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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.
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Minister of Sports and Recreation boosts Black Stars morale ahead of World Cup qualifiers
Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Iddi Adams visited the Black Stars at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday to motivate them ahead of their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar.
Accompanied by Director General of the National Sports Authority Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, Mr.Adams welcomed the team to Accra and wished them well in the upcoming games.
He assured the team that the stadium would be in top condition for the Chad game.
The team, which opened camp on Monday, had nine players train at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Ghana will host Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, March 21 before facing Madagascar on Monday, March 24, 2025.
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Rospak FC narrow gap with Zone Two leaders Swedru All Blacks after hard fought win
Sekondi Rospak FC secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over league leaders Swedru All Blacks, extending their impressive home winning streak to eleven consecutive matches this season.
Rudolf Junior Mensah opened the scoring for Swedru All Blacks in the 29th minute, but Joseph Ntow Ansah equalized for Sekondi Rospak FC just before halftime.
Stephen Anthony Kofi sealed the win for the home side with a penalty kick two minutes into the second half. The defeat marks Swedru All Blacks’ second consecutive loss, leaving them just a point ahead of Sekondi Rospak FC.
In another Zone Two match, Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs defeated Sefwi All Stars 2-0 at the Robert Mensah Park on Sunday.
Hafiz Alhassan scored the opener in the 43rd minute, while Godfred Eshun sealed the win with a stoppage-time goal. The victory propelled Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs to third place in the league table with 37 points.
Meanwhile, King Faisal and PAC Academy played out a goalless draw in a thrilling encounter at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
Despite numerous scoring opportunities, neither team could find the back of the net.
King Faisal’s Michael Osei was named player of the match. The draw left King Faisal with 27 points, seventh in the league table.
