Puel lined up for Leicester job - sources Former Southampton boss Claude Puel has emerged as the front-runner for the vacant manager's job at Daniel Amartey's Leicester City, sources close to the club have told ESPN FC. Puel is keen to get back into management and has applied for the vacancy at Leicester. Sources have told ESPN FC that he has already been interviewed twice, impressing on both occasions with his vision for the club. Talks are ongoing but Leicester are ready to

Ghanaian teenage striker Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to score twice on his home debut and send Arsenal into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup at the expense of Norwich. The England Under-19 international had played just a minute of first-team football for the Gunners before his introduction saw Arsenal come from behind and win 2-1 after extra-time. Josh Murphy put Norwich ahead with a deft chip, his fourth goal in the competition this season, but the Canaries were guilty of wasting

Didier Drogba admits he started thinking about life after playing some time ago, and settled on the Phoenix Rising project in the lower leagues in the United States because of the enormous potential the opportunity offers. The Phoenix club are one of 12 sides chasing four places in the upcoming Major Soccer League expansion, and with a global icon like Drogba on board as a co-owner they have some heavyweight backing. The former Chelsea and Ivory Coast star has finished the season with the club

Ghana defender Joseph Baffo faces a long spell out after tests confirmed hesuffered a cross-band injury in the 1-0 win over VfL Bochum on Saturday. In the stoppage time of the game against VfL Bochum, Baffo clashed with Bochum striker Robbie Kruse. In the unfortunate situation, the Braunschweig defender turned his left knee, stayed with a pain-distorted face and had to be carried away with the stretcher from the field. And the first fears of the Braunschweiger coaches were confirmed on Monday.

AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley says he cannot give a date onwhen injured Ghana striker Kwesi Appiah would be available for selectionagain. The former Crystal Palace forward has been ruled out by a hamstringinjury since the 2-0 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons a month ago and Ardley says theplayer is entering a critical stage of his recovery. He was doing well, said the Dons boss. Were trying to push him nowto get him that final bit and hes just starting to feel that bit oftenderness. It might

The rainy season in Assam is from May to October. The intensity usually lessens by October but there is always a probability of the odd prolonged drenching, such as now that robbed Guwahati of an under-17 World Cup semi-final. This probability, officials said, should have been budgeted for when Fifa took charge of the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium at Sarusajai six months ago, just as air pollution was factored in to keep matches away from Delhi during Diwali. The stadium was given a facelift,

UD Levante have had a difficult return to the Spanish La Liga, but they will be looking to making a big impact in the Copa del Rey as they gear up to face Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez on Tuesday. And coach Lopez Muiz has chosen the 18 players who will try to recover the path of victory in the Copa del Rey round of 16 clash against fellow La Liga strugglers Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. However, there was no place in the squad for Ghanaian striker Emmanuel Boateng, who joined

Ghana U17 coach Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin has hinted that he is ready to call it time with the Black Starlets to take up a club coaching job after wandering with the club for 24 months without being paid. The former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko coach has come under huge pressure after failing to guide the Starlets to the semi finals of the 207 FIFA U17 World Cup currently ongoing in India. The Black Starlets were handed a painful 2-1 defeat by their nemesis Mali in an all-African quarter final

Eintracht Frankfurt coach Niko Kovac says he will give Ghana forward Kevin-Prince Boateng a break in the Tuesday's DFB Pokal clash against lower-tier side FC Schweinfurt 05. The 30-year-old has been ever present for the Eagles since joining from Las Palmas, scoring one goal in nine appearances in the Bundesliga. And as the club prepare for the clash against the Regionallaliga Bayern side, coach Kovac says its the right time to give the former AC Milan ace a respite. "Kevin has to

Ghana U17 players and officials arrived in the country on Tuesday from the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in India. The team touched down at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The Black Starlets were eliminated by Mali last Saturday at the quarter-final stage after losing 2-1 to the African champions. Head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has been pilloried by the local media after losing to the Eagles for the third time in five months. The experienced trainer thanked all Ghanaians for their

Ghana U17 players and officials arrived in the country on Tuesday from the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in India. The team touched down at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The Black Starlets were eliminated by Mali last Saturday at the quarter-final stage after losing 2-1 to the African champions. Head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has been pilloried by the local media after losing to the Eagles for the third time in five months. The experienced trainer thanked all Ghanaians for their

Football, the world over, is played for a purpose - goals. Teams that fail to score end up winning nothing while those who score win a lot. Players who score are hailed by all and those who fail to score, especially strikers, are seen as inefficient. In view of this, strikers strive to score more to live up to their expected roles. But over the years, the Ghana Premier League has been characterised by some questionable goal scoring runs clouded by some dubious styles the goals are scored to

Egypt coach Hector Cuper has invited 16 foreign-based players to face Ghana next month in the final 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B qualifier next month. Despite securing qualification to Russia last month after a 2-1 home win against Congo, the Argentine trainer wants to field his best stars. They include Liverpool star Mohammed Salah, Ramadan Sobhi of Stoke City and SC Braga's Ahmed Hassan Kouka (SC Braga). However, Al Taawouns Mostafa Fathi is out through injury. The Pharaohs will

On a day goalkeeping errors should have been the highlight, turf became the talking point at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. It was as much a test for the ground as for Mali and Ghana, following 24 hours of almost incessant rain. Conditions were such that there were talks the quarterfinal might be postponed to the reserve day. Scenes of the ground staff sweeping water off the surface and spraying sawdust before kick-off lent credence to such talks. Thanks to the underground drainage system,

In the it is never too early to plan ahead mindset, there are bidders for soccers 2030 and 2038 World Cups. Ghana is beginning to plan ahead for an event the country hopes to land. Twenty-one years is a long time to plan ahead. Meanwhile, a group of South American countries want the 2030 event. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will combine for a bid to win the right to host the 2030 World Cup. The next World Cup that is to be awarded is between the United States-Canada-Mexico combined bid and Morocco.

Eric Ayiah, captain of the National Under-17 team, the Black Starlets has admitted that, the Malians were better side hence the 2-1 victory over them in the quarter-final game of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Under-17 World Cup in India. The Starlets captain speaking at the teams base in Guwahati, India noted that the Malians were a very good side and much better than Ghana and this result in their good results in the game we played. The Malian team is better than

Crystal Palace couldnt quite build on their shock win over Chelsea last weekend, as they stumbled to a narrow 1-0 loss at the hands of Newcastle United. The Magpies were off to a shaky start but they pushed through, and finally a late strike from substitute Mikel Merino sealed the deal for the club. Although the visitors fell short, they do look stronger under Roy Hodgson. However, we need to give credit where its due and Newcastle certainly seemed like the better team as the match inched

Ghana coach Paa Kwesi Fabin says their FIFA U-17 World Cup quarterfinal match against Mali, which was played under very bad ground conditions due to incessant rain, here should have been postponed and played on another day. The match which Ghana lost 1-2 was played under incessant rain which rendered the pitch at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium very difficult for the players. With puddles of water in areas, several patches of the pitch looked like muddy fields. The balls stopped at these

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey is set for a rare start for Leicester City in Tuesday night's Carabao Cup with Leeds United as the Foxes shake-up their squad. Leicester caretaker boss Michael Appleton has hinted at making several changes for Tuesday's Carabao fourth-round tie. With Leicester facing Everton in the Premier League on Sunday, Ben Hamer, Daniel Amartey, Leonardo Ulloa and Islam Slimani are in line to start. Leeds defender Gaetano Berardi is missing through suspension after

The experience of playing two matches in the rain during the league phase in Mumbai, combined with the agility of the forwards, helped last edition's runners-up Mali edge past Ghana 2-1 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on Saturday, to make it to the semi-finals of the U-17 World Cup. A goal each by Hadji Drame and Djemoussa Traore in either halves of the game fashioned the win for Mali. Kudus Mohammed reduced one for Ghana when he converted a penalty kick in the second half. But Ghana coach