Ghana midfielder Ebenzer Ofori to work under Spanish coach Domenec Torrent at New York City FC following the departure of Patrick Vieira. The 55-year-old Spaniard replaces Patrick Vieira, who has departed the MLS side after two and a half seasons to take over Ligue 1 side Nice. Torrent has served as Man City manager Pep Guardiola's right-hand man for the past 11 years, following the Spanish manager from Barcelona to Bayern Munich and to his current position at City....

Ghanaian side Tema Youth will get $2.5 million for sellingwinger Joseph Paintsil to Belgian side Genk. This comes after the second tier side reached an agreement with the Belgian side over the transfer. The 20-year-old, who played for Ghana's youth side, moves to the Belgian top-flight side on a four-year contract. The winger, who spent last season on loan at Hungarian giants Ferencvaros, will have the option for another year at theLuminus Arena. Genk will pay for $2.5m to Tema Youth

Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil has joined Belgian side Genk after reaching an agreement with Ghanaian second tier side Tema Youth. The 20-year-old, who played for Ghana's youth side, moves to the Belgian top-flight side on a four-year contract. The winger, who spent last season on loan at Hungarian giants Ferencvaros, will have the option for another year at theLuminus Arena. Genk beat competition from several clubs in the German Bundesliga and the English Premier League to land the

Former Juventus star Kwadwo Asamoah has picked up Calcio Trade Ball Community Service Award. Asamoah has been praised for the construction of a football pitch for inmates of the James Camp Prison in Accra. He made the promise to construct the pitch for the inmates in 2016 when he fraternized with them during the break. On 1 July last year, Asamoah delivered an encouraging message to the inmates of the James Camp prisons at the premises of the facility. Asamoah is leaving Juventus after

Hearts of Oak defender Fatawu Mohammed returned to training on Monday morning after recovering from an ankle injury which has sidelined him for six weeks. The 25-year-old right back has missed the club's last four games due to the ankle problem but he joined the full squad at training today. He featured in 11 matches before his injury and his last match was against Liberty Professionals in the 0-0 draw. "He had a problem with his ankle but it was not a fracture but a partial tear.

Genoa midfielder Isaac Cofie delivered an emotional tribute to his mother for her immense support after winning the 2018 CTB Long-service Award. Cofie earned his recognition for his loyalty and commitment, contractually to the Italian Serie A side. ''I will like to thank my wife so has been here for me in all these times. I will also like to thank my mother who has been there for me too. Most of my friends don't know this but I don't know my father and it's my mum who has

Italian Ambassador to Ghana His Excellency Giovanni Favilli has once again highlighted the how football has played an important role in the bilateral relationship between his country and Ghana. He mentioned this in his welcome address at the third edition of the Calcio Trade Ball on Sunday, 10 June 2018. Ambassador Favilli argues that this opening of doors for Ghanaian footballers has ensured Italy ranks fourth when it comes to remittances to Ghana. ''The number of Ghanaian players

Ghanaian defender Emmanuel Ntim has returned to French Ligue 2 side Valenciennes following the end of his loan stint at Chambly. The 22-year-old joined Valenciennes in 2015 after excelling for Ghana at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Zealand. The marauding right back failed to churn out regular playing time despite being hailed by the club's technical team for his technical and tactical ability. He was sent out on loan at third-tier side Chambly to continue his development but his time

Ghanaian defender Emmanuel Ntim has returned to French Ligue 2 side Valenciannes following the end of his loan stint at Chambly. The 22-year-old joined Valenciannes in 2015 after excelling for Ghana at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Zealand. The marauding right back failed to churn out regular playing time despite being hailed by the club's technical team for his technical and tactical ability. He was sent out on loan at third-tier side Chambly to continue his development but his time

Ex-Ghana captain Stephen Appiah won the 2018 Calcio Trade Ball Order of the Star Award at a ceremony on Sunday in Accra. Appiah, now a member of the Black Stars technical team, was honoured for his sincere appreciation of his consistent excellence in football, for both club and country. He played all the junior national teams and captained Ghana to qualify and play in their first FIFA World Cup finals in Germany 2006. Appiah recounted how another ex-Ghana international Mohammed Gargo feigned

Not many African nations can boast about their fortunes at the international stage as much as Ghana can. Eight years ago this summer, the nation of South Africa took centre stage as the world glared for the biggest footballing tournament on the globeand one country had 28 million people in anticipation to cause an upset. Ghana, appearing at just their second World Cup having appeared at the previous edition of the competition in Germany, were one of six nations from the continent of Africa to

Sirius IF chairmanOve Sjblom has expressed his disappointment after hearing of Kingsley Sarfo's conviction. The trickery midfielder joined Malmo FF in a record deal from IK Sirius last summer after his explosive performance for the Blue and Black lads. However, the 23-year's time in the MFF has not been about his football as he was faced with plethora of court cases after he was accused of child rape. The Ghana international had been in cells for some time now after he was charged

Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey could attract interest from some of Europe's biggest club after it was revealed the clause around his contract is 50 million Euros. The Athletico Madrid midfield kingpin has been impressive this season playing half a century of games and scoring twice for the club en-route to winning the Europa Cup. Partey, who is adored for his versatility has already been on the radar of Italian sides AS Roma and Inter Milan. However, no concrete deal has been reached

Dutch Eredivisie champions PSV Eindhoven are bent on keeping Ghanaian defender Derrick Luckassen for next season. Luckassen joined the Philip Stadion outfit on a five year deal prior to the just ended Dutch Eredivisie campaign following his breakthrough season at AZ Alkmaar. The 22-year-old went on endear himself with Philip Cocu's side following his continuous impressive display. After making twenty-one appearances in all competitions, the Endhoven-based side have decided to retain

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has jumped in the defence of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola following the accusations by Ivorian midfielder Yahaya Toure over racist claims. Yaya Toure claims Pep Guardiola 'does not like African players' and was 'cruel' with him. In a hard-hitting interview with France Football magazine in which Toure said he wanted to destroy the Pep myth. Meanwhile, Jerome Boateng who played under Pep Guardiola during his days at Bayern Munich

President of Indonesian club Persib Bandung,Glenn Sugita has expressed appreciation to Ghana International Michael Essien for his services at the club. The Ghanaian mutually terminated his contract with the club after he was omitted from the club's roaster last season due to the foreign player quota. According to regulations, the quota of foreign players allowed to play in the League of Indonesia is four players, with details of three non-Asian players and one player from Asia. Essien

President of Indonesian club Persib Bandung,Glenn Sugita has expressed appreciation to Ghana International Michael Essien for his services at the club. The Ghanaian mutually terminated his contract with the club after he was omitted from the club's roaster last season due to the foreign player quota. According to regulations, the quota of foreign players allowed to play in the League of Indonesia is four players, with details of three non-Asian players and one player from Asia. Essien

Dutch-born Ghanaian forward Elton Acolatse has returned to Club Brugge after his loan stint at Sint Truiden ended last week. The 22-year-old joined Club Brugge on a four-year contract from Westerloo after an explosive debut season in the Belgian Jupilar Pro League. However, he struggled to break into the Club Brugge first team after suffering an injury weeks before the start of the just ended season and was shipped on loan to Sint Truiden. The former Ajax Amsterdam academy youth product

Greek giants Panathaniakos have made payments of the first installments of the debt's owed Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien for the month of April and May. Panathaniakos are expected to complete the payment of all debts owed the Ghanaian by July. However, the club has been given a time span to finish part of the payments before the end of the month or suffer points deduction. The Greek club has paid an amount ofEUR 36,5000 to the former Real Madrid midfielder after thetwo parties met

Spanish segunda division outfit Real Oviedo are on the verge of announcing the capture of Ghanaian midfielder Richard Boateng. Ghana's leading football website, GHANAsoccernet.com exclusively reported two weeks ago that the former Liberty Professionals enforcer is inching closer to a move to Spanish second-tier side Real Oviedo after the club reached agreement with Union Deportiva Melilla. Reports from Spain indicate that the 25-year-old is set to undergo a routine medical in the coming