Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan found the back of the net in his Al Ahly debut in a 5-1 mauling of his former side Al Ain on Wednesday evening. The Shanghai SIPG loanee was introduced into the game from the bench and added to the tally in the 79th minute of the game. Gyan, 30, has reunited with his former manager at Al Ain Cosmin Olaroiu at Al Ahli and their reunion is proving worthy for the Garden City club. The former Sunderland striker was reported to have failed a medical at English

English Premier League side Middlesbrough are seeking to expand their business operations in Ghana, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The ambitious top-flight side are hoping to tap in the growing talents of the Ghanaian market and build a strong partnership with top clubs in the West African nation. Top officials of the club are expected in Ghana next week to begin negotiations with major stakeholders in a bid to push their fastest growing brand in Ghana and Africa, GHANAsoccernet.com

The Premier League Board has announced all matches for the rest of the seasonwill kick-off simultaneously. According to the PLB, the matches involving all the sixteen teams in the league this Sunday will start at exactly 15:15GMT across the country. Each of the encounters is expected to have a bearing on the final table in the qualification for continental football and determination of relegation places thus the decision to play all remaining league matches simultaneously. The decision

Reading manager Jaap claims striker Asamoah Gyan failed a medical at the club, leading to the botched loan move. Gyan, 30, saw his widely publicized move fell through over claims he failed a mandatory medical. But the Ghana international rejected the reports strongly insisting it was fake and untrue. But Dutchman Jaap Stamp insists theRoyals had concerns over his fitness level. "He wasnt in good shape. Our medical people are not going to lie. Thats why we made the decision not to

On-loan Manchester City forward at FC Twente Yaw Yeboah is looking forward to catching the eye of Pep Guardiola with his performance on loan. The Ghanaian has played in three games for Twente and scored a beautiful goal before the international break. "My aim is to continue working hard and playing my best and scoring if there is a chance to score," Yeboah toldGoal. "I want to keep up the performance and hope that the club continues to win more games. "Im working so hard,

Black Stars scouts CK Akonnor and Augustine Ahinful were unable to travel to watch the countrys 2018 World Cup qualifying opponents because of the Sports Ministry lack of funds. They have tasked monitor the likes of Egypt, Congo and Uganda and provide reports to support the work of Avram Grant and his technical team. The Sports Ministry could not pay for their expenses and had to do that monitoring them on TV. Congos Pierre Lechantre sent a French coach to monitor them when they played Rwanda

The dream of Asamoah Gyan of playing his debut against his former side Al Ain may not materialize as Al Ahli coach Cosmin Olaroiuwill not select players based on name but on form. Gyan joined Al Ahli on a season-long loan from Chinas Shanghai SIPG last week and hopes to rediscover form that saw him win three consecutive league top scorer awards with Al Ain from 2012 to 2014. However, injury plagued his UAE record 20 million euro (Dh81.3 million) move to Shanghai last summer and his reintegration

Udinese star Agyemang Badu says his side will not be able to win the Italian Serie A this season as they attempt to position the team in a better position than last season. The Ghana midfielder admits that champions Juventus are in a better position of winning the title with the quality they have compared his Udinese side. It will be difficult to compete with Juventus and I dont think the players they are signing is even because of the Italian Serie A. The players they have can do the work and

Ghanaian star Emmanuel Agyemang Badu says he is happy after extending his contract with Italian side Udinese. The Black Stars number three extended his contract with Udinese which will keep him at the club until 2020 and says he is ready to give out his best for the Italian side. The Ghanaian international who was linked with a move to Premier League side Middleborough with Stoke City also showing keen interest chose to stay with the Italian side. I think I am very happy with the new contract

Ghanaian teen striker Thomas Agyepong suffered a slight knock in NAC Breda's barren draw against Don Bosch last week. The 19-year-old, on loan from Manchester City has not trained with the first since Monday. The former Right to Dream Academy product is expected to be assessed further this week before the side's Dutch second-tier league game against PSV 11 on Friday....

Ghana midfielder Michael Essien is considering his future after failing to land a club since his release from Panathinaikos. The 33-year-old has struggled to find a new destination after he parted ways with the Greek giants in the summer. The former Chelsea box-to-box midfield engine has endured a frustrating injury nightmare in his career. Essien is believed to have confided to friends that he has had enough of his constant battle against injury and reported to be considering retiring from

Ghana will battle seven-time African champions Egypt in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Alexandria on November 13. The Egyptian Football Federation announced on Wednesday that the second group E game will take place at the Bourg Al Arab stadium. The Black Stars will play Uganda in their opening qualifier at home next month before traveling to the North African country to face the wounded Egyptians. The Pharaoahs will be looking to revenge for their loss against Ghana in 2013, when they failed

Hearts have not contacted Bechem United coach Manuel Zacharias for a possible coaching job at the club, his agent has told GHANAsoccernet.com Circling media reports have claimed the Portuguese is on the radar of the Phobians. The widespread reports suggested talks have started over the possibility of luring him to take over the reigns of the club next season. But the tactician's representative Francis Gorman Hackman has denied the claims as wide off the mark. "It's not true

Asante Kotoko goalie Ofori Antwi has not given up on winning the Ghana Premier League title this season.  The Porcupine Warriors are third, six points behind leaders All Stars with three crucial games to end the campaign.  But Eric still believe they can still push to win the league. Kotoko will play Medeama and Ashanti Gold away before playing host to WAFA in last fixture.  We are on course and I believe everything can happen in football." Antwi told Adom Sports We have three

Young Ghana international Yaw Yeboah failed to make his Black Stars debut and will be hoping that he is involved when the National team assembles again in October. Yeboah has been on fire since securing a loan deal with FC Twente from Manchester City and was a late call up to replace injured Jeffrey Schlupp. His form earned him a place in Avram Grants team that was scheduled to play against Rwanda in the final AFCON qualifier against Rwanda and also the friendly game against Russia in Moscow.

FA Cup winners Bechem United pulled off a major coup with the capture of well traveled Ahmed Toure who signed a two year contract with the club on Tuesday afternoon. The former Kotoko man though very volatile has scored goals for every club he has played for and Bechem United will be hoping that he brings his goal scoring prowess to the club. The capture of Toure is a huge statement of intent by the ambitious club who will be playing in the CAF Confederation Cup next season by virtue of winning

Former Ghana international has praised the exceptional qualities of Juventus ace Kwadwo Asamoah who has had a terrific start to the new campaign. Appiah, former skipper of the Black Stars in an interview with Gazzamercato revealed he has known Asamoah since the latter developed interest in playing the beautiful game.  Adding that Asamoah's ability to adapt to different roles within matches has made him a "golden boy".  Asamoah has featured in all the opening two games,

Ghana defender Baba Rahman has turned his attention to playing against Bayern Munich this weekend after playing in Ghanas games against Rwanda and Russia. The 23-year-old defender played in the final 25 minutes as Schalke 04s Bundesliga campaign took a rocky turn against Eintracht Frankfurth. Rahman joined the Royal Blues from Chelsea this summer in a loan deal and is expected to make the left back position his own despite the presence of Sead Kolasinic. Rahmna played full throttle as Ghana

Ghana failed to send scouts to watch their primary opponents Egypt who were playing against South Africa in an international friendly. The Black Stars were guest to the Golden Eagles of Russia at the same time the Egyptians were taking on the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in an international friendly. The Pharoahs fell to a Mpho Makola 7th minute strike and never recovered from it though they played very well. Black Stars head coach Avram Grant revealed they had failed to scout on their

Norway-based goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey finally got his shot to make a strong claim for the number one position in the Black Stars but ended up just doing enough to score an average mark. The former Portland Timbers man was given the nod to start against the Golden Eagles of Russia and conceded a soft goal through his legs on the day in Moscow. Kwarasey recovery was very good though as he recovered from the set-back to pull off some good saves. He was however bailed out by John Boye on a number