It's been a frustrating start to the season for Leicester City's Daniel Amartey. The talented Ghanaian hasn't been able to break into the Foxes first team so far this campaign and has played just 18 minutes in the Premier League. He watched from the bench as his side went down 3-2 at the hands of Liverpool and he may need to seek a move away in January in order to continue his development. The 22 year old returned to the fold on the 19th September for his side's Carabao Cup match
Ghanaian Eddie Nketiah made his competitive debut for English side Arsenal in their 4-2 away win overBate Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday. The 18-year-old came on as a substitute in the 89th minute of the game in Belarus for his first competitive match for the Gunners. Nketiah, who was born in London to Ghanaian parents, made his historic appearance as he replaced Willock in the 89th minute. The striker signed his professional contract with the Gunners over the summer and has now
Striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom tallied 30 goals in a calendar year on Thursday as his only goal gave Red Star Belgrade a 1-0 win at FC Cologne in the UEFA Europa League Group H. The Ghana international unleashed a scorcher from outside the box on the hour mark to score the match's only goal. However, Boakye was substituted in the 65th minute after suffering an injury while compatriot Abraham Frimpong returned from a long lay off to warm the bench. The slew of goals started with a stunner
Medeama have been training under a floodlight in Tarkwa ahead of their MTN FA Cup semi-final clash against Kotoko on Sunday. The players have been put through their paces at the Goldfields Mines facility in Tarkwa ahead of the crunch tie against the Porcupine Warriors. Medeama are seeking to win the FA Cup for the third time in short space of four years following success in 2013 and 2015. They will play the second semi-final game against Kotoko under floodlight-leading to the decision to
Ghana striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom struck a long range goal to down German side FC Cologne on match day 2 of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. Red Star Belgrade travelled to Rhein Energie Stadion as underdogs after drawing 1-1 with Bate Borisov at home on match day one. But Boakye Yiadom sealed the win for the Serbian outfit when he blasted the ball from medium range into the top left corner beyond the reach of goalkeeper Timo Horn. Boakye was substituted in the 65th minute after
Willy Sagnol who Kwesi Appiah beat to the Black Stars job has been named interim Bayern Munich manager in a remarkable turn of events. Bayern chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed Sagnol will take temporary charge for the trip to face Hertha Berlin on Sunday. The former France international made the three-man shortlist alongside Belgian Hugo Broos and Kwesi Appiah with the Ghanaian emerging the winner. There are some who believe that Sagnol was the choice of the FA but their hands were tied
Thomas Partey has urged his Atletico Madrid teammates to recover from their UEFA Champions League defeat to Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi scored a 94th-minute winner as Chelsea snatched a dramatic victory against Atletico Madrid to maintain their 100% start in Champions League Group C. Substitute Batshuayi tapped home from close range with the last kick of the game from Marcos Alonso's cross. The Blues fell behind to a 40th-minute Antoine Griezmann penalty despite having the better of the
The Zambia national team will spend three days in Accra, Ghana before heading to Uyo for their crucial World Cup qualifier against Group B leaders Nigeria. According to the Football Association of Zambia,Fazfootball.com, the local players summoned for international duty will leave for Ghana on Sunday and set up base in Accra, where foreign based players will join from. FAZ President Andrew Kamanga wanted the squad to train in Europe to avoid unnecessary distractions before the trip to Uyo,
West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur have each been fined 20,000 by the Football Association after admitting a charge of failing to control their players including Ghana's Andre Ayew in last Saturday's Premier League clash at the London Stadium. Spurs won the derby 3-2, but almost squandered a three-goal lead and the home side were pressing for an equaliser in stoppage time when a melee occurred. Five players -- West Ham's Andy Carroll, Winston Reid and Andre Ayew and Eric Dier and Fernando
The management of Right to Dream Football Academy based at Old Akrade in the Eastern Region has called on the Eastern Regional Football Association (ERFA) to present trophies it won at the various European competitions they participated in this year to the Association. The five member delegation, which was made up of the Technical Director, a Scout, Administrator and two players from the Under-17 Academy, presented six trophies to the ERFA. The six trophies are the Under- 15 boys won in Holland,
The WAFU Cup of Nations may have come and gone but vendors at the Cape Coast Stadium have revealed to Ghanaweb.com that they made decent sales during the period of the tournament, especially on days that the Black Stars were in action. Often it is said that hosting sporting events or tournaments bring short to medium term economic fortunes for residents of the host cities. This is particularly true for residents of Cape Coast because aside the fact that Ghana emerged winners of the competition
Liverpool have complained to Uefa about alleged racist abuse directed at their winger of Nigerian descent Bobby Adekanye during Tuesday's Uefa Youth League match at Spartak Moscow. The alleged abuse at the Spartak Academy occurred when the 18-year-old came on as a 58th minute substitute. Uefa told BBC Sport it is awaiting additional reports. Spartak also face three charges for incidents involving fans during the 1-1 draw in their Champions League game against Liverpool later that day.
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan could be axed from the Black Stars squad for next week's World Cup qualifier against Uganda if he remains unfit, assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko has revealed. The Turkey-based superstar was named in the Black Stars 26-man squad for next week's matches against Uganda and Saudi Arabia even though he has fitness concerns. Gyan was unable to play for Kayerispor in the Turkish top-flight over the weekend because of his recurring thigh injury. He was named in the
West Ham ace Andre Ayew and his brother Jordan Ayew of Swansea City were dropped from Ghana's squad for next week's World Cup qualifier because other players have to be assessed, Black Stars deputy coach, Ibrahim Tanko has revealed. Tanko says the technical staff's desire to give the chance to other players to fight for places in the squad is the key reason behind the decision to leave out the duo. The decision to leave out the two players Jordan and Andre Ayew out of the Ghana squad
Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has spoken about his recent fall-out with his deputy George Afriyie. The two have been at loggerheads since June and that seen as a dent on Nyantakyi's reputation but the CAF Executive Committee member says he is not to be blamed. He also reiterated his decision not to contest the 2019 Ghana FA presidential elections after serving three terms. Nyantakyi made those revelations on Joy News' UPfront Programme on Wednesday, September
Ghana's senior national team will train in Kenya for three days before next week's crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda in Kampala. The Black Stars will hold their training camp in Nairobi before proceeding to Kampala, where they will play Uganda in the World Cup qualifier on October 7. Players will arrive directly in Nairobi from their clubs in Europe and elsewhere to start the preparation for the match against the Cranes. The team will arrive in Nairobi on October 3,
Vincent Atingah, Patrick Razak, Kwame Kizito and Winful Cobbinah were at the Hearts of Oak training ground on Wednesday after helping Ghana to win the WAFU Cup of Nations Ghana 2017 last Sunday. The players did not take part in the club's friendly game played on Wednesday but they will join full training on Friday. The Phobians contributed five players to the squad handled by Maxwell Konadu. Captain Thomas Abbey, who starred as left back and was named in the tournament Best XI , is yet
Accra Hearts of Oak Board member, Frank Nelson says his club would listen to offers for some of their star performers in the just ended WAFU tournament but was quick to add that selling to local clubs or direct rivals would not happen. The Phobians had five players in the Black Stars B team and most of them, if not all, have been outstanding, leading to fears that Hearts will lose those players to other teams in the coming months. Frank Nelson says Hearts are not oblivious of the fact that
Eintracht Frankfurt forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed his past mistakes cost him the opportunity to play for Spanish giants Real Madrid. The 30-year-old has been putting the pieces together in the last two years where he has played for Schalke 04, AC Milan and Las Palmas. The German-born Ghanaian has revealed the mistakes he made when was younger cost him a great deal in his career. "My dream is to be able to help young players, not to make the same mistakes I made in the past,
Ghanaian defender DerrickDerrick Luckassen must pass a late fitness test ahead of PSV's clash againstWillem II on Saturday. The 22-year-old picked up a knee injury in the side's 7-1 demolishing of FC Utrecht over the weekend. The defender has undergone an MRI scan on Tuesday with the club yet to announce the extent of injury. However, media reports have suggested that the Dutch-born Ghanaian has suffered a slight damage to the inner band of his knee. He will now have to pass a
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