Fellow countrymen, Nicolas Djumoh and Haruna Ayuba would assist him on the lines in the Malian capital
of
The match is the first
international assignment for Willington in the year, who
last Saturday, broke a five-year dominance by compatriot Alex Quartey as the
SWAG Referee of the Year.
He told the GNA Sports that
there was not under intense pressure since this was not his first CAF
assignment. The referee of the year however expressed optimism of a good show
and to possibly assert himself as one of the finest on the local scene. He was
grateful to SWAG for the award and expressed the hope that it would spur him on
to perform even better in the year.
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The tournament, which is the third edition is being
organised by the Fabulous Basketball Association, a basketball club in
Speaking to the GNA Sports, Toni D. Almeida, President of FABA said the tournament is aimed among other things to promote the participation of females in the game of basketball. He said it is the first time the competition is being extended to other West
African Countries to enhance friendship in the sub-region.
In all, eight teams from
FABA, CMB Kazrmikaze and Club
Basket System are representing the host country while Dolphins female club and
the First Bank of
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Accra (Greater Accra) 03 January
2003 - The Sports Writers Association of Ghana, SWAG today said the average
Ghanaian is disillusioned with the way sports in the country has been allowed
to drift without clear- cut guidelines two years into the administration of the
NPP government.
The Association is therefore
demanding a radical re-think of the philosophy underpinning the promotion and
development of sports in the country in the new-year. This is contained in the SWAG's New Year Message to the country under a heading,
"Ghana Sports need new leadership" and signed by its president, Ebo Quansah.
"We are not happy with the
way and manner important issues affecting the promotion and development of sports
are being toyed with at the Ministry. We believe sports need a new direction.
Sports cannot be promoted on the culture of suspicion and mistrust which is
unfortunately replacing dialogue and frank discussion."
The message said, "after two years of careful monitoring of sports promotion
and development, the SWAG has come to the sad conclusion that Sports is the
weakest link in the Kufuor Government's drive to move the wheels of this nation
along the path of Positive Change."
It said as the main watchdog on
Ghana Sports, the SWAG is seriously disappointed in the government's apparent
lack of interest in using sports as a unifying force and mobilising the people
to be more productive.
The message said the present
political leadership is bankrupt of ideas to move sports forward as he is
unable to factor consensus building as an ally of sports promotion.
It said as a result, the country
is gradually becoming the sick nation of African sports adding that, "from
one of the greatest sporting nations on the continent,
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