Christian Atsu won the English Championship title with Newcastle United on Sunday after Brighton drew 1-1 with Aston Villa. The Magpies pipped the Seagulls by one point on the final day of the regular season. Atsu lasted the entire duration at St James Park as Newcastle comfortably saw off Barnsley 3-0 with goals from Ayoze Perez, Chancel Mbemba and Dwight Gayle. The Ghana international played a key part of Newcastle United title success and Premier League promotion after scoring five goals

Watch how Great Olympics beat Asante Kotoko 2-0 on Saturday afternoon to boost their survival chances. Paul Fatsi smashed home a superb volley for the opening goal in the first half after Kotoko failed to deal with a corner kick. In the second half,Francis Atsu double the lead for the Wonder Club after controlling a cross from the right inside the box before connecting home. Atsu was fortunate his effort took a deflection off a Kotoko defender.   LIVE GOAL: Paul Fatsi with the

Watch Frimpong Manso's post-match conference after his side's 2-0 defeat to Great Olympics. The interim coach has failed to halt the club's slide since stepping in on temporary basis following the dismissal of coach Zdravko Lugarusic. Manso accepted Olympics were the better side and deserved to win. The former club defender also revealed they have been unsuccessful in identifying the causes for the team's rot. WatchFrimpong Manso's post-match conference (Video courtesy

Como FC owner Akosua Puni-Essien says there are no plan to appoint ex-Juventus star Stephen Appiah as a coach at the Serie C side. Earlier reports claimed, Puni-Essien was not impressed with coach Fabio Gallo and was looking at replacing the Italiin trainer. Appiah, who also played for Bologna and Cesena in the twilight of his career, was linked with the job. But the club's Public Relations Head Angelo Savioni told La Provincia Newspaper: "It is not on the agenda that Appiah has

West Ham United fans have taken to social networking site Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Andre Ayew against Tottenham Hotspur on Friday evening. Ayew featured for West Ham in the Premier League game against Tottenham at the London Stadium. The 27-year-old winger started the London derby and played for 84 minutes, as the Hammers won 1-0. West Ham fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Ayew against Tottenham in the Premier League on Friday

Mattersburg striker David Atanga has been nominated for the Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Month award for April. The former Ghana U20 star scored one goal in five matches played in the month under review. His screamer in the 2-0 win at Sturm Graz earned him a place in the Team of of the Week. Atanga put up impressive displays in the matches he could not find the back of the net. On Saturday, he scored his season's third goal in the 2-0 win over his parent club Red Bull Salzburg.

Ghanaian youngster Thomas Agyepong was on target for Dutch second-tier side NAC Breda in their 2-0 win at Almere City on Friday. The on-loan winger from Manchester City received the ball from a throw-in, marched towards the penalty box and took shot superbly from 20 meters for the opener in the 16th minute. Agyepong was replaced by Fisayo Adarabioyo in the 84th minute. The 20-year-old was making his 27th appearance for NAC and that was his second goal of the season. NAC have now qualified

Mubarak Wakaso was not named in the Granada squad which got clobbered 4-0 at home by Real Madrid in the La Liga on Saturday night. The Ghana international, who is not injured ans suspended, has now missed two matches in a row. Wakaso last played for El Gran on two week ago in their 2-0 defeat at Malaga which confirmed their demotion to the Segunda Division. Tony Adams is yet to explain why the on-loan midfielder has been excluded from his match day squad. The Panathinaikos-owned player

Ghana international Jeffrey Schlupp was far off his best in Crystal Palace's 5-0 drubbing at Manchester City on Saturday in the English Premier League. Due to Palaces defensive injury crisis Schlupp was asked to play on the left of a back-three at first and then at centre-back alongside Kelly in a back-four and it was clear why he had never played there before in his career. He made a vital clearance to deny Gabriel Jesus making in 2-0 after 20 minutes but struggled for a lot of the game.

Our Star of the Week is Ghanaian footballer Sulley Muntari, who plays for Pescara in the Italian topflight league Serie A. On Sunday he made a bold statement when he abandoned the pitch after he was ironically shown a yellow card for complaining about racist chanting towards him from the crowd during his teams 1-0 defeat at Cagliari. Muntari said he had complained that parts of the crowd, including a group of children, had hurled racist insults at him from the start of the match but despite

Anderlecht right back Dennis Appiah says his teammates are determined to win this season's Belgian title. Les Mauves et Blancs are on top of the Championship playoff table with a one point lead ahead of Sunday's clash with Zulte-Waregem. If they win, they will be four points clear of the chasing pack with three matches to end. "The enthusiasm is great, we want that title. We have never lost confidence. We are all competitive. My season will be successful only if we win the title,''

GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report that ex-international Richard Kingson is in Cameroon for the first ever CAF Goalkeeping Instructors Course to prepare him for the Black Stars job. The former Wigan and Blackpool gloves man attended the course alongside countryman Ransford Cudjoe who is Goalkeepers trainer for Mauritius national team. The four-day programme started on Friday and will end on Monday, 08 May. Kingson has been inactive since leaving Ghana Premier League side Great Olympics

Italian football has been hit by a second racist storm inside a week after Morocco defender Mehdi Benatia was insulted live on air during a post-match television interview with Italian state broadcaster Rai. Benatia was being interviewed following Juventus' 1-1 Serie A draw at home with city rivals Torino when it was cut embarrassingly short by what seemed like a studio technician's gaffe. As he was speaking to studio presenters about Juventus, Benatia heard a voice over his radio earpiece

Swedish trainer Tom Strand is elated following his side Great Olympics stunning 2-0 victory over troubled Asante Kotoko on Saturday. Olympics, guided by Strand, produced a spirited performance to record their first win in a month and in the process add to Kotokos misery. A goal in each half by Paul Fiatsi and Francis Atsu was all Olympics needed to down the listless Porcupines in Accra. Fiatsi scored a stunning volley before Atsu added the second in the 77th minute to seal victory. I

Ghana striker David Accam was involved in all Chicago Fires goals in their 2-2 stalemate with LA Galaxy in the MLS on Saturday at the Stubhub Center. Accam opened the scoring from the spot kick before teeing up Nikoli for the second. However, the home side struck back twice in the second half to steal a point. He has now scored three goals this season. Click to watch Highlights of the game....

Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could become the most expensive African player in history if rumours of his 70 million transfer becomes a reality. The 27-year-old is reportedly keen to take the next step in his career, and has been linked with the switch to Paris Saint-Germain. According to German publication Bild, Aubameyang met with PSG's sporting director Patrick Kluivert to discuss a potential transfer this week. The French giants would reportedly be prepared to double his current

Torino General Manager Antonio Comi says referee Paolo Valeri was wrong in sending off Afriyie Acquah in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Juventus in the Derby della Mole. Acquah was booked for the second time in the match on 57 minutes after going in with a sliding tackle on Mario Mandzukic. Television replay showed Acquah got the ball and the Juventus player simulated. "The manager thinks this was a great match, where both teams played a great game, Torino took the lead, then the Acquah

Milovan Rajevac said he would use the experience he gained in leading Ghana to the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup to repeat the same success with the Thai national team. ''I believe that we can achieve that goal. I hope we will make it to the World Cup in Qatar, the Serbian said during his first meeting with the media since being appointed to the job last week. Qatar will be the last World Cup tournament to feature 32 teams, as the final will be expanded to 48 teams in 2026.

Chelsea winger Christian Atsu believes he has the attributes to excel in the English Premier League after recent ill-fated spells. The Chelsea-owned Ghana international was loaned out to Everton and Bournemouth but could make an impact. After helping Newcastle United to secure automatic qualification to the 2017/2018 season, he claims he is ready for another top-flight challenge should he remain at St James' Park. "Okay I know I'm very small, but I also have a very big heart.