West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has applauded Ghana forward Andre Ayew who bagged a brace against Tottenham Hotspur after being handed a rare start. The 27-year-old stole the limelight with two second half goals as the Hammers fought from behind to beat Spurs 3-2 at Wembley on Wednesday night. And manager Slaven Bilic, who made nine changes to the squad that lost 3-0 at home to Brighton, has reserved praise for the Ghanaian. "I made nine changes to the teamon Wednesdaynight and the boys

Ghanaian referee Latif Adaari has been appointed to officiate this year's MTN FA Cup finals between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko on Sunday. The Wa-based referee will be assisted on line one by Eric Nantiere and Samuel Asiedu on line two in the crunch clash between the nation's most glamorous clubs. Ali Alhassan serve as the fourth official while Western regional football association chairman, Kojo Yankah will play of the match commissioner. Meanwhile, there has been uncertainty

It is curious residents of Tamale have not flooded the streets since new broke thatSundaysbig clash in the FA Cup has been moved from 5 to 3 PMLocal Time. Given the decision to change the kickoff time has lasted more than a day, it is strange residents of Ghanas Northern Region hub have not showed their dislike for the knee jerk decision like they did in the aftermath of Ghana Coach Kwesi Appiahs last call up for the Black Stars last couple of games. Irate citizens showed their dismay over

The 2018 World Cup champion will get US$ 38 million from a prize fund FIFA has increased by 12 percent to US$ 400 million. FIFA says each of the 32 competing national federations will get at least US$ 8 million, the same as in 2014 when the overall prize fund was US$ 358 million. In 2014, World Cup champion Germany received US$ 35 million and runner-up Argentina got US$ 25 million. Next year, the runner-up will also get a US$ 3 million increase to US$ 28 million. FIFA says the third-

Ghanaian Coach Yaw Preko has left Nigerian Professional Football League sie Ifeanyi Ubah following the expiration of his contract. Preko, an ex-Ghana international, has mutually left the club to push for a national team job. The formerAnderlecht forward was promoted after the sacking of Japanese trainer Kenich Yatsuhashi. The former Hearts of Oak assistant coach is eyeing the vacant Ghana Under-20 job. He guided the side to a 7th placed finish at the end of last season....

Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been appointed board member of the newly established FIFA Foundation. Nyantakyi was appointed during the meeting of the the FIFA Council in Kolkata, India on Friday. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino and FIFA Council member, Sonia Bien-Aime are the other members of the FIFA Foundation Board. According to FIFA, theFIFA Foundationis established with the purpose of providing a solid legal and institutional basis for FIFAs social development

Ghana youth striker Emmanuel Boateng scored his first goal for Levante in their 2-0 win at Girona in the Copa del Rey third round of 32 first leg on Thursday night. The 21-year-old gave the Spanish La Liga side the lead on 40 minutes when he sublimely slotted past the goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Boateng could not afford to miss after receiving a perfect assist from Jos Luis Morales. Ivorian Cheick Doukoure added the second in the 62nd minute. The return leg will be played on 29 November,

Ghana U-17 coach Paa Kwesi Fabian is confident that graduates of the squad who reached the final eight of the U-17 World Cup can enjoy long and successful careers despite missing out on the title in India. The Black Starlets are back in Accra after losing to Mali at the quarter finals of the ongoing U-17 World Cup, and while Fabian is hurt by their failure to add to Ghana's two world titles in that age division he's optimistic that, with the right mentoring, members of the squad will realise

GHANASoccernet.com local transfer expert Nuhu Adams runs the rule on which new signings made a huge impact in the Ghana Premier League this season. Aduana Stars won the Ghana Premier League with six points more than closet challengers WAFA SC. The three clubs relegated at the end of the season where Bolga All Stars, Tema Youth and Great Olympics. One of the new signings Hans Kwofie emerged top scorer with 10. Abel Manomey (Great Olympics) Manomey joined the Wonder Club after they booked

  Former Hearts of Oak goalie Eben Armah Dida believes the club will thump arch rivals Asante Kotoko in the MTN FA Cup final on Sunday. Hearts of Oak have failed to win any major trophy in the past nine years but have been handed a huge opportunity to end that unfortunate drought when they square off against sworn rivals Asante Kotoko in the FA Cup final at the Tamale Stadium on Sunday. Dida, who was a key member of the Phobians squad that conquered Africa in the year 2000, believes

Ghana FA Cup Committee chairman Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku and his lieutenants are facing possible jail terms if the kick-off time for the Cup final on Sunday remained unchanged,Lawyer and member of the JusticeDzamefe Commissionof Inquiry Moses Foh-Amoaning has warned. The 'unmissable' between rivals Asante Kokoko and Hearts of Oak at the Tamale stadium on Sunday has been embroiled in a kick-off confusion. The country's sports ministry has directed the match to be played at 3pm after

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has wished Ghana Football Association President, Kwesi Nyantakyi who turns 49 today a happy birthday. In a message sent to Nyantakyi, Mr Infantino noted that " On this very special day, allow me to extend my warmest wishes to you for Iots of Iuck, happiness, good health and success in the year to come. l sincerely hope that you will have a wonderful day with your colleagues of the FIFA Council here in Kolkata, on the eve of the final of the FIFA U-l 7 World

Former Bechem United star Yaw Annorl featured for Segunda B side Fuenlabrada in their 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in their Copa del Rey Round of 32 tie first leg on Thursday. Annorl came on in the 52nd minute to replace Juan Quero against a weakened Real side which had some first team players like Marco Asensio, Lucas Vazquez and Nacho Los Blancos enjoyed most of the possession in the opening stages of the first half, but they found it tough to create chances in the final third. Fuenlabrada

Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi turns 49 today (Friday). Nyantakyi has been the head of the local governing body since 2005. He has chalked modest successes since he replaced Dr Nyaho Tamakloe. The astute lawyer has risen through the ranks quickly, winning a seat on the powerful 34-man FIFA Council. He is the 1st vice-president of CAF and serves as the President of WAFU B....

Newly-promoted sides Newcastle United and Brighton have both been linked with a move for Torino midfielder Afriyie Acquah. After seven games back in the Premier League, Newcastle United are seventh the table, just two points adrift of reigning champions Chelsea in the top four. And much of The Magpies success is a credit to manager Rafael Benitezs ability to organise and get the best out of the options at his disposal. While Newcastles backline, particularly Jamaal Lascelles, should be praised

Former England striker Don Goodman has told Sky Sports that he was shocked that Middlesbrough allowed Aston Villa to sign Albert Adomah from them in 2016, and that he is proving why that was a mistake this season. The 29-year-old left Boro for Villa on the deadline day of the summer window of 2016, and his form arguably suggested to his old side that keeping him around may have been beneficial as they struggled for goals, as he scored three and contributed 10 assists in the second tier. But

West Ham Uniteds sensational comeback Carabao Cup fourth-round victory over Tottenham Hotspur was the result of a real team effort. After external criticism targeting a perceived lack of fitness in the Hammers ranks following Fridays home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion, official Opta statistics revealed West Ham outran their opponents at Wembley by more than 2,700m, covering 114.17km to Spurs 111.48km. West Ham also ran 8.35km at high intensity, compared to Tottenhams 7.68km. While the

Chief Executive of Databank Kojo-Addai Mensah says he does not consider Aduana Stars as the best club in Ghana, andtipped them to exit the CAF Champions League at the preliminary round. According to Addai-Mensah, who is a sports enthusiast and an ardent fan of Asante Kotoko, believes Aduana Stars Stars are not worthy title winners of the Ghana Premier League due to the negative tactics they deployed to intimidate teams at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park during the campaign. "WAFA are the best

Ghana midfielder Godfred Donsah says he is not surprised by his constant link with the top three teams in the Italian Serie A. Donsah, 20, has been one of the most exciting young players for Bologna in the ongoing Italian Serie A, which has prompted reports of a move to one of the three top sides in the league. Last season's champions Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan have all been reported to have expressed interest in the budding enforcer in the January transfer window. "I am

Asante Kotoko captain Amos Frimpong is buoyant of his side's chances in the MTN FA Cup final against arch rivals Hearts of Oak at the Tamale Sports Stadium on Sunday. The nation's two most glamorous clubs will engage each other in the grand final of the knockout competition on Sunday. The encounter will be the third competitive game between the two sides following their two clashes in the Ghana Premier League, where Hearts of Oak picked four points against their sworn rivals, beating