The Ghana Football Association (GFA) used Skype to conduct a fruitful interviews of two of the five shortlisted coaches for the Black Stars job, Kwesi Appiah and Hugo Broos at the Alisa Hotel on Friday. Broos, who led the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to win this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon failed to turn up for his interview session with the Ghana FA on Friday due to unknown reasons while Kwesi Appiah also missed out due to club engagements. However, the FA acted quickly by organizing
Ghanaian forward Abednego Tettehwas on target again for Al Hilal of Sudan on Friday evening. The Omdurman based club recorded a 1-0 overAl-AhliAtbarain week 8 outstanding fixture of the Sudanese top-flight league at the Al-Ahli Stadium. The former Bechem United attacker snatched the only goal for his side in the 13th minute of the game. Tetteh has netted 13 goals for Al Hilal since joining in the off season. The win moves Al-Hilal to 3rd on the table with 16 points and a game in ha
AshantiGold supporters Chairman Kweku Jonah has lamented on the sudden resignation of coach Bashir Hayford from the club. AshantiGold faithful were stunned this morning by the news that their coach Bashir Hayford has tendered in his resignation letter citing reason as being personal. The gaffer was reported to pondering his future earlier this week after management handed his technical bench a three-match ultimatum but decided to stay on and turn the clubs fortunes. We have accepted it but
Ghana champions Wa All Stars suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of Ivorian champions AS Tanda in the first semi-finals of WAFU Challenge Cup in Senegal on Friday. AS Tanda scored twice in first half through Koffi Kandra Stevens and Kevin Zougoula. Ghanaian forward Stephen Asare Baffour added the third in the second half to complete the scoreline. The Northern Blues will wait for the loser of the second semi-finals fixture between US Goree from Senegal and Liberian champions Barrack
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien says he's overcome his injury nightmare as he begins his career with Indonesian top-flight sidePersib Bandung. Essien, 34, has endured a frustrating long spells on the sidelines due to the setback. The Ghana international has signed a one-year deal with the option to extend his stay for a further 12 months at the end of the season. And the former Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Panathinaikos enforcer says he's overcome the setback. "Injuries
Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor says Egypt hold the aces to edge Ghana in the 2018 World Cup qualifying race. The Black Stars are in real danger of missing out for the global showpiece in Russia as they lie third in Group E. The four-time African champions are five points adrift of the Pharaohs who are top of the table. And Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor says the North Africans are in pole position to secure qualification. Egypt is leading its group, they are closer this time
Michael Essien trained with former Chelsea team-mate Carton Cole for the first time at Indonesian outfit Persib Bandung on Friday amid tight security. Several supporters trooped to the side's training ground to catch a glimpse of the two former Chelsea stars. The heightened enthusiasm led to the decision of the club's top brass to engage security officers comprising internal security and the police. The ambitious side engaged extra security as safeguard measure to protect the
The supporters front of Kumasi Asante Kotoko (the Circles) has withdrawn an earlier threat to harm Referee Samuel Sukah for awarding a controversial penalty to rivals Hearts of Oak but slammed the GFA Executive Committee (Exco)s report exonerating the referee, describing the recent video on the penalty as doctored. The Circles chairman, Kwaku Amponsah (K 5), said the recent video used by the FA to justify why the referee was exonerated was edited and could, therefore, not be true. But this
FIFA have announced their completion of the internal investigation embarked in June 2015, after the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced investigations into allegations of criminal misconduct, bribery and corruption in world football. During the course of FIFAs 22-month investigation, more than 2.5 million documents were reviewed and numerous key witnesses were interviewed. Using the evidence obtained from the document
Dreams FC vice-president Prince Abdul Hamid is in Europe on a business trip. He has been to Germany and Belgium to visit some former players of the club. Hamid was at Bundesliga II side Greuther Furth, the club they sold Baba Rahman to in 2014. He met up with their former defender Emmanuel Sowah Adjei and Ghana international Frank Acheampong- all of Belgian giants Anderlecht....
Hearts of Oak have opened contract extension talks with Super Clash hero Vincent Atinga with reports indicating that he will be handed a two year contract. Media reports suggests that the hardworking center back will be handed a two-year contract extension before the end of the season to ward off interest from Clubs. Atinga, who was signed under late Coach Herbert Addo has recently picked an incredible form with fears he could end up in a different club at the end of his contract. The set-piece
Veteran coach J.E Sarpong has acknowledged that coach Zdravko Lugarusic might be right with his lack of top quality striker comments. The Porcupine Warriors coach told the clubs hierarchy on Thursday that, there is lack of quality players in the side hence would need to augment that department to aid their premier league title ambitions. But, a section of the club supporters and their former player, Karim Zito attacked the 55-year-old for that assertion and told him to use the materials at
I have faced some of the toughest challenges running football in Ghana for about 12 years yet writing a tribute for someone who is a father figure to me, a mentor and a teacher proved to be one of the most difficult tests I have encountered in life. Words, even the very best of words, cannot pay tribute or truly capture the sense of loss that we in the football fraternity in Ghana are all feeling today. The loss is there, tangible and real within everyone...because Sam Arday exemplified life,
Wa All Stars head coach Enos Adepah has admitted that defending their Ghana Premier league crown will be a daunting challenge. The Wa-based side defied all odds to win their maiden Ghana Premier League title last season. However, the club have started their title defense indifferently as they have managed only three wins from their opening eight games and find themselves in 6th position compared to last season where by this stage of the season, were 3rd on the table. At the beginning, we
The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG) continued their educational tour by visiting Tema Youth on Friday morning. The umbrella body for the country's professional footballers was at the Tema Sports Stadium to interact with players of the Ghana Premier League side. PFAG General Secretary Tony Baffoe was joined by some members Yusif Chibsah and Stephen Aidoo for the visit. Tema Youth are preparing to host Medeama this Sunday. Early this week, they had visited Inter
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has brushed off criticism following his move to ambitious Indonesian top-flight side Persib Bandung. The 34-year-old, who has also played for Bastia, Lyon, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Panathinaikos during his illustrious career, has signed a one-year deal with the option of an extension. Some have suggested the Ghana international thought about his wallet rather than his career when he decided to join the Asian club. But the former Chelsea star is refusing to
Ghanasoccernet can reveal that the place for the interview of shortlisted coaches for the vacant Black Stars coaching job is Alisa Hotel. Leadership of the Ghana Football Association and the six-man committee searching for the Black Stars coach were seeking to hide the location of the interview. But with photos of former France international Willy Sagnol emerging after being interviewed, it has become public that the Alisa Hotel is the location for the exercise. Media reports suggests that
Ex-France star Willy Sagnol has completed a his interview with the Ghana Football Association for the Black Stars coaching job, Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. The former Marseille player was interviewed at the Alisa Hotel in Accra confirming Ghanasoccernet.com's report that he has arrived in the country. Sagnol was the first to be attended to by the search committee among the five-shortlisted coaches. The 40-year-old has previously coached the France Under-21s and Ligue 1 side Girondins
Watch how referee P Favour heckled and beaten up by fans of Unique FC in their MTN FA Cup preliminary round qualifier. The home fans were unhappy with a call from the middle man so some irate entered the pitch to physically manhandle him. Unique FC are in the third tier and based in Mampong. ...
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien is ready to learn the Indonesian language to make life easier for him after joining top-flight sidePersib Bandung. The 34-year-old former Chelsea ace has signed a one-year deal an option to end with the Asian outfit. And the former Real Madrid midfielder says he will be ready to learn the new language. "Learning a language? It's possible," said Essien athis unveiling...
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