GFA Denies Avram Grant’s Request For Holiday

The Black Stars Management Committee has blocked Avram Grant’s request for yet another holiday break in Europe.
With less than a month for Ghana to play Egypt in their second World Cup qualifier, Grant is said to have tendered in a request for a break from his $50,000 per month job.
Wilfred Osei Kwaku, a member of the Black Stars Management Committee, said that the Israeli asked to fly to the United Kingdom right after Ghana’s friendly against South Africa last Tuesday but his request was quickly shot down.
“After the game, he (Grant) had planned to go back to the UK, but I had to stop him looking at the situation we find ourselves in. You know what has been going on and so it was important for us to meet him. We will be meeting him…to discuss issues going forward.”

In March, this year, the GFA ordered Grant back into the country after he had been away for three months, despite the local league being in session.
In that letter sent to Grant, the FA wrote: “The position of the Emergency Committee is that you have not been given any permission or approval to perform any monitoring work in Europe for the months of January, February and March 2016.”


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Nominated For 2016 Glo-CAF African Player of the Year Award

Ghana deputy skipper Andre Ayew has been nominated in a 30-man list for the 2016 Glo-CAF Awards.
The Confederation of African Football on Saturday published the thirty man list that included veteran Cameroon striker Samuel Eto, Dortmund’s Pierre Aubameyang, Kenya’s victor Wanyama, and Ivory Coast & PSG defender Serge Aurier.

The crocked West Ham star was the only Ghanaian nominated for the flagship award following his sterling performances for both club and country.
The list will be further pruned down to a shortlist of three who will mount the podium in January next year.

Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez is heavily favoured to win the award after his sensational performance saw him win a historic Premier League title with Leicester City.
Dortmund and Gabon speedster Pierre Aubameyang is the current holder of the gong
The 2016 Glo-CAF Awards will be held on Thursday, 05 January, 2017 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.

1. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
2. El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Algeria & Dinamo Zagreb)
3. Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City)
4. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon & Antalyaspor)
5. Benjamin Mounkandjo (Cameroon & Lorient)
6. Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire & PSG)
7. Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester City)
8. Yao Kouasi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ (Cote d’Ivoire & Hebei Fortune)
9. Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
10. Mohamed El Neny (Egypt & Arsenal)
11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Dortmund)
12. Andre Ayew (Ghana & West Ham)
13. Victor Wanyama (Kenya & Tottenham)
14. William Jebor (Liberia & Wydad Athletic Club)
15. Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Juventus)
16. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
17. John Mikel Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea)
18. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City)
19. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City)
20. Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal)
21. Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo & Everton)
22. Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
23. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
24. Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
25. Itumeleng Khune (South Africa & Kaizer Chiefs)
26. Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk)
27.Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia &Valencia)
28. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Sunderland)
29. Dennis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
30. Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)

 source: SportsObama.com

Sprinter Tyson Gay Loses Daughter

Trinity Gay, 15, a rising track star, believed to have been caught in crossfire of gang shooting outside restaurant.

The teenage daughter of the American sprinter Tyson Gay has been killed in a shooting outside a restaurant in Kentucky.

Trinity Gay, 15, died from injuries sustained following a shoot-out in a car park. The teenager, believed to have been caught in the crossfire of a suspected gang attack, was hit in the neck when a group of men in two cars started shooting.

Her father confirmed her death to a local TV station, LX 18. Speaking on his way to Lexington after Sunday’s shooting, the athlete said: “She didn’t make it. I’m so confused. She was just here last week for fall break. It’s so crazy. I have no idea what happened.”

Gay, 34, told reporters he was very close to his daughter, who was following in his footsteps as a rising track star. Trinity was transferred to hospital following the shooting and died at the University of Kentucky hospital (UKH).

Her mother, Shoshana Boyd, told the New York Daily News: “She was so innocent, she was so innocent. I just want people to stop shooting and realize who they’re hurting. It’s just random. They don’t understand, they don’t understand who they’re hurting.”
Lexington police said in a statement that officers attended the car park of a Cook Out restaurant after witnesses reported an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles.

According to police the fatal shooting happened at around 4am local time on Sunday before the cars drove away. It is thought Trinity was a bystander and was not in either of the vehicles, which were described as a Dodge Charger and a dark-coloured sports car with tinted windows.

Police on Sunday evening announced that Dvonta Middlebrooks, 21, was arrested and charged with wanton endangerment and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A statement said investigators determined that Middlebrooks was in the parking lot and fired multiple shots at the time of the incident. Another man questioned by police has not been charged.

In a statement, police said: “A juvenile who was struck at the scene was transported to a hospital by private vehicle and then transferred to UKH, where she was pronounced deceased. The victim has been identified by the Fayette county coroner’s office as 15-year-old Trinity Gay of Lexington.”
The sprinter’s agent, Mark Wetmore, confirmed in a text message to the Associated Press that Gay’s daughter was killed. USA Track and Field also confirmed the news in a tweet.


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Ghana Police raid Angel TV, seize decoders over illegal Euro 2016 broadcast

The recent increase in TV stations in Ghana and limited content has in the last few years led to an increase in the abuse of content rights by a number of TV stations.

This has led to loss of revenue to the audio visual creative industry and the many TV stations who have continuously invested in their people and content, and loss of tax revenue to the government from the illegal activities of these TV stations.

The Communications Fraud Unit of the Ghana Police, CID Headquarters recently raided the Angel TV studios for infringing on the sports content rights of Supersport. The raid was conducted based on leads provided by Multichoice Ghana Ltd.

Angel TV which came into business a few years ago, has been alleged to be illegally airing EURO 2016 Games and the on-going Rio 2016 Olympics Games without the required rights for Ghana. During the operation, the Police seized gadgets/devices used in perpetrating this illegality.

The rights to these major sports meets (Rio Olympics, Premier League and La Liga) are currently exclusively held by Supersport Africa and distributed by Multichoice Ghana through DStv and GOtv platforms.

GPL week 25 review : Top unchanged as leaders split points

The fierce race for the Ghana Premier League title continued on Wednesday with the rankings unchanged as the top four teams split points.

League leaders All Stars battled third-placed Accra Hearts of Oak in Wa whiles second placed Aduana Stars stormed the Baba Yara stadium to face fourth-placed Kumasi Asante Kotoko, but none of the sides were able to take full advantage.
Techiman City 1-2 New Edubiase United – Nana Ameyaw Park
In Techiman, New Edubiase stunned Techiman City with a 2-1 defeat of their hosts. Bismark Idun put Edubiase ahead mid way in the first half and Isaac Baah equalised for Techiman City in the 57th minute. Tawfik Mohammed however, scored the winner for Edubiase in the 76th minute.

Wa All Stars 1-1 Hearts of Oak – Malik Jabir Park

In the match of the week in Wa, Hearts of Oak battled to a 1-1 draw against their rivals with all the goals coming in the second half.

Kofi Yeboah fired All Stars into the lead in the 61st minute but the Phobians fought hard and equalised through Samuel Yeboah in the 74th minute.

Inter Allies 2-2 Ebusua Dwarfs – Tema Park

Ebusua Dwarfs also maintained their impressive run in the second round of the league with a 2-2 draw against Inter Allies in Tema.

Nicholas Gyan put Dwarfs ahead in the 2nd minute but Gockel Ahotor swiftly equalised for Inter Allies four minutes later. J.E. Amoah restored Dwarfs’ lead in the 70th minute and the home side snatched a point late in the game.

Berekum Chelsea 1-0 Sekondi Hasaacas – Golden City Park

Kingsley Effah scored the only goal as Chelsea defeated Hasaacas 1-0 in Berekum.

Asante Kotoko 0-0 Aduana Stars – Baba Yara Stadium

In Kumasi, neither Kotoko nor Aduana Stars could hit the back of the net in what was a disappointing stalemate for both sides.

Ashantigold SC 2-0 Liberty Professionals – Len Clay Stadium

In Obuasi, Ashantigold won comfortably against Liberty Professionals. They beat them 2-0 with Shafiu Mumuni and Osei Baffuour on target for the miners.

West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) 1-0 Dreams FC – Sogakope Park

WAFA have moved up to 5th on the table above Dreams FC after beating them by a lone goal in Sogakope. Richmond Lamptey scored the only goal of the match to early in the game in the 5th minute.

Bechem United 2-0 Medeama SC – Bechem Park

Abednego Tetteh and Yaw Arnol were on target as Bechem United beat Medeama in Bechem.

The Premier League continues this weekend with the 26th round of matches.

Usain Bolt shares a joke on the finish line as he reaches 200m final

Usain Bolt had time to share a joke on the finish line as he cruised into the 200m final at the Rio Olympic Games.

The Jamaican sprinter, who is seeking an eighth Olympic gold in the event, won his semi-final in 19.78 seconds.

And as he crossed the finish line with Canadian Andre de Grasse, the pair glanced at one another and started laughing.



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