There was a new face on theBayern Munichbench on Saturday afternoon in the form of Hamburg-born Ghanaian striker Kwasi Okyere Wriedt. In a surprise move byreturning head coach Jupp Heynckes, the 23-year-old was named in Bayern's senior match-day squad for the first time since joining the club in the summer from third-tier Osnabruck. Although something of a curve-ball, Wriedt's inclusion in the setup was just reward for a string of fine displays for Bayern's second team. The former

Ghanaian striker Okyere Wriedt was rewarded for his efforts by being named on the Bayern Munich bench for the first time this season. Okyere, 23, trained with the first team squad for the first time under the once-time treble-winning managerHeynckes named him in his final 18-man squad for the game. He has netted 65 league goals in a young career spanning from St Pauli, LSK Hansa, Osnabruck and now at Bayern Munich. He was however unable to make his debut as Bayern run out 4-0 winners on

Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has joined a glamorous list of ever present in the English Premier League The Swansea City attacker made the grid as part of 33 players to have featured in every single minute of the league so far. The former Olympique Marseilles and Aston Villa attacker came second in the list of ever present players in the league, featuring in all the 720 minutes played so far. The ever present Ghanaian import made the list alongside Joel Matip as the only two African stars to

In-form Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom scored for Red Star Belgrade as they walloped Sabac 4-0 in the Serbian top flight league at the StadionRajko Miti. Boakye-Yiadom fired his side in front in the 20th minute after they missed a penalty in the early proceedings of the match. The Red and White lads went ahead to claim a massive 4-0 win over visiting Sabac at the Stadion Rajko Miti. Boakye-Yiadom has now scored four league goals for Red Star but has netted over 30 goals in the calendar

AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley says he's not looking to sign any striker before January despite being short of attacking power following Kwesi Appiah's long lay off. The Dons are without a goal in four League One games and are currently in the relegation zone with nine points from 12 games played. Many point towards the sale of striker Tom Elliott to Millwall in the summer as the root of Wimbledons problems. With Appiah injured and Cody McDonald and Lyle Taylor struggling for

Ghanaian forward Prince Amponsah scored a consolation for FC Chonburi in their 3-1 loss againstChiangrai United at the Singhan Sports Stadium on Saturday. The 20-year-old snatched the opener for the Blue and White lads in the 40th minute with a brilliant finish. Second half goals from Felipe Azevedo, Everton Goncalves and Vander Souza secured three points forChiangrai United. Amponsah has scored 120 goals for Chonburi FC in the ongoing Thai Premier League....

Ghana striker Mahatma Otoo was on target for Balikesirspor in their 2-0 home win against Gaziantepsor in the Turkish Lig 2 on Saturday. The former Hearts of Oak linchpin continue from where he left off before the international break as he again registered his name on the score sheet with a long range strike in the 33rd minute. Abdul Ozgen had handedBalikesirspor a 13th minute lead. The goal was Otoo's third of the season for Balisehirkspor. Despite picking up a booking in the 47th

Ghanaian forward Richard Gadze scored his fourth goal of the campaign as FC Zira thump Kapaz 3-0 in the Azerbaijan top flight league on Saturday. Zira, who have started the league brightly had to record a win against Kapaz to keep up the chase on leaders Qarabag who beat Inter Baku 2-0 on Friday. They commenced the game on a perfect note asTamkin Khalilzade plundered in a brace in the 47th and 64th minutes respectively before Gadze registered his fourth strike of the season from a goal mouth

Ghana will play Niger on Wednesday in the last 16 of the knockout stage at FIFA U-17 World Cup. It will be arepeat of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final which the Black Starlets won on penalties following a 0-0 stalemate in regulation. Ghana qualified as winners of group A with 6 points while the Nigeriens, with only threepoints, reached this stage as one of the bestthird-placedteams The Black Starlets will fancy their chances to advance to the quarter-final....

Former Black Queens captain Adjoa Bayor has made a passionate appeal to Corporate Ghana to invest in the National Womens League. According to the former African best, the one sponsor is not enough for the clubs and wants more on board. One major problem facing the Womens League in this country is the lack of sponsorship.'' She said in an interview with Asempa FM For now I think they are, improving, they are doing well, but they havent reached their full potential yet. I believe

Asante Kotoko Head coach Steven Polack has urged fans to remain positive and patient about the club's goal scoring rate. The scoring rate of the club has remained a major talking point among many fans especially now that the FA Cup clash with sworn-rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak, is on the horizon. Steven Polack, however, believes his team works hard enough at training and during games to be able to bury scoring chances. "It's not so much about the lack of chances because we do create

Welsh-born of Ghanaian descent Ethan Ampadu has been named in the Chelsea squad to face Crystal Palace today. The 17-year-old was included in Antonio Conte's final squad that travel to South London to take on the Eagles in the English Premier League. Ampadu was named alongside Kyle Scott as replacement for Ngolo Kante and Drinkwater - who have been ruled out of the match due to injury. "We have to approach seven games in this month and we need to find a solution adapt some defenders

Swansea City forward Jordan Ayew has called on his teammates to step up as they look to improve their home form. The Welsh side have gone three games at home and lost all, which put their position on the log under jeopardy. And as the Swans prepare to welcome Huddersfield Town at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, Ayew implored his teammates to help extricate their poor home form. Im confident that things are going to be okay, Ayew told Swanseas official website. The most important thing

Chief Executive Officer of Databank Kojo Addae-Mensah has attributed Ghana's failure to qualify for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup to complacency. The four-time Africa champions failed to qualify for their fourth successive global football mundial after an 4706800underwhelming qualification campaign as they currently lie third in Group E of the African World Cup qualifiers with Egypt securing the only available slot. "One word for Ghanas 2018 World Cup exit is complacency. As a country we

Tema Youth FC will come face to face with Bechem United in their last premiership game at the Tema stadiumon Sundaywith hopes of survival. Relegation is already looming over the Harbour City Boys following two defeats in row which sunk them to the 14th position, two points adrift of safety. They could move out of the drop zone with a victoryon Sundaybut all depends on the results of the encounter between Inter Allies FC and Liberty Professionals. A win for Inter Allies FC will mean Tema

It is an Accra derbyon Sundayat the El Wak stadium when Inter Allies FC will be at loggerheads with Liberty Professionals. This fixture goes beyond a derby since they two teams need an outright victory to cushion them on their pursuit of survival at the end of the season. Inter Allies FC moved out of the relegation zone following their 2-0 win over Medeama SC last weekend. They are currently lying 13th on the log. Just two points are separating them from Liberty Professionals who are

Great Olympics are relegation bound after the horrendous start of the season. At the Accra sports stadiumon Sunday, they will tackle Ashanti Gold SC as they will hope to move out of the relegation with a win. They resurrected their hopes of surviving in the top flight after shockingly beating Elmina Sharks FC at away in Elmina last Sunday. The return of Godwin Attram as the head coach of the Wonder Club has seen them win all of their last two matches in the league with him in charge.

Medeama SC will be hoping to see an end to their two-loss streakthis Sundaywhen they stay at home to tackle Hearts of Oak in their penultimate league game of the season. They suffered a 2-1 loss at Tarkwa and Aboso park and 2-0 at the El Wak stadium to two struggling sides, Liberty Professionals and Inter Allies FC respectively. The Mauves and Yellow dropped to the 8th position after the two straight defeats. Their top four aspirations looks very dicey at moment. They could move to the 13th

Aduana Stars have plenty of incentives to play for when they host rejuvenated Elmina Sharks FC in their last home game of the seasonon Sunday. They could be league champions of the 2016/2017 season, the second league triumph in the club's history with a win notwithstanding results at elsewhere. Aside being champions, the Fire Boys could as well become the second best performing winners at home in a league campaign if they don't concedeon Sunday. They have conceded just once at the

Asante Kotoko SC will be trying to recover from last week's 1-0 to Bechem Unitedthis Sundaywhen they are about to tackle Berekum Chelsea in Kumasi. The Baba Yara stadium is the perfect place for trying to seal a top four finish since the Porcupine Warriors have not lost in any of their fourteen games played there this season. The Red family could have their 4th position on the league in danger if they fail to be victors. Sunday'sopponents Berekum Chelsea, Wa All Stars and Elmina