Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says he is playing each game as if its his last after revealing his injury hell almost forced him to quit football. The iconic talisman has endured a succession of injuries which has restricted him to few appearances in recent seasons. Gyan, who is currently on loan at Dubai-based Al-Ahli, has raked in just four goals in 11 outings. This is in sharp contrast to a man who scored over 80 goals for Al Ain in a trophy-laden four year spell at the Garden club. The
Hearts of Oaks head coach Frank Nuttall says his team will have to get use to winning every game the hard way because teams come to face them with a different mentality. Frank Nuttalls side recorded a big win of the season so far after beating arch rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko 1-0. I think for Hearts of Oak, every game is a difficult game because every team that comes and plays against plays Hearts is a Cup final. So, its a cup final and a national derby, off the back of derbies, it makes it
Lorient striker Majeed Waris has been ranked 29th best assist in the French Ligue 1 following his double assist in his sides 3-2 win over Nancy over the weekend. The Black Stars striker marked his return with two significant assists to earn his side all three points in a 3-2 win over AS Nancy at the Stade Macel-Picot. Waris was suspended for Lorients previous clash with giants PSG following accumulation of cards but returned with a big bang. The home side took a 2-goal lead but the inspirational
Ex-Kotoko chief Herbert Mensah has denied reports linking him with a move to rivals Hearts of Oak....
Former Black Stars defender James Kuuku Dazie has commenced a war of words with the local coaches who are reported to have applied for the Black Stars coaching job insisting he is the best positioned to be given the job. The former Ghana U17 trainer will obviously invite the wrath of Abdul Karim Razak and Bashiru Hayford for his recent outburst as both have also tendered their resumes for the vacant position. I believe I am the best among the four local coaches who have applied for the job.
Retired Ghanaian referee Mercy Tagoe says FIFAs ban on J.O Lamptey is a condemnation to Ghanaian referees in a week that the whole nation has been submerged in what is without a doubt the hardest punishment meted out to a Ghanaian football official. The Immigration Officer by profession was found guilty of breaching the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifying match between South Africa and Senegal on November 12, 2016. Its a misfortune because to err is human
Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Samuel Akurugu hopes to build on his performance against Asante Kotoko to end his bench role in the club. The former Sekondi Hasaacas shot stopper made his first start of the season after seven games when he was selected to man the posts on Sunday in the Ghana Premier League derby. "We have all trained and are fighting for an opportunity to keep the posts for the club," Akrugu "If I have been given the chance, I don't have to play with it. I have
Medeama are struggling in the Ghanaian top-flight because of the injury to striker Bernard Ofori. Ofori has been out injured since he suffered a thigh setback in their 1-0 defeat at Ebusua Dwarfs on March 6. He has since missed out on defeats to Wa All Stars and draws against Great Olympics and Aduana Stars. The strong attacker has impressed for the Mauve and Yellows in the four games he's featured, scoring two goals in the process. But the Tarkwa-based side has struggled without
Ebusua Dwarfs captain Nicholas Gyan has credited Brazilian tactician Ricardo da Rocha for his purple patch of scoring form. He insists the first words of the trainer to him since joining the club has aided his improvement as a player and thus the goal scoring traits. Gyan has scored six goals in the Premier League this season after eight matches to lead the scorers chart. He has scored in each of the last six games for the Mysterious Club. "It's very true the coach has helped
Head coach of Hearts of Oak Frank Elliot Nuttall says Samuel Akurugu merited his starting berth against Asante Kotoko in the Super Clash win on Sunday. The former Sekondi Hasaacas custodian has been playing second fiddle to Benjamin Mensah since the start of this season but was given a rare start in the sides biggest game of the campaign against their sworn rivals Asante Kotoko on Sunday. Akurugu went on to produce a magnificent display and topped it up by keeping a clean-sheet in the 1-0 victory
The Ghanaian was a global phenomenon in the early 1990s but tragically failed to fulfil his potential. So what became of the man tipped for greatness? The new Pele. It is a tag that should inspire any young footballer to greatness but over the years it has only served to burden, even curse, those labelled with the moniker. Edu, Robinho and Freddy Adu are just a few of the anointed ones who to varying degrees failed to fulfil their potential, but none of these saw their careers, lives and
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has allayed fears of being implicated in the match-fixing scandal involving Ghanaian referee, Joseph Lamptey, who recently received alife time ban. Footballs World governing body, FIFA, on Monday slapped Lamptey with a life-time ban after finding him guilty of unlawfully influencing the result of South Africas 2-1 victory over Senegal at Peter Mokaba Stadium in November last year. The highly rated Ghanaian referee was initially suspended for three
Former Ghana youth international Gladson Awako is set to depart from Congolese champions Tout Puissant Mazembe, according to media reports. The 26-year-old joined the Lubumbashi-based side in 2012 from Ghanaian outfit Berekum Chelsea after his scintillating performance for the club in the 2011 CAF Champions League. However, according to media reports, the Ravens are reluctant to extend the contract of the attacking midfielder, whose contract will expire in June this year. Awako has found
Young Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah says he is very happy to be playing his way in what has been a successful season for FC Twente. The 19-year-old has starred in the twente's team this season playing in 22 league games and gaining attention from some of the top teams in Europe. Yeboah is playing on-loan with fellow Machester City players Enes Unal and Bersant Celina who have all impressed. Its been very impressive on a personal note and also as a whole team effort, Yaw Yeboah said Last
Former Asante Kotoko coach and now Hearts of Oak sympathizer has backed Randy Abbey to become the next General Managerof the capital based club with Vincent Odotei on the verge of quitting. Odotei revealed on Sunday, after the win over Kotoko, that he will relinquish his position as acting General Manager of Hearts to concentrate on his political career. And since then, several names have been speculated as possible replacements for the Member of Parliament but coach Opeele believes former
Red Bull Salzburg are still without injured Ghana winger Samuel Tetteh as they inch closer to the Austrian Bundesliga crown. The 20-year-old has been ruled out the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. The Ghanaian has underwent surgery to correct the setback which has ended his campaign. The former West African Football Academy star was not involved as Salzburg toastedAustria Wien 5-0 to open a seven-point lead at the summit of the table with four games to end the season. &
Al Hilal poacher Abednego Tetteh is brimming with confidence as he looks forward to equaling former Hearts of Oak great, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour's goal scoring record in the CAF Champions League qualifying stage following his brace against Mauritian side AS Port-Loius on Sunday. Abednego, 24, joined the Sudanese outfit from Bechem United in the close season after his impressive goal scoring prowess in the 2015/16 league season, where finished the league with 14 goals from 26 games, and has already
WAFA defender Emmanuel Boateng says that the cohesion in the team is what has made them unbeatable in the league. The team is yet to lose a game at their Sogakope home base in their last 35 matches winning 26 and drawing 9 helping them to maintain their status in the process. We eat, sleep, and football and we have been playing together as a team for a long time. We do things together and so, it makes the home games easier for us. That is why we always win our home matches, Boateng told Accra
Former Asante Kotoko chairman Herbert Mensah has played down media reports linking him with Hearts of Oak. Reports emerged on Tuesday that, Mensah had been contacted by Hearts board chairman Togbe Afede toreplace departing managing director, Vincent Sowah Odotei. Odotei is leaving as he wants to fully concentrate on his new role as Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon constituency. But Herbert Mensah who is now chairman of the Ghana Rugby Association says he is not interested in joining
Under-fire centre man Samuel Sukah will be grilled by the Referees' Review Panel today (Wednesday), GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The St Thomas Aquinas sports masterhas come under stinging criticism following his controversial penalty decision against Kotoko in their 1-0 defeat to rivals Hearts of Oak on Sunday. Sukah awarded a penalty against defender Ahmed Adams but television replays appear to show the ball hit his back. The decision has split heads between supporters
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