Belgian-born Ghanaian defender Denis Odoi was instrumental for Fulham City as they secured the last ticket to the English Premier League following a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The 29-year-old started his career at Oud-Heverlee Leuven in Belgium having grown up alongside players like Dries Mertens, who will most likely be representing the pair's country at the 2018 World Cup in Russia this summer. Since then he's played for Sint-Truiden before moving
Assistant Coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Akakpo Patron says his side missed several chances to avoid penalty shootouts despite the victory over Storm Academy in the MTN FA Cup. The defending Champions defeated the lower tier side Storm Academy 6-5 on penalties after a barren 90 minutes of football. The Porcupine Warriors who are bent on defending the trophy spurned several chances and felt unlucky to have not scored with regulation time. Meanwhile, after the entire duration, the Reds won
Ghanaian midfielder Gilbert Kommson continued with his blistering form in Norway after helping SC Brann beat Rosenberg at their own backyard to establish a six point lead in the Elisteserien. Gilbert Koomson has been a key part of Brann since joining from Songdal and on Sunday had a hand in the club's 2-1 win over Rosenberg. Alexander Soderland put the home side ahead in the 50th minute before Fredrick Haugen pulled level five minutes later. Brann secured victory after Swedish for Peter
The senior national team of Ghana, the Black Stars have arrived in Tokyo for the International friendly against the Blue Sumarai of Japan. The Black Stars will face Japan on Wednesday as part of their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with the Asian giants also preparing for the World Cup in Russia. Coach Kwesi Appiah named a 21 man squad for the game against Japan. The team spent a week training in Accra with most of the players absent but will meet the rest
South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan was elected unopposed for a second five-year term on Saturday after former referee Ace Ngcobo withdrew from the vote. Jordaan, who has been fighting sexual assault allegations dating back 25 years, dismissed accusations that the SAFA election was illegal after a court battle to postpone it. ''This is a transparent process in front of you,'' Jordaan told local reporters. ''On Friday there was an attempt to
Striker Raphael Dwamena missed FC Zurich's Swiss FA Cup triumph against Kasim Nuhu's Young Boys on Sunday due to suspension. The Ghana international was unavailable for selection after accumulating three yellow cards. In his absence, FC Zurich secured a 2-1 win with ten men after Sangone Sarr was sent off after two yellow cards n the 67th minute. Michael Frey gave them the lead in the 11th minute and Antonio Marchesano doubled the lead after 74 minutes. Ten minutes from time,
Ghanaian striker Collin Quaner has been retained in Huddersfield Town's squad list for the upcoming 2018/2019 season. The former Germany youth striker will travel with David Wagner's team for pre-season in the Czech Republic. Quaner managed 26 appearances as the newly-promoted side maintained their league status. Town only had three senior players out of contract at the end of their debut Premier League campaign: Dean Whitehead, Robert Green and Jordy Hiwula. He is being courted
Ghanaian striker Seth Paintsil grabbed a brace for FF Jaro in their 5-0 win over AC Kajaani in the Finnish second-tier league at the Jakobstads Centralplan Stadium. Paintsil, who hit the back of the net in their 5-3 victory overJJK Jyvaskyla in midweek, continued from where he left off by doubling his side's lead against AC Kajaani in the 48th minute after Johan Brunell has netted the opener in the 7th minute. The 23-year-old scored his second goal of the game with a beautiful finish
Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder Winful Cobinna says he is excited as the club progressed to the next stage the MTN FA Cup following a 1-0 victory over Accra Young Wise on Sunday. The Premier League giants beat the lower tier side at the Zaytuna Park after a very nervy encounter. Cobinna who was a part of the team that reach the final last season was happy with the result. "We used our experience to beat them and I can say we are happy to qualify to the next stage of the competition,"
German giants Schalke 04 have kicked off negotiations with FC Zurich over Raphael Dwamena ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window. According to Swiss newspaper Blicker, the Royal Blues have opened talks with the Ghana international for a possible move in the summer following his impressive performance for FC Zurich in the just ended Swiss Super League. Schalke manager Domenico Tedesco is looking to bolster his attacking ranks ahead of theirreturn to the UEFA Champions League next season,
Head Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Henry Wellington is confident his side can go all the way in the MTN FA Cup after eliminating Accra Young Wise. The ten times FA Cup Champions, who were losing finalist last season beat Young Wise 1-0 at the Zaytuna Park on Sunday to progress to the next stage. Coach Henry Wellington who was excited with the victory believes the FA Cup also provides the club an opportunity to test their fringe players. "Most of the boys are new so I'm trying to
Ghana midfielder Isaac Twum faces a short spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury for IK Start. The Ghanaian international sustained the injury during his side's 3-1 loss against Molde in the Norwegian top flight league on Sunday. The 18-year-old, who returned from injury some few weeks ago, was substituted in the game with just 18 minutes on the clock after clashing withFredrik Brustad in the early part of the game. It means that Twum will miss this weekend's clash with
Ghanaian trio Abdul Bashiru, Jamaal Arago and Abdul Basit clinched their first trophy as FK Pristina defeated Villaznimi on penalties in the Kosovo Cup final on Sunday. FK Pristina commenced the match in a spirited fashion by attacking their opponents and created half chances. The Blues dominant paid off as Ghanaian forward Khalid Abdul Basit put them ahead in the 23rd minute. With Pritsina looking to wrap up the win, Villaznimi struck against the round of play through Dardan Rogova in the
Ghanaian winger Samuel Tetteh has expressed satisfaction in helping Austrian side Lask Linz to reach the Europa Cup qualification for next season. The former WAFA schemer saw 90 minutes of action over the weekend as LASK Linz lost 2-1 toSV Mattersberg. Despite the defeat Lask Linz finished fourth and will play in the Europa Cup qualifiers. The 21 year old is on loan from from Red Bull Salzburg and was an important member of Lask Linz this season, playing 24 times and scoring 7 goals for the
European football expert, Reuben Obodai brings you a comprehensive update on how Ghanaian players performed in abroad this weekend. The top leagues in abroad have ended but there are some leagues which started not too long ago hence we will continue to serve our readers with the needed information from those leagues. Denis Odoi has been instrumental in Fulham FC in their quest to win promotion to the English Premier League. The versatile defender was red carded in the playoffs final against
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