Ebusua Dwarfs midfielder Stephen Bentil's goal secured a 1-0 victory over Bechem United at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on week 18 of the Ghana Premier League. The midfielder reacted quickly after Nicholas Gyan header came back off the upright and tapped home to make the difference shortly before the break. The Hunters were left to rue an astonishing miss in the second half, though, as Amed You're missed a sitter with the goal gaping as Vincenzo Annese's side suffered a slim defeat

Liberty Professionals and WAFA played out a goalless and uneventful stalemate a disappointing stalemate at the Carl Reindhorf Park in week 18 of the Ghana Premier League. The impressive Klaus Rasmussen's side were subdued by a classic Michael Osei performance of tactical defensive organisation and discipline. The Scientific Soccer lads did not allow the Academy Boys to build the momentum and intensity as they limited the WAFA attacking ambitions. Osei was grateful for two second half

Hearts of Oak produced a strong showing on their return to the Accra Sports Stadium to win 4-0 against a sorry looking Bolga All Stars team who look like they will be relegated this season. Kwame Kizito who is the preferred striker for Frank Nuttal was the star of the show after he grabbed two goals to enable the victory. Defender Vincent Atinga who was one of the low performers for the big defeat at the hands of West Africa Football Academy also got two goal in what was a stroll in the park

Inter Allies once again proved their superiority at home when they inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Elmina Sharks in week 18 of the Ghana Premier League at the El Wak Stadium. Inter Allies dominated their visitors in the early exchanges of the game and got the lead through Hashmin Musah in the 16th minute. Sharks did not let the goal affect their morale as they piled pressure on the home side as they went in search of a quick equalizer but could not achieve their target before the first half came to

Unsurprisingly, several African giants opted to part ways with their coaches in the wake of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon earlier this year, and the opening round of qualifiers offers an early opportunity to assess the impact of the new men. Ghana, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Algeria, and South Africa -- all among Africa's top 12 sides according to the Fifa rankings -- have changed their head coach in recent months, with many of the aforementioned heavyweights twisting after an underwhelming

Ticket prices for the 2019 AFCON qualifier between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Wallias of Ethiopia have been reduced drastically to draw crowd for the game. The Baba Yara Sports Stadium will be hosting the Black Stars again for the first time since 2014 and authorities have cut off the ticket prices to lure the fans to fill the stands. The highest price for the game will be GHC20 which is equivalent to $5 with the lowest being GHC5 which is equivalent to $1. The VIP Upper and Lower

The Walia Ibex of Ethiopia will get an opportunity to have a feel of the Kumasi Baba Yara Sports on Saturday ahead of the crunch game of Sunday. Ghana will look to build their 2017 AFCON qualifiers with and emphatic win against their Ethiopian who have already arrived in Kumasi. The game is the first for new coach Kwesi Appiah who is making a return to the team to the after he hotly sacked after the World Cup in Brazil. The Ghana team has been training at the Baba Yara Stadium with high

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan will hope to score his 50th goal in the national team after drawing blank in the last two games. The 20-year old has raked in 49 strikes for his country and looks set to become the fifth African to register half a century of goals with their national teams. Godfrey Chitalu, Hossan Hassan, Didier Drogba and four time African player of the year Samuel Eto, are the dream set of players to have reached the 50 goal landmark in national colours....

Inter Allies FC would want to keep their second round unbeaten form intact as they host Elmina Sharks FC at the El Wak stadiumon Friday. The Eleven Is To One outfit have won one and drew one of their two games in the second round this season. The home side are currently sitting 9th on the league table following a 1-1 stalemate with Bolga All Stars last Sunday in Tamale. They need a win to make sure they move to the 6th position equalling the points of the 4th placed team. Central defenders

Liberty Professionals will have fight extra hard to end their abysmal form which a chance of moving up on the league table. They take on league leaders WAFA SC at the Carl Reindorf parkthis Friday. The Scientific Soccer Lads have managed only a win in their last eleven games leaving them on the 13th position on the league. Only a point is keeping them away from the relegation zone. It is the first home fixture for Michael Osei since joining as the head coach. He is unbeaten in his first

Wa All Stars are off to a nightmare start to the second round of the premiership this season. The Northerners are chasing their first three points after two games following the start of the second round. They host Berekum Chelseaon Fridayas they look to get back to winning ways after going four matches without a single victory. The Northern Blues found themselves 11th on the league table with just three points away from the drop zone. A winon Fridaycould see them climb two places on the

Medeama SC emerged the best team last month which saw Evans Augustine Adotey and Bernard Ofori Danso being named coach and player of May respectively. Three wins out of three games were enough for them to achieve it. They began their June journey with a loss last weekend and will be hoping to make amendsthis Fridaywhen they tackle Ashanti Gold SC at the Tarkwa and Aboso park. The Yellow and Mauves conceded twice in the 90th minute to lose 2-0 to Elmina Sharks FC last Sunday. Right back

Hearts of Oak will be aiming at recovering from their humiliation suffered last weekend at the Accra sports stadiumthis Fridaywhen they take on bottom club Bolga All Stars. The Phobians were handed their heaviest defeat in the history of the Ghana Premier League when they were mauled by leaders WAFA SC 5-0 last Sunday in Sogakope. The historic loss left the home side at the 3rd position with only two points above the 4th and 5th placed teams. A winon Fridaywill put smiles back on the faces

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey will hope to impress new Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare who was handed a three year deal. The former assistant coach expressed his delight after the appointment and will hope that he is able to build on his strong start to life as the first team boss. This is a really exciting opportunity for me to continue along this new path in my career and to continue to work with a club and a group of staff Ive grown extremely close to," Shakespeare toldlcfc.com.

The Black Stars will make a donation to the Kumasi Children Home after they visit the Ashanti King. The team led by Captain Asamoah Gyan will donate bags of rice, gallons of oil, cartons of milk, toiletries and other items to the home before they head to training later on. The people of Kumasi have welcomes the Stars with open hands and as has been the practice of the team they will give back to the people of Kumasi with the donation. The game against the Ethiopians will take place on Sunday

Ghana players will visit the inspirational and powerful Ashanti king Otumfuor Osei Tutu II on Friday as part of the measures to boost the players for Tuesday's crucial World Cup clash against Egypt. According to a statement from the Ghana FA, players of the Black Stars will visit the Asantehene at his palace in Kumasi on Friday. The visit to the Asantehene is to seek his blessing for the match which is seen by many Black Stars supporters as good omen for the game. The Black Stars will

The weather predictions for Sunday the 11th of June indicate that there will not be heavy rains and temperatures will fluctuate between 26 to 30 degrees. That should be good news for lovers of good football as its the perfect environment for football in West Africa. The game will be the first for new Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah who is making a return to the team for the first time in two years. For the Ethiopia even a draw will be a positive results as they look to build for the AFCON

Ghana and Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey has shown signs that he could be played at right back ahead of Harrison Afful. The former FC Copenhagen defender is one of the teams utility players and has been played both in defence and in midfield in the past. Kwesi Appiah who will have to thank his predecessor Avram Grant for the development of Daniel Amartey could deploy him at right back. The Leicester City man is sure to start but with competition heightening for center backs and midfield,

Coach Kwesi Appiah will have the enviable duty to select from a pool of strikers who have shown throughout the training session that they are more than capable of delivering on the day. Switzerland-based Raphael Dwamena looks to be the man of the moment with his red-hot form gaining him celebrity status both home and away. The tall and brave forward found the back of the net 9 times since January for his club and will definitely make his debut against the Ethiopians. Veteran forward Asamoah

Black Stars striker Majeed Waris goals have earned nomination among the best goals of the season after the 2015/16 Ligue 1 season. The official Ligue 1 website picked each teams best goals in the season and two of Waris goals were picked as best three strikes for Lorient. Waris stupendous strikes against Angers and Lyon were the ones chosen among Lorients three best goals of the season. For the goal against Angers, Waris beat his marker on the left wing, ran into the penalty box and finished