Coach Dr. Ofori Asare. Founder and CEO of the Wisdom Boxing Gym believes Haruna Mohammed will successfully retain his National Cruiserweight title against Jacob Dickson on November 23 at the Bukom Boxing Arena in the ‘Battle of the Beasts’.

Speaking on Omashi TV’s top boxing programme - ‘The Big Fight Night’ he commended former boxer Ayitey Powers for coming out with a promotional outfit to support boxers and offer them lucrative packages.

According to Dr. Asare who is Technical Director of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), Black Bombers, the initiative of Ayitey Powers is positive and in the right direction so he should be supported.

He noted that Haruna Mohammed aka ‘Thunder’ is going to shock fans by retaining the belt against Dickson on November 23 and called for respect and honor for national title holders as that is the best way to climb in the journey to boxing greatness.

“After the National title, we are go for West Africa, Africa, Commonwealth and the World, there is no need to rush because if you are good, the chances and opportunities will come, Haruna will win” he asserted.

Accompanied by Theophilus ‘Lopez’ Allotey, a product of La Presby SHS and Wisdom Boxing Club, who went on a training tour in the British Cayman Islands, they expressed their preparedness and anxiety to fight on one of the biggest platforms.

Theo Allotey who hails from Sempe, now fighting in the bantamweight division said he has transformed from an amateur star to a top pro and ready to take on an opponent yet to be named on the bill.

“I learnt many new tricks, techniques, skills and styles at the well equipped training facility in the Cayman Island and wish to display on November 23” he expressed.

Elvis Ahorgah aka Soldier Boxer will take on Ernest Akushey aka ‘Baubali’ in a return duel for the National Super Middleweight title on the November 23 bill.

Also featuring are Daniel Ankrah and Stephen Coffie.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Mrs Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, Senior Manager for Corporate Communications at MTN Ghana has advised Ghanaian youth to take training in digitalisation very seriously and not wait to be left in the dark.

In an exclusive interview with Omashi TV, she noted that the world is drifting to digital and the younger generation has a big role to play else they would be left jobless and frustrated.

She expressed that the world is changing and it is up to the youth to hold on and maintain or sustain important things like the environment.

Supporting MTN to propagate the benefits in sustainability, she pointed that young people who are 18 or 20 years old now have about 70 years more to live but if they watch the earth to deteriorate, what would their future look like.

She stressed that it is everyone's business to save the environment, noting that MTN Ghana is very responsible socially and also supports government and other agencies to ensure a safer, peaceful and brighter world to live in.

"It is time to take advantage of tools like AI and other technologies to make the world a better place" she stressed.

MTN Ghana celebrated Sustainability Week and the company organised a meeting with other stakeholders to share ideas at their head office at Ridge in Accra.

The resource people were KPMG’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager, Bernard Owusu Ansah, Dr. Felix Addo-Yobo, Deputy Director of the SDGs Advisory Unit at the Office of the President and United Nations Global Compact Ghana’s Mina Pokuaa Agyemang.

Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer at MTN Ghana, Madam Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe, contributing to MTN’s Bright Conversation on the theme Compliance to Opportunity: Embedding Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) in Business highlighted MTN’s long-term commitment to sustainable practices, urging businesses and individuals alike to take responsibility for shaping a greener, more equitable future.

She explained how MTN’s ESG strategy integrates sustainability into the company’s core values, saying that for MTN, ESG is more than a corporate requirement - it’s a mission to create value for communities, the environment, and the broader economy.

“Our strategy places ESG at the heart of everything we do because we believe in shared value,” Wiafe stated. “Sustainability Week is a reminder that responsible practices are essential, not optional" she said

By Sammy Heywood Okine                               

MTN Ghana on Thursday held a meeting with the theme ‘From Compliance to Opportunity: Embedding ESG In Business’ as part of their Sustainability Week for the Bright Conversations at the head office at Ridge in Accra.

The resource people were Dr. Felix Addo- Yobo, Deputy Director and Advisor- SDCs Advisory Unit, Office of the President, Bernard Owusu Ansah Manager, Governance, Risk and Compliance - KPMG and Ms. Mina Pokuaa Agyeman representing UN Global Impact - Ghana, with Ms. Emefa Apawu as the Moderator.

According to Mr. Bernard Owusu Ansah, sustainability is a collective responsibility and leadership of businesses and government must to committed to it.

Dr. Felix Addo -Yobo hinted that sustainability is the new trend for businesses and called for enhancement in value creation.

He noted that leaving legacies for future generations is very important as humanity can be a risk with the way people are living carelessly which can cause the planet, earth to suffer.

Some of the benefits of sustainability he mentioned are beyond profits, such as trust with stakeholders, social contract and being innovative in the way of treating the environment.

Ms. Mina Pokuaa Agyeman touched on the impact with the involvement of more women in issues on environment, social and governance activities.

She touched on integrating sustainability, dealing with client’s human rights and labour.

She called for contributions from private sector to provide much data and government policy which is also very important.

It was observed that government is not doing well in management of sanitation.

Mr. Addo -Yobo commended MTN Ghana for the programme saying the right way to go is for humanity to be safe, while sustainability is very important.

He stressed that partnership is also very critical as people live in a global village, so everyone has a role to play.

Madam Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer of MTN Sustainability said MTN has an ambition to drive sustainability, going beyond compliance, like using solar energy, finding new ways for waste management and offering digital training for the youth and getting more women to be engaged and empowered.

Mrs. Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, Senior Manager for Corporate Communications at MTN Ghana advised the youth to take up the challenge to solve some of the problems identified, and take advantage of the benefits of AI and other technologies.

She said “Let’s make the world a better place for generations coming”

By Sammy Heywood Okine

MTN Ghana on Thursday held a meeting with the theme ‘From Compliance to Opportunity: Embedding ESG In Business’ as part of their Sustainability Week for the Bright Conversations at the head office at Ridge in Accra.

The resource people were Dr. Felix Addo- Yobo, Deputy Director and Advisor- SDCs Advisory Unit, Office of the President, Bernard Owusu Ansah Manager, Governance, Risk and Compliance - KPMG and Ms. Mina Pokuaa Agyeman representing UN Global Impact - Ghana, with Ms. Emefa Apawu as the Moderator.

According to Mr. Bernard Owusu Ansah, sustainability is a collective responsibility and leadership of businesses and government must to committed to it.

Dr. Felix Addo -Yobo hinted that sustainability is the new trend for businesses and called for enhancement in value creation.

He noted that leaving legacies for future generations is very important as humanity can be a risk with the way people are living carelessly which can cause the planet, earth to suffer.

Some of the benefits of sustainability he mentioned are beyond profits, such as trust with stakeholders, social contract and being innovative in the way of treating the environment.

Ms. Mina Pokuaa Agyeman touched on the impact with the involvement of more women in issues on environment, social and governance activities.

She touched on integrating sustainability, dealing with client’s human rights and labour.

She called for contributions from private sector to provide much data and government policy which is also very important.

It was observed that government is not doing well in management of sanitation.

Mr. Addo -Yobo commended MTN Ghana for the programme saying the right way to go is for humanity to be safe, while sustainability is very important.

He stressed that partnership is also very critical as people live in a global village, so everyone has a role to play.

Madam Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer of MTN Sustainability said MTN has an ambition to drive sustainability, going beyond compliance, like using solar energy, finding new ways for waste management and offering digital training for the youth and getting more women to be engaged and empowered.

Mrs. Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, Senior Manager for Corporate Communications at MTN Ghana advised the youth to take up the challenge to solve some of the problems identified, and take advantage of the benefits of AI and other technologies.

She said “Let’s make the world a better place for generations coming”

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Morocco's, Mochine El Kouraji silenced all the 63 cyclists that took part in the 2024 Tour du Faso to win the prestigious yellow jersey and the 35th edition of the West African cycling event.

The sensational  North African sprinter demonstrated strength and skill from stage one to the last day of the Tour to grab the enviable yellow jersey.

The Moroccan team was able to control the peloton in every stage of the competition.

Mohcine El Kouraji had a cumulative total time in the overall individual ranking of 27h28m 21s.

He retained the yellow shirt with a few seconds ahead of the 2nd and 3rd team, who were his teammates.

Malien Tiémoko Diamouténé won on Sunday in Ouagadougou, the 10th and final stage of the Tour du Faso Boussé - Ouagadaugou with criteria, 119,800km in 2h 49mins 02seconds, an average speed of 42,524 km/h.

History will remember that cyclist Tiemoko Diamouténé of the cycling club of Boukarila in the circle of Kignan as he is the first Malian cyclist to win a stage victory as he climbed the podium.

Morocco controlled the 35th Tour du Faso in Ouagadougou on November 3, 2024, grabbing the yellow shirt with Mohcine El Kouraji, and the other 2 places on the podium of the General Individual ranking, the general team ranking and 3 stage victories.

Best young cyclist also went to Moroccan, Driss EL Alouni.

The other 8 countries that took part in the competition were the Tour's left-outs, except for Russia, who pulled away with 4 stage victories - the green jersey by Anton Popov and the hot shirt by points (Mamyr Statsh).

Burkina Faso, winner of the 2023 edition, found itself with only one stage victory in 3rd place at the end of the 10th stage (Daouda Congo) and 5th place in the overall individual ranking (Bamassi Soulama)

Burkinabe Bamassi Soulama who is at 2mn08s and  Cameroonian Abossolo Clovis Kamzong at 2mn11s.

At the end of the last stage, the Cameroonian snatches 4th place in the Cycling Estalon and ends up at 2mins 42secs while Bamassi Soulama finishes at 3mn19s.

He was the only Burkinabe in the top 10 of the overall individual ranking.

The victories of the stages:

Russia: 4 wins (3rd, 4th, 7th and 9th stages) | Anton Popov, Anton Popov and Artem Gomozkov

Morocco: 3 victories (1st, 5th and 8th stages) | Mohcine El Kouraji, Mohcine ElKouraji and Driss El Alouani)

Burkina Faso: 1 victory (6th stage) | Wahabou Bouda

Mali: 1 victory (10th stage) | Tiémoko Diamoutènè

Belgium: 1 win (2nd leg) | Lance De Cabooter

Russian Anton Popov is the racer with the most laps. He has a total of 3 stage wins against 2 for the Moroccan El Kouraji.

In the under 23 category Adil El Arbaoui unfortunately lost his green jersey to Anton Popov of Russia recording an average speed of 42.524kmh and a time of 2h 38min 59seconds.

The intermediate sprint jersey went to Mamyr Stash from Russia with  the combativity jersey going to Harouna llboudo from BurkinaFaso.

The Tour  Du Faso youngest white jersey went to Driss El Alouani of Morocco showing master class of determination throughout the competition.

The victories of the stages

Russia: 4 wins (3rd, 4th, 7th and 9th stages) | Anton Popov, Anton Popov and Artem Gomozkov

Morocco: 3 victories (1st, 5th and 8th stages) | Mohcine El Kouraji, Mohcine ElKouraji and Driss El Alouani)

Burkina Faso: 1 victory (6th stage) | Wahabou Bouda

Mali: 1 victory (10th stage) | Tiémoko Diamoutènè

Belgium: 1 win (2nd leg) | Lance De Cabooter

Russian Anton Popov is the racer with the most laps. He has a total of 3 stage wins against 2 for Moroccan El Kouraji.

Ghana’s Emmanuell Sesi and Elliasu also mounted the podium with combativity awards.

The President of Burkina Faso, Head of State Captain Ibrahim Traore was the special guest at the end of the10th Stage.

By Elizabeth A. Gyamfi

  Ghana coach Otto Addo has settled on Leicester City star Jordan Ayew as captain for the final round of games in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

The Black Stars will wrap up their qualifiers against already-qualified Angola and bottom-rock Niger next week.

Ghana will travel to face the Palancas Negras in Luanda on November 15 before playing host to Niger at the Accra Sports Stadium on November 18, 2024.

As earlier revealed by Ghanasoccernet.com, head coach Otto Addo has today, November 7 confirmed Jordan Ayew as his captain for the upcoming games in the absence of Andre Ayew and Thomas Partey.

During the October international break, Otto Addo opted for West Ham United star Mohammed Kudus as skipper for the double-header against Sudan, where Ghana fell short and derailed qualification chances.

Otto Addo came under massive pressure for his decision to overlook Jordan and name the West Ham attacker as the captain of the side.

Having ironed out any minor differences following recent meeting in Leicester, Otto Addo has settled on Ayew to lead the Black Stars in the upcoming games.

Meanwhile, the Black Stars are on the verge on missing out on the AFCON for the first time in 20-years following the teams’ unimpressive performance in the qualifying series.

Ghana has endured a torrid AFCON qualifications, losing two and drawing two games after four matches. They have managed only two points and are currently third on the standings heading into the final round of games this month.

The Black Stars now needs to secure wins against already-qualified Angola and Niger, while hoping that Sudan falters against these same opponents, to keep their chances alive for next year’s tournament in Morocco.

Source ghanasoccernet.com

Ghana’s ace boxing referee, Mr. Roger Barnor is to conduct a referee/ judges course from 5^th to 8^th November.

The course is under the patronages of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC) which is headed by Dr. Rafiu Oladipo.

The course will be held at the Brai Ayonote Boxing Complex, National Stadium. Surulere, Lagos.

Mr. Roger Barnor, second vice president of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) is excited to teach or train others, and he promises to deliver to Nigeria, whose game has seen some improvement at both amateur and professional ranks.

 By Sammy Heywood Okine    

Mr. Francis Okyere aka Franko, chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Kickboxing Association says the sport which has been dull for sometime will be vibrant again.

Speaking to Yours Truly in an exclusive interview, the former fighter now administrator and manager of Kickboxing said things will be better for the sport.

"We have good fighters in Ghana, our problem is events and promotions" he stressed.

According to Mr. Okyere, Kickboxing is a great sport that must be supported. He noted that there are many fighters who are hungry to fight.

He appealed to companies to come on board to support the sport.

He also thanked all the former presidents of the Ghana Kickboxing Association like the late Col Sharpe, Nii Adotey Dzata 1 and Raja.

According to him Ghana has huge potential and the fighters must be supported.

He hinted that plans are advanced to make Kickboxing the best sport in Ghana.

He noted that Greater Accra is the center of all activities in Ghana and the sport of Kickboxing is going to have a new face and direction.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

The opening ceremony of the KPC Youth Para Sports Camp was held on Wednesday in Incheon, South Korea.

The event, organized by the Korean Paralympic Committee (KPC), is being attended by 60 participants, which include athletes, coaches, and staff from around the world. It starts on the 5th of November and will conclude on November 13, 2024.

The program aims at giving the participants the right orientation and exposure to the next Paralympic games which is scheduled to be held in Los Angeles in 2028.

The ceremony started with opening speeches from some NPC Presidents.

Participants at the event were also introduced before a video highlight of the 2023 camp, and a photo session was also held.

The three-hour program concluded with a closing speech from participants, a highlight video of the 2024 camp, and a photo session.

Participants also engaged in networking and bonding at the end of the thrilling event.

NPC-Ghana's contingent, led by Mr. Michael Obeng (official) and three other para-athletes, were in attendance and engaged in several activities at the event.

The programs continue on 7th November where a sports practice in Badminton, Swimming, and Taekwondo will be held for the athletes.

Source Michael Obeng NPC Ghana Media              

In a remarkable display of resilience and skill, young inmates from the Senior Correctional Centre in Accra represented Ghana with pride in the 4^th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners.

Guided by David Acheampong, founder of the Mentors Chess Academy, the Ghanaian youth team competed fiercely, advancing to the quarterfinals before being knocked out by the formidable Indian team.

Young inmates proudly represent Ghana in the global Prisoner’s Chess Championship.

This year’s championship was the largest to date, featuring 115 teams from 51 countries as part of the International Chess Federation, FIDE’s Chess for Freedom initiative, which aims to support rehabilitation and social inclusion through chess.

The Ghana team defeated Ukraine, Kenya, Romania, and Malawi to finish second in Group 2, just behind Serbia—a performance that marks an improvement over last year.

Group standings: Ghana finishing second in the group.

Mentors Chess Academy seeks partnerships to expand this initiative by introducing chess programs to Prisons across Ghana, enabling more inmates to benefit from the educational and social empowerment that chess provides.

The Academy is grateful to the event sponsors: Cave & Gardens, Development International, ICFAD, and Blazing Dreams, founded by Kimathi Y.D. Kuenyehia II.

Blazing Dreams is committed to empowering underprivileged youth, and its generous financial and mentorship support has been invaluable to this effort.

Source Edna Quansah