Accra (Greater Accra) 02 January
2003 - Ghana's sole medallist at this year's Commonwealth Games in Manchester,
Margaret Simpson, has become the first woman to win the Sports Writers'
Association's (SWAG) topmost award - the Sportswoman of the Year.
A statement issued by SWAG in
Accra Hearts of Oak's player
maker, Charles Taylor was named the Footballer of the Year while his female
counterpart Florence Okoe of La Ladies and key player of the Black Queens,
emerged the Female Footballer of the Year.
Other awards include, Black
Queens -Team of the Year, James Toney-Professional Boxer of the Year, and
Joseph Willington as Referee of the Year.
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Okrakwadwo(Eastern Region) 02
January 2003 - Okrakwadwo F/C beat Koforidua- based Bafana bafana F/C 1-0 in
the finals to lift the cup at stake a special soccer tournament at Okrakwadwo
near Adukrom-Akuaoem, as part of activities organised by Uncle Stevens
Progressive Youth Club, to educate the youth on HIV/AIDS as well as drug abuse
last Friday.
Koforidua Magazine F/C who lost
2-3 to Bafanabafana was adjudged the best losers and presented with the cup for
the third place. Anthony Gyampoh, former Akuapem North District Chief
Executive, who donated the cups for the tournament, called on the youth not to
allow poverty to lead them into activities which would make them contract the
HIV virus.
He urged the youth to abstain
from premarital sex and drug abuse to protect themselves against the disease.
Gyampoh called on the government to provide more resources to the District
Assemblies to help them develop facilities at the local levels to promote
sports.
Thomas McCarthy, Superintendent
of Police at the Eastern Regional Police Headquarters, advised the youth to
support the police in the enforcement of the law for their own protection and
warned that any attempt to obstruct the police in their duties would amount to
aiding and abetting criminals.
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From the start of the game,
Fauzan F/C outclassed their opponents in all departments, and led 1-0 at half
time from a goal scored by outside right, Ekow Benson, in the 41st minute.
Fankobaa threw everything into
attack and made frantic efforts to equalise but the able defenders of Fauzan
kept them at bay.
On resumption, Fankobaa maintained
pressure but their hopes of drawing level with Fauzan were shattered when
substitute Yahaya Sumalia raised the tally to 2-0 in the 85th
minute. In another match at Kasoa, God is Great F/C whipped Winneba Cecil
Hunters 3-0.
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