President of Division One League side Vision FC, Michael Osekere has lauded attempts by the Technical Directorate of the Ghana FA to ensure that all Division One League matches are played on Fridays and Saturdays to offer national coaches enough time to monitor players. Reports in the media hinted that the Technical Directorate of the federation is in talks with the Division One League Board to streamline the matches on the said days to provide a vast opportunity for the coaches. Many have
Ed Dove, KwesESPN Victor Moses became the 15th African player and third Nigerian to win the Premier League when Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion at the weekend, with the title success completing a remarkable rise to prominence for the wideman. Unlike some of his predecessors, who have played somewhat peripheral roles in their sides' respective successes, Moses has been a key figure in Chelsea's fine campaign under Antonio Conte. Indeed, the 26-year-old's year has been all the
Birmingham City could sign Ghana defender Daniel Opare following the appointment of new sporting director Jeff Vetere. Vetere took the 26-year-old to Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2010 to fuel speculation he could turn attention to the African as he seeks to catapult the club back into promotion contenders. The new Birmingham sporting chief has been an influential figure in the career of the Ghana international. Opare never made the grade at Real but after an impressive stint at Standard
Genoa midfielder Isaac Cofie was left thrilled after his side avoided the drop in the Seria A on Sunday. Cofie, 25, played full throttle asThe Red and Blues recorded a 2-1 win over Torino on the final day of the Seria A. And the Ghanaian was left happy after his side avoided the chop. "We had to win against Torino. We are very happy with the result and to win infront of our fans is great," he said "It's been a difficult year and we must take some blame.But I think we have
German coachStefan Kuntz has included Ghanaian defender Gideon Jung in his provisional squad for the Under-21 European Championship which kick starts in June. Jung, 22, who plays for Bundesliga side Hamburg, is among players selected for the championship which takes place in Poland in the summer. The Ghanaian-born German has impressed in different roles for Hamburg this season. Hamburg sporting chiefJens Todt has been left delighted with his call-up. "This is a nice reward. Gideon
Kevin-Prince Boateng appears to have put the final nail in the coffin over a potential return to the Black Stars, claiming he loses nothing if he does not represent the West Africans at the international level again. Boateng, 30, has been frozen out of the national team since 2014 after he verbally abused coach Kwesi Appiah during Ghana's wrecked 2014 World Cup campaign in Brazil. However,Coach Appiahhas revealed his readiness to recall the suspended Las Palmas ace alongside Sulley Muntari
Andre Ayew joined West Ham United from Premier League rivals Swansea City in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by The Sun to be worth 20.5 million. The 27-year-old winger suffered a long-term injury on his Premier League debut for West Ham, but he still made 15 starts and nine substitute appearances in the Premier League this season. The Ghana international scored five goals and provided two assists in the league for the Hammers, who will be hoping that he kicks on and steps up
Hardworking coach Maxwell Konadu today led the home-based contingent of the Black Stars as they resumed training for the second week. In all, 32 players reported for the training after they broke camp for the weekend's FA Cup matches. Goalkeeper's trainer Richard Olele Kingston and Dauda Lutterodtz were all available for today's training. By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter...
Ghanaian and Anderlecht defender Emmanuel Adjei Sowah has emerged as a target for high-flying German sideRB Leipzig. German newspaper 90min claim the ambitious side have their lenses on the talented 19-year-old. The reports further claim managerRalf Rangnick has watched the Ghanaian kid on a number of occasions and could swoop for his services in the summer. Rangnick is an admirer of Ghanaian players having coached former Ghana defender Isaac Vorsah and striker Prince Tagoe during his time
Birmingham City have just come to an end of a tumultuous season in which they plummeted from challenging for the play-offs to surviving on the final day and had three different managers. Harry Redknapp is now the man in charge and the club are looking to strengthen ahead of next term, with a new director of football brought in to help. Jeff Vetere was appointed last week and will be looking to help Redknapp turn Birmingham back into promotion contenders. Vetere has an illustrious past, working
Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng made his mark in debut season for Las Palmas in the Spanish top-flight. The former AC Milan was very influential as Las Palmas ended a testing league season 14th on the log, eight points above the relegation bracket. Kevin ended the campaign as the top scorer for The Yellows, scoring 10 goals and also provided four assists. Of the 14 goals Kevin was involved in, two came against big champions Real Madrid and second placed Barcelona. He scored in Las
Ex-Ghana Under-17 star Awudu Issaka claims the current squad lack a playmaker despite their impressive showing at the ongoing CAF U-17 Championship. The Black Starlets have revived a keen interest among Ghanaians with their attacking brand of football. The two-time African champions scored nine goals in three matches during the group stage. But Awudu Issaka, who inspired Ghana to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1995 in Ecuador, claims the current generation lack a gem. The difference between
Right to Dream Academy have clinched the 2017 World Marveled Cup after bating Redbull Brazil 2-0 in Sunday's final. The Under-15 side easily dispatched the South American opponents to win the 28th edition of the tournament which took place in the Netherlands. Top clubs including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Ajax, PSV and Anderlecht amongst others had their youth club participated in the tournament. Ghanaian-based Right to Dream Academy skipper Kamal Deen Suleman won the golden ball award
Watch images of Daniel Agyei's remarkable debut season at Tanzanian giants Simba FC. The 27-year-old has put himself in serious contention for a call-up into the Black Stars after a fabolous campaign in the East African country. GHANAsoccernet.com brings you images of the Ghana international in action for Simba, who challenging their Mailand Premier League miss. ...
All players reported on the first day of training following the Black Stars 'B' return from a three-day break. Maxwell Konadu's boys are having their second week of training after they break camp for the weekend's FA Cup matches. In all, 32 players reported - 28 outfield players and 4 goal keepers. It was a recovery session for the side as most of the players played over the weekend in the FA Cup matches. Those who played were taken through light exercises while those
Ghana star Thomas Partey said a final farewell to his football home Vicente Caldern as Atletico Madrid move to a new stadium next season. Partey revealed he was happy to play at Caldern, which has been his home since 2012, when he signed for Los Rojiblancos. Diego Simeone's side will be moving to the Wanda Metropolitano next season, a brand new 68,000-seater stadium. From nowhere to play in a big stadium with a lot of history. I feel very grateful to have played in Vicente Caldern.
Hearts coach Frank Nuttall has revealed he left midfield kingpin Malik Akowuah out of his starting line-up against Kotoku Royals because he lacks match fitness. Akowuah started every match for the capital club since his switch from Medeama SC in the off season, but could not keep up in the final embers of the first round after he was sidelined with a niggling injury. The dreadlocks midfielder was a high profile substitute in the 4-0 hammering of second-tier side Kotoku Royals in the MTN FA
TP Mazembe and Black Star winger, Solomon Asante has been touted as a strong candidate in the Footballer of the Year category in the upcoming MTN-SWAG Awards Night on Saturday, May 27 but will have to beat strong competition from Andre Ayew and Daniel Amartey for the individual gong. The underlying variable that gained Solomon Asantes nomination into this category was his sterling contribution that saw Tout Puissant Mazembe [TP Mazembe] lifts the 2016 CAF Super Cup, where the Congolese giant defeated
Swansea City striker Jordan Ayew has urged the club to hang onto their best players after escaping relegation. Several key players includingstrike pair Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente have been linked with a move away from the club. Sigurdsson, who scored nine times and had 13 assists, has been linked with Everton and Tottenham while 15-goalLlorenteis being targeted by champions Chelsea. But amid the rumour surrounding the future of their top stars, Ghana international Jordan Ayew
Ghana striker Jordan Ayew says Swansea City have set the standard for future relegation battles. Ayew, 25, scored his first goal for the Swans as they beat West Brom 2-1 to avoid the drop. Swansea have battled relegation for the past two seasons and Ghana international Jordan Ayew says the club has magic wand to turn around their fortunes in future. "It was a really stressful season, and now we need to rest well and come back fresh," said Ayew, who arrived from Aston Villa in January
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