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Video: Baffour Soccer Academy coach Mohammed & administrative manager Adjei referred to Ridge & Methodist hospital for intensive care

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Video: Baffour Soccer Academy coach Mohammed & administrative manager Adjei referred to Ridge & Methodist hospital for intensive care

The second-tier side’s gaffer and head of communications have been sent to different hospitals for further assessments and care following the accident on Monday evening

Baffour Soccer Academy head coach Ibrahim Mohammed and communication director Kwaku Adjei Richard have been referred to Ridge Hospital and Methodist Hospital in Accra and Wenchi respectively, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.

The duo were part of the traveling contingent that suffered a serious car accident at Kyebi Junction, off the Accra-Kumasi road on Monday evening and were rushed to the Kyebi government hospital when the club was travelling from Sunyani to Accra for their pre-season tour ahead of their debut campaign in Ghana Division One League.

Both Mohammed and Adjei were trapped in the car for almost an hour and it took the intervention of the Fire Service before they were finally pulled out after their bus collided with a VIP bus.

“The coach and Richard have been referred to different hospitals and they were sent to their destinations with ambulances on Monday evening,” a source told AshesGyamera.com.

“Richard in particular was sent to Methodist Hospital in Wenchi to see a specialist since he has suffered from bone fractures on his left leg. They said there is a specialist called Dr Bello who is currently the best in the country when it comes orthopaedic issues so he will help him to recover.

“On the part of the head coach, he needs urgent care and because the Kyebi Government hospital lacks some machines to help access his situation, he has been referred to Ridge Hospital in Accra.

“We were told there is no CT Scan machines and other things to know how he is faring so Ridge Hospital will be the best place for him,” the source added.

Ibrahim Mohammed guided Baffour Soccer Academy to qualify to the Ghana Division One League earlier in October.

Baffour Soccer Academy were recently crowned Champions of Brong Ahafo Division Two League. The club is owned by Member of Parliament for the people of Sunyani West Constituency Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah. He also doubles as the Minister of Employment.

The club boasts of two pitches, one for training and one for matches, modern dressing rooms,  two storey buildings used as hostels, a swimming pool an entertainment room, a restaurant, and six-unit classroom block for teaching and learning.

Video: Andre Ayew scores sixth consecutive goal for Al Sadd

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Video: Andre Ayew scores sixth consecutive goal for Al Sadd

The forward is in top form in the Gulf region as he his goal on the bounce helped Xavi Hernandez’s side to victory

Ghana captain Andre Ayew was on target when Al Sadd defeated Umm Salal to record their seventh consecutive win in the Qatari Stars League at the Al Wakrah Stadium on Tuesday. 

It was the home side who took the lead after six minutes in the game through Yaseen Bakhit. However, Akram Afif scored the equaliser by the 13th minute before former Arsenal star Santi Cazorla sent them in front for the first time in the game by the 29th minute.

Andre Ayew scored the match winner on the 49th after the former Swansea City superstar stretched out his left foot to drive home from close range after a pass from his teammate.

The goal means that now sits third on the goal king chart with six goals behind Kenya star Michael Olunga has nine goals while teammate Baghdad Bounedjah has also banged in eight goals.

The victory means that Al Sadd have opened a three point lead at the top as they lead the log with 21 points after seven games while Al Duhail follow with 18 points.

Hearts of Oak to face Algerian side JS Souara in Caf Confederation playoffs

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Hearts of Oak to face Algerian side JS Souara in Caf Confederation playoffs

The Phobians will have to travel to North Africa once again for the Caf Confederation playoffs after they were paired with the Eagles

Ghana Premier League champions Hearts of Oak have been handed another tough opponents in the playoffs of the Caf Confederation Cup few days after they were eliminated from the Caf Champions League by Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club.

The Phobians have been paired with Algerian side JS Saoura and will travel to Algeria next month for the first leg before they host them in the return fixture.

Unlike Hearts who started their season in the Caf Champions League, Souara eliminated Mauritanian club Concord in the preliminary round of the Confederation Cup to reach this stage.

Hearts were among the sixteen clubs that were eliminated from the Caf Champions League after suffering a 6-1 drubbing against Wydad AC last weekend.

Saoura wasformed on June 10, 1968, following the merger of the JSB (Jeunesse Sportive BĂ©charienne) and the ESD (Étoile du Sud de Debdaba) The club was re-established in September 2008 in the municipality of MĂ©ridja and was called as Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura, was born JS Saoura with 4 disciplines Football – Tennis – Volley ball and judo. During the 2008–09 season, JS Saoura played in the Bechar Regional League, where it finished in first place and won the promotion to Inter-regions.

The following season, JS Saoura won the West group of the Inter-region division. During the 2010–11 season, JS Saoura finished first in the Center-West Group of the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur. This allows him to access Ligue 2. On April 17, 2012, the JSS defeated SA Mohammadia 3–1, to end the season in second place in Ligue 2.

The club therefore moved up to Ligue 1 and joined for the first time in its history the elite of Algerian football. The club achieved promotion four times in a row to reach in the 2012–13 season to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 as the first club from the southwest, and with financing from Entreprise Nationale de Forage (ENAFOR) a firm of the petroleum company Sonatrach with 75% of the shares, the rest is held by the Amateur Sports Club.

Baffour Soccer Academy coach Mohammed fighting for his life after accident

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Baffour Soccer Academy coach Mohammed fighting for his life after accident

The former Bofoakwa Tano tactician is in critical condition following the accident on Monday evening

Baffour Soccer Academy head coach Ibrahim Mohammed is in critical condition and currently fighting for his life, AshesGyamera.com’s sources can confirm.

The experience gaffer, who joined the club barely two months ago, was part of the traveling contingent that suffered a serious car accident at Kyebi Junction, off the Accra-Kumasi road on Monday evening and was rushed to the Kyebi government hospital.

The club was travelling from Sunyani to Accra for their pre-season tour to fine tune for the upcoming season.

Although, a lot of players and officials of the club suffered various degrees of injuries, head coach Mohammed’s condition has been described as critical and needs extra medical care.

The former Bofoakwa Tano coach was trapped in the car for almost an hour and it took the intervention of the Fire Service before he was able to be moved out of the car after it collided with another bus.

Also, former Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Isaac Amoako, who is currently the goalkeeping coach of Baffour Soccer Academy, was part of the unfortunate accident suffered minor injuries.

According to AshesGyamera’s sources, Amoako picked up several cuts on his body but he is currently in good condition and was even spotted walking in the hospital’s lobby on Tuesday morning.

Also, the club’s communication director Kwaku Adjei Richard has suffered a closed or simple bone fracture and would need further attention to cure him.

Ibrahim Mohammed guided Baffour Soccer Academy to qualify to the Ghana Division One League earlier in October.

Baffour Soccer Academy were recently crowned Champions of Brong Ahafo Division Two League. The club is owned by Member of Parliament for the people of Sunyani West Constituency Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah. He also doubles as the Minister of Employment.

The club boasts of two pitches, one for training and one for matches, modern dressing rooms,  two storey buildings used as hostels, a swimming pool an entertainment room, a restaurant, and six-unit classroom block for teaching and learning.

BREAKING NEWS: Ghana Division One League side Baffour Soccer Academy involved in accident

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BREAKING NEWS: Ghana Division One League side Baffour Soccer Academy involved in accident

The lower division side who qualified to the second tier last month has been involved in a serious accident on Monday evening

Ghana Division One League side Baffour Soccer Academy from Sunyani has been involved in a serious car accident on the Accra-Kumasi road on Monday evening, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.

The club which is based in Nsoatre, a suburb of Sunyani, were heading to Accra for their pre-season tour ahead of the start of their maiden participation in the Division One League.

However, the unfortunate incident happened at the after their bus veered from its lane to collide with another bus coming from Accra to Kumasi.

“The driver of the Baffour Soccer Academy veered from his way and collided with another bus. I’m sure he was new on the road,” an eyewitness told AshesGyamera.com.

“We were able to save the lives of the players with the exception of coach of the club, one player and another man whom we were later told that he is the communication director.

“The coach was trapped in the car and it took the intervention of the police and Fire service to come and save him. so far, nobody has been confirmed dead and we are praying that nobody will die,” the eyewitness added.

Baffour Soccer Academy is owned by owned by Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah – Minister of Employment – boasts of over 65 players in the U15 and U17 division with several others in the U10 and U13 divisions.

The club boasts of two pitches, one for training and one for matches, modern dressing rooms,  two storey buildings used as hostels, a swimming pool an entertainment room, a restaurant, and 6 unit classroom.

Why Hearts of Oak could face another North African club in Confederation Cup?

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Why Hearts of Oak could face another North African club in Confederation Cup?

The Phobians could be handed another tough opponents from North Africa in the Caf Confederation Cup as they hope to make it to group stage

Ghana Premier League champions Hearts of Oak could head to North Africa once again for the playoff of the Caf Confederation Cup ahead of the draw to held in Cairo on Tuesday.

The Phobians, after suffering a humiliating 6-1 defeat in the Caf Champions League against Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club, could like face another North African club.

According to Caf’s rules, clubs who were eliminated front the Champions League will not meet each other in the Confederation Cup as they will be placed in one group.

The Phobians have been placed in pot 3 which has the nine lowest ranked clubs from the Caf Champions League and they will face clubs from pot 4 which is also made up of the highest ranked clubs from Caf Confederation Cup.

Therefore, they will square it off with clubs that started the competition and have reached the playoff stage.

As a result, They could face RS Berkane (Morocco), Pyramids FC (Egypt), JS Kabylie (Morocco), CS Sfaxien (Tunisia), Al Masry (Egypt).

Also, the Phobians may be paired with Nigerian giants Enyimba FC, South giants Kaizer Chiefs or CotonSport from Cameroon.

However, since the clubs in pot three are none while those in pot four are eight, should Hearts become the odd one who ends up without getting an opponent, they will be paired with one of the clubs in pot two.

Hearts are expected to play home first in the playoffs next month before they travel to the home of their opponents a week later for the reverse fixture.

Caf to allow Ghana & other countries to send 28 players to 2021 Afcon

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Caf to allow Ghana & other countries to send 28 players to 2021 Afcon

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has increased the number of additional players to 5 for the upcoming TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations final in Cameroon.

This was contained a letter signed by Samson Adamu, Director of Competitions and sent to Member Associations on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

‘’In the occasion of the upcoming final tournament of the TOTALENERGIES Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon 2021, we would like to provide you with the following decision:

  • Number of additional players – The Organizing Committee of the Africa Cup of Nations has decided to increase the number of players to 5 additional players. Consequently, the list of players could be increased to a maximum of 28 players. This decision was taken to allow the participating teams have a larger squad list for the competition in case some players test positive for COVID 19.

  • On the other hand, please note that your federation will bear the cost of the international travel as well as the accommodation of these additional players on the final list. In view of the above, we would like to inform you that the registration of the 5 additional players is only an option and not an obligation.

  • Number of substitute players: Concerning the number of substitutions, CAF will apply the law of three substitutions per match (+ 1 additional substitution in case of extra time) during the final tournament of the Africa Cup of Nations’’ the statement read.

The 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon- 2021 will be staged from Sunday, January 9 to Sunday, February 6, 2022.

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Chirano Mines donates ultramodern 64-seater bus to Premier League debutants Bibiani Gold Stars

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Chirano Mines donates ultramodern 64-seater bus to Premier League debutants Bibiani Gold Stars

The Gye Nyame boss have been handed a new bus to be used for their maiden participation in the Premier League

Ghana Premier League new entrants Bibiani Gold Stars have been gifted a new bus by owners Chirano Gold Mines Limited, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.

The Western North club qualified to the Premier League for the first time in July after topping Zone Two of the National Division One League.

Gold Stars wanted to sign former Hearts of Oak striker Abednego Tetteh but negotiations fell through at the eleventh hour. However, they have been able to secure the services of defender Samuel Amofa, Abubakar Aziz and Evans Owusu from Liberty Professionals.

Also, midfielder Lateef Abubakar, Frank Agyei Jnr, Michael Ainoo, Mohammed Polo and Kamara have been signed by the cub.

Gold Stars will begin their maiden appearance in the league with a home game against Berekum Chelsea at the Dun’s Park on October 31 before they travel to Tarkwa to face Medeama a week later.

On match day three, Gold Stars will host Asante Kotoko at home.

Video: How Hearts of Oak suffered their worse defeat against Wydad AC

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Video: How Hearts of Oak suffered their worse defeat against Wydad AC

The Phobians suffered their worse humiliation in any football game in Morocco on Sunday

Hearts of Oak suffered 6-1 defeat in the hands of Wydad Athletic Club in the second leg of Caf Champions League played at the Mohammed V Sports Stadium in Casablanca on Sunday.

The Phobians, who went into the game with a lot of confidence following the 1-0 win in the first leg, were completely outclassed, outplayed and outfought as they succumbed to a 5-1 drubbing even though the game was played behind closed doors.

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Hearts eliminated Guinean side CI Kamsar in the preliminary round while Wydad AC were drawn bye.

‘We are sorry’; ,Hearts of Oak apologise to fans after Wydad AC humiliation

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‘We are sorry’; ,Hearts of Oak apologise to fans after Wydad AC humiliation

The Phobians top hierarchy have released a statement to apologise to their teeming supporters following the humiliation they suffered in Morocco on Sunday

Hearts of Oak have apologised for their heavy 6-1 defeat to Wydad Athletic Club in the second leg of Caf Champions League played at the Mohammed V Sports Stadium in Casablanca on Sunday.

The Phobians, who went into the game with a lot of confidence following the 1-0 win in the first leg, were completely outclassed, outplayed and outfought as they succumbed to a 6-1 drubbing even though the game was played behind closed doors.

The Phobians were already shipping in goals by half time as they were down by four goals.

They returned from the break and further conceded two goals while substitute Patrick Razak got the consolation very late in the game after he connected a pass from Emmanuel Nettey.

The club’s top hierarchy admits their performance was an “embarrassment” but believes they can make amends since they have been offered another opportunity to play in the Caf Confederation Cup.

“We succumbed to a painful defeat in Morocco because we were nowhere close to our best on the night,” the club’s statement read.

“We know that we are capable of a much better performance than what we showed in Morocco.

Hearts eliminated Guinean side CI Kamsar in the preliminary round while Wydad AC were drawn bye.

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