GRi Sports 10 – 06 – 2003

Ama Gyamfuah to miss world cup?

Ministry sets up committee to honour heroes

Meteors trip to Liberia uncertain

Coach Ziese holds meeting with foreign players

Hearts keeper out of action for two months

 

 

Ama Gyamfuah to miss world cup?

 

Accra (Greater Accra) 10 June 2003 - Nana Ama Gyamfuah, Black Queens' head striker could miss the forth edition of the FIFA version of the women world cup slated for the United States in September following a leg injury.

 

Gyamfuah who sustained an ankle injury when the Queens played a fund raising friendly game in Kumasi as part of the team's preparations towards the world cup is likely to be out of action for the next six weeks.

 

As a result, the striker has the leg in the Plaster of Paris (POP) and is currently recuperating at her Dansoman residence while the team is in camp at the Winneba Sports College.

 

When the GNA Sports spoke to the dreadful striker, she was optimistic that the injury would heal fast enough to enable her join her colleagues and to be part of the US campaign.

 

She called on Ghanaians to pray for her so that she would be fit before September when the event takes off. Coach Oko Aryee, head of the technical team of the Queens said it would be a big blow to lose the striker to injury at a time when the team needed her in the quest to build cohesive squad before the tournament.

 

He however expressed the optimism that the player would not miss the boat at a result of the injury. "I hope she can recover early enough before we leave for the tourney," he told the GNA Sports. Gyamfuah, is one of the few players who has played in almost all the international competitions of the Queens. In the Queens maiden appearance in the USA in 1999, she emerged as the goal getter for the team in that abortive trip.

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Ministry sets up committee to honour heroes

 

Accra (Greater Accra) 10 June 2003 - Kwadjo Baah-Wiredu, Ministry of Youth, Education and Sports has set up a seven-member committee to reorganise sports heroes in the country as well as project their image.

 

The committee chaired by Dr. Emmanuel Owusu- Ansah, Acting Chief Executive of the National Sports Council (NSC), has been tasked to identify sports heroes and heroines both past and present who have contributed to the development of sports in the country and name sports facilities and locations after them.

 

Other members of the committee are, Ken Bediako, Charles Oheneba, Frank Appeagyei, Elizabeth Quarmyne, Randy Abbey and Kofi Aggrey.

 

A statement signed by Kofi Aggrey, Public Relations Officer of the ministry and made available to the GNA Sports, said the committee would submit proposals for the establishment and management of a museum  and Sports Library in Accra and Kumasi Stadiums.

 

The committee has up to the end of August to submit its final report to the ministry.

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Meteors trip to Liberia uncertain

 

Accra (Greater Accra) 10 June 2003 - The national Under-23 team the Black Meteors' trip to Liberia to engage their counterparts in the first leg qualifying match for next years' Olympic Games in Athens Greece seems uncertain following recent unrests in that country.

 

Information gathered the GNA Sports from the secretariat of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) revealed that a letter has been sent to FIFA by the FA on the current situation in Liberia.

 

According to the information the response of the world football governing body would determine whether the team should make the trip to Liberia or not.

 

The Meteors who have been undergoing weekly camping at the Tema Hospitality Centre for the past weeks, are expected to resume camping this week for a final brush up before they leave for Liberia.

 

Reports reaching Ghana indicate that the government of Charles Taylor in Liberia is in a serious battle with rebel groups, now at the outskirts of the capital Monrovia, as they attempt to overthrow him.

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Coach Ziese holds meeting with foreign players 

 

Accra (Greater Accra) 10 June 2003 - Bukhard Ziese head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars on Monday held a meeting with a number of foreign players currently on holidays in the country. The meeting, which was held at the secretariat of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) had eight out of the 28 players invited in attendance.

 

Among the players present were, Stephen Appiah, Samuel Osei-Kuffour, John Painstil, Razak Ibrahim, Derek Boateng, Baffour Gyan and Ishmeal Addo.

 

Speaking to the GNA Sports, coach Ziese, said the focus of the discussion was on the impending national assignments and other general issues.

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Hearts keeper out of action for two months

 

Accra (Greater Accra) 10 June 2003 - Sammy Adjei, Accra Hearts of Oak and National goalkeeper would be out of action for the next two months due to a serious shoulder injury.          

 

Adjei sustained the injury in their third week Kinapharma Premier league match against Real Tamale United (RTU) at the Bolgatanga Park two weeks ago.

 

The keeper has been diagnosed with a sprain injury on the shoulder and he is currently under medical treatment. Head coach Herbert Addo described the injury as an unfortunate incident when he spoke the GNA Sports adding that his absence would in a way affect the plans of the team as the goalie would be missed.

 

He however expressed the hope that the two other goalkeepers James Nanor and Ebenezer "Dida" Armah would be able to hold the fort. It would be recalled that Adjei recovered from the Bolgatanga injury but it resurfaced during the teams' warm-up prior to the match against As Aviacao of Angola in the second leg of their preliminary match of the CAF Champions League.

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