Former coach and skipper of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Ibrahim Sunday, has described the clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kotoko at the Accra Sports stadium on Monday as very dicey which can go either way.

“Currently, Hearts are in top shape, so on paper, it could be said that they have the edge over Kotoko, but matches involving the two sides defy form, so it is not easy to predict the outcome of the match until it comes to an end,” Ibrahim Sunday, who was the skipper of Kotoko when they won their first silverware in Africa in 1971, told Daily Graphic during an interview in Accra last Thursday.

Former CHRAJ Commissioner Justice Emile Short and about 300 other golfers will contest honours in this year’s South Africa Freedom Day Open Golf Championship which tees-off on Saturday at the Celebrity Golf Club at Sakumono.

The 18-hole tourney has four categories, including Men's Group A (Handicap 1-14), Men's Group B (Handicap 15 and above), Ladies Group A (Handicap 0-20) and Ladies Group B (Handicap 21-30), and will be used to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of South Africa’s Freedom Day.

Following their unexpected victory over Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last Saturday, players and officials of New Edubiase United are confident the club would add Brekum Chelsea to their victims when they clash at the Len Clay Sports Stadium this weekend for their 10th week Premier League clash.

New Edubiase captain Ibrahim Samed told the Daily Graphic on Wednesday that the players had been adequately motivated after their victory over Kotoko and had vowed to beat the Berekum lads, who won 3-0 against Dreams FC at the Golden City Park last Sunday.

Various corporate bodies have thrown their support for this year’s Millennium Half Marathon dubbed, “Africa on the Runfor Health and Peace”.

Barik Abramain and Raja Hagble will spearhead a team of 20 athletes to compete in this year’s Millennium Marathon in Accra after emerging winners of the Western Region edition of the marathon held in Takoradi last Saturday.

Everybody loves clean football, and must have a portion in its beauty! Avoiding unnecessary controversy in our game of passion both on the field of play and in our daily discussion must be one of the contributions to peace and stability every nation craves for. It is obvious there are funny tricks in football, and lovers of the game find out that as they grow. 

The miracle is drawing closer. Following Leicester City ’s victory over Swansea City last Sunday, the Foxes need just three points from their remaining three fixtures to guarantee the league title, following their nearest rivals Tottenham Hotspur  1-1 drawn match at home against West Bromwich Albion last Monday.

The management of New Edubiase United is on the brink of securing a sponsorship package which will improve the club’s financial position and also propel the club to achieve greater heights locally and internationally.

The deal with Diamond Cement, which is about 85 per cent complete, will not only increase the financial status of the club, but will also enable them strategies and revamp the players and technical team of the club to make it more formidable.  

Briefing the Graphic Sports on the sponsorship, the president of New Edubiase United, Mr. Yakubu Abdul Salam, expressed concern about the lack of sponsorship of the Premier League, saying it had been the bane of poor outputs of Ghanaian teams at the international levels. 

Accra Hearts of Oak striker, Samuel Yeboah, has returned to full action ahead of their top Premier League clash with arch rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Monday at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The 29-year-old Yeboah has recovered fully from the thigh injury he sustained during the Hearts- WA All Stars Premier League game at the Accra Stadium which sidelined him for three weeks.

The massive patronage of last Sunday’s top clash between Ashgold and Accra Hearts of Oak failed to yield the expected financial windfall.

According to Kudjoe Fianoo, Chief Executive of Ashgold, a little over GH¢11,000 was realised as net revenue from the game, conceding that his club could have creamed more revenue from the match.

“We failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity to make some big money for our club considering the massive patronage of the game.

Coaches of the two finalists of last season's National Women's League (NWL) Hasaacas Ladies and Ampem Darkoa, are predicting a win of the competition after their respective teams maintained their winning ways in the Match Day Two fixtures.

Defending champions, Hasaacas Ladies thrashed Samaria Ladies 4-0 at the ATTC Park, while Ampem Darkoa also won 3-1 away against Ashtown Ladies to lead the pack in their respective zones with more goals and six points.

A student of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) Takoradi, Ebenezer Famiyeh, has emerged the best male performer at the Sixth Mission Open Junior Taekwondo Championship at the Accra Stadium with Mercy Arti grabbing the female version of the award.

Salifu Tokani and Fati Baidoo won the male and female most promising athletes last Saturday.  

In other competition, Mariam Max-Vey won the female under- 68kg with Abigail Larbi, Ellen Boateng and Elizabeth Boatema following in that order.

Accra Hearts of Oak players and technical handlers  last Tuesday left the capital city to the serene atmosphere at Akosombo for camping ahead of their titanic clash on Monday with arch-rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko in an effort to giver the players an unwavering concentration during their preparation.

Last Tuesday morning, Coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi took his players through their paces at the Ajax Park at Legon after which they moved to Akosombo for camping but trained at nearby town of Kpong.

Players of Kumasi Asante Kotoko have been charged by former Black Stars striker, Anthony Yeboah, to develop a tough mental attitude to ensure success in their careers, as well as Monday’s big game with Hearts of Oak at the Accra Stadium.

The former Leeds United goal poacher, who also excelled in Frankfurt and Hamburg FC in Germany, urged Kotoko players to be resolute psychologically, since football demands mental toughness, aside physical fitness.

The Ghana national swimming team is set to make history in August when the nation makes her first appearance at the Olympic Games, courtesy the Universality Placement system.

It will be the first time Ghana will participate in swimming at the Olympics since making her debut in 1952 (64 years ago).