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Executive Director of StarLife Assurance, Kakra Duffour-Nyarko said their partnership with Ghana’s Premier Club, Accra Hearts of Oak is an exciting moment for the Ghanaian made firm.

Mrs Duffour-Nyarko added that this new union with the football club comes in the wheels of StarLife being adjudged the best Personal Life Insurer at the 2020 Ghana Insurance Awards.

StarLife and Hearts of Oak have signed a long-term partnership with the two parties hoping that it would be of equal benefit to both sides.

“This is a partnership of equals as Hearts of Oak has shown time and again as being masters in their field with a long history, commitment to excellence and a strong sense of community and ownership”, Mrs Duffour-Nyarko said at the launch.

At the launch, StarLife announced the Phobia Assure package which is a comprehensive life insurance policy designed and created by Phobia fans for Phobia fans.

As part of the partnership deal with Hearts of Oak, StarLife also handed over a 47-seater Hyundai bus to the club for use on their travels.

Mrs. Duffour-Nyarko added that: “Winning a football game and staying on top as a club requires discipline and planning and, these principles apply to life”.

“Life insurance, therefore, is one of the safest ways to secure your future and that of your family in the face of life’s eventualities”.

“Like the Oak tree which is at the centre of Accra Hearts of Oak’s history, we hope this partnership stands the test of time and we ‘Never Say Die’. We look forward to working together and achieving shared successes both on and off the field”.

With the new Phobia Assure, Phobians can sign up to policies such as the Phobia Child Education Plan, Phobia WealthMaster Plan, Phobia Ultimate Protection Plan and the Phobia HomeCall Plan.

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Referees Manager, Alex Kotey has assured the referees that their outstanding allowances will be paid to them very soon.

The referees are owed allowances for officiating in the MTN FA Cup a few seasons ago as well as some weeks of the truncated football season.

Calls to improve monies paid to referees gained momentum after the 26th Ordinary Congress of the Ghana Football Association approved monthly allowances of GHS12,000, GHS7,000 and GHS4,000 for the president, vice-president and other members of the Executive Council respectively.

Welfare body of the referees, Referees Association of Ghana(RAG) has called on the federation to consider improving their entitlement since they are the main actors in the game.

However, the retired referee Kotey has assured the referees their arrests will be cleared in the coming weeks.

“Referees will be paid very soon, we have started working on their monies,” he told Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM.

“First of all we will pay the MTN FA Cup allowances in areas, we will settle all of them. Then we look at the subsequent matches which are in arrears,” he ended.

Managing Director of Hearts Of Oak, Frederick Moore has given clarification on rumours surrounding Raddy Ovouka as the report indicated he is on his way out of the club.

According to Frederick Moore, a Portuguese club is interested in securing the services of the defender on loan for free which the club has rejected.

He disclosed that Ovouka is ready to stay despite the Interest from other clubs.

“The only letter we received on Raddy Ovouka was from an agent who wanted to take him to a third division club in Portugal. But they don’t want to pay any money, they want us to give him to them on loan, ” he told Oyerepa FM.

He believes that the player must remain in the club to attract a better deal.

“In my view, after a second year he could probably attract better offers from better clubs for himself.

“It’s not everywhere that when the person goes he will be successful, the club you go to, the country you go to should be dependent on your style of play to bring the best out of you. If you go to the wrong country that does not suit your style of play you will not be successful,” he added.

Accra Hearts of Oak has taken delivery of a new 47-seater Hyundai bus putting to bed months of speculation on the matter.

The new bus was delivered to the team as part of the partnership deal between Hearts of Oak and StarLife Assurance which the two parties expect to mutually benefit from.

This is expected to ease some of the travelling difficulties the team has endured over the years culminating in some painful loses during the time especially in away games.

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Former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufour, has told Chief Executive Officer, Nana Yaw Amponsah, to make Asante Kotoko economically viable.

The former Asante Kotoko Chairman believes our development depends on leadership managing the club scientifically and also making us financially resourceful.

Ex-President Kufour gave the advice when Nana Yaw Amponsah called on him at his residence in Accra today.  

Speaking to Nana Yaw Amponsah, whose visit formed part of his engagement tour after his appointment, Ex-President Kufour reiterated the need for the commercialisation of the club.

With his experience as our former Chairman and Head of State, Ex-President Kufour said it is important that Management adopts ‘a more scientific approach towards the operations of the club.’

Nana Yaw Amponsah was unveiled as our CEO in August 2020 and is tasked to develop the Porcupines into a resourceful modern club.

Tuesday’s visit to Ex-President Kufour was to afford the CEO the opportunity to gather some experience and useful advice from the statesman.

Nana Yaw Amponsah has already had similar meetings with former Chairman and Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, known in private life as Sylvester Asare Owusu, and former Executive Chairman and current Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong.

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