The Bono club’s struggle to avoid relegation has been dealt a big blow as they are to find money to settle their former player
Ghana Football Association’s Player Status Committee has slapped Premier League side Eleven Wonders with 33,000 after wrongfully terminating the contract of former player Abu Sule, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.
Sule joined Wonders in 2019 as a free agent after leaving Heart of Lions and although, he played just a single game for the Techiman-based side, he was unfairly treated as the club verbally terminated his contract and expelled him from the first team.
Techiman Eleven Wonders have been ordered to pay 33,200 cedis to former player Abu Sule after wrongly terminating his contract.
— Evans Gyamera-Antwi(Ashes) (@ashesgyamera) June 4, 2021
Sule dragged Wonders to Players’ Status Committee insisting that his signing on fee of 20,000 cedis was not paid after signing his contract as well as 13,200 representing outstanding salaries for 22 months (600 cedis per month).
Sule has further been declared a free agent and can join any club he likes.
The lecturer-turned-journalist was excited to have seen the former Ghana youth star at the hospital he has been receiving treatment on Wednesday
Seasoned sports journalist Joseph Oti-Asirifi, popularly known as Big Oty, has showered praise on former Ghana youth striker Ebenezer Assifuah after he paid a surprise visit to him this week.
Oti, who is the head of disability unit at Takoradi Poly University and former head of sports of Skyy FM, has been battling with health issues recently. He has been admitted to the University Hospital in Takoradi since last week and had one of the surprises of his life as the footballer visited him unannounced.
Assifuah arrived at the hospital with some family members and spent time with the journalist before they parted ways.
“I’ve been battling illness recently only to be admitted at the University hospital. I would like to appreciate the kid gesture of Ebenezer Assifuah and his family,” Oti told AshesGyamera.com.
“They spent some couple of time here and wished me speedy recovery, a gesture that I’m very elated about. I hope to get well soon and rejoin my family and friends,” he added.
Assifuah, who is boasting of one international cap with Ghana, currently plies his trade with FC Pau in France lower league.
A former teacher at Goaso Roman Catholic Primary School, Martin Tawiah, who is currently working in China as a pre-school teacher, has suggested useful approaches to Ghana Education Service to improve teaching and learning after comparing his stint in Africa to Asia.
Tawiah, who completed Berekum College of Education with Diploma in Basic Education in 2011, worked in the Ahafo regional capital of Goaso until 2014 before he left the shores of the country for greener pastures. He was fully convinced of the myriad of opportunities to enhance his teaching skills.
Now, after seven years of active teaching in China and having first-hand experience of the teaching and learning environment of one of the best countries in Asia, he believes Ghana Education Service needs to introduce methodologies that are of international standards into its teaching environment and do away with the outmoded approach especially in public schools both in towns and villages.
Tawiah with his Chinese students
Speaking exclusively to AshesGyamera.com in an interview from his Chinese base, Tawiah suggested that Ghana Education Service should ensure effective reforms in the teaching and learning skills starting from pre-school education.
By personal observations, he is of the view that Ghanaian pre-school and basic school level teachers do not employ proper approaches in teaching their learners. He explained that, the teachers’ lesson notes preparation are not enough to enhance a good and vibrant learning environment.
Martin Tawiah with his Chinese students
The former Success FM journalist also mentioned that the warm ups, introduction, greetings approach harnessed for lower level learners are inadequately designed to set the learners in the right mood for teaching and learning.
Tawiah suggested that pre-school teachers should prepare well structured lesson notes which will include sections of entertainment and active warm ups and also further availed himself to assist if the need arises to help with the use of warm up activities and songs.
“GES certainly has a bigger role to play in this with the provision of education related technology like large screen TVs or screens with projectors, with high speed connected Internet and flashcards bbased on the new curriculum adopted recently, ” he said.
“I’ve been teaching these Asian kids both at school and in their homes especially in this COVID-19 era. I’ve come to realise the approach in Ghana is quite different from here so if they need my advice and experience, I’m always available to help. This is because no matter where I go, I will return home one day so I have to help shape home.”
He concluded that: “teachers are taught the right things in colleges, as I’m a beneficiary of such rich knowledge in teaching, but they simply refuse to use what they were trained to do the right way when they are posted to education centers.
“It’s not too late to arrest this situation. GES can provide proper TLM’S for teachers to use because they are already trained and know how to use these TLMs.”
“All five senses of touch, sight, smell, hearing, taste are essential for effective teaching and learning, especially for all kinds of children” he stressed.
The former Miners star will make his maiden appearance on the top sports personality show in Kumasi on Saturday
Former Asante Kotoko and AshantiGold player Yaw Owusu will make an appearance on Light FM’s biggest personality sports show ‘Time with Super’ on Saturday May 15. The show, which start 7pm and ends at 9pm, will be live also on Light FM’s Facebook page.
Owusu, who is a former Asante Kotoko and AshantiGold player is one of the few Ghanaian players to have played in the final of Caf Champions League and represented two different clubs at the highest stage.
In 1992-93 season, he played for Kotoko in the finals against Zamalek before representing AshantiGold in the final against Raja Casablanca.
Owusu was an integral part of the Black Stars between 1992 and 1998 and featured at the Africa Cup of Nations and he is expected to detail his journey as a footballer and how he is faring after hanging his boots.
Tequaye is currently is basing in the United States of America and he is in Ghana for holidays.
Ahead of the opening games of the juvenile league in the Ahafo region, an unfortunate incident took place on Thursday and nearly took the lives of two ‘football people’
Asunafo North and South district football chairman Collins Yaw Jnr (King CY) and class one female referee Vida Yenube were involved in an accident on Thursday evening, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.
The duo were returning to Ahafo regional capital Goaso from a nearby village called Fawohoyɛdɛ after dropping off some referees who came to participate in the final training sessions ahead of the start of the District Juvenile League over this weekend.
Their car failed its brake when it was applied leading to the unfortunate incident.
“We had final preparations ahead of the weekend’s schedules so that we will not have any hitches. I decided to drop off some of the referees and on our way back to the regional capital, we were involved in an accident,” Collins told AshesGyamera.com.
“Fortunately for us, there was no death recorded but we picked up some injuries and have been to the Goaso Municipal hospital for treatments. Vida is a class one referee and officiates in the Women’s Premier League.
“My only worry now is the vehicle I was using since it is not a personal one but a company’s official car (Genesis Radio). However, once there is life, there is hope so I will deal with that with my bosses and then do my best for the juvenile league to also start because other districts began theirs last weekend,” he added.
Below are the fixtures for the weekend:
WEEK 1 ASUNAFO NORTH AND SOUTH
ZONE A
ABUOM UNITY F.C V YOUNG KOTOKO F.C
REF: ISSIFU KADRI AR1: ADJEI JOSEPH AR2: AANKAME ISAAC
WOUNDERS LIONS F.C V MIM YOUTH STARS F.C REF: AGYEI EBENEZER AR1: MARTIN DWAMENA AR2: ADEPA EMMANUEL
KEN HAMMER F.C V KASAPIN F.C REF: ISSIFU KADRI AR1: OWUSU MANU FRANK AR2: ADEPA EMMANUEL
ZONE B
REJOICE ACADEMY F.C V GREAT WONDERS F.C REF: ISAKA MOHAMMED AR1: FOSU DAVID AR2: APPIAH FOSTER
2. BIAZOR ACADEMY V ROYALS KIDS F.C REF: SARFO EMMANUEL AR1: OKAYELI GEORGINE AR2: ANSAH ALEXANDER
The budding talent repaid his new club’s technical team with a goal when he was handed his maiden appearance in a derby on Saturday
Former Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Opoku was on target when USM Alger defeated MC Alger 2-0 in Algerian Coupe de Ligue on Saturday.
Opoku, who was making his bow for the North African side on his 22nd birthday, connected a pass from his teammate and calmly raced on to slot it home for the opener by the 19th minute.
Although, MC Alger doubled their efforts in search of the equaliser before the break, Opoku’s effort stood as the only difference in the first half.
Former Dreams FC striker Joseph Esso also came close to find the equaliser for visitors MC Alger after the break but his shot was blocked.
Deep in additional time, new arrival Zakaria Naïdji added the icing to the cake after he stretched to connect a cross and put the game to bed for USM Alger.
Opoku joined USM Alger in a four-and-a-half year deal in March and was close to making his debut in midweek against E.S Setif in the league.
The striker couldn’t make his bow as expected on Tuesday’s night but he may be fortunate during the cup game this weekend
Former Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Opoku couldn’t make his debut with USM Alger in Algeria when they shared the spoils 1-1 with E.S Setif in Algerian Ligue 1 last night.
Opoku, who before the game expressed his excitement after being named in the matchday squad, was an unused substitute.
Former Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Opoku couldn't make his debut with USM Alger last night.
Opoku was an unused substitute when Alger shared the spoils 1-1 with E.S Setif in an away league game.
He could make his bow this weekend when USM Alger host MC Alger in Coup De La Ligue pic.twitter.com/eD3OOMMkwF
— Evans Gyamera-Antwi(Ashes) (@ashesgyamera) May 5, 2021
Alger took the lead in the game by the 56th minute mark through 23-year-old midfielder Billel Benhamouda but a late penalty from Houssam Ghacha saved Setif’s blushes with only five minutes remaining.
Opoku could make his bow this weekend when USM Alger host MC Alger in a local derby derby in Coup De La Ligue (Algerian version of FA Cup) on Saturday.
Former Hearts of Oak and Dreams FC forward Joseph Esso will also likely make his debut for MC Alger in that game.
The former Porcupine Warriors striker is brimming with confidence as he prepares to make his bow in the Algerian league on Tuesday night
Former Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Opoku says he is excited to have made USM Alger matchday squad as they face E.S Setif in Algerian League on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old joined the North African side in March after sealing a four-and-a-half year contract but has only featured in training matches.
Setif, who also have former WAFA midfielder Richmond Lamptey, are top of the log with 41 points while Alger sit seventh with 31 points. A win is imminent for Opoku’s side in their bid to make it into the Top Four and qualify to participate in Caf inter-club competitions.
“I’m happy today. It is every player’s dream to be part of his club’s matchday squad so I was excited when named in the squad to face E.S Setif,” Opoku told Angel FM, Kumasi.
“We arrived in Setif on Monday and have even finished our morning training ahead of the game. When I arrived in Algeria, there were issues with my documents that is why my debut delayed.
“Currently, the Algerian FA are only waiting for one proof from Ghana FA which confirms that I’m a national team player and has played for Black Stars before. If I wasn’t a national team player, it wouldn’t have been a problem,” he added.
Opoku, who made his Black Stars debut against South Africa in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, scored seven goals for Kotoko before he left the shores of the country for greener pastures.
One player of a lower division club has died after a car accident enroute to play a pre-season friendly
One player, Fuseinu Mohammed, has died as lower division club Real Tettekwao United FC were involved in a gory car accident on Sunday afternoon while enroute to play a pre-season friendly against Union Rovers in Goaso, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.
The accident, which happened at the Akrodie junction on the Goaso-Bibiani highway, was a gory one leading to the pronouncement of Mohammed dead at the spot.
According to Frank Owusu, the coach of the club, they were in a KIA Rhino and their car failed brake when the driver applied it. The car then veered into a nearby bush and somersaulted leaving almost everyone on board with various degrees of injuries.
“The driver failed brake at the Akrodie junction and the unexpected thing happened. It is a sad situation to say the least,” Owusu told AshesGyamera.com reporter Evans Gomez in an interview from the accident scene.
One footballer dies, while many others are injured as newly formed Division Two side Tettekwao United from Sankore were involved in car accident near Goaso.They were travelling to play Union Rovers in a pre-season friendly
— Evans Gyamera-Antwi(Ashes) (@ashesgyamera) May 2, 2021
“We were going to Ahafo regional capital Goaso from Sankore to play a friendly with Union Rovers since we have plans to register for the upcoming second division league. One of our players who is even a student died on the spot and others have suffered different form of injuries.
“We couldn’t hire a bus so we were travelling in a KIA Rhino due to lack of funds. It wasn’t intentional to risk the lives of people but we had to make this journey and fine tune the squad,” he added.
AshesGyamera.com can report that the injured players and technical team members who are about 30 in number were sent to Goaso Municipal Hospital but those in critical conditions have currently been referred to Hwidiem Government Hospital for an extensive treatment.
The Ogya Boys defender finally rejoined his teammates on Friday after several weeks away following an accident leading to the death a policeman
Aduana Stars defender Farouk Adams trained with the first team for the first time in almost two months on Friday following his unfortunate motor accident leading to the death of a policeman.
The former Elmina Sharks star, who was reported to have sealed a deal with an unnamed club in United States of America, was arrested on March 2, 2021 after he allegedly knocked down and killed a police constable Amos Maatey Niganoko. The young policeman was reportedly riding a motorbike by the road off Dormaa Ahenkro-Wamfie road.
The defender was later handed six charges including careless and inconsiderate driving, negligently causing harm, and Failing to report accident to police.
Adams was granted a bail of ¢60,000 with four sureties, one to be justified, on March 14 and reappeared in court on April 7, 2021 but the case was adjourned again to May 5 since prosecutor Emmanuel Sampson failed to show up in court.
Aduana’s director of communications Evans Oppong ‘Maestro’ revealed the defender trained well as they prepare to face Eleven Wonders in Ghana Premier League in Techiman on Sunday but admitted he still needs support since the final verdict of his case isn’t out.
“It was good news on Friday morning as Farouk Adams returned to training for the first time in many weeks,” Oppong told AshesGyamera.com.
“For the first time after his unfortunate accident, he trained with the first team and was well composed throughout the session.
“We are working on how we can quickly integrate him with his teammates. He looked relaxed, psychologically prepared and we hope he recovers fully as soon as possible to help achieve our targets for the season,” he added.
Aduana sit ninth on the log with 30 points, six points behind leaders Medeama.
