Enyimba progressed into the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup after they were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Bidvest Wits of South Africa in the second leg of their CAF Champions League play-off tie at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Wednesday. The Peoples Elephant qualified on the away goals rule following a 1-1 draw in the first leg a fortnight ago in Johannesburg. Both teams fought hard in the first half with no meaningful goal-scoring opportunities. Bidvest Wits got more daring in

Tema-based Inter Allies bounced back to winning ways by pipping newly promoted side Techiman Eleven Wonders at the Tema Park on Wednesday afternoon. A secondhalf strike by Abdul Nassiru Hamzah condemned the visitors to a narrow defeat in the match day 8 fixture. Despite being down by a man, Kenichi Yatsuhashis men played with determination impregnated with a spectacular show against the visitors. The visitors were on numerical advantage on the 20th minute as Allies defender Samuel Ekele

Elmina Sharks sought to mask the brutality their fans meted out to referee Yakubu Nuhu Liman on Wednesday when they officially and bizarrely claimed that the match official fell, resulting in the halt of their Ghana Premier League game with Medeama SC. Fans of the Elmina launched a brutal attack on the match official leading to a deep gash on head with blood oozing out as if there were hunt for oil. Yet the official Twitter handle of the home side sought to lie and deceive the public claiming

Talented Ghanaian kid Osman Bukari scored a consolation for Anderlecht U21 in their Belgian Youth Cup semi-final defeat to Club Brugge on Monday. Bukari lasted the entire duration and shot just outside the box to reduce the deficit. Anderlecht went down to two-nil through Openda and Ngonge. Anderlecht started with: Delmotte, Bornauw, Cools, Amrani, Bukari, Corryn, Dewaele, Kayembe, Bernier, Amuzu, Azevedo Substitutes: Flying, Kiwior, Leoni, Loua, Lutonda, Tour Watch Osman Bukari's

WAFA SC's hard luck continued as they drew 1-1 with AshantiGold at home on Wednesday to end a four-match losing streak. The Academy Boys opened the scoring from the spot but were pegged back by substitute Richard Djodi. As early as the second minute Richard Danso unleashed a rocket from 25 yards but goalkeeper George Owu had to be alert to swat it away for a corner. The closing stages of the first half was for the visitors who caused a lot of anxiety and panic among the WAFA supporters.

Asante Kotoko weremade to settle for a point in a must-win Ghana Premier League game against Berekum Chelsea on Wednesday at the Baba Yara stadium. They drew 1-1 at home to extend theirwinless run to two games after Sunday's shock defeat at Dreams with pressure mounting on head coach Paa Kwesi Fabin. Kotoko had high hopes of returning to winningways against the poor travellers but it was the Blues who drew first blood. Former Ghana U-20 star Latif Salifu capitalise on poor defending to

Newly promoted Karela United FC with a spirited second-half performance overturned 1-0 deficit to beat Hearts of Oak 3-1 at the Crosby Awuah Memorial park on Wednesday in Nzema Aiyinase. Skipper William Opoku Mensah replaced debutant Emmanuel Osei Baffour at the start of the second half to bag a hattrick to hand all three points to the hosts who extended their unbeaten run to five. Hearts of Oak with an early threat in the 8th minute but goalkeeper Isaac Hagan made a spectacular dive to make

Elmina Sharks were held to a goalless draw by Medeama SC in Week 8 of the Ghana Premier League at the Ndoum Stadium on Wednesday. The "Botweaku Mba" went into the game with bags full of confidence following their 2-1 victory over Hearts of Oak in Week 7 at the Cape Coast Sports last Sunday. Coach Yaw Acheampong's men were determined to claim the maximum points but Medeama SC, who are joint leaders of the league, had other ideas as they came into the match with a clear plan of thwarting

Ghana and Aston Villa forward Albert Adomah left his critics red-faced again after standing alongside John Terry and wonder kid Ryan Sessegnon in the English Championship team. The 30-year-old English born Ghanaian did his talking on the pitch after scoring 14 times in 34 games to shoot Villa back into contention for a return to the English top flight next season. Despite being a winger, Adomah is leading the goal king chart and his form has ensured Villa will be in the playoff zone for a return

GHANAsoccernet.com brings youthe LIVE update of the Ghana Premier League clash between Asante Kotoko and Berekum Chelsea from the Baba Yara Sports Stadium as well as updates from all the other centres in the week 8 of the Ghana Premier League. Hearts of Oak will be without their head coach Henry Wellington due to ill-health hence his deputy Edward Nii Odoom will be in the dugout for the game against Karela FC at Anyinase. MATCH FACTS Head To Head Total league meetings = 0 Karela United

GHANAsoccernet.com brings youthe LIVE update of the Ghana Premier League clash between Asante Kotoko and Berekum Chelsea from the Baba Yara Sports Stadium as well as updates from all the other centres in the week 8 of the Ghana Premier League. Hearts of Oak will be without their head coach Henry Wellington due to ill-health hence his deputy Edward Nii Odoom will be in the dugout for the game against Karela FC at Anyinase. MATCH FACTS Head To Head Total league meetings = 0 Karela United

Ghanaian champions Aduana Stars advanced to the CAF Confederation Cup group stage for the first time in their history despite losing 2-1 at Fosa Juniors of Madagascar on Wednesday. The Ogya Lads advance on a 7-3 aggregate victory thanks to their emphatic 6-1 first-leg victory over the Southern African side. The Dormaa=based side suffered a 2-1 defeat at the Stade Rademananjara to Fosa Juniors in the second leg of the playoffs on Wednesday afternoon. But despite the loss, the Fire Boys have

Angry clubs in the DR Congo top-flight have voted to suspend the league in solidarity with the president of the federation Constant Omari who has been taken into custody as part of a probe into embezzlement. Omari, who is one of the vice presidents of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), was arrested on Tuesday in an action that his supporters have described as ''politically motivated''. His detention was confirmed on Wednesday by an investigating magistrate. The

Samaria Ladies star Mary Tutuwaah says they will bounce back strongly after last week's 2-0 home defeat to Police Ladies in the FreshPak National Women's League. Samaria opened their season with a 1-1 draw but were overpowered by Police. They will next play Soccer Intellectuals. ''I think we made some mistakes during the game and our concentration was drifted away that led to our defeat, but we would still correct our mistakes and come back to win the title,'' she

The 2nd Vice President of CAF Constant Omari has been arrested and placed in police custody in the DR Congo over $1m football corruption allegation, in what his supporters say is a politically motivated action. The towering figure who is Africa football's third most powerful person was arrested on Tuesday along with two others over monies meant for a friendly match. Constant Omari, Roger Bondembe Bokanianga, Theobald Binamungu Rubambura, respectively President and Vice-Presidents of FECOFA,

Veteran football administrator Jonathan Abbbey Pobee believes GHALCA chairman Kudjoe Fianoo has the requisite qualification to become the next president of the Ghana Football Association. But Fianoo-who recently left AshantiGold as Chief Executive-is yet to declare his interest in the top job in 2019. He has been in football administration since 1984. The president of Neoplan Stars Football Club told GNA Sports: ''We need a truthful person to lead GFA and Mr. Fianoo would be the

Ex-Chelsea star Michael Essien was special guest at the launch of the 2018 International Champions Cup. He psoted on his official Instagram page: ''Today I helped launch the International Champions Cup 2018 in Miami for Chelsea F.C. Great day spent with some awesome footballing legends from around the world. #ICC2018 The premier summer preseason competition is returning to the United States this summer with a bunch of quality matches. The teams, schedule and more were announced

Ghanaian striker Steven Owusu has received his work permit to start his career with Zimbabwean side Ngezi Platinum Stars. The former Berekum Chelsea player was cleared last week and there are high hopes he can boost the club's campaign in the Castle Lager Premiership. Owusu has missed Madamburos first six games of the season as he was waiting for his documents to be in order. He is now is line to make his debut this weekend when Ngezi Platinum host Mutare City Rovers at Baobab Stadium

Ghanaian striker Enock Annan scored a late goal to helped ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) emerged Elite Division champions of the MDFA League 2017-2018 on Tuesday. The oilmen snatched a narrow 1-0 win against defending champions Air India in the concluding league match played under floodlights at the Cooperage ground. Annan who started on the left wing switched to the right before starting the second half in the centre-forward position and he managed to score the crucial goal. The

Dreams FC goalkeeper Isaac Amoakohas lambasted Ghanaian football advocates to stop the premature retirement of experienced players from the game. Amoako, 32, joined the Still Believe lads in the off-season after he was deemed surplus to requirement at Asante Kotoko last season. The experienced custodian has quickly become a mainstay in the Dawu-based side with a string of superlative performances where has kept three clean sheets in seven outings in the league. "In Ghana, we retire players