Ghana's Anatu Mohammed female boxer was stopped in round one by Anreena Lorendana Marin of Romania in the Women's lightweight round of 64 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Busto- Arsizio, Italy.

Black Bomber Alfred Kotey is also out of competition for a place in Paris 2024 Olympic Games after losing 0-5 to Milos Bartzl of Czech Republic in the light middleweight round of 64.

There is one female hitter, Janet Acquah and three males that Ghana will rely on to make it ro Paris 2024 including Smuel Takyi and Theo Allotey

Meanwhile Jonathan Tetteh was disqualified.

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Spanish football giants Barcelona have offered trials to highly rated Ghanaian left- back David Oduro.

The gifted 17 year is currently in the books of Ghana Premier League outfit  Accra Lions; where he joined from Desideros FC just two seasons ago.

The big opportunity does not come entirely as a surprise as it is believed that Barcelona have been closely monitoring Oduro who was judged the best defender in the KGL Ghana U-17 Championship in 2022.

The Spanish club had to wait for Oduro who was initially set to sign for  English Premiership side Chelsea in January.

However, following successful trials in London, Oduro's manager Yussif Worjoor Abubakar and CMG Sports agent Anthony Acheampong received a call from the Catalan giants who offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to the player in spain.

After further consultations, a chance at a shot with Barcelona was deemed too good to turn down by the player's management.

Oduro who just arrived in Spain, will be assessed whilst training with Barca's junior side at La Masia.

The trials which was kept on the quiet until the arrival of the Ghanaian, is expected to be concluded by next week.

Oduro was upbeat about his big opportunity ahead of his first training session at La Masia.

"It is every player's dream to play for a big club like Barcelona and I am no different. Once I'm here I will do my best and see what happens." 

By Yaw Ampofo Ankrah

World Athletics and Morinaga today (2 March) announced a new two-year agreement for the Japanese food manufacturing company to become a global supporter of World Athletics and its World Athletics Series events.

The agreement, which spans from 2024 to 2025, will cover the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. As a global supporter of World Athletics, Morinaga will make every effort to contribute to the development of athletics in Japan and around the world.

“We are excited to be entering in a sponsorship agreement with Morinaga, especially ahead of our World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 which take place in the Japanese capital next year,” said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.

“Morinaga is a great partner for World Athletics as its energy products can benefit athletes during their gruelling training regimes and our fans will be able to enjoy their confectionary products as they watch and enjoy the world’s No.1 Olympic sport.”

Hideki Matsunaga, Director and Senior Executive Officer of Morinaga, said: “We are grateful to World Athletics for this wonderful opportunity. The World Athletics Championships is an opportunity for athletes, officials and supporters from many countries around the world to come together in celebration of sport. We hope that they will be able to learn about and appreciate the sports nutrition knowledge we have cultivated over the years and used to create the nutritional supplements and snacks born in Japan.”

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Kaya Forson and Zaira Forson will not compete for Ghana in the African Games.

The Forson sisters have been ruled out due to their school’s examination schedule in France.

“Zaira Forson and Kaya Forson are the only major long-distance swimmers that we have. Those who have done it consistently. Certainly, it is going to affect the team, but what can we say? they are still students aside from being swimmers, so education is paramount and they need to focus on their education.”

~Farida Alhassan
Treasurer, Ghana Swimming Association.

The event started from Thursday 29th February and ended on 1st March 2024. Twenty(20)  schools showed up namely, Koforidua sectech,Krobo Girlrs', Akrostec, Suhum Presby, Njuasco, S.D.A shs, Oyoko Methodist shs, St. Roses shs, Larteh Prestech, Pentecost shs, Suhum Sectech, Ghanass shs, Pope Johns shs, Aburi sectech, Koforidua Technical, Islamic Girls', Prestec Adukrom, Mampong presec, Methodist Girls' manfe and Oforipanin shs.

The above schools Battled Among themselves to know Who Rules Eastern Region.

At the end of the event in the ladies division, first position was taken by Methodist Girls' Manfe, second position went to Akrostech, while third position went to Suhum Presec.

In the Boys' Division, first position was taken by Akrostech, second position went to Mampong Presec, while third position was taken by Aburi sectech.

Over 5000 spectators (Students) came  to enjoy the event with dignitaries like the Regional Director of Education( Mrs Ivy Asankwa Owusu), Headmistress st. Roses( madam Esi Jackson), Headmistress SDA shs( Madam Naomi), Headmaster KofSectec( mr Ofori Antwi), Former Headmaster OBOSS( Mr Arthur), Director PE programme( Mr Mike Ayeh), Former PE coordinator Bono Region( Ntow Samuel), Former Central regional sports Development officer( Mr osafo Agyei RTD), Eastern Regional PE coordinator ( Mrs Nancy Mensah RTD), Eastern Regional Tug of War Chairman( Mr kofi Sarpong Boateng), Assistant Headmaster pope Johns( Mr Dan kwaku Duplex), Headmaster pope Johns( Rev. Fr. Benjamin Opoku Ohene), Headmistress Krobo Girls' (Mrs Bernice Mensah Agutey), Headmistress Njuasco(Mrs Georgina Oti Frimpong), Former Headmaster Opass Double as Eastern Regional chairman of CHASS( Mr John kofi Beantey), Assistant Headmistress Nsutam( Mrs Kande Duplex), Board Chairman Koforidua Sectech(Rev. Prof. Charles Ansah) and Islamic Girls' Headmistress (Mrs Hajia Safia Salifu).

The winning teams were giving medals and trophies, while special awards were given to some PE teachers, Headmistress and Headmaster's for promoting sports in the Eastern Region especially Tug Of War.

The exciting event was supported by Dano milk, Verna, Yomi, Indomie

The Ghana Tug of war Association in collaboration with Ghana Education Service, Eastern Region and One on One foundation to commemorate  the 67th Independence Day celebrations of Ghana.

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Ghana’s Bernice Borquaye exited at the RO 32 stage of the 13^th African Games in table tennis.

She lost 3-0 to Hanffou Sosah of Cameroon.

News reaching Yours Truly states that all of Ghana’s players have been beaten and could not reach the 1/16^th stage in the singles event.

Borquaye was named sports personality of the year by Women In Sports Association (WISA) and Ghanaweb, a news portal last year.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

The event started from Thursday 29th February and ended on 1st March 2024. Twenty(20)  schools showed up namely, Koforidua sectech,Krobo Girlrs', Akrostec, Suhum Presby, Njuasco, S.D.A shs, Oyoko Methodist shs, St. Roses shs, Larteh Prestech, Pentecost shs, Suhum Sectech, Ghanass shs, Pope Johns shs, Aburi sectech, Koforidua Technical, Islamic Girls', Prestec Adukrom, Mampong presec, Methodist Girls' manfe and Oforipanin shs.

The above schools Battled Among themselves to know who Wins the Belt.

At the end of the event in the ladies division, first position went to Dede Annan of Akrostech, second position was taken by Atatsi Mary of Oforipanin and Gyemfi Rachael of Akrostech placed third.

In the Boys' Division, first position was taken by Owusu Eric of Njuasco, second position went to Kelvin Nyantatyi of Pentecost, while third position was taken by Asiama Winfred of Akrostech.

Over 5000 spectators (Students) came to enjoy the event, as dignitaries who came to support and witness included the Regional Director of Education( Mrs Ivy Asankwa Owusu), Headmistress St. Roses( Madam Esi Jackson), Headmistress SDA shs (Madam Naomi), Headmaster KofSectec(Mr Ofori Antwi), Former Headmaster OBOSS( Mr Arthur), Director PE programme( Mr Mike Ayeh), Former PE coordinator Bono Region( Ntow Samuel), Former Central regional sports Development officer( Mr osafo Agyei RTD), Eastern Regional PE coordinator (Mrs Nancy Mensah RTD), Eastern Regional Tug of War Chairman( Mr kofi Sarpong Boateng), Assistant Headmaster pope Johns( Mr Dan kwaku Duplex), Headmaster pope Johns( Rev. Fr. Benjamin Opoku Ohene), Headmistress Krobo Girls' (Mrs Bernice Mensah Agutey), Headmistress Njuasco(Mrs Georgina Oti Frimpong), Former Headmaster Opass Double as Eastern Regional chairman of CHASS( Mr John kofi Beantey), Assistant Headmistress Nsutam( Mrs Kande Duplex), Board Chairman Koforidua Sectech (Rev. Prof. Charles Ansah) and Islamic Girls' Headmistress (Mrs Hajia Safia Salifu).

The winning teams were giving medals and trophies. Special awards were giving to some PE teachers, Headmistress and Headmaster's for promoting sports in the Eastern Region especially PILLOW FIGHT.

The event was supported by Dano milk,Verna,Yomi and Indomie.

The event was organized by Pillow Fight Championship Ghana in collaboration with Ghana Education Service, Eastern Region and Dreamland Sports Plus.

8 Girls and 8 Boys have qualified for PFC CHAMP of CHAMPS.The event was part of the 67th Independence Day celebration.

From Olla Williams Pillow Fight Championship

The week long Mobile World Congress (MWC) which is an international industry event organised by the GSMA has successfully ended here at the Fira de Gran Via convention center in Barcelona, Spain.

From a first timer attendee point of view, and as a student of the tech industry, it was mind blowing; and almost too much to absorb in just a week with TECNO hogging the headlines.

Interestingly, until I got to Barcelona and started direct feedback with industry players and stakeholders some basic research truths were revealed.

For instance, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) is a not-for-profit industry organisation representing suppliers in the mobile communication industry.

Obviously the MWC in Barcelona is the flagship event, while MWC events also take place in Las Vegas, Shanghai and soon across  Africa.

There were several highlights for me, but standing tall was the classy and sumptuously produced unveiling of the TECNO Camon 30 Premier with it's new Imaging System locked in with exciting AI features.

It's bound to be a massive hit in 2024 for several reasons; for starters, on the front, users will be greeted by a spacious 6.77" OLED display boasting a resolution of 1,264 x 2,780 pixels and a peak brightness of 1,400 nits.

Let's just get some clarification with the hi-tech descriptions when we break it down to everyday English.

The phone display adopts LTPO technology, a first for non-foldable Tecno devices and when  I probed further, the simple meaning is that an LTPO display can dynamically switch between refresh rates, without an additional hardware component between the graphics controller and the graphics processing unit (GPU).

This, I was told, saves a considerable amount of battery life as your phone doesn't have to render as many frames for the task being performed.

The buzz and energy of TECNO at the MWC was palpable with the trickle down effect set to continue after it was announced that the Camon 30 Premier 5G, is scheduled to debut in the second quarter of 2024.

Another major talking point was the unveiling of the 'PolarAce Imaging System'.

As demonstrated by TECNO, the device promises enhanced power efficiency, its ability to perform full-scene AI noise reduction for HDR videos, which is an industry-first according to TECNO.

As far as 2024 is concerned; Europe, Africa, Asia, America and the rest of the world awaits the exciting impact of TECNO creations in the coming months.

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The President’s Cup between Asante Kotoko and ASEC Mimosa will be played on Tuesday, March 5.

The game will kick off at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium at 4 pm.

The game will be officiated by Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe.

The Togolese Referee will be assisted by his compatriots Adiwotso Komlan and Kpelafia Abdou with Ghana's Julian Nunoo as the fourth official.

Mr. Frederick Pappoe will be the Match Commissioner for the match.

Head coach of ASEC Mimosa, Julien Chevalier has indicated his team’s readiness to face off with Asante Kotoko in the 2024 President Cup.

The Ivorian club has arrived in Ghana to take on the Ghana Premier League giants in the game scheduled to be played in honour of former President John Agyekum Kufuor.

ASEC Mimosa head coach Julien Chevalier told the media his team aims to lift the trophy.

“We are glad to be here to honour this ceremonial work even though we were late to arrive. We will work to win the trophy and maintain our perfect record,” Coach Julien Chevalier said.

From Sammy Heywood Okine

Dotse Anama, (20-7-0) a.k.a Polopala will face Robert Lloyd-Taylor Jr (5-0-0), a professional boxer from the United Kingdom at the Bukom Boxing Arena on 5 March 2024 as one of the classic undercards.

Box Office Promotions and partners are bringing the Independence Day Eve Rumble to display some of the sensational boxers from Bukom and other places.

For your tickets Call 0503068724 for the popular stand 30GH, regular stand -50GH and ring side-100GH.

By Sammy Heywood Okine