Local Black Stars Move To Camp Ahead of Japan Friendly

Ghana’s local national team is report to camp today ahead of their friendly international with the Japanese U-23 side in Tokyo next month.

The local Black Stars will report at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram under the tutelage of Maxwell Konadu who will oversee their preparations for this international fixture.

The Assistant Coach of the full national team, the Black Stars, has called up 25 players to prepare for this encounter which is being organized to test the battle readiness of both countries for important assignments.

Japan have qualified to the football tournament at the Rio Olympics coming up in August and want to test their strength against African opposition as they are group in a pool that also includes Nigeria.

With both Ghana and Nigeria having virtually the same playing style, the Japanese FA deems it right to play Ghana before they head to the Olympics.

Ghana will also use this game to test the readiness of the local players ahead of the qualifiers to the next African Nations Championships (CHAN) in Kenya in 2018.

FULL SQUAD:

GOALKEEPERS

1. RICHARD OFORI                     – WA ALL STARS

2. ROBERT DABOU                     – ASHANTIGOLD

3. MUNTARI TAGOE                    – MEDEAMA

DEFENDERS

4. HAFIZ ADAMS                        – WA ALL STARS

5. AMOS FRIMPONG                   – ASANTE KOTOKO

6. ABDUL BASHIRU                     – DREAMS FC

7. DANIEL DARKWAH                  – ADUANA STARS

8. KADRI MOHAMMED                 – ASHANTIGOLD

9. ABDUL GANIYU                        – WA ALL STARS

10. AHMED ADAMS                        – ASANTE KOTOKO

11. NICHOLAS OPOKU                   – BEREKUM CHELSEA

MIDFIELDERS

12. GOCKEL AHORTOR                  – INTER ALLIES

13. ISAAC TWUM                           – INTER ALLIES

14. ERIC KWAKWA                         – MEDEAMA

15. KWEKU ASUANDZIE                 – WA ALL STARS

16. SABHAN LARYEA                      – HEARTS OF OAK

17. LATIF BLESSING                       – LIBERTY PROFESSIONALS

18. EMMANUEL OCRAN                   – WA ALL STARS

19. SAMUEL TETTEH                       – WAFA

20. EVANS MENSAH                        – INTER ALLIES

21. EMMANUEL OSEI BAFOUR        – ASHANTIGOLD

ATTACKERS

22. SADICK ADAMS                          – BEREKUM CHELSEA

23. RICHARD ARTHUR                      – WA ALL STARS

24. MUSAH IBRAHIM                        – HEARTS OF OAK

25. LAWSON BEKUI                          – DREAMS FC

Local Black Stars Move To Camp Ahead of Japan Friendly

Save Us From Collapse – Local Cement Manufacturers Cry Out

The  Association of  Cement  Manufacturers in Ghana is calling for an urgent  intervention  from government to  save the industry  from collapse.

 

 

The manufacturers lament the influx of imported bagged cement coupled with a reduction in freight value of the product is detrimental to their business.

 

In their bid to get their concerns addressed, they have petitioned the Ministry of Trade, Tariff Advisory  Board  and  the Commissioner  of the  Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.

 

Their petition comes on the back of a recent demonstration by the youth of Aflao over similar concerns.

 

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Chairman of the Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana, Rev. Dr. George Dawson Amoah, said the local industry needs  o be protected in order for them to be sustained.

 

“How do you encourage a local industry to expand and to invest then you keep a blind eye and encourage what we call imports? If the private sector is the engine of growth, then why don’t we encourage the private sector here in Ghana to utilize its capacity? he quizzed.

 

“If the Chinese government is actually subsidizing and even giving discounts for them to actually import into their country, then it is also an issue because the problem is that, then what safe measures are putting in place as a country to protect the local industry?”

 

Cement producers in the country particularly Diamond Cement, which has its factory in Aflao, has expressed concern about the influx of imported Dangote cement into the country.

 

Angry youth in Aflao recently demonstrated against the government’s seeming silence warning the trend could threaten their jobs and livelihood since they could be laid off due to unfair competition to their local employer.

–

citifmonline

Save Us From Collapse – Local Cement Manufacturers Cry Out