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Brazil 2014: ‘I advised against supporters village’

The CEO of African Origin Travel and Sports Tourism, Mr Samson Deen, yesterday told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Ghana’s World Cup campaign how he advised the then Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, against the idea of having a supporters village and fan parks.

Travel Matters, KT&T demand $1,046m

Two tour operators, Travel Matters and Kenpong Travel and Tours (KT&T), are separately claiming a total of $1,046m as amount owed them for their services in lifting supporters to Brazil.

Hockey League: Sapholda ride on

Sapholda maintained their stranglehold at the  summit of the Dwadifo Adanfo Hockey League standings with a 3-1 victory over defending champions, NDK Financiers, last Saturday at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium.

Kotoko get GH¢25,000 from MTN

 

Telecommunications outfit, MTN, has presented GH¢25,000 to Kumasi Asante Kotoko for winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup last season.

Aspire Football Dreams 2014 launched

About 50 footballers will converge on the El Wak Sports Stadium in Accra on September 15 for a selection exercise to choose three   outstanding players to represent the country in Senegal as part of the  Aspire Football Dreams recruitment event.

Queens to boycott tourney? — Issue bonus ultimatum

Ghana's senior female football team, the Black Queens, have threatened to boycott their preparations towards the African Women's Championship (AWC) and possibly the continental tournament, if their qualification bonus is not paid by tomorrow, August 30.

Duncan back to Olympics

Coach David Duncan is set to make a sensational return to his roots as head coach of Accra Great Olympics in the forthcoming First Capital Plus Premier League, barely 10 months after he was relieved of his job at rival Accra Hearts of Oak.

Ainooson hopeful of Stars call-up

Premier League Defender of the Year, Abeiku Ainooson, says he is not disappointed that he has been consistently sidelined by Black Stars coach,  Kwasi Appiah.

Satellites cry over unpaid bonuses

Members of the national U-20 team, the Black Satellites, are aggrieved that barely five months after beating their Sierra Leonean counterparts in the Afirca Youth Championship qualifier, they are yet to receive qualification bonus.

Saka opts for Kotoko

Aduana Stars right back, Godfred Saka, is relishing a move to Kumasi Asante Kotoko expecting the deal to be sealed today by the two parties.

Ashanti Hockey Assoc. inaugurated

A private legal practioner, Yaw Acheampong Boafo, was last Saturday elected unopposed as the new chairman of the Ashanti Regional Hockey Association of Ghana.

Ghana clinch nine medals at AYC in Gaborone

Ghana’s young athletes participating in the Africa Youth Championship(AYC) in Gaborone, Botswana, at the weekend  won their ninth medal  after Precious Attipoe won a silver medal in the boy's triple jump with a leap of 15.43m.

Qatar World Cup: £3m corruption claim

Fifa is facing fresh allegations of corruption over its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

World Cup fever creeps in Ghana

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is almost here with us and the month-long soccer fiesta is gradually beginning to dominate conversations in offices, markets, public transport, chop bars and even in churches.

uniBank Mastercards for Stars

uniBank Ghana Limited last week presented to the Black Stars players MasterCards  which will allow them to have access to their allowances and bonuses electronically.

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