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Benjamin Afutu
Benjamin Afutu Kotey (born 2 May 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian side Al-Taqadom. Afutu began his professional career with Karela United in 2017. He helped the club gain promotion to the Ghana Premier League after winning the Division One League Zone II. In 2018, he signed Accra Hearts of Oak. At Hearts, he won the Ghana Premier League and Ghana FA Cup in 2021. During his stint with Hearts of Oak, he established himself as the best defensive midfielder in the league. He joined Eastern Company in October 2021 before moving to Saudi Arabian side Al-Taqadom in 2022. Career Karela United Afutu played for Karela United when they played in the Ghana Division One League. During the 2017 season, he played 25 league matches, made 7 assists and scored 5 goals to help them win the Division One League Zone II and secure promotion into the Ghana Premier League, for the first time in the club's history. Hearts of Oak Afutu joi ... [...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 Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina Faso in Burkina Faso–Ghana border, the north, and Togo in Ghana–Togo border, 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 centuri ... [...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 ses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Ghana Premier League
The 2020–21 Ghana Premier League is the 65th season of top professional association football league in Ghana. The season started on 14 November 2020. 18 teams are competing 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 second time since 1980 that more than 16 clubs competed in the top division of Ghanaian football. The GFA announced that the league was suspended on 15 March 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. On 30 June, the FA had a meeting and cancelled the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A meeting was held on 27 August 2020 to determine the start and logistics of the 2020–21 season. The Ghana Football Association (GFA), on Friday, 5 November 2020 launched the 65th Ghan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club ( ar, نادي الإتحاد السكندري), simply known as Al Ittihad, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest league in the Egyptian football league system. Founded in 1914 in Alexandria, the club is one of the oldest and most popular football clubs in Egypt. Al Ittihad was the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921, which significantly contributed to increasing the club's popularity in Alexandria and his famous Chairman was Tawfik Abouhashem. Highlights *1906 Establishment of a club under the name of the club of the Union headed by Hassan Ismail. *1908 Change the name of the club from Union club to the Union National Club. *1910 Creation of United Champions Club headed by Abu Zeidi. *1912 Abdo El Hamami heads the United Champions Club. *1912 The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smouha SC
Smouha Sporting Club ( ar, نادي سموحة الرياضي), simply known as Smouha, is an Egyptian sports club based in Alexandria, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest tier of the Egyptian football league system. History and ownership Smouha SC was founded on 29 December 1949, named after the club's first president & founder Joseph Smouha. Joseph Smouha was a Jewish textile manufacturer, philanthropist, and property developer and designer. Joseph Smouha was born on 1 January 1878 in Baghdad. In 1892, he moved to Manchester, England, where he became a successful cotton manufacturer, and in 1912, he became the first President of the St. Annes-on-the-Sea congregation. During World War I, he and his family made their fortune manufacturing army clothing for the British. In 1917, Smouha came to Alexandria at the behest of the British because of his close ties to His Majesty's gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofi Mensah (footballer, Born 1996)
Kofi Mensah (born 26 December 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Ashanti Gold on loan from Karela United. Mensah previously played for Ghanaian club Tema Youth, Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs and Karela United He also featured for Zambian club Power Dynamos. Career Mensah played for Karela United, where he helped them to win the Ghana Division One League Zone III in 2017 and gain promotion to the Ghana Premier League for the first time in the club's history. He also played a major part in their 2019 GFA Normalization Special Competition campaign as they went to through to the final before losing to Asante Kotoko in the Championship playoff final. Mensah played for Zambia Super League club Power Dynamos from January 2020 to February 2021. In February 2021, he signed a three-year deal with Obuasi-based club Ashanti Gold. Honours Karela United * Ghana Division One League The Division One League is the second tier football league in Ghana or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination tournaments where only one team or players can advance to the next round or win the tournament. The rules of overtime or extra time vary between sports and even different competitions. Some may employ "sudden death", where the first player or team who scores immediately wins the game. In others, play continues until a specified time has elapsed, and only then is the winner declared. If the contest remains tied after the extra session, depending on the rules, the match may immediately end as a draw, additional periods may be played, or a different tiebreaking procedure such as a penalty shootout may be used instead. The terms ''overtime'' and ''in overtime'' (abbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accra Sports Stadium
The Accra Sports Stadium, formerly named the Ohene Djan Stadium, is a multi-use stadium (40,000-capacity, all-seater) located in Accra. Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. It is also used for rugby union. Overview The stadium was inaugurated in 1962 by a football match played between Accra XI and Kumasi XI. Originally known as the Accra Sports Stadium, the stadium was renamed after Ohene Djan, the country's first Director of Sports, in 2004 after renovations. Its renaming was quite controversial and opposed by the Ga people. There has been ongoing controversy about the name of the stadium. On June 16, 2011, the name 'Ohene Djan Stadium' on the stadium building was changed to 'Accra Sports Stadium' without any official announcement by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly supported by the National Democratic Congress Government. It has since been reverted. As a designated venue of some of the 2008 African Cup of Nations matches, the stadium was rebuilt, upgraded, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Shoot-out (association Football)
A penalty shoot-out (officially kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method in association football to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as extra time (if used) have expired. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different kickers; the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additional " sudden-death" rounds. Balls successfully kicked into the goal during a shoot-out do not count as goals for the individual kickers or the team, and are tallied separately from the goals scored during normal play (including extra time, if any). Although the procedure for ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanaian FA Cup
The Ghanaian FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana Division Two League, Ghana Division Three League and 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. Hearts of Oak is the most successful club, having won the competition on 10 occasion, followed by 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 Hearts of Oak, after defeating Ashanti Gold 8–7 on penalties, after a goalless draw in the 2021 FA Cup Final. Winners Top performing clubs See also * Ghana Women's FA Cup The Ghana Women's FA Cup, is the top women's knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. The competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Ghanaian FA Cup
The 2021 Ghanaian FA Cup (also called the 2021 MTN FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 41st edition of the Ghanaian FA Cup, the knockout football competition of Ghana. History Due to the shortcomings within the Ghana Football Association due to the dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose and the COVID-19 pandemic, the FA Cup has not been fully organised until 2021. From 2019 to 2021, Wilson Arthur was the chairman of the FA Cup committee, tasked to ensure a successful organization of the Cup competition. Format A total of 110 clubs consisting of 18 Premier League Clubs, 48 Division One League Clubs and 44 Division Two League Clubs from the Regional Football Associations will participate in this year's competition. The preliminary round stage of the cup would be played between the 48 Division One Clubs and 44 Division Two clubs totalling 92 clubs across the country. The Preliminary stage of the competition is scheduled for 14 May t ... [...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 *John Paintsil *Isaac Sackey Isaac Sackey (born 4 April 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Ümraniyespor. Career B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
