Over hundred vie for Tema Golf President's Putter

Odame wins Achimota seniors golf

GHALCA wants Ghana/Nigeria friendly postponed

GHALCA to collaborate with SOS

Over hundred vie for Tema Golf President's Putter

Tema (Greater Accra) 12 February 2003 - About 100 golfers will on Sunday, 23 February assemble at Tema to vie for the Tema Country Golf Club President's Putter.

Ebenezer Adablanu, Acting Manager of the club, who announced this at Tema on Tuesday, said the one-day 18-hole stable-ford competition, opened to professional and amateur members of the club, is being sponsored by Mrs Y.O. Kim, President of the club.

He said entry requirement for the Men's is handicap 18 while those of the Ladies is handicap 24. Adablanu said very attractive prizes have been put at stake and urged the participants to give of their best and win more prizes. Participants will use the event to sharpen their strokes for the Linde Open Championship scheduled for the same venue on March one, he said.

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Odame wins Achimota seniors golf

Accra (Greater Accra) 12 February 2003 - S.D. Odame returned 68 net to win the first

Achimota Golf Club Seniors competition of the year played at Achimota in Accra on Sunday.

Joseph Odei was second with 69 points, Nana Bosompra came third with 71 points while Miguel Ribeiro took the fourth position with 73 points. Elizabeth Quartey won the Ladies event with 67 points, Florence Etwi-Barimah came second with 71 points, while Mary Asafu-Adjaye placed third with 72 points.

The men's 50-54 year group event was won by Albert Brock with 68 points, while Dave Martins followed him with 69 points. The one-day event which was opened to senior members of Tema and Achimota Golf clubs aged 55 years and above, was sponsored by Pasico Ghana Limited. It attracted more than 100 golfers.

Naval Captain K.A. Butah, Acting Chairman of the Achimota Golf Club Seniors Group praised the company for the sponsorship and called on other corporate bodies and institutions to help develop the sport.

Edward Lyne, Managing Diriector of Pasico Ghana Limited was assisted by Naval Captain Butah to present the prizes to the winners.

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GHALCA wants Ghana/Nigeria friendly postponed

Accra (Greater Accra) 12 February 2003 - Joseph Yaw Appiah, Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), has said the association is negotiating with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to postpone the Black Stars' friendly match against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Warri, on 23 February.

He told the GNA Sports that the negotiation is to pave way for the successful commencement of the L-G Top Four Tournament, which starts on 23 February to 23 March. Appiah said the association has notified Kofi Nsiah and Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah General Secretary and Vice Chairman respectively of the GFA on the clash of date adding, "we cannot afford to postpone the tournament again".

"The new-look Black Stars is predominantly made of local players and travelling to Nigeria on 23 February means the tournament would start without some of the country's exciting players", the Chairman said. He said GHALCA has an obligation with its sponsors, which include Somotex Ghana Limited and Coco Cola, to give them a good tournament and could not afford to commence without the key players.

Appiah said the sponsors have invested so much in the forth-coming tournament and the association has to protect the companies' interest. "The sponsors must be given their monies worth and playing without these exciting guys will be a great disservice to them", Appiah said.

The GHALCA chairman said if they (GHALCA and GFA) are unable to resolve the issue amicably, then, his outfit would be compelled to write to the participating clubs to withdraw their players from the national team in favour of the tournament.

League Champions Accra Hearts of Oak, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Dansoman-based

Liberty Professional and Great Olympics are billed for the Month-long tournament, the second to be staged by GHALCA.

According to the fixtures, defending Champions Hearts of Oak face Liberty at the Accra Sports Stadium while Kumasi Asante Kotoko welcome Olympics at the Kumasi Stadium in the opening matches.

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GHALCA to collaborate with SOS

Accra (Greater Accra) 12 February 2003 - The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) is to collaborate with Tema and Asiakwa SOS villages to enable the four participating clubs in this year's LG Top Four Tournament to visit the two institutions before the end the competition.

Sequel to this, a meeting is scheduled between GHALCA officials and representatives of the two SOS villages in Accra on Wednesday to agree on time and dates of the visits.

Kudjo Fianoo, administrative manager of GHALCA told the GNA Sports in Accra that the move is to revive FIFA's requirement, which enjoins all football associations to collaborate their SOS villages to enhance the development of the game.

He said unfortunately, Ghana has downplayed this requirement over the years and expressed the hope that the LG Top Four competition would help revitalised and rejuvenate the idea. The administrative Manager said, by the end of the tournament, which commences on February 23 through to March 23 this year, each of the four teams- Hearts, Kotoko, Liberty Professionals and Olympics- would have visited the two institutions.

The tournament, the second to be staged, was given an added boost late last month with the injection of a ¢400m sponsorship package by Somotex Ghana Limited. The company would also give awards to the best player at the end of each match plus the over-all best player of the tournament, goal king, best defender and fair-play wards to teams.

Coca Cola Company Limited is also to assist GHALCA with cash and products for the month-long competition.

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