The Ghana Football Business Expo will be launched in Accra on Wednesday. The event was launched in Houston, USA last week as part of the Ghana-Houston Chamber of Commerce's 3rd Annual OTC Dinner Reception. New Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah will be in attendance to help use football to promote business in Ghana. The event will be held a day prior to our international friendlies on 28 June against Mexico and 01 July against the United States in Hartford, CT ....
Salernitana midfielder Moses Odjer is suspended for Saturday's match against Avellino following his sending off last week. The 20-year-old collected two yellow cards in the 2-0 defeat at Carpi last Saturday in Serie B. The league's disciplinary committee has confirmed Odjer will miss the penultimate match for the season. Odjer is expected back for the final league match of the season at Perugia. He has made 25 league appearances for the Serie side this term....
The Major League Soccer (MLS) is fast becoming a viable destination for established African players, as well as rising youngsters from the continent, and dotted throughout the 22 teams in the league are several players born in Africa, or to African parents elsewhere. As we move into the USA's summer months, here are five exciting African players to keep track of as the season heats up. Fanendo Adi (Nigeria - Centre forward - Portland Timbers) When one thinks of the prototypical No. 9,
Sirius IF star Kingsley Sarfo says there is more in his tank after winning the Player of the Month in the Swedish Allsvenskan. The 22-year-old was awarded on Monday after scoring three goals in the month including a historic double against Djurgrdens IF on the opening weekend. He beat competition from Malmo FF's Pwel Cibicki and Djurgrdens IF's Magnus Eriksson. ''I'm very grateful to be player of the month in Allsvenskan. It's a good debut in the league. It is difficult
Ghana Football Association Executive Committee member Opoku Nti has been motivating the Black Starlets in Gabon ahead of the start of the 2017 CAF U17 Nations Cup. Nti, an ex-international striker, has been giving inspirational talks to the budding talents who take to the field on Saturday. The Black Starlets will face Cameroon at the Stade de Franceville in the Group A opener. Ghana are making a return to the African Junior Championship after being disqualified from playing in the last
Ghanas winger Christian Atsu is eager to sign for Newcastle on a permanent deal so he can realise his dream of making a mark in the Premier League. The 25-year-old l is on a season-long loan from Chelsea and Newcastle have the option to sign him in the summer for 6.5million but there has been no confirmation from the club that the deal will be made permanent yet. Atsu is aware that he failed to make an impact during his time on loan with Everton or Bournemouth after failing to make a Premier
Heart of Lions have won a protest against Kotoku Royals who fielded an unqualified player in their Division One League match played last month in Oda. The Kpando-based side petitioned that Royals' Nurudeen Seidu (in jersey No. 2) was ineligible to play in the match on 16 April for yellow card accumulation. They argued that at the time of the match in question, the said player of the Respondent had received cautions in Match Day 5, 6 and 8 and should not have been fielded against Heart ofions
Promising Ghanaian kid Kingsley Sarfo has been named for the Player of the Month in the Swedish top-flight. The 22-year-old, who plays for Sirius,wasselected by a jury of all captains in the league and a number of media representatives. Sarfo scored three goals in April including a historic double for Sirius IK againstDjurgrdens IF. He beat competition from Malmo FF's Pwel Cibicki andDjurgrdens IF's Magnus Eriksson. Sarfo received a cash prize of SK 10 000 but that will be donated
Ghana consul in Italy Massimiliano Taricone has written to the president of the Italian Football Federationto official complain about the racial abuse suffered by Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari. Below are details of his letter. Dear Mr. President Tavecchio,, Dear Mr. President Malag, It is a true honor to write to you today, I offer my highest admiration to you and to the institutions you represent. I am writing to you about the acts of racism suffered by our fellow countryman Mr Sulley
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan scored and provided an assist for UAE giants Al Ahli to waltz into the Round 16 of the Asian Champions League after spanking PFC Lokomotiv in their final Group A fixture on Tuesday night. Goals from Salmin Khamis, Asamoah Gyan, Everton Ribeiro and an own goal from PFC Lokomotiv goalkeeper Mamur Ikramov saw the Red Knights, runners-up in 2015, swamp the side from Uzbekistan 4-0 at the Rashid Stadium. It was Al Ahli's 14th win overall, in the Asian competition and
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