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F.C. Nania
Nania F.C. (often known as ''Abedi Pele's Nania Accra F.C.'') is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Legon, Greater Accra. They are a currently competing in the Division One League. History Match fixing Scandal Maha Ayew, wife of Abedi Pele, who is a director and a shareholder of Nania FC sued the Ghana Football Association as well as its President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, the chairmen of the Disciplinary and Appeals Committee of the FA – Amadu Tanko and Justice Anim Yeboah respectively, asking the court to restrain the FA from rehearing the alleged match of convenience case between her club and Okwawu United. But the sitting judge in dismissing the suit explained that an application for judicial review cannot apply to the FA, stating that such applications are applicable to public bodies and not private bodies like FA. Maha Ayew also by her status a director and shareholder of the club according to the judges decision could not have sued the FA because she d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedi Pele
Abedi Ayew ( ; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time. He played for several European clubs and found his fame in the French Ligue 1 with Lille and Marseille, the latter where he won the UEFA Champions League in 1993, among other titles. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. Early life Abedi Ayew was born into a family in the town of Kibi and grew up in the town of Dome at the northern outskirts of the city Accra. He attended Ghana Senior High School in Tamale. He was given the nickname "Pelé" due to his ability in football, which evoked comparisons to the Brazilian athlete Pelé. Club career He was one of the first African players to make an impact on European club football. Abedi Pelé's nomadic career bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Mariners
Great Mariners (previously known as ''Ghapoha'' or ''Ghapoha Readers'') is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Tema. They are a currently competing in the Ghana Football Leagues. In 1997, the team won the Ghanaian FA Cup. History It was founded in the port city of Tema with the name GHAPOHA, which would later be changed to GHAPOHA Readers. The club's name was an abbreviation of Ghana Port and Harbor Authority (GHAPOHA). Their first major achievement was winning the Ghanaian FA Cup in the 1996/97 season after beating Okwahu United 1–0 in the final with a goal from Isaac Boakye. Internationally they won the WAFU Club Championship in 1997 and in the African Football Confederation tournaments they participated in the defunct African Cup Winners' Cup in 1998, in which they were eliminated in the second round by USM Alger of Algeria. In 2007, the team rebranded and changed their name from ''Ghapoha to Great Mariners.'' Honours National Tournaments (1) * FA Cup: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Ayew
Ibrahim Abdul Rahim Ayew (born 16 April 1988), also known as Ibrahim Ayew or Rahim Ayew, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gibraltar National League club Bruno's Magpies. He formerly played for the Ghana national team. Club career Ayew began to play football at Adisadel College, and later started his professional career with his father's team F.C. Nania and was in January 2009 transferred to Eleven Wise. He agreed to sign for German club TSG Hoffenheim, signing on a three and a half year contract, but the deal never materialized. On 17 June 2009, after much speculation, then 21-year-old Ghanaian national player joined from Sekondi Wise Fighters to Egyptian giants El Zamalek FC, where he signed a five-year contract. In January 2011, he signed a contract with Lierse S.K. in the Jupiler League in Belgium. He became a free agent in July 2013 after a two-season stint with Lierse and then for 5 months, he tried to look for a team to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Ayew
Jordan Pierre Ayew (born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Crystal Palace and the Ghana national team. He is the son of former Ghana captain Abedi Pele and brother of fellow players André and Ibrahim Ayew. Born in Marseille, Ayew was raised in France and started his career with Lyon Duchère before joining the Marseille academy in 2006. Ayew made his debut for the Ghana national team in 2010 and has earned over 80 caps. He has played in two FIFA World Cups (2014 and 2022), as well as five Africa Cup of Nations (2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021), helping them finish runners-up in 2015. Club career Marseille Ayew joined Marseille as a trainee in 2006. He signed a three-year professional contract with Marseille in 2009. Jordan Ayew made his debut for the senior team on 16 December 2009 in a league match, scoring the equaliser against Lorient. Marseille went on to win the match 2–1. Ayew scored his second goal aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2012 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). AC Léopards from the Republic of the Congo won their first title, defeating Djoliba from Mali with a 4–3 win on aggregate in the final. They earned the right to play in the 2013 CAF Super Cup. Association team allocation Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used ''2006-10 5-Year ranking''. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached. Ranking system CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the last 5 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana Super Cup
The Ghana Super Cup is a football competition involving a match played between the champion of the Ghana Premier League and the winner of the Ghanaian FA Cup in Ghana. The first Ghana Super Cup competition took place in the 1996–1997 season, after which there was a thirteen-year hiatus between the 1998 and 2010 seasons. Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Le ... are the two most successful clubs in the competition's history. The current cup holders are Accra Hearts of Oak, champions of both the 2020-21 Ghana Premier League and the 2021 Ghanaian FA Cup. Winners Top performing clubs Notes and references {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghana Super Cup Football competitions in Ghana National association football supercups Football c ... [...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] |
Ghanaian FA Cup
The Ghanaian FA Cup, currently known as the MTN Group, MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. The competition is played between the clubs of the Ghana Premier League, Premier League, Ghana Football Leagues#Division One League .28Poly Tank Division One League.29, Division One League, Ghana Ghana Football Leagues#Division Two League, Division Two League, Ghana Ghana Football Leagues#Division Three League, Division Three League and Ghana Football Leagues#GAFCOA, GAFCOA. The first G.F.A. Cup competition took place in the season 1957–1958, with an eight years hiatus between the seasons 2002-2010. Accra Hearts of Oak SC, Hearts of Oak is the most successful club, having won the competition on 10 occasion, followed by Asante Kotoko S.C., Asante Koko who have won the cup on nine occasions. In 2016, Bechem United defeated Okwawu United 2–1 in the 2016 final. The current holder is Accra He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asante Kotoko F
Asante may refer to: * Anglican Diocese of Asante Mampong, Ghana * Asante Kotoko, an Ashanti professional football club * the Asante people * Ashanti (other) * ''R. v. Asante-Mensah'', a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Corinthians
Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born 1981), American actor Other uses * ''Great'' (1975 film), a British animated short about Isambard Kingdom Brunel * ''Great'' (2013 film), a German short film * Great (supermarket), a supermarket in Hong Kong * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Gang Resistance Education and Training Gang Resistance Education And Training, abbreviated G.R.E.A.T., provides a school-based, police officer instructed program that includes classroom instruction and various learning activities. Their intention is to teach the students to avoid gang ..., or GREAT, a school-based and police officer-instructed program * Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), a cybersecurity team at Kaspersky Lab *'' Great!'', a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akwatia Diamond Stars
Akwatia is a town in Denkyembour, a district in the Eastern region of south Ghana and west of the Atewa Range in the Birim River basin. Akwatia has a 2013 settlement population of 23,766 people. Akwatia is the main center of diamond extraction in Ghana. The town is the center of the Denkyembour parliamentary constituency. Facilities Education Schools include St. Rose's´High School and Akwatia Technical Institute. The local football club is the Akwatia Diamond Stars. Healthcare Akwatia can boast of two hospitals, The Saint Dominic's Hospital and The Ghanaian Consolidated Diamonds Company Hospital (G.C.D Hospital). The Saint Dominic's Hospital in Akwatia is a 320-bed facility, and well-equipped and the hospital opened an Eye Clinic in 2003. Diamond mining The Akwatia diamond field lies in Birimian rocks and has produced more than a of diamonds, mostly industrial grade. The Ghana government-owned Ghana Consolidated Diamonds (GCD) is the only formal commercial producer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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