Hard Work And Determination Have Been My Secrets – Derrick Abrefa

  

Ghana reigning table tennis champion Derick Abrefa, has said his success story in the sport over the years was due to hard work and determination.

Abrefa, over the weekend defended his title at the 8th edition of the  DG Hathramani table tennis championship after he brushed aside Felix Lartey 3-2 at the D.G Hathiramani Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium.

The annual championship, which saw over 50 table tennis players from seven regions and the security service battled it out with each other for the ultimate trophy

“I have always maintained that to be at the top, its only hard work and determination that will always make one succeed.

“I train very hard sometimes deep into the night and there is no juju anywhere because for me I don’t believe in those things though some believe in it my success story is due to hard work and determination Abrefa told Starr 103.5 FM”.

Eva Amankwa picked up the gold medal in the ladies division denying Cecilia Baah Danso of an opportunity to retain her title.

SEVEN REGIONS CONFIRMED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DG HATHRAMANI TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

 

 

Chief Coach of the Ghana 

Table Tennis Association, Anthony Owusu Ansah has revealed that seven regions have confirmed their participation in the DG Hathramani table tennis championship scheduled for tomorrow.

The Annual championship which commence on Saturday will see all the top table tennis players from the country battling it out for the ultimate. Players from the Security services and regions are expected to compete to commemorate former sports icon D.G Hathramani

He admitted that the reigning champion, Derrick Abrefa will face a tough test ahead of this year’s competition.

“This is the 8^th edition that we having the championship at the D.G Hathramani sports hall. We were expecting players from all the regions and the security services but has we speak now seven regions apart from Upper East, Upper West and Northern region have indicated their preparedness to participate in the tournament. We know this time Abrefa is not going to have it easy because almost all the players are in top shape  so anything can happen in both the male and female team”.

GHANA NAMES SQUAD FOR AMPUTEE WORLD CUP

 

 

The Coach for the Ghana amputee team Ali Jra has named 14 squad for the amputee world cup in Mexico, Culiacan.

The squad comprises of two goalkeepers namely John Mensah Badu and Emmanuel Amponsah, the defenders who made the squad include Cephas Abban, Kofi Asare, Hafiz Iddi and Bawa Mumuni. Skipper of the sides, Richard Atta Opentil is part of the selected midfielders which also comprises Fuseini Idi, Mubarak and Richard Ekwam. Jeseph Amoh completes the list of attackers, which includes Hamza Mohammed and Turkey based pair Francis Antwi Darkwa and Collins Gyamfi.

Ghana has been drawn in Group F alongside England and Angola and Ali Jera described the group as a lion's den.

“We are in the lion's den because that is the death group. We are Ghana the Star of Africa and we are going to prove to the world that there is a country called Ghana because that is our main objective and main motive. We are going there to prove a point and we must tell the people in Mexico that there is a country called Ghana".

The Black Challenge will leave Accra to Mexico on 26th November for the tournament.

ADEBAYOR DEBUNKS ALLEGATIONS BY HIS FAMILY

 

Togolese international and Hotspurs striker Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor has debunked allegation leveled against him for sacking his mother from his house and refusing to perform his responsibilities to the family.

In an interview this morning with peace power Sports,One of the siblings of the Togolese star by name Maggie accused him of sacking their mother from his house with an allegation that she is a witch.
Aside this, Adebayor was also accused of not taking care of his other siblings and her mother as well.
But in response to these accusations on the same platform, Adebayor said it was his mother who decided on her own to leave the house.

"Obviously I'm not a pastor, I am a footballer so I cannot point out a witch...

“..I never sacked my mum from the house; she decided to leave the house...But how am I going to be in touch with my mum if my mum is the one telling everyone that my work will not go forward, so I will just be on my side and do my thing,” he bemoaned.

"They should stop talking talking,they should stop doing Juju on me; they should leave me alone...The one talking there and calling herself my sister I bought a house in East Legon for $1.2m...can you imagine that sister went to rent the house without my knowledge?" he told Dan Kwaku Yeboah in an exclusive interview.

Responding to why he doesn’t take care of his siblings, he indicated that the rest of his siblings can work and take care of themselves including their mother and so “they should do that”.

He told Peace FM that his family has already shared all his belongings even though he is still alive.

"The shared my houses, they shared my cars, they say if he dies this car is for you, this house is for you, can you imagine?"

Right now they don’t need money...If they claim I am not looking after my mother, we are seven and so

why can’t the rest do it?

Adebayor spoke on several other pressing issues concerning his family

SOURCE: PEACE FM