Cameroon's Indomitable Lions have reached the semi-finals of the AFCON 2017 after knocking out tournament favourites Senegal in a thrilling penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 stalemate from both regulation and extra-time in Franceville. Liverpool star Sadio Mane agonizingly saw his penalty saved by Fabrice Ondoa before Turkey-based Vincent Aboubakar artfully arrowed the final ball into the net to propel the plucky Lions into celebrations. Cameroon weathered the first half storm from Senegal

Ghana international Majeed Waris registered his 6th league goal of the season for Lorient after scoring from the spot in their 3-2 home reverse against Dijon on Saturday. The 25-year-old converted from the penalty spot in the 60th minute to fire his side into a 2-1 lead at the Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. However the visitors equalised ten minutes later and Waris had another penalty opportunity to double it up but he miserably wasted the chance. It becomes his second penalty miss

Ghana forward Abdul Majeed Waris agonisingly missed a penalty kick which costed his Lorient side suffer a 3-2 home defeat to Dijon in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday. It becomes the second time the Ghanaian striker has missed a penalty in three games. He however converted a penalty kick in the 60th minute to hand Lorient a 2-1 lead but his 76th minute miss sent the Oranges crashing to defeat before their home fans. Lorient, who are facing the dangers of relegation from the French top-flight,

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom has signed a 18-month loan contract with Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. He leaves Italian Serie B side Latina where he had a bittersweet outing with three goals. The former Genoa starlet is keen to recapture his scoring form during the loan spell....

Burkina Faso scored twice in the closing minutes of a dramatic quarter-final clash with Tunisia to secure their place in the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations. A tense game was heading to extra-time until substitute Aristide Bance - who was only on the pitch five minutes broke the deadlock with a sweetly-struck free-kick with only nine minutes remaining. Tunisia threw everyone forward in desperate search of an equaliser but they were caught on the counter-attack with Prejuce Nakoulma

Ghana have received a massive injury boost ahead of their quarter-final clash with DR Congo as captain Asamoah Gyan has returned to training. The 31-year-old striker rejoined his team-mates at Saturday afternoon's training and looks ready to start for the Black Stars in the crucial tie. Gyan was replaced in the first-half during Ghana's 1-0 loss to Egypt in the Group D last game in Port-Gentil. The former Sunderland striker underwent an MRI scan and Ghana got news of relief as his

Ghana's defence is rated second best at the 2017 AFCON, according to statistics from the tournament. The Black Stars slipped to a 1-0 loss to Egypt's Pharaohs in their last Group D clash and that is the only goal that has hit the back of Ghana's twain. Egypt, who topped Ghana's group, have the best defence at the tournament after failing to concede a single goal at the tournament. Eliminated Zimbabwe played with the worst defence after conceding 8 goals from 3 games while

Ghanaian midfielder Nasiru Mohammed returned from injury to play for Swedish side BK Hacken in their 1-0 loss to Danish side Aalborg in a pre-season friendly. The former Ghana U17 captain had spent time on the sidelines with injury picked at the end of last season but returned to play for Hacken. The Kumasi-born youngster however said he was being careful not to pick another injury as his side slipped to a loss....

DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani is cautioning his team-mates about Ghana's attack ahead of Sunday's quarter-final clash. The Leopards, who won bronze in the last edition of the competition, face Ghana in a nail-biting quarter-final clash in Oyem. Congo finished top of Group C ahead of Morocco, Togo and Ivory Coast with the Elephants and the Hawks being ousted from the tournament. Ahead of Sunday's game the 30-year-old, who plays in the English second-tier with Northampton Town,

So how many real football lovers are watching the African Cup of Nations tournament? The times are great for easy viewing and everything is on SABC which is nice makes a change from delving into DSTV or, worse, driving around, trying to find a football-loving pub to watch Leicester versus Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. Anyway, if you love soccer you should be watching. My team was Zimbabwe those guys never gave up and their 2-4 loss to Algeria was one of the best games so far. Remember Algeria

Ghana coach Avram Grant has sharply rejected claims that he does not watch the Ghana Premier League. The Israeli has come under attacks from local press for not watching the local league to scout talents. But the former Chelsea boss has rejected the claims, insisting he has stayed in Ghana more than any local coach. He made the claims in an interview with the DailyMail's Jonathan Wilson. I was in Ghana more than any other foreign coach before, he says. Ive seen all the teams in the

Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes the club has suffered for its revolving door policy in changing coaches so regularly and insists they lack identity. Grant, now manager of Ghana, took the Blues to the Champions League final after replacing Jose Mourinho in 2007. He was sacked soon after and, since then, the club have had 11 different men in charge on either a temporary or permanent basis -- with Antonio Conte taking over this summer. "I think the problem is that Chelsea don't

Ghana are unlikely to risk captain Asamoah Gyan for Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against DR Congo. Hopes have been raised that he is likely to recover from injury to play in match at the tournament in Gabon after the Ghana FA revealed his injury is not as bad as initially feared. Gyan did not turn up for the Black Stars training on Friday which means he is still recovering from injury. The striker thought his tournament may be over after he went off injured in Wednesday's

Antonio Conte's early work with as coach of Chelsea has left former manager of the English Premier League leaders Avram Grant impressed. Grant took the Blues to the Champions League final after replacing Jose Mourinho in 2007 but was sacked soon after. Since then the club have had 11 different men in charge on either a temporary or permanent basis but for Grant, Conte is ticking the right boxes. The current Ghana coach believes the former Italy and Juventus coach arrived at a time when

Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced that there will be no venue changes for the upcoming quarterfinals that commence tomorrow in Franceville and Libreville. Speaking to the media, Caf Media Officer Junior Binyam dismissed any talk of the state of the pitches being the reason for the several pitches after players and coaches raised concerns recently. There is no specific proof that the state of pitches is directly responsible for players injuries. The stadiums have had four

Ifenyi Ubah head coach Yaw Preko has jumped to the defence of Michael Osei following reports that he has been demoted to the junior side of Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Media reports had earlier claimed that Michael Osei had been sacked as the assistant coach of Asante Kotoko with the coach himself confirming the reports in some quarters, but the club issued an official statement insisting he has been reassigned to the junior side of the club. And Yaw Preko says Michael Osei did not deserve to be

Ghanaian international defender Kassim Adams who recently penned a four - year deal with Swiss giants Young Boys says he hopes to earn a call up into Ghana's senior national team with his new move. Kassim, 22, cemented a permanent move to the 2016 Europa League campaigners after spending just four months out of an initial two - year loan deal from Real Mallorca in Spain. To him, having a permanent deal at Young Boys where he is sure of consistently playing European top flight football will

Veteran Polish coach Henryk Kasperczak was also in charge of Tunisia when they were ousted by Burkina Faso in the African Nations Cup quarter finals 19 years ago, but for him history is just history as both sides clash again at the same stage. Hosts Burkina Faso defeated Tunisia 8-7 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 1998, with Kasperczak leaving the team following the World Cup campaign later in that year. They meet in the last eight on Sunday at Gabons Libreville Stadium. I don't like

The Confederation of African Football has rejected claims that the poor pitches at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon have led to player injuries. Ghana boss Avram Grant insisted "five injuries have been down to the pitch". Of the four pitches used Port-Gentil's has been most criticised, but it will host Sunday's Egypt v Morocco quarter-final and the third place match. "It has not been scientifically proved that injuries are related to the pitch," said Caf's Junior

Ghanaian international Kassim Adams reveals hard work and dedication landed him a permanent deal at Swiss side Young Boys. Adam signed a four - year contract with the side following an impressive four months the loan spell from Spanish Segunda side Real Mallorca. The former Medeama SC center back joined Young Boys for a two year loan spell but the club opted for a permanent 4-year deal just after four months. And the intelligent center back who also plays as a holding midfielder says hard