Organizers have inspected theNdoum Sports Complex in Elmina as a host venue for next month's WAFU Nations Cup. President of Zone West A Kwesi Nyantakyi and some members of the Local Organizing Committee inspected the facility on Wednesday. If the venue is passed fit, it will replace theSekondi Stadium in Essipong for the three-week tournament. The inaugural edition of the WAFU Nations Cup will be played from 9-24 September.  ...

GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report that talented West African Football Academy kidMajeed Ashimeru has been sent out on a season long loan to Austria Lustenau, moments after signing a four-year deal with Red Bull Salzburg. The 19-year-old finalized his move to the side after passing a mandatory medical. WAFA announced selling the hugely talented midfielder to the Austrian side on Wednesdaywith GHANAsoccernet.com revealing the midfield maestro will sign a permanent contract with the European

Ghana Premier League side WAFA SC have confirmed selling talented midfielder Majeed Ashimeru to Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg. The 19-year-old was handed a permanent deal after impressing on trial. A statement on WAFA SC's social media pages read: ''WAFA SC have transferred midfielder Majeed Ashimeru to Austrian side Red Bul Salzburg. We wish him all the best.'' Ashimeru joins former Academy teammates Gideon Mensah and Samuel Tetteh at the club. He was a member

WAFA SC dropped valuable points at home which could hurt their title winning chances after drawing 0-0 with Great Olympics on Wednesday. The Academy Boys have themselves to blame after squandering the plenitude of scoring opportunites created. Playing with captain Gideon Waja-who has been called up to the Black Stars camp- and striker Komla Agbeniandan robbed them off some flair. Daniel Lomotey was fit to start from the bench after sitting out Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Tema Youth. Olympics

Inter Allies and WA All Stars played out an eventful 0-0 stalemate on a disappointing afternoon at the El-Wak Stadium on Wednesday. Inter Allies would have gone clear off the drop in midweek but were subdued by a stubborn Wa All Stars defense. The Eleven is to One Boys were awarded a penalty in the 76th but midfielder Prince Baffoe's poor kick was thwarted by goalkeeper Rashid Seidu. The excitement of the game looked to have been over after both teams deployed defensive tactics in the

Inter Allies and WA All Stars played out a goalless and uneventful stalemate on a disappointing afternoon at the El-Wak Stadium on Wednesday. Inter Allies would have gone clear off the drop in midweek but were subdued by a stubborn Wa All Stars defense. The La-based club played massively well but were poor in the final third of the pitch as Wa All Stars weathered the storm to pick a point at the Military based Park. Allies remain in 13th position with 33 points, three points adrift of Wa

Hearts of Oak thrice came from behind to draw 3-3 against Aduana Stars in Week 26 of the Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday. The Ogya Boys opened the scoring when Daniel Dankwah's 10th minute beat the hapless Ben Mensah after a slight deflection off Leonard Tawiah's shoulder. But the goal did not last as Hearts pulled parity seven minutes later after enterprising midfielder Winful Cobbinah brilliantly controlled a lofty pass from Samudeen Ibrahim to place

Asante Kotoko title aspirations were dealt a hammer blow on Wednesday following a surprise defeat at the hands of Elmina Sharks. The Porcupine Warriors were expected to close the gap between themselves and the top with a victory but instead produced an uninspiring performance to lose 1-0. Kotoko are nine points adrift of leaders Aduana Stars with four matches remaining. Joseph Mensahs second half strike was all Sharks needed to claim their first ever win over Kotoko. Mensah grabbed the goal

Richard Arthur's second half goal helped Liberty Professionals beat Bechem United 2-1 in Week 26 of the Ghana Premier League at the Karl Reinhorf Park on Wednesday. The Dansoman-based side who are deep rooted in the relegation zone showed determination in the opening minutes of the encounter as they pressed the visitors deep into their half and deservedly opened the scoring through captain Ernest Papa Arko's 18th penalty Liberty looked like they were going to end the half on a high but

Red Star Belgrade striker Richmond Boakye has earned a late call-up to join the Black Stars for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Congo, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The in-form goal poacher has been invited as a back up for FC Zurich striker Raphael Dwamena who is seeking a second opinion on his health after a failing a medical to Brighton Hove & Albion. Boakye is expected to arrive in the country on Thursday night and will be miss the Friday first leg tie at the

Former Ghana defender Masahudu Alhassan has been linked with a move to Serie B side Virtus Entella. The left-back struggled for game time last season where he made only three appearances for Perugia. Alhassan, 24, is owned by Serie A side Udinese. He has had stints with Novara, Genoa and Latina in the past....

Arvin Appiah scored the winner deep into stoppage time as Nottingham Forest Under-23s made it two wins from two at the expense of Crystal Palace. Gerry McDonagh had given Forest a 20th minute lead at Selhurst Park before Palace levelled close to the hour mark, only for Under-18s forward Appiah to step off the bench and claim the points. Forest did not field a single senior player in the Professional Development League match, whereas Palace named veteran defender Damien Delaney and left-back

Birmingham City's proposed club-record move for Ghana international Afriyie Acquah is off, according to Sky sources. Blues boss Harry Redknapp had hoped a deal could be done despite Torino's reluctance to sell, but Birmingham have now moved on to other targets. Birmingham made it three losses from five Championship games when they were beaten 2-0 at home by Reading on Saturday, and Redknapp has been frustrated in his transfer dealings so far. The Championship side have been able

Agent Federico Pastorello has revealed that his client Kwadwo Asamoah wants to join Galatasaray but Juventus cannot find a replacement. It has long been reported that the clubs and player agreed basic terms, but the Bianconeri wouldnt sell until they had brought in his heir. That was supposed to be Leonardo Spinazzola, who is technically still owned by Juve, but Atalanta are refusing to interrupt the two-year loan deal early. ''He wants to join Galatasaray, but Juve cant find a replacement,''

English Premier League side West Ham United have launched a late bid to sign Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris. The London-based side are ready to meetLorient's 12 million price tag. SkySport sources say the player is currently in London for talks with the Hammers. The 25-year-old Ghana international has been at Lorient for the past two years and is viewed as being a likely replacement for Diafra Sakho, who passed a medical at Rennes on Wednesday. Waris scored13 goals for the relegated

Ghana Premier League duo Komlan Agbegniadan and Fatao Dida Alhassan have joined Togo's squad to play Niger and Malawi in friendlies. Striker Agbegniadan plays for WAFA and left the Academy side after playing in Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Tema Youth. Goalkeeper Alhassan, who plays for Liberty Professionals, has joined the Hawks for the international break. The will be missed by their respective clubs in the midweek fixtures....

Swiss side FC Zurich have launched a scathing amateurish and unprofessional attack on English side Brighton over the alleged failed medical test of Ghanaian striker Raphael Dwamena that stalled his move to the Premier League side. Dwamenas 10 million move to Brighton hit a snag last week with the Premier League side claiming he failed a medical test. According to reports the medical check by Brighton revealed the 21-year old has heart condition that would affect his career. However a subsequent

Ghana's deputy Sports Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says the previous National Democratic Congress government should be blamed for Ghana's World Cup qualification difficulties. Ghana are on the verge of missing out on a fourth World Cup appearance as they trail Egypt five points in Group E. The NDC government supervised Ghanas two group games in 2016 before being voted out of power- Ghana drew goalless with Uganda and lost 2-0 to Egypt. This has left the Black Stars hanging as they

Referee Nuhu Liman has been banned for the rest of the season after awarding a dubious penalty to Asante Kotoko in their MTN FA Cup quarter-final againstNEA Salamina. The decision by the Match Review Panel has been ratified by the Ghana FA Executive.   A statement on the Ghana FA website: ''The Match Review Panel reviewed the video recording of the match to ascertain whether Referee Yakubu Nuhu Liman was right in awarding a penalty to the home team in the said match played at

Follow the LIVE play-by-play of the clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars at the Accra Sports Stadium as well as updates of other matches from other centers as the Ghana Premier League climbs up to week 26 on GHANAsoccernet.com. Kickoff is exactly 15:00GMT at all centers. By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter...