Sports
7Great Princes school to hold sports festival
The Seven Great Princes Academy schools in Dansoman and Lartebiorkorshie will hold a four day sports festival at the El-Wak Sports Stadium and the Dansoman branch of the school.
The competition will be held on February 6-9.
Participants will compete in five disciplines, namely Fill-in-the-bottle, spoon and lime, sack race, tug-of-war, musical chairs, table tennis, basketball and Scrabble.
The competition will, however, start at the El-Wak Sports Stadium with football and athletics featuring boys and girls soccer competition while athletes compete in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 4x100m and 4x400m races.
Mr Theophilus Armah, Director of sports at the school, explained that basketball and table tennis will also feature prominently at the Dansoman campus of the school.
Accordig to him, “We are looking at starting the year with sports to make the students fit and healthy.”
Through that, he hoped talents would be fished out for the national cause.
He added that the event will also be an occasion to celebrate the upcoming African Games to be hosted by Ghana in March.
“Awards , trophies, and certificates will be awarded to deserving winners,” he stated.
The competition which is an annual event will see El-Wak Stadium hosting the first two days , while the Dansoman branch of the school hosts the remaining two days.
Sports
GPL Voilent Disturbances: Police arrest two more suspects
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two more suspects in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the football match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC
The suspects, Isaac Ofosu and Yeboah Augustine are currently in Police
custody assisting in the ongoing investigation.
This brings to five (5) the number of suspects so far arrested in connection with
the incident, which occurred on February 2, 2025, at Nsoatre in the Bono
Region.
An Intelligence-led operation is still ongoing to get the rest of the perpetrators
arrested to face justice.
Sports
Eight teams battle for semi-final spots in Women’s FA Cup
An exciting weekend is in store as the Women’s FA Cup Quarter-final begins on the weekend of February 14-17, 2025, with eight qualified teams vying for a spot in the semi-final.
One of the standout clashes sees Northern Ladies take on Faith Ladies. This cross-regional encounter promises to be a thrilling contest as both teams aim to secure a spot in the next round.
Hasaacas Ladies will host Fosu Royals at the Kobby’s Astro Turf in what is expected to be a tightly contested match.
In another intriguing fixture, Division One side Rootz Sistas face a tough challenge as they welcome former champions Ampem Darkoa Ladies.
Jonina Ladies travel to Sung Shinning Ladies. Both teams have shown resilience and determination to reach this stage and will be ready to secure a spot in the semi-final.
