True Demo poised to defeat Accra Youth

A Tema-based Division Two side, True Demo Football, are poised to defeat Accra Youth at the Tema Stadium on Saturday

 True Demo showed a lot of promise during the round of 64 of the MTN FA Cup last month when they beat Unicorn FC of Takoradi by a lone goal at the Sekondi Stadium at Essipon.

GFA president Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, Women’s League Board boss, Ms Leanier Addy, and other dignitaries at the launch

2016 Women’s League launched

The 2015/2016 National Women’s League was launched last Wednesday at the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Secretariat in Accra with the introduction of a new competition called the knock- out competition, which is intended to give more playing time to the players and clubs. 

Ghana colleges basketball championship

8 vie for UPAC ultimate

Eight teams will begin their quest to be crowned the best tertiary institution basketball team in the country when the quarter-final stage of the Rexona Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges Basketball Championship tips-off today at the Accra Polytechnic basketball court.

The contest started last month with 28 tertiary institutions battling it out for a spot in the finals in the qualifiers held in seven zones across nine regions of the country.

Godwin Attram

Oly to introduce Attram as coach today

The management of Accra Great Olympics will today introduce veteran striker, Godwin Attram, as the club’s new coach after the club refused to extend the contract of Yaw Acheampong.

At a ceremony on the premises of Metro TV at 10:00 a.m. the Wonder Club expressed the belief that a new path would be charted for the club.

David Duncan

Adu-Gyamfi to reinstate Duncan?

The Asantehene and Life Patron of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has directed the club’s Board Chairman, Paul Adu-Gyamfi, to meet with embattled David Duncan to decide his fate, following the controversial decision by the club’s management to order the coach to step aside and hand over the technical affairs to his assistant, Michael Osei.

A scene at one of the races

Horse racing: Whitsun Race Meeting Saturday

The Accra Turf Club begins its Whitsun Race Meeting this Saturday, April 16 with four races open to horses in divisions 4C, 4A, 3B and novices to be run under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana.

The first race of the day, which begins at 1.30 pm, will feature five horses in Division 4C competing over a distance of six furlongs.

The horses are Let Them Say, owned by Mr Issaka Yartey, Rule of Law by Mr Philip Amuzu, Young Man also owned by Philip Amuzu, Korle Gonno Boy by Jara Stable and Omo Ni Ole by Nii Yemo Odoi.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye (arrowed), and some members of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) after the meeting

Minister pledges support for weightlifting

The leadership of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), led by President Ben Nunoo Mensah, has called on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, to support his outfit's bid to unearth young talents in the sport.

Mr Nunoo Mensah paid a courtesy call on the minister last Monday to brief him on the upcoming National Weightlifting Youth Championship at the Accra Sports Stadium and also took the opportunity to invite him to the competition.

Aaron Amoah — Dreams FC

Scouts storm ‘7th Best in Ghana : In search of talents

European scouts last week stormed the Legon Ayax Park for this year’s "7th Best in Ghana soccer fiesta" in search of talents.

An annual event organised by sports and event management consortium, Protons Sports Limited, it provided the opportunity to showcase Ghanaian soccer talents. 

Kofi Yeboah — Wa All Stars

All Stars host Techiman City on Sunday as MTN FA Cup bounces back

Club of the moment, Wa All Stars, and stubborn Techiman City will sell out a thriller to Upper West soccer fans this Sunday in an MTN FA Cup encounter.

Before that interesting encounter, however, troubled Kumasi Asante Kotoko, will play as guests of Division Two Real 24 Hours FC at Tumu on Saturday, while Accra Hearts of Oak visit Samartex, a Division One side.

Jordan Ayew — Has scored six goals for Aston Villa

West Ham want Jordan Ayew for £6m

West Ham are considering a £6million summer move for Aston Villa forward Jordan Ayew.

Manager Slaven Bilic wants two new strikers for next season with Diafra Sakho to be made available for sale.

Kwesi Nyantakyi

GFA ready to appear before Parliament

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, says the association has no case to answer to parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over a $1,242 debt the ministry of the Foreign Affairs claims the football regulatory body owes it.

Queens receive part of delayed bonus

Ghana's Black Queens yesterday received the cedi equivalent of $6,000 each being payment of their outstanding winning bonuses for previous qualifiers.

The amount covered the Queens’ double win over Zimbabwe in the second round of the Olympic qualifiers.

Black Queens seal Nations Cup ticket

Ghana’s senior female football team, Black Queens, yesterday beat their Tunisian counterparts 4-0 in the final round of the African Women’s Championship (AWC) played at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The Queens have qualified with an aggregate of 6-1, having secured a 2-1 away win in the first leg played in Tunis, a week ago. 

Madam Paula Baldwin, General Manager, HFC Retail Banking (right) presenting the trophy to the Marshalls

Basketball: Marshalls wallop Elite Academy

Marshalls University College last Sunday proved a hard nut to crack as they walloped the Royalty Elite Academy team 34-20  to emerge champions of the Royal Collegiate Basketball Tournament held at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra.

High Jump : Regina Yeboah for African Championships

High jumper, Regina Yeboah, last Saturday, became the second locally-based athlete to qualify for the 2016 African Athletics Championships after clearing a height of 1.76 metres at the third edition of the Ghana Athletics Association Championship held at the El-Wak Stadium.

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