Ghanaian midfielder Alhassan Wakaso played full throttle in the blustery encounter which ended 2-1 in favour of Olympique Marseille at the Stade Valedrome on Wednesday night. The midfielder who has found his feet again in the Portuguese league was the holding midfielder alongside his partner in crime Rafael Miranda who was shown a yellow card. Guimaraes have just picked up a point from their first three games and it's looking very dicey for them with games to still come away against Red
Minnesota United striker Abu Danladi has been nominated for the2017 AT&T Rookie of the Year award. After graduating from the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana, he came to the states and attended first Dunn High School and then UCLA before being selected first overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC. He came to Minnesota having hardly ever seen snow, and here he was as one of the most promising prospects on a roster built on a hard deadline. The team began the season still
Dreams FC have refused to hand goalkeeper Mozart Adjetey a contract extension after the expiration of his two-year contract. Adjetey has been at the club since 2015 hen he was recruitedfrom Heart of Lions for their debut Premier League campaign. A statement on the club's website signed by Administrative Manager Ameenu Shadow read: ''Dreams Football Club wish him the best and we hope his exploits would benefit his new employers immensely in the future.'' Adjetey played
World Cup Meltdown After failing to qualify for the world cup for fourth successive time, it appears the nations footballing community has been rocked by the unthinkable. That is, taking into perspective the feel and excitement the entire nation has experienced within the last three appearances. The factual and empirical reason is that many journalists, supporters, football officials, government officials and politicians would have wished to tie their itinerary to the cities and venues of footballs
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Striker Patrick Twumasi scored two goals for FC Astana who thumped Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League Group A on Thursday at home. The Ghana international got his first on 33 minutes when he converted a spot-kick after Dor Peretz blocked Dmitriy Shomko's free-kick with his hand Twumasi put the ball low into the left corner and sent goalkeeper Rajkovi the wrong way too. He doubled Astana's lead in the 42nd minute. There was an excellent ball in from the left from
Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has backed hometown club Hertha Berlin's decision to take a knee in support of the recent NFL protests. On Saturday, Hertha took a knee ahead of their Bundesliga match against Schalke "to take a stand against discrimination" and support the protests initiated by then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2016. Former Hertha midfielder Boateng, who made international headlines when he walked off the pitch after being
Eintracht Frankfurt forward Kevin-Prince Boateng is looking forward to the Bundesliga clash with former side Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. The 30-year-old will face his former club, nine years after featuring on a short-term loan at the club. And the Ghanaian is relishing the clash against his former employers. Definitely - I always enjoy playing against my former clubs, Boateng told his clubs official website when asked whether Saturdays fixture is of special interest. I had a very
An anonymous referee has accused the owner Elmina Sharks of being complicit in the claims of bribery and corruption against men in black. Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom went berserk after his team lost 2-1 Aduana Stars, accusing the match official of manipulating result. But Dr the highly-respected politician, who is the leader of the Progressive People's Party, has received massive backlash after his criticism with several people accusing of complicity. And a class One referee, who wants to remain
Iraq coach Qahtan Chither has accused Mali of fielding over-aged players after his side lost 5-1 to the African champions. Chitter says the powerful West Africans looked like an Under-23 team in their FIFA World Cup round of 16 heavy defeat. We knew that Mali had very good players. But sometimes its unfair, especially when it comes to the physicality of the players. There is a big difference between the African teams and others. They sometimes look like they are the U-23 team and not the U-17.
95th minute of the World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Congo at the Borg El Arab Stadium. With the score level at 1-1, Mohamed Salah stepped up to take the penalty against Congos keeper Barel Mouko. Everyone in the 86,000-capacity stadium in Alexandria and indeed the whole of Egypt waited with baited breath (and prayers) as their talismanic player stood at the edge of the box and waited for the referees whistle. The magnitude of the penalty, which would certainly have been among the last
Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey says he feels 'good' to be competing and gaining more minutes with the Spanish giants. The Ghanaian has become an important reinforcement for the team, accumulating minutes every occasionally this season. The 24-year-old has been able to demonstrate the talent and desire to play for the Spanish powerhouse. And is excited at the opportunity to get regular playing time under Diego Simeone this term. "I have the desire to continue competing
Kenyan side AFC Leopards have enquired about the availability of Bechem United striker Amed Toure. The Ivorian has impressed with the Hunters in the Ghana Premier League where he has scored 12 goals. ''I can confirm to you that AFC Leopards are the only club who have officially contacted me for the signature of my client despite Hearts, Aduana and Kotoko showing interest via their supporters,'' the player's manager Clement Agyemang told SportsworldGhana.com. ''But
After India's 0-4 defeat to Ghana in their final Group A match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup last week, a certain section of Twitterati claimed that there will be no Kumkum Bhagya. Not many managed to relate this seemingly innocuous claim with the actual result of the match. But there exists a deeper connection between the Ghanaians and this Indian saas-bahu TV drama by Ekta Kapoor. To start with, Kumkum Bhagya is one of the most popular Indian exports in West Africa, but Ghanaians'
Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu is confident ahead of his side's Premier League game against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Rafa Benitez's men are desperate to return to winning ways after drawing 2-2 at Southampton last week. And the 25-year-old Ghanaian, is ready to take the fight to the Eagles. I think we deserved to win. It was unlucky that we drew 2-2. Now we are focused on the next game," Atsu toldChronicle Live. It was difficult. We knew they would have more possession,
Polish side Legia Warsaw have refused to sign Ghanaian midfielder Muniru Sulley after a two-week trial session, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 24-year-old was available on a free transfer after terminating his contract with Romanian side FC Steaua Bucuresti last season. The former Liberty Professionals youth team player is said to have failed to impress officials of the side. "After two weeks of thorough testing and analysis, we decided to end the relationship with Sulley
Swansea City striker Jordan has been teaching French at a Community school in South Wales. The 25-year-old, who speaks fluent French, has been tapping knowledge on pupils ofCWMTAWECommunity School. The Ghana international says he's inspiring the language among English-speaking pupils. The event was organised to broaden the pupils horizons when it comes to languages, explained Angharad Evans, head of French at the school. It helped them realise that French isnt only spoken
The Ghana Football Association could wait for some more time before deciding the winner of the Zone One in the Division One League as Techiman City have officially reported Techiman Eleven Wonders to FIFA, CAF and the GFA for inducing their player Martin Kyeremeh ahead of their clash in Techiman. The battle between the two Techiman clubs will see the former Premier League campaigners dragging Eleven Wonders on the legal route after r the Discipline Committee of the GFA earlier rule on the matter
Andy Yiadom is in the fray to face Hull City on Saturday, although bossPaul Heckingbottomis mindful of his lack of match fitness. The 25-year-old was unused substitute in last weekend's draw with Middlesbrough. And the Barnsley chief is cautious in handing the Ghanaian a starting berth ahead of theYorkshire derby with Hull City at Oakwell. "He has played no minutes whatsoever, which is difficult. But he has looked fine in training and had a week and a half now and bit by bit, he
Charlton boss Karl Robinson has played down his ongoing omission of striker Joe Dodoo following the side's draw with Oxford United in the English League on on Tuesday. The former Leicester City forward has not hit the height expected when he moved to the Valley on a season-long loan from Rangers. The Ghanaian was again left on the bench as the two teams shared the spoils to raise concerns about the future of the attacker. But Charlton manager Karl Robinson has played down on the omission
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