Women Football

MATCH PREVIEW: Women’s Special Competition enters day 4

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

                                                                  GROUP A Ashtown ladies VS Fabulous Ladies   –   Police Depot Park, Kumasi It promises to be an exciting return leg of a Regional derby in Group A, where Ashtown Ladies will play host to Fabulous Ladies in a crunch fixture set for the Kumasi Police Depot Park. In the first found, they share the spoils in a not too interesting game but both teams could be pardoned, as it was the opener of the competition bearing in mind the inactivity of both sides for almost a year.  Referee…

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TOUCHING: Ghana midfielder Agyemang Badu pays for surgery of Real Upper Ladies striker Afisatu Abubakar

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

Ghana and Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has paid for the surgery of Real Upper Ladies striker Afisatu Abubabakar who broke her collar bone on Saturday during the commencement of the Women Special Competition. Badu’s donation follows an appeal by the coach of Real Upper Ladies for support to enable the 19 year old striker to undergo a successful operation after breaking her clavicle. Afisatu fell heavily and broke her clavicle/collar bone on Saturday and was rushed to the Wa Regional Hospital where she was admitted. She was later transferred…

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WRAP UP OF WOMEN’S SC: Lady Strikers, Ampem Darkoaa cruise to winning start

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

The much-awaited Normalisation Committee’s Special Competition for women recorded some interesting results in Saturday’s opening fixtures. The competition which is expected to keep players and female clubs active ahead of the official resumption of competitive female football activities saw plenty of action on Saturday. There was a local derby in Group A as Premier League giants Fabulous Ladies welcomed Ashtown Ladies to the Wesley College Park. The highly anticipated encounter ended in a stalemate but spectators who trooped to the venue enjoyed themselves despite heavy downpour as both sides exhibited…

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Match officials named for Women’s NC Special Competition

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

Match officials for Women’s NC Special Competition  week 1  to be played on  9th  and 10th of March  have been announced. All games are scheduled to kick off at 3:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. Teams in the northern and southern sector have been placed in four groups of four with each sector having two groups.  Fabulous Ladies are in Group A of the Northern sector with Ashtown Ladies, Kumasi Sports Academy and Supreme Ladies. In Group B, Ampem Darkoa Ladies will face Northern Ladies, Pearlpia Ladies and Prison Ladies in an…

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NC Special Women’s Competition to start this weekend

SAMUEL APPIAH

The Normalisation Committee’s special competition for female clubs will begin this weekend with matchday one games scheduled to be played on March 9/10. The special women’s competition is being introduced to keep players and female clubs active and for an official resumption of competitive female football activities. Teams in the northern and southern sector have been group in four groups of four with each sector having two groups.  Fabulous Ladies are in Group A of the Northern sector with Ashtown Ladies, Kumasi Sports Academy and Supreme Ladies. In Group B,…

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GHALCA apologises to Parliament over leaked tape

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) has apologised to the Parliamentary Select Committee for Sports and Culture over a leaked audio from their meeting on Wednesday. Following the meeting between GHALCA officials, Premier League representatives and Division One League officials, submissions of some of the leading officials of the clubs were leaked to the media. The leaked audios of the intelligent submissions of Dreams FC Executive Chairman Kurt Okraku and bankroller of Heart of Lions Randy Abbey became subjects of discussions on several media platforms on Thursday. In a statement…

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Clubs hold successful meeting with Parliamentary Select Committee for Sports

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

Ghana’s Parliamentary Select Committee for Sports and Culture met leadership of elite clubs in the country over their standoff with the Ghana FA Normalization Committee leading to a halt in the commencement of the Special Competition. The successful meeting comes just a day after the Normalization Committee held a similar meeting with the Parliamentary Select Committee over the same issue. The clubs, consisting of Division One, Premier and their welfare body GHALCA expressed their misgivings over the antagonistic posture the NC has taken towards them. Following the meeting the Parliamentary…

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Home-based footballers to hit the streets over absence of domestic football in Ghana

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

About 3000 home-based footballer are set to hit the streets over the absence of domestic football, New Edubiase United skipper Stephen Manu has revealed. According to the former B A United and Asante Kotoko striker, the players are hungry because of lack of competitive football in the country. He also stated that, some of them have not received salaries from their employers since the Anas #12 exposé in June. “We the players are hungry and it’s the reason we are going to demonstrate,“ Stephen Manu disclosed. “Since the Anas Expose’…

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Dadson, Eshun inducted to RMU Hall of Fame

EDMUND GYIMAH

  Robert Morris University in America have inducted Ghanaian female soccer players Florence Dadson and Linda Linzzy Eshun into their hall of fame. The two players had their education at the prestigious American University on Sports Scholarship and excelled greatly. Dadson was the leading striker for Robert Morris University throughout her stay whilst Eshun was a pillar at the back. Currently, Dadson features for Gulf Coast Texans whilst Eshun has moved to Icelandic outfit Vikingur. Dadson was there to receive her award whilst former coach Kurt Melcher accepted Linda’s award…

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Tiger Eye is corrupt – Nyantakyi fumes

SHEIKH TOPHIC SIENU

Former President of the Ghana FA Kwesi Nyantakyi has launched a scathing attack on investigative firm Tiger Eye PI, describing them as a criminal organization that is interested in milking people under the umbrella of investigation. The former CAF Vice President, speaking for the first time after the premiering of the Anas #12 video in June last year, insists the investigative outfit is corrupt and engage in nefarious activities. He likened Tiger Eye PI to ISIS. “Tiger Eye is a criminal organization. They don’t have the license to do what…

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