Al Qadsia defender Rashid Sumaila was voted as the best player in the Kuwait Super Cup defeat to arch rivals Al Kuwaiti at theJaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on Thursday. Al Kuwaiti won the game 5-4 on penalty shootouts to win yet again another Super Cup over Al Qadsia after losing to the same opponents for the past two seasons. Despite having greater share of possession, Al Kuwaiti failed to break the impregnable defense of the Yellow Castle, marshalled by Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila

Communication director of the Ghana Football Association Ibrahim Sannie Daara has admitted that Ghana's chances of qualifying to next year's FIFA World Cup in Russia looks frowzy, but says all is not lost.  The Black Stars are on the brink of losing out on a place in next year's FIFA World Cup finals following their underwhelming qualifying campaign, where they are sitting third on the standings, four behind leaders Egypt with two games to end.  Many football enthusiasts have

Gambia's WAFU Team has safely arrived and held their first training session at the Essipong Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The Scorpions will face hosts Ghana in the tournament opener at the Cape Coast Stadium on Saturday. Coach Omar Ceesay said: ''The first session is very good and the atmosphere is fine with us. There is no injury worries and our next training schedule will be tomorrow morning because we have many teams lining up for training at the same Stadium. ''We

Ghanaian talented winger Maxwell Acosty Boadu has swiftly become the toast of fans of his new club following a stupendous strike in the side friendly over the weekend and has been signing autographs for the fans at their training center. Acosty has immediately settled in the Craotian side after his summer move from Italian side Crotone. The former Chievo forward hit the ground running with a beautiful bicycle kick strike and capped it with an impressive performance in a friendly played over

Swansea City manager Paul Clement has confirmed that Jordan Ayew is available for the Premier League clash with Newcastle on Sunday after being unavailable for Ghana during the international break. The Ghana forward was due to play for the Black Stars against the Red Devils of Congo on Tuesday but was ruled out of the game in Brazzaville with an upset stomach. A picture of the 25-year-old striker apparently lying in a hospital bed was circulating online during the course of the international

Legia Warsaw striker Sadam Sulley has completed a season long loan move to Slovakian side MFK club Zemplin Michalovce, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. Sadam Sulley, 20, last played for Ghanaian Division One League side Vision FC before joining Legia Warsaw. Sulley has struggled to break into the first team of Legia Warsaw despite several attempts and was sent to the reserve side of the club where he spent the whole of last season. The Ghanaian striker scored a goal in 14 games despite

Nigeria's WAFU Nations Cup opener against Sierra Leone has been moved to Monday, officials have told SCORENigeria. This means NNPFL clubs can now line up their best players on the final day of the season on Saturday. ''Our match against Sierra Leone which was originally fixed for Saturday has now been moved to Monday thanks to the efforts of the NFF leadership,'' coach Salisu Yusuf told SCORENigeria ''As a result of this shift, the clubs who were very unhappy

Former Egypt striker Hossam Mido has allayed fears of the Pharoahs making their first ever qualification to the World Cup since 1990 with their last game to determine who qualifies for the tournament set to be played in Ghana. The Pharoahs beat Uganda by a lone goal to sit on top of the group with 9 points but the former national star who is not enthused with the performance of the team against the Cranes harbours fears of a defeat to Ghana in the last group game in Kumasi. Mohamed Salah scored

The Swedish Court of Appeal has reduced the prison sentence of convicted Ghanaian footballer Kwame Bonsu following charges or rape against his Swedish wife some few months ago. Kwame Bonsu, 22, was sentenced to years in prison for raping and assaulting his wife but the Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence to one year and ten months. The District Court hds previously sentenced Kwame Bonsu to two years in prison and expulsion for rape and abuse by his former wife. But the former Gefle

Fans of Al Qadsia have urged Rashid Sumaila to clinch the Kuwait Super Cup for them as they come up against Al Kuwaiti SC at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadiumon Thursday evening. Sumaila, who returned to the club after spending last season on loan at Qatari club Al Gharafa, has endeared himself to the club's faithful following his superb performance during their pre-season training games. The Yellow Castle will square off against sworn rivals Al Kuwaiti in the curtain raiser of the

Electroland Ghana Limited, producers of NASCO Electronic products have announced a partnership with Fox TV for the upcoming 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations to be hosted in Ghana from September 9th to 24th. The mouthwatering package will see the giant manufacturers of the electronic products awarding the player of the match for every game as well the overall best player, best coach, goal king and other categories with NASCO products as their prizes. The package will also see fans who will patronise

Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been shortlisted for Newcastle United's player of the month award for August. His competitors are Ciaran Clark and Mikel Merino after three matches were played. Atsu has started in all three matches for the Magpies who have lost two and won one. He impressed throughout August with his displays after making his loan move from Chelsea permanent in the summer. Clark has been his usual reliable self and popped up with a goal against West Ham United, while

Five countries have to join hosts Ghana for the 2017 Fox WAFU Nations Cup which starts this weekend in Cape Coast. Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Senegal have arrived for the three week competition. Organizers are expecting ten other teams to arrive before Friday. The tournament starts on Saturday with Ghana set to play Gambia in the opener at the Cape Coast stadium....

Asante Kotoko have returned to training to prepare for the rest of the season. The Porcupine Warriors have been busy at Adako Jarchie but withouttrio Felix Annan, Ahmed Adams and Amos Frimpong who are with the Black Stars B for the WAFU Nations Cup. Goalkeeper Isaac Amoako was the only player who missed Wednesday's training session. Kotoko are preparing for their next competitive match on 1 October against Medeama in the MTN FA Cup semi-final clash. The Ghana Premier League will return

Nigeria-based Ghanaian midfielder Douglas Nkrumah has been banned for 12 matches and slapped with a hefty $700 fine for attacking a match official during a league game in the top-flight league. The former Hearts of Oak player is amongnine players ofFC IfeanyiUbah who were handed bansfor 12 games for misconduct. With the Nigerian top-flight league coming to end this weekend, Nkrumah and his team-mates as well as club officials who were banned will take the suspensions to next season. The

Ghanaian midfielder Douglas Nkrumah has been handed a 12-match ban for attacking a referee in Nigeria. The former Kotoko and Hearts of Oak star, who plays for Ifeanyi Ubah, has courted the ban after he physically attacked the match official during a league game against Niger Tornadoes. Nkrumah is among five players who have been handed heavy sanctions by the NigerianProfessional League board. He will miss the side's clash against Lobi Stars on Saturday. The Ghanaian joined the Nigerian

Ghana midfielder Yaw Yeboah suffered defeat in his Real Oviedo debut after his side crashed out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. The 20-year-old lasted 80 minutes for the Spanish second-tier side as they lost 1-0 at home to Numancia. The youngster, who is originally owned by Manchester City, impressed heavily in the side. He is likely to be handed a starting berth against SportingGijn in the Spanish Segunda division on Saturday....

Ghana defender John Boye has joined his club Sivasspor for treatment on the thigh injury which ruled him out of this month's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers double-header against Congo. The 30-year-old has not played a competitive match this season due to the injuy when he reported for international duty. He underwent scans in Accra where it was established he was unfit to face the Red Devils. Boye could not train on Wednesday as Sivasspor continued preparations for Saturday's league

Ghana's government has come under international ridicule after Asamoah Gyan chartered a flight for players of the senior national team during a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Congo Brazzaville. There have been global condemnation of the government's decision to trick the Black Stars into going into Brazzaville and then reneging on the promise to charter an aircraft to ensure players get back to their respective clubs in time. Several top newspaper in the United Kingdom including the guardian,

Veteran football administratorYaw Boateng-Gyan has alleged senior Black Stars players are sharply divided on political lines - among the ruling New Patriotic Party and opposition National Democratic Congress. The senior figure of the opposition National Democratic Congress claims captain Asamoah Gyan, the Ayew brothers, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Mubarak Wakaso have nailed their colours to the mast. There have been widespread suspicion of massive division in the team which appears to have been