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Felix Annan delighted with Asante Kotoko’s stalemate against Wafa

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Felix Annan delighted with Asante Kotoko’s stalemate against Wafa

The shot-stopper believes they should be satisfied with the point they picked in Sogakope on the top-flight’s opening day

Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan believes the 1-1 draw against former club Wafa at the Red Bulls Arena in Sogakope was a perfect start to the 2017-18 Ghana Premier League season.

The Porcupine Warriors have suffered two defeats in a row prior to this game but Yakubu Mohammed’s 18th minute strike was enough to end that record.

Aminu Mohammed shot Wafa into the lead by the third minute through a wonderful free-kick before Yakubu made it 1-1 fifteen minutes later after a connecting a shot from Jordan Opoku and sending his effort past goalkeeper Richmond Ayi.

Goalkeeper Annan made the best save of the game by the 89th minute after defender Emmanuel Owusu, who joined Kotoko from lower-tier side NEA Salamina, almost scored an own after a mis-kick.

Kotoko will play hosts to Inter Allies next weekend at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium

ES Setif 4-0 (4-1 agg) Aduana Stars: Ghana champions relegated to Confederations Cup

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ES Setif 4-0 (4-1 agg) Aduana Stars: Ghana champions relegated to Confederations Cup

The Fire Club will now have to make it to the group stage of the Caf Confederation Cup after a shambolic performance in the Champions League on Sunday

Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat in Algeria against ES Setif in the second leg of the Caf Champions League last qualifying round on Sunday, bowing out 4-1 on aggregate.

Heading in to the game, the Dormaa Ahenkro had a slim advantage after picking 1-0 victory at home but were brimming with confidence to make it to the group stages for the first time and earn $550,000 in the process.

However, a brace from Mourad Benayad at an empty Stade 8 1945 Mai, coupled with other goals from Akram Djahnit – his third goal of the campaign – and Abdelhakim Amokrane made sure Setif overturned the first leg defeat and make the group stages for the fifth consecutive times.

Aduana, prior to this game, had never scored in all their two games played away – against Wydad Casablanca in 2011 and Al Tahady in 2018 – and the tradition continued despite impressing in early embers of the game.

The Dormaa Ahenkro-based club, although, are out of the Champions League, will play in the last qualifying round of the Caf Confederation Cup which will be their first time in a bid to make it to the group stage.

Ghana FA Cup champions Asante Kotoko played in the Confederation Cup but we’re kicked out by CARA Brazzaville of Congo.

Meet 15-year-old Asamoah, youngest player in Ghana Premier League

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Meet 15-year-old Asamoah, youngest player in Ghana Premier League

 

The youngster was handed his maiden appearance in the top-flight and although his side ended up as losers, it was all joy for him

Bechem United midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah made history on Saturday as he became the youngest player to feature in the Ghana Premier League when his side suffered a 3-0 drubbing in the hands of Kenichi Yastuhashi’s Inter Allies at the Tema Sports Stadium.

The 15-year-old made his bow when he came on for Maxwell Frimpong in a bid to at least help the Hunters salvage a draw after going behind to Victorien Adebayor’s goals.

Asamoah, who joined Bechem from lower-tier side D.C United is expected to make the Ghana U17 squad ahead of their qualifiers for the Fifa U17 World Cup.

Although, Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim is also 15 years old, he is almost three months older than Asamoah.

Cristiano Ronaldo boasts; No one will be compared to me

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Cristiano Ronaldo boasts; No one will be compared to me

The Portugal ace has said that it was while with Manchester United that he started to realise how good he could become

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo believes “no one will be compared” to him because there are not many who can rival his “talent” or “dedication”.

Ronaldo came through the ranks at Sporting CP before joining Manchester United in 2003, developing into one of the world’s best under Alex Ferguson.

He claimed his first Ballon d’Or while at United in 2008, but he has undoubtedly enjoyed the best years of his career in Madrid, creating an incredible legacy at the club.

His long personal duel with Lionel Messi has become a hot topic of debate, particularly since moving to LaLiga, where the Portugal star has won everything there is to win with Los Blancos, while he has also collected four more Ballons d’Or.

Although many insist his Barcelona rival Messi is the more naturally gifted of the pair, few doubt Ronaldo’s dedication and work ethic, two elements he believes will help ensure no one is able to be compared to him.

Speaking in a new Nike advert posted on his official Instagram account, Ronaldo said: “In the beginning, I was dreaming to be best player in the world.

“Friends of mine [would] look at me like: ‘What are you talking about?’ I played for fun, for a joke, but in my mind that potential started in Manchester, that’s when I started to believe.
“I don’t see many people with my talent, dedication, my work, my ethic, my football. No one is going to be compared with me; no one is going to be Cristiano Ronaldo. You’re going to be yourself, I’m going to be myself.”

Ronaldo has scored 33 times in 34 outings this season, including 18 in LaLiga, where he has scored 14 in his last eight matches.

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Akufo Addo is wicked like Nebuchadnezzar & Iddi Amin, says Sammy Gyamfi

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Akufo Addo is wicked like Nebuchadnezzar & Iddi Amin, says Sammy Gyamfi

National Democratic Congress’ communications team member Sammy Gyamfi, has likened Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to wicked king Nebuchadnezzar and former Uganda president Iddi Amin following the eviction illegal hawkers and squatters around his residence in Nima, Accra.

According to f former KNUST student who later became the PRO of former Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly boss Kojo Bonsu, the president showed signs of wickedness since the families will have it difficult henceforth to find ends meat.

“The president is very wicked, otherwise he wouldn’t have approved of the eviction of the squatters near his house,” Gyamfi told Asempa FM.

“I wonder if he came to steal, kill and destroy because he is wicked than Nebuchadnezzar, Iddi Amin, a very heartless man,,” he said.

He added: “The president had a choice to continuously live with the poor neighbors but he chose to sack them because he’s wicked and fed up with the poor people after begging them to vote for him.”

Gyamfi is currently the SRC president of Ghana School of Law as he aspires ot become a certified lawyer in the future

Stonebwoy outdoors first child Catherine in Accra

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Stonebwoy outdoors first child Catherine in Accra

 

The danchehall artist finally gave a name to his ‘baby girl’ this weekend this weekend in the capital city

BhimNation boss Stonebwoy christened his first born on Saturday in Accra in a simple but awesome occasion which wowed many onlookers.

In attendance were top musicians, politicians and friends of the media in the early hours of Saturday in a ceremony which last about an hour.

The baby who is a girl was named Catherine Kidula Etse Satekla according to AshesGyamera‘s sources.

Stonebwoy got married to Dr Louisa Ansong in June 2017 at Unique Floral at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra, which had in attendance high-profile personalities including former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah and former Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor as well as Kofi Kinaata and Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul.

Stonebwoy has been nominated for the 2018 Ghana Music Awards’ artist of the year and will have to shrug off competitions from fierce rival Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Joe Mettle and Ebony Reigns of blessed memories.

Pictures: Aduana Stars arrive in Algeria to face E.S Setif

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Pictures: Aduana Stars arrive in Algeria to face E.S Setif

The Ghanaian champions have touched down in Algeria ahead of the return leg in the Caf Champions League last qualifying round on Sunday.

Aduana at the airport in Algiers

Coach Yussif Abubakar named 18-man squad ofr the trip which included four strikers with Derrick Sassraku and midfielder Elvis Opoku who had a training grounds bust-up part of the team. The latter suffered a deep cut above his eye and is yet to recover fully.

Aduana Stars players relaxing at the airport

The game is expected to take place at Stade 8 Mai 1945 and the winner after the two legs will make it to the group stage of the competition.

Charles Boateng, Tijani and Stephen Anokye Badu relaxing

With Aduana having a 1-0 advantage ahead of the game and aiming at making it to the group stage for the first time in their history, Setif have been ever present in the last three seasons and were even the winners of the competition in 2014.

Elvis Opoku thinking about himself

I want to succeed Nyantakyi as GFA president, George Afriyie declares

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I want to succeed Nyantakyi as GFA president, George Afriyie declares

 

Ghana Football Association vice president George Afriyie has finally declared his intentions of becoming Kwesi Nyantakyi’s successor ahead of the 2019 elections.

The 50-year-old made it known during his birthday party at the Mensvic Hotel in East Legon, Accra on Friday.

 

George Afriyie about to cut birthday cake

The occasion, which was well represented by football gurus, politicians including former youth and sports minister Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, Kennedy Agyapong, journalists from across the country and family members, turned out to be a ground for business discussions and reconciliation among members, as several people took the opportunity to patch up their differences.

Nyantakyi who ascended the GFA throne in 2005 has on numerous occasions revealed that he won’t seek another term in office as he hopes to concentrate on his roles at Caf and Fifa as vice president and Council member respectively.

AshesGyamera understands that Afriyie is ready to pump in a lot of cash into his campaign which is expected to be led by former Asante Kotoko management member Edmund Ackah and New Edubiase United president Abdul Salam Yakubu with Koby Jones helping with media backing.

However, Afriyie must be ready to battle Kurt Okraku and other competitors who are yet to officially announce their bids.

Klopp’s Liverpool handed tough opponents Manchester City in Champions League quarterfinals

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Klopp’s Liverpool handed tough opponents Manchester City in Champions League quarterfinals

While the two English clubs face off in an intriguing tie, there is a repeat of last season’s final for Real Madrid and Juventus

Liverpool have been draw to face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, two-time defending champions Real Madrid have been tasked with a clash against Juventus – a repeat of last season’s final – while Barcelona will tackle Roma and Sevilla’s reward for ousting Manchester United is a meeting with Bayern Munich.

It is, however, the clash between the two Premier League clubs that is the tie of the round.

The Reds swept past Porto 5-0 over two legs to reach the last eight of the competition while Pep Guardiola’s men defeated Basel with almost equal ease, seeing the Swiss off 5-2.

The clubs have played twice already this season, with City getting the better of Jurgen Klopp’s men 5-0 when the sides met in September – a match infamous for Sadio Mane’s challenge on home goalkeeper Ederson, which left the goalkeeper with a gruesome injury and saw the Liverpool attacker sent off.

Klopp’s side have better memories of their meeting in January, though. The Reds won a storming match at Anfield 4-3, with Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Roberto Firmino, Made and Mohamed Salah all on target. Leroy Sane had levelled for City at 1-1, but their late rally through Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan proved fruitless.

It is just the second time in history that City have reached the last-eight of the competition. In 2015-16, they defeated PSG 3-2 on aggregate but lost to Real Madrid in the semi-finals.

Liverpool, on the other hand, have won the European Cup on five occasions.
The first legs will take place on April 3 and 4, while the second legs of the ties will be played on April 10 and 11.

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A look at Shatta Wale’s new $550,000 ‘ship mansion’ in Accra

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A look at Shatta Wale’s new $550,000 ‘ship mansion’ in Accra

 

African dancehall artist Charles Nii Armah Mensah known in showbiz as Shatta Wale has found himself another mansion located in East Legon (Trassaco), a suburb of Accra which is the capital city of Ghana.

The house, estimated around $550,000, was bought for him by his new record label Zylofon Music as part of the multi-million contract he signed with them last month.

Front view of Shatta Wale’s ship house

According to sources, the ‘ship mansion’ has three balconies, wine room, a spacious kitchen and a room designated to be Shatta’s new recording studio, as well as swimming pool, boys quarters and roof terrace where he can relax and make merry with his friends like Sarkodie, Davido, Bunner Boy, Pope Skinny, and the Militants.

The Swimming Pool inside the house

Although, there were suggestions that the Shatta Movement boss was only hyping the company who were in charge of the house, in a bid to create awareness for their real estate businesses, MeQasa who are into property ratings has confirmed that indeed, the house is now for the dancehall king.

A shot from the roof terrace

“This East Legon beauty comes complete with all the important amenities a star like Shatta needs to live luxuriously, from air conditioning, cooker, washing machine, microwave, garden and rock solid security,” the company stated on their website.

Shatta Wale has now gotten himself two mansions in Accra since he already boasts of $1 million rated house in Trassaco.

Another shot of the swimming pool and a mini-bar

He got six nominations in the 2018 Ghana Music Awards including the enviable artist of the year which he is highly rated to annex it after releasing hit tracks like Low Tempo, Ayoo, Taking Over, Dem Confuse and Forgetti.

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