The Black Queens coach Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo has named her 18-man squad to face Japan on 1 April in a friendly. She has made two changes to the squad that won her the maiden Zone B Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire last month. The team will leave for Tokyo tomorrow (Tuesday, 27 March 2018) at 9:30am. They are expected to return on 3 April. Black Queens to face Japan: Patricia Mantey, Nana Ama Asantewaa, Janet Egyir, Rita Okyere, Philicity Asuako, Gladys Amfobea Nancy Coleman, Justice
Berekum Chelsea's game against Elmina Sharks on Wednesday has been rescheduled because of the unavailability of Golden City Park. The venue has been rented out for a church programme. The Church of Pentecost has paid for the venue for an Easte.r crusade. According to reports, the Premier League Board is looking at finding an alternative venue for the match....
Ghana Football Association spokesperson Ibrahim Sannie-Daara claims there are positive signs the Premier League will soon get a major sponsor. The former BBC journalist has attributed this to the social media buzz the top-flight has been getting on match days. ''Two days before the league started, you would have noticed that on all the trends on social media we were trending very very positively,'' he said. ''I'm happy to announce that after day one, day two and
FIFA referee Nathan Anafo has been appointed as the centre man for the Medeama-Asante Kotoko clash in Cape Coast. The Bolgatanga-based will be assisted by Dawood Ouedrago and Ashitey Amarh. In August 2016, he courted controvesy when he awarded Kotoko a dubious penalty in their 1-0 win over Dreams FC at the Baba Yara Stadium. On Thursday, experienced FIFA referee Awal Mohammed will handle the Dwarfs-Hearts of Oak clash at the Cape Coast Stadium. Assistants for the match are Samuel Asiedu
Kwadwo Asamoah will join Inter after rejecting the chance to extend his stay at Juventus, Gazzetta dello Sport has reported. The Ghana international's current deal expires at the end of this season and it is believed his next destination will be the San Siro. Juve CEO Beppe Marotta is said to have conceded defeat in convincing Asamoah to remain with the Old Lady. Asamoah is said to have agreed a three-year contract at the San Siro which will see him earn wages of 3.5m a season. The
Former NAC Breda striker Ellas Meijer has credited ex-Ghana international Matthew Amoah for the role he played in his development. The 21-year-old left NAC three years ago and he is now playing for lower side Halsteren Meijer recounted how Amoah, who also played at Halsteren, helped him as a youngster. ''I then had a lot of support from Sigi Bandjar and Matthew Amoah. I learned from these two that I should take this criticism positively. ''That I need to make improvements.
Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has emerged as a summer transfer target for Manchester United and Manchester City, according to reports in the UK. Boateng was sold by City to Bayern seven years ago, but his return has been requested by coach Pep Guardiola, who worked with him at the Allianz Arena. During an injury-hit season with the Citizens, Boateng was restricted to just 16 Premier League appearances during his sole campaign with City. He quickly fell out of favour with boss Roberto
Ghanaian centre-back Bernard Kyere Mensah was given an early shower in SC Fortuna Koln 2-1 loss against Erfurt in the German Bundesliga 3on Saturday. The former Kaiserslautern guardsman received his marching orders in the 8th minute after a dangerous tackle on Elias Huth. The 23-year-old's expulsion did little to hurt Koln as they held their own up until the end of the first half. However, 63rd and 67th minute strikes from substitute defender Tungay Uzan andNermin Crnkic condemned Uwe
Ghanaian duo Abdul Baba Rahman and Bernard Tekpetey have returned to Schalke 04 training after recovering from their respective injuries. Baba has not featured for the Royal Blues since joining on loan from English Premier League side Chelsea due to a knee injury. Meanwhile, Tekpetey, who returned to the club after ending his loan stint with Austrian side Rheindorf Altach during the January transfer window, has also been out with injury since early February. The pair have stepped up their
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey trained separately from the Atletico Madrid squad as he speeds up his recovery from a minor knock. With most of the Rojiblanco squad on international duty, the team was left light in training as only four first team players joined the side's youth side to train in the absence of coach Diego Simeone who is away in his native, Argentina. The four senior players who took part in the training are Argentine goalkeeper Axel Werner, Gabi Fernandez, Vctor Machn 'Vitolo'
Belgian winger Bruno Massimo has been earmarked as a replacement for injured Ghanaian defender Dennis Appiah. The French-born Ghanaian right back was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a neck injury in training last week. And with the purple and white lads missing the services of Hondurian defender Andy Najer and Emmanuel Adjei Sowah, CoachHein Vanhaezebrouck has turned his attention to on-loan Red Bulls Salzburg winger Bruno Massimo to fill the void left by the former Caen
Ghanaian midfielder Isaac Cofie enjoyed playing minutes for Genoa in their mid-season friendly match against French side AS Monaco. The 26-year-old enforcer, who has been battling with niggling injuries in the ongoing, was given a game time during their 4-1 loss to French champions AS Monaco as part of his recovery process. The former Chievo Verona midfielder has failed to play any competitive match for the Rossoblu since making a cameo appearance in their 1-0 win over Benevento Calcio last
Michael Essien is one of those rare examples of a player who is universally admired by virtually every soccer fan. His hard-working approach and quality on the ball helped endear him to supporters of every club he played for and, quite often, the opposing ones too. Known as "The Bison", the Ghanaian powerhouse is considered one of his country's finest ever exports and he has enjoyed a huge amount of success at the top level. Source: Ghana Soccernet via Twitter The Early Years
kwadwo Asamoah's Juventus have been backed to win the Serie A title for the seventh successive season by former AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng. Juventus sit top with two points separating themselves and second-placed Napoli and with nine games remaining, Boateng reckons the Old Ladies will end up as champions. "The Scudetto fight? Both Napoli and Juventus play very well, but in the end, the Bianconeri will still be there," said Boateng. "Both are very strong, have
Eintracht Frankfurt star Kevin-Prince Boateng says he is open to returning to AC Milan one day. Boateng made it clear that he would never refuse a reunion with Milan. "Would I go back? Naturally! I would return to Milan immediately because I could never say no. At the same time I am realistic and know that it is almost impossible, "Boateng toldtuttomercatoweb. The words should not necessarily be well received by his current employer. In Frankfurt, the 31-year-old playmaker is under
Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah is undergoing further evaluation at Torino after a knee injury, the Italian club have announced. The 26-year-old midfielder is reported to have sustained the injury during the Maroons mid-season training tour in Philadelphia, USA. Acquah reported a sprained trauma to his left knee, Torino reported via their official website. The instrumental investigations carried out at the Fornaca clinic have excluded important meniscal or ligament injuries. For the purposes
Inter Allies coach Keninchi Yatsuhashi has assured their fans of victory in their game against Liberty Professionals. Inter Allies will be hoping to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat to Asante Kotoko when they face Liberty at the Tema Stadium on Wednesday. The Japanese tactician applauded their fans for their amazing support and added that they will work hard to get a win on Wednesday. It was excellent to see our supporter section waving our flag in Kumasi. I also saw some familiar faces
The Sports Minister Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah has, yet again, cut another sod for the upgrading of the Koforidua Sports Stadium to a modern standard sports facility. The project, according to the Minister, is part of government's plan to build international standard sports stadia in all the ten regions of the country, hinting the next region to taste the sod-cutting exercise is the Upper West Region. Speaking at the sod cutting ceremony which was chaired by the Krontihene of New Juaben,
Hammarby IF Director of footballJesper Jansson has revealed that his outfit has been following the progress of Abdul Halik Hudu for more than two years. The 18-year-old completed a loan move to the Swedish side with an option to make the deal permanent transfer. Speaking at the player's unveiling, Jansson disclosed how they have been impressed by the youngster's development. "We have followed" Rooney "for more than two years, especially through boss scout Mikael Hjelmberg.The
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will hold a media briefing at its headquarters in Accra on today Monday March 26 at 2pm. The media briefing will be on the progress being made with respect to the Ghana Premier League and the other leagues. General Secretary of the GFA Mr. Isaac Addo and his deputies will be present to address the Media at todays event. All media houses are kindly invited to attend this event....
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