New York Jets stars David Clowney and Santonio Holmes tour Ghana
American Football player David Clowney and his New York Jets teammate, Santonio Holmes recently visited for some charity football related activities in Ghana. Through donations to the David Clowney Foundation, the group brought about 250 pounds of children’s clothing to Ghana for donations. » Read more…
Celebrity Sightings: Sulley Muntari and GF Menaye grace Wesley Schneider’s wedding
Ghana Black Stars and Inter Milan midfielder, Sulley Muntari was recently spotted with girlfriend Menaye Donkor at the wedding of Dutch and Inter playmaker, Wesley Schneider’s wedding. The two joined friends and family of the newly weds to celebrate their wedding bliss over the weekend. » Read more…
Larry Holmes to visit Ghana and to fight Azumah Nelson in an exhibition bout
Boxing legend, Larry Holmes WBC/IBF Heavyweight Champion (1978‐1985) and 2nd longest reigning Heavyweight Champion of all time would be paying a 5‐day cultural visit to Ghana to celebrate African boxing and promote tourism opportunities for Ghana at the centre of the world. » Read more…
Mandela looses great-granddaughter in car crash
Nelson Mandela lost his 13-year-old great-granddaughter in a car accident early Friday. Zenani Mandela was returning home from the opening day festivities of the 2010 World Cup when she was involved in a one-car accident that killed her.
From left: Thembela Mandela, Mbuso Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Ndileka Mandela and Zoleka Mandela Front row: Zenani Mandela, Bohelo Seakamela and Zwelami Mandela
Drogba to miss World Cup due to injury
This is sure to disappoint the many fans who were waiting to watch Didier Drogba work his magic during the World Cup in South Africa. In a friendly match against Japan Marcus Tulio Tanaka’s knee connected with his elbow, fracturing it.
Didier Drogba in pain as he walks off the field
Benoit Assou-Ekotto is ‘More Human’
Benoit Assou-Ekotto is among the African players to feature at the More Human exhibition at Ozwald Boateng, 30 Savile Row, W1, which celebrates the impact of African players on the Premier League.
Benoît Assou Ekotto
Drogba continues to be Chelsea’s gold
Didier Drogba continues to affirm Chelsea’s confidence in his abilities with strong performances in his games.
Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard celebrate (Photo: Tom Jenkins)
Grannies plan to play in soccer championship
It isn’t everyday that you get to see granny play soccer, but the opportunity will be afforded to many on July 13 – 18, 2010 during the Veteran’s Cup championships in the Massachusetts. The South African team, the Soccer Grannies, has been invited to play in the Veterans Cup and are working fervently to raise the money that they need in order to get to the games.
Soccer grannies (photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
South African musicians unhappy about FIFA music line-up
It seems the South African musicians are unhappy about not being included in the World Cup festivities. Many of the local artists were upset that the lineup did not include more local talent in it’s roster.
FIFA’s Secretary General, Jerome Valke, said that, “This is an international event, we need to attract audiences from around the world with big global names.” The artists were told that the concert was not the only arts event and they had other options for inclusion. » Read more…
Serena Williams opens Another School in Kenya
In November 2008, Serena Williams opened a secondary school in Kenya in her first visit to the country. While addressing the press back then, Serena said she would be doing more of this kind of work in the future. Well the future is here, and she has lived up to her promise. The tennis champ opened another secondary school in Makueni District, Eastern Kenya.
The young and old who turned out for the opening of the school had permanent smiles curved on their faces for they could not hold back their joy of the gift from Serena to a remote area where education is almost a luxury. Serena Williams Wee Secondary School was developed with support from Serena, Hewlett Packard (HP), and Build African Schools, a non- governmental organization dedicated to building and equiping schools for African children. Serena now has two schools named after her in the same region. » Read more…
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong – The Snow Leopard
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, nicknamed the Snow Leopard, is on the prowl for a gold in the 2010 Winter Olympic games. He has drawn a lot of interest as an African skiing in the Olympics after his introduction to snow 5 years ago. The Alpine Slalom race is scheduled to take place on February 27, 2010. He will make history as the first Ghanian skiing in the Winter Olympics.
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong
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STAGE PLAY: TO LOVE A GHOST
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