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Ghana FA finally pays Hearts of Oak GH₵330,000 prize money for winning Premier League & FA Cup

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Ghana FA finally pays Hearts of Oak GH₵330,000 prize money for winning Premier League & FA Cup

The football association has finally paid the prize money associated to winning the various competitions in the country and the Phobians are the big winners

The Ghana Football Association is delighted to announce that it has made full payment of merit awards to winners of the various competitions in the 2020/21 football season.

These merit awards include Prize money for Winner of the Ghana Premier League and the 1st and 2nd Runner up, Winner of the MTN FA Cup, the Women’s Premier League, and Women’s FA Cup.

Others include Prize money for Winners of each of the Three Zones in the Division One League and the three clubs that finished second in Zone One, Two and Three.

Here is the breakdown of the respective Merit Awards:

Premier League:

Ghana Premier League Winner – Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc250,000)

Ghana Premier League 1st Runner Up – One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc150,000)

Ghana Premier League 2nd Runner Up – Eighty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc80,000)

MTN FA Cup:

Winner – Eighty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc80,000)

Runner up – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000)

Division One League:  

Winners of Three Zones – Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc50,000) each

Runner up of Three Zones – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000) each

Women’s Premier League:

Winner – Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc50,000)

Runner up – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000)

Third Position of Each Zone – Fifteen Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc15,000)

Women’s FA Cup:

Winner – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000)

Runner Up – Ten Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc10,000)

The Ghana Football Association would like to congratulate the various champions of the elite competitions and wish all elite clubs the best of luck in the 2021/22 season which gets underway on Friday, October 29, 2021.

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Egyptian Premier League side Cleopatra FC sign Ghanaian Evans Mensah

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Egyptian Premier League side Cleopatra FC sign Ghanaian Evans Mensah

The North African club has signed the Ghanaian forward in a three-year deal after he passed the mandatory medical

Egyptian Premier League side Cleopatra FC have completed the signing of Ghana U23 forward Evans Mensah on three-year contract from Qatari giants Duhail SC, the two clubs have confirmed.

The 23-year-old arrived in Egypt on Monday and underwent his medical on Tuesday which he successfully passed. He was then presented a three-year contract and will remain at the club until the summer of 2024.

Mensah, who previously played for Ghanaian side Inter Allies and Finnish club Helsinki, was seen as Ghana’s best player at the 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

KGL foundation pumps $1 million into Ghana’s colts football

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KGL foundation pumps $1 million into Ghana’s colts football

The country’s juvenile football has seen a major boost after KGL agreed to invest a million dollar into it

KGL foundation has agreed a bumper deal with Ghana Football Association worth $1 million to sponsor Juvenile football in the country with an amount for the next five years, Ghana FA has confirmed.

This good news was announced on Wednesday morning after the  Ghana Football Association and KGL unveiled a groundbreaking sponsorship deal at a media event.

Ghana FA president Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku expressed his delight over the agreement and insisted that KGL has shown enormous support for football in the country, from their support for the Black Stars and now to Juvenile football.

“I am super-excited that today we are announcing an amazing relationship between the GFA and KGL. KGL foundation gives hope to the hopeless and improves the capacity of young people.

“Today’s announcement offers amazing opportunities to our younger brothers who aspire to be big footballers in our country.

Okraku also revealed that the five-year sponsorship agreement will see KGL injecting about USD 150,000 yearly into Juvenile football.

He added that each registered juvenile club across the country is also expected to receive 100 sets of jerseys and 100 sets for bibs yearly for the next five years help nurture talents.

The GFA President also reiterated the investment the Association has made over the years towards reviving juvenile football across the country.

“Colts football had not been played in Ghana for years but thankfully we brought it back and across all the 10 regions juvenile is being played.

“The GFA invested about 100, 000 dollars into the development of football at the regional level in the purchase of football which are being used by juvenile clubs.”

“We also introduced the catch them young referees which is aimed at encouraging young persons with enormous passion for refereeing. So this year all our juvenile matches are officiated by kids.”

“Beyond that we  have reduced the burden on our colts clubs by scrapping the payment of  referee fees”.

The GFA President also stated that the Association has introduced a policy for all Premier League clubs to own U17 sides as a big step for juvenile clubs.

GPL and Dol sides are to register 10 youth players in their 40-man squads for the season .

He stressed that  these  are major interventions that the FA has rolled out to improve Juvenile football in the country.

The CEO of KGL Foundation, Mr. Alex Dadey, also stated that this is in furtherance with their recent financial support to the Black Stars.

“We are happy to partner the GFA again after sponsoring the Black Stars. After that we spoke about helping to project the image of Ghana football”.

“This is inline with our corporate social responsibility as a company”, he added.

Present at the event were the Chairman of the Greater Accra regional FA Samuel Aboabire and his Executives as well as renowned Colts Club owners Mr. Adikah and Broadway who were there as representatives of all Juvenile clubs across the country.

GFA COMMUNCIATIONS

Zimbabwe coach Mapeza eyes Ghana scalp in World Cup qualifiers

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Zimbabwe coach Mapeza eyes Ghana scalp in World Cup qualifiers

The Warriors interim coach insists that they will do a decent job against the Black Stars despite the odds favouring their opponents

Zimbabwe coach Norman Mapeza has admitted that it will he difficult to play against Ghana in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers but believes they can pull a surprise.

The Warriors are yet to pick a win in the qualifiers after sharing the spoils at home against South Africa and losing 1-0 away against Ethiopia. These results coupled with others led to the sacking of Zdravko Lugarosic.

Ghana, on the other hand, have also changed their coach after Charles Kwablah Akonnor was replaced with Milovan Rajevac a fortnight ago due to poor run of results.

“We are going to play a very good team. If you look at their squad, they have got so many players playing in Europe and I watched their game against South Africa and they did well despite losing,” Mapeza said.

“With the new coach coming, they will change their game plan. We don’t know much about their new coach except that he was there when they played the World Cup in South Africa,”

“They have Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew. Those are quality players, so definitely it’s not going to be an easy game. They are a very good team.” He added.

He continued: “The squad that I picked, I think it’s a balanced squad, I am someone who is much more into the flexibility of players. Football is evolving, so you need flexibility in the squad.

“I hope with the guys who are here, we can go and do a good job for the nation in Ghana. Playing away in Africa is not easy. You look at the odds, they favour Ghana because of their history.

“They play in the Africa Cup of Nations finals a lot. It’s not going to be easy, but we will go there and give it our best and try to bring a positive result,” he concluded.

In the other group game, Ethiopia will host South Africa in Addis Ababa before the return leg takes place next week at the Soccer City Sports Stadium in Johannesburg.

Hearts of Oak handed major boost as WAC will arrive in Ghana without Salaheddine

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Hearts of Oak handed major boost as WAC will arrive in Ghana without Salaheddine

The youngster is expected to miss the first and second leg against the Phobians due to an injury relay

Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco will arrive in Ghana for the Caf Champions League second round first leg clash against Hearts of Oak without highly-rated youngster Salaheddine Benyachou, the club has officially confirmed.

The 21-year-old, who joined WAC from Olympique Club de Safi in a deal worth around US$350,000, went under the knife this week following an appendix operation and he is expected to sit out of action for at least three weeks before he can completely be healed.

As a result, WAC will travel to Ghana after the international break without him as Hearts of Oak are billed to host them on October 22 at the Accra Sports Stadium.

This is a huge advantage to Hearts since Salaheddine is a very good player who has consistently tormented the defence of opponents. Hearts coach Samuel Boadu will now have to switch his attention to other players and deploy tactics that will prevent them from having a field day.


Salaheddine will also miss the return fixture slated to take place at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca on October 29.

He has so far made five appearances this season for WAC.

Wydad Athletic Club, unlike Hearts of Oak who eliminated Guinean side CI Kamsar in the preliminary round, were drawn bye and this game will be their first in the competition this season.

“I’m stranded in Kumasi & Nana Yaw Amponsah doesn’t answer my calls”; Former Kotoko coach Johnson Smith cries for help

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“I’m stranded in Kumasi & Nana Yaw Amponsah doesn’t answer my calls”; Former Kotoko coach Johnson Smith cries for help

The Porcupine Warriors former boss says he is stranded in Kumasi after arriving at the club’s secretariat to mutually terminate his contract

Former Asante Kotoko assistant coach Johnson Smith has revealed that he has been left stranded in Kumasi following his decision to negotiate termination of his contract with the club.

Smith was relieved off his duties last month following the sacking of his boss Mariano Baretto. New coach Prosper Ogum Narteh opted to come with his two assistant coaches and that meant Smith’s role wasn’t needed any longer.

The former Karela United coach decided to visit the club’s secretariat to mutually terminate his contract so that he can move on with his life but things didn’t work as he planned.

“I am stranded in Kumasi now,” Smith told Kumasi FM.

“I came to terminate my contract with Kotoko. I went to the secretariat but nobody was there to received me.

“I met only the accountant and he can’t terminate my contract and the chief executive officer is not picking my calls

“I have even called some board members including Ahaji Lamin and he said I should wait till to tomorrow,” he added.

The Kotoko players and technical team are currently in Accra to continue with their pre-season tour ahead of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season. They will leave Accra over the weekend to United Arab Emirates where they are expected to spend two weeks.

Smith previously worked under Maxwell Konadu and he was named as the interim coach when Konadu was sacked in the first round of Ghana Premier League last season.

Reports in the local media suggest that Smith will likely join Bibiani Gold Stars as an assistant coach to Michael Osei as the club prepares to mark their debut in the league.

Former Asante Kotoko striker Bekoe to be unveiled as Montreal FC coach

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Former Asante Kotoko striker Bekoe to be unveiled as Montreal FC coach

The former goal poacher has been appointed as the new head coach of the lower division side and will be presented to the media on Wednesday

Asante Kotoko former striker Eric Kwabena Bekoe has been officially appointed the new head coach of lower division club Montreal FC, AshesGyamera.com understands.

Bekoe, who until last week was the coach for Brong Ahafo club Nsawkaw FC, guided the club to qualify to play in the Second Division sub middle League.

Although, they failed to progress to the middle League final in their bid to win qualification to Division One next season, Bekoe’s exploits did not go unnoticed.

The Accra-based Montreal FC has secured his services and reports suggest that some key players of his former club will also be signed to help him achieve his target in the upcoming season.

Bekoe has been tasked mainly to guide the club secure qualification to the Greater Accra Regional Division Two Middle League next season and also help nurture talents that can be transferred to the European market.

Bekoe became a household name during the 2008/09 Ghana Premier League season where he scored several goals to help Asante Kotoko win the league title.

Also, he became the topscorer of the Caf Confederation Cup as Kotoko reached the group stage of the competition.

He later joined Egypt Premier League side Petrojet and made name for himself before he returned to Ghana to bring the curtains down at Sekondi Hasaacas.

Kotoko to spend two weeks in UAE for pre-season; check players who will travel

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Kotoko to spend two weeks in UAE for pre-season; check players who will travel

The Porcupine Warriors will spend fourteen days at most in the Gulf region as they fine tune ahead of the 2021/22 season

Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko have announced their plans to depart the country to United Arab Emirates for pre-season ahead of the start of 2021/22 season.

Kotoko began their pre-season at the Adako Jachie training ground in Kumasi last week under new coach Prosper Ogum Narteh before they moved to Accra over the weekend.

Last season, the club had a slow start which led to the appointment of four coaches. In spite of these appointments, they failed to win a trophy as they finished second behind Hearts of Oak in the league and were also knocked out by Berekum Chelsea in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.

“We fly to the United Arab Emirates Flag of United Arab Emirates on Thursday for #Preseason21 tour in the lively city of Dubai between 7th – 22nd October 2021,” the club wrote on their Twitter handle on Tuesday.

Since 2007 under former chief executive officer Herbert Mensah where the club toured Germany, this will be the first time Kotoko will be embarking on a trip outside the country for pre-season.

Last year, Kotoko toured the Eastern region and mainly stayed in Koforidua before they landed in Accra as part of their pre-season.

Several new players will be part of the players that will depart the country this week to the Gulf region.

Kotoko are expected to play at least two friendly games before they return to Ghana for the commencement of the Premier League on October 29.

The Porcupine Warriors will open their campaign with an away trip to Dawu to lock horns with Dreams FC before they host Bechem United on matchday two.

They will travel to Accra for the first leg of the Super Clash against Hearts of Oak on matchday seven while the return fixture has been slated for matchday 22 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

PLAYERS LIKELY TO TRAVEL TO UAE:

Goalkeepers:

Razak Abalora, Kwame Baah, Danlad Ibrahim

Defenders:

Ismail Ganiu, Ibrahim Imoro, Christopher Nartey, Andrew Kwaku Apau, Samuel Appiah, Sheriff Mohammed, Maxwell Agyemang

Midfielders:

Richard Boadu, Isaac Oppong , Clinton Opoku, Samuel Boateng, Fabio Gama, Patrick Asmah, Yussif Mubarik, Emmanuel Keyekeh, Mudasiru Salifu, Richmond Lamptey,

Strikers:

Francis Andy Kumi, Evans Adomako, Solomon Sarfo Taylor

Alfred Duncan reveals why Milovan Rajevac dropped him from World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe

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Alfred Duncan reveals why Milovan Rajevac dropped him from World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe

The midfielder has refuted claims that he faked an injury just to absent himself from the World Cup qualifiers

Fiorentina midfielder Alfred Duncan has rejected suggestions that he faked an injury just to absent himself from Ghana’s game against Zimbabwe in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers this weekend.

The midfielder was in an action over the weekend and played 76 minutes when Fiorentina suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Napoli in Serie A.

However, reports emerged that he has turned down the call up to play for Ghana due to an injury relay but Duncan insists that was not the case since he had a chat with Milovan on why he was taking that decision.

Duncan was among the five players that were dropped on Monday together with Wakaso Mubarak, Emmanuel Gyasi, Abdul Ganiu and Tariq Fosu of Premier League side Brentford.

“With regards to my absence from the nation team [Black Stars], I spoke with the head coach of the Black Stars but there was a miscommunication somewhere,” Duncan wrote on his official Instagram page.

“But I don’t remember saying I was injured. Online bloggers academy, get your facts right before putting fingers on a keyboard.

“If I want to refuse a call up, I will do so and not by faking injury,” he added.

The Black Stars opened their camping for the game on Tuesday with almost ever player available. Notable among them include the Ayew brothers, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Kudus Mohammed and Abdul Baba Rahman.

Reports suggest that the game on Saturday could be played at the Len Clay Sports Stadium in Obuasi after Ghana Football Association wrote to Caf for a change of venue due to several reasons.

PICTURES: Andre Ayew, Kamaldeen & others arrive at Black Stars camp

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PICTURES: Andre Ayew, Kamaldeen & others arrive at Black Stars camp

Several Black Stars players have touched down in the country on Tuesday ahead of the World Cup qualifiers this weekend

Many of the 27 players called up by Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac have arrived in the country on Tuesday for the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe on Saturday.

Kudus Mohammed

The team departed Accra around 9:30am and arrived in the Central Regional Capital of Cape Coast at midday to begin their preparations for the cliffhanger.

Daniel Amartey

According to Ghana Football Association, the players will hold their first training at the Cape Coast Stadium at 4pm on Tuesday before they continue on Wednesday morning.

Assistant coach Otto Addo

Five players including Wakaso Mubarak have been dropped by Milovan. The rest include Spezia Calcio midfielder Emmanuel Gyasi, Asante Kotoko defender Ismail Ganiu, Tariq Fosu and Fiorentina midfielder Alfred Duncan.

Ghana are seeking to get back to winning ways following the one nil loss to South Africa in the second Group G game. The Black Stars who began the World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win over Ethiopia on match day one, sit second in Group G with three points after two round of matches.

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Ghana is scheduled to play the Warriors of Zimbabwe in a double header with the 1st leg set for the Cape Coast stadium on Saturday, October 9, 2021.

The return fixture has been scheduled for October 12 in Harare where reports suggest that a lot of the first team players may miss that game, especially those that ply their trade in England, since Zimbabwe has been listed among United Kingdom’s red listed countries with serious Covid-19 cases.

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