Medeama defender Samuel Adade has lost his dad. John Kwabena Ackonnor passed away on Tuesday after battling a short illness. He was 81. The one week celebration is scheduled for June 1 at Mamponteng in the Ashanti region. Adade has spent the past four seasons in Tarkwa where he has excelled heavily The experienced right -back has an incredible work ethics which has seen him emerge the vice -captain of the two -time FA Cup winners....
Ghana and Newcastle winger Christian Atsu missed out of the latest Black Stars call up due to an injury he is currently nursing, Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. Deep-throat sources close to the technical team of the Black Stars have revealed that the influential winger has currently gone under the surgeon's knife and will need four weeks to recover. Atsu's exclusion from the Black Stars list raised huge concerns among the Ghanaian public with many pointing accusing fingers at the technical
Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris scored on Thusday night in his side's 2-1 defeat at Troyes in the Ligue 1 promotion/relegation playoff first leg. Waris found the back of the net in the 82nd minute to draw his side level after conceded on 37 minutes through Stephane Darbion. But the Breton club were undone by Benjamin Nivet injury time goal. The return leg will be played on Sunday, 28 May with the winner booking a Ligue 1 slot. Lorient finished third bottom and are facing the side
A spirited Benin side held the Ghana's home-based Black Stars to a 1-1 stalemate in an international friendly at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday. An early strike by Benin striker Ogoulola Ibrahim was cancelled by Awal Mohammed's spot kick before the break. A miscalculation from Ghana goalie Richard Ofori left a dangling ball in front of a running Ibrahim who drove a powerful shot to give the visitors the lead. The Ghanaians pressed harder for the equaliser but the Beninoires
Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Daudas future with the Black Stars looks bleak after he was over looked for the games against Ethiopia and the Mexico friendly games. Dauda has been with the Black Stars since 2013 but has recently lost his way and was a last minute addition to the team that played at the AFCON in 2017. He has been in good shape for Enyimba this season in the Nigerian Premier League but there seem to be the final decision on him. He was over looked for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
Columbus Crew midfielder Mohammed is staging a return to the Black Stars after a four-year absence. The 25-year-old has not played for the Black Stars since he made the 23-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. He has been named in coach Kwesi Appiah's squad to face Ethiopia, Mexico and USA in a triple-header next months. The formerStromsgodset midfielder seems to have profited from his impressive displays for Columbus Crew in the Major
Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has been excluded from Ghana's squad for next month's triple-header. The 26-year-old has been left out of the squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia on June 11 as well as the two high-profile international friendlies against Mexico and USA on June 28 and July 1 respectively. This is the first time that the former Kotoko enforcer has been chopped off the squad since he made his debut in 2008. It's unclear what
Helsingborg IF defender Edwin Gyimah has been axed from Ghana's squad ahead of the country's triple-header next month. The 26-year-old, who previously played for South African giants Orlando Pirates, has finally been chopped for his ageless bench-warming role in the team. Gyimah, who has been vilified for his constant call-up under former coach Avram Grant, is no part of the plans of new coach Kwesi Appiah. The reappointed Ghana coach has opted for fresh blood in his squad ahead
Lorient striker Abdul Majeed Waris return to the Ghana squad under mentor Kwesi Appiah ahead of next month's triple-header. The 25-year-old gets another chance at the international level after being axed from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squad. The Ghana international has impressed for French side Lorient where he has raked in 9 goals in 35 appearances. Appiah gave the former BK Hacken and Spartak Moscow attacker his first shot at the international level in 2012. By Patrick Ako
Ghanaian defensive pair Rashid Sumaila and Jerry Akaminko have profited from Kwesi Appiah's return as Black Stars coach after being named in the squad for next month's triple-header. Akaminko, who plays for Turkish sideEskiehirspor, is making a return to the team after a three-year absence. The 29-year-old has not played for the West African since he suffered a career-threatening injury during a friendly against the Netherlands in 2014. The towering centre-back alongside compatriot
Barnsley defender Andy Kyere Yiadom has been dropped from the Black Stars ahead of next month's triple-header The right-back was a surprise inclusion in former Black Stars coach Avram Grant's final 23-man squad for the Africa Nations Cup in Gabon early this year. However, new Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has opted against handing him a call-up into the team for the2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia on June 11 as well as the two high-profile international friendlies
In-form Aston Villa winger Albert Adomah has failed to earn a call up into the Black Stars ahead ofnext month's triple-header. Adomah, who featured prominently during coach Kwesi Appiah's first stint, where he racked up 15 caps has failed to make the cut despite his outstanding form for Aston Villa in the just ended English Championship season. The 26-year-old has been left out of the squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia on June 11 as well as the two high-profile
Joseph Addo is a former Ghana youth international and a reliable goalkeeper for Aduana Stars. He has rich experience, having played for Sekondi Hasaacas, Heart of Lions and Asante Kotoko. Addo's agility has ensured Stephen Adams has been benched at the Dormaa-based. His ability to command defenders and aerial prowess make him one of the safest pair of the hands on the local scene....
Thomas Agyepong is a striker-cum-winger and owned by English side Manchester City who spent the season on loan at Dutch second-tier side NAC Breda. He featured for Ghana at the 2013 African Junior Championship in Morocco where Agyepong is a graduate from the Right to Dream Academy. The 20-year-old helped NAC Breda to finish fifth in the after scoring two goals in 27 league matches. NAC Breda are in the playoff for promotion to the Eredivisie....
Lumor Agbenyenu is talented left back who graduated from the Kasoa-based Unistar Academy before leaving for Europe in 2014 to join giants FC Porto. He helped the Dragons to win the Portuguese Junior League title and also played in the UEFA U19 Champions League (Youth League Cup). At the end of the season, he was transferred to second-tier side Portimonense for more first team experience where played for one-and-half seasons. He spent the second half of this season, on-loan at German Bundesliga
Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has omitted ten players who featured at this year's Africa Cup of Nations squad ahead of the team's next month tripple-header. The Black Stars will play Ethiopia in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in June 11 qualifier as well as two international friendly games against Mexico and USA on June 28 and July respectively. Appiah, 56, has axed ten players from the squad that finished fourth at this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, and added two debutantes
Isaac Sackey is a defensive midfielder with Turkish Super Ligue side Alanyaspor and has spent the last five years in Europe. He is a former player of Liberty Professionals. The 23-year-old played for four seasons at Czech side Slovan Liberec where he featured in the Europa League. He won the Cup and Super Cup with Slovan Liberec with his most successful season being the 2013/2014 campaign where he scored two goals in 23 league matches. Sackey has scored two goals in 21 league appearances
Kingsley Kofi Sarfo has been a revelation in the Swedish top-flight this season for newly-promoted IK Sirius. He moved to Sweden in 2014 from the Soccer Soldier Acadamy to join the club in the second-tier league and played for two season to help them qualify to the Allsvenkan. Sarfo was named best player in the Swedish second-tier league for 2016 after scoring one goal in 29 matches. Swedish coach Tom Strand, then with Bechem United, scouted Sarfo in Ghana and sent him to the Soccer Soldier
Nicholas Opoku is a centre back and a Ghana youth international. The 19-year-old was a member of the 2013 Ghana U17 team which failed to progress from the Group stage at the African Championship in Morocco. Opoku has his career at the renowned Kumasi Corners Babies before moving to Berekum for Premier League football. His physique and defensive acumen have made preferred choice in the local Black Stars squad....
Godsway Donyoh is a product of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. He was signed by English giants Manchester City who loaned his out to Swedish side Djurgrdens IF for the 2013 Allsvenskan season. Donyoh later moved to Swedish second-tier side Falkenbergs on loan for the 2014/2015 season before return to City. The 22-year-old signed a permanent two-year deal with Nordsjaelland in March this year after impressing on loan from City. In December last year, he was invited to train with the
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