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Daily Archives: June 20, 2016

Sergio’s CV Better Than Kenichi – Odotei

The Strategic Committee Chairman of Hearts Of Oak, Vincent Odotei Sowah has said that newly appointed club Youth coach, Sergio Daniel Traguil has better curricula vitae (CV) than senior coach, Kenichi Yatsushashi. According to the renowned politician cum football administrator, the Portuguese has experience having worked at the Benfica and …

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Germany sign Adidas contract worth 70 million euros

After a mixed start to their Euro 2016 campaign, the German national team does have some good news off the pitch with sportswear brand Adidas agreeing to extend their contract with the team. The new deal will be worth in the region of 70 million euros per year which is …

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EFA fine Croatia Football Federation £77,000 over crowd disorder in Euro 2016

Croatia have escaped with a ban of £77,000 from UEFA after the barrage of flares, firecrackers and crowd fighting which brought their game against the Czech Republic to a halt. There will also be a ban on ticket sales to certain hooligans identified by the Croatian FA which will last …

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Cristiano Ronaldo looks to put his penalty woes behind him as Portugal prepare for Hungary

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to still be carrying the burden of his penalty miss against Austria as he trained with Portugal on Monday, ahead of Wednesday’s crunch Euro 2016 clash with Hungary. The Real Madrid forward has failed get his team going at the European Championship, even hitting the post with …

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ECG begins mass disconnection exercise today

The Electricity Company of Ghana will today, Monday June 20, begin a nationwide disconnection exercise in a bid to retrieve outstanding debts owed it by consumers. The move comes on the back of attempts by government to privatise the state power distributor. Government currently owes ECG GHC950 million while private …

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Tourists shun Ghana’s 5-star hotels

A new report conducted by international online hotel booking company, JOVAGO has revealed that visitors who come to Ghana for tourism purposes do not search and patronize 5-star rated hotels. The report, which is titled “Hospitality Report Ghana 2015” stated that even though there are only three 5-star hotels in …

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Dustin Johnson wins 2016 US Open Golf

Dustin Johnson has claimed his first major – but only after a farcical end to the US Open that drew criticism from Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Johnson played his last seven holes knowing he had to review a possible rules infringement after the round. He shot 68 to finish …

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Andrea Pirlo Relaxes Despite Euro 2016 snub

Andrea Pirlo enjoyed some well-deserved rest after scoring his first MLS goal for New York City FC at the weekend, jetting off to Miami for a mini-break with his family. The veteran midfielder, 37, netted the decisive goal in a dramatic 3-2 victory over Philadelphia Union. Pirlo, who left Juventus to …

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Sevilla enter the race for Hatem Ben Arfa

Following the appointment of Jorge Sampaoli as Unai Emery’s replacement, Sevilla have entered the race to secure the signing of Hatem Ben Arfa. Previous links with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have, so far, come to nothing and the former Newcastle United winger is approaching the end of his contract with …

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England vs Slovakia tactics special Watch Out

Neither wingers are natural doing defensive work and will attempt to push on as much as possible, which England will need to counteract to stop themselves becoming stifled. ‘Beating England, or even getting a draw, would be the biggest result in our history if it meant we qualified for the …

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