Ghana winger Evans Mensah registered his name on the scoresheet as HJK Helsinki overcame Vikingur Gota 3-1 to advance to the next round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round.The Finnish giants went into the match with a slight advantage, having beaten their opponents 2-1 in the first leg last week.HJK expectedly started the match on the front foot as Brazilian midfielder Joao Klauss gave them the lead with just a minute on clock.The hosts grabbed the cushioning on the 10th
Ghanaian midfielder Hans Nunoo Sarpei is yet to to find a new club in Germany amid growing reports linking him with a move away from VfB Stuttgart.The 19-year-old has rejoined his parent club after ending his loan spell at FK Senica.The Ghanaian has rejected a move back to the Slovakian side despite a successful loan spell last season.He is currently training with the club's youth side as he sort out his long-term future.The midfielder is still in search of a new club after
Genk wideman Joseph Paintsil has been knocked down by an injury, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. The Ghanaian midfielder did not take part in the side's pre-season friendly win over Beringen over the weekend due to the setback.The former Ferencvaros loanee joined the Belgian outfit on a four-year deal from Ghanaian side Tema Youth this summer.He is expected to be key for the side in the Belgian Pro League this term.
The exhausting nature of soccer makes it really difficult for the players to perform at the highest level for many years and after crossing the age of 30, even the best of players start to show signs of decline in their game. It's because of that even iconic players either have to take lower roles in their clubs or have to move to cash-rich, developing soccer leagues to use their stardom and try and help with the development of soccer in those regions. While some players have
Egypt could entice Ghanaian striker John Antwi to switch allegiance and represent the record Africa Cup of Nations holders following a nationality law change.The 25-year-old, who has spent five years in the North African nation, is eligible to acquire citizenship if he deposits at least 7 million Egyptian pounds ($392,000) and then hand it over to the Treasury, an amendment passed by parliament on Monday said.Under the new law, foreigners who make a deposit or the equivalent
Evans Mensah scored for HJK in their 3-1 win over Vikingur of Faroe Islands on Tuesday night to advance to the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.The Ghanaian youngster gave the Finnish champions a two-zero lead in the tenth minute.Joao Klauss had opened the scoring in the opening minute.Moshtagh Yaghoubi made it 3-0 by the 19th minute before Vikingur pulled one back on 21 minutes through Gunnar Vatnhamar.Mensah was withdrawn in the 71st minute and his position taken
Ghana striker Richmond Boakye put up man-of-the-match performance in Jiangsu Suning FC's 0-0 draw with Beijing Renhe on the resumption of the Chinese Super League on Tuesday.Boakye had a blistering header tipped over the frame by Beijing Renhe goalkeeper Lie Zhang in the fifth minute.He came knocking again in the 24rd minute when his first attempt from just outside the box was blocked but his second attempt on his weaker left foot drifted wide.In the 58th minute, Boakye's
Former Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria has joined in the long list of Africans who think France's world Cup conquest should be credited to the continent. The ex-footballer indicated the increasing number of French players with African origin can be easily alluded to a team from the continent.Oliseh says that seeing so many players of African descent in the French winning squad to Russia 2018 means the continent can also claim to have won its first World Cup title
Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah was made to go through the baptism of singing during a dinner with his new Inter Milan teammates.The versatile midfielder penned a three-year deal to join the Nerazurri some weeks back after ending his six-year stay with rivals Juventus.As part of his integration into the team, Asamoah was asked to follow tradition by standing on his chair to sing a song of his choice during the side's dinner session.The Ghana international made his debut for
South Africa's Football Federation President Danny Jordan is seeking to replace former Ghana Football Association boss Kwesi Nyantakyi on the FIFA Executive Council. The seat has been vacant since the embattled ex-GFA chief resigned for all football post following the scandal that has hit Ghana Football. The seat can only be occupied by an English speaking federation.Three candidates have emerged from Southern Africa in the form of Jordaan, Seychelles federation president
For a moment, the announcers at the recent Canadian track and field championships thought Bismark Boateng had won the tightest 100-metre final in the history of the meet. And so did Boateng.The 26-year-old from Toronto let out a jubilant roar, and ripped off his race singlet in celebration."I took my shirt off and ran around the field like a soccer player," Boateng said, laughing.Boateng would end up second to Aaron Brown, just a thousandth of a second separating the
French Ligue 1 side AS Saint-Étienne are keen to swoop for Ghana striker Majeed Waris in the ongoing summer transfer window, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report.The Ghanaian forward is contracted to FC Porto until June 2022 but is believed not to be in the plans of Portuguese coach Sergio Conceicao for next season.As a result, the Dragons are ready to let him leave during this summer transfer window which will pave the way for a return to the Ligue 1.Porto's decision-makers
VfB Stuttgart-owned Hans Nunoo-Sarpei does not want to rejoin Slovakian side FK Senica despite a successful loan spell.The 19-year-old has returned to Germany and training with the youth team of the Bundesliga outfit.Last month, there were talks FK Senica wanted to make his loan move permanent but the player is looking elsewhere.Sarpei made 20 appearances for FK Senica who failed to maintain their top flight status.
Former Ghana international David Addy is training with Portuguese side Portimonense ahead of a possible summer move.The 28-year-old left back is obsessed by coach António Folha to see if he merits a deal.According to media reports in Portugual, Addy will be given a one-year deal to prove himself.Addy played for Portuguese sides FC Porto, Académica and V. Guimarães between 2009 and 2014.He has also played in Belgium, India, Finland and was with FC Riga in Latvia for last season.
The head of South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup bid and subsequent organising committee Danny Jordaan is seeking election to the FIFA General Council in September as a replacement for Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi.Nyantakyi resigned last month in the wake of corruption allegations sparked by an undercover investigation in his homeland and his vacant position on the General Council can only be filled by an African candidate from an English-speaking country.Three
South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan will face opposition from his counterparts in the Seychelles and Malawi in his bid to win a nomination from the Cosafa region for the vacant African Anglophone seat on the FIFA General Council.Jordaan has submitted his nomination along with Seychelles federation president Elvis Chetty and Malawi football head Walter Nyamilandu-Manda.Cosafa decided two years ago that should positions become vacant for Confederation
France defender Adil Rami embraced the "diversity" in his team after Les Bleus beat Croatia 4-2 in World Cup final in Moscow.Fifteen members of France's 23-man squad are of African descent, a fact that divided some pundits in the country before and throughout the tournament, but Rami said their heritage was an asset."Me, I'm French of Moroccan origin and I'm proud of it, proud to show that I'm not a thug, proud to make my country joyous like
After France beat Croatia in the final match of the World Cup on Sunday, President Donald Trump quickly posted on Twitter to congratulate the French team, one composed largely of immigrants and the children of immigrants.“Congratulations to France, who played extraordinary soccer, on winning the 2018 World Cup,” Trump wrote.On France’s 23-member team, 19 of the players are immigrants to France or the children of immigrants. Just to name a few: Antoine Griezmann, the team’s
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Boakye was in action for Halmstads BK in a preseason friendly against Crystal Palace on Monday.The 25 year old midfielder was in the of affair as English Premier League side Crystal Palace managed to thrashed Halmstads BK 6-1 in their friendly encounter.Thomas Boakye lasted for the entire duration of the match with a sterling output.Fellow Ghanaian, Jeffrey Schlupp also played the full throttle of the game for Crystal Palace.Boakye has made 13 appearances
The resumption of Nigeria's domestic league has been postponed indefinitely amid a leadership crisis currently rocking the country's football.Chris Giwa, founder of a rival faction in the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), armed with a court ruling from 2014, is now claiming to control the governing body.His assertion comes despite serving a ban imposed by football's world governing body Fifa, who recognise Amaju Pinnick as NFF president.Domestic football was due
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