Liberty’s Lawrence Awuley Quaye takes four-match ban
Ghanaians to undertake Olympic Day Run at Tema
Lartekwei Hammond fights for Commonwealth title
Accra (Greater Accra) 19 June 2002 - The Ghana Football Association has placed a four match ban on Lawrence Awuley Quaye of Liberty for attracting a red card in their 12th week league match against Dawu Youngsters at Dawu. A release signed by Mr. Kweku Ampem-Darko, deputy general secretary (technical) said the player was expelled from the game for a violent conduct.
Awuley-Quaye, would miss the 14th and 15th weeks league matches, which are against Obuasi Goldfields at Accra Sports Stadium and Mine Stars at Prestea. He has already served the 12th and 13th week league matches. In addition to the ban, Liberty has also been fined ˘200,000.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 19 June 2002 - The Greater Accra National Sports Council has announced that this year’s Olympic Day Run would be held at Tema on Saturday 22 June.
A release signed by Mr Joe Anipki, Regional Sports Development Officer, said the event, which would be in conjunction with the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is open to all categories of people irrespective of their status. He said the event, which is rotated among the regions of Ghana annually would be taking place simultaneously in the Eastern, Volta and the Greater Accra regions.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 19 June 2002 - Lartekwei Hammond, the national and West African Super-Lightweight boxing champion is billed to fight Junior Witter of the United Kingdom on 8 July in a Commonwealth title fight. Lartekwei who is training in the United States is expected to arrive in London two weeks to the fight, where he will be joined by his manager Alhaji Tofik and his local trainer.
Mr Justus Agbeko, General Secretary of the Ghana Boxing Authority told the GNA Sports that the contract for the fight had been signed and the promoters are expected to send air tickets for the trip. He said he was optimistic that Lartekwei would do Ghana proud by winning the commonwealth crown.
Meanwhile, Joshua Clottey, the African welterweight champion is expected home from London before the weekend as his scheduled World Boxing Federation (WBF) title fight slated for last weekend in London was botched for want of opponent.
The GBA General Secretary said though Joshua was invited by the World Sports Organisation, a boxing promotion syndicate under the chairmanship of Mr Jonathan Field to fight for the WBF title, his opponent pulled out and efforts to get replacements yielded no dividends.
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