University of Education, Winneba athlete Williams Amponsah has set a new record in the men’s 5000m.
William Amponsah has dished out a sensational performance after he set a new record in the men’s 5000m in the ongoing Ghana University Sports Association games in Legon, Accra.
Amponsah, who doubles as a 5,000m and 10,000m runner shattered a standing record of 14.56.25 mins to set a new record of 14.19.025 mins in an extraordinary performance.
The national asset put up a a performance that has never been displayed by any athlete since GUSA games was incepted in 1965.
With Amponsah’s victory, UEW wins three gold medals after day one of the athletics games come to an end.
The nation’s television has opened up why they feel shocked after missing out on the Premier League’s TV rights
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has revealed that they feel shocked after Chinese television company StarTimes were awarded the rights to cover Ghana Premier League and FA Cup ahead of them despite having a better offer.
On Wednesday, Ghana FA announced that StarTimes will pay $5.25 million to have the rights until 2025 which is $1,050,000 annually something the State-owned company feels cheated.
In a press statement signed by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr Mamle Asare, they offered more money than what has been accepted by Ghana FA and feels Ghanaians are on the disadvantage of this move since GBC will not even have the right to telecast highlights or delayed games of the league.
“Ghana Broadcasting Corporation put in a bid which we are certain was superior to what the StarTimes is said to have submitted. As published on the GFA website, StarTimes offered to pay UDS 5,250,000 which comes up to USD 1,050,000 annually whilst GBC made a financial offer of USD 1,100,000 annually,” the statement said.
“It is for this and other reasons that we received the news with disappointment and shock. Apart from GBC’s superior financial offer, we thought that the Premier League and FA Cup content would have been treated like a national treasure and given to the national broadcaster and a consortium of local broadcasters,” the statement said.
“GBC wishes to put it on public record that the national broadcaster and the local TV Consortium have been treated unfairly and unjustly. The GFA decision will gravely impact on Ghanaians’ access to the Ghana Premier League and FA Cup live games on Free-to-Air (FTA) broadcast”.
The Knights of the whistle selected for the top-flight this weekend have been announced
The matchday three of Ghana Premier League promises to be very exciting at various league centers across the country and officiating officials expected to ensure sanity in the games have been appointed
Take a look at those taking charge of the game 3 fixtures of the Ghana Premier League:
Match: LIBERTY PROFESSIONALS VS MEDEAMA (Saturday)
The former Black Stars boss has confirmed that he has entered into talks with the Sudanese FA to fill the vacant position
Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has confirmed media reports that he could become the new coach of Sudan.
The 62-year-old was relieved off his position by Ghana FA following the expiration of his contract and although a section of Ghanaians are calling for his return, he has opted to move on.
Reports were rife last weekend that Appiah could agree a deal with Sudan FA who are in the market to explore the possibility of hiring a top-notch coach for their senior national team new after the sacking Zdravko Lugarusic few weeks ago.
“We started talking yesterday (Sunday) and so it’s true,” Appiah is quoted as saying by GhanaSoccernet.
“But these are preliminary talks. We are talking so we will see what happens in the future,” he added.
Appiah, who previously coach Sudan Sudan Premier League side Al Khartoum, guided Ghana to the knockout stage of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations staged in Egypt.
The Burkinabe international whose contract is currently winding down with the Congolese Club has hinted he is coming back to the country
Former Ghana Premier League best player Amed ‘Simba’ Toure has revealed that he could sign for a club in the top-flight as his contract with Congolese side AS Vita Club runs out in a fortnight time.
Speaking with Kumasi-based OTEC FM, Toure confirmed there have been talks between his counsel and several unnamed clubs and could seal a deal soon.
“It is true that some Ghanaian clubs have approached me but I leave it to my agent. If the window shuts on Monday 13th January 2020, I will start training with that club that will meet my demands but remember as a free agent I can sign a contract at any time,” he said.
AshesGyamera.com understands that Toure could be heading to Hearts of Oak as the club is yet to score a goal in two games following the defeats to Berekum Chelsea and Medeama.
It will be Toure’s fifth coming to the Ghana Premier League having already played for Kessben FC now Medeama and Asante Kotoko before joining Bechem United in 2016-17 season.
Toure won the 2011-12 Most Valuable Player award with Asante Kotoko after joining them in the second round and displayed a magnificent performances in 14 games.
The Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) in collaboration with Legaci101, a sports marketing and events company will stage the biggest Armwrestling challenge dubbed “Mcberry Armwrestling Showdown’ in Accra.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2020 at 6pm.
The reality Armwrestling event will bring together on one stage the top four Pullers(Armwrestlers) in Ghana engaging in an All-Play-All Armwrestling Battles to determine Ghana’s best.
Ghana’s best Haruna Tahiru aka ‘Babs Don’, Undefeated Derrick Adu Kwakye aka ‘Asoka’, heavyweight and showman Antwi Boasiako aka ‘Punisher’ and Lebanese sensation Fawzi George Sauod aka ‘the King’ will show off muscle, power, technique and skill to win the bragging right as the best puller in Ghana.
Fawzi George Saouod has thrown a challenge to undefeated Asoka and Ghana’s best Haruna Tahiru daring to dethrone them.
Saouod and undefeated Asoka to square it off
Additionally, the top three Female Pullers in Ghana namely young sensation Yasmin Kadri Moro, tough customer Bambie Bamfo and 2-time Africa champion Alberta Boatemaa Ampomah will also battle for Supremacy to determine the best female.
The Mcberry Armwrestling Showdown will be Live on partner TV and Radio stations with other elementary bouts between some top Pullers in Ghana.
The Ghana Armwrestling Federation, Legaci101 and Mcberry have over Ten thousand cedis worth of Prizes available for grabs.
The January 20 event is supported by Graphic Sports, Daily Guide, Finder Sports, Happy FM Asempa FM, Zylofon FM, Adom TV, GTV Sports+, Metro TV and ETV.
The midfielder believes three goals scored against the Phobians on Sunday was not enough
Medeama midfielder Kwesi Donsu has insisted that they should have walloped Hearts of Oak despite winning 3-0 in Ghana Premier League matchday two fixture in Tarkwa on Sunday.
Two goals from Prince Opoku-Agyemang and another strike from Nana Nabil pushed the already troubled Phobians into relegation zone having also lost their first game at home to Berekum Chelsea.
“It is good we won 3-0 but I believe we should have scored Hearts of Oak not less than six goals,” Donsu said.
“This is so because looking at the chances we created in the game, we could’ve walloped them if we were more clinical.
“I was very furious on the bench during the first half because we had the believe we could and looking at the training session we had ahead of the season we should have buried them at Akoon Park. When a team scores more goals, it puts fear in opponents that they will face in subsequent games,” he added.
Medeama now top the log on goal difference and will travel to Accra to face Liberty Professionals next weekend while Hearts host Ebusua Dwarfs.
The Potential winners in the tournament UCC, UEW, UDS and KNUST started their journey with smooth victories in their numerous games today.
The top Ghanaian Universities, UCC, UEW, UDS and KNUST who are partaking in the 2020 Ghana University Sports Association games have started sending signals to their opponents after they displayed a fantastic performance in their matchday one fixtures in the ongoing tournament in Legon, Accra.
Starting from UCC, the defending champions for the main GUSA played and won 2 games. UCC men thrashed GIJ men 80-17 while UCC women had a walkover over UPSA after the latter did not report on time for the game.
UEW involved in a tough game with UENR in the men soccer earlier today. The only difference amongst the two sides was Abdul Salam Abdul’s goal in the 48th minute which carried the day for UEW.
The Teacher school also engaged in the basketball game and won 77-12 over UHAS. Meanwhile, UEW’s game against UG was called off after the former could not get their accreditation on time.
Approbus to UDS, they played three and won all games today. The developers played the highest number of games and won with ease. In the basketball men, they beat UMat 66-58, won 3-0 over KNUST in the men’s volley and 1-0 over UPSA in the men’s soccer.
The least results amongst the giants goes to KNUST who won one game and lost one. The technocrats humiliated GIMPA 61-18 in the basketball men and later succumbed to UDS by 3-0 in the volleyball men.
There are tight and interesting fixtures scheduled to take place tomorrow in the ongoing tournament.
UCC are the defending champions for the main GUSA after they won the tourney in 2018 in Tamale.
Following King Faisal’s two defeats from two games in Ghana Premier League, AshesGyamera.com can reveal that Serbian coach Slavisa Bozicic has arrived in the country this week and could be unveiled by the club if negotiations end successfully.
The Kumasi-based club suffered a 4-1 thrashing against Dreams FC in Dawu on opening day and also lost the Ashanti derby 1-0 against Ashanti Gold on Sunday leaving them without a point.
Although, club president Alhaji Karim Grunsah wanted either former coach Steve Pollack or Zdravko Lugarusic to replace underfire manager Anthony Commey, none of them is ready to return to Ghana.
Bozicic is expected to be in the dugout on Sunday when Faisal travel to Dormaa Ahenkro to play in-form Aduana Stars in matchday three.
Although, Commey’s future is unknown, our sources have revealed that a section of the club’s top hierarchy are lobbying for him to be demoted to assistant coach role in order to help the Serbian rather then showing him the exit.
Bozicic will play his first home game against Bechem United on January 14 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
The Phobians are surprisingly without a single point after two games, raising concerns about their preparations
On Friday, Asante Kotoko made a huge statement of winning the league as they silenced Legon Cities FC with a 3-1 win at the Accra Sports Stadium with a brace from Emmanuel Gyamfi and a beautiful lob from Augustine Okrah.
Inter Allies also claimed a 2-1 win against Bechem United at the same venue on Saturday as they recovered from their opening day humiliation in the hands of Aduana Stars.
But Hearts of Oak are in tatters. Of course, since they are without a point after losing their opening two games of the Ghana Premier League.
After a 1-0 defeat at home to Berekum Chelsea, the Phobians were whipped 3-0 by Medeama on Sunday in Matchday 2 thanks to a brace from Prince Opoku and another strike from Nana Kofi Babil.
In Accra, Aduana Stars left it late to defeat Great Olympics 1-0 with the only goal coming from substitute Nathan Kwasi Richard. The visitors have now chalked 100 per cent in their two games and are on course to win their third league trophy.
In the Ashanti derby in Kumasi, Ashanti Gold had the last laugh when they pipped King Faisal 1-0 thanks to Mubarak Yussif’s late free-kick. The Miners have scored full marks and are yet to concede a goal this season.
Elsewhere in Techiman, Dreams FC gave Eleven Wonders the shock of their lives as they recorded a 1-0 win through Suleman Mohammed’s strike.
Meanwhile, In Sogakope Wafa added to Ebusua Dwarfs’ woes with a 2-0 home win. Goals from Eric Asomani and youngster Daniel Owusu did the damage for the Academy Boys.
In Berekum, Chelsea and Liberty Professionals shared the spoils goalless while Elmina Sharks also dropped points after drawing 1-1 with Karela United.
