Adamu Benin Abdul Karim Archives

10 Oct

‘I Want To Buy Nottingham Forest’ – Ghanaian Businessman Daniel McKorley

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Ghanaian businessman, Dr Daniel McKorley, has expressed interest in buying Premier League club, Nottingham Forest. The Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies said this on Monday at a Joy Thought Leadership seminar at the Labadi Beach Hotel. The 52-year-old revealed Nottingham Forest is the only club he supports apart from Ghana Premier League club, Great Olympics. “The only team I support in the world apart from Oly [Great Olympics] is Nottingham Forest,” Daniel McKorley said. “I have been a supporter of Nottingham Forest when Nottingham was even in the third division. Why? Because I want to buy…

28 Sep

Paris 2024: All 12 Ghanaian Boxers Kicked Out Of Qualifying Tournament In Dakar

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The Twelve boxers representing Ghana at the African qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have all been kicked out. The Black Bombers’ hopes were on Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey to save the face of the team after he managed to reach the semifinal. Allotey got past Ugandan, Fathia Shafik Mawanda in the quarterfinal round of the men’s flyweight division. Allotey came up against Ala Eddine Zidi of Tunisia in the semifinal on Thursday but also failed to progress to the final. He needed to progress and win his division to qualify for the Olympic Games. Allotey’s defeat follows…

28 Sep

We Need Partey, Other Injured Arsenal Players Back – Mikel Arteta

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Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, said he needs injured Arsenal players back, including Ghana midfielder, Thomas Partey. The 30-year-old has been out with a muscle injury since the start of September and is expected to be out until October. Arsenal have about six important players out with injuries including Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice, and Partey. Speaking before Wednesday’s 1-0 win at Brentford in the Carabao Cup, Arteta admitted Arsenal’s squad is short. “It’s the situation that we have at the moment… We have to adapt. The squad that we have at the moment is really…

27 Sep

CAF Champions League: Medeama To Leave Ghana On Thursday To Guinea For Horoya Decider

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Ghana's representative in the 2023/24 CAF Champions League, Medeama, are set to depart Accra on Thursday to Guinea for their playoff decider against Horoya. The Ghana champions will play as guests to the Guinea giants on Saturday, September 30, 2023, in the game that will decide which team reaches the group stage. The Yellow and Mauves will go into the game with a 3-1 advantage from the first leg played in Cape Coast two weeks ago. The Tarkwa-based side will hope to become the first team from Ghana to reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League in close…

22 Sep

We Needed Someone To Get Us Goals, And Mohammed Kudus Did – West Ham Boss David Moyes

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West Ham United manager, David Moyes, has praised Ghana’s Mohammed Kudus for his goal-scoring performance on his full West Ham debut on Thursday. Moyes said the Hammers needed a player to give them goals, which Kudus delivered in the 3-1 win over Backa Topola in the Europa League. The 23-year-old played the full game for the first time since joining the Irons in the summer from Ajax. “I thought Mo started the game really well and the team was playing well in the opening 20 minutes. He faded away, but in the end, he came up with one and maybe…

22 Sep

Mohammed Kudus Scores To Inspire West Ham To Comeback Win Over Backa Topola

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Ghana attacker, Mohammed Kudus, scored his first goal for West Ham United as they completed a comeback win over Backa Topola on Thursday night. The 23-year-old was involved in two goals as the Hammers won 3-1 at London Stadium in the UEFA Europa League opener. The visiting Serbian side stunned the hosts by taking the lead two minutes into the second half when Peter Stanic capitalised on a West Ham defensive mishap. Six minutes after the hour mark, Mohammed Kudus thought he had scored for West Ham United to level the score but it was awarded as an own goal.…

22 Sep

Baba Rahman Provides Assist As PAOK Beat HJK In Five-Goal Thriller

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Black Stars defender Baba Rahman provided an assist as PAOK won a five-goal thriller against HJK Helsinki in the Europa Conference League on Thursday. The Ghanaian set up the second goal as his Greek side came from a goal down to win 3-2 at the Bolt Arena in Finland. HJK opened the scoring in the 36th minute when Hassane Bande headed in a cross. PAOK equalised ten minutes into the second half through Konstantinos Koulierakis’ header. The Greeks took the lead when Despodov collected a precise pass from Baba Rahman and fired home into the bottom left corner in the…

22 Sep

Bernard Tekpetey Provides Two Assists As Ludogorets Thump Spartak Trnava

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Ghana forward, Bernard Tekpetey, provided two assists as Ludogorets Razgrad thumped Spartak Trnava 4-0 in the Europa Conference League on Thursday. The 26-year-old assisted the first and the third goals as the Bulgarian giants ran riot at the Huvepharman Arena. Tekpetey teed up Ivan Yordanov to open the scoring in the game after 46 minutes of play. Jakub Piotrowski added a second for the home side in the 50th minute to put the game beyond Spartak Trnava. 13 minutes later, Piotrowski bagged a brace to make it 3-0 for Ludogorets, with the assist coming from Bernard Tekpetey. Ludogorets wrapped up…

20 Sep

2024 Women’s AFCONQ: We’re Convinced We’ll Win Against Rwanda – Black Queens Coach

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Black Queens head coach, Nora Hauptle, says she is convinced her side will beat Rwanda in their first 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier today, Wednesday. The Ghana women’s national team will play as visitors to Rwanda in the first leg of the first round qualifier in Kigali. Speaking ahead of the game, Hauptle disclosed her team must make smart decisions because of the limited number of players that will be on the bench. “We need to be smart in our decision making on the pitch with the new regulations. We are only allowed to bring 18 players with…

19 Sep

‘Mohammed Kudus Needs Time To Settle’ – West Ham Manager David Moyes

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West Ham United manager, David Moyes, says Ghana midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, needs time to settle into his team. The 23-year-old is yet to start a game for the Hammers following his move from Ajax during the summer transfer window. Kudus has been limited to two substitute appearances so far, with the latest a 23-minute cameo against Manchester City on Saturday in a 3-1 defeat. Speaking after the game, Moyes explains he is happy with his start to life at West Ham but needs time to be fully integrated into his starting lineup. “We might need to wait a little bit…