Teammates of Decathlon Kawukudi on Saturday 27th March, 2021 engaged the Drivers, Mates, Traders and Passenger of the 37 Military Hospital Bus Station  in our social project which we call "Clean and Play".

The event which lasted for 3 hours, involved the enthusiastic participants cleaning the Station and practicing Sports such as Aerobics, Archery and Table Tennis together in the clean environment.

As a "Mission-Led" Company, preserving our Environment and giving back to the Community through Sports are two actions we hold very dear hence the creation of our "Clean and Play" Project.

Mr. Aziz Abubakari, the Store Leader for Decathlon Kawukudi Store stated that; "Our sole purpose at the Station was to make the pleasure and benefits of sports accessible to the drivers and mates who barely practice sports".

Decathlon Kawukudi is the second and largest Decathlon Store in the Country and is situated in the Kawukudi Community, at the center of Accra.

The 1700 sq meter Sportsland will abhor over 50 sports disciplines under one roof, with the intention of making the pleasure and benefit of sports accessible to all persons, while giving them a "WOW" shopping experience.

The Company is set to launch it's Sportsland concept through the event dubbed "Decathlon Sports Festival", from April 1-30, 2021 with a mega treasure hunt, a walk and run event and sports modeling show.

From Sammy Heywood Okine

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has received a birthday present from Spanish La Liga side, Real Madrid.

The First Gentleman of the land is 77 today, March 29, 2021.

However, Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, today presented a customised Real Madrid jersey to President Akufo-Addo as his birthday present to the Ghanaian leader at his office at Jubilee House in Accra.

The jersey was autographed by some of the players of Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is the most successful club in European football.

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen,

It’s a great privilege to host all of you once again at the 2021 edition of the MTN Invitational Golf Tournament. We appreciate you for honoring our invitation as we exercise to stay fit and healthy and also relieve ourselves from the week’s activities.

We are even more grateful for your coming out today because last year around this time, COVID-19 caused the world’s greatest disruption and prevented our engagements. Today, we all appreciate the essence of togetherness. Technology played a significant role in our adapting to the new normal but I am not sure technology could give us the same experience we are enjoying today.

Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to share some corporate updates with you. MTN Ghana is on course to transition into a full digital operator in the next few years. While that is happening, we are set to celebrate our 25th anniversary as a business. To demonstrate our commitment to the growth of this country, we will continue to make significant investments into our network to ensure optimum performance and a distinct customer experience. We will also support social development programs.We call on all of you to support our initiatives when details of the anniversary are shared when we launch the celebrations. am

We are also embarking on an important exercise towards making Mobile financial services more secure for customers. From 2nd April, we will all be expected to present any National ID when undertaking MoMo cash- out transaction.

Our support towards the fight against COVID-19 continues unabated. Earlier in the year, MTN Group Partnered African Union’s (AU’s) COVID-19 vaccination program with $25 million to procure Vaccines for Africa. I am happy to say that last Sunday, Ghana received 165,000 AstraZeneca Vaccines for health workers.

As we all know, the end of the first quarter of this year has given us an indication of a steady pick up of economic activities. For us at MTN, we maintain a positive attitude, just as golfers do when playing on the golf course.  We remain focused on our theme for the year which seeks to provide an enhanced digital experience for the customer.

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to conclude by congratulating all he winners of today’s tournament for their demonstration of resilience and tenacity.  Better luck to those who did not win. We wish every everyone the best in their endeavours. We look forward to a massive participation in the next edition of MTN Invitational because  “We are good together”. Stay safe.

Prince Patel from the United Kingdom on Saturday night put up a good performance dropping Julius Kisarawe from Tanzania twice in the ninth  round to win via TKO to claim the WBO Africa, WBO Global, Commonwealth and IBF Intercontinental titles.

He did it in style at the Cahaya Lounge at East Legon in Accra under the SOAQ Empire Promotions.

WBO Africa Super Bantamweight champion, Isaac Sackey also defeated Gabriel Odoi Laryea on points over 12 rounds of action with all judges scoring 120-108, 120-108 and 120-108  to hand him a unanimous decision.

Female boxers Lucy Wildheart and Flora Machela thrilled the fans as they promised.

Lucy won on split points decision over Flora from Tanzania. The judges scored 77 - 78, 80 -74, 80 -72 for the UK based female boxer. She thanked the fans for the massive support.

In the Heavyweight championship,  Ebenezer Tetteh struggled initially but beat Osmanu Haruna to win the WBA Pan Africa heavyweight title.

The premier SOAQ Empire bill attracted top personalities like Prof. Azumah Nelson, business executives including Dr, Kwame Despite of UTV fame and ace musician Samini.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) wishes to congratulate the impressive performances of sprinter Benjamin Azamati, the national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, the senior national team the Black Stars for qualifying to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Benjamin Azamati on Friday broke Leo Myles-Mills' 22-year old national 100m record with 9.97s clocking at Texas Relays, Austin USA.

Azamati is the first man to break 10 secs barrier this season with 9.97sec and thus becomes the World Leader, National Record Holder and gains qualification to the Tokyo Olympic Games joining compatriots Joseph Paul Amoah and Nadia Eke who already have booked their tickets.

“SWAG acknowledges the performances of the athletics team and salutes your great feat”.

Black Bombers, Samuel Takyi (Featherweight), Sulemanu Tetteh (Flyweight) and Shakul Samed (Light Heavyweight) have also qualified for the Olympics despite the numerous challenges before and during the qualifiers.

The Black Bombers have proved that, they are the trail blazers of Ghana at the multi-sport events as records shows that they have won three of the four medals Ghana had won at the Olympics.

“SWAG is delighted with the enviable feats of these young and courageous young men”.

The senior national football team the Black Stars on the other hand displayed a courageous performance to hold the Bafana Bafana of South Africa to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations football tourney in Cameroon.

“When many thought it was herculean and unsurmountable the Black Stars held South Africa making the last qualifier a mere formality”.

SWAG trust that your focus will lead you to break the AFCON trophy drought.

SWAG is convinced that these teams will follow the footsteps of their predecessors if given needed resources and opportunities to train adequately for their respective competitions.

As a nation we have a perfect opportunity to improve on our records in boxing at the Games but this can only be guaranteed through adequate preparations in the right training competitive environment.

We, therefore, urge the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) to provide the teams with the needed resources to prepare and deliver at the Olympic Games and AFCON.

Corporate Ghana is also being encouraged to provide support to the teams as they set out to make Ghana proud.

Source : www.swagghana.com

Rising golf star, Chris Mbii from Tafo Golf Club won the 2021 first quarter MTN Invitational Sterling Edition Men’s Silver trophy on Saturday at the Achimota Club.

The banker who wishes to play at the Pro Am level and also in the Pro tournaments strike handicap two and scored 41 points.

Church Ansah was second in the event with handicap four scoring 41 points as Mawuli Ababio played handicap 10 scoring 40 points.

Alberta Lomofio won the Ladies Event. She was followed by Jiang  Yang and Rita Pellegrino placed third. Max Prah won the Men’s Bronze, Gustav Godonou was second and Masina Pacal was third.

Closest to the pin (Men) was taken by Edward Annobil, with R. Amponsah Mensah winning the Ladies Felix Akakpo took the longest drive prize for men, while Vivian Dick won the ladies.

Kwesi Senyi won the Men’s Seniors with 41 points and Joy Arkutu took the Ladies Seniors with 35 points.

Samuel Koranteng, Head of Corporate Affairs commended the golfers who turned out in number for the fantastic and exciting event. He hinted that the 25^th anniversary of MTN will be launched virtually in May.

MTN Board Chairman, Dr. Ishmael Yamson shared some corporate updates with participants.

He said MTN Ghana is on course to transition into a full digital operator in the next few years.

“While that is happening, we are set to celebrate our 25th anniversary as a business. To demonstrate our commitment to the growth of this country, we will continue to make significant investments into our network to ensure optimum performance and a distinct customer experience. We will also support social development programs. We call on all of you to support our initiatives when details of the anniversary are shared when we launch the celebrations.

“We are also embarking on an important exercise towards making Mobile financial services more secure for customers. From 2nd April, we will all be expected to present any National ID when undertaking MoMo cash- out transaction.

“Our support towards the fight against COVID-19 continues unabated. Earlier in the year, MTN Group Partnered African Union’s (AU’s) COVID-19 vaccination program with $25 million to procure Vaccines for Africa. I am happy to say that last Sunday, Ghana received 165,000 AstraZeneca Vaccines for health workers.

“As we all know, the end of the first quarter of this year has given us an indication of a steady pick up of economic activities. For us at MTN, we maintain a positive attitude, just as golfers do when playing on the golf course.  We remain focused on our theme for the year which seeks to provide an enhanced digital experience for the customer” he said.

He congratulated all the winners of the tournament for their demonstration of resilience and tenacity.

By Sammy Heywood Okine

Benjamin Azamati has broke the Ghana 100m record that has stood since 1999 by Leo Myles Mills (9.98s).

Benjamin, one of the Top Rising Sports Stars run 9.97s. The time books him a place at the impending Tokyo 2020 Olympics] Games.

He also smashed Darrrell Green's 38-year-old record (10.08) set at the Texas Relays.

From Sammy Heywood Okine

Kwan Pa, the Ghanaian household name everyone loves are releasing their latest single “Tafo Station”. The song tells us a story about the ordeal Ghanaian drivers and passengers go through during their everyday lives. It is a blend of traditional and modern palm wine music. The music video which is produced and directed by Wahala Entertainment follows the daily lifestyle of public transportation in  Ghana with a comedic and realistic view.

The indigenous palm wine music band has been on the rise in the Ghana highlife music industry. They are multiple award winning band for best traditional band for the categories of: Highlife Artist of the year, Traditional Palm Wine Music and Traditional Music Group of the year. After the success of their well renowned EP “Bronya Christmas”, they are now working on more personalized stories about life through palm wine music. Kwan Pa are mostly known for their interactive live performances. You can find them at Zen Garden in Accra every Tuesday to understand what all the buzz is about.

Kwan Pa are signed to Wahala Entertainment and are now working on their new album “Music from Africa” which is set to be released later this year. To learn more about Kwan Pa and their latest activities you can follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube on KwanPaGH or visit their website on www.KwanPaGH.com

Kwan Pa - Tafo Station

New Single by Kwan Pa. Listen: https://ditto.fm/tafostation

© Wahala Entertainment - www.wahala.net

Source – Sammy Heywood Okine / Wahala entertainment

Lady Jay is a Ghanaian vocal powerhouse always known for her craft, creativity and rebellious nature. She is releasing her new single “Social Media”, which is a witty Afro-pop groovy take on a modern love song. The story revolves around the life of two lovers on social media, where one of them took love for granted while the other found another lover on social media. The song sounds fresh, exciting and relatable to young listeners and lovers. Lady Jay has been in the Ghanaian and Nigerian music industry for over a decade and can be noted for her singles such as:  “Fire”, “Odo Nana”, “Freedom”, “For You You You” ft. Magnom and “Venus” ft. Sarkodie.

Wahala Entertainment signed Lady Jay in 2019 after she returned from Canada where she studied music business. Since then she released her debut EP “Anywhere You Dey”, which was a massive success with tracks being used by HBO and BBC’s “I May Destroy You” and many national and international advertising campaigns.. Aside that, she  has worked with some of the region's most influential artists including Sarkodie, Efya, BOJ, E.L, and Yaa Pono just to name a few. What makes Lady Jay different is her live shows called “Magic Dream”. This concert got national attention since it was played several times on Television and can be watched on YouTube.

“Social Media” can be found on all music streaming platforms including iTunes, Spotify, Boomplay and Amazon Music. LadyJay is also set to release a video for the new single in April followed by another new single titled “Marry You” ft. Yaa Pono. Lady Jay is still working on her long awaited single and album titled “This is Africa” set for release later this year.

 Follow Lady Jay now on Instagram or twitter @LadyJayLives or on Facebook @LadyJayOFFICIAL and YouTube @ LadyJayVEVO for more music and announcements on future projects.

Lady Jay - Social Media (LYRICS VIDEO)

Lady Jay - Social Media www.ditto.fm/ljsocialmedia©Wahala Entertainment - www.wahala.netCheck out her video Fire https://youtu.be/AZSXE-2a4hM​Check out her video,,,youtube.com

Source – Sammy Heywood Okine / Wahala entertainment

Head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars, C.K Akonnor has expressed his satisfaction following the country's qualification for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Black Stars sealed their qualification after holding the Bafana Bafana of South Africa to a 1-1 drawn game at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Akonnor, 47, after the game, expressed satisfaction at the manner in which the playing body responded to his tactics.

“Going into the game we knew what was expected of us,” Akonnor said.

“We knew the strength of the South African team and how they would play and attack, so we were well prepared to play without the ball.

“Team organization was key for us, we came with the idea that if we could leave with a draw, we would be fine, we didn’t need to lose and we were able to achieve that," he concluded.

Mohammed Kudus scored the Black Stars in the 49th minutes before Percy Tau cancelled the lead in the 59th minutes.

Ghana is currently at the summit of Group C with 10 points and will host Sao Tome at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday in the final round of matches.

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted in Cameroon.

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