Asante Kotoko Executive Chairman Dr Kwame Kyei will pick a nomination form to contest the Ghana Football Association presidency, according to circling media reports.Asempa FM Sports reported on Thursday night, the business mogul wants to throw in his hat and if he does it will throw the race wide open.He will be regarded a major threat against old faces like George Afriyie, Winfred Osei and Nana Yaw Amponsah who have openly declared interests.Dr Kyei is the CEO of Unity Oil Company
Black Queens midfielder Grace Asantewaa left Accra on Thursday night to Spain to join Iberdrola side EDF Logroño.She becomes the second player from Ampem Darkoaa Ladies to sign for a Spanish club after Princella Adubea.Asantewaa had to delay her trip to feature in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifier against Gabon.She was named best player in the Normalisation Committee Women's special competition.
English League One side Bolton Wanderers have submitted an offer to free-agent Ghana striker Joe Dodoo, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report.The Trotters signed nine players on deadline day on Monday after being rescued from the financial abyss last weekend.But they are aiming to add another firepower in the attacking front by signing Dodoo — who rescinded his contract with Scottish giants Rangers FC last week.Keith Hill’s men can sign free agents ahead of it re-opening
French Ligue 1 outfit RC Strasbourg manager Thierry Laurey has revealed how he tried to bring Majeed Waris to the club on transfer Deadline day.Majeed was eager to secure a move from Portuguese giants FC Porto after being demoted to the side’s second team.The 27-year-old was heavily mooted with a switch to FC Nantes following his successful loan spell with the Canaries last term.However, Nantes rejected FC Porto’s €6 million asking price which left the Ghanaian in limbo during
Ghana centre-back John Boye has suffered an injury which could rule him out of FC Metz next French Ligue 1 match.Boye has been a key cog for the Maroons since joining as a free agent from Turkish side Sivasspor.The lanky guardsman was at his usual best but could not prevent his side from losing 2-0 loss against PSG.Despite playing full throttle of the game, Boye was unable to feature in their friendly encounter against Karlsruhe on Thursday.According to the side’s trainer Vincent
Ghanaian youngster Myron Boadu has been ruled out of Netherlands U21 game against Cyprus due to injury. The 18-year old was set to make his debut for the Orange side but will have to wait for a while due to the injury sustained.Netherlands U21 coach Erwin van de Looi has called up Daishaen Redan to replace the injured Boadu.Myron has been impressive for AZ in the start of the season having scored three times in the Eredivisie and the Europa League preliminariesThe 18-year old
REMARKS AT THE GFA EXTRA-ORDINARY CONGRESSBYKOFI AMOAH(PRESIDENT, GFA-NC)ATPhysicians and Surgeons CenterACCRASeptember 5th, 2019When I was a little boy of about 12 years old, I had an uncle who was a banker by profession but whose true passion was footballOne sunny, breezy afternoon, he came home for lunch with a slim, handsome man whose smile and charisma could strike a pathway in the darkest of clouds and bring in bright sunshine and happy feelings…This charismatic, handsome
Charismatic Ghanaian coach Bashiru Hayford made big continental history on Thursday when he led the lowest ranked African side Somalia to their first qualifying victory in 35 years with a shock win over Zimbabwe in the 2022 World Cup qualifier.The sharp-tongued trainer, who was hired just last year to revive the fortunes of the war-ravaged country, caused the biggest shock yet of the qualifiers when he led the Ocean Stars to a 1-0 win over the 2019 Nations Cup campaigners on Thursday.The
The proposed statues by the Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association has been accepted and adopted by membership of the Ghana Football Congress. This is a giant step in ensuring the Normalisation Committee finish their work and hand over to football people.The adopted statues did not come with any resistance from Congress.According to details of the new statuesThe new statutes will have 120 delegates with 12 executive council members.The new Executive council will
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu could not hide his disappointment over recent setbacks in his career in the wake of the blood clot illness he suffered in pre-season.Agyemang-Badu has been hospitalized since suffering a pulmonary embolism illness on August 14 during a pre-season training with new side Hellas Verona.It’s the second setback the Ghana international midfielder has suffered in the last two years.The 28-year-old was shipped out on loan to Turkish side Bursaspor two seasons
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu disclosed how his family stood by him with intensive prayers over lung (pulmonary microembolism) illness.Agyemang-Badu was diagnosed of a pulmonary embolism last month after he was rushed to the hospital during a pre-season training with new club Hellas Verona.The former Berekum Chelsea midfielder’s illness also left his family and in particular his mother back in Ghana worrying about him."My family were sad and panicking once the
Head coach of Hellas Verona Ivan Juric has expressed hope that Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu will return to full fitness after suffering blood clot illness (pulmonary microembolism)Agyemang-Badu joined the Gialloblu on a season-long loan from Udinese this summer.But the 28-year-old is yet to feature for the club in the ongoing Italian Serie A campaign after he was diagnosed of a pulmonary embolism last month after he was rushed to the hospital.The defensive enforcer
The historic partnership between CAF and FIFA started in grand style on Wednesday when both parties came together at the start of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers by jointly working together at the Match Command Centre to conduct live monitoring of the matches.FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura's led the two-man delegation from the world governing body to work with CAF General Secretary Mouad Hajji and his deputy Anthony Baffoe and several other CAF staff members.The two parties
Below are some scenes of football administrators, former Executive Committee members, Presidential hopefuls at the ongoing Ghana Football Association Congress being held at the Physicians and Surgeons Hall here in Accra
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is hopeful of returning to the pitch even stronger after suffering blood clot illness. The on-loan Hellas Verona player was diagnosed of a pulmonary embolism last month after he was rushed to the hospital on August 14th.The 28-year old is recovering from the ailment but admits he was shocked after the initial diagnosis."I have never heard of such illness in my life so I was shaking after the explanation from doctors what my situation
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is hopeful of returning to the pitch even stronger after suffering blood clot illness. The on-loan Hellas Verona player was diagnosed of a pulmonary embolism last month after he was rushed to the hospital on August 14th.The 28-year old is recovering from the ailment but admits he was shocked after the initial diagnosis."I have never heard of such illness in my life so I was shaking after the explanation from doctors what my situation
The Extraordinary Congress of the Ghana FA had some chaotic scenes after President of King Faisal Football club Alhaji Grunsah has described the chairmen of the Regional Football Associations (RFA) as the ‘goro boys’ of Ghana Football.There has been a proposal to reduce the number of the RFAs in the Executive Committee of the Ghana Football Association which is yet to approved by the RFA chairmen are strongly against the idea.The proposal to reduce their numbers on the Exco
The Normalisation Committee has proposed that the Ghana Football Association accounts will be audited by private firms hence reliving the Ghana Audit Service from that role.Normalisation Committee member Naa Odorfoley Nortey made this known to Congress as part of the reviews of the new statues.She also revealed that the audited accounts must be published in the national dailies before any Congress meeting as it is done in the Corporate world.The Normalisation Committee have touched
The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association has proposed a reduction of the number of delegates for Congress from 124 to 120.This figure signifies an amendment from the earlier proposal of 98 which was met by a lot of objections by the clubs before today’s meeting.So the new proposal is 120. This is, however, awaiting approval or disapproval.The proposal which is article 26 of the GFA revised Statutes, allocated 2 slots for each Premier League club, making it
The Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee has proposed a tenure of two terms for the office of the new Ghana Football Association President.This was announced by Normalisation Committee member Naa Adorfoley Nortey at the ongoing Congress as part of the reforms been considered and approved by FIFA.The Ghana Football Association President had no time limits during the ex-administration with former President lasting 15 years on the seat.The new proposal if adopted will
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