Ashanti Gold FC coach Bashiru Hayford claims the Ghana FA will not let him get close to the Black Stars. The highly vocal trainer increased his ratings as a coach after leading a less fancied AshGold side to lift the Ghana Premier League during the 2014/2015 season. Hayford has never hidden his admiration for the highly respectable Black Stars coaching job but reckons its virtually impossible to get the job under the Kwesi Nyantakyi led administration. I can Coach the Black Stars but I know

Ex-Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak coach David Duncan has categorically stated he will not apply for the vacant Black Stars job. Duncan feels indigenous Ghanaian coaches are at a disadvantage and second-rated by the appointing authorities. The Ghana Football Associationhas opened application from prospective candidates after setting up a six-man search committee headed by president Kwesi Nyantakyi. But Duncan has ruled himself out of the race even before it started. ''Let me state

Chelsea have confirmed wing-back Victor Moses that signed a fresh contract which will keep him at the club until 2021. The 26-year-old signed a new two-year contract extension after being revived under Antonio Conte. The Nigerian has been rewarded with an improved offer after excelling heavily at Stamford Bridge. "I feel very excited,"he told the club's website "I'm enjoying my football and we have a good manager here that has given every single one of us confidence."

Veteran goalkeeper Richard Kingsonisconvinced that the Black Stars coaching job should go to a Ghanaian. The search for Avram Grant's replacement has intensified with over 70 coaches reported to have slapped in their CV's for consideration. The Ghana FA has set-up a six-man committee tasked with finding the new man to take charge of the West African nation. The search team for a new Black Stars coach has been directed to combine the headhunting and applications methods. But former

Kevin-Prince Boateng believes Napoli can overturn a 3-1 deficit against Real Madrid to progress in the UEFA Champions League. The Italian side must score at least two unanswered goals to advance to the quarter-finals. The visitors took the lead after Keylor Navas was caught off guard by a superb Lorenzo Insigne strike inside eight at theBernabeu. Karim Benzema headed the equaliser past Pepe Reina from Dani Carvajal's cross 11 minutes later. Toni Kroos put the hosts ahead early in

Ghanaian duo Alhassan Wakaso and Abdul Majeed Waris suffered elimination from the Coup De France after their Lorient side lost 2-1 at Bordeaux. Wakaso played full throttle while his compatriot Waris enjoyed only eight minutes on the pitch. The French Lique 1 strugglers lost grounds in the last minutes to lose against Bordeaux.  ...

Black Stars vice-chairman Wilfred Osei has admitted former coach Avram Grant has damaged the country's chances of qualifying to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Grant, who is hugely unpopular in Ghana, supervised the side's disastrous start to the campaign before ending his two-year association with the West Africans. The Black Stars are third on the table with just a single point from two games. Though the four-time African champions can mathematically qualify to the global showpiece,

GHANASoccernet.com understands the Independence Day match between giants Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko has been rescheduled to 01 May. The exhibition was originally fixed for 12 March as part of Ghana's 60th anniversary celebrations. But that date fixture would distort the local calendar which has been delayed for three months.   The Ghana @60 Anniversary Committe will later announce the venue for the match....

Asante Kotoko have received the International Transfer Certificate of defenderAwal Mohammed to complete the registration of their former player. The centre-back rejoined the Porcupine Warriors after leaving Russian side Arsenal Tula. Kotoko have confirmed receiving the green light from the Russian Federation to finalize his transfer.   Mohammed could be part of Asante Kotoko's squad against Elmina Sharks on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium....

Aduana Stars chief Albert Commey insists Hearts of Oak will fall ahead of the meeting of the two sides on Sunday. Aduana, who are joint leaders with Kotoko, host the capital-based side in Dorma Ahenkro on match day-5 of the Ghana Premier League. Both sides are yet to taste defeat in the Ghanaian top-flight this season with the Fire club touted as favourites. And the club's chief Albert Commey has vowed the Dorma-based side will triumph against the Phobians. We always pledge the three

Heart of Midlothian are still without Ghanaian midfielder Prince Buaben ahead of their Scottish League clash against Ross County today (Wednesday). The 28-year-old has been unable to shake off the setback suffered couple of weeks ago. He has therefore been ruled out of the clash atTynecastle on Wednesday night. Hearts have gone four games without a victory and have drawn their last two at home. They are currently fourth on the league table with 38 points, staggering 38 points behind leaders

The handlers of the Black Stars after Tuesdays meeting will go head hunting for the next Black Stars head coach and will not rush to name a replacement for Avram Grant. The committee tasked to search for the new coach has been directed to use the headhunting and applications from interested coaches as the two main methods in getting a new trainer. This committee that has been tasked to find a good coach is headed by the President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi...

American lower side Real Monarchs have canceled the contract of Ghanaian kid Charles Boateng. Boateng,19, joined the third-tier side on loan from Ghana Premier League side West African Football Academy in January. But the USL Pro side terminated the deal after just one month due to fitness concerns. "His short loan deal has been terminated by the club [Real Monarchs], they said he can't fit into their squad" WAFA official is quoted as saying by Kickgh. Boateng was WAFAs second

Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey is yet to make a competitive appearance for Danish top-flight Brndby since joining in January. Kwarasey, 29, is yet to feature for the side since making an injury return. The Ghana international has struggled to make the starting X1 with Norwegian glovesman Frederik Ronnow being considered the preferred choice. It could turn out to be a frustrating spell for the West African who will require regular playing time to return to the Black Stars. The former Rosenberg

Psychologist for the Black Stars Professor Mintah has been named the assistant coach of the Black Stars as the search for a substantive head coach continues. The former Ebusua Dwarfs coach will act as the deputy to Maxwell Konadu-who has been elevated to the post of an interim head coach of the team. The Ghana Football Association on Tuesday announced that they were going to take their time as they sieve through to name a substantive coach for the Black Stars. The departure of Avram Grant

Aduana Stars defender Wahab Adams has revealed that they have targeted to open a big gap between their title rivals in the first half of the season. The Dormaa-based have made a bright start in the opening four matches with three wins and one draw. But they are joint leaders with Asante Kotoko but Wahab says they want to kill off their title rivals by the end of the first round. ''We have decided to work very hard to win the league at the end of the first round,'' he told

Former Asante Kotoko coach David Duncan has said he will only work for a club that meets his stature. Duncan is without a club after mutually parting company with Kotoko in the early stages of the 2015/16 season following a string of poor results. He said: ''I cant just join any club, I left Kotoko almost a year now and many clubs came calling but I look at myself first, and I realized the clubs didnt match my stature and brand.'' I dont know why some managers do that but

West Ham United skipper Mark Noble has praised deputy Ghana skipper Andre Ayew for his goal against Watford to win a point for his side. The Ghana forward returned to club duty after Ghanas disappointment at the Africa Cup of Nations by scoring the equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Watford. A point took Slaven Bilic's side up to ninth in the table and the skipper is expecting more influential performances to come from the talented No20. "I was speaking to 'Dre

Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Ben Mensah says he will learn from the mistake that nearly cost his team all three points against Wa All Stars over the weekend. The young goalkeeper has been one of the shining stars for the Phobians but his mistake against Wa All Stars has highlighted a part of his game that requires working on. I will disagree with the notion that I was not testes against Wa All Stars. I made a lot of saves but with Arthurs goal, I thought I had caught the ball but it went into an

The race for the Bafana Bafana coaching job is now down two men and either Frenchman Herv Renard or Mozambique-born Carlos Queiroz will be introduced to the nation as new national team coach this week. Insiders told Times Media Digital that the South African Football Association (Safa) technical committee has recommended Queiroz for the vacant job but the former Real Madrid mentors salary demands are the final hurdle delaying his appointment. Queiroz earned around R20-million a year as Iran coach