Ghanaian-born French defender Enock Kwarteng has turned down a loan deal to join English lower side Oldham Athletic, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The 20-year-old, who is on the books of Nantes, is deemed surplus to requirement at the French club. The defender visited the facility of Oldham alongside Nantes teammates WilfredMoimbm, 29, last week but refused to sign a loan deal. The former France youth international has returned to Nantes to explore other options. Kwarteng

Ghanaian defender Masahudu Alhassan has signed a two-year deal with Albanian topflight side FK Teuta Durres, according to reports in local media. Alhassan, a former Perugia, Genoa and Udinese defender penned the 24-month contract Sunday after undergoing successful medicals in the city of Durres. Masahudu left Perugia on August 31st, 2017 through mutual agreement and has been clubless since then after a supposed move to Slovenian champions NK Maribor failed to materialize. He is expected

Asante Kotoko coach Steve Polack has compared the partnership of his side's central defensive pair of Wahab Adams and Awudu Nafiu to Manchester United greats Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. Following the departure of Awal Mohammed and Ahmed Adams in the aftermath of last term's Ghana Premier league campaign, Asante Kotoko have found a new central defensive paring in Awudu Nafiu and Wahab Adams ahead of the coming season as both players have been the defensive rock during their pre-season

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey struck his fifth goal of the season in Atletico's convincing victory over Las Palmas on Sunday. Partey coolly converted from close range after receiving a pass from Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco. The goal sealed a 3-0 win for the Roji Blancos. Read Also:Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey has 100% goal conversion rate Below is the video of the goal....

Highly-rated Ghanaian teenager Arvin Appiah has signed a professional contract with Nottingham Forest which runs until 2020. The speedy forward has been rewarded for his fine performance after signing the dotted lines. He has featured for the side's Under 18 and 23 squads, prompting the English side to tie him down on a permanent basis. The 17-year-old featured for the side in their win over Leicester City in the FA Youth Cup and will also be in action when they take on Blackburn in

Aduana Stars marksman Bright Adjei has reiterated his joy with their 1-0 victory over Asante Kotoko in this year's Super Cup on Sunday. The Fire Boys suffered a 2-0 defeat at hands of the Porcupine Warriors in the GHALCA G-8, which effectively knocked the defending Premier League champions off the tournament. But the Dormaa-based outfit bounced back from that disappointing defeat in the Super Cup clash at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium as Bright Adjei's solitary strike proved to be the

English-born Ghanaian youngster Brandon Thomas-Asante has penned a new contract with English League One side Milton Keynes Dons FC. The 19-year-old signed a new one and half year deal with the Stadium MK outfit as his current contract expire at the end of the season. Following the contract extension, he will stay with MK Dons until summer 2019. Im so pleased to have put pen to paper, the 19-year-old told iFollow MK Dons. Im thankful to all around me for their support. Weve been talking

Premier League side Newcastle United have now emerged as favourites to sign Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom from Red Star Belgrade, according to reports in England. Boakye,25, has been linked with Conte reunion at champions Chelsea in recent weeks, but reports indicate that Boakye has asked his representatives to accept a 6 million pounds bid from the Tyneside club. Red Star were reportedly asking for around 8 million pounds. Boakye has scored 23 goals in 28 appearances for the Serbian

Former Asante Kotoko coach Zdravko Lugarusic says he would like to return to the Ghana Premier League in future. The Croatian tactician was sacked as head coach of the Porcupine Warriors after less than four months into the job following their inconsistent start to last term. But the 55-year-old gaffer, who now coaches Sudan, has expressed his desire to one day return to the Ghana Premier League. I will like to return], he said. "With the three sides [King Faisal, Ashgold and Kotoko],

Ghanaian international Kevin Prince Boateng has urged Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang not to leave chaotic traces behind while pursuing his Arsenal move. With just two days to the closure of the January trabsfer window, the Gabonese international looked frustrated despite being strongly linked to Arsenal. It has been reported that the officials of Dortmund have rejected a 50m offer from the Gunners submitted on Thursday but Dortmund are reportedly asking for a 60m offer.

Ghanaian midfielder Richard Boateng handed UD Melilla three maximum points in their 1-0 victory over Real Murcia in the Spanish Segunda Division B on Sunday. Boateng, who joined Melilla at the start of the season on a one-year deal fromExtremadura UD, scored in the 56th minute of the game to hand his side the three points at theEstadio Nueva Condomina. The former Granada midfielder was replaced with Nando in the 62nd minute as coachManolo Herrero shore up his team's defence. The victory

  Midfielder Thomas Agyapong has fully recovered from theinjury that kept him out of action for over a month. Agyapong has been out of action for sometime after sustaining a knee injury in a league game with NAC Breda. NAC coach Marinus Dijkhuizen says Thomas Agyepong is fit and he is happy to have the Ghanaian international back. "Agyepong is fit and he has started training," says Dijkhuizen. "He's better and going towards one hundred percent fit. I spoke with

Ghana's Female U20 striker Priscilla Adubea ended Africas FIFA U20 Womens World Cup qualifiers as a joint top scorer with Nigeria's Rasheedat Ajibade. The attacker found the back of the net 10 times in five matches for the Black Princesses. The Ampem Darkoaa Ladies forward who doubles as the striker of Ghana' Black Queens opened her goal scoring escape by scoring twice in Ghanas 5-0 demolishing of Algeria in Cape Coast having missed the first leg match in Algiers. Adubea again

Asante Kotoko captain Amos Frimpong has urged his team-mates to take a cue from their loss to Aduana Stars in the Super Cup on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors lost 1-0 to Aduana Stars courtesy a 64th minute strike by Bright Adjei in the Super Cup at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium on Sunday. As the FA Cup holders sharpen their rough edges ahead of the coming campaign, captain Amos Frimpong has implored his team-mates to pick the positives from the loss before the start of the season. Our games

Serie A giants AS Roma and Inter Milan are set to battle out for the signature of Juventus and Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah, according to reports in Italy. Asamoah, who is left with four months to the end of his contract with Italian champions Juventus, was reported to have turned down a contract renewal, putting Roma and Inter Milan on red alert with the prospect of acquiring his signature. The 29-year-old can leave the Bianconeri for free in the summer when his contract with the club expires

Ghana's First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has thrown her weight behind the hosting of the 2018 Women African Cup of Nations, scheduled to take place in Ghana from November 17 to December 5, urging the Black Queens to make Ghana proud by winning the trophy. I am very excited that Ghana will be hosting this years tournament; I believe that our women are preparing well ahead of the tournament to make us all proud, she gladly said when a delegation from the Local Organising Committee visited

Ghanaian forward Dickson Afoakwa scored a brilliant hat-trick for FC Dinamo Brest as they walloped Tractor Sazi 5-1 in a pre-season friendly game over the weekend. Afoakwa, who spent the second half of last term's on loan at FC Gomel, was outstanding for FC Dinamo Brest as they proved too strong for Iranian side Tractor Sazi in a pre-season friendly encounter inTabriz, Iran. The 19-year-old netted three goals for the White and Blue lads after they went down to an early minute free kick.

French Ligue 1 side Stade Malherbe Caen are a step closer to signing Ghanaian forward Patrick Twumasi after agreeing a1 million deal with Kazakhstan champions FC Astana,GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. SM Caen, who were heavily linked with a move for Majeed Waris before the Lorient forward snubbed them for Portuguese giants FC Porto, have shifted their focus on Patrick Twumasi as they look to augment their attacking line before the transfer window shuts on Wednesday. The Stade Michel

Aduana Stars head coach Yusif Abubakar claims their win against Asante Kotoko in the 2018 Ghana Super Cup on Sunday at the Len Clay stadium was very "tactical". The league champions pipped the FA Cup winners to clinch the desired trophy with a 1-0 win in Obuasi. Bright Agyei's socred in the 64th minute to separate the two sides. "As we all know the match went with the name "Champion of Champions". You look at the name of the match and realize it is a high tension

Ghana international midfielder Thomas Partey has a 100% goal conversion rate in all competitions this season according to statistics providers OptaJose. Partey has scored five goals for Atletico this season with his only five shots on target (all competitions). The 24-year-old registered his fifth goal of the season on Sunday after scoring the last in Atletico Madrid's 3-0 thrashing of UD Las Palmas in Spanish La Liga. Partey has managed three goals in the Spanish top division this term