Skipper of the senior national team of Ghana, the Blackstars, Asamoah Gyan has been honoured with a doctorate. The honorary doctorate was conferred on the striker who recently penned a two-year deal with Turkish club Kayserispor and other distinguished personalities by the Peristrofi World Honorary International Awards. Held at the Law Auditorium of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Asamoah Gyan received the doctorate for his excellence leadership in Africa. Speaking
Unistar Academy midfielder Michel Otou is currently on trials with Scottish giants Hearts of Midlothian, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. Otou, 20, is expected to hold a three-week trial with the Premier League side before securing a deal with them if he proves his worth. Engineered by Ghanaian-based soccer management firm Martin Sports Management, Otou left the shores of Ghana on Thursday July 6. The promising playmaker played for the Division One side in the first round of the
Ghanaian international midfielder Muniru Sulley is inches away from joining Saudi Arabian side Al Ettifaq on a long term deal, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. Muniru, 24, is in advanced talks with Saudi side in a deal which will see the Ghanaian 600,000 euros per season. The former Steaua Bucuresti midfielder is expected to push Ettifaq to the top of the Saudi Premier League table after finishing 11th of 14 teams. Chances are that the transfer will take place, especially since
Turkish sideEskiehirspor have confirmed Ghana defender Jerry Akaminko will stay with the club next season. The 29-year-old is among 48 players who have been named on the roaster ahead of next season. The Ghana international has been instrumental for the Black-Red since he recovered from a career-threatening injury three years ago. He returned to the international radar for Ghana after playing in the 2-1 defeat to USA in an international friendly early this month. Some of the players who
Swedish sideIFK Gteborg could farm out Ghanaian midfielder Lawson Sabah on loan. The 22-year-old appears to be frustrated over lack of playing opportunities where he has been restricted to just two appearances. Reports from Sweden on Monday has suggested the African could be farm out on loan to another club for regular playing time. Sabah joined the European outfit from Ghanaian side Inter Allies. ...
Swedish side IK Sirius are on the verge of securing the signature of Hacken forward Shkodran Maholli as a replacement for Ghana playmaker Kingsley Sarfo. Shkodran Maholli scored 15 goals last year for Atvidaberg where he was on loan from Hacken and has been a major subject of interest for many clubs in Sweden. But IK Sirius are close to snatching the signature of the in-form forward to replace the highly rated Ghanaian playmaker who left the side a few months ago. The hugely-talented Ghanaian
Head coach of Aduana Stars Yusif Abubakar has lambasted Derrick Sasraku for opting out from their week 21 game against Liberty Professionals on Sunday. According to Abubakar, the striker was heavily involved in the team's training session in the build up to the Liberty Professionals clash but he surprisingly asked to be omitted from the match day squad just a day before the encounter. When asked about the player's absence by reporters in the aftermath of the side's 2-1 victory over
Watch the solitary strike from Ghana's hottest talent Gideon 'Young Muller' Offei for Vision FC in their 1-0 win over Zein FC over the weekend. The young Ghanaian prodigy took his tally to 13 after another stupendous performance....
Budding goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi has signed for French Ligue 2 side Sochaux on a three-year deal. The Ghana international has moved from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg. Ati-Zigi spent last season on loan at second-tier side FC Liefering where he made only 11 appearances. He has moved in search of regular game time to revive his career....
West Ham United forward Andre Ayew has emerged as a transfer target for West Bromwich Albion, according to reports in the UK. According to the Express & Star, West Brom manager Tony Pulls has cast his eye on the Ghanaian forward and is ready bid for him. Ayew, who joined the Hammers from Swansea City in a 20.5 m deal, sustained a thigh injury on his debut against Chelsea, but returned strongly after two months on the sideline to finish the season with six goals. West Brom would have
Turkish side Bursaspor are close to signing Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. Newly-appointed coach Paul Le Guen has identified the 25-year-old as the man to turn things around as he seeks to reinforce his squad ahead of next season. The former Paris St-Germain and Olympique Lyon manager watched the Ghanaian closely last season where he raked in nine goals for relegated Lorient last season. Waris already know the Turkish Championship after a failed
Ghanaian defender Lawrence Lartey has been linked with Tunisian side Club Africain, according to newspaper reports in the North African country. The centre-back is available on a free transfer after leaving South African sideAjax Cape Town. The 23-year-old parted ways with the Urban Warriors after ending his contract. Maritzburg United have shown interest and there are snippers that Sundowns will be willing to take him on at a cut price. Lartey has also been linked with a move to Saudi
Ghanaian striker Ebenezer Assifuah provided an assist for Le Havre in their 1-1 stalemate against Brest in a pre-season friendly. The 24-year-old was on hand to provideAlexandre Bonnet the chance to score the side's goal before Brest pulled parity. The Ghanaian joined the French second-tier side from Swiss side Sion. He has been on pre-season with his side ahead of their next meeting against Caen on July 14....
Danbort FC goalkeeper Prosper Gbeku is facing a lengthy ban after slapping a female referee during a second-tier league defeat to Dreams FC over the weekend. The errant shot-stopper was showN the marching off orders after slapping Juliet Appiah during their ill-tempered clash at Nungua. The gloveman was shown the yellow card for elbowing Michae Sarpong but shockingly walked to the referee and slapped her, leading to his exit. The Ghana FA is expected to come down heavy on the glovesman amid
Inter Allies have expressed gratitude to Liberty Professionals for fetching their players from Berekum to Accra after their team bus developed a fault. The statement on the club's website read: ''After our league game against Berekum Chelsea in Berekum, our bus broke down on our back to Accra and Liberty who were also returning from Dormaa after their game against Aduana Stars, took on board their bus our entire playing body to Accra safely. ''This genuine and kind act by
Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed the exit of Ghanaian forward Elvis Manu. The newly-promoted English side have accepted they will have to cut their losses on the Dutch-born attacker. Manu, never started a league game for the side since he joined on a1.5 million move from Feyenoord two summers ago. He joined Brighton in 2015 from Feyenoord and was loaned to Go Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie last January. And he enraged club chiefs after he showed his love for Feyenoord on social
For Thai officials and fans, the King's Cup is still one of the most important football tournaments although it is now just a friendly event featuring four teams. This year's edition will be played at Rajamangala National Stadium next weekend. On Thursday, world No.131 Thailand take on No.113 North Korea, while No.44 Burkina Faso face No.71 Belarus. The winners meet in the final and the losers compete in the third-place play-off with both games taking place on Sunday. Football
IBO lightweight champion Emmanuel Game Boy Tagoe has threatened to beat up 'wee smoking' sports presenter Countryman Songo for his unsavory attacks on his boss on radio. The boxer Game Boy, who is signed under Asamoah Gyan's stable, says he will smash the face of the radio presenterfor the disparaging radio comments about his qualities as a pugilist. Tagoe says several people who have been unjustifiably attacked on Songo's show for no reason have been mute but he will not allow
Germany-based midfielder Hans Nunoo Sarpei is on the verge of joining Dutch top-flight side Venlo on loan from German club VfB Stuttgart, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The 18-year-old has been excluded from the squad of the Bundesliga season for their pre-season training to pave the way for his move. He has already travelled to Holland to join Venlo on their pre-season training before a decision is made to sign him on a season-long loan deal. Sarpei, who is the nephew
With just less than two months to the start of the Italian Serie A season, coaches of all the 20 clubs have revealed the formations they will be using when the new campaign swings in full flight, with only four Ghanaian able to make first team selection list. ATALANTA(3-4-1-2) - Berisha;Toloi, Caldara, Masiello;Chestnut, Kurtic, Freuler, Spinazzola;Ilicic;Petagna, Gomez.All: Gasperini (confirmed). BENEVENTO(4-2-3-1) - Gori;COME, Camporese, Lucioni, Letizia;Chibsah, Viola;Eramo, Ciciretti, Ceravolo;TAIL.All:
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