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Dr Nsiah Asare, the Advisor to the President on Health matters has opened up on the reasons why the Hu government of Ghana lifted the ban on contact sports.

The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo in his 17th Address to the Nation on measures taken to halt the spread of COVID-19 pandemic lifted the ban on contact sports.

Football activities were frozen in mid-March due to the widespread of the deadly disease. The President initially l lifted the ban on non-contact sports to the dismay of football fans.

Speaking to Hello FM, Dr Nsiah Asare explained that several factors were considered before arriving at the decision to bring back football.

“The President wants us to go back slowly to the normal state. We have been easing the restrictions strategically in order not to experience any bad thing.

“Football is all that the football people have got, that’s their work so they cannot camp players and feed them without working for them. You know worldwide people are playing too. In some countries, the supporters are allowed into the stadiums and vice-versa. We lifted the ban on churches and nothing happened as well.

“Students were going to school and commercial vehicles were loading to full capacity.

“We thought about what could be done to help that running football to start the game since that’s their source of living and we knew about some international games as well. We allowed the national team’s involved to start training after testing and nothing happened.

“But they were to made aware that they will strictly adhere to all the protocols.

“With regard to the supporters going to the various stadia, we realise that the clubs will suffer a lot if they are to play in empty stadiums so we agreed to the social distancing arrangement.

“So we considered all those factors and we were convinced that the ban on football should be lifted, ” he concluded.

Six Asante Kotoko players – who have existing contracts with the Ghanaian giants have been left out of the mandatory coronavirus tests.

Highly-rated defender Evans Owusu, impressive left-back Abass Mohammed and midfielder Douglas Owusu Ansah have been left in the dark amid uncertainty over their futures.

Striker Richard Arthur, winger Kelvin Andoh and midfielder Sam Adams are not part of the players undergoing the coronavirus test on Tuesday.

The decision to exclude the players from the testing list amplifies their futures as it remains clear that they will not be part of Maxwell Konadu’s plans for the upcoming season.

The Porcupine Warriors are back again on a slippery ground of dispatching with established players in a move which could prove counter-productive to their quest to win the Premier League crown.

The Ghana FA has given the go ahead for the test to be carried out following easing of restriction for outdoor activities by government.

The test is being carried out to guarantee the players’ health.

The conclusion of the test will allow for basic training to start for the club after the government watered down some of the water-shed measures that had been imposed since mid-March.

The football matches in the country have been stopped since March in wake of the pandemic that hit the entire world.

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The Chief Executive Officer of Tema City Football club, Mr Eric Jerry Aidoo has has won the sports category of the prestigious FortyUnder40 awards.

The event which was held at the kempiski Gold Coast Hotel saw Honuable Eric Jerry Aidoo, who is also a politician and business strategists emerge top in the sport category after being pegged against notable names like Delali Phrank Awutey of Dreams FC and award winning hip hop star who happens to be the owner of Ridge City Fc and Benjamin Boateng Karineb Football Academy.

Jerry Aidoo received the award for his contribution to Sports in Ghana

The awards ceremony aims at identifying and honouring a cross-section of the nation’s most influential and accomplished young business fellows under the age forty (40), who are making impact in the industry they operate. 

It also seeks to place emphasis on these individuals’ impeccable results through commitment to business growth, professional excellence and community service. 

The award scheme was organised by Xodus communications,The government of Ghana,Tv 3 and Daily Graphic.

Asante Kotoko SC goalkeeper Felix Annan has reached an agreement with Ashlid Enterprise to be the brand Ambassador of the capital-based sports firm.

The skipper of the Porcupine Warriors reached a one-year agreement with the Accra-based sporting franchise with the deal set to be officially announced in the coming days.

Felix is regarded as one of the superstars in the Ghanaian top flight with the 2019 Ghana Premier League Report, released by the African Sports Centre for Data, Research and Technology, buttressing the assertion.

The Black Stars shot-stopper (just behind Songne Yacouba) was deemed as the most excited player fans were most excited about or looking forward to see according to the survey.

He is expected to use his superstardom status to project the image of Ashlid.- Advertisement – 

This won’t be the first time Ashlid Enterprise will be associating with the Kotoko brand following last year’s donation of ten Kotoko branded footballs and as many cartons of bottled water to management in Kumasi.

Ashlid Enterprise is one of the leading companies offering sports wear to athletes in the form of kits, gloves, footballs, Captain arm bands, football boots among a host of others.

In the past three seasons Ashlid Enterprise as a company has been the sole supplier of quality footballs to almost all the juvenile clubs based in the country. Additionally, they are also the sole suppliers of footballs for some of the first tier and second tier division teams which includes but not limited to Liberty Professionals FC, Dreams FC, Heart Of Lions, and Sporting Mirren.

Adding to their growing portfolio, Ashlid is the official headline sponsor of Second Division side, Alajo United.

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