Can Hearts survive in Lion’s den?
Obeng Jr (left) in a game against his former club
Kpando Heart of Lions will be on a mission to deepen the woes of Accra Hearts of Oak when they lock horns tomorrow in their Ghana Premier League Matchday 2 game in Kpando.
Hearts lost their opening day fixture to Basake Holy Stars and have vowed to make amends tomorrow against a Lions side that were cruising to an away win against Aduana Stars until a last minute equaliser by the host.
Assistant Coach of the Phobians, Nana Yaw Amankwah, says the opening day defeat has given them a rude awakening and was optimistic to turn their fortunes around.
The clash would not be an easy one for the visitors who would come up against three of their former colleagues – Kwadwo Obeng Junior, Abednego Tetteh, and midfielder, Michelle Sarpong.
They have already served a notice of intent that give the visitors a gist of what to expect. For them, the clash serves as a moment to prove to all that the decision to release them was a mistake.
Coach Bashiru Hayford of Lions says his boys are ready for what may be one of their clashes to test their readiness to survive the season, and would give their best shot to send the Phobians back to the capital empty-handed.
Aduana FC, who survived a Heart of Lions scare last week, will travel to the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park in Bechem to take on Bechem United.
Bechem United won the fixture at the same venue last season, and with the return of Augustine Okrah, they hope to replicate that feat.
Newly promoted side, Young Apostles, will take on Nations FC at the Wenchi Sports Stadium, with fellow debutant, Basake Holy Stars, putting aside the feat over Hearts to focus on Dreams FC at the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park at Ainyinase.
BY RAYMOND ACKUMEY
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Bishop Salifu Amoako and wife arrested over their son’s accident
The Founder and General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and her wife, Mouha Amoako have been arrested over the accident of their son which claimed two lives.
In a statement today, they revealed that “The Ghana Police Service has today 15th October 2024, arrested suspects, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, parents of the suspect driver involved in the fatal accident that claimed two lives at East Legon on Saturday, 12th October 2024.”
According to them, “Investigations have so far established that on 12th October 2024, suspect driver, Elrad Salifu Amoako, aged 16, driving a Jaguar SUV vehicle with registration number GN 7801- 20 with one other occupant, rammed into a 4×4 Acura vehicle also with registration number GR 2542 – 23, driven by Joseph Ackah with four other occupants, at Mensah Wood Street at East Legon. Both cars caught fire and burned beyond recognition.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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All discrepancies identified have been fixed- EC
According to the Electoral Commission (EC) they have fixed all discrepancies in the Voters Register identified during the Exhibition period.
The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa made this revelation when addressing the issue during a live broadcast at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
She emphasized the Commission’s commitment to ensuring public confidence in the electoral process and delivering credible elections.
Jean Mensa assured voters that the necessary corrections have been made to guarantee an accurate voter register for the upcoming 2024 general elections.
According to her, “Over the last two weeks, we have spent our energies to clean the voter register and to ensure that the information presented is accurate. Simply put, we have worked to ensure that every applicant who registered in 2023/2024 is on the voter register.”
“We are confident that the revised Provisional Voter Register that we present starting today is a marked departure from the register we presented during the exhibition exercise,” she added.
“Largely, all discrepancies identified to date have been fixed, as we promised, during our last meeting starting today, October 15, to October 19, all registered voters will have a second opportunity to review their details online and report anything they find in our district offices,” Jean Mensa revealed.
Additionally, she promised to hand over hard drive copies of the voter register to the various political parties including a template to register any discrepancies.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
