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SAD: Wife sacks Legon Cities striker Hans Kwofie from home after being owed 7 months salary by his club

Wife of former Ghana Premier League goal king Hans Kwofie, has sacked her husband from home after his club Legon Cities failed to pay the player 7 months of his salaries.

Kwoffie in an interview with Angel FM in Accra revealed that the Ghana Premier League outfit have not paid the players their salaries on the last 7 months as well as his signing-on fee.

He revealed that old players are being owed 7 months while new players are battling with three months unpaid salaries.

This has led to his wife asking him not to return home without his money because she cannot fend for him when at home.

“The season has ended but I cannot go home because my wife has sacked me from the house. She says I should not come home because I’ll end up depending on her and eating from her shop. I’ve not been paid for seven months at Legon Cities. They haven’t paid my signing-on fees as well so I depend on my friends. When I call them, they keep tossing me. Life has become difficult for me. “

Kwofie was emerged the top scorer of Legon Cities with 7 goals in 23 matches.

GHALCA throw away calls to include Hearts of Oak in offseason competition; insist on Top 4

The leadership of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) has refuted claims that they are considering making the GHALCA Top 4 a six-club competition.

Apparently, there have been calls to GHALCA to make the teams six in order for Accra Hearts of Oak who finished 6th in the 2021-22 Ghana premier to be among the competing clubs.

GHALCA however has not denied the calls made to make it a six-club competition but insists they are not going to alter the initial arrangement.

According to the body responsible for seeking the interests of all football clubs they had an agreement with the Ghana football association to play a four-club tournament but not six club tournament.

Accra Hearts of Oak who missed out on top of the recently ended Ghana premier league will represent Ghana in the CAF confederation cup after winning the MTN FA cup.

Calls to GHALCA to make the competition a six-club competition was to have Hearts use the competition to equip themselves as they prepare for the CAF confederation cup.

2022 Ashanti Regional boys soccer Qualifiers: 14 protest cases go before Disciplinary Committee Friday; Check all cases

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Fourteen qualified schools in the boys soccer competition stand the risk of losing their slots to other schools after qualifying from the various groups at the close of the qualifying round.

This follows the official filing of 14 protest by schools which will be receiving attention from the Disciplinary Committee beginning Friday day the 31st of June, 2022.

READ MORE: DAY 1 & 2 Results of 2022 Ashanti Regional Inter-school boys soccer competition; check out qualified teams

A high powered Committee will be constituted by the Federation to sit on the cases.

Losing schools will have an opportunity to go for appeal at the Appeals Committee which will be constituted when need be.

The Committee will sit at 10am at the Regional Education Office to look at all the cases ahead of the competition.

A five member committee comprising of two Headmasters, Federation Head, One Sports Director from a Public University and a member of the federation will be sitting on all the cases.

READ MORE: DAY 3 & 4 Results of 2022 Ashanti Regional Inter-school boys soccer qualifiers; check out the 32 qualified teams

Below are the various cases before the Committee.

Ashanti Regional Inter-Schools and Colleges Boys Soccer Competition

Complainants/Plaintiff on the left side

  1. T.I Amass (Fomena) vs St Michael’s SHS

2. St Joseph Seminary SHS vs Bodomase SHS

3. Gyaama Pensan SHS vs Agona Sec/Tech

4. Kumasi High School vs St Jerome SHS

5.Ghana Muslim Mission vs Mankranso SHS

6. Dadease Agric SHS vs Adanwomase SHS

7. Konadu Yiadom vs Jacobu

8. St. Jerome vs KUHIS

9. Mankranso vs Jacobu

10. Jacobu vs Mankranso

11. OLAG Vs Agric Nzema

12. Barekese vs Wesley High, Bekwai

13. Barekese vs Fast Track College

14. Osei Tutu II College vs Okomfo Anokye

By Raphael Sarkodie

Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe wants Samuel Boadu sacked 

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Hearts Of Oak board member, Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe, has clamoured for the sacking of head coach, Samuel Boadu.

According to the former Ghana FA chairman, the current technical handlers can not carry the team to the height they envisage as they represent Ghana in the Confederation Cup next season.

The Phobians were very poor on the continent under the tutelage of Boadu last season, and Tamakoe doubts his capability to go to Africa again.

He insists some of the players are not disciplined and very lazy.

“I have a problem with Hearts’ technical direction of the club. Most of the players appear to be indisciplined in the team and are either aged or lazy,” Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe told Angel 102.9 FM. 

I strongly doubt that the technical team can do well in Africa. Hearts of Oak is a big club and must always be in the hands of a big coach like Attiquayefio. “I believe the current technical team can’t carry us far,” he added.

Hearts of Oak ended their long trophy drought in the Ghana Premier League by winning the title and the FA Cup last season under the tutelage of Boadu

He retained the FA this season but did not win the league, as the Phobians finished sixth with 48 points.

Asante Kotoko tops 2022 Most Valuable Ghanaian Clubs ranking; check out the full ranking

Transfermarket.com have come with their survey on the most valuable Ghanaian clubs in the just ended 2021/22 football season.

Champions Asante Kotoko have been named as the Most Valuable Club in the Ghanaian top-flight.

The Porcupine Warriors took first place with €2.53 million, followed by Hearts of Oak, who are similarly valued at €2.40 million but with a small gap separating the two heavyweights.

Surprisingly, Bechem United, who finished in second place and advanced to the FA Cup final, was listed eighth on the list with €1.78 million, while Medeama SC placed third with €1.98 million.

Below is the full list of the most valuable Ghanaian clubs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEV8laIYoRQ&t=156s

Fabio Gama leaves Ghana as he fails to extend Kotoko contract

Asante Kotoko midfielder, Fabio Gama on Tuesday morning left Kumasi to depart to his homeland Brazil.

The attacking midfielder after exhausting his contract with the Ghanaian champions refused to extend his contract with the Kumasi-based football club.

The Brazilian footballer signed a two-year contract with Asante Kotoko in October 2020 and had since been a key member of the group.

He contributed massively to Asante Kotoko’s glory of winning the 2021-22 Ghana premier league.

Gama featured 48 times for the Porcupines in the league in two seasons and netted 5 goals and recorded 5 assists.

Brands and communication manager of the club, Obeng Nyarko on Tuesday 28th June 2022 escorted Fabio Gama to the Kumasi airport and departed Ghana on Wednesday.

GFA to introduce standard player contract in the GPL, WPL and DOL next season

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has taken a decision for the introduction Standard Player Contract in the three top tier leagues in Ghana.

The Leagues include the Ghana Premier League, the Division One League and the Women’s Premier League.

A Standard Player Contract (SPC) typically is negotiated as part of the collective bargaining agreement between a professional sports league and its players. These contracts typically are written in general, boilerplate form, and are used for all players in the league across the competitions.

Professional Player contracts are fundamentally limited duration employment contracts where teams agree to pay the player to train for and play a certain number of games in a season in exchange for the player’s unique skillset.

The template Standard Player Contract would be worked on and approved by the Executive Council and made available to clubs in the Premier League, Division One League and Women’s Premier League for new professional players going forward. The SPC will have a start date and also an end date in conformity with the end of the 1st or the 2nd transfer windows.

Copies would also be published on the official website of the Ghana Football Association – www.ghanafa.org.

The new decision would take effect from the 2022/23 football season.

GFA announces new national team names

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has settled on names for four of our national teams. It would be recalled that Ghanaians were given the opportunity to suggest names for the remaining national teams.

The lists include the CHAN team, Boys and Girls U-15 national teams and the Beach Soccer national team.

The CHAN team which used to be Local Black Stars is now called Black Galaxies henceforth.

The national U-15 Girls team will be referred as Black Damsels while the Boys U-15 will be called Black Comets. The eFootball National team will be renamed.

The Council also took a decision to maintain the name of the national Beach Soccer team – Black Sharks.

These names will take immediate effect.

Hearts Of Oak assistant coach Hamza Obeng opens up on why Ghanaian clubs struggle in African club competitions

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Hearts of Oak assistant trainer, Hamza Obeng, has insisted that Ghanaian clubs have been struggling in African competitions due to lack of quality players and the technical bench at large. 

Kotoko and Hearts are the two powerhouses in Ghana football, but despite their rich history, they have continuously failed to shine in the Champions League and Confederation Cup in the past decades. 

Despite the high hopes, the Phobians failed to make it to the group stage of the Champions League last season.

In an interview with Akoma FM, Hamza believes the players and technical team of Hearts of Oak lacked the quality required to compete in Africa, hence their abysmal performance in last season’s edition. 

“We were eliminated not because of fear for our opponents but we were not too experienced as the technical team and some of our players as well lacked Continental experience, ” Hamza Obeng told Akoma FM.

“We learnt a lot last year in Africa. Playing them here was a bit easy but in the away games, their game plan and approach were totally different.

“Their facilities are far better than what we have here, their pitches are always watered and designed in a special way that makes it usable for them but uncomfortable for new users.

“They have quality, almost their starting leven are players playing in their national teams.


“Again, they get better preparation compared to us,, definitely, it will be difficult to beat teams with such experience and quality unless you can match up in these areas.”

Asante Kotoko and Hearts Of Oak will once again represent Ghana in the Champions League and Confederation of Cup respectively.

Transfer News: Bechem United star Augustine Okrah confirms Simba SC move

Bechem United forward Augustine Okrah has revealed he is itching closer to signing for Tanzanian giants, Simba SC.

Okrah enjoyed an amazing campaign, scoring 14 goals in the just ended Ghana Premier League campaign.

He was also instrumental in the MTN FA Cup competition, scoring four goals in five matches as Bechem United reach the finals but unfortunately lost the trophy to Hearts of Oak.

The former Kotoko player has become a subject of interest for both clubs in Ghana and abroad after a superlative performance with the Hunters.

In an interview with Kumasi-based Wontumi FM, Okrah disclosed talks with the Tanzanian outfit is far advanced and he should sign for them in the coming days.

“My boss has had talks with me, everything is okay. For now, it is up to my boss to decide when I am to leave Ghana to finalize my deal. I have spoken to Simba SC” he said.

“I’m ageing and if the opportunity has come, I just have to grab it because there is life after football”