Four-star Ghana Romp In The Goals Past Sudan

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Mar 25, 2013

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Ghana closed the gap at the top in Group D with an efficient 4-0 win over Sudan on Sunday in Kumasi in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Majeed Waris scored his first competitive goal for the Black Stars in the second half before substitute Emmanuel Agyemang Badu also tapped in from his lay off after first half goals from Asamoah Gyan and Mubarak Wakaso.

The win pushes the Black Stars to just one point behind Zambia with three matches to go in the second round stage of qualifying.

With the leaders, Zambia dropping points in their 1-1 draw with Lesotho, an hour before Ghana kicked off at the Baba Yara Stadium, the stakes were also high as the result handed either side an opportunity to close the gap at the top.

After a bright start, the Black Stars captained by Sulley Muntari made incursions into the half of the Nile Crocodiles but could not find the back of the net.

Sudan also had their moments in the opening half as goalkeeper Fatau Dauda was quick to go to ground to grab a shot to the near post.

However Gyan opened the scoring when he beat Isaac Vorsah to the scoeing opportunity by tapping in from close range with goalkeeper Elmuez Muhgoub beaten by a header to the far post after 19 minutes.

Ghana continued knocking but Sudan were difficult to break down in defence.

Nineteen minutes after the opener, Harrison Afful dribbled his marker, went to the byline and delivered a cross which Wakasom, who was on the edge of the box met with his left foot to give Ghana a two-nil lead.

Two goals after the opening half, Sudan opened up in the second half but it was Ghana who had the best of the opening minutes.

But seven minutes into the half, Gyan suffered a muscle injury and was replaced by Agyemang Badu.

Another change soon followed as Muntari gave way to Solomon Asante before Emmanuel Frimpong was handed his debut when he took over from Rabiu Mohammed in the 67th minute.

Though the tempo of the game dropped, Ghana were still keen on pushing for more goals.

Waris in the 79th minute scored with a header from Asante’s cross before he turned provider, when he squared the ball to the far post for Agyemang Badu to bundle in five minutes later.

Ghana starting XI Fatau Dauda, Harrison Afful, Richard Kissi Boateng, John Boye, Isaac Vorsah, Rabiu Mohammed/Emmanuel Frimpong, Sulley Muntari/Solomon Asante, Kwadwo Asamoah, Abdul Majeed Waris, Asamoah Gyan/Agyemang Badu, Mubarak Wakaso.

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Dismiss Bawku NHIS Manager – pressure group demands

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Mar 25, 2013

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A pressure group in Bawku, Youth for Development Association is demanding the immediate dismissal of the Bawku Municipal Manager of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

The group accused Mr. Seidu Mohamadu Akugri of financial embezzlement and also for allowing Togolese and Burkinabes to register with the NHIS. The group further demanded forensic audit on the Bawku NHIS Scheme accounts.

Spokesperson for the group, Atariwini Andrew claims maintaining the scheme Manager could collapse the scheme. He complains about the delay in renewals of NHIS cards which according to him have denied clients their right to quality health care service.

But in an interview with A1 NEWS on Thursday, Mr. Akugri denied all the allegations leveled against him. On the alleged financial embezzlement, he said he was aware of some machinations to get him out of office because there were false rumours that he was interested in the Municipal Chief Executive’s position. This he claimed he has denied many times but for whatever reason best known to the rumour mongers, they continued to peddle lies.

He therefore threw a challenge to appropriate authorities to investigate him and if he was found culpable, appropriate sections could be taken against him.

Touching on the allegation on Togolese and Burkinabes been allowed to register with the scheme in the area, Mr. Akugri admitted the practice has existed for a long time now but strongly blamed residents for allowing their relatives in those countries to use their house numbers to enroll on the scheme.

Asked what measures his office has put in place to address the problem, the scheme manager said it had organized fora and radio programmes to discourage residents from the practice but their efforts did not yield the desired results as residents continued to condone with their relatives in the neighbouring countries by allowing them to use their house numbers to enroll on the scheme.

Credit: William Jalulah/a1radioonline.com/Ghana