Jordan Ayew played his first match for Swansea City on Sunday as they beat Daniel Amartey's Leicester City 2-0 in the English Premier League. The Ghana international was introduced in the 72nd minute to replace Fernando llorente. Ayew moved from Championship side Aston Villa in a swap deal. His international teammate Amartey came on for Danny Simpson on 70 minutes....
New signing Ebenezer Ofori watched Stuttgart beat Sandhausen 2-1 on Sunday in a Bundesliga II match at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena. The Ghana international was in the company of his agent Alex Asante and compatriot Hans Nunoo Sarpei who plays for the club. Stuttgart's Director of Operations Joachim Cast was there to assist the talented midfielder. Ofori should be available for selection next Friday against Heidenheim Stuttgart lead the Bundesliga II table with a five point lead..
Medeama held on to start their season with a lacklustre win against WAFA thanks to Bernard Ofori early goal. Medeama Sporting club accounted for West African Football Academys first defeat of the new season after a slim 1-0 victory at the Tarkwa and Aboso Park on Sunday. It is the first time in two seasons that Medeama have won their opening game after losing 2-1 to AshantiGold last season. But different case for WAFA who were hoping to replicate last terms performance which saw them better
Aduana Stars managed to squeeze past AshantiGold 1-0 in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Striker Derrick Sasraku left it late to steal the maximum points for the Fire club. The Miners had held Aduana for most part of the game and Nathaniel Asamoah's near-misses infuriated the home fans. The tie appeared to be heading for a draw until Zakaria Mumuni weighed in a cross which was connected home by Sasraku....
Ebusua Dwarfs baptized Bolga Stars 3-1 as their welcome game to the Ghana Premier League on Sunday afternoon at the newly-built Cape Coast Sports Stadium. Joseph Esso was at the end of a true breathtaking display by the Crabs to prod home the opener in the 5th minute. Issahaku Waheed pulled even for the debutantes when he brilliantly rolled through the defence to finish off in style. Defender Christopher Bonney and Nicolas Gyan were key in the build up to the opening goal. But Dwarfs had
Tema Youth jetted off to a flying start on return to the Ghana Premier League after sneaking past Berekum Chelsea 2-1 at the Tema Sports Stadium in the 2016/17 season opener on Sunday. Youngster Theophilous Okoe underlined his fox-in-the-box tag when he popped up to head home from an Ekow Benson spilled free-kick in the 16th minute. Joseph Bentil was left unmarked just outside of the area and he punished the Blues by smashing home to cushion the lead for the home side. New signing Evans
The Council of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) unanimously endorsed Ahmad Ahmad as its candidate in upcoming (Caf) Presidential election which is causing incumbent Issa Hayatou some sleepless nights. Ahmad, currently the head of Madagascar's FA, had already outlined his intention to challenge long-standing Caf ruler Issa Hayatou in March's elections in Ethiopia. With the COSAFA support, Ahmad is assured of the backing of the 14 member states under the umbrella body which
Bechem United made a winning debut in Africa after a slim 2-1 success over MC Alger on Sunday in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary qualifying round first leg tie. The Hunters shot into the lead on the 50th minute mark through Amed Toure who converted a spot-kick. But the Algerian struck with the equalizer through Seguer Mohammed. After 73 minutes, Kwame Osei Bonsu profited from a teed up effort from Toure. MC Alger will be counting on the away goal to go through as the dice
Celebrated coach and techincal director of WAFA SC Sam Arday is dead after a short illness. GHANASoccernet.com understands, the multi-system man died on Sunday afternoon in Accra. Arday was the first black man to win a olympic medal in football when he led Ghana's U23 team to pick bronze at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. He won the 1995 FIFA U17 World Cup winner in Ecuador. In the Ghana, he handled giants Asante Kotoko, Hearts of Oak and Okwahu United....
Ghanaian Champions Wa All Stars were given a humbling on their very first attempt at CAF Champions League action. The Wa based club have been forced to play their home games at the Tamale Sports Stadium and found the going tough after they lost 1-3 at home. The Libyan side proved very strong in the first five minutes of the game with Ali Tango getting the first chance of the game. That was a sign of things to come with Mohammed Ali getting the first goal of the game to give the away side their
Yakubu Mohammeddouble ensured Asante Kotoko got their 2016/17 Ghana Premier League season off to the perfect start on Sunday at the Baba Yara stadium. The former AshantiGold striker Yakubu Mohammed scored twice to propel Kotoko to opening day victory at the expense of Scientific soccer lads. Kotoko came from behind to give new coach Dzravko Lugarusic the perfect start he envisaged. The hostlost two players to injury before half hour mark. Captain Amos Frimpong and striker Obed Owusu were
GHANAsoccernet.com brought youupdates and the LIVE text commentary of the 2016/17 Ghana Premier League clash between Asante Kotoko and Liberty Professionals at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and other league centers. By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter...
Many Ghanaian players abroad have taken to their official social media handles to reveal their massive support and urge to see the kickoff of the 2016/17 Ghana Premier League with Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan leading the way. Gyan, in a tweet, indicated how he is torn between supporting his former club Liberty Professionals and his dream club Asante Kotoko. Other players who could not hide their joy ahead of the start of the season include former Asante Kotoko and Ebusua Dwarfs defender
Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda has said his target is to win the Nigeria league after he rejoined Enyimba following AFCON 2017 in Gabon. Dauda arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja along with his agent on Saturday. I am back to Nigeria to resume work with Enyimba. I was given a weeks rest after the AFCON which has now elapsed,'' he said. I followed Enyimbas league matches while I was in Gabon and I now hope I can winthe league with them by the end of the season.
Midfielder Kamal Issah got substituted early in Genclerbirligi's 3-0 defeat to Alanyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday due to injury. Issah collided wih an opposing player and suffered a wait injury which ended his game in the 24th minute. The 24-year-old had to be replaced by Aleksandar Scekic. Issah will undergo tests on Sunday to ascertain the degree of the injury....
In a massive show of brotherliness, Young Boys defender has shifted attention to the Ghana Premier League which commences today, wishing his elder brother Ahmed Adams of Asante Kotoko the best of luck in the league. Young Boys will be playing Luzern this evening but Kassim thinks that the love and passion for the Ghana Premier League cant be erased from his heart. Kotoko will be locking horns with the Scientific Soccer Lads, Liberty Professionals at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in the opener
Inter Allies have appointed midfielder Prince Baffoe as their captain for the 2016/17 season. He will be supported by goalkeeper Kwame Baah and striker Frederick Boateng in that order. Baffoefeatured in 29 out of 30 league games for club last season where he scored 5 goals as his best stats in the countrys topflight. He has been a regular member of the team and played vital role in helping the team to retain premier league status by beating the drop last season. Goalkeeper Baah has been
Inter Allies FC have unveiled their new playing kits for the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League season. The new kits are manufactured by American company Capelli Sport and will be worn for the first time against Hearts of Oak on Monday. The manufacturer in conjunction with the management of Inter Allies chose Dormant Red as the principal color for the team. The new jersey will have the teams logo pictured on the left front of the shirt, the Capelli Sport logo embossed at the right side. The
Ghana ace Christian Atsu says he is enjoying his stay with English side Newcastle United insisting his loans spells with Everton andBournemouth in the Premier League was a nightmare. The 25-year-old is on loan at Newcastle from English Premier League side Chelsea for this season. He played just five league matches during his loan spells at both Everton and Bournemouth and had to cut his time at the south coast to gain more playing time at Spanish side Malaga. Perhaps unsurprisingly given
Ghana superstar Christian Atsu has rubbished claims he was on the verge of leaving Newcastle United for a club in the Turkish top-flight. The winger was linked with a move to to Turkey in January insisting he wantsto settle down at Tyneside with the English Championship side. The 25-year-old is on loan from English Premier League side Chelsea for this season. However reports claimed last month that a Turkish top-flight side were keen on his services with his agent said to have agreed another
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