GRi Sports News Ghana 27 - 03 - 2001
Soccer-Guinness Gala rescheduled to March 31
GOC to embark on a
catch them young programme
Golf-Edwards wins charity golf
Baseball-Shining
Stars place second
Cycling-Tour du Ghana: 480 million cedis-insurance package for cyclists
Soccer-Guinness Gala rescheduled to March
31
Accra (Greater Accra) 27 March 2001
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has rescheduled this year's Guinness Gala competition from April 8th to March 31st.
The traditional Gala involving all Premier League clubs ushers in the new soccer session.
A statement signed by Mr Kwaku Ampim-Darko, Deputy General-Secretary of the GFA said the rescheduling was due to Accra Hearts of Oak-Etoile du Congo champions league match that has been pushed back a week because Hearts have contributed three players to the national Under-20 side currently on national duty in Ethiopia.
Participating clubs are to report at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday March 31 at 8 am at the East End of the Stadium for the competition to start at 9 am.
Meanwhile kick-off for the 2001 league remains April 15.
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GOC to embark on
a catch them young programme
Accra (Greater Accra) 27 March
2001
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC)
said it would embark on a catch-them-young programme in the country to identify
and develop talents in the various discipline for the next Olympic and
Commonwealth games.
Mr B. R. Ayisi, Administrative
Manager of the committee told the GNA in Accra that there is the need to train
young athletes to take over from the current ones, most of whom are ageing.
He admitted that part of the
problem of the country's recent poor performance at the games could be due to
"old age" and added "we must find immediate replacement in the
next few years".
As part of the outreach programme
25 coaches each in three disciplines would undergo a special course in May,
August and November this year.
The disciplines are Badminton, Tae
Kwando and Weightlifting.
The course, which would last for a
period of 10 days, would be under the tutelage of expatriate instructors.
On completion, the coaches would
be sent to the regions and districts to unearth young talents and groom them
for major competitions.
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Golf-Edwards wins charity golf
Accra (Greater Accra) 27 March 2001
David Edwards returned 72 net to win the maiden Rotary Club of Accra West sponsored charity golf competition played at the Achimota Golf Course in Accra on Saturday.
J.F. Sam took the second position with 73 net, Nana Owusu Afari placed third with 75 net, Mariam Balmond was fourth with 77 net, Hoge Woning came fifth with 78 net while J.A. Cobbina came sixth with 81 net.
Other results are G.C. Morgan, 87 net, R. Mukiti, 90 net, A. Mukiti, 95 net, J.S. Addo, 101 net and Russel Coombs, 131 net.
The competition christened 'Swing for a Child' was aimed at raising funds to support the needy in the society.
Dr Andrew Appiah, President of the Rotary Club of Accra West said each year, Rotary Club organised Christmas party for the schools of the disadvantaged in the society.
He said this year, the club decided to help disadvantaged schools to execute projects they have lined up for their schools.
Dr Appiah named schools, which will benefit from the donation as Mampong School for the Blind, Dzorwulu Special School, Akropong School for the Deaf, New Horizon School and the Osu Children's Home.
The President pledged the commitment of the club to make the support for schools annual affair.
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Baseball-Shining
Stars place second
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso) 27 March
2001
Shining Stars, the National
Under-12 Baseball team took the second place after they lost gallantly to
Nigeria in the finals of the just ended
Under-12 West African Baseball Championship in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The results of the matches are:
Ghana vrs Nigeria (B) 11-16, Ghana vrs Togo (B) 19-0, Ghana vrs B/Faso (A)
23-3, Ghana vrs Burkina Faso (B) 27-0, Ghana vrs Mali 9-1 and Ghana vrs Nigeria
10-14.
Ghana and Nigeria had won all
their matches before meeting in the finals.
The team was sponsored by the
Japanese Community in Ghana, Hedzome Loo Ltd, SEATCC Ghana Ltd, Mr. Paa Kwesi
Yankey (Dumakwae Ltd) and the Ghana Baseball and Softball Association (GHABSA).
The team was led by Capt. (GN)
G.O. Asuboteng, Chairman, GHABSA, Mr. Albert
K. Frimpong, team manager, Mr.
Shishi Hayato, head coach, Mr. George Antwi, asst.
coach and Ben Nii Laryea, umpire.
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Cycling-Tour du
Ghana: 480 million cedis-insurance package for cyclists
Accra (Greater Accra) 27 March
2001
Gemini Life Insurance Company,
GLICO, has presented a 480 million-cedi insurance package to the Ghana Cyclist
Association (GCA) for the 48 cyclists in this year's Tour Du Ghana scheduled
March 31 to April 8.
Briefing the press in Accra on
Monday, Mr Eric Adane, Executive Director in charge of marketing, said each
cyclist will receive 10 million cedis insurance package for the period of the
tour.
He said events such as this can
put people's life in danger and Glico's insurance scheme is to allay the fears
of cyclists urging them to compete in confidence.
''This will allay the fears the
youth who might want to join the game but fear for their lives.''
Mr Adane said cycling as a game
has a lot of promise for the youth who can win laurels for the country.
Brigadier George Brock, Acting
Chief Executive of the National Sports Council who received the package thanked
GLICO for the presentation and also promised that the Council will give 40,000
cedis to the winner of each stage of the competition.
Mr Peter Affort, chairman of the
GCA, said the winner of the tour would receive cash prize of four million cedis
and a trophy donated by Pepsi, major sponsors of the tour.
Other sponsors include Woodin,
Wienco Fertiliser, Suvinil Paint, Bic and Ghana -France Co-operation.
The 727-kilometre
competition-distance which has nine stages will begin from Accra and end at
Nima in Accra where there will be a criterion.
He said cycling clubs in the towns
of the tour would stage a show with the tour team.
The other participants would be
from Togo and Benin.
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