The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is not enthused about a mere pledge by Sheik Al Makhtoum to refund $2.4 million to Ghana over the botched Sputnik V vaccines procurement deal. He also insists the pledge to pay back the money does not exonerate the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu. In a purported letter dated 5th August 2021, Sheik AL Maktoum replied to a letter from the Minister requesting a refund of the amount covering the cost of unsupplied doses. He thus asked the Ministry to confirm the amount and provide account details through which the refund should be processed. “We acknowledge receipt of your letter, Ref No. MOIVOM/LL1/7/2I, dated 2nd of August 2021, with a formal request to refund the remaining amount of the non-supplied doses from the 50% advance transferred to our accounts.” “We, hereby, request to kindly acknowledge and confirm the above-mentioned amounts to be refunded, further to which we shall initiate the refund process to your bank account. Please share with us the bank details where the refund needs to be processed.” However, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is not satisfied with the latest development. Speaking on Eyewitness News, he said the promise alone isn’t useful in the scheme of things. “The pledge you are talking about does not find space in any scheme of things because there has been a clear exhibition of bad faith right from day one because the Minister for Health said there hasn’t been payment of any monies when he appeared before us and that Ghanaians are asking you to refund those monies, and you are pledging.” The Health Minister, who is currently on a two-week leave has been under massive pressure to resign following the report of the parliamentary Adhoc Committee that probed the deal. What did the report say? It emerged that Ghana paid more than US$2.8 million to Sheikh Al Maktoum for the procurement of the Sputnik V vaccine. This is contrary to an earlier claim by the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, that the state has not expended any money towards the procurement of the vaccine through Sheikh Al Maktoum, a businessman based in Dubai. The nine-member ad-hoc parliamentary committee set up to probe the controversial Sputnik V vaccine procurement deal in their final report indicated that US$2,850,000 representing 50% of the US$5,700,000 owed to Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum for the eventual supply of 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine was actually paid to him. “According to the Bank of Ghana in its letter of 31st March 2021, out of the total amount of US$5,700,000.00 owed to Sheikh Al Maktoum, an amount of US$2,850,000.00 representing 50% has been paid to him and that translates into a Cedi equivalent of GH¢16,331,640.00 converted at the exchange rate of US$1 to GH¢5.73,” the report said. The committee, therefore, tasked the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta to retrieve the money that has been paid. Background As Ghana struggled to reach its target of vaccinating 20 million citizens, it emerged that the government was using the services of middlemen to procure 3.4 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccines. But this was at a higher cost of $19 other than the original factory price of $10. This prompted calls for the abrogation of the procurement contract. The issue first came to light when a Norwegian news outlet, Verdens Gang, reported that Ghana had requested to purchase the doses of the Sputnik V vaccine through two businessmen who are selling it to Ghana at $19 per dose instead of the $10 per dose on the international market The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, who is a board member of the GAVI Vaccine Alliance, admitted that he did not seek cabinet and parliamentary approval before engaging the private individual for the procurement of Sputnik V vaccines when he appeared before the bi-partisan committee. Meanwhile, the company that agreed to supply Ghana with the overpriced Sputnik V vaccines has terminated the contract it had with the country, according to the Minister. Credit:

Lionel Messi has signed a two-year contract with Paris St-Germain after leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old’s deal also has the option of a third year. Messi left Barca – the only club he has played for – as they were unable to afford a new deal under La Liga’s financial fair play rules. “I am impatient to start a new chapter of my career in Paris. The club and its vision are in perfect harmony with my ambitions,” said the Argentina star. “I know how talented the players and staff are here. I am determined to build, alongside them, something great for the club and for the fans. I can’t wait to set foot on the Parc des Princes pitch.” PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi said: “I am delighted that Lionel Messi has chosen to join Paris St-Germain and we are proud to welcome him to Paris, with his family. “He did not hide his desire to continue to evolve at the highest level and to win trophies. The ambition of the club is of course identical. “The addition of Leo to our world-class team confirms the relevance and success of our recruitment. Together with our great coach and his staff, I look forward to seeing our team make history for all of our supporters around the world.” Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Messi scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for Barca, the club he joined as a 13-year-old. The striker has won the Ballon d’Or a record six times and lifted 35 trophies with the Catalan club. He becomes PSG’s fourth free-transfer signing this summer after the arrivals of Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Spain defender Sergio Ramos and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Highly rated Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi also joined from Inter Milan. Messi, who will wear the number 30 shirt, will play in a front three alongside the two most expensive players of all time – Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. A PSG news conference will take place in the auditorium of the Parc des Princes on Wednesday at 10:00 BST. Messi could make his PSG debut at home to Strasbourg on Saturday. Why did Messi leave Barca? Keeping Messi at the Nou Camp had been president Joan Laporta’s top priority this summer, but attempts to agree a new contract were severely complicated by the club’s financial problems. He officially became a free agent when his previous deal expired on 1 July, but it was still widely anticipated he would stay. However, Barcelona confirmed last week that Messi would be leaving the club because of “financial and structural obstacles”. On Sunday he broke down in tears at a news conference in which he admitted he did not want to leave Barcelona, but had no choice. Messi had agreed a new deal – on 50% of his old wages – to stay at Barcelona but the club could not afford to implement it because they were so far above the wage limit allowed by La Liga. “He used to earn 140m euros gross a year at Barca, that’s around £125m,” BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague told BBC Radio 5 Live. “Take off about 40-50% for tax. “He agreed to stay at Barcelona by reducing his wages by 50%, not more than that because that’s illegal [under Spanish law]. Basically the league wouldn’t believe he was reducing his wages to zero, which is what Barcelona may have tried to do as they are 1bn euros in debt. Basically they cannot afford him.” The news sparked a scramble for his services, with Manchester City and Chelsea among those to be linked, but it is PSG who have won the race to secure the Argentine superstar’s signature, seen as one of the most noteworthy captures in football’s history. He will now form a formidable-looking strike force alongside his former Barca team-mate Neymar, France World Cup winner Mbappe and another Argentine, Mauro Icardi. Messi also joins international team-mates Angel di Maria and Leandro Paredes in the French capital, just three weeks after the trio helped Argentina win the Copa America for the first time in 28 years. PSG are yet to win the Champions League in a decade of Qatari ownership and subsequent heavy investment, with the 2020 final defeat against Bayern Munich the closest they have come. Mauricio Pochettino’s side also finished second to Lille in Ligue 1 last season. “Clearly what PSG’s ownership want is a team that is in the Champions League final every year,” said Balague. “With Messi you have an advantage. Mauricio Pochettino being in charge and his contract being renewed as well means they have an idea how to do that, and Messi will complement that. “They will win the league, that’s almost a given now, even though they lost last season. It will be a less competitive league which means he will be fresh of course, or should be, for the Champions League campaign.” Credit: BBC

The Management of Trasacco Valley, a local real estate company, has cautioned individuals and corporate bodies from encroaching on its lands in Accra following a determination of a 20-year-old dispute over a parcel of land with a rival company by the Supreme Court. To allow the judgment of the court to prevail, the real estate development company has further cautioned against the use of land guards — a phenomenon of violent thugs often involved in land disputes or the claim of ownership of land on its parcel of lands. A judgment by the apex court in December last year sought to bring closure to the protracted case involving Empire Builders, owners of Trasacco Valley, and fellow real estate company, Top Kings Enterprise Limited, over the boundaries and rightful ownership of parts of the land. In its ruling of December 16, 2020, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court chaired by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, ordered that Top Kings retained ownership of a 62-acre plot that Trasacco had claimed to possess. The other members of the panel were Justice Yaw Apau, Justice Gabriel Pwamang, Justice Amadu Tanko and Justice Yonny Kulendi. Statement A statement signed by the Public Relations Consultant of Empire Kings, Mr Kwame Owusu Danso, said the judgment of the Supreme Court must guide the actions of parties in the dispute and provide the path to a harmonious business environment for all. “We are calling on all sides to respect the court’s order,” the statement said. “We ask that the other party stays within the 62 acres stipulated by the courts. We ask that the land guards are called off so the intimidation and threat to property ceases, along with all the distress,” the statement further stated. “We also call on the media to carry out its mandate with fairness, guided by the truth and the ethical requirement of upholding the public interest always.” Background On June 24,1999, Empire Builders sued Top Kings for allegedly trespassing on a 62-acre plot which Empire claimed to have title to. In its judgment of the June 11, 2003, however, the High Court held that Top Kings was to “keep the portion of the disputed land that are already in its possession” The statement said the Nungua Stool subsequently transferred approximately 62 acres — separate and distinct from the 62 acres declared in favour of Topkings by the High Court — to Empire Builders for valuable consideration. It said additionally, the government transferred 57 acres of the parcel decreed in its favour to Empire Builders. Empire Builders appealed, however, against the judgment of the Court of Appeal at the Supreme Court, and on December 16, 2020, the Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal’s order, affirming that Top Kings should maintain possession of the 62 acres it already had. “The 62 acres which the Supreme Court judgment allowed Top Kings to keep never formed part of the Trasacco Valley master scheme,” the statement said. It further claimed that Top Kings was already in possession of the 62-acre plot “as far back as 1999, and by the time of the Supreme Court’s judgment in December 2020, it had already developed the area into the Kings Cottage Estates” Calls and text messages to a top executive of Top Kings for the company’s reaction were not answered. Credit: Journalist Dave

Lubricants Supplies Ghana, the authorised distributor of Castrol lubricants in Ghana - preferred ONE-STOP global brand for Lubricants - has demonstrated its customer-centric services during the five years of its establishment in the industry in Ghana. As part of the celebration, the company embarked on a national roadshow – float - for two days in each region to create more brand awareness and its price competitiveness for the Castrol Brand. The Managing Director of Lubricant Supplies Ghana, Nikolause Oduro-Baah indicated that the company in the past five years has employed hundreds of Ghanaians across the distribution value chain of the Castrol Lubricant oil. Castrol is the leading brand with the highest OEM approvals in industrial lubricants such as lubricating oil, greases, metalworking fluids, control fluids, and other manufacturing, mining, marine, and automotive lubricants in Ghana. Recently, the company began an all-new Castrol GTX promotion, where Castrol Ghana maintained prices on its high premium GTX products. What is certain is that Castrol GTX is more than just an ordinary oil as it is liquid engineering. Prices have been maintained on all GTX products, which is matched with open market prices of other competing brands. The National Sales and Marketing Manager, Doris Yemdago added in her interview that, there are more programs lined-up for the fifth Anniversary celebration and Stakeholders should lookout for more exciting programs and promos from Lubricant Supplies Ghana - Castrol Ghana. As part of the float, there were also give-aways like branded T-shirts, Coca-cola, Helmets, Aprons, Glass Cleaners, Branded Reflectives, plate stands, and so on. Some customers of Castrol products during the float sincerely heaped commendations on the petroleum marketing company for maintaining prices on its products especially their high premium GTX products at a time when prices of competitors products have been increased. Castrol® GTX® compared to other lubricants of less quality is a premium conventional motor oil that allows for longer oil change interval and has been helping to extend engine life since 1968. Its Double-Action formula clears sludge and prevents new sludge formation. Castrol® GTX® lubricants enhances the good performance and efficiency of motor engines, minimizes hazardous gaseous emissions, and helps to properly clean motor engines or machines that may have been clogged by particles. Castrol® GTX® is now available in 4L gallons to ensure affordability for smaller engine cars that require less than 5L for an oil change. Below are some pictures: Credit: Castrol Lubricants Ghana

Information reaching Thinknewsonline.com indicates that the Disciplinary Committee of the Akrofuom District Education Directorate has summoned popular content Creator and Trained Teacher, Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo over an alleged 'professional misconducts'. It is emerging that the trained Teacher is expected to appear before the committee on Tuesday 10th August, 2021. Thinknewsonline.com has gathered that the summon comes at the back of his recent campaign against what he describes as challenges affecting teachers and school children. Teacher Kwadwo on his man campaign is demanding changes in the Ghanaian Education Service (GES). The meeting is scheduled to come off at the Akrofuom District Assembly Hall at 11am. Akrofuom is located in the Obuasi Municipal District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Below are some pictures: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Premier will leading an official delegation to this year's Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)in Houston, Texas in the United States of America (USA). The event is scheduled to be from 15th to 19th August, 2021. In a statement issued by the Communication and Public Affairs Unit, it said " Ghana's delegation includes senior officials from the Ministry and various sector agencies as well as other international exploration and service companies. Meetings with high-ranking personalities from companies in the oil and gas sector in Texas are also on the agenda, together with an engagement with the Ghanaian community in Houston. The statement adds that on Wednesday, 18th August, 2021, the Minister will deliver the keynote address at the West Africa Oil and Gas Forum on "US-West Africa: Sharing Proaperity in Oil and Gas Resources. About Offshore Techoloy Conference (OTC) OTC ranks among the largest 100 tradeshows held annually in the United States and is among the 10 largest meetings in terms of attendance. Ghana has significant investment opportunities arising out of its oil and gas sector and these opportunities position the country to be a leading player on the African energy market, with significant implications for her industrialisation, jobs, technology and skills transfer and ultimately her economic agenda. The areas that will be highlighted during the conference include; Acreages for exploration: Ghana has four (4) sedimentary basins namely: Voltaian Basin, Central Basin, Eastern Basin, Western Basin. All of the country’s current production comes from the Western Basin. This presents an opportunity for investors to invest in the other (3) basins. GNPC has conducted seismic surveys over the Voltaian basin, and these will provide potential investors with adequate data to make favourable investment decisions concerning Ghana. Plans are also underway to acquire data on the other two under explored basins to ensure data availability for similar reasons. Farm in opportunities: Farm-ins present an opportunity for prospective investors to operate in Ghana through an existing Petroleum Agreement without having to go through the application process. There are opportunities in the following Petroleum Agreements: West Cape Three Points Block-2, Central Tano Block, East Keta Block, Deepwater Cape Three Points West Offshore Block, Expanded Shallow Water Block Offshore and Offshore South West Tano Block. Gas Market: The natural gas sector is relatively new in Ghana, however, the sector has experienced some significant infrastructure development e.g the Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project. The Gas Processing Plant (GPP) at Atuabo has an installed capacity of 150 mmscfd. However, given the potential for increased associated gas production from the offshore fields, plans are underway to upgrade the GPP’s Capacity to 300 mmscfd as part of the Phase 2 of the WCGIDP. There is also the opportunity for private sector entities to partner Ghana Gas to construct pipelines that will transport natural gas to various demand centres across the country. Below is a copy of the press release: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Double winners, Hearts of Oak, have been confirmed the Ghana Super Cup champions. The Phobians won the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League and were crowned MTN FA Cup champions after a penalty shootout victory over Ashantigold in Accra on Sunday. According to the FA's regulation, the winner of the league and the FA Cup, automatically becomes the Super Cup champion. “The Champion of the Premier Division League and the Champion of the FA Cup competition, if not one and the same club, shall play a straight knockout match and the winner shall be declared the Super Champion. In the event of the league champion being the same as the FA Cup champion, that Club shall be declared the automatic champion of champions. The GFA Executive Committee may, however also, organize a ceremonial match between the club and either the runners up in the league or FA Cup for the purpose of awarding the trophy," states the rule. However, a coronation match will be played for the trophy to be presented. The Super Cup is played before the start of the new season, and with Hearts scooping the double, the FA will organise a one off game between them and the runners up, which is Asante Kotoko. Hearts of Oak have been dominant since the appointment of coach Samuel Boadu. Credit: Ghanasoccernet.com

A Rwandan asylum-seeker has handed himself over to police claiming responsibility for the murder of a 60-year old priest, the interior minister, and a source close to the investigation announced on Monday. The body of Father Olivier Maire, a member of the Montfortain Brothers in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in western France, was found on Monday morning. The priest was murdered in his bedroom on the community's premises, a source close to the investigation told franceinfo. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/the-future-of-gnat-in-the-smooth-dispensation-of-education-cannot-be-overemphasised-kojo-armah "All my support for the Catholics of our country after the dramatic murder of a priest in the Vendee region," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter, saying he was heading to the scene. The source, who asked not to be named, said a man had gone this morning to police in the town of Mortagne-sur-Sevre and declared he had "killed a clergyman". The man in question, named Emmanuel A., is reportedly a 39-year-old Rwandan asylum-seeker who was under judicial control after confessing to starting a fire at Nantes cathedral in July 2020. He had initially been placed under arrest before being freed under judicial control. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-coda-outdoors-credit-union-to-support-informal-sector-pictures He had recently been working as a volunteer at the local church, alongside the priest. Immigration debate Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who accuses the government of being weak on immigration, seized on the incident, saying that in France "you can be an illegal migrant, set fire to a cathedral, not be expelled and then re-offend by murdering a priest". Darmanin immediately accused her of "making a polemic without knowing the facts" said the man could not be deported from France so long as he was under judicial control. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco Immigration is set to be a major issue when Le Pen challenges centrist President Emmanuel Macron for the presidency next year. Deeply shocked Senator Bruno Retailleau, a conservative who represents the Vendée region, posted a photo of Olivier Maire on Twitter and said the local Catholic church had been housing the man. "Deeply shocked by the terrible murder of a priest who had taken his murderer into his care," Retailleau wrote. "What was this man still doing in France?" asked the lawmaker, who is among several members of the right of center Republicans party likely to seek nomination for the 2022 presidential election. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t The most recent fatal attack on Catholics in France occurred on October 29, 2020, when a 21-year-old Tunisian man, who recently arrived in France, stabbed three people at the Notre Dame Basilica in the south-eastern French city of Nice. It was deemed a terrorist attack. In November 2019, Roger Matassoli, a 91-year-old pedophile priest was found asphyxiated and beaten in the Oise region north of Paris. The perpetrator, Alexandre V., who had been sexually abused by the priest, was held not responsible for his acts. Credit: AFP

The General Overseer of God’s Crown Chapel, Rev. Reindolph Oduro Gyebi popularly known as Eagle Prophet has prophesied that the National Cathedral would prevent terrorists from attacking Ghana. He said God will bless by preventing any terrorist attacks on the country when the construction of the National Cathedral is finally completed. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/the-future-of-gnat-in-the-smooth-dispensation-of-education-cannot-be-overemphasised-kojo-armah The Eagle Prophet added that the beauty of the edifice will serve as a tourist attraction and not a terrorist attack. Ever since the Finance Minister, Ken Ofor-Atta made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians to help the government with the construction of the National Cathedral by donating GHC100 a month during his mid-year budget review reading at the Parliament House on Thursday, July 29, his statement has received mixed reactions from the general public. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-coda-outdoors-credit-union-to-support-informal-sector-pictures While some agree with the government on this initiative, others think otherwise. Expressing his view on the government's initiative in an interview on a political talk show,' HardBall' on Accra-based Hot 93.9FM, the Eagle Prophet said, one of the major benefits the building of the National Cathedral will bring is to prevent terrorists from attacking the country. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco "You see, Kwabena Owusu Agyemang, the building of the National Cathedral will bring blessings to the country, it would boost our tourism because it would serve as a tourist attraction and the most importantly it would prevent terrorists from attacking the country", Eagle Prophet told the host of the show, Kwabena Owusu Agyemang. The Eagle Prophet who is known for his doom prophecies cautioned that the construction of the National Cathedral was a command from God to the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and for that matter, anyone who would speak against it would die miserably or be put to shame by God. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t Credit: Modern Ghana

The French ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, has come under harsh critique from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, LGBTQ+ advocates after she hosted Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, on her TV show days ago. Ambassador Ave has subsequently deleted a tweet she shared days after hosting Sam Nartey George on the “Touch of France.” show. Sam George quoted the now-deleted tweet and wrote: “Was a pleasure being hosted by you today. I am particularly impressed by the amount of work the French Government is doing in Ghana in the areas of research, science, health care, and intelligence sharing. Allez la France, Vive le Ghana.” READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/the-future-of-gnat-in-the-smooth-dispensation-of-education-cannot-be-overemphasised-kojo-armah It turned out that several pro-LGBTQ+ activists were dissatisfied that an ambassador will host a public figure who was promoting a law against what they say is a sexual orientation that France supports. The ambassador was accused of platforming a homophobe according to a Twitter user by the name Wunpuni Mohammed who posted: “Here is @annesophieave, French Ambassador to Ghana posing with Sam George one of the MPs sponsoring the anti-gay bill that has been put before the Ghanaian parliament. The ambassador knowingly platformed a homophobe.” Others joined in the critique including the pro-gay group, RightyfyGhana, some tweeps celebrated her deletion of the said photo and went further to demand an apology. But it turns out that the ambassador was blocking persons who were lambasting her for the post – even though deleted – in fact, she had locked her tweets at the time of filing this report. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-coda-outdoors-credit-union-to-support-informal-sector-pictures On his part, Sam George also posted a tweet on Friday accusing LGBTQ+ advocates who he referred to as the ‘alphabet people’ for directing vitriol at the ambassador for hosting him on her TV show. “I am shocked at the hate and vitriol aimed at the French Ambassador for hosting me yesterday by the alphabet people. How ironic! They are the most intolerant bunch I ever met. If you have an issue, take me on and stop looking for easy targets. Shame on those involved,” his August 6, 2021 tweet read. Sam Nartey George has become the face of a new anti-LGBTQ+ bill that is currently before Parliament. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco He recently had an altercation with the Australian ambassador to Ghana, Gregory Andrews, who he accuses of being a champion of the gay rights movement in Ghana despite his actions being against the Geneva Convention. Below are some embed tweets: Credit: The Independent

Fast rising Ghanaian rapper, Black Sherif on Sunday took to the Accra Sports Stadium to thrill fans who trooped in to catch a glimpse of the MTN FA Cup Finale between Accra Hearts of Oak and AshantiGold. The sensational musician left the fans dancing and singing his two popular songs, 'First and Second Sermons'. His performance really produces a high quality entertainment. The moment he started to perform the second sermon, the whole stadium went wild as the spectatorscould not help but sing word for word the lyricsof the second sermon. The popular phrase 'Kweku Frimpongde asem b3ba was chanted like never before. The Phobians and Miners took to pitch and gave the followers what they call value for money football display. Coach Samuel Boadu's boys carried the night after they whipped AshantiGold 8-7 during the penalty shoot-out. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Sensational Young Ghanaian Attacking Midfielder, Omari Nathan Forson has signed a contract extension with the English side, Manchester United. The young talent signed a long-term deal that will keep him at the club for a long period after a successful 2020/21 season. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/manchester-united-increase-offer-for-jadon-sancho-to-73m According to the utdreport Academy on Twitter, the 17-year-old has pledged his future with the English giants. Omari-Forson joined the Red Devils in 2020, after spells with West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspurs. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/he-s-got-the-thing-that-united-have-really-needed-in-the-last-few-yrs-alex-ferguson-on-fernandes The England U-17 player was impressed in his first campaign, which saw him promoted from the U-18 team to the U-23's, scoring on his debut in the Premier League II. The United manager is revered for giving young talents the opportunity, and it is likely Omari Forson could get his chance in Cup games. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/united-fend-off-rivals-city-for-nervy-2-0-derby-win-at-etihad-stadium Last season, he made 20 appearances for the U-18 team, scoring five goals and creating six before his surprise inclusion in the U-23 game against Derby. He scored and created an assist after 76 minutes as Manchester United won that game by 5-2. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/man-united-score-6-in-europa-league-semi-final-win-against-roma-pictures He has been active in pre-season with the U-23's, scoring in the 2-2 draw with Kidminster Harriers. Below are some pictures: Credit: Yen.com