Medeama have signed midfielder Bennett Ofori as a free agent on a two-year deal. The winger was available after terminating his contract with Asante Kotoko last week. Ofori joins former Kotoko teammates Theophilus Nyame and Eric Ofori Antwi at the Tarkwa-based side. This will be his fourth Ghana Premier League club after playing for Berekum rivals Arsenal and Chelsea....

Ghana legend Mohammed Polo has twisted the knife further into Avram Grant saying the Israeli trainer is clueless. The Black Stars failed to reach the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 2-0 to Cameroon in the semi-final. This has extended the country's search for a continental title since 1982. Polo, a member of the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations winning team, blames Grant for the failed mission in Gabon. ''Grant doesnt understand our kind of football, instead

Ghana Football Association Status Committee has given Asante Kotoko the green light to register duo Seth Opare and Awudu Nafiu. Both joined the Porcupine Warriors as free agent but needed ratification from the committee before their registrations could be completed. After a meeting on Thursday, they were cleared by their former clubs Aduana Stars and AshantiGold respectively. According to the Asantekotoko Express,Ashgold had actually written to the Committee absolving Nafiu of blame concerning

Swansea City fanbase have reacted strongly to the shirt number of new signing Jordan Ayew. The Ghana international will wear the No.3 shirt after signing from Aston Villa in a swap deal. And on Thursday the club tweeted its welcome to Jordan, whose brother Andre played for the Swans last season, revealing the new boy's squad number. They encouraged everyone to buy Ayew's shirt with an offer of free printing. But we're not sure many Swans fans will be taking up the offer.

The Black Stars deputy coach Maxwell Konadu claims they failed to reach the final because Cameroon was lucky on the day. The Stars were dumped out of the competition after suffering a 2-0 defeat to the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. We did all we could to win the game, we had some few chances but we couldnt find the ball at the back of the net, I think luck was not on our side, he said. We are very disappointed, we just have to go back and prepare for the next game. Ghana will play Burkina-Faso

Hearts of Oak will host city-rivals Great Olympics in a pre season friendly at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The Phobians will be testing their battle-readiness for the new season. The last time the two sides met, Hearts ran away with a 1-0 victory courtesy a strike from Foovi Aguidi in the 2014/15 league season. Great Olympics are making a return to the Ghana top-flight and will use the friendly to test their sharpness for the start of the league next week....

Andre Ayew insists Ghana will remain motivated for their third place play-off in Port Gentil on Saturday night against Burkina Faso despite another disappointing AFCON for the Black Stars. For all of the six consecutive semi-finals that Ghana have reached they have failed to do what matters the most lift the trophy they last won back in 1982. As always when you are playing for your country there is always motivation though we knew that our priority was to go to the final, said Ayew after the

Ghana coach Avram Grant feels his side's 2-0 defeat to Cameroon in the semi-final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations did not reflect proceedings. The Israeli felt his charges dominated play but could not convert the chances created. Cameroon scored through defender MichaelNgadeu-Ngadjui and Christian Bassogog in the dying seconds. ''I wanted to be in the final. We did a lot today. In the second half, the first goal came from a set piece and the second from a counter attack,''

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom scored his first goal for Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade in the 1-0 win over Olimpia Satu Mare in a friendly. The Ghana international controlled a pass inside the box before turning home for the only goal of the match in the first half. Boakye has joined the team in Cyprus where they are preparing for the second half of the season. He is on an 18-month loan deal from Italian Serie B side Latina....

Cameroon head coach Hugo Broos admits it is a real dream to have booked their place in the 2017 African Nations Cup final after seeing off Ghana 2-0 on Thursday evening. The Indomitable Lions drew first blood after 72 minutes at Stade de Franceville through Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, before Christian Bassogog added the second deep into second-half stoppage time. "Ghana have more experience than us - look at what they have done in recent tournaments. But since the start of this tournament,

Ghana Premier League side Bechem United have been hugely hit with the death of their midfielder Osman Iddrisu who passed on in his hometown in Tamale, after a short illness. Reports from the camp of the Ghana Premier League side have it that Osman got injured in one of the sides FA Cup games last season and went back to his hometown for treatment. The player who is yet to return to Bechem for the upcoming season was reported to have suffered a short illness and was rushed to the hospital on

The Black Stars following their 2-0 defeat against Cameroon will have to travel back to Port Gentil for bronze medal match against Burkina Faso. Port Gentil is where Ghana started their campaign with wins over Uganda and Mali but loss to Egypt in final group game ensured that they had to move to Oyem for quarterfinal. They won over Congo DR in quarters so moved to Franceville, where they capitulated in the semis. Head coach Avram Grant is not a fan of Stade de Port Gentil. He bemoaned the poor

Ghana winger Christian Atsu has admitted huge disappointment in the Black Stars inability to reach the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The on-loan Newcastle United player featured in Thursday's 2-0 to defeat Cameroon in the semi-final. Atsu believes the players gave their all with a spirited display but could not achieve their target of winning the tournament. "Yes of course we are very disappointed because for us we were fighting to win the cup. We knew that even making

Ghana assistant captain Andre Ayew admits they fell short on the night and says Cameroon fully deserve their 2-0 semi-final win. The West Ham United ace acknowledged the Black Stars are very disappointed with the result. Centre back Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui scored first after a mishap between goalkeeper Razak Brimah and John Boye. Winger Christian Bassogog scored the second on the counter-attack in the dying seconds. "We are very disappointed because I think we couldn't play our

Ghana's missed out on a second successive Africa Cup of Nations final berth after losing 2-0 to Cameroon in the semi-final of the 2017 tournament in Gabon. They failed to find the breakthrough in the first half, but a mistake from John Boye and under-fire goalkeeper Razak Brimah saw Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui slam home from a corner after the break. Christian Bassogog scored the second on the counter-attack in the dying seconds....

Ghana must now shift their attention to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after failing to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Stars were expected to go all the way to win the ultimate in Gabon after finishing second in the 2015. The elimination of giants Algeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal meant Avram Grant side's had a huge chance of winning it but they choked for the umpteenth time. Ghana lost 2-0 to Cameroon in the semi-final on Thursday to miss out on the final against Egypt.