The final of the much-anticipated National Science and Math Quiz takes place this afternoon in Kumasi.
After Several weeks and months, three schools from three different regions square it off for the ultimate prize in the final of the National Science and Math Quiz, 2021 edition.
Ashanti regional best Prempeh College hopes to host the quiz and win the bragging rights but they must shrug off competitions from Keta SHS and Presec Legon.
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The renowned newscaster has parted ways with Kessben Media after several years of marriage
Popular newscaster Ali Baba Dankabary has officially joined Angel Broadcasting Network after he surprisingly parted ways with Kessben Media, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.
The host of Breaking News on Kessben FM/TV was rumoured to have left the Adum-based station after he was off air but it was initially swept under the carpet.
However, pictures of his unveiling at ABN has flooded social media after he signed his deal with the chief executive officer Samuel Boadu Teflon of ABN on Friday.
Ali Baba is expected to read the news on one of the radio stations of ABN in the coming days.
Reports also suggest that flagship morning show host Omanehene and another presenter called Libya Borga have also left Kessben Media.
They are expected to join ABN in the coming days and official announcements are expected to come out barring any unforeseen circumstances.
The continent’s football governing body has reschedule the date for the World Cup qualifying playoffs draw on Friday
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opted to change the draw date for 2022 Fifa World Cup playoffs following an Extraordinary Assembly held in Egypt on Friday, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.
The draw, which was initially scheduled to take place on December 18, 2021, has now been moved to January 26, 2022 after members agreed to the decision.
As a result, the Fifa rankings for January 2022 will be used to seed the countries for the draw and the top five ranking countries on the continent will not meet themselves.
However, they will be paired with the remaining five unseeded countries
As per the latest ranking released by Fifa a week ago for the month of November, Senegal were the highest ranked African country.
The West African country ended the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers with an unbeaten run of five wins and a draw in six games. They are ranked 20th on the world stage.
North African giants Morocco moved to second position after overtaking Tunisia thanks to the back-to-back 3-0 victories over Sudan and Guinea in Group I of the qualifiers.
Tunisia are now ranked in third place on the continent as the Carthage Eagles topped Group B of the qualifiers.
African champions Algeria and Nigeria complete the top five spots in fourth and fifth place respectively while Egypt are in sixth position.
2021 Afcon hosts Cameroon occupy seventh position while Ghana are in eight position above Mali and Ivory Coast who follow in that order.
Should Ghana win the match fixing and manipulation protests filed against them by South Africa, then they could face either Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia or Nigeria for a place at the World Cup next year.
The playoffs will be a double header and the games have been billed to take place in March 2022.
Ghana FA and South Africa Football Association are waiting for the final verdict from Fifa in the coming days and South Africa want a replay since they believe Senegalese referee Meguitta Ndiaye was influenced to award Ghana what they term as a dubious penalty
The Saints will face Liverpool over the weekend in Premier League and the young Ghanaian defender admits he wants to emulate and be at the level of Virgil van Dijk
Ghana and Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu has revealed that he is aiming to play at the top level like Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk in future.
Jurgen Klopp’s men will host the side from Saint Mary’s this weekend at Anfield as they hope to keep the title chase on Chelsea and Salisu who has been in fine form since joining Southampton from La Liga side Rayo Vallecano last season, believes van Dijk is one of the best defenders in the world.
“I think Virgil is a very good central defender and, I would say, is one of the very best central defenders in the world,” Salisu told Daily Echo.
“One day, I want to be like him, especially with how he plays and the confidence he has and how he leads the team.”
Van Dijk, just like Salisu, began life in the Premier League with Southampton but the former went on to join Liverpool in January 2018 for a world-record of £75million, the most money ever paid for a defender at the time.
Van Dijk has won the Premier League, Champions League and has also being named the 2018-19 PFA Players’ Player of the Year.
The Pride and Passion gaffer is full of optimism that his charges will defeat the Porcupine Warriors this weekend
Karela United coach Bismark Kobi Mensah says his side will defeat Asante Kotoko in matchday five at the Cosby Awuah Memorial Park in Ainyinase on Sunday.
Kotoko have enjoyed an incredible start to the season under new coach Prosper Ogum Narteh. They have picked four wins out of four games and hope to add Karela to their victims but Mensah insists the Porcupine Warriors are not special regardless of the results they have chalked so far.
“Kotoko are not a special team so we are not afraid of them. We can beat them on Sunday, because they are really beatable,” Kobi Mensah told Domestic Sports.
“Supporters are sad but I don’t think they should because the league has not ended. We still have may matches to play and I believe that anything can happen,” he added.
Kotoko will likely miss midfielder Richmond Lamptey against Karela after he picked up an injury against Techiman Eleven Wonders last weekend unless he passes late fitness test.
Also, Mudasiru Salifu will not play part of the game following accumulated yellow cards as he is currently on three.
Karela have amassed five points after four games. They are yet to taste defeat at home after sharing the spoils with Aduana Stars and defeating Berekum Chelsea.
The Porcupine Warriors chief suffered a burglary in the country’s capital city while he was shopping at the Accra Mall on Thursday
Asante Kotoko Administrative Manager Emmanuel Newton Dasoberi has revealed his car was burgled at the Accra Mall while he was out there doing shopping.
Dasoberi announced the news on social media on Friday morning as he posted his account on how the robbery took place.
However, he sadly revealed that management of Accra Mall failed to identify or arrest the person who broke into his car despite being captured by the CCTV cameras around.
“The Management of the Accra Mall, must get serious and protect lives and property at the Mall. The kind of broad day breaking into cars and stealing items is serious,” Dasoberi posted on Facebook, Friday morning.
“I was a victim of this. Yesterday, whiles I parked at the Mall to buy some items thieves opened my car without breaking the window and made away with a substantial amount of money.
“So sad that when I requested for a CCTV review the guys at the control room told me they found nothing. I insisted on looking at the video footages with a colleague of mine.
“To our surprise, upon review we saw a guy opening the front passenger seat of my vehicle took the cash and went away. Is it not sad that security could not even detect this?” he quizzed.
“I tried calling the office line of the Mall and no one answered. Please be careful, when you visit the Accra Mall,” he added.
Kotoko will travel to Ainyinase to face Karela United in matchday five of Ghana Premier League and if Dasoberi fails to recover from the shock, he may be absent from the game.
The Porcupine Warriors boss believes his charges are not under any pressure to pick three points from Ainyinase this weekend despite a section of the fans expecting them to continue their winning streak
Asante Kotoko coach Dr. Prosper Ogum Narteh has rejected suggestions that he is under pressure to defeat Karela United in matchday five of Ghana Premier League this weekend.
The Porcupine Warriors are heading to Ainyinase after their perfect start in the season as they are yet to taste defeat after four games.
Kotoko have opened up a seven point gap between them and their hosts but Ogum believes it is not a must win game irrespective of the fans’ expectations.
“There is no pressure on us to win this game and we are taking it cool as we prepare for the game on Sunday,” Ogum said.
“We take it match after match so there is no pressure on us.
“I think the [fans] should keep their cool and calm. They should be patient and should try as much as possible to be supportive as they have always been.
“It is a game model we are trying to develop for Asante Kotoko and it’s a blend of old and new guys. So I am appealing to them to be supportive as they have always and also trust the process,” he added.
Last season, Kotoko ended their poor run of results at Ainyinase under former coach Johnson Smith thanks to Imoro Ibrahim’s belter.
This season, they are in top form and yet to drop a point which has even doubled their confidence. Kotoko have scored eight goals so far -four goal away and four goals at home – and have only conceded one goal in the process.
The midfielder insists suggestions that he was having nightmares die to spiritual attack is fiction of someone’s imagination
Hearts of Oak midfielder Gladson Awako has rejected reports that he was having spiritual attacks which led to his sabbatical leave from football since September.
The 31-year-old joined Hearts from city rivals Great Olympics but soon fled the Phobians’ camp.
Reports were rife that he was suffering from spiritual attacks and nightmares and even wanted his contract mutually terminated at a point, however, he insists that none of them were accurate.
Awako has revealed that he was having running stomach which forced him to abort the club’s preparations towards the new season.
As a result he missed Hearts Caf Champions League games against Guinean side CI Kamsar and Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club as well as four games played in Ghana Premier League.
“I wasn’t well. Before God and man, I wasn’t well. My teammates, team manager and coaches well all aware I was suffering from a serious running stomach,” Awako told Accra 3 Sports.
“The club granted me permission to go and treat myself during the period.
“I never said anything during that period, and the talk of spiritual attacks should be disregarded.
“The reason why I’ve not yet played a game since I joined Hearts of Oak is because I was not physically fit. It’s not spiritual,” he added.
Awako returned to training on Monday, November 22 and could be part of Hearts squad that will face JS Souara in the playoffs of Caf Confederation Cup this weekend should he impress coach Samuel Boadu at training.
Welcome to the Thursday’s Edition of Football Transfer Gossip around the world
25/11/2021
Chelsea are set to make a ‘monster’ £84m bid to sign Juventus forward Federico Chiesa according to reports.(Daily Mail)
Eddie Howe has not given up hope of leading Newcastle for the first time at Arsenal on Saturday.(Daily Mail)
Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich – one of five unvaccinated players at the club whose wages have been docked – has tested positive for Covid-19.(Daily Mail)
Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit believes Kylian Mbappe ‘could easily’ sign for Newcastle following their Saudi-led takeover last month.(Daily Mail)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was at loggerheads with his own coaches, including Michael Carrick, over the formation he insisted on using at Manchester United, according to reports.(Daily Mirror)
Gareth Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett has criticised the way Real Madrid fans have treated his client after more than eight years of service in the Spanish capital.(Daily Mirror)
Manchester United have had an approach for Mauricio Pochettino knocked back by PSG.(The Sun)
Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel wants to see Steve Bruce as the interim manager of the club.(The Sun)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made a whopping £26m during his trophyless reign as Manchester United manager.(The Sun)
Jack Grealish kindly offered free tickets to Manchester City fans ahead of the Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain.(The Sun)
Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell is set to miss the rest of this year as he waits to find out whether or not he has suffered season-ending anterior cruciate ligament damage.(The Daily Telegraph)
Manchester United will appoint an interim manager as soon as possible from a five-man shortlist featuring Ralf Rangnick, Ernesto Valverde, Lucien Favre and Rudi Garcia as they bid to save their season.(The Daily Telegraph)
Paris Saint-Germain are adamant that Mauricio Pochettino will not be allowed to leave the club before the end of this season.(The Daily Telegraph)
Steven Gerrard is utilising the power of social media to build team spirit at Aston Villa by setting up an Instagram account for his players.(The Daily Telegraph)
Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe, 22, is tipped to leave when his contract expires in the summer, with Newcastle United among the clubs who could make a move for the World Cup winner. (Express)
Chelsea’s Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech, 28, and Germany forward Timo Werner, 25, have emerged as alternatives to Manchester City’s England winger Raheem Sterling, 26, for Barcelona in January. (ESPN)
Manchester United have had an initial approach for Paris St-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino rejected by the French club. (Manchester Evening News)
Former Tottenham boss Pochettino, 49, will have to wait six months at least before he can become United manager. (Star)
Former Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre and ex-Lyon boss Rudi Garcia have been interviewed by United about becoming their interim manager. (Telegraph)
Ralf Rangnick, the former RB Leipzig manager, and former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca are also on the shortlist. (Mail)
A mural at Old Trafford of sacked United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been taken down. (Sun)
Liverpool and Barcelona are interested in Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic, 23, but the Blues will not sell to a Premier League rival and the Spanish club cannot afford the 50m euro fee required to sign the United States winger. (El Nacional, in Catalan)
Chelsea have held talks with Fenerbahce and Hungary defender Attila Szalai, 23. (Football Insider)
Wolves will listen to offers for Spain winger Adama Traore, 25, in January. (Football Insider)
Real Madrid fans have been “disgusting” to Wales forward Gareth Bale, according to the player’s agent Jonathan Barnett. Bale, 32, has a contract with Real until next summer. (Marca)
Arsenal’s France forward Alexandre Lacazette, 30, is being tracked by Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Newcastle and AC Milan. His contract expires in the summer.(Calciomercato)
The Gunners are keen to sign Lille’s Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 24, in the January transfer window. (Football London)
Manchester United’s England forward Jesse Lingard, 28, still wants to leave Old Trafford despite Solskjaer’s exit. (Star)
Newcastle are set to rival Manchester United for the signature of Atletico Madrid’s England defender Kieran Trippier, 31. (Sun)
Aston Villa’s former England Under-20 forward Keinan Davis, 23, is wanted by Norwich City, who are managed by ex-Villa boss Dean Smith. (Football Insider)
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, 43, could take charge of his new club’s game at Arsenal on Saturday despite testing positive for Covid-19 last week. (Mail)
The former Featherweight champion could not hold it as he finally handed over her daughter’s hand in marriage
Former World Featherweight and Super Featherweight champion Professor Azumah Nelson was in a joyful mood last weekend when his daughter Dorinda Azumah was getting married.
Dorinda and her long time boyfriend tied the knot in a fashionable style but it was the dancing skills of Azumah Nelson that got much of the attention.
After being calm throughout the event, Azumah who was dressed all white, was finally seen tapping his feet to the sweet melodies being played by DJ and he finally stood up to exhibit his dancing skills.
Other family members later joined him and the newly married couple were overly excited to see the famous former boxer very elated because of them.
Azumah Nelson Profile
Azumah Nelson was born on 19 July 1958 in Bukom, Accra, Ghana. As a boy, boxing was like a hobby to him and he always wanted to fight.
He tried on several occasions in the streets and was what led him into the gym for the first time where faced the best boxer at the time. This was the genesis of his boxing career.
In July 2018, Azumah Nelson organized a fight night to celebrate his 60th birthday at the Bukom Boxing Arena. This event brought together fighters from highly rated gyms in the country to fight contenders in their divisions.
Some dignitaries including Nii Lante Vanderpuiye and Nii Amarkai Amarteifio who are two former sports ministers, Ian Walker the British High Commissioner to Ghana at the time, and Peter Zwennes the president of Ghana Boxing Authority, graced the occasion.
Azumah Nelson Professional Career
Despite all his early achievements as an amateur boxer and being undefeated in 13 fights, Nelson was virtually unknown outside Ghana. Because of this, he was a decisive underdog when, on short notice, he challenged WBC featherweight champion, Salvador Sánchez, on 21 July 1982 at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
All Boxers Azumah Nelson Contended in His Career
Jeff Fenech
Jesse James Leija
Genaro Hernández
Jesse James Leija
Gabriel Ruelas
Jesse James Leija
Jesse James Leija
Gabriel Ruelas
Calvin Grove
Jeff Fenech
Daniel Mustapha
Juan Laporte
Pernell Whitaker
Jim McDonnell
Mario Martínez
Sidnei Dal Rovere
Lupe Suarez
Mario Martínez
Marcos Villasana
Mauro Gutierrez
Aaron Duribe
Marcos Villasana
Pat Cowdell
Juvenal Ordenes
Wilfredo Gómez
Alvin Fowler
Ricky Wallace
Irving Mitchell
Danilo Cabrera
Kabiru Akindele
Brian Roberts
Miguel Ruiz
Hector Cortez
Kabiru Akindele
Alberto Collazo
Salvador Sánchez
Mukaila Bukare
Charm Chiteule
Joe Skipper
Don George
Aziza Bossou