Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah picked up an early injury as his side Empoli suffered a 3-1 defeat at Sassuolo in the Serie A on Friday night.Acquah suffered a knock and had to be replaced after just 14 minutes.Francesco Caputoh had given Empoli the lead after just 18 seconds at the Mapei Stadium before former Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng 13 minutes later.Acquah is expected to undergo tests on Saturday when the team return to their base to ascertain the extent of the
Fousseny Coulibaly scored a late goal to lead Espérance de Tunis into the semifinals of the 2018 Caf Champions League with a 1-0 win (3-1 on aggregate) over Tunisian rivals Étoile du Sahel at the Stade Olympique de Sousse on Friday. Following a 2-1 win for Espérance in the first-leg last weekend, the two time champions made sure of a place in the final four with victory on their travels.Espérance will next face Angolan outfit Primeiro de Agosto for a spot in the CafCL final
Ghanaian prospect Francis Amuzu made his Europe League debut on Thursday as Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Spartak Trnava in Group D.The 19-year-old was deployed on the flanks and he lasted the entire duration of the match.His sparkling performance on the night justified coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck's decision to hand him a starting role.Amuzu has already made four league appearances this season.But Anderlecht were undone by a 79th minute goal scored by Matej Oravec.
TP Mazembe drew 1-1 with C.D Primeiro de Agosto in the 2018 CAF Champions League quarter-final second-leg match at the Stade TP Mazembe in DR Congo on Friday.As a result, Angola's Agosto progressed to the semi-finals after winning the tie on the away goals rule after a 1-1 draw on aggregate, while DR Congolese giants Mazembe bowed out of the competition.The Ravens dominated the match from the start and they managed to break the deadlock through Jackson Mulenga just 12 minutes
Kevin-Prince Boateng continued his impressive start to the season by scoring to help Sassuolo comeback to beat Afriyie Acquah's Empoli 3-1 on Friday night in the Serie A.Fellow Ghana international Alfred Duncan lasted the entire duration for the winning side at home.Francesco Caputo gave Empoli the lead after just 18 seconds at the Mapei Stadium.Midfielder Leonardo Capezzi surged into the box and cut it back for Caputo to stroked the ball into the net.Sassuolo snatched the
The Normalization Committee (NC), has decided to form Ad-hoc Committees, to help with specific tasks and objectives, aimed at achieving the core mandate of the committee.This is to enable the committee, to seek the expertise and knowledge of other people, as part of efforts to rebuild Ghana football.The move, is within the powers conferred on them by the Federation of International Football Association and this was concluded after a maiden meeting with chaired by President of the
Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah and fellow summer signing Stephan De Vrij have been named the best arrivals of the transfer window at Inter Milan. Asamoah joined Inter after six years with Juventus and has comfortably walked into the Milan team this season and is a key member of manager Luciano Spalleti.The former Udinese midfielder has excelled through the middle of the pitch and on the flanks, where he provided a very important assist as Inter came from a goal down to beat Tottenham
The head of the African Football Confederation (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad has arrived in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, one clear week of a momentous meeting of the continent's football governing body.The Malagy's hand-on approach to governance means he has arrived, together with the Egyptian FA chief Hany Abou Rida, well in time to supervise preparations of the CAF General Assembly.Abou Rida received Ahmad at noon at the headquarters of Jabalia on the island, before heading
Vice president of the Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee Lucy Quist has urged the female national women's football team, Black Queens, to win the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. She said the Black Queens had the full support of the nation and must, therefore, feel inspired and motivated to conquer Africa on home soil."Today, football has become an extremely important part of our development as individuals and our development as a nation.Sports is
Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Lomotey has been declared fit for Villarreal B's clash with Ejea in the Spanish Segunda Division B this weekend. Lomotey has been on the sidelines for 10 days after sustaining an injury in his side's 1-1 draw with Castellon.However, he has fully recovered and is tipped to make an appearance in the match on Saturday.Villarreal on loan from second-tier side Extremadura UD.
Ghana midfielder Richard Boateng is optimistic of a Black Stars call-up soon, despite the plethora of talents available to coach Kwesi Appiah.Boateng, who has been top shape for Real Oviedo in the Spanish Segunda division since joining from Extremadura UD in the summer, says he is aware of the competition in the Ghana midfield but is ready to fight for a spot."It is a dream for any player to represent his country in international competitions. It is time to continue fighting
Appreciated by coaches, but never idolised by fans, since his move to Inter Milan, that’s all changed for Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah. Now he is the man who started the comeback and will always be remembered by fans for getting Inter off to the best start on their Champions League return with several online betting platform tipping them as one of the favourites for the competitionItalian newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport believes Asamoah has already become a pillar of Spalletti’s
There is much talk about the UEFA Champions League being the best club competition to exist and only second to the FIFA World Cup which is an international tournament. Because of that, not much attention has been paid to a tournament like the African Cup of Nations where the best teams on the African continent pitch against each other to fight for the crown of "Wakanda". Such an exceptional tournament was left for us Africans to enjoy and the rest of the world was starved
Appreciated by coaches, but never idolised by fans, since his move to Inter, that’s all changed for Kwadwo Asamoah, now he is the man who started the comeback and will always be remembered by fans for getting Inter off to the best start on their Champions League return.Gazzetta dello Sport believes Asamoah has already become a pillar of Spalletti’s new Inter despite his short time with the club, something which was confirmed after his perfect assist to Icardi who levelled the
Appreciated by coaches, but never idolised by fans, since his move to Inter, that’s all changed for Kwadwo Asamoah, now he is the man who started the comeback and will always be remembered by fans for getting Inter off to the best start on their Champions League return.Gazzetta dello Sport believes Asamoah has already become a pillar of Spalletti’s new Inter despite his short time with the club, something which was confirmed after his perfect assist to Icardi who levelled the
The trophy for the 2018 Africa Women’s Champions is expected to arrive in the country in the coming days before it continues to other part of the continent as part of the touring of the coveted silverware. The tour will soon start in Ghana, host country for the 2018 edition of the competition before moving to the other part of the continent.Nigeria, Cameroon, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, South Africa and Algeria are all expected to witness the flashy trophy at stake for eight
Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko are giving their Adako Jachie training ground a facelift.Re-grassing of the second pitch at the ground is ongoing.The Porcupine Warriors broke ground last year for the construction of a mini stadium on the ground.Check the pictures below:
Sierra Leone has been warned by FIFA that it risks an international ban following the decision to overturn the leadership of the football association.On Tuesday, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seized controlof the Sierra Leone FA (SLFA) while forcing president Isha Johansen to step aside. Fifa's statutes forbid outside third-party interference in the running of its members."We request the SLFA to provide a detailed report on the current situation by no later than
Normalisation Committee vice president Lucy Quist has praised female footballers in the country.She also tipped her hat to all those who have contributed to the women's game.Qusit said: "I will like to begin by applauding all the female footballers of Ghana, not just the Black Queens but all of them who produced the pipeline of women who will eventually go on to become Black Queens and those who have gone before them who have set an example and demonstrated to them that
Ghana forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has waded into the debate about who is the best player in the world between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.Boateng, 31, has played against both players throughout his playing career so he dared to have his say on them.In an interview with the SPOX, Boateng shared his thoughts on the two incredible players."For young people who are football players, Ronaldo should be the best in the world," he said."He is the best example to look
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