The Ghanaian signed a two-year deal until June 2027, and he is expected to take charge of the technical duties of the club.

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He will be assisted by Bismark Kobi Mensah, who served as the coach of Bechem United and Karela United at his new club.

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Another addition to the setup is Ben Owu as the goalkeeper’s trainer.
In a club statement released by Gor Mahia, they declared their happiness about this new appointment.
“We are delighted to announce the appointment of Charles Akonnor from Ghana as our new Head Coach. The former Black Stars manager brings a wealth of experience as a seasoned tactician. Welcome to Mahia, Coach Akonnor,” the club wrote on social media.

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The record FKF Premier League champions will tap into Akonnor’s wealth of experience and international exposure to propel the club to greater heights.
He will have Enoch Morrison to help him acclimate to his new environment.

The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to the media that the 28-year-old Jota and his 25-year-old brother, André Silva, were found dead near the northwestern city of Zamora.

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Jota got married to his lifelong partner Rute Cardoso whom the pair has three children, on June 22, 2025, in a beautiful wedding ceremony back home.

He won the English Premier League with Liverpool and the Nations League with Portugal against Spain.

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It’s unclear what led to the accident, but reports suggest a tire burst and overspeeding could be the possible factors leading to the death of the two footballers.

The Portuguese international scored 65 goals in 182 games for the Reds.

The former Black Stars midfielder has penned a two-year contract to extend his stay at the club.

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Essien works as a player development coach and supervises the transition of players from the youth level to the first team.

His experience from his playing days is a valuable acumen that the young squad can tap into to develop their game.

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Essien holds a UEFA A License and began coaching in 2020 following a trophy-laden football career.

Amponsah, who served as former Kotoko CEO assumed the reins of the European club in partnership with his Samaritan Investment Group Earlier in 2024.

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Their partnership for six months yielded positive dividends. This saw the club win the Moldovan Premier League, Moldovan Cup, and qualifications to the Champions League.

In a statement released by the Samaritan Investment Group, they cited several issues that didn’t align with their beliefs and visions as an outfit thus reason for pulling out of the deal with the Moldovan club.

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“The decision was made due to the discovery of unusual activities within the club and a mismatch in vision regarding the future sporting direction of the club,” the statement read.

Time for a new exciting chapter pic.twitter.com/QWiydAfEJa

— Nana Yaw Amponsah (@NYA_Samaritan) July 10, 2024

“As a reputable consortium with a proven track record of success, we take these matters seriously and have entrusted our legal team to investigate and pursue all uncovered irregularities to their legal and ethical conclusions.”

“We state unequivocally that we met all conditions under the agreement as would be revealed with time despite numerous breaches and violations by our partners.”

“We appreciate the achievements made during our partnership and wish the club success in its future endeavors.”

This recent development come as a result of suspended AshantiGold notifying clubs of an impending court injunction on the league.

Referees Daniel Laryea and Kwasi Acheampong Brobbey were selected for the AFCON Preparation Course

But in a swift rebuttal, Mr. Addo opined that the Miners and their legal representative have no cause to thwart the start of the league hence the league will go on as initially communicated to the Ghana Premier League clubs.

“If you look at the AshantiGold case, the fact of the matter is the person who is suing in this instance is not a member of the FA.
“AshantiGold has been suspended but the individual, technically, has no locus,” he told Akoma FM.

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The 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season will see Hearts of Oak travel up north to face off with Real Tamale United on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale.

Egyir has put to pen a one-year deal with the side as a free agent after parting ways with Ghanaian Women’s club Hasaacas Ladies.

The Black Queens defender is expected to play a huge role for the Israeli powerhouse in the 2022/23 league season.

The club announced her signing; “We are very happy to announce the joining of Janet Egyir, the defensive player of the Ghana national team, to the ranks of Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem girls.”



The Former Iceland’s Vikingur Olasvik star played an important role and captained  Hasaacas Ladies as they reached the final of the maiden edition of the CAF Women Champions League last season but unfortunately lost the trophy to South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns.

“I am happy and excited to join the warm family of Hapoel Jerusalem, can’t wait for the start of the season to meet the fans,” she stated.

Hasaacas Ladies has, however, expressed their profound gratitude for her service to the club.

Greenwood was arrested by police on Sunday after he was accused by a woman of attacking her in images and video and audio files posted on social media.

Manchester United had already confirmed Greenwood would not be returning to training or playing whilst the investigation is ongoing but stopped short of formally suspending him.

Sportswear giant Nike had released a statement after the material initially appeared online stating they were “deeply concerned”.

Now they have moved to put their relationship with the striker on hold.

In a statement to the BBC, Nike said: “We have suspended our relationship with Mason Greenwood. We are deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations and will continue to closely monitor the situation.”

It comes after Greater Manchester Police confirmed that detectives investigating the case had been given extra time to interview Greenwood over the allegations.

A full statement from Greater Manchester Police read: “Detectives have been granted additional time to speak to a man in his 20s who is being held on suspicion of rape and assault of a woman.

In a statement, Nike said: “We have suspended our relationship with Mason Greenwood. We are deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations and will continue to closely monitor the situation.”

How Samuel Takyi secured Ghana’s first Olympics medal in 29 years. https://t.co/l1vfDvHSXK

— Sahara Football (@SaharaFootball) August 1, 2021

Similar celebrations were happening across Ghana on a historic day in the ring, and they may get louder as Takyi moves on to the semi-final where he’ll face the USA’s Ragan Duke.

Duke eliminated Irish boxer, Kurt Walker, in his quarter-final bout.

The 20-year-old has caused a sensation by making the podium after his selection for the boxing team in Tokyo initially caused eyebrows to raise.



Now it’s hands in the air as “The Golden Ring Warrior” has brought it home, the first Olympic medal since the football team won bronze at Barcelona 1992.

And the first boxing medal since middleweight Prince Amartey who took the bronze in Munch 1972.

Takyi joins Ghanaian Olympic greats Clement Quartey, a light welterweight who won silver in Rome 1960, Eddie Blay a bronze light-welterweight medallist from Tokyo 1964 and Prince Amartey who made history in Munch 1972.

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