By Own Correspondent with support fromm FIFA.COM – A last-minute goal from Koo Ja-Cheol gave Korea Republic a 2-1 victory over Ghana in an international friendly at Jeonju World Cup Stadium. The Wolfsburg midfielder scrambled home from close range after Asamoah Gyan – who also missed a first-half penalty – had cancelled out Ji Dong-Won’s opener. Just as in the 2-1 win over Serbia on Friday, the hosts took an early lead when Ji climbed above the Ghana defence to head a Ki Sung-Yong corner into the net. Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson got his hands to the ball but could... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – The Black Stars sealed a 3-1 win at the Seoul World Cup stadium, the last time both sides met, back in 2006 in another friendly on today –Tuesday 7th June ,will provide a another opportunity to rewrite the script. The game is gradually gathering excitement in Ghana, despite the low media hype about the game and looking at the possible absence of top player of the Black Star. Under the new coach, the Stars have not lost again yet and are hopeful that against this Korean side, they will come up victorious. With their weekend win... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – Top stars of Nigeria Premier League sides, Enyimba Football Club and Kano Pillars are excited with the opportunity to be part of the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Both sides clash in a ceremonial match as part the activities to marking the inauguration of president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The President lead a large delegation of government officials, cabinet ministers, captains of industry, members of the Diplomatic Corp and other dignitaries who sat inside the Presidential Box. A number of Heads of State and Governments from other countries, attended Sunday’s inauguration of President Jonathan, are also... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye, reporting from Accra – Togo has been crowned champions of the WAFU 2011 in Nigeria. In the first match Liberia beat Ghana 2 -1 to secure the team’s first win in recent times. For this win Togo took home US $ 25,000 whilst second place Nigeria took US$15,000. Atakora Lalawele claimed two goals and one assist as Togo stunned hosts Nigeria 3-2 to win the second edition of the WAFU Cup tournament in Abeokuta. Lalawele opened the scoring with a header inside 2 minutes, then set up Wome Senome for a simple tap-in on 20 minutes with... Continue Reading
By Katongole Kiwanuka – While there is certainly cause for concern when it comes to what is going on with Uganda’s age category football, the whole arrangement is not lost. Only some people are. Just last week when I was attending the Copa Coca-Cola Youth Championships in Arua, I realised that Uganda’s budding potential is only undermined by reckless talent identification. “Most people in Uganda prefer fighting for players in Kampala rather than spending a few hundred shillings to come here,” pondered youth coach Mike Mutebi in an interview. During my ten-day stay in the darkroom lodges of Arua,... Continue Reading
