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Day: February 22, 2021

Puma signs Ghana’s Mohammed Kudus as ambassador
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Puma signs Ghana’s Mohammed Kudus as ambassador

Ghana Black Stars and Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Mohammed Kudus has sealed a deal with sportswear company Puma. The former Ghana youth star will serve as an ambassador for the company both off and on the pitch. Kudus will wear their boots on the pitch as well as other products from the sportswear outfit off the pitch. The player made the announcement of his new partnership with the German company on his social media page. "Forever Faster & Fierce = Royalty Wanna Stay Royal?? It’s nothing but Puma Buzzing for this union & sparked to join the Puma family". https://twitter.com/KudusMohammedGH/status/1363768933891923968?s=20 The 20 year old joins a host of soccer stars like Neymar, Kwadwo Asamoah, Antoine Griezmann, David Silva, Romelu Lukaku, Luis Suárez, S...
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election result challenge
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election result challenge

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, alleging bias by Supreme Court justices hearing the case. “We have decided to withdraw from their court,” Bobi Wine told a news conference in the capital Kampala. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has rejected the results of the January election and said he believed victory was stolen from him. A popstar and lawmaker, Wine, 39, was asking the court to overturn the results on several grounds including widespread use of violence. Museveni, a former guerrilla leader who has led the East African country since 1986, was declared winner of the Jan. 14 election with 59% of the vote, while Wine was giv...
Galamsey Pit Swallows Two Girls at Denkyira Dominase
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Galamsey Pit Swallows Two Girls at Denkyira Dominase

Two girls, Akua Boahemaa, 14, and Baaba Mensah, 10, have been found dead at an abandoned galamsey pit located at the outskirt of Denkyira Dominase in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. According to information gathered by DGN Online, the body of the late Akua Boahemaa was retrieved by local drivers in the Dominase area. The Elders of the Denkyira Dominase traditional area were later notified after another body identified as Baaba Mensah has was found in the same area. Assemblyman of the area Benjamin Mensah who confirmed the incident to the media, said the late Baaba Mensah was partially decomposed when they retrieved her body from the mining site. “ I was phoned by a friend that they have seen a person fallen in the pit near the town so I drew th...
Jose Mourinho: Spurs have problems ‘I cannot resolve myself’ but are not in crisis
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Jose Mourinho: Spurs have problems ‘I cannot resolve myself’ but are not in crisis

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says his side "have problems I cannot resolve myself" but does not believe Spurs are in crisis after losing at West Ham - their fifth defeat in six league games. The 2-1 reverse leaves Tottenham in ninth place, nine points behind the fourth-placed Hammers. Michail Antonio and Jesse Lingard scored for the hosts before Lucas Moura pulled one back. "I wouldn't say crisis," said Mourinho when questioned about Spurs' form. "I would say a bad, a really bad, run of results. That is obvious. We're losing too many matches." Newspaper reports on Sunday suggested Mourinho's job could be at risk if his team failed to win at London Stadium. The two-time Champions League winner has been criticised by some Spurs fans for a perceived negat...
Satellites eyes victory over Gambia
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Satellites eyes victory over Gambia

Coach Abdul Karim Zito has described Monday’s CAF U20 African Cup of Nations (U20 AFCON) final group match against Gambia as an important match for Ghana. The head coach of the Black Satellites insists that his side is poised to secure a win over the Gambians and retain the top spot on Group C as well as qualification to the next stage. “It is going to be an interesting game because of different reasons. For us, though we have one leg in the next round we want to finish on top of the group. They will also want to come out and fight for qualification”, Coach Zito stated at the pre-match press conference held on Sunday morning. While admitting that Group C still remains open with four  all countries still having chances of making it to the next stage, the Ghana gaffer...
Victor Aidoo score two to give Hearts of Oak to victory over Dwarfs
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Victor Aidoo score two to give Hearts of Oak to victory over Dwarfs

Victor Aidoo grabbed a brace as Hearts of Oak laboured to a 3-2 win against Ebusua Dwarfs on match day 15 of the Ghana Premier League at the Accra sports stadium on Sunday. The win brings them back to winning ways after going four games without a win, picking just two points from a possible twelve. Victor Aidoo put Hearts of Oak in the 7th minute with an excellently taken penalty following a foul on Patrick Razak in the 6th minute. Hearts were awarded another penalty in the 18th minute after Dwarfs defender Emmanuel Anaful brough down Patrick Razak. Aidoo elected himself again and the towering striker made no mistake by hitting his second of the afternoon. Dwarfs rescued their disappointing start to the game by displaying some fine football after conceding the...
Two Ahmed Toure goals help Medeama sink Sharks in Elmina
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Two Ahmed Toure goals help Medeama sink Sharks in Elmina

Ahmed Toure bagged a brace on his Medeama SC debut to give them a 2-1 win against Elmina Sharks at the Nduom Sports complex on Sunday. Toure who has formerly played for Asante Kotoko and Bechem United took under five minutes to put his name on the score sheet with a sleek finish. He got the much needed second goal with a perfectly converted free kick from 20 yards to complete a well-executed job in Elmina to give Medeama only their win on the road. Medeama continued to probe for more goals with Abass Mohammed and Rashid Rashid Nortey missing begging chances. The Tarkwa-based displayed a scintillating game was easy on the eyes to the applause of the technical team as they controlled affairs from start to finish. Benjamin Bernard Boateng pulled parity for Elmina Sharks be...
Asante Kotoko kicked out of Caf Confederations Cup
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Asante Kotoko kicked out of Caf Confederations Cup

Ghana's Asante Kotoko have been eliminated from this year's CAF Confederations Cup competition after losing 2-1 to ES Setif in the playoff round. The Ghana Premier League record-holders last weekend hosted the Algerians at the Accra Sports Stadium in the first of a two-legged tie of the final playoff round to the Group stage of the continental competition. Although the Porcupine Warriors played well, they suffered a 2-1 win at the end of the game. Coming up against ES Setif in Algeria in the second leg of the tie today, Asante Kotoko had a mountain to climb to try and overturn the results from the first leg. Giving off their best, the team only managed a goalless draw in the away match and hence loses 2-1 against ES Setif on aggregate at the end of the contest. The resu...
Election Petition: Supreme Court to hear Mahama’s review application today
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Election Petition: Supreme Court to hear Mahama’s review application today

The Supreme Court will today, Monday, February 22, 2021, constitute a nine-panel justice to hear an application filed by the 2020 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama seeking a review of the ruling that stopped him from reopening his election petition case which his lawyers closed. Mr. Mahama filed the application on Friday, February 19, 2021. He is praying the court to reconsider his new arguments and depart from its earlier ruling. Mr. Mahama in his review application documents insisted that the apex court made fundamental errors in its earlier ruling. “I am advised by counsel and verily believe the court made fundamental errors of law including the ruling being per incuriam of constitutional provisions, statutes and previous dec...