Category: Sports

Dreams FC coach Abdul Karim Zito remains defiant about his side’s chances against Zamalek in the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals.

The ambitious Ghanaian side have secured a historic semi-final berth after a remarkable 3-2 aggregate win over Stade Malien in the quarter-finals.

Dreams FC’s 2-1 win in Bamako in the first leg all but completed the thrilling qualification after both teams shared the spoils 1-1 in the reverse fixture at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday.

The Malians gave Dreams an early scare after Yoro Mamadou Diaby shot the visitors into the lead on the 59th minute at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi.

However, midfielder Sylvester Simba eased the nerves of the home team when he levelled in the 70th minute to keep their fairytale in the Africa inter-club competition on course.

The Ghanaians have set up a mouth-watering semi-final showdown against Egyptian giants Zamalek and coach Karim Zito has vowed to prepare adequately to do the unthinkable.

Quizzed about the upcoming challenge aga
inst Zamalek, the veteran trainer said, “You made mention of sharks, do you go all out on sharks? he quizzed

“You have to plan well, so we are going to plan well to meet the sharks.”

Dreams will travel to Cairo for the first leg on April 21 before hosting the White Knight at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi a week later.

Source: Ghana Web

betPawa customers will now get higher payouts on successful bets on many of the BIGGEST football matches following the introduction of new boosted odds.

Known as the ‘Home of BIG Winners’, the betting brand says the move is aimed at giving more value and satisfaction to its customers in Ghana. The new proposition dubbed ‘The Odds Must Be Crazy’ gives players boosted odds on major football leagues, hence a chance for them to get bigger payouts on these games.

‘The higher the odds, the bigger the payout for our winners. We are also increasing the maximum number of legs per bet to 60 from 45 to give players more choices,’ said betPawa Country Marketing Manager for Ghana, Nii Armah Ashong-Katai.

‘We want our customers to continue winning BIG and they could achieve this with a minimum stake as low as GHS0.01.’

The latest odds put betPawa ahead of its competitors, giving customers more reason to enjoy the top football leagues in the world, which include the English Premier League among others.

betPawa reaffirm
ed the title Home of BIG Winners when a customer – Fuseini Siaka from Kumasi – made history last November by winning GH?6 Million on Aviator, registering the highest win ever in Africa on the popular crash game.

This was preceded by a series of big wins by the brand’s customers across Africa where they remarkably raked in GHS1.01 billion ($77 million) in a span of 10 days in October 2023. The winning streak which ran from October 21-30 saw 19,775 betPawa customers in Ghana paid out a combined GHS14.2 Million.

Source: Ghana Web

Dreams FC striker, John Antwi has admitted that the club is in for a tough task against Zamalek in the semi-final of the CAF Confederation Cup.

Outlining why it would be a tough game, the former Pyramids striker mentioned that he has played in Egypt and is aware of the challenge they will be facing in Zamalek.

‘It won’t be easy because I’ve been in Egypt. I know how their game is and I know the Zamalek. I know the quality they have, the players they have, so going to meeting one of those clubs will be difficult,’ he told Citi Sports.

‘We are going to prepare and meet them and I believe in the boys,’ Antwi remarked.

John Antwi will be looking to inspire his team to upset Zamalek in the semi-final tie.

He has scored four goals in the CAF Confederations Cup and is on par with teammate Abdul Aziz, USM Alger’s Abdoulaye Kanou, and Berkane’s Paul Bassene as the top scorers.

Source: Ghana Web

A spirited performance by Gold Stars inspired the team to defeat Hearts of Oak by a goal to nil on Sunday evening.

As part of the ongoing 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season, the Bibiani team played against the Phobians in a Week 24 match as the visiting team.

In a game played at the Accra Sports Stadium, both teams played well in the first half and created good goal-scoring opportunities, but neither side could find the back of the net.

After recess, a tough contest ensued between the opposing teams as they vied to score the winning goal.

Unfortunately, the home team could not get the breakthrough and had to succumb to a narrow defeat at full-time.

Bibiani Gold Stars secured a win against Hearts of Oak with a late goal from Mawuli Wayo in the second half.

Source: Ghana Web

Karela United claimed a vital 1-0 win over fellow relegation fighters Heart of Lions in match week 24 of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League on Sunday afternoon at the Naa Sheriga Sports Complex in Nalerigu.

It means the Pride and Passion lads are back to winning ways following their 1-0 loss to Bofoakwa Tano the previous weekend.

Meanwhile, it is now a fourth straight game without a win for Bashir Hayford’s side, whose chances of surviving the drop are growing slim.

Karela United have now moved from fifteenth on the league table to 13th with 30 points after starting the day on 27 points.

Meanwhile, Heart of Lions remain second from bottom with 22 points.

Rashid Alhassan broke the hearts of the visitors with a 90th minute winner in Nalerigu to ensure Abukari Damba’s men are back to winning ways.

Karela United will next take on Bibiani Gold Stars while Heart of Lions take on Accra Lions at home at the Kpando Kpando Sports Stadium in match week 25 of the Ghana Premier League.

Source: Ghana Web

Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi revealed that his daughter interrogated him a few days after Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ investigative piece dubbed Number 12 aired in 2018.

According to him, his daughter, who was nine years old, came home worried that a friend had called her father corrupt at school.

The daughter sought clarification from her father and thus asked Nyantakyi, ‘Daddy, is it true that you are corrupt?’.

In an interview with Sompa FM, the former CAF vice president reassured his daughter about his innocence.

‘I told my 9-year-old daughter that someone lied about me, and I reassured her that by the grace of God, I will be vindicated in the end when she asked me if I am corrupt,’ he said.

Kwesi Nyantakyi stepped down as GFA boss after FIFA suspended him for violating the association’s ethical code on bribery and corruption.

Source: Ghana Web

Legendary Ghanaian footballer Asamoah Gyan has vowed to continue to issue ‘appropriate’ responses to persons who attack him on social media.

Asamoah Gyan believes that he has a right to respond accordingly to such persons and that failure to do so will be an exhibition of cowardice.

According to Gyan, he has built a reputation and credibility over the years and will not allow anyone to come at him in the name of social media.

“I should sit for somebody to come talk to me anyhow cos it’s social media right? I’m not a coward like some people,” he stated.

A social media user who sought to rubbish Gyan’s claim that inexperience was the Black Stars’ bane in their game against Brazil in the 2006 World Cup drew Gyan’s ire.

Asamoah Gyan denied suggestions that Ghana was overpowered by the star-studded Brazilian side, explaining that the team’s lack of experience cost it a place in the quarter-final of the competition in Germany.

“Experience was the difference in that game, but I disagree if you say we were cook
ed, bro. Go back and watch the full game, bro,” he wrote in reply to a post by journalist Owuraku Ampofo suggesting Ghana got ‘cooked’ in the game.

Gyan’s explanation elicited a reply from a tweep who said, “My friend, my friend. Them cook we.”

An unhappy Asamoah Gyan denied any association with the tweep, stating, “Who is your friend? I blame social media. Eni wo n3.”

What happened in the game?

Ghana was no match for Brazil, who thumped the African giants 3-0. The Black Stars conceded the first goal just five minutes into the game. Asamoah Gyan was sent off in the 81st minute after picking up a second yellow card for diving.

The Black Stars had finished second in Group E with 6 points, beating the Czech Republic and USA while losing to group winners Italy.

Ronaldo, Adriano, and Ze Roberto scored goals for Brazil in the game played on June 27, 2006.

Source: Ghana Web

After dedicating nearly 50 years to her career as a nurse in the UK, renowned Ghanaian sprinter Rose Amankwaah has retired from public service.

A send-off party was thrown for Amankwaah to commend her 49 years of relentless commitment and hard work.

She began working at the National Health Service (NHS) in 1975, three years after competing in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

Amankwaah moved to England in 1974, at age 22, to pursue her nursing career. She was employed at Central Middlesex Hospital in London, where she served as a staff nurse before becoming a theatre matron.

Amakwaah spent all her nursing career at Central Middlesex Hospital. For her remarkable work, she was once awarded the NHS Silver Medal Award.

Regarding her short athletic career, she competed in the Africa Games, the Commonwealth Games, and the Olympics.

Rose Amankwaah was once labelled as ‘the fastest woman in Africa’. She won gold in the 200m at the Latin American Games in 1973, silver and gold in the 100m and 4×100 relay at the
All Africa Games in 1973, and a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the Commonwealth Games in 1974.

Source: Ghana Web