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•Ms Gloria Afua
Akuffo, AG
• Samuel Ofosu-
Ampofo, NDC
Chariman
•Sammy
Gyamfi
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Sammy Gyamfi
granted bail
THE NATIONAL
Communications
Officer of the National
Democratic
Congress (NDC),
Sammy Gyamfi, has been
granted police inquiry bail after
officials of the Criminal Investigations
Department (CID)
had picked him up in connection
with an alleged cybercrime
offence.
The police obtained warrants
from the Court to arrest
and interrogate the NDC
Communicator for his alleged
involvement in forgery and attempts
to spread false information
to cause fear and panic in
the country concerning kidnapping
and causing unlawful
damage.
After several hours of interrogation,
the police have
granted him bail and will report
on Monday at 2p.m. for
further investigation.
The forgery claims, Starrfm.com.gh
understands, was
filed by the Executive Secretary
to the President, Nana Asante
Bediatuo.
NDC bigwigs storm
CID Headquarters
• Sammy Gyamfi
Some high profile lawyers
and personalities of the NDC
thronged the Headquarters of
the CID following the arrest
of the party’s National Communications
Officer yesterday.
Starr news reporter Daniel
Lartey, who was on the premises,
reported that personalities
like National Party Chairman,
Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo,
Lawyer Tony Lithur, Mrs. Marietta
Brew Appiah –Oppon,
Lawyer Edwin Edudzi Tamakloe,
Lawyer Abraham Amaliba
and Mr Samuel Okudzeto
Ablakwa were at the place.
According to him, these
personalities, together with Mr
Gyamfi, had a closed-door
meeting with the police and Mr
Gyamfi, who was picked up by
the officials of the CID after
live-studio discussion morning
show “Adekye Nsroma” on
UTV.
The reason for his arrest
was yet to be established but it
is believed it is in connection
with his cybercrime case being
investigated by the police.
Background
The police in December invited
Mr Gyamfi to respond to
allegations of cybercrime levelled
against him by an unnamed
person in the Jubilee
House.
However, Mr Gyamfi declined
the invitation by the
CID and later, through his
lawyers, sued to stop the police
from examining his phone
records and gaining access to
his Facebook account.
The suit, filed at the Accra
High Court, among other
things, sought an injunction on
an earlier court warrant by the
Kaneshie District Court for the
seizure of his electronic gadgets.
Mr Gyamfi argued that the
police “failed to establish any
legal basis to have access to his
phone records when they failed
to show any probable cause
that the applicant has or is
about to commit the alleged
crime to justify the revocation
of the applicant’s right to privacy
and the protection of
same.”
He also said the police were
yet to provide the document he
allegedly forged “and any evidence
of the said forgery.”
Go for ADR settlement
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
THE ADJABENG Magistrate
court in Accra has referred the
Unposted teachers saga
• Court orders parties
case in which some 19 unposted
newly-trained teachers who were
arrested at the forecourt of the
Ghana Education Service (GES)
headquarters to the Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR).
The trainees were also admitted
a self-recognizance bail by the
court.
In court on Monday, counsel
for the accused persons, Bede
Tukuu, told the court that the action
of the police to have his
clients arrested was pathetic.
He argue that the unposted
teachers actually received text messages
from the Ghana Education
Service, indicating that they were
needed on the premises to have
the processes sorted for their postings.
According to him, his clients,
upon reaching there, were told the
GES had not sent the said messages.
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Ofosu-Ampofo case:
AG begs for time
BY MUNTALLA INUSAH
muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh
• To prepare its witness
THE DIRECTOR of
Public Prosecution
(DPP), Mrs Yvonne
Attakorah Obuobisah,
has asked the
Criminal Court in Accra to give
them time to prepare their first
witness in the case in which the
National Chairman of the National
Democratic Congress,
Samuel Ofoso Ampofo, and a
Deputy Communications Officer,
Kwaku Boahen, are standing
trial for various offences.
The two have been charged
with conspiracy to cause harm
and assault on a public officer
and have been granted bail after
pleading not guilty.
This was the second time the
trial has been adjourned. It was
initially fixed for December 18,
2019 but adjourned to Monday,
January 27, 2020.
In court on Monday, when
the case was called, the DPP
told the court that even though
the matter was fixed for the day
for the trial to commence, they
prayed for time to have a conference
with their first witness.
According to her, “our witness travelled
for a medical examination and so
we couldn’t have conference with him”
and therefore requested the case to be
adjourned to Wednesday, January 29,
2020.
Lawyer for Ofosu-Ampofo, Tony
Lithur, who had earlier been informed by
In court on Monday, when the case was
called, the DPP told the court that even
though the matter was fixed for the day
for the trial to commence, they prayed
for time to have a conference with their
first witness.
• Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, NDC Chariman • Ms Gloria Afua Akuffo, AG
the prosecution prior to the case
being called, said he was in agreement for
the case to be adjourned to Wednesday.
Struck case out
Meanwhile, counsel for the 2nd accused
person (Kwaku Boahen), Dr Aziz
Basit Bamba, has drawn the court’s attention
to the delay being occasioned by the
State.
According to him, since April last year
when the accused persons were arraigned,
the State was still asking for time
to prepare their witness.
It was his case that the state could
have called their 2nd witness once their
first witness was not ready.
He, however, prayed the court to
strike the case out so that anytime the
State was ready, they could come back.
In her short
response, the
DPP said the
delay in the case
could not have
been blamed on
the prosecution
because most of
the previous
sittings were all
used to respond
to various
applications from
the defence
team.
He contended that a criminal
charge is one of the serious things to
hang on one’s neck.
In her short response, the DPP said
the delay in the case could not have been
blamed on the prosecution because most
of the previous sittings were all used to
respond to various applications from the
defence team.
She assured the court that their witness
would be readily prepared for the
trial to commence on Wednesday.
Justice Samuel Asiedu, now justice of
the Court of Appeal sitting with additional
responsibility as a High Court
judge, said Wednesday is just two days
away and so could not strike the case out.
He subsequently adjourned the case to
January 29, 2020, for the State to produce
their first witness.

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Access bank empowers women
With new insurance-embedded savings product
IN LINE with its commitment
to financial inclusion,
Access Bank Ghana has introduced
an innovative savings
product known as “Live
B3ta”, targeted at women’s
groups in rural and peri-urban
areas with limited access to financial
services.
The Live B3ta savings account
forms part of the unique solutions
offered by Access Bank’s flagship
women empowerment programme,
“W” Initiative.
It is supported by Savings at
the Frontier (SatF), a joint programme
by Mastercard Foundation
and Oxford Policy
Management Ltd (OPM), which is
aimed at improving the financial
inclusion of low-income individuals
and communities in sub-Saharan
Africa.
The account is designed to
drive behavioural change towards
savings, micro-insurance and
credit. It is an insurance-embedded
group savings account integrated
with mobile money, and
makes it easier for customers to
do their banking anywhere and at
•The Access Bank team with members of a beneficiary
community in Akatsi, Volta Region
any time. For ease of reference,
customers can also use their
phone numbers as account numbers.
Speaking on the strategic partnership,
the Managing Director of
Access Bank Ghana, Mr Olumide
Olatunji, mentioned that the support
from SatF will further boost
the bank’s drive towards helping
more women become financially
independent and empowered
through financial literacy training.
He mentioned that the partnership
with SatF further
underscores Access
Bank's
commitment to becoming
a major contributor
of Ghana's
economic advancement
through research
backed
financial inclusion
strategies.
He said “we are
receiving support of
up to $1,000,000
from SatF and this is
critical in providing
the right systems and
resources to ensure
that the journey we
began in 2015 to improve
the financial independence
of every
woman in Ghana is
achieved much earlier
than we anticipated.”
Speaking on behalf of SatF,
Team Leader Sukhwinder Arora
said, “The problems facing informal
savers, particularly women, in
accessing suitable savings products
are well known – yet up until now,
the ability of formal financial institutions
to reach them has
proved difficult.
“We are delighted to be working
with Access Bank in their
quest to provide new banking opportunities
for thousands of rural
and peri-urban savers across
Ghana and in the process demonstrate
that both the Bank and
women savers can benefit.”
The “W” Initiative packages
multiple banking products and
services into all-in-one bundles
that appeal to women either as
young professionals, homebuilders
or entrepreneurs. Many women
across Ghana are currently benefiting
from this unique initiative
which seeks to inspire, connect
and empower women through the
various stages of their lives.
Over the years, Access Bank
has demonstrated its continued
commitment to influence social,
economic and environmental systems
beyond making profits and
continues to spearhead its sustainability
drive through unrivalled investments
in education, health,
environment, sports and the arts.
&Env.
Health Service allays fears of
coronavirus entering country
THE GHANA
Health Service
(GHS) has
allayed fears the
coronavirus in
China may find its
way into the country.
Director-General of GHS, Dr
Patrick Aboagye, says stringent
measures have been put in place,
especially at the country's entry
points to screen passengers.
He added that should it enter
Ghana, a clinical health plan had
been developed with the Noguchi
Memorial Institute for Medical Research
to be on standby to test and
diagnose to manage the virus.
“We’ve put in place systems of
sorts to prevent entry and surveillance
to identify any threats from
anybody coming from an affected
country so that we are able to prevent
the disease from entering the
country.
“The Public Health Emergency
Management Committees, which
currently exist at the national, regional
and district level, have been
alerted. Yesterday the national
technical coordinating committee
also met to discuss the situation
and confer measures put in place
by the public health division and
the Ghana Health Service in general,”
Dr Aboagye said.
So far, in China, the lock-down
measures are increasing across the
Hubei province to try to control
the spread.
Travel restrictions have been
expanded to 13 cities, with a total
of 36 million people affected.
Wuhan, where the outbreak
began, is rapidly building a new
hospital.
The city, home to around 11
million people, is struggling to
cope with the increasing number
of patients and the city is on lockdown.
There are several Ghanaian students
who live in Wuhan. Meanwhile,
the National Union of
Ghana Students says their colleagues
in various institutions in
China are safe.
“Most cities where you have
Ghanaians are safe. In Wuhan,
which is the epicentre of the virus,
I [have] interacted with them since
this epidemic started and everyone
is safe because we have the local
executives interacting with all the
students in the various universities.
The Ghanaian Embassy over there
has also issued some guidelines for
students,” the NUGS president
said.
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7 new envoys present Letters
of Credence to Akufo-Addo
SEVEN NEW envoys accredited
to Ghana by their
respective countries, today,
January 27, 2020, presented
their letters of credence to
President Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo Addo at the Jubilee
House.
The presentation of their credentials
essentially marks the beginning of
their tour of duty in the Republic of
Ghana.
The seven envoys are Ambassador
of the Republic of Zimbabwe to
Ghana, Mr Kufa Edward Chinoza,
Ambassador of the Republic of Mali,
Mr Abdoul Karder Toure, High Commissioner
of Kenya, Eliphas Mugendi
Barine, India High Commissioner,
Sugandh Rajaram, Ambassador of
Togo, Colonel Awoki Panassa, Rwandan
Ambassador, Dr Aisa Kirabo Kacyira
and the Ambassador of Guinea
t, Madame Olga Syradin.
Ambassador of Zimbabwe
Ambassador Kufa Edward Chinoza,
in his address to President
Akufo-Addo after presenting his credentials,
noted that Zimbabwe and
Ghana had come a long way in their
relations.
These relations, he said, dates back
to the time of Zimbabwe’s struggle
for independence. He indicated that
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was
looking forward to enriching this relationship
further.
President Akufo Addo on
Zimbabwe
President Akufo Addo, in response,
observed that Ghana was
aware of some serious sanctions that
had been imposed on Zimbabwe by
several inter-governmental organizations
across the world. These sanctions,
he said, were obviously affecting
the development of Zimbabwe negatively.
President Akufo Addo pledged
that Ghana, together with the rest of
Africa, would continue to press on the
organizations concerned to have these
sanctions removed.
Ambassador of Mali
Ambassador Abdoul Karder Toure
commended President Akufo-Addo
for his successful ‘Year of Return’ initiative.
“The initiative largely contributed
in giving another image, the real image
of Africa, to our Diasporans, who
now realize that Africa is not only the
continent of difficulties, wars, conflicts,
diseases, etc, but it also has men
and women who are fighting to overcome
the scourges of underdevelopment;
men and women who believe,
like your Excellency, that “Ghana Beyond
Aid” is possible, that “Africa Beyond
Aid” is possible,” Ambassador
Toure said.
President Akufo Addo on Mali
President Akufo Addo registered
his thanks to the Malian envoy for his
kind words of encouragement and
•President Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo Addo
support. He indicated that Ghana and
Mali have a lot in common and that it
was time for the two West African nations
to deepen their trade and economic
ties.
High Commissioner of
Kenya
High Commissioner of Kenya,
Eliphas Mugendi Barine, also praised
the government for instituting the
“Year of Return” initiative. He described
the initiative as a “milestone”
under the Presidency of Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo Akufo-Addo. He
urged the President, and for that matter
Ghana, to support the Republic of
Kenya’s bid for the Non-Permanent
seat of the United Nations Security
Council for the period 2021-2022.
President Akufo Addo on Kenya
President Akufo-Addo noted that
the challenges of terrorism in East
Africa were also showing up in West
Africa and the Sahel. These challenges
of terrorism and violent extremism,
he said, must be tackled head-on. He
pledged to take steps to lobby his colleague
African leaders to get them to
pay more attention to dealing with
them with the seriousness they deserved.
Indian High Commissioner
Indian High Commissioner,
Sugandh Rajaram said India was keen
on deepening ties with Ghana in all
areas and looked forward to working
closely towards fostering bilateral economic
and commercial relations for
mutual benefit.
“I affirm my commitment to you
to deepen and expand the scope of
our cooperation and my desire to
work together in advancing our common
goals of serving our citizens to
the best of my ability,” High Commissioner
Rajaram said.
President Akufo Addo on India
President Akufo Addo welcomed
the India envoy to Ghana and congratulated
him on his appointment. He
also wished him a successful tour of
duty in Ghana. He assured High Commissioner
Rajaram that his office, as
well as the Foreign Affairs and Regional
Integration Ministry, was ready
to assist him in order to have a successful
stay in the nation.
“The Foreign Minister, the Chief
of Staff and all these officials are at
your disposal to help you have a successful
tour of duty in our country,”
President Akufo Addo said.
Ambassadors of Togo,
Guinea and Rwanda
The Ambassadors of Togo,
Colonel Awoki Panassa; Guinea,
Madame Olga Syradin and Rwanda,
Dr Aisa Kira o Kacyira, all expressed
their respective countries’ desire to
deepen ties with Ghana. They also
pledged their continued support to
Ghana as she hosts the continental
secretariat of the AfCFTA.
President Akufo Addo on Togo,
Guinea and Rwanda
President Akufo Addo wished
them success throughout their period
of stay in the Republic of Ghana. He
stressed the need for continued collaboration
between their countries and
Ghana in order to make the African
Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
a success.
Missing man, 45, found
decomposing in a river
BY KOJO ANSAH
A 45-YEAR-OLD who went
missing for a week has been
found dead in the stretch of
River Ayensu in the West
Akyem Municipality in the
Eastern Region.
The decomposing body of
the deceased, Kofi George,
was found Saturday morning
in section of the river in the
Kwame Tia community.
The West Akyem Municipal
Director of National Disaster
Management Organization
(NADMO), Addo Kwasi
Annor, said the body of the
deceased had been buried
under the supervision of the
police, Environmental officers
and NADMO.
The widow of Kofi told
Starr News the husband, a
farmer, left home a week ago
but did not return. The deceased
left behind five children.
The police have commenced
investigations into the
incident.
Comparing CPI to Afrobarometer
counterproductive
ANTI-GRAFT CAMPAIGNER
Vitus Azeem says the attempt by
the government to compare the corruption
perception index (CPI) and
the Afrobarometer corruption report
is counterproductive to the
fight against graft.
According to him, even though
both surveys focus on corruption,
their methodology and areas of interest
are uniquely different.
“You cannot compare them because
they are talking about different
things. The methodology is
different and their data interest is
different.
“If you leave CPI and you pick
barometer because it favours the
government, then you’re not helping
the corruption fight,” he told
sit-in host of Morning Starr, Lantam
Pappanko, on Monday, January
27.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong
Nkrumah on Sunday touted
the government’s efforts in the fight
against graft basing his comments
on the report of the latest Afrobarometey
survey which suggested
the government was doing well.
• Azeem to Oppong Nkrumah
The report comes on the back of
the latest findings of Transparency
International, which said Ghana was
declining in the battle against corruption.
Ghana scored 41 out of a possible
clean score of 100 in the CPI
2019 and ranked 80 out of 180
countries/territories included in this
year’s index. This year’s score of 41
shows that Ghana’s score remained
the same compared to its CPI 2018
score (41).
Ghana performed better than 37
other Sub-Saharan African countries,
including Burkina Faso 40,
Lesotho 40, Ethiopia 37, Gambia
37, and Tanzania 37.
In 2019, while Ghana performed
better than Burkina Faso and
Lesotho, Ghana could not catch up
with countries like South Africa,
Senegal, São Tomé and Príncipe
that scored better than Ghana in
2018.

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Editorial
GFA, sustain the heat
IT IS not an overstatement to
say that Ghanaians love
football because that is the
reality. As such anything done
to improve football would be
welcomed by the people.
Since Kurt Okraku took
over the reins of the Ghana
Football Association (GFA) as
its president, things seem to be
improving little by little.
For now, one thing that has
caught the attention of the
DAILY HERITAGE is
GFA’s partnership deal with
the State Transport
Corporation (STC) to, among
other things, have the Ghanaia
company render services to
referees and other match
officials as part of a special
package.
According to news reports,
the arrangement between the
GFA and STC will allow for
match officials to embark on
two-way travels to cover
football matches in STC
vehicles as the football
governing body bids to help
solve challenges that confront
the refereeing sector in the
exercising of their duties.
It is said that the
intervention, when it finally
comes to fruition, will form
part of measures put in place
by the GFA to improve the
welfare and working
conditions of Ghanaian
referees. It is the belief of the
Kurt Okraku administration
that when the financial
burdens of referees are eased,
they would not be tempted in
any way to compromise
professionalism and conduct
themselves in a manner that
would undermine the integrity
of the game.
We have also learnt that the
Football Association has
disbursed GHc300,000 to the
Referees Association of Ghana
as part-payment of debt owed
by the previous administration.
The
DAILY
HERITAGE commends the
new GFA administration for
its foresight and appeal to it to
sustain this passion or heat and
make football a truly a game
Ghanaians would forever love.
Unposted teachers saga
Go for ADR settlement
• READ FROM PAGE 2
He said his clients insisted
they wanted confirmation from
the Human Resource Manager
only to see them being arrested
by the police.
No harm caused
Counsel contended the
teachers did not cause any harm
nor attempted to destroy any
property as the charges from
the police indicated.
He therefore, expressed
shock by the action of the police
and prayed the court to
admit his clients to a self-recognizance
bail, while the court
refers the matter for settlement.
The police prosecution did
not oppose to the bail application.
The court, after hearing the
argument put forth, referred
them to an alternative dispute
resolution mechanism to settle
• Court orders parties
In court on Monday,
counsel for the accused
persons, Bede Tukuu,
told the court that the
action of the police to
have his clients arrested
was pathetic.
the matter.
They are expected appear before
the ADR on January 28,
2020.
The 19 teachers were arrested
on January 13 at the forecourt
of the GES on the
charges of unlawful assembly
and offensive conduct to which
they pleaded not guilty.
The case has been adjourned
to January 29.

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Politics
DAILY HERITAGE TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020
Mobilize revenue to support central
government – President Akuffo Addo
PRESIDENT NANA
Addo Dankwa Akufo-
Addo has charged district
assemblies to
mobilize enough revenue
to support the
central government to fast track
development throughout the
country.
He asked district assemblies to
focus and work on the national
digital addressing and property
registration system to aid spatial
planning and revenue mobilization.
Mr Jerry Ahmed Shuaib, Chief
Executive Officer, Coastal Development
Authority, delivered the
President's address on the third inauguration
ceremony of the Ada
West District Assembly.
"Same way with businesses;
when it is time to collect our business
operating permits, all of
these are well captured so that we
can go in and collect our business
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
operating permits," according
to the President.
He asked assembly members
to be selfless people
and" think about how best
you can transform this assembly
and to transform
mother Ghana."
He said unity must be the
assembly's priority Irrespective
of where a member or
staff is coming from saying,
"Your outmost interest here
should be how best to develop
Ada West.
Ensure that the opinion
leaders are considered before
you execute a project in an
area."
He charged them to take
advantage of the central government
initiatives especially
the Free SHS, the 1D 1F,
PFFJ as they explored avenues
for creation of employment,
largely for the
youth.
"I wished to remind you that
your people require of you selflessness,
devotion to duty, a very
accountable stewardship and
above all, the ability to deliver efficient
services to improve on their
quality of life, not your quality of
life, "he said. GNA
"Same way with businesses;
when it is
time to collect our
business operating
permits, all of these
are well captured so
that we can go in
and collect our business
operating permits,"
according to
the President.
MTF organizes West Africa
Masterclass in Acting for Camera
BY ERICA ARTHUR
MULTICHOICE
TALENT Factory
(MTF),
West Africa hub
is set to host a
Masterclass in
acting for camera in Accra,
Ghana. The one-day Masterclass,
which will be facilitated by international
award-winning director,
Denny. Y. Miller, will take place in
Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, January
30, 2020.
Explaining the rationale behind
the upcoming masterclass, Femi
Odugbemi, MTF Academy Director,
West Africa, said, Miller, who
won awards for directing Isibaya
and Swartwater, will teach participants
drawn from the film and television
industry in Ghana, new
techniques of acting for camera.
Miller, who has been in television
for over 25 years, started his
career in the television and film
•Denny. Y. Miller
industry at the age of 19 when he
worked as part of the crew in
EGOLI- Place of Gold. Surrounded
by notable talents in the
industry and some of the best
technicians, he got soaked in experience
that would leave him passionate
about directing for
television.
Miller directed season one of
Africa magic’s longest soap opera
Tinsel, mentoring a cast and crew
that had little or no experience in
the genre. He was also the creative
director and director on two seasons
of Moments with Mo -- a
Nigerian talk show -- and he
wrote and directed Kenya’s first
talent-search reality series called
‘The Presenter’.
Odugbemi emphasized that the
masterclass, which involves actors,
actresses and directors would effectively
get these industry players
to understand that in performance,
imagery matters more than
words.
“These actors and directors
would channel their emotions in a
more powerful way when they
comprehend the dynamics of acting
with camera and not acting for
camera,” he stated.
The Academy Director, West
Africa also pointed out that Multi-
Choice would continue to improve
the skills of talents in the
film and television industry in
Ghana and the success of these
MTF masterclasses will, over time,
deliver a more professionalized,
networked film and television industry
across Africa and an expanded
community of highly
skilled professionals who are passionate
about creating quality
home-grown content.
The participants in the Acting
for Camera Masterclass will comprise
experienced plus-up and
coming actors and actresses from
across the industry and leading
professionals in Ghana.
Explaining the rationale
behind the
upcoming masterclass,
Femi
Odugbemi, MTF
Academy Director,
West Africa, said,
Miller, who won
awards for directing
Isibaya and Swartwater,
will teach
participants drawn
from the film and
television industry
in Ghana, new techniques
of acting for
camera.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020
Hearts vs. Kotoko:
$130,000 gate proceeds
sets new revenue record
GHANA'S
BIGGEST
derby involving
Accra
Hearts of Oak
and Asante Kotoko has set a
new revenue record for the
country after raking in
GHc726,380 following Sunday's
match between Hearts
and Kotoko.
The amount, which is
about $130,000, becomes the
highest amount any match
has earned in the Ghana Premier
League in the country.
"The amount from the
gate proceeds in the Hearts
of Oak clash with Asante
Kotoko was GHc 726,380,"
National Sports Authority
PRO Charles Amoah has
said.
The previous record was
held by Kotoko last year
when they played Camerounian
side Coton Sport Garoua
in the CAF Confederation
Cup in Kumasi, which match
earned them GHc639,000.
Prior to that record, the
highest proceeds recorded
over the years was in 2014
when Ghana spanked Egypt
6-1 in a World Cup qualifier
in Kumasi that recorded a little
over GHc400,000.
So now the new record is
held by Hearts versus Kotoko
match on Sunday,
which ended 2-1 in favour of
the visiting side.
•The previous record was held by Kotoko last year when they
played Camerounian side Coton Sport Garou
GFA set for deal with
transport giants STC
Dr Kyei gives each Kotoko player
GHc2000 for beating Hearts of Oak
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN of
Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Dr.
Kwame Kyei, has delivered on his
promise to reward the Kotoko
players with a special package
should they beat Hearts of Oak
in their league clash.
Dr. Kyei rewarded each player
with cash of GHc2000 for beating
Hearts of Oak over the weekend.
The Porcupine warriors triumphed
over sworn enemies
Hearts of Oak on Sunday at the
Accra Sports Stadium by 2-1.
Justice Blay opened the scores
for the Porcupine Warriors with a
deft header with the back of his
head in the early stages of the
game.
There were two further
goals in the second
half, first with a routine
short corner headed
home by Joseph Esso
after the initial shot
had hit the post.
•The Kotoko players celebrating their win
There were two further goals
in the second half, first with a
routine short corner headed
home by Joseph Esso after the
initial shot had hit the post.
Very late into the game, Kotoko
won a penalty which was
duly converted by Guinean import
Naby Keita to give Kotoko
all three points.
Speaking to the players late on
Sunday night, Dr. Kyei honoured
his promise and outlined new
juicy bonus packages to the team.
'Yesterday, I promised you
that I would do something special.
Your winning bonus was 400
but I have reviewed it to 2,000,''
Dr Kyei disclosed at the team's
hotel.
'Also, your winning bonus for
away and home matches was
GH¢ 400 and GH¢ 300 respectively
but from today, it's GH¢
500.'
THE GHANA Football Association
is set to ink a partnership deal with
the State Transport Corporation
(STC).
The deal, among other things,
shall see the Ghanaian transport
company render services to referees
and other match officials as part of
a special package.
The arrangement between the
GFA and STC will allow for match
officials to embark on two-way travels
to cover football matches in STC
vehicles as the football governing
body bids to help solve challenges
that confront the
refereeing sector in
the exercising of
their duties.
The GFA President,
Kurt Okraku,
revealed this during
an inaugural ‘meetthe-press’
initiative
held at Exim Bank
Auditorium in
Accra.
“The GFA will
soon announce a
deal with transport
giants STC to ensure
referees are
provided transportation
to and
fro match venues,”
he said.
This intervention,
when it finally
comes to fruition,
will form part of
measures put in
place by the GFA to improve the
welfare and working conditions of
Ghanaian referees. It is believed that
when the financial burdens of referees
are eased, it will be for them to
exhibit strict professionalism and
conduct themselves in a manner
that doesn’t impugn the integrity of
the game.
The Football Association disbursed
GHc300,000 to the Referees
Association of Ghana, before the
start of the 2019/2020 season as
part-payment of debt owed by the
previous administration.
• GFA President, Kurt Okraku

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