Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Our beloved sport, football is at its begging knees again with a canker that continually plagues its overall development, HOOLIGANISM. So just this other day, Aduana Stars locked horns with Tamale City in week twenty-five of the ongoing betPawa Premier League at the end of match proceedings, the host basked in glory with all 3 points courtesy of a late penalty in additional time expertly converted by inform, Isaac Mintah to send the home side’s fans into ruptures. When the game ended, reports went rife that a section of the playing body, technical team, and other auxiliary staff of the…

Newly appointed coach of the Black Stars manager, Chris Hughton has given a strong indication that players plying their trade in the betPawa Premier League will be given a chance with the national team.   The experience figure who was unveiled at a colorful ceremony at the SG Mall in Kumasi assumes his new role on a two-year deal. Read More: Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko invites eight foreign based players for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Algeria. He will be flanked by George Boateng, and Didi Dramani as well as goalkeeper’s trainer, Richard Kingston as key figure figures…

This week one prevalent issue that was making airwaves across the media landscape and social media was the low turnout at the stadium.   This issue drew large responses from the quarters of the GFA, which suggests that football is not dead as frantically suggested by others but is still active in the country.  As this back and forth waged into a heated furnace of arguments and backlash, the GFA eased it down with a dose of a 25-man squad for the BlackStars doubleheader against Angola in the AFCON qualifiers.  Chris Hughton’s first squad announcement pending his official unveiling in Kumasi…

betPawa Premier League table toppers, Aduana Stars will be at home in a feisty game against Medeama SC at the Nana Agyemang Badu I park in game week twenty of the ongoing league. The Ogya boys were dealt a serious blow last weekend as they lost by a solitary goal to Samartex at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena, their first loss in seven games.   With that awakening, the boys will hope to return back to winning ways as their lead at the summit of the table has been tailed off to two points by Accra Lions.   The good thing for head…

In the last few months, there has been an unending debate about the current state of our once-beloved league. Whiles some hold the opinion that the league is still a toast of many football folks in the country others hold a slightly titled opinion to that assertion.  There are many things that have plagued the downfall of our league, its decline didn’t start today, we have seen, the huge spectatorship that massed up at Baba Yara Sports Stadium and Accra Sports Stadium on game days take a significant hit. I know you know that our beloved league used to be…

Kotoko CEO, Nana Yaw Amponsah has waded into the growing debate about the low turnout at league centres in the ongoing BetPawa Premier League.  In the last few weeks, numerous personalities have had their fair taste on why games are not attracting interest like they used to in the past.  Kurt Okraku queried in a recent interview why Kotoko and Hearts have been unable to attract a huge following to the league centres.  “The two teams (Kotoko & Hearts) have a lot to do to bring back the fans. It’s up to Kotoko to ask why their fans aren’t consuming…

It was double joy for Accra Hearts of Oak as they were crowned winners of the 2023 President’s Cup following a 1-0 victory over their arch-rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium.  The league game which was transmogrified into the President Cup saw both sides put their best lineups up for the game.  The visitors were the first to make their presence felt on the field as Ugandan forward, Stephen Mukwala made a mess of a good one-on-one opportunity to give his side the lead as he fired over the bar much to the disappointment of the fans…

Kotoko bagged their first win in four games following a narrow win over Bechem United courtesy of an Enoch Morrison goal at the Baba Yara Sports in the betPawa Ghana Premier League. The Mantse derby between, Accra Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics provided little shock as the latter continued their dominance over the city rivals with Samuel Ashie-Quaye scoring the decisive goal.  In other games, a goal each from a resurgent, Abednego Tetteh and Godfred Kyei saw Bibiani GoldStars bag a 2-0 win over Nsoatreman at Duns Park to lift them up to 4th on the league log.  Accra…

Accra Great Olympics coach, Bismark Kobi-Mensah has heaped immense praise on his squad following their momentous victory over Accra Hearts of Oak in the Mantse derby on March,1,2023. The two sides went head-to-head in the clash at the Accra Sports Stadium but a second-half penalty from, Samuel Abbey Ashie-Quaye proved the match-winner for the Dade boys as well Bismark Kobi-Mensah’s first win as coach of his new side.  Speaking to the StarTimes, following their win over their regionals rivals, he was full of praise for how his new squad gave off their best in that tricky encounter,  He said: “Seriously,…

Asante Kotoko Goalkeepers Danlad Ibrahim and Frederick Asare continue to compete for the number one spot at the club. Today just like many other days, I was casually surfing on Twitter and came by a post. Initially, I scrolled past it, and upon a second thought, I found myself going back. It was a tweet from Kotoko shot-stopper, Danlad Ibrahim, the highlight of the tweet echoed his focus on the growth of the club and not competing with his compatriot for the number one spot downplaying suggestions that he is in a contest with the second-choice goalkeeper, Frederick Asare for…