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All set for 10th anniversary Gold Fields PGA Championship at Damang
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All set for 10th anniversary Gold Fields PGA Championship at Damang

The 2023 10th edition of the annual Gold Fields PGA Championship is set to take place from Wednesday, 29th November to Saturday, 2nd December at the 18-hole plush Damang Golf Course. According to Executive Vice President of Gold Fields Ghana, Joshua Mortoti cash prizes for the tournament have been increased from 346,000ghc to 385,000ghc with the regular pro champion set to take home 80,000ghc, an increase of 20,000ghc from the last event in 2022. The senior pro champion will also collect 25,000ghc which 5,000ghc more than last year. He said at the media launch of Championship that thirty-three Ghanaian regular pros and nine foreign regular pros from Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Zimbabwe and Nigeria will vie for the title in this edition. According to Mr. Joshua Mortoti, the resilience of Go...
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GFA ExCo Threatens Legal Action Against Former Footballer
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GFA ExCo Threatens Legal Action Against Former Footballer

.   Frederick Acheampong, an Executive Council (ExCo) member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) says he will resort to legal action to clear his name after former Ghana international Ransford Osei accused him of taking $20,000 in exchange for a Black Stars call-up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In a press statement, Mr Acheampong classified the allegation as “ridiculous” “malicious” and “without any basis”, noting he never extorted money of any amount from the player in exchange for a call-up. “In my dealings with Ransford Osei, in my capacity as Marketing and Communications Director of Kessben FC, I acted with utmost professionalism as all parties worked tirelessly to lift his football career to the next level. “Osei has since sought to blame his career failures o...
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Baba Yara Sports Stadium to Host Medeama, Belouizdad Champions League Game
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Baba Yara Sports Stadium to Host Medeama, Belouizdad Champions League Game

  Ghanaian Champions Medeama SC will host CR Belouizdad from Algeria at the Baba Yara Sports stadium on Friday, December 1, 2023. Medeama SC aim to get their continental campaign back on track after losing 3-0 to giants and record holders Al Ahly in their Group D opener on Saturday. The Confederation of African Football has appointed Lamin N. Jammeh from The Gambia as the Centre referee. Jammeh will be assisted by compatriots Abdul Aziz Bollel Jawo (Assistant I), Omar Darboe (Assistant II) and Alhasan Baboucarr Bass (Fourth Referee). Rene Williams Sere from Cote D’Ivoire is the Match Commissioner. Other officials for the game include Peter Elgam Edibe -Referee Assessor – Nigeria, Ozoemena Joseph Chukwu - General Coordinator – Nigeria, Ibrahim Sannie Daara ...
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Ratified: USA’s world mixed 4x400m record
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Ratified: USA’s world mixed 4x400m record

(© Getty) World mixed 4x400m record 3:08.80 United States (Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes) Budapest, 19 August 2023 The world mixed 4x400m record of 3:08.80 set by the triumphant US team at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 has now been ratified. Their record-breaking performance provided a dramatic climax of the opening night of action at this year’s World Championships. First-leg runner Justin Robinson gave the USA an early lead, but the Netherlands were close behind. Lieke Klaver put the Netherlands into pole position at half way with a marginal lead over Rosey Effiong of the USA. Isaya Klein Ikkink maintained Netherlands’ lead on the third leg, but USA’s Matthew Boling had closed the gap. Hurdles specialist Femke Bol took up the running ...
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Kwabena Yeboah Leads SWAG To Third Term  … As newly elected executives inducted into office
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Kwabena Yeboah Leads SWAG To Third Term  … As newly elected executives inducted into office

The newly elected executives of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) have been sworn-in and inducted into office on Monday November 27, 2023. The impressive ceremony took place at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Youth & Sports and was witnessed by the Chief Director, Mr. William Kwarteng who stood in for the Minister and the President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Mr. Albert Kwabena Dwumfour. Also in attendance were Director of Finance at the Ministry, President of Ghana Athletics Mr. Bawa Fuseni, Hon Kwadwo Baah Agyeman, CEO of Ghana Digital Center, Mr. Gabriel Asante Bosumpim, a member of the Ghana Media Commission and Mr. William Frederick Blick, a member of the Ugandan Olympic Committee. The seamless and efficient SWAG elections through E-Voting sa...
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Clubs To Observe Minute Silence before Midweek FA Cup Games
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Clubs To Observe Minute Silence before Midweek FA Cup Games

  The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has requested for a minute’s silence in honour of departed Asante Kotoko SC legend Paapa Arko ahead of all 2023/24 MTN FA Cup Round of 64 matches. The late former Asante Kotoko captain passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 after a short illness. Paapa Arko was captain of Asante Kotoko SC in the early 80’s and led the team to win the Africa Cup of Champions Club Competition (now CAF Champions League) in 1983. He also played a role when the Club won the 1984 edition of the FA Cup competition where they beat Goldfields in the final match. Clubs and all stakeholders have been informed to observe a minute silence before kick off of all MTN FA Cup Round of 64 matches which will be played between Tuesday, November 28 - Th...
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FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw Completed at FIBA HQ
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FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw Completed at FIBA HQ

The eagerly awaited Draw for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 took place at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, on Monday, November 27.Each of the 24 countries that are still in contention to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games - 19 that clinched places with their performances at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 and the five winners of the FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournaments this past summer - now have a clear vision for the path that leads to the Olympic basketball tournament next year. Here are the Draw results: The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 game schedule will be announced at a later stage. There are four tickets available for the 2024 Olympic ...
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Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024
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Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain to host FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024

The FIBA Executive Committee has confirmed the hosts of the men's FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024. The National Federations of Greece, Latvia, Puerto Rico and Spain have been awarded the hosting rights of the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, which will be played from July 2 to 7, 2024, in the cities of Piraeus, Riga, San Juan and Valencia. A total of 24 teams will compete in four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in 2024. Nineteen teams qualified through the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which was held in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. The remaining five teams to make up the competition were the winners of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments held in August this year. The winner of each FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 will claim their ticket ...
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FIBA 3×3 World Tour Hong Kong Masters 2023
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FIBA 3×3 World Tour Hong Kong Masters 2023

Amsterdam HiPRO (NED) won their first World Tour Masters since 2021 with a 17 - 21 victory over Raudondvaris Hoptrans at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Hong Kong Masters 2023 on November 26. The Dutch side came through with the victory after a grueling path to the final. They went 2-0 in the pool phase with wins over Jeddah and Lausanne before getting it done against the American sides of Princeton and Omaha. In the final, they took on the experienced and ever-so-clutch Raudondvaris who had beaten Giants on their way to the final, including 6-Masters winners Ub. Amsterdam, led by Worthy De Jong, showcased their urgency early as he boasted his defensive chops with a steal and dime for Julian Jaring. Driessen followed quickly with an and-one finish to extend the team advantage. Worthy drained a ...
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FIFA media rights tenders commence for Sub-Saharan Africa
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FIFA media rights tenders commence for Sub-Saharan Africa

  FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ tender processes now open for Sub-Saharan Africa African nations excelled at last year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup™ hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand A minimum of nine African nations will seal a spot for the biggest FIFA World Cup™ in history FIFA is pleased to announce that it has opened two separate tender processes for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ in Sub-Saharan Africa. With qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26 having commenced in Africa this month, entities in Sub-Saharan Africa are now invited to put forward their proposals to obtain the media rights for the tournament, which will be hosted in Canada, Mexico, ...
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