Ghana forward Raphael Dwamena plays his first game for FC Zurich after his botched move to Brighton Hoven and Albion in their 1-0 loss against FC Basel at the St. Jakob Park on Saturday. Dwamena was close to sealing a dream move to newly promoted English Premier League outfit Brighton in the summer transfer window but the move fell through at the last moment due to failed medical. After weeks of further tests, the 22-year-old was given the go-ahead to return to training. The left footed
Ghana winger Frank Acheampong scored his first goals for his Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda on Saturday. The brace was scored in the spate of one minute as they thumped Tianjin Songjiang FC 4-1 to give their survival chances a huge boost. His opener was in the 25th minute when he turned in a low cross from the right and with his left foot. Acheampong followed up his own deflected shot inside the box to score the second goal in the 26th minute. The on-loan forward was making his
Ghana striker Patrick Twumasi scored his 11th league goal of the season for Astana in their 2-0 win over Taraz on Saturday. Twumasi gave his side the lead in the 21st minute before Evgeny Postnikov doubled the advantage five minutes later. He was making his 26th league appearance for the league leaders in Kazakhstan. Twumasi had gone two matches without a goal in all competitions....
Frank Acheampong scored a quick brace for relegation-threatened side Tianjin Teda who beat Tianjin Songjiang FC 4-1 on Saturday in the Chinese Super League. The winger scored the two goals in one minute (25th and 26 minutes respectively) for the home side. Yuanyi Li made 3-0 in the 76th minute before Brazalian Alexandre Pato reduced the arrears in the 85th minute for the away side. A 93rd minute own-goal from Wang Jie restored Tianjin Teda's three-goal lead....
Afriyie Acquah was an early substitute for Torino in their 4-0 defeat to Juventus in the Derby della Mole in Turin on Saturday night. The Ghana international midfielder replaced Iago Falqu on the hour mark after Daniele Baselli was sent for yellow card accumulation in the 24th minute. Paulo Dybala and Miralem Pjanic gave Juventus a 2-0 half-time before Baselli foolishly got sent off. Alex Sandro made it three-nil in the 57 minutes before Pjanic scored a brace on the 90th minute mark....
Winger Albert Adomah scored to help Aston Villa to help beat Nottingham Forest on Saturday in the Championship. The Ghana international opened the scoring in the 15th minute to help the claret and blues record their first back-to-back victories of the season. Adomah rounded the keeper to slot in Jonathan Kodjias perfectly-weighted assist. Villa were made to work for the three points after Daryl Murphy levelled shortly after the break. Conor Hourihane grabbed the winner on the hour ma
Kenya havebeen stripped of the right to host the 2018 African Nations Championship (Chan) following a CAF executive committee meeting in Accra, Ghana. The decision was announced at a media conference at Tang Palace Hotel after a one-day meeting of the African football "cabinet" headed by President Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar. Slow preparations for the January 12-February 4 tournament led to a decision widely anticipated for several weeks. A CAF inspection team departed Kenya in September
Ghana defender Thomas Abbey not is expecting a blood-and-thunder encounter when they meet Nigeria in Sunday's final of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations at Cape Coast Sports Stadium. The Hearts of Oak captain sat out the 2-0 reverse to the Super Eagles last Monday in the group stage due to a thigh injury. But he recovered to play the entire duration in the 2-0 success over Niger in the semi-final last Thursday. The Ghana Premier League leading scorer, who has been deployed as a make-shift
Inform Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey came on as a second-half substitute to help Atletico Madrid record their fourth league win of the season against Sevilla on Saturday. With new signing Diego Costa watching on from the stands, Atleti produced a real show of strength and fired a warning to Champions League opponents Chelsea as they comfortably brushed aside Sevilla 2-0. Parteywas brought on with 15 minutes remaining and he did perform to the expectation of the demanding coach Diego Simeone.
Nigeria Football Federation Technical Adviser and head coach of Super Eagles Gernot Rohr is heading to Ghana to support the local component of Nigeria national team in the final of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations on Sunday, September 24. The Super Eagles have a crunch final against hosts Ghana at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium. Rohr is expected to offer a helping hand to the team's head coach Salisu Yusuf to hatch a game plan that will win the trophy. A statement on the official Twitter
Senior national team coach Kwesi Appiah is not surprised by the Black Stars B's final feat at the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations. Maxwell Konadu's boys started slowing with an unconvincing 1-0 win over Gambia in the knock out round but mustered tact and wit to the end. After suffering elimination in the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers hurt their confidence. Speaking on the team's revival, Appiah told Kumasi-based Angel FM: ''I had believed the team was good
Afriyie Acquah has regained full fitness and named in Torino's squad to face Kwadwo Asamoah's Juventus on Saturday night in the Turin derby. The Ghana international midfielder recovered from a high injury he picked up two weeks ago in the 1-0 win at Benevento. Acquah missed the home draw with Sassuolo and the win at Udinese in midweek. Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has included him in the 24 players for the showdown inside the Juventus Stadium. Torino squad to face Juventus Goalkeeper:
Striker William Owusu scored for the fourth consecutive time in the Belgian Jupiler League as Royal Antwerp thrashed Bennard Kumordzi's Kortrijk 3-0 on Friday night. Owusu gave his side the lead in the tenth minute to make it three league goals in four appearances. He collected a pass from theKortrijk defender, raced with it before shooting past the goalkeeer. The 28-year-old played a part in the second goal when he set up Joerie Dequevy to score in the 30th minute. He was replaced in
Red Bull Salzburg defender Gideon Mensah says his career would be complete if he plays for his dream club Bayern Munich. The left-back has been on the rise at the Austrian outfit but yet to cement his place in the First team. Mensah was transferred to Salzburg last season from Ghana Premier League side WAFA but was loaned to the feeder side FC Liefering in the second-tier. However, he featured for regulary Red Bull Salzburg and won the UEFA Youth Cup beating Benfica. ''My favourite
The Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has urged the Super Eagles to beat Ghana in the WAFU Cup of Nations final on Sunday because President Mohammadu Buhari is eagerly waiting to celebrate with the trophy. The Super Eagles , who are yet to concede a goal in the maiden sub -regional football tournament, had defeated the Black Stars 2-0 in their last group match to qualify for the semifinal. According to Secretary General of the NFF, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, the first gentleman of the country is
Ethiopian top-flight side Welwalo Adigrat University FC have completed the acquisition of Inter Allies FC striker Frederick Boateng, GHANAsoccernet.com can report. The former Ebusua Dwarfs attacker has joined 'The Yellow' lads in a year long contract. He failed to secure a deal at Egyptian side Arab Contractors after the 2015/2016 season where he bagged eight goals for the Eleven Is To One outfit. Boateng, 23, returned to the Ghanaian top flight for the 2016/2017 campaign but has
Ghana and Nigeria will battle for the right to be crowned 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations champions when they meet in the final at Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday, kick-off at 18h00 local time. Ghana, the hosts and defending WAFU champions, earned their spot in the final with a 2-0 win over Niger on Thursday: Kwame Kizito and Stephen Safro scored the goals for the Black Stars, who have looked strong contenders throughout the tournament. This will be their second final appearance, having beaten Senegal 3-1
Ghana and FC Wimbledon forward Kwesi Appiah could be set for another long spell on the sidelines after injuring himself in the 2-0 defeat Milton Keynes Dons. The Ghanaian had to be replaced by Cody McDonald on the 23rd minute after overstretching his limps to get a through ball. There are fears over the Ghanaians ability to recover fast after his long absence last season because of an anterior cruciate ligament damage he suffered two seasons ago. He is scheduled to undergo further tests
Swansea forward Jordan Ayew has finally spoken about the arrival of Wilfred Bony and says the Ivorian is like a big brother to him and he enjoys working with him on a daily basis. The Ivory Coast international was a huge hit in his first spell at the Liberty Stadium before his move to Manchester City in 2015. And with Bonys return to south Wales this summer, the Ghana international has started gleaming from the wealth of experience the veteran striker offer and likened him to a big brother.
Part of football's beauty can be sourced in its unpredictability. It's a volatile arena in which things can turn for better or worse pretty quickly and where few things go to plan.It makes room for surprises, revelations and unforeseen turns. Here, we celebrate some of those surprises, checking in on 15 of Europe's biggest clubs and bringing you their revelations of the season. Each has a player who has exceed expectations, shot from nowhere to be a factor or settled so fast it's
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