Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has urged Ethan Ampadu to exercise patience as he bids to churn out regular playing time at the club.Ampadu, 18, earned lots of praise for his solid performances for Wales during the international break as his national team beat Ireland and then lost to Denmark.He made a handful of appearances for Chelsea FC last season under Antonio Conte following his move to the west London club from Exeter City last summer.The teenager has impressed many with his

RSC Anderlecht fans have expressed their disappointment in Dennis Appiah's display in the 1-0 loss against KRC Genk in the Belgian Jupilar Pro League on Saturday night.Anderlecht went into the game hoping to end their two-game winless run, but they were dominated by the in-form hosts, who have picked seventeen (17) points out of a possible twenty (21).Genk deservedly won the match 1-0 courtesy a 48th minute goal by Belgium defender Sebastian Dewaest.Despite the Purple and

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has asked the current crop players to invest in schemes and investments to have a secured future.Appiah fears the current generation of players might end up ex-stars who ended their careers bankrupt.''The young ones should learn. Recently I gathered the players and I was advising them. Now you [players] maybe having millions or they sign you millions in Europe but you should ask yourself the next 10 years when you cannot play, what are you going

Former Hearts of Oak skipper Thomas Abbey has arrived in DR Congo ahead of a possible move to AS Vita Club, GHANASoccernet.com exclusively report.Abbey landed in Kinshasa on Saturday and will be assessed by the technical staff in the coming days before signing any contract.The 25 year-old abrogated his contract with Egyptian side Ismaily SC few months after joining them.Abbey scored 13 goals and assisted 4 in the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League season.He was also an integral member

Former Tema Youth forward striker Jonah Osabutey scored the only goal for his side Werder Bremen II in their slender win over Lupo Martini Wolfsburg in the German lower-tier league.Osabutey registered his name on the score sheet for the Green and White lads in the 6th minute of the game.The 19-year-old joined the German club on a long-term contract from Tema Youth last year.Osabutey has featured for the Ghana U17 and U20 sides.

Ghanaian striker Kwabena Owusu scored his first goal of the season on Sunday in the Spanish third-tier for Salmantino UDS.The 21-year-old opened the scoring in the sixth minute as the home side Estadio El Helmantico.Salmantino UDS went on to win 4-3.Owusu is on loan from Spanish La Liga side Leganes.

Ghanaian youngster Reuben Acquah was on target for LASK Linz juniors in their 2-1 loss against Austria Vienna juniors in the Austrian Bundesliga 2 over the weekend.Acquah opened the scoring for LASK Linz just 21 minutes on the clock with a cool finish.But second half brace from Manprit Sarkaria helped Austria Vienna overcome the Linz.Acquah has scored once in four appearances for the Black and White lads.

Head coach of P?íbram Josef Csaplar has compared Emmanuel Antwi to departed star Jan Matoušek following the Ghanaian superb performance in their 1-0 win over Sigma Olomouc in the Czech top flight league on Sunday.Antwi joined P?íbram on loan from Slavia Prague in the second half of the Czech second-tier league after impressing on a similar deal at Sigma Olomouc last term.He excelled in 15 appearances to help the side to win promotion to the top flight league.The 22-year-old

Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has said that he is not surprised by Wilfried Zaha's heroics in Crystal Palace's 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town in the Premier League last Saturday. Ayew was just one of those post-match who was admiring the quality of the winning goal from Wilfried Zaha but the quality of the finish didn't take him by surprise.“I am not surprised because I know how good he is, a top player and an important one for us," he said."If he keeps

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad has vowed to devolve more powers to regional bodies in Africa to help accelerate the development of football on the continent.This is in fulfilment of his promise that more powers will be ceded from the CAF headquarters to ensure the zonal unions are made more effective through organising more competitions.The Malagasy made the revelation during the Extraordinary General Assembly of WAFU Zone A in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on Monday.This is the latest

 Ghana defender John Boye has been named in the FC Metz team for the French Lig II clash against Béziers tonight.The defender has been out of action for almost two months after picking up an injury in the game against Lens.The Ghana centre-back was replaced in the 15th minute as his side drew 1-1 with the home side in regulation.But Metz ended up advancing to the next stage by winning 5-3 on penalties.Meanwhile, head coach Frédéric Antonetti has named the Ghanaian in

Former Hearts and Kotoko star Charles Taylor has called on the Normalization Committee to set a wage barrier for local players as part of the new reforms for Ghana Football. Players from the local scene have always lamented over the poor wages they receive with some footballers believed to be receiving as low as GHC 300.The former Black Stars player suggested the minimum a player should receive as wages should be a GHC 1000.“I would plead with the Normalization Committee to allocate

Head coach of German lower tier side Halleschen FC, Torsten Ziegner has blasted referee Osmanagic over the red card handed Ghanaian Braydon Manu in the defeat to Uerdingen on Saturday. The midfielder was shown a red card in the 32nd and it affected the outcome of the game with Torsten Zienger describing the decision as a joke.Halleschen FC went on to lose 2-1 after playing about sixty minutes of the game without Manu."We have seen the scene several times in moving pictures.

Ghanaian forward John Antwi will make a return for Misr El-Mikassa in the league game against Haras El-Hodood in the Egyptian top flight league tonight.The former Dreams FC forward returns after serving a three match ban following a red card picked against Zamalek in match day 3.Referee Mohamed Adel gave the Ghanaian his matching orders for punching Baha’a Magdi as Zamalek defeated Misr El Makkasa 1-0 in the third fixture of the Egyptian Premier League.After reviewing the referee’s

Head coach of Belgian side KV Kortrijk Glen De Boeck insists the five week extension on the suspension of Ghanaian midfielder Bernard Kumordzi is too severe. The midfielder has seen his four month suspension extended to an extra five week by the Flemish Doping Tribunal in Belgium.Kumordzi returned to training last week when his four month ban was over but following the latest development, he will sit out for another five weeks.In mid-May, the Flemish Doping Tribunal slapped the

Bechem United Executive President Kingsley Owusu-Achau has sponsored his club's team manager Emmanuel Amoako Gyampa to undergo training in Europe.Mr Gyampa, who has been with Bechem for the past few years, left the country on Sunday and is expected back after three-weeks of intense studies.His first destination will be Turkish fifth tier side Modafen Futbol Kulubu Academy before moving to second-tier side Kusadasispor.He is also expected to meet top football agents. 

Ghana left-back Abdul Baba Rahman has disclosed how Chelsea ace Eden Hazard predicts his performance before matches.Hazard regularly tells team-mates exactly what he's going to do in an upcoming match.The 27-year-old has had an impressive start to the season after scoring five goals and contributing two assists in the team's five Premier League matches under new coach Maurizio Sarri.And Rahman, who is on-loan at German side Schalke claims the Belgian's quality performances

Alhaji Mumuni Sokpari has been appointed coach of Somali top flight side Elman FC, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report.Sokpari touched down in the capital city of the Northern African country, Mogadishu over the weekend ahead of his imminent signing.The soft-spoken gaffer has been out of work since he was sacked by former Ghana Premier League champions Wa All Stars six months ago, after failing to extricate the side's disappointing campaign.Sokpari was with the Northern

Fast-rising FIFA accredited referee Issaka Afful is among 53 officials who have been handed ten-year bans each for breaches by the Referees Association of Ghana.Other experienced referees like Joseph Wellington, Uriah Glah, Prosper Adii, David Adjin, Nathan Anafo are among the list.This was after the referee's controlling body in the country acting on a complaint made by Tiger Eye Pi on the 26th July 2018 after some of its members were captured in a documentary accepting bribes.RAG

The Disciplinary Committee of the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) has exonerated fourteen referees that were captured in the Anas exposé video of any wrongdoing.In a letter signed by the committee's general secretary Joseph Ayita Mensah dated September 17, 2018, states that the Referees association after conducting further investigation into Tiger PI number 12 documentary has deduced the following officiating officials were found not culpable and have accordingly been