as the Hearts’ fans went wild in their match against Wa All Stars.

Hearts to play behind closed doors. Fined GH¢12,000

Accra Hearts of Oak have been ordered to play their next three home matches behind close doors and fined a total of GH¢12,000 for their supporters’ unruly behaviour at the Accra Sports Stadium during their home match against Wa All Stars on Match Day Six

  Mr Kwesi Sarpong Peprah (left), Managing Director, Comet Properties Limited, presenting a cheque for GH¢10,000 to Okyeame Kwame (2nd left), Chief Executive Officer of the Okyeame Kwame Foundation in Accra. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO.

Comet Properties motivates paralympic team

The Chief Executive Officer of Comet Properties, Mr Kwesi Sarpong Peprah, has presented a cheque for GH¢10,000 to the Okyeame Foundation in support of the national paralympic team’s bid to participate in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

Techiman City

Techiman City to stop Wa All Stars on Sunday

The 11th week fixture of the Ghana’s Premier League, which is generating great interest among football fans, will see Techiman City hosting current league leaders, Wa All Stars in a mouth-watering encounter at the Nana Ameyaw Park at Techiman.

 Samuel Aidoo of 4 Garrison

4 Garrison beat Koforidua tennis club

Players of 4 Garrison Tennis Club in Kumasi extended their invincibility to the Eastern region where they whitewashed Koforidua Tennis Club 11-4 in a special May Day tennis competition.

  President John Dramani Mahama (middle, back row) and Ms Sun Baohong (3rd left ,front row) with players and officials of the Satellites before kick-off at the newly constructed Cape Coast stadium.

Chinese U-19 holds Satellites in Cape Coast

The national U-20 team, Black Satellites, drew 2-2 with China U-19 team in an international friendly to inaugurate the Cape Coast Stadium last Tuesday.

Celebrity Golf Club

Leticia, Botha steal show at Freedom Day golf open

Leticia Amponsah-Mensah and Botha Sorossouw last Saturday emerged victors of the flagship events at the South Africa Freedom Day golf tournament held last Saturday at the Celebrity Golf Club, Sakumono, near Tema. 

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