Due to the Covid 19 MTN Ghana has not been able play their any of their quarterly golf tournaments this year

Fortunately, MTN Ghana will be playing it first and only Golf Tournament, MTN Invitational Tournament on this Saturday, November 21 at the Celebrity Golf Club

The event will be in honour of the memory of Prof Jacob Plange Rhule, a former MTN Board member and an ardent golfer and a member of the club whose unfortunate demise occured earlier this year.

A total of about 100 golfers from all over the various clubs in the country have been invited to participate in this important competition.

The competition to be played over 18 holes (Stable Ford) in accordance with the rules of golf as by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and with the local rules of the Celebrity Golf Club as approved of the Competition Committee

The theme of the event is '' MTN Business, Your One -Stop -Shop For All ICT Solutions.

According to the organisers, golfers stand to win handsome prizes packages and products donated by the sponsor.

Meanwhile all participants are enjoined to strictly observe the Covid protocols.

From Sammy Heywood Okine

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sent a letter of condolence to the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and the people of Ghana on the demise of ex President Jerry John Rawlings.

In the letter signed by the IOC President Thomas Bach to Ben Nunoo Mensah, President of the GOC, he said President Rawlings was a true friend of sports. Below is the content of the letter.

Dear President,

It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of His Excellency

Jerry John Rawlings.

Please accept my sincere condolences to you, the Ghana Olympic Committee and

the people of Ghana.

I am grateful for the fact that President Rawlings was a true friend of sport during a

time when Ghanaian athletes were performing at the highest level at the Olympic

Games.

With deepest sympathy,

IOC President

Thomas Bach

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Inter Allies Football Club has signed a sponsorship deal with Tampico.

The club in the past years has established itself as one of the most attractive sides in the Ghana Premier League.

Due to how the club has been branded, they are always tagged as one of the most professionally run clubs in the country.

Today, the club has reached a deal with Acadia Industries Limited, producers of Tampico as they build a strong force with one of the industry players of the corporate world.

“Inter Allies FC wish to announce that the Club has struck a sponsorship deal with Acadia Industries Limited, producers of Tampico, commencing immediately.

“Under the sponsorship deal, the company will have its “TAMPICO” logo on Inter Allies’ Jerseys until the end of the 2020-21 football season,” a statement on the website of Inter Allies FC has said today.

Speaking after the deal was signed, Inter Allies Vice-President Delali Eric Senaye has noted that the club is excited and looks forward to seeing both parties benefit.

“We are pleased to have TAMPICO as a sponsor and we look forward for a healthy relation in achieving our mutual goals.”

“We are very grateful to for coming on board to support us in this difficult moment,” he said as quoted on www.interalliesfc.com.

The Badminton Association of Ghana (BAG) has issued a rejoinder to a publication stating that the association failed to pay two athletes £5,000 for Commonwealth Games scholarship in 2017.

A statement from the President of the BAG Mr. Evans Yeboah and copied to the GNA Sports said the story was false with no iota of truth in it.

It said “Attention of the Ghana Badminton Association has been drawn to an article headlined “Scandal: GOC ‘failed to pay two athletes £5,000 Commonwealth Games scholarship” and we would want to state that there is no iota of truth in the said allegations and entreat all Ghanaians to disregard it.

 “The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) made available funds sourced from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for National Federations to prepare athletes for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and indeed the funds were used for its intended purposes.

“The GOC press release in November 2017 stated that” under the applications received from federations regarding the commonwealth games grant. It added that federations heads would be required to account fully (with receipts) for any funds released to them. The grant awarded should be used to prepare the athlete in preparing and/or qualifying for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.”

“The said athlete, Grace Atipaka, represented Ghana at the April 2018 Gold Coast Games after participating in a series of seven international competitions and qualifiers in 2017 and February 2018. These series of competitions Ivory Coast Juniors, Ivory Coast International, Nigeria International, Benin International, World Championships, Indonesia, Algeria International Women’s Team Event, Algeria International Individual Events. The said scholarship grant together with the associations own support was able to assist and prepare the athlete for the multi-sport event.

“It should be noted that the scholarship was not “pocket money” for the athlete or a cash allowance for her but for her entire preparation towards the Commonwealth Games, which she cannot deny that she did not go for any qualifying international events in preparation prior to her participation in the Games. This was further highlighted to her during an orientation with her in 2017 and regrettably had not also received any formal complaint from the said athlete since 2017.

“The Ghana Badminton Association has also duly accounted for the said scholarship from the GOC in 2017 and takes no exception to this purported attempt to tarnish our image and reputation for no reason and therefore asks for a retraction and an apology from all media outlets who have published this a story without doing any due diligence.”

GNA

Wormanne, an entertainment event organized in September by Native Tribe was adjudged the Best Arts Festival Event of the year 2020 at the Ghana Arts and Culture Awards ceremony held at La Palm Royal Beach on Saturday, 14th November.

Nii Mankattah CEO, of Native Tribe said the award will inspire them to work harder in the coming seasons.

"We want to use this opportunity to thank the Chief and Queenmother of Korle Gonno, Nii Tackie Owuowuo IV and Manye Okropong respectively. The Minister of Tourism Hon. Barbara Oteng Gyasi, the Mayor of Accra Hon. Adjei Sowah, the CEO of CODA Hon. Jerry Ahmed Shaib, the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Hon. Alfred Oko Vandapuye, all our media partners, Artists, Exhibitors and the good people of Korle Gonno " said Nii Adoyey Allotey Public Relations Officer of Native Tribe who received the award.

Wormanne has been organized three thrice at Korle Gonno in the month of September and it is aimed at Youth empowerment and skill development.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

The second 2020 Bicycle / Riding Show in Accra, now dubbed ‘Okor Okpe’ Festival has been hailed as very successful as it started and ended well

Over 180 riders from all walks of life took off from the Ussher Fort (Shatta Beach) and rode to Osu to Ridge through Accra Central to Bukom, Korle Gonno to Chorkor, Mamprobi, Korle Bu and back to the starting point.

The programme attracted boys and girls as well as men and women, and some of the riders displayed with different types of bicycles.

According to the organisers, Otto Von Cofie of Tune Africa, he was very glad and hoped for more events to involve the youth especially.

African Sports Media was represented by country manager Sammy Heywood Okine and members of the Gamashie Network as well as James Town TV were there to support.

The theme for the 2020 edition was – Cycling for a peaceful election.

Von Nii Otto Cofie urged all political and social leaders to ensure that there is a free and fair election. He advised the youth not to allow themselves to be used for violence deeds by politicians.

Sammy Heywood Okine expressed joy that the distance covered three constituencies, namely Odododiodoo, Korle Klottey and Ablekuma South, where many people saw them and heard the message.

He thanked all who donated towards the event,

By Naa Amerley Commey

The Commonwealth Games Association, Ghana will organize a one-day workshop for Ghanaian sports federations and their media attachés on Friday, November 20, 2020 at the media center of the Accra Sports Stadium.

The theme of the workshop is BUILDING SPORTS BRANDS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA:

Mr. Herbert Mensah, president of the Ghana Rugby Union will talk on ‘The Brand Story of Rugby Ghana’, while Dr. Kobby Mensah of the University of Ghana Business School lectures on Media and Sports Marketing

Expected to grace the programme are Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah – President, CGA, Mr. Richard Akpokavie – Secretary General, CGA, Dr. Kwaku Ofosu-Asare – Chairman, Ghana 2023 LOC, Prof. Peter Twumasi - Director General, NSA, Rev. Emmanuel Nikoi – Chairman, NF Relations Subcommittee, Ms. Elizabeth King (WSC), Ms. Joyce Mahama (WOSPAG) and Madam Gloria Commodore (WISA).

According to Ben Nuno Mensah, President of Commonwealth Games Ghana, storytelling influences audiences by increasing brand awareness, reach and attracting new followers.

He said the impact of this workshop is to train and equip national federations with the necessary skills and knowledge on how to use social media to tell their individual stories, which will eventually create a brand worthy of association or sponsorship.

The objective of the programme is

• To provide social media training on how to develop strategies to effectively manage their messages on social media while minimizing mistakes along the way.
• To increase social media visibility of all national federations.
• Improve coverage of non-revenue sports to bring awareness and increase attendance.
• Use social media in attracting and boosting corporate attention of the sports brand/federation
• Equip sports federations with ways in obtaining marketing potential via social media.

The workshop is being sponsored by Papaye Fast Foods, Twellium Industries Limited, Jay Kay Industries & Investments Limited, AshFoam Ghana Limited and CODA who have promised to give away some Covid – 19 protective items.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

After almost five years of repeated protests and treats to boycott narional team assignments, the Ministry of Youth & Sports has paid all outstanding bonuses to members of the Black Queens who won gold medals at the 2015 African Games.

The mangenment, technical staff and management committee also received their bonuses.

The Black Queens were being owed the bonuses of 2015 All Africa Games held in Congo and the 2016 Women's Africa of Nations held in Cameroon.

The Ministry has released a statement to confirm the payment of the Black Queens' owed entitlements.

Read the statement from the Ministry of Youth and Sports:

Ghanaian giants Accra Hearts of Oak has recorded the highest number of Coronavirus positive cases after the first round of tests ahead of the new season.

Thirty-six players out of thirty-eight tested positive forcing their opening day game against Aduana Stars to be postponed.

Sixteen premier league clubs have undergone the COVID-19 testing and following the initial tests, Elmina Sharks who played a friendly game with the Phobians have ten of their players also testing positive.

The number of positive tests won't deter the start of the league, but it is likely Elmina Shark's game against Ebusua Dwarfs will also be postponed.

All positive tests are self-isolating.

Meanwhile, the results of the test carried on Ashantigold and Aduana Stars players are still pending and Bechem United and Eleven Wonders are yet to undergo tests.

Below is a breakdown of the COVID-19 cases in the GPL:

Hearts of Oak have 34 positive cases

Elmina Sharks have 10 cases

Dreams FC have 6 positive cases

Karela United have 2 positive cases

Legon Cities 1 positive case

Great Olympics 1 positive case

Medeama has 1 case

The rest of the clubs including Kotoko have not recorded any positive case yet.

Source - ghanasoccernet

Asante Kotoko have presented their new Errea replica jersey to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo at the Flag Staff House on Friday in Accra.

The team was led by Chief Executive Officer [CEO] of the club, Nana Yaw Amponsah and some management members.

However, the 12 member Board of Directors were also present at the Flag Staff House led by Dr Kwame Kyei.

During the visit, President Akufo Addo pledged financial support to the club ahead of their 2020/21 Caf Champions League campaign.

"It is difficult for Ghana football to succeed unless Kotoko succeeds. That's how it has been in the past and that's how it should be in the future," said the President.

"Kotoko a very special, cherished and enviable role in Ghanaian Sports development.

"Clearly it's possible the Government should be able to assist the club, these will be temporary measures over a period of time, a year or two. Ultimately the club should be self-sufficient, generating money for keeping the club going.

"We will put our heads together to see what can be done to assist, through the minister of sports.

"I think it's in the interest of Ghana to have a strong participation to fly the flag of Ghana," he concluded.

Asante Kotoko has been paired against the Mauritanian club, FC Nouadhibou in the preliminary stages of the 2020/21 CAF Champions League.

The Porcupine Warriors will travel away to Mauritania for the first leg against FC Nouadhibou at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya before the Mauritanians make the journey to Ghana for the second leg at the Accra Sports Stadium.

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