Soccer-Cabinet to
have final word on Dossena's contract
Athletics-Five new
records set at Mobil athletics meet
Golf- Aggrey and Bannerman-Wood win MET
Republic Day golf
Soccer-Cabinet to
have final word on Dossena's contract
Ho (Volta Region) 03 July 2000
Mr. Enoch Teye Mensah, Minister of
Youth and Sports has said that cabinet is still assessing Black Stars’ coach,
Giusseppe Dossena, and will make a final decision on whether or not to renew
his two-year contract this month.
He said media report that the
Ministry of Youth and Sports is in the process of dispensing of the services of
the coach because of financial constraints should be considered as a misinformation
and lies.
Speaking at the fourth anniversary
of the Volta Region Mass Sports Association at Ho on Saturday, Mr. Mensah
emphasised that coach Dossena was not appointed by the Sports Ministry but by
the Ghana Football Association (GFA) with approval from cabinet.
"He was appointed by the
cabinet after a GFA selected panel including representatives of the Sports
Writers Association who picked Mr. Dossena among 19 applicants from all over
the world".
The Minister said the coach was
given the responsibility to ensure the qualification of the Black Stars to the
World Cup, the Sydney Olympic and All African Cup Games but has been able to
win only the under 20 African Cup for the nation.
"At the end of his contract
he would have to be assessed based on the contract terms and cabinet's own
assessment", he stated.
Mr. Mensah explained that it is
the Ministry of Finance which pays the coach and not his Ministry of Youth and
Sports, adding "nobody has said there is no money, all is dirty propaganda
on the part of the coach", he declared.
Mr. Mensah said he considered
current discussions on Dossena as pre-mature, unnecessary and an attempt by
some people to throw dust into the eyes of the public.
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Athletics-Five
new records set at Mobil athletics meet
Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 03 July
2000
Five new records, three in men and
two in the women events were set at the 11th Ghana/Mobil National athletics
championships which ended at the Kumasi Sports Stadium on Saturday.
Ben Bennet of Central region
clocked 52.6 seconds in the men's 400 metres hurdles to break the old Mobil
record of 53.05 seconds set by Rockson Badu-Addo in 1994.
The second place was taken by
George Tay of Immigration Service with the time of 54.2 seconds with Essel
Mensah, Prisons, coming third with the time of 54.5 seconds.
Richard Agyapong of Immigration
threw 62.72 metres in the men's javelin to better his own Mobil record of 62.67
metres set in 1994 in Accra.
He was followed by George Bomyeh
of Police with a throw of 62.04 metres with Stephen Ayison of Fire Service
placing third with a throw of 54.22 metres.
Isaac Boakye from Brong-Ahafo also
set a new record of 46.87 metres throw in the men's discus to cancel the 46.27
metres record set by Daniel Ofosuhene in 1993 in Kumasi.
The second position was taken by
Charles Amoah of Central region with the throw of 43.33 metres while Gyekye
Lartey of Greater-Accra come third with the throw of 42.8 metres.
In the women's 400 metres hurdles,
Jacqueline Budo of Fire Service broke the old record of One min 02.9 seconds
set by Rukaya Chesco two years ago in Kumasi with a time of One min 01.6
seconds.
Akosua Serwah of Ashanti also
broke the old record of 2 minutes 08.7 seconds set by Gifty Abankwa in 1994
with a new record of two minutes 05.2 seconds in the women's 800 metres race.
Rose Bosomah of Police placed
second with the time of two minutes 11.8 seconds while Dora Asase of Volta came
third with the time of two minutes 19.3 seconds.
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Golf- Aggrey and Bannerman-Wood win MET
Republic Day golf
Accra (Greater Accra) 03 July 2000
The pair of Mike Aggrey and Sam Bannerman-Wood scored 42 points to win the maiden MET Republic Day Greensome golf championship played at the Achimota Golf course in Accra on Saturday.
Francis Agbemor and William Krofoah took the second position with 41 points, Irene Charamba and her son, Kuzi came third with 39 points while the pair of Mona Captan and J. P. Delande took the fourth position with 38 points, beating Kojo Duku/Ben Donkor on countback.
Metropolitan Insurance Company sponsored the one-day 18-hole stableford competition opened to members of the Achimota Golf Club only.
Mr. John Attah-Nyamekye, Captain of the Club praised the company for their sponsorship and called on other corporate bodies to help develop the sport.
Mr. Daniel Adu-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Insurance Company, said the sponsorship formed part of the company's 10th anniversary celebrations.
He gave the assurance that his company would do everything possible to help promote the sport in the country.
Mr. Adu-Mensah, on behalf of his company presented a cheque for 1.5 million cedis to the Club.
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