A fascinating day of discussion about Hong Kong football and its place in the citys culture took place at the Education University of Hong Kong this week. Organised by Dr Lawrence Ho Ka-ki of the social sciences department and football culture researcher and aficionado of the local game Tobias Zuser, it brought together FA officials, academics, fans, current and former players and coaches and others to discuss topics such as national identity, youth development, fan culture, gender, the past,

With two derby losses already in all competitions, Ebusua Dwarfs have the best of opportunities to revenge this Saturday. They lock horns with regional rivals Elmina Sharks FC at the Cape Coast stadium in a central derby. The Mysterious Club were eliminated from the MTN FA Cup by the Elmina based side in the round of 64 and also succumbed to the latter in the league with 1-0 scoreline. The Crabs have not lost at the Cape Coast stadium in the premiership since they moved from the Robert Mensah

Great Olympics will begin their second round campaign at home when Berekum Chelsea visit them at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. They finished in the drop zone at the end of the first half of the season and will be hoping to start on a good note on this weekend as they seek to intensify their fight to avoid relegation. The Wonder Club will go three matches without a loss if they avoid a lose against the Blues this Saturday. A win could also see them win back to back at home first for

Ghanaian youngster Thomas Agyepong enjoyed 90 minutes of action for NAC Breda as they secured a vital 1-0 victory over NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie promotion playoffs. The 20-year-old winger received his debut call-up by Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah, who named him among his 30-man squad for Ghanas upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ethiopia and the two international friendly matches against USA and Mexico. Currently on a season loan at NAC Breda from English

FC Zurich striker Raphael Dwamena has been handed a fresh recall under Ghana new coach Kwasi Appiah after he was controversially ditched by former coach Avram Grant. The in-form striker is among the list of 30 players released by the new Ghana coach to begin preparations for the 2019 Afcon qualifier with Ethiopia and the friendly matches with USA and Mexico. Dwamena who had scored 18 goals out of 20 matches for Austria Lustenau ahead of Ghana's 2017 Afcon campaign was ignored by the former

Ghana forward David Accam scored the winning goal for Chicago Fire as they defeated FC Dallas 2-1 in the Eastern Conference of the Major League Soccer at the Toyota Park on Friday morning. MLS top scorer Nemanja Nikolic opened the scoring for Chicago Fire in the 3rd minute with aclose finish. FC Dallas tied the scores minutes three minutes later courtesy veteran Belgium winger Roland Lamah. The stunning start to the match continued when Accam restored Chicago's lead in the ninth minute

Granada and Udinese midfielders Mubarak Wakaso and Emmanuel Agyeman Badu could return to the Black Stars after Ghana's international friendlies with the USA and Mexico, insiders have revealed. The two were not named in Kwasi Appiah's maiden Black Stars call up, raising questions of why they were excluded from the list. But insiders have disclosed that the duo could return after the immediate assignment ahead of the team since the technical handlers of the team only want to assess other

Newcastle United's Ghana star Christian Atsu has undergone a minor knee surgery in London that will rule him out of action for four weeks, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The highly talented winger underwent the operation in London on Wednesday to correct the long-standing problem. The surgery rules out the Ghana star from the Black Stars' 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia and the friendlies against Mexico and the United States next month. Atsu delayed