Ghanaian defender Samuel Mensah has apologised for his middle finger celebration insisting that it was mistake which came because he was overtaken by the emotions. Mensah scored one of the goals on Thursday night as Ostersunds FK trounced Norrkoping 4-1 to clinch the Svenska Cupen, the Swedish Cup. Mensahs club raced to a 2-0 lead after just 18 minutes, before their opponents pulled a goal back early in the second half. It was the Ghanaian who put his side into the lead but they added another

Very interesting happenings are taking place in Ghana football regarding the technical handling of our league clubs. Indeed, a contest of a sort appears to be ongoing between our local coaches, on the one hand, and their expatriate counterparts, on the other, as to who best can do the coaching job to achieve the desired results by the respective clubs. Even though we have had expatriates involved in the technical aspects of our local league in the past, their growing numbers in recent times

Ghanaian-born Italian forward Mario Barwuah Balotelli has been tasked by Nice head coach Lucien Favre to work extra harder despite his fine form this season. The striker has found the back of the net 15 times in 24 matches this season, but despite his impressive goal return, coach Lucien Favre has demanded more from the player. The boss has once again said he wants Balotelli to work harder for his colleagues at Nice in order to gain their respect. "He needs to make more and better runs.

Example club Dreams FC will hold a three-day justify your inclusion at the clubs training grounds in Kweiman from Monday 17th April to Wednesday 19th April. Aimed at discovering budding talents to play for their two feeder clubs Still Believe FC and In God We Trust FC as well as the Dreams FC, the justify will start at 8:00am each day for the three days. The pacesetters are looking to strengthen their junior sides as well as the senior side as they intensify their foreign links in transfers

Duo Frank Acheampong and Dennis Appiah lasted the entire minutes for Anderlecht in their 1-1 defeat to Manchester United at home in the Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday. Ghana international Acheampong played as a left winger and had a decent game. He came close to scoring in the first half when his half volley came off the body of Valencia. Armenia star Henrik Mkhitaryan tucked in from a very acute angle in the 37th minute after goalkeeper Reuben had parried Marcus Rashford's

The Ghana Football Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commercial Service of the US Embassy in Accra to organize two business expositions ahead of this years international friendlies against Mexico and the USA. The business exposition, which is being organized in partnership with RGG Sports LLC of Tampa, will see a business conference and two exhibition fairs held in the two cities for the friendlies. The Black Stars will play Mexico in Texas on 28 May before taking

Aduana Stars failed to make capitalize on their outstanding fixture to leapfrog WAFA on the Ghana Premier League standings after being held to a goalless draw by Wa All Stars at home on Thursday. With Sogakofe lads having played a game more than Aduana, there was a chance to leapfrog their main title rivals to the summit of the log. However, Yusif Abubakars side failed to break down their opponents and their lack of threat up front was their downfall in the game. The Ogya boys have now dropped

Sam Mensah scored the opening goal for Ostersunds FK who beat Norrkping 4-1 on Thursday night to win the Swedish Cup. The defender found the back of the net after just minutes and that gave Ostersunds a head start. Ten minutes later Hosam Aiesh doubled the lead to give put them firmly in control for the first half. After the break, Linus Wahlqvist pulled one back before Ostersunds scored two goals two minutes through Alhaji Gero (83) and Saman Ghoddos (85)....

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom scored his sixth league goal for Crvena Zvezda in their 2-0 win over Borac Cacak at home on Thursday. The on-loan goalpoacher sealed the win for the league leaders in the 86th minute. Boakye tucked in from close range from rebound after the Borac goalkeeper had saved a penalty. The 24-year-old has now improved his goal tally to seven in all competition (one goal in the Serbian Cup) for the side he joined during the January transfer window....

Ghana defender Harrison Afful is back in training with Columbus Crew after undergoing surgery on a hand injury. Crew coachGreg Berhalter revealedsliced a nerve in his hand while at home last week. As a result, the right back missed their defeat at Chicago Fire on Saturday. Afful return to training with a heavily strapped hand left hand during Monday's workout. ''He sliced his nerve. He needed to get operated on (last week), Berhalter said of Afful. He completely severed his

New Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has started scouting on foreign based players ahead of naming his squad for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in June. Appiah has arrived in the UK to visit his family but has begun compiling notes on players he will need for three assignments. With the European leagues set to come to an end, the ex-Ghana captain wants to make sure in form players are invited for the tasks ahead. Appiah will rely on high performing players from all tiers as he

Aduana Stars were involved in a goalless draw game against Wa All Stars in week 9 outstanding fixture of the Ghana Premier League at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Thursday. Aduana lived up to their match favourites tag in the early part of the match, as they battered the away side with some delightful display but failed to create any clear-cut goal scoring opportunity before centre referee Prince Amoah brought the first half to a close. Wa All Stars came back strongly after the recess, as

After weeks of speculation, the former Black Stars coach and player was handed the job by the Ghana Football Association ahead of Hugo Broos and Willy Sagnol. Its Kwesi Appiah and a Black Stars job. Its a special relationship that has spelt trouble for others who have eyed the various positions since 2007. Many will be incredulous as will be disbelieving about Appiahs return; as the saying goes, Never go back. But try pronouncing that in the presence of top football coaches like Jose Mourinho,

Ghanaian forward Francis Adjei who played for AshGold has signed for Vestri FC in Icelands Second Division. The 20-year-old left-footed winger who had stints with the Black Satellites and the Local Black Stars impressed on trials before landing his deal. Vestri is a very ambitious club and we are working hard for success this season. Signing with the club is a great opportunity for me to grow as a player. I have always believed I could do well in Europe so I am excited that I now have the

Troubled Ghana Premier League side Kumasi Asante Kotoko will have a tough battle in the round of 64 of the MTN FA Cup as they visit Division One League side Bekwai Youth Football Academy following the draw held at the headquarters of the Ghana FA on Thursday. The Porcupine Warriors will have a tall order against the newly promoted DOL side that have been overly impressive in the GN Bank Division One League. The Bekwai-based side defeated Division Two side Quality FC 5-4 on penalties in the

Top Ghana Premier League sides Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak have been gifted with th luck of the 2017 MTN FA Cup Draw after being paired with Bekwai Youth Football Academy and Sporting Mirren respectively in the round of 64 of the competition while defending champions Bechem United host Young Apostles in their title defence. The competition which is scheduled to be played between 19th and 24th of April will see the Porcupine Warriors visiting the troublesome Bekwai-based DOL side

Outspoken Zimbabwean Football Association (ZIFA) Philip Chiyangwa,has written to the newly elected Confederations of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad Ahmad to withdraw the hosting rights of the Africa Nations Cup from Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Chiyangwa, who heads the 14-strongCouncil of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), says the manner in which the hosting rights for the tournament were handled by the ousted regime was politically influenced hence should be stripped

Como president Akosua Puni Essien has expressed her joy after seeing the newly-acquired Italian side posted a 2-0 win overTuttocuoio at the weekend. Puni, married to former Chelsea, Real Madrid and AC Milan star Michael Essien, bought the Italian third division club for 206,000 at auction. The Ghanaian businesswoman was left thrilled after watching the side record a 2-0 win at home toTuttocuoio. " I was very happy for the win on Saturday . Since we arrived we have been a bit of tension,

Rangers striker Joe Dodoo has hailed his side's 5-0 drubbing of Aberdeen claiming it was no surprise. The Ghanaian forward insists the win shows the Ibrox sideare 'better than them no matter what anyone says'. The 21-year-old scored the third goal in a crazy five-minute spellthat moved the Light Blues to nine points behind Derek McInnes' side, with six matches of the Ladbrokes Premiership season remaining. "We weren't surprised we beat them because we are better than

Veteran Spanish coach Lucas Alcaraz has been appointed as the new coach of Algeria just 72 hours after being sacked by the Granada. Alcaraz, who was replaced at Granada by former Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams, is charged with the task of qualifying Algeria for next year's World Cup in Russia. They are currently bottom of their qualifying section, five points behind leaders Nigeria with four matches remaining. The 50-year-old replaces the Belgian Georges Leekens, who left after