Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Jordan Ayew pips Tony Yeboah to highest EPL scorer Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew has inked his name deeply in the history books becoming Ghana’s highest scorer in the English Premier League after pipping former Leeds forward Tony Yeboah. This weekend the 28-year old found the back of the net in 2-0 victory against Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth, who are struggling to find consistency in the resumed English Premier League. The goal marked his ninth of the campaign for the eagles helping him pip Tony Yeboah, who scored 24 goals during his three years stint with Leeds. Jordan Ayew has come…

SWAG President Yeboah opposes league cancellation President for the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Kwabena Yeboah has strongly opposed the idea for Ghana Premier League 2019-2020 to be canceled in light of coronavirus pandemic. The league was put on hold far back in March amid a Presidential directive in efforts to mitigate the widespread of the coronavirus outbreak which had plagued the country and the rest of the world. The coronavirus pandemic led to the suspension of major economic activities in the country and the world at large, some football associations on the African terrain (Kenya, Zambia, Mali, Ethiopia)…

Phobiman Project to start next week – Togbe Afede XIV declares Board Chairman of Accra based club Hearts of Oak has shed light on the clubs Pobiman Academy Project According to him, Turkish firm Prefabex Construction is expected to start work on the modern facility next week. This news will send happy vibes through the Phobia fraternity, who have long been on the lookout for the project to commence after so many stop and starts. The club initiated the “Phobia 4 Life” in an attempt to garner revenue to help push the project to its appreciable level but it hasn’t…

Medeama puts all contract talks on hold Ghana Premier League side Medeama SC in the interim have placed contracts talks on hold with fellow premier league side Kumasi Asante Kotoko regarding their prized asset, Justice Blay. The Kumasi side have in recent times expressed keen interest in tieing the flamboyant midfielder Blay, who is on a season-long loan to a permanent deal but has so far proved futile. The two-time FA Cup holders want to wait for a ” final decision from the Ghana FA” before moving to the negotiating table with other clubs with Blay’s contract issue inclusive. The…

Who stands to gain or lose in the Ghana PL resumption? When Covid-19 broke free and entered our country, Ghana, little did we know that it was going to be a fiber of our every day lives. From afar, we saw countries record abnormal cases and deaths. Ghana recorded it’s first two cases on March 12, 2020, that was the turning point in our lives, our economy, and major activities having to cede its position to the virus. As part of efforts, the President suspended public gatherings in the country leading to the suspension of sporting activities of which, football…

Mercy Tagoe debunks pregnancy rumors about her female players Head coach of the female national team, the Black Queens, Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo has debunk suggestions that some of her players are pregnant. This week numerous widespread reports suggested that  some players of female national setup were pregnant following the suspension of contact sports by a Presidential directive as far back as March 15, of which football was included. However, the headcoach, who is in constant communication with her players due to the inactivity of the women’s league said her girls were matured enough to know right from wrong. According to her…

Postpone Womens AFCON – Black Queens Head coach Mercy Tagoe Ghana’s Black Queens head coach, Mercy Quarcoo-Tagoe, has called for the immediate postponement of this year’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) to be staged in the Republic of Congo. According to her, numerous countries around the world are still yet to recover from the full effects of the deadly coronavirus, which has decimated lives all around the world and brought lots of activities to major halt hence the need to truncate the Afcon Women’s tournament and reschedule it to a later date. “Looking at how the world has suffered…

Hearts can compete in Africa again – Odoom Accra Hearts of Oak head coach Edward Nii Odoom, has established that his current setup is competitive enough to rub shoulders with the very best on the Africa terrain should conditions sway in their favor. Odoom took charge of the Accra based side after the then head coach, Kim Grant was sacked following a one nil lose to Berekum Chelsea at the Accra Sports Stadium. Since taking charge, in an interim capacity,the rainbow club have struggled for consistency, winning five,drawing six and losing three (W5D6L3) settling for 9th position on the log…

NSA Clears 14 Disciplines as Swimming misses out The National Sports Authority this week released a list of 14 sporting disciplines under the “non-contact” sports category of disciplines cleared to return to action. This development comes into reality after President Akufo-Addo’s address on Sunday evening announced an easing of restrictions that were imposed far back in March in a bid to mitigate the widespread of the deadly coronavirus which has decimated lives all around the world. The NSA disclosed that the cleared disciplines were only scheduled to hold training regimes while on the lookout for actual dates for competitive sporting…

Kudjoe Fianoo cautions Dr. Kwame Kyei on his second term at Kotoko Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairman, Kudjoe Fianoo, has cautioned  Dr. Kwame Kyei to take cues from his first spell at Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Dr. Kyei comes into this role the second time running after his three year mandate at the helm of affairs ended in April 2020 after submitting a report of his overall tenure. Life Patron of the club, Otumfuor Osei Tutu II then set up a three-member committee headed by Professor Lydia Nkansah to investigate the affairs of the club. The committee submitted its report…