French side Saint-Étienne are making last ditch attempts to sign Ghanaian striker Ebenezer Assifuah from Le Havre AC, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report.The Lique 1 side have intensified their pursuit of the 25-year-old, who has impressed heavily since joining Le Havre from Swiss side FC Sion.The former Ghana youth star is being tracked by the Lique 1 side after an explosive season last last term where he netted five goals in 27 matches, starting 20 of those games.Saint-Étienne
The work of the two-man CAF/FIFA Liaison Team has come to a close as the Normalization Committee is set to take over.Thea Federation of International Football (FIFA) announced the appointment of Ghana Football Association's technical director Francis Oti Akenteng and Dr. Kofi Amoah as liaison officers to mediate between them and CAF as they seek to ensure the continuous running of football in the country.The decision came after an Accra High Court granted an injunction restraining
The Retired National Footballers are backing Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah to end the trophy drought at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.Many believe Ghana's inability to win an African title since 1982 could be spiritual.It has often been alleged that some aggrieved ex-players have place curses on the team hence the country's failure toThe Black Stars have been losing finalists on three occasions-1992, 2010 and 2015.Appiah has a foundation which is dedicated to catering for
Staff of the Ghana Football Association are set to resume work after staying at home for the past three months due to an impasse between the government and the association.Staff of the association have endured months of uncertainty and trepidation amid fears of losing their jobs in the wake of the long-standing stalemate.But they are set to heave a sigh of relief after world governing body, FIFA confirmed it will appoint a Normalization Committee to manage the affairs Ghana Football
French side RC Lens have signed Ghanaian striker Grejohn Kyei on a season long loan, the club has announced.The 22-year-old has joined the Lique 2 side from Reims.He has been farmed out on another expedition to gain more playing time with the Lique 2 side."Waiting for the validation of their medical visit and homologation course, Grejohn Kyei and Achraf Bencharki will officially engage with the Racing Club Lens." a club statement read on Wednesday. Grejohn
Ghana defender Daniel Amartey excelled for Leicester City in their 4-0 win over Fleetwod Town in the English Carabao Cup on Tuesday.Amartey played the full throttle of the game as they demolished the lower-tier side to book a place in the next stage of the competition.He was phenomenal in defence and showed that he can be trusted with more game time in both the English Premier League and the domestic cups.Goals from Christian Fuchs, Iheanacho, Vincent Iborra and Rachid Ghezal handed
Ghanaian winger Albert Adomah saw his 88th-minute penalty saved as Aston Villa were knocked out of the English League Cup by Burton Albion on Tuesday night. The 30-year-old was one of the poorer performances on the night and missed a last-minute penalty which could have saved Villa.Adomah begun last season in brilliant form, and became one of Villa’s most feared attackers.However, the experienced wide-man has just not kept those standards up, with the Ghanian struggling to score
Ghanaian midfielder Isaac Cofie has won raves of plaudits for his debut performance for Sporting Gijon in the Spanish Segunda Division over the weekend.The 26-year-old joined the Rojiblancos as a free agent on a two-year deal after leaving Italian Serie A side Genoa.Cofie was handed his debut in the side's 1-1 stalemate with Alcorcon in the opening day of the Spanish second-tier division.The Ghanaian was deployed as a defensive midfielder by coach Ruben Baraja and recovered
FIFA has collapsed the Executive Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) following its decision to appoint a Normalisation Committee for the country on Wednesday.This means all members of the Executive Committee will vacate their posts while the body to be set up by FIFA and CAF will take charge of the administration of the game in the country.The Normalisation Committee will run the affairs of the game in Ghana until their mandate expire in March next year when it is
Nigeria will not be making a bid to replace Ghana as hosts of the Africa Women Cup of Nations if CAF withdraws the rights from the West African nation.Reports out of Ghana early this week speculated that the continental ruling body had withdrawn the rights from Ghana as a result of an inability to complete facilities on schedule, though that has since been debunked.On Tuesday, CAF issued a statement saying the decision would only be made at the CAF Executive Committee meeting on
Football's world governing body, FIFA, has revealed that it will appoint a Normalization Committee to manage the affairs Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the next six months.The body to be appointed to run the GFA will pave the way for elections to be held when their mandate expires on 31st March next year.Members of the Normalisation Committee will be appointed only by FIFA and CAF with no government involvement in line with the codes of non-governmental interference
Former Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has emerged as a transfer target for four Swedish Allsvenskan sides IFK Göteborg, Malmo FF, FF Djurgarden and Hammarby IF, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report.The 35-year-old is a free agent after his contract was terminated by Indonesian side Persib Bandung.The former Chelsea star was declared surplus to requirements following the arrival of two foreign players.A number of European clubs reportedly targeted the services of the former
Ghana forward Emmanuel Boateng has been confirmed fit for the Spanish La Liga clash against rivals Valencia on Sunday. The Black Stars forward has been out for a couple of weeks after sustaining an injury during preseason. The 22 year old suffered from a meniscus tear.Boateng was operated on his left meniscus but has recovered and started full training with the rest of the squad ahead of the Valencia derby.The former Moreirense forward was dropped from the Black Stars squad for
The direction of football in Ghana is about to become a lot clearer thanks to FIFA's newly-installed 'normalisation committee', following a turbulent three months which were triggered by allegations of corruption and bribery.After 13 straight years under the leadership of Kwesi Nyantakyi, Ghana football will have new leadership in an interim capacity during the country's most challenging sporting crisis.The impact of the documentary "When Greed and Corruption
Dutch born Ghanaian defender Derrick Luckassen has joined German side Hertha Berlin on loan from PSV Eindhoven. The defender joins the German club after struggling to break into the PSV team since arrive in 2017.Hertha Berlin confirmed the capture of the Ghanaian on their official website and have an option to make the move permanent.“With Derrick’s arrival we’re getting a player with a very good mentality, who gives us even more options in defence, especially at centre back,”
Former Ghana U-17 defender Nana Kwame Antwi has joined Armenian club Lori FC on a three year deal after a successful trial. The 18 year old joined the Armenian from lower tier side Accra Young Wise.The left full back was in the Armenian City of Vanazor for a month, where he actively participated in some preseason games.He was signed by the club after hugely impressing the technical team.The club posted a statement confirming the youngsters arrival on their Facebook page.Ghanaian
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has joined his Udinese teammates in training after recovering from a thigh injury.The 27-year-old has been out of action for some time now after suffering the injury whiles training with the Italian side.He was spotted having light training on Wednesday during the team's session ahead of their game this weekend.Badu is yet to play a game for the team this season in the Italian Serie A.
NorthEast United FC head coach Eelco Schattorie has lauded the attributes of new signing Augustine Okrah.The Indian Super League side have acquired the services of the former Ghana Premier League MVP and top scorer.Schattorie worked with Okrah during his days at the defunct Red Bull Academy in Sogakope between 2011-2012.He Tweeted: ''Okra has big potential and this is his chance to prove it. He a very fast, technical winger and can play as a attacking midfielder. Let’s
The office of the Ghana Football Association remains closed and continues to be under heavy police guard despite a court order to the Registrar General’s Department to return all assets in its possession belonging to the association.The office had been under police protection since the investigative video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, which exposed the alleged corrupt deals of the then President of the football association, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, and other officials.When Happy FM‘s correspondent Samuel
Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban has been handed the number 18 shirt at new club Trabzonspor.This was revealed during his unveiling on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at the Trabzon port.The 24-year-old joins the Black Sea Storm on a one-year loan deal from Championship side Leeds United.The Italian-born Ghanaian struggled to make an impact at Elland Road so far and is not guaranteed a place in the Whites’ starting lineup.Ekuban started 12 matches and made eight substitute appearances
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