Ghanaian duo Edwin Gyimah and Bernard Morrison suffered a crushing 6-1 defeat with Orlando Pirates against SuperSport United on Tuesday in the Absa Premiership. Gyimah played the entire duration at the Mbombela Stadium while Morrison came off the bench in the 57th minute to replace Gift Motupa. Pirates led 1-0 at the break through Tendai Ndoro but SuperSport turned on the demolition machine in the second half. It was the joint heaviest defeat ever for the Buccaneers after losing by the same
English-born Ghanaian teen Edward Nketiah was unused by Arsenal U19 in their 1-1 draw with Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets U19 in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday. The talented 17-year-old attacker watched from the dug-out at the Stadion Georgi Asparuhov as coach Andries Jonker limited him to the bench. Nketiah recently signed a contract extension at Arsenal. While he was warming the bench, his Ghanaian compatriot Jordi Osei-Tutu could not make the Arsenal squad for the game....
European footballs top tournament, the Champions League, returns this week with a number of eagerly anticipated fixtures. Looking across the respective squads, four Ghanaian players are in consideration to feature in the pinnacle of club football. Leicester City need a win in Denmark against FC Copenhagen to defy Champions League predictions and confirm their place in the knockout phases - with two players from Ghana potentially set to play a role in their chances. Daniel Amartey could feature
Ghanaian kid Abdallah Basit excelled in midfield for Napoli U19 as the Italian outfit pipped Besiktas 1-0 in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday evening. The 17-year-old box-to-box midfielder lasted the entire period of the game at the Yusuf Ziya ni Stadyumu for the Sky Blues in the memorable away win. Basit has featured in all four games of the competition for Napoli since the start of the competition....
Ghana international Samuel Tetteh netted one of the face-saving goal for Liefering in their 5-3 loss against Austria Lustenau in the Austrian second-tier league on Tuesday. The 20-year-old scored in the 78th minute and was booked in the 90th minute as his side suffered their biggest loss of the season. With his Ghanaian compatriot Raphael Dwamena netting a hat-trick on the evening the former West Africa Football Academy graduate was on hand to register his 9th league goal of the season.
On-fire Ghanaian striker Raphael Dwamena underlined himself as a prolific goal-machine by striking a treble for Austria Lustenau to help them defeat his former club Liefering 5-3 in the Austrian second-tier league on Tuesday evening. Dwamena, currently the top-scorer abroad among Ghanaian players abroad, has now netted 11 league goals and 13 in all competitions for Lustenau. He was involved in four of the five goals scored on the night. The 21-year-old returned to the Das.Goldberg Stadion
Black Stars and Hearts of Oak goalkeepers trainer Nasamu Yakubu has backed former coach Yaw Prekos decision to leave the club insisting it is long overdue. The Black Satellites assistant coach tendered in his resignation last Friday citing personal issues as the reason for his resignation. And the Black Stars goalkeepers trainer says the resignation should have been earlier. You know people even throw away things that they even love if it will bring them problems You love a club and a
Chairman of the disciplinary committee A, lawyer Prosper Harrison Addo has resigned from his position with immediate effect, Ghanasoccernet.com reveal. The legal practitioner tendered in his resignation letter in the early hours of Tuesday at the secretariat of the Ghana Football Association. "Yes I'll resign as the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee after the season. I have done my part and I have to move on," Prosper told Happy FM a few weeks ago. Prosper was heavily criticised
Bechem United have augmented their squad by signing former Asante Kotoko winger Francis Akwaffo-Boateng, GHANASoccernet.com can report. The former Ittihad Alexandria player has been unattached since his contract with the Egyptian side expired in 2014. He is expected in Bechem this week to complete his move. He also played at Libyan outfit Al Nasr Benghazi on loan on two occasions. By Nuhu Adams...
Ghana U20 star Yaw Yeboah is the 5th best dribbler in the ongoing Dutch Eredivise according to Opta Sports. Yaw, 19, who is on loan from English Premier League Manchester City has a success rate of 3.12 after 40 players were analysed. The swift attacking winger has been very impressive for FC Twente in the Eredivise as he has scored two goals and assisted five. Yaw Yeboah keeps rising following his impressive showing for Ghana at the 2015 African Youth Championship where he was adjudged
Suspended Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng would welcome a return to the Black Stars two years after being frozen out of the team for gross misconduct, claiming FA officials persecuted him unjustly. The Las Palmas was thrown out of Ghana's camp ahead of their final Group match against Portugal for throwing tantrums and using abusive language on then head coach Kwesi Appiah....
Ghanaian winger Elvis Manu was on target forBrighton & Hove Albion developmental squad in their 1-1 draw with Norwich on Monday night. The 23-year-old struck from a precise low cross delivered by George Cox after March and Jesse Starkey had set Albion moving from midway inside their own half. The former Feyenoord attacker is working his way into the senior team and maybe may have done his hit quest some good with a fine showing against Norwich. The Ghanaian has struggled for regular
Ghana striker Mahatma Otoo is set to leave Songdal as his contract runs out at the Norwegian outfit, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal. The 24-year-old joined the European side from Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak in 2013. The former Ghana goal king has impressed heavily during the period so far, 26 goals in 64 appearances for theFjordane-based side. It's unclear if the Ghana international will extend his contract with Songdal, who are currently lying 10th on the Eliteserien league table.
West Ham United record-signing Andre Ayew insists he will 'be ready' to regain a starting role at the club after returning to full fitness. The 26-year-old has made two substitutes appearance since he recovered from a serious thigh injury suffered in August. The Ghana international had a run-in against Chelsea in the EFL Cup as well as the side's 2-0 defeat at Everton in the Premier League last week. And the Ghana vice-captain says he will be ready to make his second start of
Ghana midfielder Joseph Alfred Duncan must pass a late fitness test ahead ofSassuolo's Europa League clash against Rapid Vienna on Thursday. The 23-year-old picked up an ankle problem during his side's Seria A defeat to Lazio over the weekend. The Ghana international was only returning from a two-week injuy induced lay-off but appears to have suffered a further setback. The youngster must be subjected to further examination to determine the extent of injury ahead of the Europa
Ghana Premier League newcomers Elmina Sharks have completed the signing of former Liberty Professionals star Ebo Mends on a two year deal the club announced on Tuesday. The tall and strong holding midfielder played 26 matches for the Dansoman-based side in the just ended Ghana Premier League. Elmina Sharks have so far completed five new signings with Ebo Mends being the sixth player to arrive at the coastal club. Ebo Mends is expected to introduce ingenuity in the Elmina Sharks midfield
Nigeria FA vice-presidentSeyi Akinwunmi is confident his country will secure Africa's sole ticket to the 2017Beach Soccer World Cup after drawing rivals Ghana as well as Egypt and Cote D'voire. The Nigerians will play their West African opponents Ghana and Cote D'voire as well as North African giants Egypt in group A. Akinwunmi, who is the 1stVice-President of the Nigeria Football Federa-tion (NFF) said the objective was to ensure that the Nigerian side emerge champions and qualify
Ghana Premier League returnees Great Olympics have completed the signing of Roberto FC promising star Safian Sani, GHANASoccernet.com can confirm. The youngster had a flourishing campaign in his first season in the GN Bank Division One League which caught the eyes of many other clubs but he has joined the Wonder Club. The deal was announced in the early hours of Tuesday, 01 November, 2016. But GHANASoccernet.com is unavailable to confirm the terms of the deal and duration of the contract.
Egypt coach Hector Cperhas named a 23-man squad dominated by local players to battle Ghana in a cracking 2018 World Cup qualifier on November 13. As many as 14 local players have been included in the squad ahead of thehighly anticipated match to be held at the Borg Al Arab stadium in Alexandria. The Argentine tactician has included veteran goalkeeper Essam Hadary in his squad while there are places for star men Mohammed Salah and Arsenal's Mohammed El Nenny. The Pharaohs were drawn in
Relegated Ghana Premier League side New Edubiase have named skipper Nasir Lamin as a stand-in coach following the dissolution of their technical team. The President of the club Abdul Salam Yakubu in an interview with Ghanasoccernet.com disclosed that the technical team of the club has been dissolved with immediate effect with the experienced player named as the acting head coach. "We have dissolved the technical team and Nasir Lamin will act as the stand-in coach for now. We will name a
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