Joseph Paintsil enjoys 90 minutes for the first time for KRC Genk as they battered lower-tier side Lommel SK 4-0 in the Belgian Croky Cup on Wednesday evening.After making his first start for the side over the weekend in their 5-2 win against Cercle Brugge, the former Black Starlets captain was handed another starting role on Wednesday and he excelled.Goals from Dries Wouters, Edon Zhegrova, Ibrahima Seck and Marcus Ingvartsen helped Philippe Clement's progress into the

Ghanaian defender Derrick Luckassen marked his debut for Hertha Berlin in their 4-2 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Bundesliga.The versatile guardsman joined the Old Lady on a season-long loan from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven in the summer.He has been knocking on the door to make his bow for Pál Dárdai's side after weeks of intensive training.The 23-year-old was thrown into the fray in the 87th minute for Ondrej Duda during the 4-2 win over Monchengladbach

Today at the United Nations in New York FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Samoura Diouf was conferred with the African Renaissance & Diaspora Network’s (ARDN) first ever Award for Sport. The award recognises the Senegalese native’s commitment and dedication to the development of humanitarian causes and her championing of diversity and gender equality.Having spent 21 years working on high level United Nations (UN) programmes in Italy, the Republic of Djibouti, Cameroon,

Columbus Crew manager Gregg Berhalter is worried by the threat posed by Ghanaian forward CJ Sapong as they prepare to play Philadelphia Union in the MLS on Saturday. The Gold and Blacks will welcome Union, who have another Ghanaian David Accam on their roster as the battle for a place in the play offs tightens up.Columbus Crew are fourth on the Eastern Conference table, just a point ahead of Philadelphia Union who are fifth and a win will stretch the points gap between the two.Meanwhile,

Former Ashanti Gold SC defender Abdul Kadiri Mohammed found the back net for the second time for his new club four days after netting his debut goal.Arsenal Tula beat lower tier side Sakhalin 2-1 in the Russian cup round of 16 on Wednesday at away.The 22 year-old versatile player opened the scoring of the game in the 10th minute.Mohammed scored his first goal at Arsenal Tula on Saturday when they drew 2-2 with Rubin Kazan in the Russia Premier League.It was his third straight start

GHALCA's seven-man committee tasked to review the Ghana Football Association statutes is confident of submitting its report next week.Head of the Committee Jones Alhassan-Abu has been working with George Amoako, Randy Abbey, Oloboi Commodore, Emmanuel Larbi Amoah, Agbesi Dzakpasu and Wilson ArthurHearts of Oak Managing Director Mark Noonan is on board as an ex-officio member and Samuel Oduro Nyarko has been handed a late invitation to join the team.The committee is to review

The Densu Talent Search enters day three on Thursday after an explosive opening two match days.Scouts from England, Holland, Croatia, Belgium and Hungary have been impressed with the quality of football displayed at the Vision FC Park at Amarhia, Accra.The 12 teams on display have exhibited top quality.Day One results:Densu Rovers 0 - 0 Mighty JetsVision FC 2 - 0 Fortune FC (Gambia)Mighty Jets 2 - 0 CheetahAccra City Stars 0-0 Liberty ProsCharity Stars 1-3 King Doko Babies

Los Angeles FC star Latif Atta Blessing has pleaded with the club and his former side Sporting Kansas City to help him build a pitch for his little village of Nankese in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The former Liberty Professional forward in a short video reminisce his rise from grass to grace and how he wants to give back to the community that made him who he is.Latif Blessing has been a sensation since arriving in the United States, where he won the US Open Cup with Kansas City

Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan came off the bench to help HJK Helsinki beat Ilves to extend their lead at the top of the Finish league. The former Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, who returned from injury over the weekend came on in the 66th minute to replace Eetu Vertainen as HJK secured a 2-1 away win.The 32 year old was introduced into the game to neutralize the midfield after Ilves, who were trailing 2-1 had taken control of the middle of the pitch.Ville Jalasto got the opener

Ghanaian youngsters Patrick Kpozo and Frank Arhin were in fantastic form as Östersund FK defeated IF Brommapojka in the Swedish top flight league. The pair played important roles as  Östersund FK added another victory to their recent run of form with a 3-1 win over IF Brommapojka.Swedish striker Dino Islamovic bagged a hat-trick on the night for the home side with Philip Hellquist grabbing a consolation for Brommapojka.Islamovic score the first of his treble in the 18th