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48th Nguvu SWAG Awards attracts new sponsors
Eight institutions have joined the list of sponsors for the 48th Nguvu SWAG Awards.
They include beverage giants, Guinness Ghana Limited through it Malta Guinness Brand, SES HD Plus Ghana Limited, National Lottery Authority (NLA), GOIL Plc, Twellium Industries, Ghana Civil Aviation Authorities (GCAA), Static Bank and Estharcie Events.
According to Mrs Dinah Adu Asare, Marketing Manager for Malta Guinness, the SWAG Awards falls in line with their mandate hence the reason to sponsor.
SES HD Plus Ghana Limited, digital satellite television provider with excellent and quality high definition TV, has signed on to sponsor the SWAG Awards in a second year running after the later hugely invested in the digital and high definition production of the 47th SWAG Awards in Accra.
The new institutions would join the new headline sponsors, Nguvu Mining to stage the latest edition of the event.
Scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC), on Friday, January 12, the event will honour athletes and sports administrators who have excelled in the year 2023.
The event will be held under the theme; “Leveraging on the benefits of the 13th African Games.”
The Nguvu SWAG Awards is the longest running sports event in Ghana and will confer honours on about 50 sportsmen and sportswomen, as well as corporate institutions for their role in the development and promotion of sports in Ghana.
SWAG Awards, the longest running award scheme in Ghana since 1975, rewards top performing Sports men and women over the year, and recognises the efforts of persons involved in sports development.
As a novelty, this year’s SWAG Awards will also honour the long serving sports journalists in the country.
Source : www.swagghana.com
Ghana’s First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has made a generous donation to the country’s national female Under-17 and Under-20 teams – Black Maidens and Black Princesses- as they continue preparations for major international assignments.
The donation, made on Friday, May 22, was presented on behalf of the First Lady by the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, at the GFA Technical Centre in Prampram.
The gesture forms part of efforts to motivate and support Ghana’s young female footballers as they prepare to represent the country on the international stage.
The donation included essential food items and toiletries aimed at supporting the welfare and well-being of the players and technical teams.
The donation included cartons of Milo, T-rolls, soft drinks, toiletries, and a range of essential supplies aimed at supporting the welfare of the players, enhancing camp conditions, and easing preparations ahead of their respective assignments.
The Black Maidens are currently engaged in preparations for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers and are set to take on Liberia women’s national under-17 football team in the second-leg encounter in Liberia this weekend.
Meanwhile, the Black Princesses have already secured qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after overcoming Uganda in the qualifiers, extending Ghana’s remarkable record to eight consecutive appearances at the tournament.
The donation by the First Lady was expected to boost morale within both camps while reinforcing national support for the young female footballers who continue to make the country proud.
The prosecution has officially rested its case in The Republic v Solomon Asamoah & Another, the high-profile legal battle commonly referred to as the “Sky Train” case.
The Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem Sai announced the development, praising the state’s team of hard-working prosecutors for successfully anchoring the state’s evidence before the High Court.
The criminal trial centers on the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).
The duo stands accused of illegally authorizing and paying out US$2 million to a foreign company without obtaining board directives or other mandatory statutory approvals.
State investigators have confirmed that the disbursed millions cannot be found.
Following the closure of the prosecution’s case, the accused persons moved the court for an opportunity to file a submission of no case.
The presiding judge granted the application, ordering the defense to submit their arguments by June 8.
The outcome of the June 8 filings will decide the fate of the trial:
With this, if the judge finds the defense’s submission convincing, the accused will be acquitted and discharged however, If the judge dismisses the submission, the court will order the accused officials to take the stand and explain why they should not face prison sentences.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
