Ghanaian champions Aduana Stars will face Libyan side Al Tahaddy in the CAF Champions League preliminary round qualifier. The first leg will be played between the weekend of 9-11 February 2018 and the return leg the following week. Benghazi-based side won the Libyan Premier League last season. Aduana Stars are returning to the continent's flagship inter-clubs competition since 2011. They suffered early elimination at the hands of Moroccan side WAC after losing 3-0 in Casablanca but

GBC Volta Star Radios Tilda Elinam Acorlor emerged the Volta Regions Best Sports Journalist of the year, at the Ghana Journalists Associations maiden awards for the Volta region. The award which was instituted by the regional branch of the association and in partnership with Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) aimed at awarding and celebratiung hard working journalists in the region. The only notable female Sports Journalist in the region, tendered in the article Reviving Women Football in

Ghanaian forward Latif Blessing has joined newly-promoted Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC. Blessing, 20, joined Sporting Kansas City from Ghanaian outfit Liberty Professionals at the start of last season. He notched up six goals and two assists in 31 appearances across all competitions, notably scoring in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final as Sporting KC defeated the New York Red Bulls. The former Ghana Premier League top scorer becomes the 10th all-time Sporting KC player to

Zambian topflight side Nkana FC have joined Aduana Stars and Karela United in the race to sign experienced defender Paul Aidoo, GHANASoccernet.com can report. The Red Devils are seeking to strengthen their squad as they eye winning the Zambian Super League and making a significant impact in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. The centre back has declined to renew his contract with Medeama SC which expired at the end of last season making him available for a possible transfer. Zambia and Tanzania

Former Ghana U20 defender Joseph Aidoo has been given massive endorsement by fellow Genk team mate and defensive partner Omar Colley for his stupendous performance for the Belgian side this season. The former Inter Allies defender has been magnificent for Genk since joining in the summer, playing 12 matches consistently and scoring 2 goals in the process. Colley believes his defensive partner, Aidoo, has been an excellent pair and has even tipped him to leave the club soon due to his magnificent

Hearts of Oak winger Isaac Mensah has joined up his team-mates in training following the end of his loan spell in Egypt. The 22-year-old joined Egyptian top-flight side Al Ittihad Alexandria on a short term loan deal from Hearts of Oak after failing to command regular playing spot in the side. Having featured prominently for the Alexandria-based outfit, the silky attacker has returned to the Phobians fold as they prepare ahead of the upcoming season. Mensah joined his team-mates in training

Ghana striker John Antwi scored against his former side as Misr El Maqsa beat Al Ahly 3-2 in the Egyptian Premier League to end the 46-match unbeaten league run of the Cairo giants. Antwi broke clear after another defence-splitting pass to round Ekramy, who stuck out his leg to bring him down. He stepped up to place the ball into the bottom corner and give Maqassa a two-goal cushion. But Moroccan striker Walid Azaro narrowed the deficit with a simple finish for his sixth goal of the season.

Scotsman Frank Nuttall took charge of Hearts of Oak's pre season training a day after returning from his native where he was on holidays. There had been speculations surrounding his future after delaying his return to Ghana. But he finally showed up on Tuesday night and the next day Nuttall was at the team's training ground at Legon. Nuttall led Ghana to third place on his debut season with the Phobians. He is facing some opposition from within with board member Dr Nyaho Nyaho calling

Newly appointed Persib Bandung coach Mario Gomez is unsure if Michael Essien will still be with his side next season though he commended the Ghanaian commitment. The 34-year-old joined Indonesian top flight side Persib Bandung on a one-year deal as a marquee player ahead of the start of the 2017 Liga 1 season and was given the option of extending his contract for a further year at the end of the 2017/2018 season depending on his performances. However, the former Chelsea star was unable to lift

Ghana defender Jeffery Schlupp was influential in Crystal Palace's 2-1 win over Watford at the Selhurst Park. Schlupp lasted the entire duration of the game and made two decisive tackles, won three fouls and had a passing accuracy of 76.1% Substitutes Bakary Sako and James McArthur scored two late goals to earn a dramatic win over ten-man Watford. The win ensured the Eagles moved out of the relegation zone for the first time this season. Sako scored an 89th-minute equaliser after

Ghanaian-born French defender Enock Kwarteng could be axed from French Ligue 1 side Nantes after failing to command enough playing time in the club. Reports in the French media are that the Ghanaian-born defender, among other players, will be offloaded by The Canaries. Kwarteng is a France youth international having represented the country fromU16toU20levels. Kwarteng made hisLigue 1debut on 15 August 2015 againstAngers SCOin a 00 draw replacingOlivier Veigneauafter 79 minutes Of Ghanaian

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah hs expressed his delight to be sharing the same dressing room with Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. The 39-year-old is widely regarded asthe all-time best goalkeeper for the Italian national team (Gli Azzurri ) as well as the Bianconeri of Juventus having served both sides for more than two decades. And Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah feels privileged to be the teammate of one of the renowned goalkeepers in the World. Buffon is the captain and the example

Head coach of Accra Hearts of Oak Frank Nuttal has finally returned to Ghana from his preseason holiday to his native country Scotland. Nuttal arrived in Ghana on Tuesday evening amidst reports that he was reluctant to come back, demanding the club buys him a ticket to fly to Ghana. The Scottish gaffer has been away at his native country for the past 21 days where he has been spending time with his family following a busy season with the Phobians last season. Nuttal was expected to arrive

GHANASoccernet.com is reliably informed of three bids from Rennes, Anderlecht and Besiktas or Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom. Serbian side Red Star Belgrade are currently considering the 7m from French side Rennais, 6m from Belgian giants Anderlecht, and a 9m loan-with-option-to-buy one from Turkish club Besiktas. Its understood Besiktas want to take Boakye on loan till the end of the season on a fee. They will then activate a clause to buy him for 9m in June. However, the two other

Aduana Stars and Asante Kotoko SC will know their opponents for the preliminary round of Africa's continental club competition on Wednesday as the Confederation of African Football conduct a draw in Cairo, Egypt. Aduana Stars, the premiership champions will for the second time in their history represent Ghana in the 2018 CAF Champions League since their maiden appearance in 2011. The Fire Boys suffered an early elimination in their first ever African campaign when they were beaten by current

The Nigeria Football Federation was greeted with the unpleasant news of having their accumulated World Cup points reduced for fielding an unqualified player in their last group game against Algeria. The player, Abdullahi Shehu was ineligible to play that game after having two accumulated yellow cards which should have seen him miss the game. The game ended in a 1-1 pulsating draw after Gabonese referee Eric Otogo-Castane awarded a dubious penalty to the Desert Warriors. The good news for

From September 2015 to December 2016, I begun a journey and ended successfully with one of the fastest growing football club in Ghana, which I adore, love and they developed me to become a better player, Kotoku Royals Football Club. I was then in level 300 at the University of Education Winneba, pursuing Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. Under the supervision of Coach Baba Ali Mohammed and the Chief Executive Officer Linford Kofi Asamoah, a training program was designed for me to

West Ham United manager David Moyes has expounded on reasons for Andre Ayew's bit part role in the team. The Ghana international has seen less playing minutes since Moyes replaced Slaven Bilic last month. The 27-year-old has started just one game in the five games under Moyes and fans are perturbed about the former Olympique Marseille attacker's situation. However, has shed light on the reason behind Ayew's situation in the aftermath of their famous 1-0 victory against Chelsea

Ghanaian international defender Isaac Donkor fired Cesena to a 4-2 win over Pescara in the Italian Serie B over the weekend. The game which ended scoreless before the break produced six goals in the second half to revive what was turning to be a boring night. Ahmed Benali opened the scoring for the visitors in the 62nd minute before Lamin Jallow restored parity for Cesena ten minutes later. Stefano Pettinari restored the lead for Pescara before Cesena forced an own goal from Brugman after

Usain Bolt is planning a complete change in direction for his career in 2018. He wants to start playing football and has said that a lot of clubs have reached out to him already. Bolt is an avid Manchester United fan and has spoken before about his desire to become a footballer after he hangs up the sprinting spikes. It seems that now the time has come. Usain Bolt retired from athletics after the World Championships in London this year. It wasnt the retirement the fans were expecting, and it certainly