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‘MTN, Bok Nam Kim relationship here to stay’
MTN Board Member, Mr Felix Addo has said that the company would ‘cement’ its relationship with the Bok Nam Kim Golf Club in Accra.
The club hosted MTN’s flagship golf event, MTN Invitational on Saturday, bringing hundreds of golfers to compete for honours in the championship that marked its 25th anniversary.
“The partnership between Bok Nam Kim and MTN is here to stay. More of such competitions would be organised at the club.
Mr Addo said MTN would continue to make huge investment to ensure optimum performance and a distinct customer experience.
After hours of competition, Eric Ofosu-hene grabbed the Men’s GroupA trophy with 38 points ahead of Peter Ntiamoah and Nana Krakue.
Leticia Amponsah-Mensah emerged tops in the ladies version of that category with a classy performance ahead of Mariene Tonyigah and Elizabeth Essel-Koomson.
With a score of 42 points, the Men’s Group B event went to Victor Sarpong, followed by Justice Martey and Michael Agbodzah in second and third positions with 36 and 35 points respectively.
The Men’s Nearest-to-the-Pin, prize went to Dr Ernest Asimenu while the Ladies Nearest-to-the-Pin prize went to Helen Appah.
The Longest Drive Men was won by Augustine Manasseh as the Longest Drive Ladies prize went to Mercy Werner.
In an interview, the main winner, Ofosu-hene thanked MTN for organising the event which brought together the best golfers in the country to compete for glory.
“It feels good to play with some of the finest players around and emerge victorious. That comes with a good feeling and I hope it will continue.”
“The win means hard work. I’ll have to train harder to stay among the elites. I trust other competitors will also train harder to make the next event very competitive,” he said.
Black Stars captain Jordan Ayew says Ghana will leave nothing on the pitch when they face England in today’s World Cup Group L decider at Gillette Stadium.
With both teams on 3 points, Ayew said his job is to ease pressure on the younger players and hold everyone accountable, himself included.
“I’m doing my best to guide the boys, make them comfortable, take pressure off them, and help us perform,” Ayew told reporters. “I have to perform too. They have to perform too. It’s teamwork. We’re helping each other.”
Ghana come into the Foxborough clash after a 1-0 win over Panama in Toronto. England beat Croatia 4-2 in their opener.
The captain’s message was simple, “We’re going to give our 100% and we’re going to fight. I’ll make sure when we come off that pitch, we have no regrets.”
The winner takes control of Group L. Kickoff is 4:00 PM ET at Gillette Stadium.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Black Stars forward Brandon Thomas-Asante insists Ghana will carry no pressure into Tuesday’s World Cup showdown with England at Boston Stadium, saying the team’s self-belief and sense of purpose outweigh outside expectations.
Brandon provided a 95th minute assist that helped Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in Toronto.
The win left both Ghana and England level on three points in Group L following the Three Lions 4-2 over Croatia in their opening match.
Speaking to ghanafa.org Thomas-Asante is adamant that external doubt only fuels the squad.
“Everything to the best ability, it’s very much a case of we back ourselves, we believe in ourselves. Whether people on the outside doubt us, believe us, or anything that’s not what we think about. We think about why we’re here. We’re on a mission,” Thomas-Asante said.
The Coventry City forward said that mission removes any weight of expectation. “That means there’s no pressure. It’s even less pressure for us,” he explained.
“We know our fans believe, but we know that some people might want to overlook us. We use that to our advantage preparing properly and believing that we can go and do something,” He added.
England and Ghana both sit on three points heading into the Foxborough clash, with the winner set to take control of Group L. Kickoff at Boston Stadium on Tuesday.
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