Kenya started preparations for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana with 21 players on Monday.15 home-based stars and five foreign-based players were among the early arrivals, with the rest of the squad expected on Tuesday.Among the early birds at camp were Zambian based shot-stopper Ian Otieno who turns out for Red Arrows and his Tusker counterpart Patrick Matasi.Others are Brian Bwire of Kariobangi Sharks and Bandari’s goalie Farouk Shikalo,Philemon Otieno

Striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom says he rejoined Red Star Belgrade not because Champions League football but the special bond he has with the fans.The 25-year-old is making a return to the Serbian giants six months after leaving them to pen a lucrative contract with Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Sunning.Boakye is revered by the club after banging in 39 goals during his first stint at the club including their campaign in the Europa League.''Thank God, for without him

Kenya coach Sebastien Migne is confident that they will get a positive result against Ghana on Saturday.Stars hit camp on Sunday to begin preparations for the qualifier against a much-fancied Ghana but the Frenchman is not scared of the former African champions.Migne, who will be in charge of his first match at home with the Kenyan side, has expressed satisfaction with the players’ fitness and motivation ahead of the all-important clash.Watch the video below:

Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade have unveiled returnee striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom.The Ghana international finalized a two-and-a-half year contract before the transfer window shut last Friday.Boakye left the club in February this year to sign for Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning where he has scored three goals in 15 appearances.The 25-year-old was hugely successful in Serbia where he banged in 39 goals  in his two-year stay at Red Star.Red Star Belgrade will be counting

Ghana frontman Kevin Prince Boateng has ascribed the US Sassuolo big win over Genoa to hard work.After opening his goal scoring account in the league last week in the 2-2 draw against Cagliari, Boateng registered his name on the scoresheet again by fetching the first goal for the Neroverdi in their 5-3 win over his former side Genoa in Week 3 of the Italian Serie A.The 31-year-old is delighted with the result claiming that it will spur them on in their aim to finish high on the

Italian serie A side Empoli have confirmed Ghana midfielder Afriyie has left the squad for International assignment. The midfielder who joined the club in the summer transfer window on a season long loan will travel to Ethiopia where he joins the rest of his Ghana teammates for the AFCON qualifier against Kenya.Ghana will play the Harambee stars of Kenya on Sunday in the second group E game for the Cameroon 2019.The team's media outlet posted," Afriyie Acquah will play

A protagonist of the excellent start of the Sassuolo, Boateng enjoys his umpteenth adventure in his own way: singing his songs and acting as an interpreter in a changing room that already revolves around him.Boateng has always chased the ball that rolls, for the road as in the field, the essence of football for him that from football sometimes extraneous, thanks to the music.Now that he has returned to scoring in Italy, already two in the league with Genoa's goal, he still

Ghana forward Richmond Boakye Yiadom has joined the bandwagon of African players who made a U-turn to Europe after stints in the Chinese Super League. The Black Stars forward returned to Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade after a difficult spell in China, where he scored only three goals from 15 games.“My sincerest gratitude goes to Jiangsu Suning FC for giving me opportunity to be part of the club’s glowing history,” tweeted Boakye.The former Juventus striker made a big money

Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah says Empoli could have won their game against Chievo Verona on Sunday if they had utilized the chances created. Empoli shared the spoils with Chievo Verona on the road after playing out a goalless draw game in Verona.On-loan Torino midfielder Afriyie Acquah played 88 minutes of the game before he was replaced by Ismael Bannacer.Having bossed the middle of the park for Empoli since joining from Turin, the Ghanaian indicated they wasted many chances

Deputy coach of the Black Stars Maxwell Konadu has insisted that there is abundant of talents in Ghana but lack of adequate infrastructure for the players to exhibit their talents is hindering their development.According to the former Asante Kotoko gaffer, who doubles as a scout for the Betway Talent Search, Ghana possess so much talent but their development is being hindered by lack of quality infrastructure.“We can attest that the quality we have seen here is very high and there

Western Regional Football Chairman Kojo Yankah has disclosed that he will not be contesting for the position again when the Normalisation Committee are through with their work, but says he could contest for the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Presidency instead.Several match officials and football administrators, including the then President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi were captured on camera receiving bribes. This led to the resignation of the former CAF

The seven suspected Hearts of Oak fans arrested by police during the friendly match between the Accra-based giants and Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium over the weekend have been arraigned before Kumasi Circuit court 2.In the friendly encounter between the country's two most glamorous clubs at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday, some fans believed to be advocates of Hearts of Oak threw missiles onto the pitch after they believed their team should have been

Scouts of European and American clubs will be at this year's Densu Talent Search which is for U20 players.The four day event from 24-28 September will feature selected Premier League, Division One & Two clubs ''with proven track records of developing talents for foreign football markets.''IMANI SEM with offices in Accra and London are the organizers of Densu Talent Search.Papa Agyemang, a Ghanaian-British and Licensed FA Intermediary spearheads this

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa says there will be tight security at the stadium on Saturday when the Harambee Stars face Ghana in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.  This move is to provide tightened security is to check hooligans at the Kasarani Stadium.Authorities  have the decision to avert a recurrence of the chaos that broke out during the Mashemeji derby between AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia at the same venue two weeks ago.Reports claim about a

Inter Milan playmaker Kwadwo Asamoah is among the remaining four players to join the Black Stars camp in Ethiopia today ahead of Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya.Newcastle star Christian Atsu and the America-based duo of Harrison Afful and Ebenezer Ofori will also arrive on Tuesday to complete the number of players expected to join the team.Coach Kwesi Appiah already has 16 players in camp as they started arriving from last night to join the camp

Egypt’s Mohammed Salah was announced as one of ten nominees for FIFA the Puskas Award for his sensational opener at Anfield last season in the Merseyside derby against Everton. The award is given to one player for scoring the best goal of the year from anywhere in the world and the winner will be announced at The Best FIFA Football Awards Show on September 14 in London.The winner of the award will be decided by an online poll on Fifa's official website.Mohamed Salah

Ghanaian defender Godfred Asnate's Horoya AC were given a tough draw in the CAF Champions League quarter final pairings on Monday. The Guinean champions will face seven times champions Al Ahly of Egypt following the draw held in Cairo.Al Ahly  finished their campaign in the African competitions Group A as winners after pulling off an impressive comeback, winning their last four encounters after collecting only one point from the first two to occupy the leadership with 13

Mathew Kudjo, of Great Somax, was the toast of fans at the just ended Under-16 Football Tournament, organised by Baby Jet Promotions.Kudjo, 16, is indeed a star in the making, as he was the brightest spot in the competition, with his amazing skills and helped his side to become the overall winners.It was no surprise, he emerged the overall Best Player after the competition, at the Asamoah Gyan Soccer Complex in Accra.He told GNA Sports said, he was grateful to God, for guiding him

Afriyie Acquah left Italy on Monday to join his Ghana squad for this weekend's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya in Nairobi.The 26-year-old posed for a photo at the Malpensa Airport in Milan before flying out to join his international teammates in Ethiopia.Acquah has been in top form this season as he has started in all three matches in the Serie A.He joined Empoli on transfer deadline day but walked straight into the starting line-up.Acquah will train with

Ghanaian forward Sadat Karim came off the bench to rescued a point for Landskrona BoIS in their 1-1 stalemate with Norrby IF in the Swedish Superettan over the weekend.Swedish defender Abdelrahman Saidi headed the visitors ahead in the 29th minute despite having less possession.With the match looking to slip away from the hosts, coach Agim Sopi introduced Sadat Karim at half time to help change the dynamics.The 26-year-old repaid the faith shown in him by the gaffer by scoring