Ghanaian duo Frank Acheampong and Dennis Appiah tasted 120 minutes of action for Anderlecht in their 2-1 defeat to Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League quarter finals on Thursday evening. The English giants broke the deadlock of the game in the 10th minute through Armenian star Henrik Mkhitaryan. Algerian midfielder Sofiane Hanni restored parity for the Belgian side in the 32nd minute, which proved to be the last goal of regulation time to finish the game 2-2 on aggregate. However,
Head coach of Division One League side Bekwai Youth Football Academy, Abdul Rahman Yakubu, has described his side's clash with Asante Kotoko in the MTN FA Cup as a huge motivation for his boys. The high-flying Bekwai-based side will be playing the Porcupine Warriors on Sunday in the round of 64 of the flashy competition at the Bekwai Gyamfi Park in a David and Goliath affair. While many see the young Academy boys to pose a huge challenge for troubled Porcupine Warriors, Abdul Rahman Yakubu
Troubled Kumasi Asante Kotoko will have their woes deepened as they face troublesome DOL side BYF Academy in the MTN FA Cup on Sunday at the Bekwai Gyamfi Park according to skipper of the home side Alfred Osei. To him, it will be a great motivation to play against Asante Kotoko and his colleagues are charged for the task. 'Beating Kotoko on Sunday will be a major historic achievement for us. We are not under pressure to beat them but they are under pressure to stop us from deepening their
The Young Mens of Niger failed to redeem their image against the Black Starlets of Ghana after suffering another 2-0 defeat in the second leg of the double header friendly. Two goals from Patmus Arhin handed the Niger side another defeat in a game the Starlets lined up a second-string side. Niger goalie Abdulai Bubacar let loose a feeble header from Patmus who launched on a cross from Nana Kwame to give Ghana the lead when the game was only 19 minutes old. Both teams resorted to entertaining
Inter-Allies striker Fredrick Boateng says he is working hard to end his goal drought. The burly forward is shadow of his former self after emerging the club's top scorer last season with eight goals. ''I am worried, as a striker you need to be scoring goals, but is part of the game, the Coaches know my contribution to the club,'' he told Ghanasportsonline.com ''But I think that is not enough, I need to score goals for my team and I know things will go well
Patrick Twumasi and FC Astana suffered elimination from the Kazakhstani Cup on Wednesday in a 2-1 defeat to lower division side Zhetysu. Twumasi played the entire duration as they got embarrassed on the road. Astana took the lead through Abzal Beysebekov in the fifth minute but Oleg Hromov levelled on 75 minutes. Aleksei Shakin snatched the match-winner four minutes from time. ...
Striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom has said he feels like he is at home in new club Red Star Belgrade so much so he forgets he is on loan at times. The 24-year old has settled in fast at the Serbian club, having scored eight goals in his 11 appearances for the club in the six weeks he has been there. Speaking at the back of the derby defeat to Partizan Belgrade in which he scored a brilliant equsliser, the striker said: ''honestly, I am overwhelmed by the atmosphere in the club.''
Midfielder Antwi Kwame Amoako has been named Inter Allies Player of the week after last Sundays 1-0 win over AshantiGold in the Ghana Premier League. He got his football items from the Clubs Technical Director Willie Klutse in the presence of Clubs President Rabeh El-Eter and Vice President Delali Eric Senaye. This is the second time the midfield dynamo has been named Player of the Week and comes as a boost for other players to do more, on and off the field. Prince Baffoe who scored the
Former Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak David Duncan has included current Black Stars duo Asamoah Gyan and Christian Atsu in his all-time best Ghana players the past 60 years. He also selected new Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah as one of four best left-back the country has produced. Former Black Stars captains Abedi Pele and Stephen Appiah made his cut. Duncan wrote in his blog: ''From a personal perspective dating as far back as over 40 years of my involvement with football in one form
FK Austria Vienna defender Kadri Mohammed insists the current position of his former side AshantiGold on the Ghana Premier League log gives him sleepless nights. However, he has urge the club to augment squad to aid their quest of survival in the top flight. The Elephants are languishing bottom after 12 games in the Ghana top-flight this season. "The position of Ashanti Gold SC on the league table gives me sleeplessness because it's a club I love and follow," he said on Time
Chief Executive Officer of DataBank Group Kojo Addae-Mensah believes Asante Kotoko will be far off better in the hands of an established football business firm than its current handlers. Addae-Mensah, who is a sports enthusiast and an avid supporter of the Porcupine club believes the structures of the club are not working properly hence the time has come for its the life patron, Osei Tutu II to lease the club to a prominent football business firm for the next ten years to bring back the glory
Thomas Partey and Kwadwo Asamoah are the only two Ghanaian players in the semi-final of this season's UEFA Champions League with Atletico Madrid and Juventus respectively. Partey was an unused substitute as the Spanish giants earned a 1-1 draw at Leicester City on Tuesday to advance 2-1 on aggregate. All-round player Asamoah made a cameo as an 88th minute substitute in Juventus 0-0 draw at Barcelona on Wednesday night. He replaced striker Gonzalo Higuain. They could face each other
Hearts of Oak long-standing administrative manager Hackman Aidoo will oversee the day-to-day administration of the club, it has been announced. The decision was arrived at after a board meeting on Wednesday. Aidoo, who has financial background, will steer the affairs of the club until a substantive General Manager is appointed. PRESS RELEASE: Board/Administrative Manager takes charge of day-to-day affairs of the club. #AHOSCpic.twitter.com/JTXD5GhyWE Accra Hearts Of Oak (@HeartsOfOakGH)
Kevin-Prince Boateng has paid glowing tribute to Chelsea legend John Terry who will leave the club at the end of the current campaign. Terry, 36, has spent more than two decades at the club. He is theBlues' most decorated player, having won four Premier Leagues, five FA Cups and three League Cups. He also has Champions League and Europa League medals. And former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Kevin-Boateng has paid glowing tributes to the man who started his Chelsea career as a 14-year-old.
The media launch of the Presidential Ghana @60 match between rivals Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko takes place in Accra on Tuesday April 25, organisers have confirmed. The event being put together by the Ghana @60 secretariat in collaboration with hugely credible event firm My Sports Organisation, will be held at the Conference Hall of the Independence Square in Accra at 10am. The first of the two-legged anniversary game will take place on May 1 at the Accra sports stadium with Ghana President
Aduana Stars striker Bright Adjei is confident that his side will overtake WAFA at the summit of the league table. With 18 rounds to play in the Ghana Premier League, WAFA lead Aduana Stars by one point with giants Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko just about keeping up the chase. Nevertheless, Adjei believes his side have what it takes to overhaul the Academy boys on the standings at the end of the campaign. We need to win our remaining matches and leave the rest to God. Only God knows
Emmanuel Frimpong is happy he had the chance to play alongside Nicklas Bendtner at Arsenal and feels the Danish striker is similar to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The tigerish midfielder was at Arsenal with Bendtner until he completed a permanent switch to Barnsley in January 2014; Bendtner soon followed Frimpong out of the door, joining Wolfsburg in the summer of the same year. Both have seen their careers slide in recent years and now Frimpong is plying his trade in Sweden with AFC Eskilstuna. Bendtner
Kumasi-based retired referee G.K Manu says referees who make mistakes in games should be demoted instead of handing them lengthy ban. The ongoing Ghana Premier League has been rocked with so many officiating controversies, whereby the referees in question were either ban or acquitted. The retired official believes that handing a hefty ban on referees who are supposed to have committed a mistake in a game is unfair as their overall performance are not put into perspective when judging them but
Atltico Madrid captain Gabriel Fernndez has hailed the work ethics of Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey after his side secured qualification to the Champions League on Tuesday night. Partey, impressed for the Spanish side as they were held 1-1 at Leicester City to progress on a 2-1 aggregate. And captain GabrielFernndez hailed the Ghanaian and other teammates. "Thomas (Partey), makes the team much greater. Let's hope that all the people who have not had minutes will get the chance to
Enyimba FC goalkeeper Fatau Dauda claims he's been handed a raw deal after he was slapped with one-match ban for 'aggression' towards a ball-boy. The 32-year-old is alleged to have punched the ball-boy for time wasting during their 2-1 defeat toKatsina United over the weekend. But the Ghana international says he was handed a raw deal by the Nigerian Everybody has seen the video, I didn't punch the boy, Dauda told Joy Sports. "Theres one problem in their league which
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