Sunyani (Brong Ahafo Region)
The match was organized by a
break-away faction of the club's management, ‘Alliance For
Change’, led by "King" George Arthur, a former top player of the
club. Despite its friendly nature, the match was watched by a large crowd
including Donald K. Antoh, Joe Boahen
and Dr Oppong Yeboah, all key members of the Board of
Directors of the club.
The club's other managerial
group, known as ‘Continuity’, led by Kingsley Osei Bonsu,
alias ZICO, was visibly absent. The match whetted the appetite of supporters
who longed for such an encounter because of the internal wrangling in the club
since last year.
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They are Sylvester Asare-Owusu, Managing Director of Silvercrest
Supermarket in Kumasi who is the chairman of the committee, Yaw Boafo, a Kumasi-based lawyer, the member-secretary, Nana
Yaw Owusu, representing the old players (AKOPA) and Kofi Owusu-Ansah, Managing Director of Pick ‘N’ Pay Supermarket,
member.
The rest are George Ayisi-Boateng, a prominent fuel distributor in Kumasi,
member, Kwadwo Nyantakyi, Ashanti Regional Circles
Chairman, representing the Circles, and Alhaji Tanko, member.
The names were released by Kofi
Owusu-Boateng, Personal Secretary to the Otumfuo. A release issued after the meeting between the Otumfuo and the IMC asked all stakeholders to extend a hand
of cooperation to the IMC.
The naming of the seven-member
committee follows the dissolution of both the board and management at the
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Accra (Greater Accra) 05
February 2003 - The Chief Executive of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
(GIPC), Kwesi Abeasi, has
described as innovative the Joe Aggrey Committee Report on "Plan for
Sports Development in Ghana," and pledged the support of the Centre
towards the new vision which seeks to reposition sports as the embodiment of
the spirit of a new Ghana and a tool for poverty alleviation.
Addressing members of the
Committee for the Implementation of the report, who called on him to solicit
the support of the GIPC in evolving a new attractive incentive regime for
greater private sector participation in the provision of sports infrastructure,
Abeasi pointed out that there were very germane plans
in the report which when carefully pursued might set the proper direction for
sports development as a veritable business venture in the country.
The five-member Implementation
Committee, under the chairmanship of Dr E. Owusu-Ansah,
Acting Chief Executive of the National Sports Council, were at the Centre to
request for concession for investors in sports infrastructure development
similar to what pertain in the real estate industry.
These include longer periods for
tax exemption for the construction of stadia, leisure centres, swimming pools,
gymnasia and courts, as well as other sports infrastructure to be spread all
over the country for the attainment of the vision as designed in the report.
Abeasi promised to set up a committee
to immediately come out with guidelines for incentives for sports
infrastructure development for the attention of the government, saying
"consideration would be given to the possibility of making sports part of
future investment trips abroad."
He advised that football should
be de-emphasised while more attention is given to other sports disciplines. Abeasi agreed that it would be of interest to carry out an
economic impact assessment of sports in
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This came to light when the
General Secretaries of the various associations outlined their programme for this
year at the monthly ‘meet the sporting press’ series in
Most of the General Secretaries
said even though they have drawn elaborate programmes that could win laurels
for the country these could not be implemented because of non- availability of
funds.
The Ghana Amateur Athletics
Association (GAAA) who were the first to address the
meeting said they are preparing feverish for the All African Games and for the
first time they would change their mode of selection into the national athletics
team.
S. S Attuahene,
Head Coach said every athlete would have to justify his inclusion into the
national team by participating in the National trials.
He said to avoid the excuse by
most of the foreign-based athletes that they get injured when they use the
tartan tracks at the
Attuahene said as part of their talent
identification programme for the year, the country has been divided into five
different parts to ensure that the every athlete with the talent is brought
into the net.
Eddie Duplan,
Chairman of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) said their preparation
for the Games started immediately after the Commonwealth Games with their
participation in the zone three boxing tournament in
He said they have continued with
a non-residential camping at the
Kudjo Fianu,
Administrative Secretary of Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) said his
association would set its activities for the year rolling with the LG Top 4
contest, which is aimed at keeping teams competing in the continental club
championships in shape.
He said Ghalca
would in the course of the year organise seminars for club administrators to
ensure that they shed some of the crude methods of organising their programmes
to ensure that they attract sponsorship to reduce the burden of financing
football on government.
Saka Acquaye,
Secretary General of the Ghana Handball Association said
Other associations like Tennis,
Table Tennis, Cycling, Basketball and Special Olympics outlined their
programmes for the year. Present at the meeting were Albert Agbozo,
Chief Administrative Officer of the NSC and other member of the NSC.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 05
February 2003 - Al Hamilton, manager of Raymond Narh,
National Super Featherweight champion, on Tuesday said he has a valid contract
with the champion and anyone interested in Narh must
use the appropriate channel to get the boxer on his bill.
Commenting on a decision of his
boxer to defend his title on Jumos Boxing Promotion
against Malik Jabir,
Hamilton said Narh has a one-year contract to
complete with him therefore "anyone interested in managing the boxer must
buy the contract from him through the laid down procedures ".
"Without this process Narh is duty bound to live by the terms of the contract
because any attempt to breach it would end at the courts to get the boxer back
on track". Hamilton stated. "Until Narh's
contract is bought through the appropriate legal procedure. I will use all
legal means to place an injunction on any fight organised for
Narh without my concern", he
stressed.
He said the action of Narh and Jumos Promotion is an
act of indiscipline and they must be made to face the Disciplinary Committee of
the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) for contravening the rules and regulations of
the GBA.
Hamilton said the allegations of
cheating, maltreatments, lack of respect and mismanagement levelled against him
by the boxer "are lies" adding that he has given Narh
the best management ever since he took him on.
He said under his management Narh received the best treatment and is among the few
Ghanaian boxers who have reaped good financial benefits. "I wonder why Narh would go and spread such lies about me."
It would be recalled that Narh was scheduled to defend his National Super
Featherweight title against Malik Jabir
but the fight could not come on following a protest from Prince and Baseline
Promotion arguing that they have the sole right to stage the fight.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 05
February 2003 - The Ghana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) in conjunction with
the Greater Accra Amateur Boxing Association would organise an amateur boxing
competition between the Black Bombers and a select team Greater Accra on Friday
at the Accra Sports Stadium.
A statement signed by R.O. Lamptey, Secretary General of GABA said the competition
forms part of the national team's preparation forwards the zone three
championship to be held in Niamey, Niger from Monday 10 to 15 February.
He said the competition in
Niamey would be used as a qualifier for the African Championship to be held in Yaounde in May this year. Lamptey
said weigh in and medical examination would be held in the morning of the
competition day.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 05
February 2003 - The Commonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) has released the 2003
ratings of boxers in fourteen boxing categories.
In all 16 Ghanaian boxers
appeared in ten categories with Benjamin "Wonder" Tackie,
James Armah and Alex Ali Baba being among the first three contenders in the
Light welterweight, Lightweight and Flyweight divisions.
Ablorh Sowah
and Joseph Agbeko are each rated fourth in the Super
Bantamweight and Bantamweight divisions respectively. Kofi Jantuah
currently based in the USA is rated fifth in the Light Middleweight division,
while Malik Jabir and Steve
Dotse are both rated eighth in the Super Bantamweight
and Bantamweight divisions respectively with Anyetei
Laryea also being rated 13th in the Bantamweight.
Emmanuel Clottey
is ranked 8th in the Light Welterweight division and James Toney is ranked 11th
in the Middleweight with Joshua Okine and Ossie Duran placing 12th and 14th in
the Welterweight division.
Raymond Narh
and Alfred Kotey ranked 14th and 15th
in the Super Featherweight division while Moubi
Armstrong is rated 12th in the Featherweight category. However, no
Ghanaian boxer was rated in the Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, light Heavyweight,
and Super Middleweight.
In the fourteen categories, nine
of the titles are held by British nationals while the Steve Molitor,
a Canadian, holds the Bantamweight title with cruiserweight, Lightweight, Feartherweight and Super Bantamweight titles being vacant.
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Wa (Western Region) 05 February 2003 - The Ghana Football Association
(GFA) as part of its five-year development plan for soccer, is organising a
training programme for about 150 people in Wa in the
Upper West Region.
Under the programme, 50 sports
administrators, 50 coaches and 50 referees are being taught rudimentary laws on
the game. Addressing them, Sahanun Mogtari, Upper West Regional Minister
commended the GFA for initiating such a plan as it would go a long way to
salvage the image of Ghana soccer which was experiencing dwindling fortunes.
He appealed to all past
footballers and administrators to collaborate effectively with the current crop
of players and officials to bring back the past glories of the country that
paddled them to win African Cup of Nations four times.
He called on the GFA to evolve
systematic policies that would ensure that sporting activities were
decentralised and to take appropriate steps to reduce over reliance on
government for funding sports programmes.
He said the Upper West Regional
Co-ordinating Council had provided a borehole and dressing chambers at the Wa Sports Stadium. He said plans were also far advanced to
construct an inner perimeter at the Wa Sports Stadium
and called on the people to show patriotism by guiding against lawlessness.
In a speech read for him, Ben Kwofie, Chairman of the Ghana Football Association said
they would do everything possible to bring back the smiles on the faces of
Ghanaians and called for co-operation of all.
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