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Berekum
Berekum is a city and is the capital of Berekum Municipal in the Bono Region of Ghana. Berekum has a population of 62,364. The native language of the Berekum people is the Bono Twi. Towns Pepaase, Akroforo, Kotaa, Domeabra, Ampenkro, Mpatasie, Tewbabi, Abisase, Koraso, Adom, Amankokwaa, Jamdede, Domfete, Jinijini, Fetentaa, Ayinasu, Botokrom, Kyereyawkrom, Nkyenkyemam, Nsapo, Amomaso, Nanasuano, Benkasa, Biadan, Senase, Akatim, Gyankontabuo, Kato, Namasua, Kutre 1, Kutre 2, Mpatapo Climate Stadiums and sports Stadiums * Golden City Park Sports Professional sports teams based in Berekum include: * Berekum Chelsea * Berekum Arsenal Natives * Kwadwo Afari-Gyan *Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu *Samuel Amofa * Kwesi Appiah *George Benneh *Nkrabeah Effah Dartey *Asamoah Gyan * Asiedu Nketia *Kofi Adoma Nwanwani Stephen Kofi Adoma known professionally as Kofi Adoma Nwanwani (born July 20) is a Ghanaian journalist, teacher and philanthropist. He currently works as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berekum Arsenal
Berekum Arsenal Football Club is a Ghanaian football club based in Berekum in the Bono region of Ghana, about 30 minutes drive west from Sunyani. Founded in 1995, They are currently members of the Division One League. CAF Cup In 2006, the club qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup but they were eliminated when they met Petro Atletico in the second round. They previously eliminated Diables Noirs in the first round of the tournament. Ban The club was banned from the MTN FA Cup by the GFA Disciplinary Committee. The club was banned with other 3 clubs after they failed to honor their MTN FA Cup Preliminary round of matches without seeking permit from the GFA and withdrawal alert to the FA. Relegation The club was relegated to the Division One League in 2013. They were relegated after they placed 14th on the league table. Ever since they were relegated, they were claimed to be struggling to get back to the elite division. 2019-20 Players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berekum Chelsea F
Berekum is a city and is the capital of Berekum Municipal in the Bono Region of Ghana. Berekum has a population of 62,364. The native language of the Berekum people is the Bono Twi. Towns Pepaase, Akroforo, Kotaa, Domeabra, Ampenkro, Mpatasie, Tewbabi, Abisase, Koraso, Adom, Amankokwaa, Jamdede, Domfete, Jinijini, Fetentaa, Ayinasu, Botokrom, Kyereyawkrom, Nkyenkyemam, Nsapo, Amomaso, Nanasuano, Benkasa, Biadan, Senase, Akatim, Gyankontabuo, Kato, Namasua, Kutre 1, Kutre 2, Mpatapo Climate Stadiums and sports Stadiums * Golden City Park Sports Professional sports teams based in Berekum include: * Berekum Chelsea * Berekum Arsenal Natives * Kwadwo Afari-Gyan *Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu *Samuel Amofa * Kwesi Appiah *George Benneh *Nkrabeah Effah Dartey *Asamoah Gyan * Asiedu Nketia *Kofi Adoma Nwanwani Stephen Kofi Adoma known professionally as Kofi Adoma Nwanwani (born July 20) is a Ghanaian journalist, teacher and philanthropist. He currently works as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berekum Sports Stadium
Berekum Sports Stadium (also known as Golden City Park) is a multi-use stadium in Berekum, Bono Region. Usage Berekum Sports Stadium is used mostly for football matches. Residents The association football clubs Berekum Arsenal and Berekum Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghanaian top-flight league called the First Capital Premier League. Hist .... Stadium capacity and infrastructure Stadium capacity The Berekum Sports Stadium has a capacity of about five thousand and over. It is normally called the Golden City Park. It has recently undergone rehabilitation to prepare it for ongoing CAF Champions League matches. Having one of the participating teams in the CAF Champions League, Berekum Chelsea FC, the ground is set for the matches. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkrabeah Effah Dartey
Nkrabeah Effah Dartey is a Ghanaian politician and was the Member of parliament for the Berekum constituency in the 3rd and 4th parliaments of the 4th republic of Ghana. Early life and education Effah Dartey obtained his early education at Achimota School. He also attended Dormaa Secondary School and obtained his GCE A Level certificate. Career Effah Dartey is a lawyer by profession. He practices in his own private law firm. Effah Dartey is a retired military officer who served in the Ghanaian Army. He was promoted to the rank of captain on 27 April 1983. On 14 August 1983 he exited from the Armed Forces. Effah Dartey run a national secretariat for the Petroleum Retailers Association from 1987 to 2001. Politics Effah Dartey was elected as the member of parliament twice to represent the Berekum constituency in the Brong Ahafo region in the 2000 and 2004 Ghanaian General Elections. He has also worked as a Deputy Minister of Interior. 2000 Elections Effah Dartey wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berekum Municipal District
Berekum Municipal District is a former district that was located in Brong-Ahafo Region (now currently in Bono Region), Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Berekum District, which was created from the former Berekum-Jaman District Council. Later it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Berekum Municipal District. However, on 15 March 2018, it was split off into two new districts: Berekum East Municipal District (capital: Berekum) and Berekum West District (capital: Jinijini). The municipality was located in the western part of Brong-Ahafo Region (now western part of Bono Region) and had Berekum Berekum is a city and is the capital of Berekum Municipal in the Bono Region of Ghana. Berekum has a population of 62,364. The native language of the Berekum people is the Bono Twi. Towns Pepaase, Akroforo, Kotaa, Domeabra, Ampenkro, M ... as its capital town. Sources * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paintsil
John Paintsil (born 15 June 1981) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who was an assistant coach at Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League. He played club football for Berekum Arsenal, Liberty Professionals, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, West Ham United, Fulham, Leicester City, Santos and Maritzburg United as well as internationally for Ghana. His family name is Paintsil but at birth it was registered as Pantsil in error. This then subsequently appeared on his passport and his registration with the Premier League. Club career Early career A player comfortable at right back or in midfield, Paintsil had stints in his native Ghana with Berekum Arsenal and Liberty Professionals and a brief spell with Polish side Widzew Łódź before moving to Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002. Maccabi Tel Aviv Pantsil joined Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002, where he was a member of the team that won both the Israeli title and reached the Cup semi-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (born 2 December 1990), known mononymously as Badu ( ), is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accra Great Olympics. He has earned 78 caps for the Ghana national team. Club career Early career Born in Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Badu began his career at local club Berlin F.C. before later signing for Berekum Arsenal. Badu was announced in the Ghana Premier League All Star TeamOnoneTouch Premier League – shownewsstory onetouch.com.gh (). 21 May 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2011. on 21 May 2007. On 11 July 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bono Region
The Bono region is one of the 16 administrative regions of Ghana. It is as a result of the remainder of Brong-Ahafo region when Bono East region and Ahafo region were created. Sunyani, also known as the green city of Ghana, is the regional capital. Sunyani can pride itself as the cleanest capital city and a major conference destination. Creation of the region The region was created after the Ahafo region and Bono East region respectively have been carved out of the then Brong-Ahafo region. This was in fulfillment of a promise made by candidate Nana Akuffo Addo in his 2016 campaign activities. The implementation of plans for the creation of this region is seeded to the newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development under the leadership of Hon. Dan Botwe. Brong Ahafo Region in effect ceased to exist and so does the Brong Ahafo Region Co-ordinating Council (BARCC). Consequently, in the spirit of Article 255 of the 1992 constitution and Article 186 of the Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Benneh
George Kwabena Effah Benneh (6 March 1934 – 11 February 2021) was a Ghanaian geographer, academic and university administrator who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon from 1992 to 1996. He was a professor and later an emeritus professor of Geography and Resource Development at the same university. Between 1979 and 1981, Benneh was also the Commissioner and Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, Fuel and Power. He also served as the Finance minister from May to December 1981 under Hilla Limann during the Third Republic. Early life and education A member of the Bono ethnic group, George Benneh was born on 6 March 1934 in the small town of Jamdede, about a kilometre from Berekum on the then Gold Coast, now Ghana. His father was Isaac William Benneh, a Convention People's Party politician during the First Republic under the Nkrumah government, who served as the Minister for Rural Industries and the Member of Parliament for Berekum. His mother was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Ghana
The Districts of Ghana are second-level administrative subdivisions of Ghana, below the level of region. There are 261 local metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (or MMDA's). History The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to assist in development. The reform of the late 1980s subdivided the regions of Ghana into 110 districts, where local district assemblies should deal with the local administration. By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of the original 110, bringing their number up to 138. In February 2008, there were more districts created and some were upgraded to municipal status. This brought the final number to 170 districts in Ghana. Since then, a further 46 districts have been added since 28 June 2012 bringing the total to 216 districts. Types of Districts Districts are classified into three types: Ordinary Districts with a minimum population of seventy-five thousa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofi Adoma Nwanwani
Stephen Kofi Adoma known professionally as Kofi Adoma Nwanwani (born July 20) is a Ghanaian journalist, teacher and philanthropist. He currently works as the director of news for the Angel Broadcasting Network (ABN). He is the founder and CEO of Kofi TV. He was born in Berekum. ,In 2004, He married Miracle Adoma. Early life Nwanwani was born and raised in Berekum in the Bono region of Ghana Career Kofi started his career as a trained teacher in Ghana. After few years of teaching he developed interest in journalism of which he started his first radio hosting at Shalom Radio in Berekum, through Volta Star Radio (GBC Ho), Fox FM in Kumasi then to Hot FM in Accra. He later joined Adom FM and Adom TV of the Multimedia Group Limited The Multimedia Group is a media group in Ghana. It was established in 1995 and has six radio stations, six news websites and a satellite television network. The group has won several local and international awards for its leadership in informat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Amofa
Samuel Amofa (born 23 March 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Liberty Professionals. Career Born in Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Amofa started his career with Dansoman-based team Liberty Professionals in 2019 and immediately established himself as one of the two centre-back pair. He made his debut on 31 March 2019, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 loss to West African Football Academy in the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition. He played 12 out of 14 matches helping the club to a third-place finish in Group B. He continued to play more matches by playing 13 of 15 league matches for 2019–20 season before the league was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana The COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first two cases in Ghana were confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two infected .... In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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