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Ashanti Gold 4-2 Top Talents; Miners make it to FA Cup semis

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Ashanti Gold 4-2 Top Talents; Miners make it to FA Cup semis

The Miners defeated the lower tier side to cruise to the penultimate game of the competition

AshantiGold defeated Kintampo Top Talent FC 4-2 in the semifinals of 2020/21 Ghana FA Cup at the Len Clay Sports Stadium on Saturday.

Defender Frank Akoto opened the scoring very in the game after a mistake by Top Talents defenders.

Isaac Opoku Agyemang added another goal few minutes later but the visitors pulled one back through an own goal by Ashanti Gold’s defender Kwadwo Amoako.

Former Legon Cities striker Paul Asare de Vries restored Ashanti Gold’s two goal margin before the break with a fine finish.

After recess, Ashanti Gold dictated play and created a lot of chances but failed to make then count.

Amos Addai finally saw one of his shots on target by the 78th minute to extend Ashanti Gold’s lead.

On the stroke of full time, Prince Kofi Sarkodie scored another consolation goal for Top Talents whose rollercoaster campaign came to a sad ending.

Ashanti Gold will now meet the winner between Asante Kotoko and Berekum Chelsea who lock horns tomorrow in the semifinals.

Later today, Hearts of Oak will also face Elmina Sharks in another quarterfinal game at the Nduom Sports Stadium in Elmina.

Ghana FA fines Eleven Wonders GH₵5,000 after non-payment to Abu Sule; warns them of transfer ban & demotion

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Ghana FA fines Eleven Wonders GH₵5,000 after non-payment to Abu Sule; warns them of transfer ban & demotion

The Bono East Club could be handed a transfer ban as well as demotion to lower tier should they fail to meet the deadline handed them to pay their former player

Ghana Football Association’s disciplinary committee has slapped Techiman Eleven Wonders with a fine of GH₵5,000 cedis following their failure to pay former midfielder Abu Sule his combined signing-on fee and salaries of GH₵33,300 cedis.

It will be recalled that the disciplinary committee found Wonders guilty of illegally terminating the contract of Sule on June 2, and were given fourteen days to settle the midfielder.

However, the club failed to honour the ruling and defied the orders of the disciplinary committee. The disciplinary committee then sat on the matter again and has issued an enforcement ruling which gives Wonders up to August 13 to settle their debt or face transfer ban and demotion in the long run.

2. PURSUANT to Article 15(1)(b) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Techiman Eleven
Wonders FC is hereby given a final deadline to pay the Player the total amount of Thirty-three Thousand Two Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHc33,200.00) on or before August 13, 2021.

3. PURSUANT to Article15 (1)(c) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, failing to pay the
amounts stated in Decision 1 and 2 above, the following sanctions shall apply automatically:
i. the Club shall suffer a transfer ban (both domestic and international) for
a period of one (1) year, should Techiman Eleven Wonders FC fail to comply with the Decisions 1 and 2 on or before August 13, 2021.
4. That in accordance with Article 15(2) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Techiman Eleven Wonders FC is hereby warned to comply with this Decisions strictly; failing which the sanctions threatened above shall be applied automatically by
the Ghana Football Association (GFA), its bodies or Committees, IT Department of the GFA and all departments of the GFA.

“As at today, Techiman Eleven Wonders FC has not responded to the email. The Disciplinary Committee wishes to draw the attention of Techiman Eleven Wonders to Article 15(1) of the GFA Disciplinary Code (2019) concerning this matter of enforcement of the
decisions of the Player Status Committee,” a Ghana FA statement read.

“Article 15(1) of the GFA Disciplinary Code (as amended) states as follows:
“Anyone who fails to pay another person (such as a player, a coach or a club) or GFA a sum of money in full or part, even though instructed to do so by a body, a committee or an instance of GFA, CAF, FIFA or a CAS decision (financial decision), or anyone who fails to comply with another final decision (non-financial
decision) passed by a body, a committee or an instance of GFA, CAF, FIFA or by CAS:

a) will be fined for failing to comply with a decision; in addition:
b) will be granted a final deadline of 14 days in which to pay the amount due or to comply with the non-financial decision;
c) in the case of clubs, upon expiry of the aforementioned final deadline and in the event of persistent default or failure to comply in full with the decision within the period stipulated, a transfer ban will be pronounced until the complete amount due is paid or the non-financial decision is complied with.
A deduction of points or relegation to a lower division may also be ordered in addition to a transfer ban in the event of persistent failure, repeated offences or serious infringements or if no full transfer could be imposed or served for any reason,” the statement added.

DECISIONS

“After considering the above matter, the Disciplinary Committee has decided as follows:
1. PURSUANT to Article 15(1)(a) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Techiman Eleven
Wonders FC is hereby fined an amount of Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢5,000.00), for failing to comply with the Player’s Status Committee decision. This fine is payable to the GFA upon receipt of this Enforcement Decision on or before August 13, 2021.

  1. PURSUANT to Article 15(1)(b) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Techiman Eleven
    Wonders FC is hereby given a final deadline to pay the Player the total amount of Thirty-three Thousand Two Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHc33,200.00) on or before August 13, 2021.
  2. PURSUANT to Article15 (1)(c) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, failing to pay the
    amounts stated in Decision 1 and 2 above, the following sanctions shall apply automatically:
    i. the Club shall suffer a transfer ban (both domestic and international) for
    a period of one (1) year, should Techiman Eleven Wonders FC fail to comply with the Decisions 1 and 2 on or before August 13, 2021.
  3. That in accordance with Article 15(2) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, Techiman Eleven Wonders FC is hereby warned to comply with this Decisions strictly; failing which the sanctions threatened above shall be applied automatically by
    the Ghana Football Association (GFA), its bodies or Committees, IT Department of the GFA and all departments of the GFA.

Toby Alderweireld set to join Andre Ayew in Qatar

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Toby Alderweireld set to join Andre Ayew in Qatar

The Belgian defender is reported to be closing in with a move to the Gulf region after six years in England

Belgium and Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld has been linked with a move to Qatari side Al-Duhail according to reports in England.

The 32-year-old is believed to have agreed to a €13 million transfer move after playing in the Premier League for six season although he was initially part of new coach Nuno Espirito Santo’s plans for the new season.

Alderweireld joined Spurs from Spanish side Athleti in 2015 and has since gone on to feature for the London club in over 200 games in all competitions.

Alderweireld will be the latest player after Andre Ayew to arrive in Qatar from UK. Ayew signed a three-year deal with Al Sadd on Thursday -a club his father Abedi Ayew  Pele played for 39 years ago – following the expiration of his contract with Welsh club Swansea City.

Qatar want to improve their league and football with top stars around the world before 2022 World Cup kicks off.

Dubai creates rain to tackle 50 degrees heat by ‘shocking’ the clouds

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Dubai creates rain to tackle 50 degrees heat by ‘shocking’ the clouds

In the blazing sunshine at Al-Ain airport, a twin-propeller Beechcraft stands ready to fly into action at a moment’s notice on a cloud-seeding mission (pictured above). The plane is armed with an array of salt flares which are fired into promising clouds to increase condensation and hopefully trigger a downpour. Source: MailOnline.

*Drone technology used to give clouds an electric shock

*This coaxes the clouds into clumping together, resulting in rains

*Plans underway to direct water from the skies to aquifer

With temperatures at 50 degrees Celsius, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges.

The charges give clouds electrics to ‘cajole them’ into clumping together and producing rain.
The UAE, one of the most arid countries on Earth, hopes the technique could help to increase its meagre annual rainfall. And it is working.

The Centre said the precipitation has been enhanced by a technique known as cloud seeding, and its purpose is to increase condensation in the hope that it might trigger a downpour.
The UAE’s cloud seeding operations are part of an ongoing $15 million (£10.8m) mission to generate rain in the country.

The country ranks among the world’s top 10 driest with an average rainfall of just three inches. This is six times less than what is obtainable in northern Nigeria.

The technology is led by experts at the University of Reading in the UK.

Professor Maarten Ambaum, who worked on the special project, had said the UAE had enough clouds to create conditions which allow for rainfall.

“When the drops merge and are big enough, they will fall as rain,” Professor Ambaum told BBC.

In 2017, the UAE government provided $15m for nine different rain-enhancement projects.

Among them is another cloud-seeding technology that launches salt missiles into clouds from planes.
The country’s Abu Dhabi-based forecasters monitor weather radars to tell pilots flying official government aircraft when to take off on rain-inducing missions.

“As soon as they see some convective cloud formations, they launch us on a flight to investigate,” said Mark Newman, deputy chief pilot at NCMS.

Other instances where the technology was applied were ski resorts in Colorado, USA, where it was use to induce heavier snowfall.
The former USSR also apparently used cloud seeding to prevent radioactive fallout from Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 from reaching Moscow.

Also, ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, it was used to create a downpour elsewhere and keep the stadium dry.

This involved firing rockets packed with silver iodide crystals into rain clouds over the suburbs of Beijing.
The UAE is also looking into methods to preserve the rain that does hit the ground, instead of allowing it to quickly evaporate or flow off into the sea.
It has built dams and reservoirs to gather water that flood desert valleys.

The country has around 130 dams and levees with a storage capacity of about 120 million cubic metre, according to the ministry report.
NCMS executive director Abdulla al-Mandoos said studies were being prepared to plan more dams and to protect water, aimed at directing rain ‘from the cloud right into the aquifer’.
“We do not want to waste a drop of water,” he said.
Source: MailOnline

Match commissioner’s report exposes referee Maxwell Hanson’s deliberate attempt to cheat BA United for RTU

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Match commissioner’s report exposes referee Maxwell Hanson’s deliberate attempt to cheat BA United for RTU

Although, the disciplinary committee of Ghana Football Association has ruled in favour of Real Tamale United in their away game against Brong Ahafo United, therefore awarding them three points and three goals since B.A United supporters’ actions brought the game to an abrupt end, the match commissioner’s report has been seen by a section of Ghanaians as an indictment on the centre referee.

On July 4, B.A United hosted RTU at the Coronation Park in Sunyani and the game ended abruptly following the indiscipline act of the home supporters.

Referee Maxwell Hanson ignored B.A United’s two penalty appeals and awarded a dubious one to RTU by the 40th minute which infuriated the home supporters and they invaded the pitch to physically manhandled the men in black.

Although, the referee rescinded his decision award the penalty to RTU, it was too little too late because he and his assistants had been subjected to serious inhumane treatments.

And according to the match commissioner’s report to Ghana FA, it was the referee who caused the whole unexpected chaos since he rejected the advise given to him by his assistant one and fourth referee through their communication device.

“On the 40th minute of the game, the referee awarded a penalty in favour of the Away Team (RTU). Immediately the referee pointed at the penalty spot, I overheard the Assistant
Referee I and the 4th Referee shout into the communication gadget that, it was not a penalty,” the match commissioner wrote in his report to Ghana FA.

“But the referee refused to change his decision. some fans believed to be supporters of B.A United jumped the inner perimeter and invaded the field of play, and attacked the officiating officials. The referee kept running whiles they were chasing him. They finally caught him and assaulted him, beating him severely. Some of the fans also attacked the assistant referees. Initially, the policemen kept on watching whiles these fans were assaulting the referee.

“When they saw that, things were getting out of hand, then some of the policemen rushed to rescue the referee but could not contain the angry fans of B.A United. The military was called in. They came to rescue the referees. This brought the game into 29 minutes holdup. When sanity was restored, the referee changed his decision from the penalty to drop ball. When the ball was dropped, whiles play continued, RTU fans also became furious and threw stones, sachet water, and any missiles they
could lay their hands on onto the field. The referee stopped the game. All the Officiating Officials, players, and officials of both teams massed ourselves up at the center of the field to prevent any injury.”

The statement added: “The security was called to action, it took them 15 minutes to bring the situation under control. The referee continued the game and ended the first half. When the first half came to an end, fans of both teams massed themselves with stones, sticks, and other offensive weapons at the tunnel leading to the dressing room.”

The points awarded to RTU have seen them closing in one Bofoakwa Tano with only two points difference ahead of the last round of matches to be played this weekend.

The overview of 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season by Italian writer D’Ambrosio Nicola

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The overview of 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season by Italian writer D’Ambrosio Nicola

Last week, the GPL 2020/2021 ended with the last matches of the season.

This year, thanks to the StarTimes service, I was able to closely follow the events concerning local football in Ghana and I was surprised with some developments; both positive and negative.

Mine will not be a criticism but only the point of view of an Italian fan accustomed to Italian or European football.

I know well that Ghanaian football is a growing, expanding football, but perhaps it will also be a starting point for a process of improvement.
Positives :

-Fair play: one thing that surprised me right from the start is the great fair play on the pitch which I’m not used to seeing in Italy / Europe. I have seen very hard game clashes, serious fouls and yet in 99% of cases I have never seen players react towards their opponents by creating a fight. Great respect also towards the referees.

The Ghanaian players at every whistle of the referee, even when there was an error, very rarely protest, but calmly accept his decision. We Europeans have a lot to learn in this respect.

-Humility: in recent months I have met many journalists, footballers and people close to Ghanaian football and speaking with them I realized that they are very simple, cordial, friendly people. They do not have the arrogance that footballers have in Italy, where they are often considered or feel like divinity, and they earn millions of euros. In Ghana I rediscovered a little bit the true essence of football, the one that once was also in my country. The players and the people of football are very friendly with the people.

-Respect: I have never seen team mates arguing with each other over a wrong pass, missed pass or other mistakes. There is great respect between them, often in Italy I see fights and constant reminders between teammates for mistakes made.

Downsides
– Players – actors: a common thing in African football. I have often seen it also in Kenya and Uganda.

When a team is ahead or has a favorable result, players pretend lying on the ground, as if they were literally dying, and often they are real dramas. These attitudes spoil the show and the course of the game a bit. We need to educate the players or even the referees more to manage these episodes better.

-Fields: unfortunately the economic factor counts a lot here. The football fields in Ghana, but also in Kenya or Uganda are in very bad condition. With a few rare exceptions (those in synthetic turf by Karela, Wafa) the rest of the fields are really unwatchable. I’ve seen fourth or fifth division teams’ fields in Italy have much better fields. There is a lot of work to be done on this aspect.

By: D’Ambrosio Nicola

Xavi Hernandez signs Ghana captain Andre Ayew at Al Sadd

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Xavi Hernandez signs Ghana captain Andre Ayew at Al Sadd

The former Swans influential forward will arrive in the Gulf region on Thursday ahead of a bumper deal with Xavi’s side

Ghana captain Andre Dede Ayew will sign a reported three-year deal with Qatari giants Al Sadd after he passes medical checks, AshesGyamera.com understands.

The 31-year-old will join Sadd as a free agent after opting not to renew his contract with Welsh giants Swansea City since the club failed to qualify to play in next season’s Premier League.

Despite being linked to several clubs in Europe, including some EPL sides like Crystal Palace, Ayew is believed to have accepted an offer from Al Sadd after a telephone call from former Barcelona superstar Xavi, who currently handles the club as the head coach.

Ayew, who boasts of 91 international appearance for Ghana and has netted 19 goals, scored 16 goals in 46 matches for Swansea and led the Welsh side to the Championship play off final only to lose to Brentford.

Ayew began his career in France with Olympique Marseille before he arrived in England to play for Swansea and West Ham United. He also spent some short time in Turkey on loan at Fernabache.

Nana Yaw Amponsah exonerated to continue with Kotoko CEO job

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Nana Yaw Amponsah exonerated to continue with Kotoko CEO job

The young and vibrant football administrator can continue with his work as the boss of the Porcupines following a new ruling on Wednesday

Asante Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah has been exonerated together with other shareholders  and directors of Phar Rangers after the appeals committee of Ghana Football Association overturned the decision of disciplinary committee to ban the club’s directors and shareholders.

The initial ruling meant that Nana Yaw Amponsah would’ve vacated his position as the Kotoko chief executive officer and miss the opportunity to vie for Ghana Football Association’s presidential elections slated for 2023.

However, Phar Rangers have been demoted to Division Three and further banned from partaking in the FA Cup in the next two seasons.

Read full ruling below:

GFA names players & officials to be investigated over match fixing scandal in Ghana Premier League

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GFA names players & officials to be investigated over match fixing scandal in Ghana Premier League

Following the review of the match video, match reports and information received by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) so far, the entire playing body and team officials of AshantiGold SC and Inter Allies FC who featured in the Matchday 34 Ghana Premier League game played in Obuasi on Saturday, July 17, 2021 have been placed under sporting investigation.

The General Public and all Stakeholders are to note that until investigations are over, the Ghana Football Association will not approve the issuance of any International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and Introductory letter to any Embassy for visas for any of the persons under investigation.

The players and officials are as follows:
AshantiGold SC players:

MOHAMMED BAILOU, 4. STEPHEN OWUSU BANAHEHE, 7.DACOSTA AMPEM, 12.AMOS ADDAI, 15. FRANK AKOTO, 19. AGYEMANG ISAAC OPOKU, 24. AMOS KOFI NKRUMAH, 25.Eric Esso, 26.OWUSU EMMANUEL, 32. SAMED MOHAMMED,33. SETH OSEI, 29. MOSES KWAME, 35. SOLOMON AFRIYIE, 36. EMMANUEL BONSU, 37. Brokelyn Kusi Gordon, 38. PAUL DE VRIES ASARE, 39. STEPHEN NYARKO, 40. KOFI MENSAH

Officials of AshantiGold SC: POTAKEY VICTOR, OSMAN ABDULAI, SARFO ISAAC KOFI, Nana Kwasi Darlyn, DUAH THOMAS, AIDOO GEE AHMED, Lartey Peter
Inter Allies FC

DANSO WIREDU MENSAH, 8. RICHMOND LAMPTEY, 2.ALEX ASO, 3.FARD IBRAHIM, 10. Mohammed Zakari 12.ABDUL KADIR MOHAMMED, 13.ISAH ALI 27. RICHARD ACQUAAH 36. KINGSLEY FIDELIS KUKU, 37. SUNDAY HENRY KALU, 45. ANDY OKPE, GIDEON AHENKORAH, 5. HASHMIN MUSAH, 9. SHAIBU TAUFIQ 29 FELIX ABUSKA 44 GOCKEL AHONTOR.

Inter Allies Officials: ADJETEY RUBEN, BOATENG KELVIN PRINCE JRN., BOYE JOSEPH MARKWEI, GYAMFI Gideon, ABOAGYE FELIX

The Ghana Football Association continues to urge other members of the public, the media, players, and technical team members to also send any evidence or information whatsoever connected to the match (a statement, video, audio etc) to assist the investigations through the GFA integrity Hotline and email.

The Compliance & Integrity Office Hotline
WhatsApp: 059 337 1735
Email- [email protected]

Meanwhile, the Investigative team has issued invitations to a number of players to appear before the Investigative team on Friday, July 23, 2021.

This is further to investigations of the two entities (the two clubs – AshantiGold SC and Inter Allies).

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Ghana Premier League’s image dented by match fixing allegations, says Dr. Abbey

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Ghana Premier League’s image dented by match fixing allegations, says Dr. Abbey

The country’s football chief has admitted that the game’s image has been dragged through mud after match fixing allegations in the game between Ashanti Gold and Inter Allies

Ghana Football Association executive council member Dr. Randy Abbey has insisted that allegations of match fixing in the game involving Ashanti Gold and Inter Allies have dented image of Ghana Premier League.

The Miners thrashed Allies 7-0 on final day of the season at the Len Clay Sports Stadium on Saturday and the goals involved Hasmin Musa of Allies scoring two own goals.

After the game, the player admitted that he scored those goals on purpose since he had intel that the game had been fixed with a correct score of 5-0 and wanted to spoil it.

“Although, in one breath I am happy we have been able to complete the season, after a very long time -since the last two before this was cancelled. I am also disturbed and disappointed by the fact that the allegations of match fixing and violence will set the FA back. However, I am hopeful how the FA deals with this issue will demonstrate its willingness and capacity to deal with such matters in future,” Abbey told Asempa FM.

“It might be unfair to Hearts of Oak becuase in all the allegations I have heard, there is non involving Hearts of Oak so if you look at it from who won the league, the top 4 and the other positions, it might be unfair, but if you look at it from the point of view of the competition with all the allegations, it taints the competition.”

He added: “We have completed the season with a winner, and there is no evidence to suggest those positions have been compromised.

“Match fixing goes against the integrity of the competition, that is why we must go deep into this issue and if there are culprits, we find them and deal with them, so the GFA will deal with them with the relevant regulations, and let the Police deal with the criminal aspect of the issues.”

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