Day: December 21, 2023

The state burial of the late former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency, E.T. Mensah, has been scheduled for Friday, January 5, 2024.

The former Minister for Education will be lying in state at his residence in Ningo Prampram on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

The burial for the former Council of State member would happen at the forecourt of the State House, where Ghanaians would pay their last respect to the astute statesman.

There would also be a Thanksgiving service on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the Methodist Church in Prampram.

ET Mensah died on Sunday, October 1, 2023, in South Africa, where he was undergoing treatment. after battling ill health for some time.

ET Mensah, aged 77, was a Member of Parliament in Ghana from January 1997 until January 2017.
Source: Ghana News Agency

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Source: Ghana News Agency

Abubakar Yakubu of Atomic Tennis Club and Tarkwa based Tracy Ampah have been crowned champions of the fourth edition of the Interplast Invitational Master Tennis Tournament in Accra.

The tournament, which took place at the Accra Lawn Tennis court saw hundreds of tennis players battle for top prizes.

Abubakar Yakubu, who enjoyed some impressive runs in the competition, came very strong in the finals to beat Johnson Acquah 6-2 5-7 6-2 whereas Tracy Ampah also told her side of the story in a beautiful way after beating Sisu Tomegah 6-3 1-6 6-1.

Abubakar Yakubu took home Ghc10,000 and a trophy for winning the men’s event while Tracy Ampah also secured Ghc7,000 and a trophy for winning the women’s category.

Speaking in an interview with GNA Sports, both winners expressed excitement having topped this year’s event which brought together some gallant players.

Madam Elizabeth Owusu, Public Relations Officer of Interplast Ghana speaking after the event said the company would work hard to sustain the yearly compet
ition.

She said the tournament served as a platform to unearth talents who would go on to win medals for Ghana.
Source: Ghana News Agency

UEFA and FIFA contravened EU law by preventing the formation of a Super League, the European Court of Justice said on Thursday, in a landmark ruling that could change the way soccer is run.

The European clubs that proposed forming the breakaway league, which sparked widespread protests among angry fans, had been threatened with sanctions by UEFA if they went ahead with the plan, leading to nine clubs pulling out.

In its ruling, the EU’s top court said that FIFA and UEFA abused their dominant position by forbidding clubs to compete in a European Super League (ESL), although that project may still not be approved as the court did not rule on it specifically.

UEFA has organised pan-European competitions for nearly 70 years and sees the ESL project as a significant threat to the lucrative Champions League, for which teams qualify on merit.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and nine other leading European clubs announced the breakaway plan in April, 2021.

But the move collapsed within 48 hours after an outcry
from fans, governments and players forced Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid to pull out.

Sports development company A22, which was formed to assist with creating the ESL, had claimed UEFA and global soccer governing body FIFA held a monopoly position which was in breach of the European Union’s Competition and Free Movement Law.

‘We have won the right to compete. The UEFA-monopoly is over. Football is free,’ said A22 CEO Bernd Reichart.

‘Clubs are now free from the threat of sanction and free to determine their own futures,’ Reichart added in a statement.

UEFA said the ruling did not signify an endorsement or validation of the Super League and that it had addressed a shortfall which had been highlighted in its own framework.

‘UEFA is confident in the robustness of its new rules, and specifically that they comply with all relevant European laws and regulations,’ it added in a statement.

FIFA did not immediately res
pond to a request for comment.
Source: Ghana News Agency

Defending Ghana Premier League champions Medeama SC suffered a huge setback in their bid to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2023/24 CAF Champions League.

The ‘Mauve and Yellow’ were hammered 3-0 by Young Africans in their fourth group match after the reverse encounter finished one all in Kumasi.

The results see Medeama SC dropped to the bottom of Group D with four points while Young Africans are second with five points.

Pacome Zouzoue opened the scoring for the home side in the 33rd minute with a brilliant finish from close range.

Medeama SC were handed a glorious opportunity to pull parity in the 55th minute from the spot but Jonathan Sowah missed from 12 yards.

Young African capitalised on the missed opportunity by Medeama and scored their second and third goals courtesy of Kennedy Musonda and Mudathir Yahya.

The contest proved a difficult one for Medeama and matters got worse in the 90th minute when Jonathan Sowah was sent off.
Source: Ghana News Agency

Medeama SC failed to pick a point against Tanzania’s football powerhouse, Young Africans SC after succumbing to a 3-0 defeat in the ongoing Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League on Wednesday.

Goals from Pacome Zouzoua, Kennedy Musonda and Mudathiri Yahya were enough to cruise over the Ghana Premier League champions who were hoping to pick a positive result against their opponents.?

Young Africans SC started the game as the better side, mounting pressure on the defence of the Ghanaians.

The chants from the stands were enough to tell what a win would mean to the Tanzanian fans.?

Just as the fans expected, Zouzoua stood up as the hero of the game to break the deadlock with a superb strike in the 33rd minute.

The mission to bring down Medeama SC continued as frustration laid itself as a stepping stone to help the homers achieve their aim with a 1-0 lead in the first half.?

After recess, Medeama SC was still finding that all-important equalizer but failed to capitalize on some goal-scoring
opportunities in the early minutes.?

Kennedy Musonda increased the woes of the miners with a great finish in the 61st minute to send them flying on a 2-0 advantage at Dar es Salam.?

Five minutes after Musonda’s goal, Yahya also pulled up in style to tell his side of the story with a top finish which handed Young Africans a convincing 3-0 lead.?

All efforts by the Ghanaian side were unsuccessful as prolific striker Jonathan Sowah ended the campaign with a red card.

The defeat means the Ghanaian side must win their final group games against CR Belouizdad of Algeria and Egyptian giants Al Ahly to stand a chance of advancing to the knockout stages of the CAF Champions League.?
Source: Ghana News Agency