Day: July 20, 2022

Former Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu is on the verge of re-joining Asante Kotoko ahead of the 2022/23 Ghana football season.

The former Udinese Calcio ace has reached an agreement with the Porcupine Warriors according to multiple media reports.

Badu with his wealth of experience is expected to reignite the Kotoko squad as they feature in the 2022-23 CAF Champions League.

The U-20 World Cup winner had always made his intentions clear to return to Asante Kotoko, claiming he has unfinished business with the Ghanaian giants.

During his stint with Asante Kotoko when he joined the club on loan in 2008, Badu missed a lot of games for Kotoko because he was strongly involved with the national U-20 team that won the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Egypt.

According to sources from the club, the deal is subjected to the approval of the technical team.

Agyemang-Badu was part of the Black Stars squad that played in the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.

He has been clubless after leaving Qingdao after making just four appearances. Agyemang-Badu made 78 appearances for the Black Stars and scored 11 goals.

Source: Modern Ghana

Fast-rising Afrobeat sensation DJ Azonto says the allegation being levelled against him by rapper “One Blow” is false and should be annulled by his fans.

One Blow earlier in the week made some wild allegations against DJ Azonto, saying that his recently released song “Fa Ne Fom” belonged to him, having released the track a few months ago.

One Blow took to Snapchat to accuse DJ Azonto of song theft, but DJ Azonto responded by claiming he was the originator of the song.

“The song belongs to me and I wrote the song myself. The allegations being made by One Blow are false and I urge my fans to ignore it,” DJ Azonto said in an interview.

DJ Azonto is currently in Dubai to shoot the “Fa Ne Fom” music video featuring some top dancers from around the world.

Source: Modern Ghana

The senior national team, Black Stars of Ghana is set to play Qatar, Jamaica, and Morocco in a four-nation tournament in Austria in August later this year.

The tournament dubbed (Austria Mini Football Tournament) will be played at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, renamed in honor of Austrian footballer Ernst Happel following his death in 1992.

The competition is expected to kick off from Saturday, August 20 to Friday, August 26, and will see the four participating teams play against each other.

Ghana, Qatar, and Morocco will use the competition to prepare for the 2022 World Cup to be played in Qatar in November and December this year, while Jamaica will use the competition to hone their squad.

With several European leagues set to begin in August, Ghana’s squad for the competition is expected to be dominated by local players.

The Black Stars have been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea, and Uruguay for the World Cup.

Ghana will start its campaign against Portugal on Thursday, November 24, before playing Uruguay on Monday, November 28, and South Korea on Friday, December 2.

Source: Modern Ghana

Joe Mettle is one of Ghana’s biggest gospel musicians who has won the admiration of most Christians and music lovers.

He therefore satisfies a cross-section of music lovers who have different tastes for style.

A lot of people Joe is the first Ghanaian gospel artiste to win the most prestigious award (Artiste of the Year) at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). That history he made at the 2017 VGMA has been described by many as glory to the gospel story.

However, there is more to know about this great minister of the gospel; his struggles, successes and personal life.

(1) Joe Mettle (Joseph Oscar Nii Armah Mettle) was born on July 5 to Emmanuel Mettle and Florence Addo.

(2) He is the eldest of six children.

(3) He had his basic education at Akwei Memorial School and Kade 1&2 Primary School at Kade. However, he returned to Accra to St. Michaels and All Angels School after living at Kade for a year.

(4) Joe had his Junior secondary school education at the Korle Gonno 3 Junior High School (JHS) and later studied draughtsmanship at the Modesco Technical School at Mataheko in pursuit of his initial dream to become an architect.

(5) He enrolled in a music school and quit few months after.

(6) He has an annual concert called Praiz Reloaded which started 11 years ago.

(7) He has won several awards at Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Africa Gospel Music Awards, Gospel industry Awards, African Gospel Awards (UK), CCML Ghana Gospel Awards, Bass Awards and RIGA Awards (South Africa).

(8) He’s won awards like Best Male Vocalist, Best Song writer, Best Video at 2012 Gospel Industry Awards; Alternative Song of the Year at 2012 Bass Awards; Best Male Artiste at 2016 RIGA Awards in South Africa, Best Vocal Performance at the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, 2022 Best Gospel Artiste of the Year at the VGMAs, among others.

(9) Joe owns a music studio called the Reverb Studios. It is a rehearsal and recording studio located in Dansoman, Accra. They also rent musical equipment and offer marketing consultancy services.

(10) When he was a child, his parents had to take him to several shrines to cure him of a sickness which nearly took his life but he was not cured. They cut portions on his cheeks and put in some herbs. After the first cut on one side of his cheeks, he wasn’t healed so the priest had to cut the other side, all to no avail.

(11) Joe Mettle once served as the lead singer for the indigenous multicultural music group, Soul Winners. He went solo when he gained admission to Pentecost University College.

(12) He worships at the Exhibition Assemblies of God Chruch in Dansoman.

(13). He has 6 Albums to his credit now (My Gratitude, Sound of Praise, The Encounter, God of Miracles, Wind of Revival and The Experience).

(14) Joe Mettle is about to release his 7th studio album dubbed “THE KADOSH” on the 29th of July 2022.

Source: Modern Ghana

Hearts of Oak midfielder, Gladson Awako has called on the leadership of the club to maintain the head coach of the side, Samuel Boadu despite their poor campaign last season.

Having finished 6th last season, the former Medeama SC boss has come under pressure to leave his role.

However, Awako, who was part of the side that won the FA Cup against Bechem Unibelievesives Boadu has a lot to offer and must be maintained.

“Boadu has done so well. He has won three trophies. As players, we are there to work with any coach that comes in but I will be happy if they give him some time,” the former Great Olympics midfielder told Starr Sports.

“He has spent less than two years at the club and there are new players coming in so he needs time to know these players. Last season wasn’t that bad even though we couldn’t finish in the top four but I think he has done a good job for the club,” he added.

Samuel Boadu is expected to lead the side ahead of their CAF Confederations Cup campaign next season.

Source: Modern Ghana

Hellen Ama Daaku, a communication team member for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and an aspirant in the Women’s Organiser race in the just-ended NPP national executive elections, has made some shocking revelations that led to the defeat of some incumbents.

Miss Ama Daaku, who also lost in her race with only nine (9) votes, alleged that some of the defeated national executives were changing their contacts every two weeks to avoid party members.

Speaking on ‘The Platform’ show on the Accra-based Peace FM on Monday, July 18, she added that the attitude got many members furious who decided to teach those incumbents bitter lessons.

“Some of our executives who were defeated used to change their phone numbers every two weeks to prevent members from reaching them and that’s why they were defeated,” she alleged.

She continues “It’s very painful to treat your own party members this way, so the people you treated like this may be spreading the news to others who may be delegates and that’s what accounted for the defeat of some incumbent officials.”

Miss Ama Daaku advises the newly elected executives not to tow the lane of their predecessors inorder not to suffer similar fate. “I’m pleading with you our new executives from the chairman to the lowest rank to unite the party for a common cause so all of us will start campaigning from now till the next election (2024).”

Source: Modern Ghana

Ghana Premier League side, Aduana Stars have appointed Paa Kwesi Fabin as head coach of the club ahead of the 2022/23 Ghana football season.

The two times Premier League champions have also named former Hearts of Oak fitness trainer, W.O Paul Tandoh as an assistant coach.

The two trainers had stints earlier with the Dormaa-based side and are now back to resurrect the club from their poor showing in recent years.

Paa Kwesi was at Aduana Stars but left due to personal issues back in January 2021.

Replacing the experienced gaffer that season in the dugout, was W.O Tandoh. Tandoh subsequently joined Hearts of Oak.

At Hearts of Oak, the gaffer aided the Samuel Boadu-led technical team to a league title and two FA Cup victories.

Aduana Stars finished 11th in the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League and lost in the semifinals of the FA Cup to Bechem United.

The pair will be hoping to steer the side to success ahead of the new football season.

Source: Modern Ghana

Hellen Ama Daaku, a defeated Women Organizer aspirant in the just-ended New Patriotic Party’s national delegates’ conference has rubbished allegations of vote buying levelled against some winners.

The NPP’s national executives’ elections, which were held at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, July 16, according to many, including one of the chairmanship aspirants, Stephen Asamoah Boateng (Asabee) was marred by vote buying.

Speaking on the Accra-based Peace FM’s ‘The Platform’ show on Monday, July 18, monitored by Modernghana News, Miss Ama Daaku said her party is not known for such shameful acts.

“The NPP I know don’t share monies to gain delegates’ vote,” she said.

Setting herself as an example, she claimed her party did not teach her how to buy votes before winning elections.

“I didn’t know I had to give money to delegates…nobody told me,” she claimed.

She, however, admitted that she used to give the delegates some money to cater for their transportation whenever they met her at their various regional capitals during the campaign which she clarified wasn’t intended to bribe them.

Source: Modern Ghana