Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Sports Journalist Thomas Freeman Yeboah. Colleague journalists have been badly hit by the news of Thomas Freeman’s death and have thus taken to various social media platforms to mourn the passing of the dynamic journalist. Saddick Adams ( Sports Obama) Fentuo Tahiru, Yaw Ofosu, Akoto Boafo and a host of renowned journalist have been sharing their fondest memories of Thomas Freeman on the handles. About Thomas Freeman Affectionately called Continental Freeman, he carved a niche for himself as one of the most reliable data-driven journalists of his generation. Details of his death remain sketchy but GhanaWeb has learned he died from an accident sometime over the weekend. Freeman was a journalist with Pulse Ghana. His death has been rendered the more painful considering that he lost his mother only last month. He previously worked with Metro FM, now Ezra FM in Kumasi before moving to Asempa FM and Hot FM in Accra. He was also a regular contributor to various sports in the country. He is survived by a wife. Sad to hear the loss of a colleague Thomas Freeman Yeboah. A sports journalist who was well versed in history and stats of Ghana Football and one of the most valuable tanks of information. Thomas was a former member of the GFA Research Team. RIP Mr “Setting the Records Straight” pic.twitter.com/y4dck5pRUn — Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) February 21, 2021 Shocked to hear of the death of sports journalist Thomas Freeman Yeboah. A frequent voice on Citi FM’s Scoreline, Freeman distinguished himself as a historian of Ghana football, and until his untimely death, remained a valuable resource to the Citi Sports desk.This is painful ???? pic.twitter.com/sf0QoT5paW — Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo (@Fentuo_) February 21, 2021   Thomas Freeman’s death has hit me so hard. Such terrible news. He was an exceptional colleague, my hall president back in uni and a tank of knowledge. I am so so sad. What?! — Yaw (@theyawofosu) February 21, 2021   Oh!, I still don’t believe it. I remember the day you called me commending me for the good work am doing when it comes to research. Always calling me ‘name’ because we are called ‘Yeboah’. Sad to hear about your sudden death. Farewell Thomas Freeman Yeboah. ???? ???? pic.twitter.com/4vpUCXyeWT — Bright Yeboah Taylor ‘BYT’ (@brightaylor) February 21, 2021   Oh Charley! ???????? Rest In Peace Thomas Freeman! This guy’s in-depth analysis in sports made me a huge fan of his years ago, totally devastated by this news — Mr. Whyte (@RevErskineGH) February 22, 2021   Screw this life. Rest In Peace Thomas Freeman Yeboah. Ghana has really lost a good sports historian — Tordia Chicago (@okpoti_evans) February 21, 2021   Some deaths hits you so hard. They leave so many questions to ponder over.— Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) February 21, 2021 Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093

Ghana’s leading football website GHANAsoccernet.com brings to you a comprehensive report on the Performace of Ghanaian Players Abroad over the weekend. Our international football specialist Herbert Boakye Yiadom brings to a summary on how the players fared in their respective leagues. Ghanaian Players to have scored this weekend Christopher Antwi-Adjei scored the winning goal for Paderborn in their 2-1 win over Sandhausen Dennis Dowouna was on target for Skenderbeu as they drew 1-1 against Vilaznia Emmanuel Asante scored the only goal of the game to propel Omonia to a 1-0 win over APOEL Baba Rahman was on target for PAOK in their 4-0 win over Lamia Mohammed Kudus was on target for Ajax as they recorded a 4-2 win over Sparta Rotterdam Below is the report… ENGLAND In the Premier League, Mohammed Salisu impressed heavily on his full debut for Southampton in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea Thomas Partey missed Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City due to injury Daniel Amartey played 15 minutes for Leicester City in their 2-1 win over Aston Villa In the English Championship, Tariq Fosu climbed off the bench to play 33 minutes for Brentford in their 2-0 defeat to Coventry Andre Ayew played 90 minutes for Swansea City in their 4-1 defeat to Huddersfield Albert Adomah came on as a substitute to play 19 minutes for QPR as they recorded a 2-1 win over Bournemouth Andy Yiadom was in action for Reading as they lost 2-0 to Middlesbrough SPAIN In La Liga, Joseph Aidoo came off the bench to play 10 minutes for Celta Vigo in their 2-0 defeat to Valencia In the Segunda division, Iddrisu Baba played 51 minutes for Mallorca in their 2-0 win over Almeria ITALY In Serie A, Emmanuel Gyasi was in action for Spezia as they lost 3-0 to Fiorentina Alfred Duncan made a brief appearance for Cagliari in their 1-0 defeat to Torino Kwadwo Asamoah was on the bench for Cagliari GERMANY In the Bundesliga, Kasim Nuhu Adams played 90 minutes for Hoffenheim in their 4-0 win over Werder Bremen In Bundesliga II, Raman Chibsah played no part in Bochum’s game against Aue which they lost by a lone goal Christopher Antwi-Adjei scored the winning goal for Paderborn in their 2-1 win over Sandhausen FRANCE In the Ligue I, Alexander Djiku was in action for Strasbourg as they were held at home by Angers. Majeed Waris was an unused substitute in the game for Strasbourg John Boye played 90 minutes for Metz in their 2-1 win over Nice In Ligue II, Emmanuel Lomotey played the full throttle for Amiens as they lost at home to Sochaux by a lone goal Nicholas Opoku played no part in the game Ebenezer Assifiuah saw 19 minutes of action for Pau FC in their 2-1 defeat to Niort Alidu Seidu was on the bench for Clermont as they recorded a 2-0 win over AC Ajaccio ALBANIA Dennis Dowouna was on target for Skenderbeu as they drew 1-1 against Vilaznia Randy Dwumfour played 90 minutes in the game for the winners whilst Abbey Agbodzie was on the bench Isaac Gyamfi was on the bench for KF Tirana as they lost to Teuta by a lone goal ARMENIA In the Premier League, Nana Antwi saw 73 minutes of action for Lori in their 2-0 win over Shirak Gyumri AUSTRIA In the Tipico Bundesliga, Kennedy Boateng was in action for Ried in their 1-1 draw against Hartberg David Atanga saw 90 minutes of action for Admira in their 2-1 defeat to LASK Samuel Tetteh played 73 minutes and also picked up a yellow card in St.Polten game against Tirol Nana Kofi Babil missed Altach game against Austria Vienna due to injury BANGLADESH In the Premier League, Sadick Adams played the full throttle for Arambagh as they drew against Baridhara as the game produced eight goals Ibrahim Moro also featured in the game for Arambagh BELGIUM In the Pro League, Osman Bukari was on the bench for Gent as they drew 1-1 with KV Mechelen Majeed Ashimeru played 45 minutes for Anderlecht as they lost 2-0 to Kortrijk Dauda Mohammed came on as a substitute for Anderlecht to play 16 minutes in the game. Eric Ocansey played 90 minutes for the winners Daniel Opare was in action for Waregem in their 3-2 win over St.Leige BULGARIA Clinton Osei was on the bench for MTK Budapest in their goalless draw game against Mezokovesd-Zsory Bernhard Tekpetey saw 66 minutes of action for Ludogorets in their 3-2 loss to Lok, Plovdiv Carlos Ohene played 18 minutes for Beroe as they drew 1-1 against Slavia Sofia Mohammed Nasiru lasted 77 minutes in the game Levski Sofia in their goalless draw against Etar CROATIA Nasiru Moro played full throttle for Gorcia in their 3-0 win over Lok. Zagreb CYPRUS Benjamin Akoto was in action for Doxa as they lost by a lone goal to Anorthosis Emmanuel Asante scored the only goal of the game to propel Omonia to a 1-0 win over APOEL CZECH Emmanuel Antwi climbed off the bench to play 45 minutes for Pribram as they lost 4-1 to Slovacko DENMARK In the SuperLiga, Ghanaian trio, Ibrahim Sadiq, Sulemana Kamal Dean and Maxwell Woledzi were in action for Nordsjaelland in their 1-1 draw against Randers FC In the First Division, David Martin was on the bench for Fremad Amager in their 2-1 win over Hvidovre IF Clinton Antwi played the full throttle for Esbjerg in their 1-0 win over Fredericia CYPRUS Barnes Osei saw 73 minutes of action for Nea Salamis in their 4-0 win over Karmiotissa Kingsley Sarfo played 90 minutes for OL.Nicosia recorded a 1-0 win over AEK Larnaca EGYPT Issahuku Yakubu lasted the entire duration in the game for Wadi Degla in their 3-1 defeat to Misr Lel Makkasa Solomon Mensah saw 57 minutes of action for ASWAN as they recorded a 3-1 win over Al lttihad FINLAND Anthony Annan saw 62 minutes of action for Inter Tuku in their 1-0 win over Haka Nana

The National Sports Authority has stated that it will deploy military men to ensure fans adhere to covid 19 protocols at the Accra sports stadium and other stadia across the country during league games. This development comes on the back of fans breaching Covid -19 protocols during Hearts of Oak’s match week 11 fixture against city rivals Accra Great Olympics. The Phobians will be playing some games behind closed doors after allowing more than the required number of fans access to the venue. The Rainbow club have also been hauled before the Ghana Football Association Disciplinary Committee. Speaking to Starr Sports, Spokesperson for the national sports authority, Charles Amofa, said they are planning on engaging the services of the military to beef up security during games at the Accra Sports Stadium. “We are planning to beef up security at the Accra Sports stadium because we currently we are using the Police service and the Ghana national fire service. “But we are looking at the possibility of enganing the service of the Military to beef up security to ensure fans adhere strictly to Covid-19 protocols at the stadium” Amofa told Starr Sports. Starrfm Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093.

Former Black Stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah has distanced himself from the Asante Kotoko vacant coaching role claiming “he is not ready” to take up the task. The Ghanaian giants are currently looking to replace Maxwell Konadu who was sacked as head coach of the club about a fortnight back. The Porcupine Warriors parted company with Konadu following a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Accra Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League. However, Appiah, who is a legend of the club has been linked with the vacant coaching job but a close source has told AshesGyamera.com that the former Black Stars trainer is not interested to take up the role. “There is no way Kwesi Appiah will become the next coach of Asante Kotoko because he is actually not interested at the moment,” the source said. “After his contract with Ghana expired, he decided to take time off football and leave the scene for a while because he has been through a lot.” “Currently, he is doing other businesses which are showing promises and it will be premature to halt all the plans and projections made to become the successor of Maxwell Konadu.” “Everything in this world is possible but this comeback is highly impossible. I believe Kotoko will look elsewhere,” the source added. Assistant coach Johnson Smith has since the dismissal of Maxwell Konadu taken over as the interim coach until a substantive one is hired. Ghana soccernet Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093.

Ghanaian forward Elvis Manu was on target for Ludogorets Razgrad but it was not enough as the Bulgarian giants lost 3-1 to LASK Linz in the final group game of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. Ludogorets went into the game against the Austrians with no hope of making it to the next round of the competition after losing their previous five matches in Group J. The Greens lads were lucky to end the first half with a goalless draw after Thomas Goiginger missed a penalty for LASK Linz on the 45th minute mark. Coach Stanislav Genchev called upon Elvis Manu from the bench at half time, replacing the Ghanaian within  DR Congo forward Mavis Tchibota. Manu quickly announced his presence in the game with a fine finish just a minute after the recess. But the visitors replied with a goal from Phillip Weisinger in the 56th minute. Ludogorets were reduced to ten men after Alex Santana was given a straight red card and a penalty against his side for a cynical tackle. The resultant penalty was buried by Rene Renner in the 61st minute before Emil Madsen rounded off the heavy victory with a super strike in the 67th minute. Manu ended their Europa campaign with an impressive 5 goals from 6 games. Meanwhile, his compatriot and teammate Bernard Tekpetey came on in the 77th minute of the game. LASK Linz have joined Tottenham Hotspurs in qualifying for the next stage of the competition as Ludogorets finished at the bottom of the standings with zero point. Ghana soccernet Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications