Hamza quits Kotoko?
Don Bortey sounds alarm bells
Kotoko IMC asks persons to return properties
Committee for Zone Three qualifier launched
GFA takes delivery of luxurious bus
GFA Administrative Assistant interdicted for fraud
Linde golf on March One
Hamza quits Kotoko?
Kumasi
The
first to call it quits is Hamza Mohammed who has to
return to his ‘mother club’ Real Tamale United (RTU) “because he is unsure
about his future in Kotoko” without the Herbert administration. Hamza was contracted from RTU last season on loan with a
view of regularising his stay in
The
management of RTU sent a reminder to Kotoko a few weeks ago to respect the
terms of the original loan agreement and send Hamza
back to Tamale or commence fresh negotiations for his outright sale to Kotoko.
The former RTU captain had indicated he was desirous of staying in
However,
as soon as Herbert’s administration was kicked out of office, Hamza told the media he did not feel confident enough to
continue his association with Kotoko. He told Africa Sports in a telephone chat
he was returning to Tamale.
Rumour
was rife recently, that Hamza was shifting camp to Kotoko’s arch rivals, Hearts of Oak but Hearts’ management
member, Steve Akwetey denied any such move for 2003
season although he admitted that his club pursued RTU’s
gem last season.
It is
unclear whether Hearts will renew their interest in Hamza
now that he has decided to leave the reds. Hamza,
himself, would neither confirm nor deny whether he would play for Hearts. All
he would says is, “I want to return to my mother club
for now.”
A
number of players have expressed their concern about the exit of Herbert,
saying it could affect their relationship with the club.
Source - Africa Sports
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Don Bortey sounds alarm bells
“Hearts
will not compromise on that. It is non-negotiable,” he told the nation’s GTV in
an interview monitored by Ghana Review International Sports. The 2002 joint-goalking said a number of fans have praised him for an
impressive showing last year.
“They
ain’t seen nothing yet! 2003
will be more terrific,” Bortey promised GTV.
He
assured all Hearts and his numerous fans of his commitment to the club for 2003
and said he had temporarily shelved any plans to play outside
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Kotoko IMC asks persons to return properties
It also directed that,
henceforth, all correspondence should be sent to the club's secretariat at Asomfo road at Adum,
He said Nana Yaw Owusu and Joe
Owusu-Ansah have been appointed as the interim
George Ayisi-Boateng,
a member of the committee, appealed to the media especially the radio stations
to crosscheck their facts before going on air in order to avoid creating
tension among fans and supporters. He said the football scene in the country
seemed to be polarised due to the activities of some radio presenters and urged
them to change their ways.
Meanwhile, Yaw Boafo, Secretary to the IMC, has refuted a news report
attributed to him on Joy FM, alleging that Otumfuo
wanted Kotoko to be run by only Asantes. He said the
IMC was saddened that a spin should be put on an interview granted to the radio
station, adding that, "I never said and will never say that Otumfuo wants only Asantes to
serve on the Kotoko management team".
Boafo stated that, what he told the
reporter was that Otumfuo wanted the club to be run
from Kumasi where the secretariat was situated, adding that, some of the IMC
members were non-Asantes.
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Committee for Zone Three qualifier launched
The competition runs from
Monday, February 17 to 23 and would involve six other West African countries -
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr
Baba who is also the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee,
said the right for the second time for
When
Baba said the teams have been on
non-residential camping since December and moral in camp is high.
Launching the committee, Dr
Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, Chief Executive of the National
Sports Council said
Dr Owusu-Ansah
said as much as it is their wish that the country's teams qualify, "we
should not be blinded by this desire to extent that the basic principles of
fair play would be thrown over board. We should bear in mind that such tournaments
are also meant to cement friendly relationships among nations so that
irrespective of the outcome, we should be proud that we played host to such
friendly nations", Dr Owusu-Ansah said.
Other committees inaugurated
were the Accommodation, Feeding, Transport, Publicity, Protocol, Technical,
Entertainment and Refreshment plus sponsorship Committees.
Meanwhile, the National female
team would play a select male side at the Prison's sports complex on Wednesday
(today) to toughen them for the tournament.
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GFA takes delivery of luxurious bus
The cost of the bus, imported
from
Kofi Nsiah,
GFA General Secretary, told the GNA after the inspection that the association would
conclude some few arrangements with the agents before the formal out-adoring
ceremony takes place. These include, registration of
the bus and contacting an insurance company to insure it on gratis basis and
the embossment of the GFA's logo and inscription.
Already, the artist responsible
for the embossment of the name has taken measurements and could start work on
Thursday.
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GFA Administrative Assistant interdicted for fraud
A statement signed by Mr Kofi Nsiah, General Secretary of the association, said the
interdiction was for falsifying documents.
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Linde golf on March One
Tema (Greater Accra) 06 February
2003 - A maiden Linde Open Golf tournament will be
played at the Tema Country Golf Course on Saturday 06 March one.
Eben Adablanu,
Acting Manager of the Tema Country Golf Club, who announced this at Tema on
Wednesday, said the one-day 18-hole stableford
competition is open to amateur golfers from Tema, Celebrity, Achimota,
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