International Football
VIDEOS: HOW GUNMEN KILLED UNDERCOVER JOURNALIST WHO HELPED EXPOSE FOOTBALL GRAFT
Graphic description of how Ghana’s ant-graft crusader was killed has emerged. According to Ghanaweb.com, an eyewitness who was at the scene of the murder of Anas’ partner, Ahmed, has given more details on events leading to his sad death.
According to the eyewitness, Ahmed’s killers who rode on a motorbike followed him into a salon and fired two more shots at him after an earlier one.
This is contained in a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on Citinewsroom.
The eyewitness who spoke on conditions of anonymity revealed
that Ahmed was earlier in the company of some friends including himself when he
had a call and went over to move his car.
However, as soon as he moved the car, the gunmen who were
apparently monitoring his moves crossed the car and fired the first gun at him
at a junction.
According to the eyewitness, Suale, upon reaching the
junction, slowed down and that was when the shot was fired.
Out of desperation to save his life, the journalist was said
to have driven backwards, losing control of the steering in the process, and as
a result, crashed into a hairdressing salon across the road breaking its glass
door.
The
gunmen then pursued him right into the salon and fired two more shots at him
killing him instantly.
Following this, a man who stood by and saw what was happening
decided to raise alarm, but one of the gunmen pointed his gun at him threatening
to shoot if he made any noise.
“So we all kept quiet because he was holding the gun in his
face. We couldn’t say anything and they came for the motorbike and went away,”
the eyewitness said sadly.
He added that it was after the gunmen had sped off that they
gathered the courage to call the police.
The police, he revealed, said they could not come immediately
because all their patrol cars had hit town.
Therefore, the young men around tried stopping some taxis to
help convey Suale to the hospital, but because it was a gunshot case, they all
refused. Consequently, before help could come for Ahmed to be taken to
the hospital, he had already died.
According to this narrator, the gunmen had earlier been
lurking in the area around 3:15 pm, however, no one suspected them.
“We saw them around 3:15 in the area but we didn’t pay
attention to them. They waited till it was late before they killed him. I had
my torchlight because it was late,” the eyewitness revealed.
Meanwhile, controversial MP for Assin Central, Kennedy
Agyapong, has called for the arrest of Anas.
He
said Anas’ ‘rushing’ to announce the death on social media giving all details
leading to the death was premature and raised suspicions.
According to him, a text message available shows that Ahmed
and Anas had had some misunderstandings recently which led to Anas killing him
for falling out of the team.
In a related development, some Ghanaians have slammed Anas
for blaming Ken for the death, with other saying “he (Anas) cannot be trusted
either”
Well-travelled Portuguese coach Paulo Duarte has been named as Guinea’s new coach, less than a month before their next round of World Cup qualifiers.
Duarte, 56, has twice previously coached Burkina Faso and taken charge of Gabon and Togo, while also coaching at clubs in Portugal, France, Tunisia, Angola and Saudi Arabia.
Guinea’s football federation gave no contract details when they made the announcement on Monday, but said they would be looking for Duarte to “restructure their national team”.
Guinea trail leaders Algeria by eight points in their World Cup qualifying group with four games remaining, leaving them with only a slim chance of qualification.
They play Somalia away on September 5 and then Algeria at home on September 8 in their next two qualifiers although a stadium ban means Guinea have moved their home game to Casablanca, Morocco.
-Reuters
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Veteran coach Louis van Gaal says he has been cured of cancer and is keen for a return to the higher levels of the game.
The 73-year-old announced three years ago that he was suffering from prostate cancer, but told a Dutch television talk show, “I’m no longer bothered by cancer.”
When he announced his illness, Van Gaal was the coach of the Dutch national team, but he has not worked since the last World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
“Two years ago, I had a few operations. It was all bad then. But it all worked out in the end. I have check-ups every few months, and that’s going well. I’m getting fitter and fitter,” he said.
Van Gaal, whose career has included stints at Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, reiterated a lack of interest in returning to club management but said becoming the national coach of a top-tier country could tempt him back.
He now serves as a special advisor to Ajax.
-Reuters
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In a compelling twist of football destiny, Davide Ancelotti is stepping into his own spotlight as he begins his first head coaching role at Brazilian club Botafogo—just months after parting ways with his legendary father, Carlo Ancelotti, at Real Madrid.
The 35-year-old has been appointed as Botafogo’s new manager, the club announced on Tuesday, following the sacking of Renato Paiva. Davide, who has spent the last decade working alongside his father at some of Europe’s top clubs—including Bayern Munich, Napoli, Everton, and Real Madrid—has signed a one-year deal with the Rio-based team.
This marks a significant milestone for the younger Ancelotti, whose career has long been shaped by his father’s influence, but who now faces the challenge of carving his own identity on the touchline.
The move comes shortly after both father and son departed Real Madrid at the end of last season, with Carlo taking over the Brazilian national team. Now, in a poetic alignment, father and son find themselves on different paths within Brazilian football—one leading the Seleção, the other steering the fortunes of a storied domestic club.
Botafogo’s decision to appoint Davide follows a controversial parting with Paiva, who was dismissed just days after their exit from the Club World Cup. Though he oversaw a stunning win over Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain, a 1-0 extra-time loss to Palmeiras in the round of 16 proved to be his final act after just four months in charge.
As Davide Ancelotti begins this new chapter, all eyes will be on whether the son of one of football’s most decorated managers can step out from his father’s shadow—and perhaps, in time, build a legacy of his own.
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