Great Olympics demand transfer fees from Kotoko
Officials for Hearts match arrive Friday
Hearts' supporters demonstrate against luring Taylor
National middle league kicks off on Saturday
Black Queens receive first training allowance
Adununoo yearn for national team selection
U-12 soccer tournament opens at Western Region
Great Olympics demand transfer fees from Kotoko
Accra
Richard Oblitei
Solomon, chairman of the management committee of Olympics named the players as Fuseini Adams, Aziz Ansah and Joe Louis.
In a chat with the GNA Sports,
the chairman said, "Kotoko has not paid us a cedi on any of the three
players since they bought them from us and our patience is getting exhausted on
the issue." He said they have written to Kotoko on the outstanding bills
of the three players and are waiting for a reply from the Interim Management
Committee headed by Mr Sylvester Asare Owusu.
Solomon said the Olympics
management committee had written many letters to Hebert Mensah, former chief
executive of Kotoko who did not address the issue before his exit as chairman
of Kotoko.
The chairman said they have also
written several letters to the Ghana Football Association and are awaiting
their response and action on the status of the three players. He said Olympics
has opened negotiations on Razak Pimpong
with his Danish Club because the player's initial contract has expired and
"we wish to benefit from the transfer agreement," which traded him to
On the departure of Michael Asante to Kotoko, he said though they treasured the
contribution of the player, they could not restrain his movement because he was
not their bona fide property, as he was only serving a loan agreement between
them and Great Ashantis.
"Though we do not lay claim
to any direct financial benefits from the deal with Kotoko on Asnate, Georgido could
reciprocate our efforts in turning him into a super star by giving us a
percentage from the transaction." Solomon assured supporters of the club
that coach Afranie has taken full control of the
technical direction and was making a great impression on the players.
Buttressing the claims of the chairman
on the three players, Oloboi Commodore, Finance
Officer of Great Olympics said he was surprised by the inaction of the GFA in
relation to the players adding that "if the letters were written by
Kotoko, they would have taken a decision a long time ago."
He said Olympics could not give
the exact value of the players because they were transferred by the Ade Coker administration, which failed to document the
deals properly. "All we saw in the files were their release letters and we
expect the GFA to initiate action to resolve the issue once and for all,"
he said.
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Officials for Hearts match arrive Friday
According to a release from the
Secretariat of Hearts, the four match officials include a Gambian and three
Liberians. Alhaji Omar Sey from
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Hearts' supporters demonstrate against luring Taylor
The protest was held during the
recess of Accra Hearts of Oak and Pepple United of
The placard bearers, who were
cheered by the crowd later placed them at conspicuous
positions where GFA officials could read them.
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National middle league kicks off on Saturday
Clubs which have qualified for
participation in the league are, Kpando Hearts of
Lions, Smartex, Stay Cool Professionals, Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs, Yeji Stars and Brokyempem.
According to the pairings for
the opening matches, Brokyempem would take on Samartex at the Kumasi Sports Stadium, while Yeji Stars would sort things out with Dwarfs at the
Koforidua Sports Stadium with Stay Cool Professionals taking another show down
with Hearts of Lions at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
The next matches would be played
on Wednesday, April 16, at three of the league centres. The middle league is
however expected to end April 26.
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Black Queens receive first training allowance
The Queens who have been in camp
for the past six weeks were expecting to receive allowances covering the six
weeks that they had been in camp but "this dream was dashed when we were
paid for only one out of the six weeks.
Information gathered by the GNA
Sports, said the team was promised the rest of the allowance by the close of
the week. Some players the GNA Sports spoke to expressed unhappiness about the
way things were being handled and called on the officials concerned to seek the
welfare of the players and to do things that would motivate them to give off
their best.
Indications are that the
Ministry of Youth and Sports is yet to release money to meet payment of the teams bonuses after several weeks of application by the Ghana
Football Association (GFA). It is not known whether the recent reshuffle at the
ministry could further prolong the payments.
It became clear in an
interaction with a couple of players that the players are not generally happy
with their feeding which majority of them described as awful. Irrespective of
the complaints, moral in camp could be said to be at its peak as the players,
according on coach Aryee, are gradually improving and
mastering their roles.
The coach commended the FA for
releasing the official bus of the Black Stars to the team saying "the
availably of the bus has been very helpful in the sense that the team is able
to train at the beach and play friendly games with local teams when
possible"
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Adununoo yearn for national team selection
Adununoo who walked into the offices of
the GNA Sports on Tuesday to lay claim to a striking role in the female
national team said she is smarter and fitter than those in the team and there
is no other striker that can equal her abilities at the moment.
The player said though her
favourite position is playing on top of the team, she is also comfortable
operating from the right flank. "I have the speed and the skills to score
the goals for the national team and my exclusion from the team would be a great
disincentive to us the young players upon whose shoulders the future of Ghana's
female football lies."
She said last year she did not
give football her full time because of school but now that she is out of school
she has decided to make soccer her profession and therefore devotes much time
to it culminating in the superlative form that she is in at the moment. "I
am a professional player with Alfa F/C of
"Tell coach Aryee that he should not gamble with
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U-12 soccer tournament opens at Western Region
Daboase (Western Region) 09 April 2003
- The Annual Western Region Inter District Under 12
Soccer Championship opened at Daboase in the Mpohor-Wassa East District on Monday.
It is being organised to select
a team to represent the Western Region in the Inter-Regional Under
12 Soccer Tournament scheduled for
Opening the tournament, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Western Regional
Minister, said the institution of the under 12 Soccer Championship was to
provide convenient platform to unearth the hidden talents and potentials in the
youth. He pointed out that athletics and sports in general aside their
recreational nature, are now respected professions, adding that sportsmen and
women are now among the richest and most respected people in the society.
Aidoo noted that sports in the
present globalised world bring honour and glory to
nations and "it is therefore imperative that all sporting activities need
to be promoted in our schools, which usually serve as the breeding ground for
top national sportsmen and women. Beyond
its academic value, sports provide personal discipline, mental toughness, team
work, dedication and unity", he stated.
Aidoo appealed to all students and
especially those who have the talents to take sports seriously. "Most of
our sportsmen and women, who have gained international recognition
developed their talents when they were in school", he said.
The Regional Minister said the
Government would ensure that sports development is given the much-needed
attention in schools particularly at the basic level. Aidoo
called on the organisers, coaches and players to put up their best so that the
region would be able to present a formidable team during the
inter regional competition in
Ten out of the 11 districts are
participating in the tournament. Wassa Amenfi District failed to turn up. In the opening match, Mpohor Wassa East District beat Jomoro District by three goals to two. Justice Entsie of Mpohor Wassa East District was adjudged the best player of the
match. The five-day tournament ends on Friday.
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