Category: Athletic

Mr. Christopher Ekpo, the President of the Ghana Deaf Football Association (GDFA) has expressed his gratitude to all stakeholders for their support during their two- day, 3rd National Deaf Gala tournament held at the Accra Stadium.

The deaf football gala tournament which was launched in 2015 served as a platform to select players into the national team, Black Wonders.

In an interview with the GNA Sports, the President said, “On behalf of the association, I would like to use this opportunity to thank my executive members, the coaches, referees, club owners, players, the media and all the supporters who have spent their time, energy and come to the stadium to support this our two-day tournament”.

He said this year’s tournament had been a competitive one and the number of the participating teams had also increased as compared to previous years.

“It has been very competitive tournament this year and you could see it for yourself we have to go into penalties shoot out before we could get winners for the next matches, this shows that the boys are ready to die for Mother Ghana, but what we are lacking now is the support from sponsors to make deaf football one of the best football associations in the country.”

He added that the players showed their professionalism on the field of play just like the hearing ones.

“The players also show to the world just like the hearing professional footballers on the field of play since yesterday, they were committed to the rules of the game, and I think what the players need now is more training in other to improve on their skills and talents.”

Commenting on the future of the deaf Women’s Football, he said, women’s football was in the right direction, but the association was doing underground work in order to bring them out to also play gala tournaments.

“We want to organise a women’s gala as well, but our support is very low. We are doing underground work so you would see them also part-taking the gala tournament in the near future.”

He therefore appealed to the corporate entities, individuals, non-governmental organisations, and the government to come to their aid and support deaf football.

He added that when the deaf team travelled for an international tournament, they came back with medals even performing better than the hearing ones.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra, Sept. 5, GNA – The Alex 7’s rugby football team was once again crowned as the winners of the 2022 Fetu Afahye Rugby football gala tournament, which was played at the Robert Mensah Sports Stadium in the Central Region on Saturday.

The tournament was organised by the Central and Western Regional Rugby Association and saw a similar turnout by the Ghana Rugby Players Association (GRUPA) 7’s in the previous weekend games.

At the end of the game, Alex 7’s defeated ARC 7’s A in the final and were crowned champions, while Ogua 7’s defeated Rick’s 7’s to take third and fourth place respectively.

Mr. James Nunoo, the Vice President, and Acting Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRUFU) congratulated the teams for showing commitment and displayed their love for the game.

He said in the coming weeks the two regions of Central and Western and Greater Accra Rugby (GARA) would be staging the Regional Rugby 15’s Championship.

Mr. Michael Ako Wilson, President of GRUPA expressed his gratitude to the players and the fans for the massive turnout and pledged his support for the development of rugby in Ghana.

Mr. Bismark Amponsah, the General Secretary of GRUFU Ghana Rugby Football Union reiterated that the growth of the sport would see a phenomenal increase as these games were designed to prepare the players for the major 15’s Club Championship.

In attendance were a former Rugby player Mr. James Odoi Wilson and Alexander Dorpenyo the captain of the Ghana Eagles the National team to grace the occasion.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The fifth FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola arrived in Accra on September 3rd, giving Ghanaian fans the chance to experience football’s most coveted prize as it visits all 32 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying nations for the first time.

The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola invited football fanatics to view the most iconic symbol in football and experience the real magic of the world’s largest, most anticipated sporting event – the FIFA World Cup 2022TM. The one-and-only, solid-gold Original FIFA World Cup™ Trophy, the same trophy presented by FIFA to the team winning the FIFA World Cup™.

After the exclusive viewing, the audience had the opportunity to jam to the favorite songs amidst live performance.

Artistes who performed on the night include; Kuami Eugene and Black Sherif.

Source: Modern Ghana

Accra, Sept. 5, GNA – Nigerian music superstar, Mr Eazi, says his company, betPawa, will support talented individuals in the sporting fraternity as they offer them a platform to showcase their talent.

He said this during the launch of the 2022/23 betPawa Premier League, in which betPawa had invested $6 million over a three-year-period.

According to the international music star, he was passionate about giving sporting talents, especially in football, the chance to shine, thereby the massive investment in Ghana’s football.

‘’At betPawa, one thing we are passionate about is making sure we empower people, especially in sports.

‘’We want to empower talented individuals so that they can get the platform and the needed support to showcase their talent and excel in their careers,” he said.

Mr Eazi acknowledged the role of football as a unifier and was elated to be sponsoring the historic and beautiful Ghana Premier League.

He added that they have set up a responsible gaming centre in partnership with the Gaming Commission to help promote the campaign of responsible betting among the youth.

Mr. Eazi also stated that their new campaign ‘’Win Big Give Back’’ would also give a portion of proceeds generated to their various Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. 

Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra, Sept.5, GNA – It was a mega experience at the Accra Polo grounds as hundreds of fans across the country trooped in to witness and take photos with the 2022 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup trophy.

The two-day World Cup tour, led by David Trezeguet, former French World Cup winner and ambassador for the 2022 World Cup tournament, was an opportunity for Ghanaians to catch a glimpse of the glittering trophy. 

Ghana was the first African country to host the 18-karate trophy as fans shared their excitement having seen the golden prize for the first time since 2014. 

Speaking in an interview with the GNA Sports, some individuals shared their excitement having seen the trophy for the first time and rallied their support behind the Black Stars ahead of the Mundial. 

Mr. Augustine Asamoah, an avid supporter of the Black Stars said he was very excited to witness the trophy for the first time and believed the captain of the side, Andre Ayew could be the messiah for the Ghanaians once again having led the U-20 side to win the trophy. 

Madam Hilda Haruna also said ” I am excited to be here not because of anything but to witness the world cup live here in Ghana and also throw my support to the Black Stars of Ghana, it’s tough but i believe we can bring the trophy home.”

Some other officials also had a few to say as the two-day tour finally came to an end with an after party for fans. 

The Black Stars of Ghana having beaten rivals Nigeria to qualify for the world tournament, would seek to progress beyond the group stage. 

Ghana is paired with Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea in Group H. 

The 2022 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup tournament would commence on November 20,2022 to December 20 with 32 teams battle for the coveted ultimate prize. 

Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra, Sept.5, GNA – The Black Stars of Ghana as part of their preparations towards the 2022 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup tournament will take on five-time winners, Brazil at the Stade Ocean in France on September 23, 2022

The clash would give Otto Addo, Head Coach of the senior side the chance to assess his players and make his final selection ahead of the world party. 

Ghana suffered a whopping three unanswered goals the last time they met their opponent and would be looking forward to pay the South American side this time in the friendly encounter.

The Black Stars of Ghana after the clash with the Brazilians would take on Nicaragua in Spain to round up their preparations ahead of the tournament.

Ghana booked her fourth World Cup appearance after beating Nigeria in a home and away encounter. 

The side is confident of making it past the quarterfinals which happens to be their best results at the tournament even though they will be facing the likes of Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea in Group H.

Source: Ghana News Agency

 Accra, Sept. 1, GNA – Kwesi Donsu, Captain of Ghana Premier League (GPL) club, Medeama SC has praised the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on its intervention to supply clubs with 30 Puma football boots.

The GFA President, Mr. Kurt Okraku announced this initiative at the 28th Ordinary Congress on Tuesday to provide each Division One league club and GPL team with boots as part of efforts to ease players off their burden.

The skillful midfielder, in an interview with the GNA Sports said it was a good idea on the part of the Okraku led administration to undertake.

The 26-year-old said, “This is a good thing from the GFA, and I think they would look out for quality. It’s a good idea and this will come to ease us off some burden.

“But it should not be a one-off thing. For me as a player, I wish my room is even full of boots. This is a good thing from the GFA, and I am happy.”

Donsu scored three goals with six assists to help Medeama SC sit on second position with 56 points in the 2021/22 season.   

Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra, Sept. 1, GNA – Professor Peter Twumasi, the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), has pledged his support for the development of roller and kho-kho sports in Ghana.

He made this pledge during a dialogue with Mr. Kportufe Johnson Gameli, President of the Kho-Kho Federation of Ghana and West African Roller Sports General Secretary. 

Prof. Twumasi, during the discussion, said he would accord maximum support to the promotion of the sports. 

According to Prof. Twumasi, the development of these sports would be prioritised and maximum attention given to their growth. 

The discussion also covered the journey of these least-sponsored sports thus far, highlighting the various challenges they were faced with. 

Mr. Gameli pleaded with the NSA Director to help secure land for the building of a multipurpose facility for roller sports, Kho-Kho, and other disciplines in Ghana.

The roller sport, which is an Olympic sport, uses human-powered vehicles that use rolling either by gravity or pushing techniques, while Kho Kho is an Indian traditional sport, the second most popular traditional game in India. 

Source: Ghana News Agency