England-based pair Jonathan Kodjia of Aston Villa and Crystal Palaces Wilfried Zaha fired Ivory Coast to a 2-0 win over Russia in a friendly at Krasnodar on Friday. It was Russias third defeat in six matches since Stanislav Cherchesov took over as manager in August the other two coming against Costa Rica and Qatar last year. Ivory Coasts caretaker coach Ibrahim Kamara admitted his side had ridden their luck. It was a tough match, like we expected, he told the press. We had to endure tough

Cameroon began their reign as African champions with a 1-0 friendly victory over Tunisia in Monastir Friday thanks to a Vincent Aboubakar goal. The Turkey-based striker took advantage of his first scoring opportunity to beat Aymen Mathlouthi after 14 minutes in the Mediterranean resort. Aboubakar had several other chances, including a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but could not add to his tally. Tunisians Taha Yassine Khenissi and Syam Ben Youssef were foiled by the woodwork during the

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday the election of Ahmad Ahmad as Confederation of African Football chief was a vote for change after almost 30 years under Cameroonian Issa Hayatou. Ahmad, head of Madagascars football federation, won the election in the Ethiopian capital this month by 34 votes to Hayatous 20. The African confederation needed to decide what it wanted for the future and Africans voted for change, Infantino told journalists on the sidelines of a football congress organised

Birmingham City coach Gianfranco Zola has explained the reasoning behind the Club's decision not to offer Koby Arthur a new contract. It was announced that the 21-year old, along with Noe Baba and Josh Tibbetts, will be allowed to leave the Club at the end of the season when his contract expires. The Ghanaian attacker has been at Blues for nearly five years after he was spotted playing for youth side Woodford United back in 2012. He is one of those players who has been doing better

Mr Frank Nelson,executive member of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has assured that thesenior national football team the Black stars would get a substantive coach bythe next official game in June. Speaking to the press on Friday, Mr Nelsonsaid plans are far advanced for the FA to get a good and competent coach forthe Stars, stressing that, a competent coach is what we want irrespective ofhis nationality. We cant choose a coach just because he isGhanaian. We want someone who can bring us

English championship side Birmingham City will not extend the contract of Ghanaian striker Koby Arthur when it expires at the end of the season. The 21-year-old is leaving the West Midlands side after five years at the club. Arthur is leaving the Blues after failing to cement a starting place at the club. He will be allowed to leave the Club at the end of the season when his contract expires. The Ghanaian attacker has been at Blues for nearly five years after he was spotted playing for

The Referee Review Committee have cleared referee Samuel Sukah of any wrongdoing in the Super Clash encounter between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko last Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium. Following Samuel Sukahs controversial decision to award Hearts of Oak late penalty after he adjudged Samuel Yeboahs shot to have struck the arm of Kotoko defender Ahmed Adams in the 18-yard box, which was duly score by Vincent Atinga to beat their arch-rivals on Match Day 8 of the Ghana Premier League, the

Orlando Pirates winger Bernard Morrison admits he needs to put in extra work in order to consolidate a place in the starting line-up. The 23-year-old's exploits for AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League last season earned him a move to the Soweto giants. However, Morrison has found the going tough at Pirates, with his failure to make an impact in the first team seeing him feature for their reserves in the MultiChoice Diski Challenge before fighting his way back into contention. "One

Technical Director of Inter Allies Willie Klutse has paid his tribute to the clubs former coach Herbert Addo who passed away earlier today. The 66-year-old former Black Stars coach gave up the ghost at the 37 Military Hospital at exactly 12:45 pm after battling a short illness. Reports had earlier suggested that government and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) rejected him during his ailment which he vehemently denied. Speaking on Accra-based Happy FM, Klutse said, It is a sad news to

Ghanaian midfielder Gershon Koffie has revealed he rejected several offers to sign for Swedish side Hammarby IF. Koffie left MLS side New England Revolution and was available on a free transfer. The 25-year-old signed a three-year contract with Hammarby IF. ''I had a few options in the MLS, there were some from clubs in Turkey, too. But when I heard about Hammarby so felt that I just wanted to get there,'' Koffie told fotbolldirekt.se Koffie had a trial session at Hammarby

The death of former Black Stars and Hearts of Oak coach Herbert Addo is a big blow not only to the football family but to the entire sports industry in Ghana in general. Ghanasoccernet takes a closer look at the legendary coach who had stints with almost all the Ghanaian national teams as well as the big clubs in the country including Kotoko, Hearts, AshGold and Aduana Stars. One of his remarkable achievements is winning the Ghana Premier League with Aduana Stars in their maiden season in the

  Goalkeeper Felix Annan has laid down a challenge to his Asante Kotoko teammates following their disappointing loss to Hearts of Oak last Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors capitulated to a late controversial penalty call by referee Samuel Sukah to lose 1-0 to arch-rivals Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, which has generated a lot of talking point the whole week. Speaking to Atinka FM, Annan said That is the nature of the game, sometime you loss painful, but we just

Asamoah Gyan's treated water bottling company Paradise Pac has signed with deal with Division One League side Dreams FC as a sponsor. The deal was announced on Friday for a one-year period with an option to renew. GHANASoccernet.com understands Paradise Pac will provide the water needs for the ambitious club which has more than 60 players (First Team and Youth side) on their books. Dreams FC lead the Zone III table after six rounds of matches and pushing for a quick promotion....

Ghanaian defender Isaac Donkor is getting his career back on track at Serie B side Cesena. The Inter Milan-owned player had a terrible experience at Avellino where he failed to get game time for the first half the season. The 21-year-old managed just seven league appearances in six month and had to terminate his stay. But he was re-loaned to Cesena where he has featured in four matches on the the bounce....

Ghanaian-born Dutch international Timothy Fosu-Mensah has been named among the Best 50 Young Players in the World. The former Ajax youth defender is the highest-ranked young player from Englands elite division alongside his Manchester United teammate Angel Gomes. The versatile defender made his Manchester United first team debut against Arsenal last season under Louis Van Gaal, but has struggled for game time under Portuguese trainer Jose Mourinho. He joins the likes of AS Monaco wonderkid

Hearts of Oak returned to training last Monday, a day after beating Kotoko 1-0 in the league. The Phobians hosted Professional Football Association of Ghana out-of-contract players in a friendly game which ended 4-0 in favor of Hearts. Players who did not play in the game with Kotoko were given the chance to build some match fitness with the friendly encounter with the PFAG team. Paul Acquah scored the opener before Agbashie Dotse followed up with a brace. Bright Lukman scored the final

Ghana's football fraternity has been dealt another huge blow following the death of former Black Stars and Hearts of Oak coach Herbert Addo at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The veteran trainer who has handled almost all Premier League clubs in the country was hospitalised a couple of weeks ago and was reported dead around 12:30 this afternoon. The late Herbert Addo coached many clubs including Asante Kotoko, Hearts of Oak, AshantiGold and Inter Allies and is highly remembered for the

President of King Faisal Babies Alhaji Karim Grunsah has lauded FIFAs decision to hand referee Joseph Lamptey a life-time ban as he believes it is a step in the right direction. On Monday, FIFA announced that Lamptey was found guilty of match manipulation in the World Cup qualifier where he awarded a dubious penalty for South Africa against Senegal in November last year. Lamptey was earlier handed a three-month ban by CAF after the Senegalese FA protested vehemently. And some of the top

Ghanaian midfielder Alfred Duncan is a transfer target for Fiorentina who might lose Di Francesco in the summer. The Ghanaian has recovered from an ankle injury and has been a revelation for Sassuolo in 2017, breaking up play and setting up goals for his colleagues. Sassuolo have on several occasions stated that the Ghanaian is not for sale but Fiorentina who are knocking on the doors of European football want to take their chance and see if they can lure him. According to THE NATION Fiorentinas

Emmanuel Frimpong played his first 90 minutes of football for newly-promoted Swedish side AFC Eskilstuna in their 1-0 win over giants Malmo FF. The former Arsenal player put in an impressive showcase and provided the assist in the winning goal. The 25-year-old joined the Swedish outfit days after mutually terminating his contract with Russian outfit Arsenal Tula last month.  ...