It was an eventful festive weekend for Ghanaian players in abroad as goals were flying from players who had long gnashed for it while some were unfortunate to be in the bad books of officials. Reuben Obodaihas a lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared across the globe over the weekend. ENGLAND Daniel Amartey lasted just 16 minutes after coming on as a substitute when he received his marching orders for two bookable offence in Leicester City's 2-2 draw with Manchester United. An eventful

Asante Kotoko have issued a statement to allay fears about Saddick Adams after the striker suffered concussion during Sunday's Ghana @60 anniversary match against Hearts of Oak. Adams went down without any contact and had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. The scary incident somehow overshadowed the return leg clash at the Baba Yara Stadium. Just few minutes after the match, the club's statement read: ''Saddick Adams is responding to treatment and is in a very

Wishing Stephen Appiah a happy birthday on 24 December in a Tweet, striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom described ex-Ghana captain as the most humble and respected man in Ghana football. The Red Star Belgrade striker further expressed his admiration for the former Juventus and Fernabache midfielder by describing the now 37-year old as a scorer of great goals, tweeting a video of Appiah's equaliser in a famous Fenerbahe SK 3-3 FC Schalke 2005/06 Champions League. Boakye, himself a scorer of great

Hearts of Oak drew 0-0 at Asante Kotoko on Sunday in the return leg to win the Ghana @60 Anniversary Cup. The Phobians triumphed 3-1 on aggregate after the first leg win at the Accra Sports Stadium on 1 May with goals from Kwame Kizito, Thomas Abbey and Patrick Razak. Defender Awal Mohammed got the consolation for Kotoko. Sunday's match was over-shadowed by Saddick Adams injury in the first half where he suffered concussion. The hat-trick hero during the FA Cup final two months ago

Ghanaian teenager Francis Amuzu had a dream debut by scoring for Anderlecht in their 1-0 win over Eupen in the Belgian league on Friday night. The 18-year-old kept his composure to slot home the winning goal as early as the 25th minute. Frenchman Adrien Trebel threaded through a defence-splitting pass and Amuzu exhibited qualities of a first team regular to drilled past the goalkeeper. Amuzu, born to an ex-Ghana youth international Theophilus Amuzu, has represented Belgium as a junior international

Ghanaian teenager Francis Amuzu had a dream debut by scoring for Anderlecht in their 1-0 win over Eupen in the Belgian league on Friday night. The 18-year-old kept his composure to slot home the winning goal as early as the 25th minute. Frenchman Adrien Trebel threaded through a defence-splitting pass and Amuzu exhibited qualities of a first team regular to drilled past the goalkeeper. Amuzu was replaced after 65 minutes by the experienced Sofiane Hanni....

At the peak of his career with Arsenal, he became a fans favorite. He was part of the side that faced Barcelona in the 2006 Champions League final. Arsenal lost but Eboue remains a cult-hero at the Emirates Stadium, as much for his happy demeanour and his goal celebrations as the ability which saw him help the Ivory Coast reach the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final. That joy, however, has been replaced by tears and a deep fear of the future. Eleven years ago he was lining up to take part in

Ghana striker Abednego Tetteh has arrived in Sudan to sign for Hilal Obeid, GHANSoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 26-year-old is available on a free transfer after recently terminating his contract with Ethiopian side Jimma Abba Jifar just days after signing for them. According to reports, he will be handed a one-year contract. Tetteh is not new to Sudanese football after a bittersweet campaign with Al Hilal. He had his contract terminated after Hilial failed to reach the Group

For the first time in African Football, the top three nominees are being put to a public vote to decide the winner of the CAF African Footballer of the year 2017. Egypt star Mohammed Salah of Liverpool and his club mate Sadio Mane alongside Gabon star Pierre Emerick Augbameyang were shortlisted last week in Accra. The voting process will start on Sunday, 24 December. Also, the public will select the Team of the Year with the top 11 players selected individually by position. Early this

Cameroons chances of hosting the 2019 CAF African Cup of Nations tournament are hanging by a thread. This follows a statement by the CAF president Ahmad Ahmad, that if the country is not ready, they will look for a host elsewhere. Ahmad has questioned the countrys credentials and said they must convince the football governing body regarding their readiness. In his trip to Cote dIvoire, Ahmad insisted that efficiency and competence were factors needed to pull off the daunting task of organising

Ghana defender Abdul Rahman Baba is pushing to be back in contention to play for Antonio Conte in January. The 23-year-old has been out since February with knee ligament damage but has been back in first team training since October. Antonio Conte wants greater competition for Mikel Alonso and has been pushing to sign Alex Sandro from Juventus among others. However, with the Italians wanting 50million that deal is still difficult. Rahman has pushed himself into consideration for Conte

Aston Villa star Albert Adomah continued his scoring form on Saturday afternoon when he opened the scoring in the 2-2 draw with Sheffield United at the Villa Park. Adomah scored a 4th minute penalty which was quickly followed by Mile Jedinak's header in the 9th minute. But Villa relinquished the two-goal lead as the Blades cored on the 12th and 26th minute courtesy Clayton Donaldson. The draw leaves both sides nine points off an automatic promotion spot. Adomah has played 19 matches

Jordan Ayew admitted his belting goal against Cyrstal Palace bad been a long time coming as he rescued a point for Swansea City. The forward made the perfect impact from the bench as he scored a sublime equaliser 13 minutes from time to secure a point for the Swans in Leon Britton's first game as caretaker boss. It was only Ayews second Premier League of the season and first since the reverse fixture at Selhurst Park in August. He went close to adding another against Palace, but hopes