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Godfred Saka
Godfred Saka (born October 9, 1988) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who is best known for playing as a right-back for Aduana Stars and the Ghana national football team. He went on to play for Karela United and Accra Great Olympics. He served as captain for Aduana Stars and Karela United. Saka played for Aduana Stars for 8 years and was included in the team for the Ghana Premier League that was won in the 2009β10 season and the 2017 season. At the international level, he represented Ghana for four major tournaments, playing and winning the WAFU Nations Cup in 2013, at two African Nations Championship tournament in 2014 and 2016 and the COSAFA Cup in 2015. Club career Early career Saka started his youth career for Right to Dream Academy, he had some training sessions with Everton in England during his formative years as part of the Right to Dream Academy programme. Aduana Stars Saka joined Ghana Premier League club Aduana Stars in July 2009. Saka debuted for Aduana S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 COSAFA Cup
The 2015 COSAFA Cup was the 15th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). It was hosted by South Africa in May 2015. All matches took place in the North West province. Participating nations ;Did not enter * * Venues On 15 May 2015, COSAFA announced that fixtures would no longer be hosted at Olympia Park due to ongoing construction work and would instead be hosted by Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng. Draw procedure COSAFA described the procedure thus: * Draw commences for GROUP ROUND with 4 seeded teams (TZ; NAM; ZIM; LES) being placed in 1 bowl and the remaining 4 teams in the second bowl * First ball out of seeded bowl becomes the seed for Group A and second ball is seeded in Group B, similarly with the remaining 2 balls in the seeded bowl * We continue by drawing balls out to populate positions A3, A4 & B3, B4 * Fixtures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: π€ π€«π€²π€«π€Ίπ€’π₯π€€π€ (Senegaali); Arabic: Ψ§ΩΨ³ΩΨΊΨ§Ω ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''RΓ©ewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : π€π€«π€²π€£π€’π₯π€²π€£π€ π€ π€«π€²π€«π€Ίπ€’π₯π€€π€ (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: Ψ¬Ω ΩΩΨ±ΩΨ© Ψ§ΩΨ³ΩΨΊΨ§Ω ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell Konadu
Maxwell Konadu (born 4 December 1972) is a Manager (association football), football coach and a retired Ghana national football team, Ghana international Association football, football player. He was the head coach of the Asante Kotoko F.C., Asante Kotoko, the manager of the Ghana national under-23 football team, and formerly the Manager (association football), manager of Ghana Premier League, Glo Premier League club Asante Kotoko F.C., Asante Kotoko. Konadu was a member of the Ghana national football team, Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also won gold as assistant coach of Ghana's Ghana national under-23 football team, Men's Olympic Team at the Football at the All-Africa Games, All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique in 2011. Playing career Konadu began his youth career with Nkoranza Republic and Upper West Republic in Ghana. He began his professional career with the legendary Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC, with whom he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 people came to Ghana, one from Norway and the other from Turkey. Background On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organizationbr>(WHO)confirmed that the novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness that affected a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. This was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel COVID-19 a pandemic. Timeline and highlight of events Some of the highlights of events over the months after Ghana recorded its first case are mentioned below. March 2020 This month saw the first confirmed cases and an initial response from Ghana's government. Joint meetings among major stakeholders were conducted as well as training sess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashanti Gold S
Ashanti may refer to: * Ashanti people, an ethnic group in West Africa ** Ashanti Empire, a pre-colonial West African state in what is now southern Ghana ** Ashanti dialect or Asante, a literary dialect of the Akan language of southern Ghana ** Ashanti Region, a region within Ghana ** Ashanti (Crown Colony), a United Kingdom colony 1901β1957 in what is now Ghana * Ashanti (singer) (born 1980), American singer-songwriter and actress ** ''Ashanti'' (album), a 2002 album by Ashanti * ''Ashanti'' (1979 film), an American film * ''Ashanti'' (1982 film), an Indian film * HMS ''Ashanti'' (F51), a Tribal-class destroyer launched in 1937 * HMS ''Ashanti'' (F117), a Tribal-class frigate launched in 1959 People with the given name * Ashanti Alston (born 1954), former Black Panther Party member * Ashanti Johnson, American geochemist and chemical oceanographer * Ashanti Obi (born 1952), Nigerian sprinter See also * Asante (other) * Ashanti Gold SC, a football club in Obuasi, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019β20 Ghana Premier League
The 2019β20 Ghana Premier League was the 64th season of top professional association football league in Ghana. The season started on 28 December 2019. 18 teams compete in the league with each club playing each other twice, home and away, with the three clubs at the bottom of the league relegated to the Division One League. Season overview With 18 clubs participating in the league, this marked the first time since 1980 that more than 16 clubs competed in the top division of Ghanaian football. King Faisal and Great Olympics were readmitted after separate court cases over unhappiness about their relegation from the top-flight in previous seasons. During a council meeting in October 2019 before the season began, the number of relegated teams was reduced from five to three. The GFA announced that the league was suspended on March 15, 2020, in the middle of match-week 15, because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. On 31 May, the league was further suspended until at least 31 June. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enyimba F
Aba is a city in the southeast of Nigeria and the commercial center of Abia State. Upon the creation of Abia state in 1991, Aba was divided into two local government areas namely; Aba South and Aba North. Aba south is the main city centre and the heartbeat of Abia State, south-east Nigeria. It is located on the Aba River. Aba is made up of many villages such as; Aba-Ukwu, Eziukwu-Aba, Obuda-Aba, Umuokpoji-Aba and other villages from Ohazu merged due to administrative convenience. Aba was established by the Ngwa clan of Igbo People of Nigeria as a market town and then later a military post was placed there by the British colonial administration in 1901. It lies along the west bank of the Aba River, and is at the intersection of roads leading to Port Harcourt, Owerri, Umuahia, Ikot Ekpene, and Ikot-Abasi. The city became a collecting point for agricultural products following the British made railway running through it to Port Harcourt. Aba is a major urban settlement and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Ghanaian Premier League
The 2017 Ghanaian Premier League is the 61st season of top professional association football in Ghana. The season began on 12 February. Wa All Stars are the defending champions coming off their first league title. The eventual winners Aduana Stars were crowned champions during a special coronation match with Berekum Chelsea. They have automatically qualified for the CAF Champions League next year. Teams The Ghanaian Premier League comprises 16 sides, of which the bottom three will be relegated to the Division One. Stadia and locations League table Positions by round Top scorers Updated to games played on 22 October 2017 References {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Ghanaian Premier League Ghana Premier League seasons Ghanaian Premier League Ghanaian Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
