Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Chairman Kudjoe Fianoo has opened up on the reason why this year's President's Cup was moved to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. The annual event which has being played at the Accra Sports Stadium since its inception will for the first time be played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. And Fianoo has expounded that the decision came the sponsors end. The sponsors want a fully-packed stadium and they believe the Kumasi fans can do that at Baba Yara,
Ghanaian defender Lawrence Lartey has left South African side Ajax Cape Town. The 23-year-old has left after ending his contract with the Urban Warriors. Maritzburg United have shown interest and there are snippers that Sundowns will be willing to take him on at a cut price. The Ghanaian is on holidays in Ghana and will likely sort out his future in the coming days. It's been rumoured he could leave for Saudi Arabia where a number of clubs have shown interest.
Christian Atsu is expected to start pre-season with Newcastle United on July 3. The 25-year-old signed a permanent contract at St James' Park in May after impressing heavily on an initial one-year loan spell. The former Bournemouth and Everton loanee was excused from international duty last week as Ghana clobbered Ethiopia 5-0 in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Ghana international is expected to be in top shape ahead of the start of the side's pre-season, which kicks
The dream of several top Ghanaian journalists and football administrators to travel to the US have been extinguished after the Embassy denied them traveling visas ahead of next week's international friendly. In a painful episode, the US Embassy denied over 40 sports journals and administrators the golden chance to visit the land of opportunity with suspicion the affected applicants might not return home from Donald Trump's land. It appears the Embassy will not risk given them the opportunity
Ghanaian midfielder Abdul Aziz Tetteh has returned to Polish giants Lech Poznan for pre-season after spending the three weeks in Ghana holidays. The powerful midfielder is starting his third season with the club where has been very successful and fortunate with injury. The bearded midfielder joined the Polish club from Greek side Platanias where he was the assistant captain of the team. Tetteh played in 25 league games and had a gaol to his name in the league. Success
Ghana-born youngster Prince Amponsah has been featured in a documentary of how he came from the West African country and be called into the USA U14 National Team . He is the only representative of New York City FC in the squad. Defender Prince Amponsah was selected by Head Coach Clint Peay for the teams first training camp of the year, which took place from Feb 18-25 at U.S Soccers National Training Center in Carson, California. Amponsah and his teammates took on Club Tijuanas U-14 and U-15
Black Stars forward Abdul Majeed Waris says the team is gearing up for the upcoming double header international friendly games against Mexico and USA. The Black Stars regrouped on Monday to put finishing touches to the squad ahead of their two upcoming international friendlies against Mexico and USA. But reports went rife in camp that players such as Andre Ayew and his younger brother Jordan Ayew and Daniel Amartey will not travel with the team due to permission from their respective clubs
God-fearing Ayew brothers, Andre and Jordan Ayew paid a surprise visit to the Muslim community of Nima, a suburb of Accra and donated food items to the people with just two days to end the holy month of Ramadan. In their quest not to allow the blessings of Allah to elude them in the holiest month, the Ayew brothers donated ten bags of rice, six boxes of oil and ten cartons of milk to the Kado Mosque, a popular mosque in the community. The two Black Star players Andre then visited the Firdaus
Despite Africa producing numerous great players, Abedi Pele stands as my inspiration, according to Black Stars deputy skipper Andre Ayew. The West Ham United attacker emphasized on the important role the three-time African best footballer has played in his career during a football clinic last Saturday. So many players have inspired me, but my Dad (Abedi Pele) inspired me a lot, I watched lots of his games and clips. And Ghana had lots of good players which includes Stephen Appiah, Micheal Essien
WAFA midfielder Majeed Ashimeru has labeled his late Black Stars call up as a "dream come true". The skilful attacking midfielder was handed a late call up to the Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah alongside his midfield partner at WAFA, Gideon Waja for the team's upcoming international friendlies against Mexico and USA which is scheduled to come off on June 28 and July 1 respectively. The bushy-haired playmaker said he caught off guard with the call but one that he's been dreaming
Ghana-born and England great Rachel Yankey has challenged men's football clubs to move with the times and let outstanding female coaches prove themselves in top jobs. Yankey, whose father is from Ghana, retired from the game last year and is now working towards earning a UEFA A coaching licence. The 129-cap former England winger, whois expecting her first child, is concerned women stand little chance of landing high-profile posts unless they bring with them pre-established lofty reputations.
Torino are ready to offer a player plus to get their prime target Joseph Alfred Duncan from Sassuolo, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The Serie A side want to offerMarco Benassi plus 10 million Euros to bring the hugely talented enforcer to Turin. The Italian club has requested the sum of 15 million for the services of the Ghanaian midfielder, but Torino is set to reduce the weight of the price by throwing one player into the deal to lessen the transfer fee of the player. Italian
Ghanaian midfielder Kingsley Sarfo is the third most expensive signing in the history of Swedish giants Malmo FF. The 22-year-old sealed the move from Swedish side Sirius on Thursday afternoon after passing his mandatory medical earlier in the day. The talented winger was signed for $1.5m on a four-year contract. The Ghanaian thus becomes the third highest signing by Malmo in the club's history. Sarfo made 60 appearances for IK Sirius in the Superettan and 11 in Allsvenskan, scoring
By Alexander Wooley A rising number of academies are opening across the continent with the goal of giving children a better education on the way to a better life. Ema Twumasis first ever collegiate goal was a spectacular bicycle kick against California Polytechnic State University in August 2016. The 19-year-old Ghanaians timely scoring during the remainder of the season propelled his team, Wake Forest University in North Carolina, to the NCAA championship game last December, where it lost
Turkish Super League side Trabzonspor are interested in signing Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The 28-year-old is on the verge of leaving the Italian champions after spending five years at the club. GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal that Trabzonspor have set their eyes on the Ghanaian and could slap in a bid for his services. Asamoah's Serie A starts were inflated by Allegri's decision to rotate the left-back position late in the season.
Ghana midfielder Godfred Donsah is the number one candidate to leave Bologna this summer. The 21-year-old has emerged as a summer target for Italian giants AS Roma with a number of European teams thought to be interested. Italian journalist Enrico Bonzanini has revealed the Ghanaian is on his way out of Bologna. "Donsah is the prince as a candidate," he said "Bologna is making excellent arrangement and he will leave if everything goes well. "They have a good relationship
Italian-born Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban has sent love signal to Partizan Tirana fans as uncertainty continues to grow regarding his future. The 23-year-old is back at his parent club Chievo Verona after ending a fruitful one-year loan spell at the Albanian side. The striker was forced to end his adventure in Albania following the expiration of his loan spell. Partizan have not found a common ground with Chievo as they seek to make the deal permanent. But until the issue is resolved,
The Asian media continues to highlight the bad performance of Ghana midfielder Michael Essien since joining top-flight side Persib Bandung. The 34-year-old is yet to establish himself since joining as a free agent in March this year. The former Chelsea midfielder, who joined as marquee signing, has simply been far from best, according to multiple reports in Asia. The Asian media has been critical of the performance of the former Panathinaikos enforcer who is yet to sparkle for the side.
Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairman, Kudjo Fianoo, is delighted that the countrys most glamorous clubs will play to welcome President Akufo Addo in this years President Cup. There will be no befitting fixture other than Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko to usher in our new President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and we are happy the clubs have agreed to pitch their strength against each other, he said during last Thursdays launching of the game. He added: I want to thank our
Former Arsenal and Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been installed as a chief in his native country. The 33-year-old has been honoured inKpalim for his humanitarian activities in the Southwest Togo. Adebayor is a nationwide tour where he is offering humanitarian support to his compatriot. The formerCrystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur attacker hascommitted himself to support 90 children for a period of one year in Togo....
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