Ghana Premier League giants Hearts of Oak have officially unveiled Kim Grant as the club’s new head coach and director of football after signing a three-year deal on Wednesday.Grant becomes the Phobians new manager under the leadership of Togbe Afede XIV following the departure of Henry Wellington in the first round of the truncated 2017/18 Ghana Premier League season.At a press conference in Accra, Grant expressed his delight to be joining the Rainbow Club and that he is hoping
Dreams FC Executive Chairman Kurt Okraku has questioned coach Kwesi Appiah's decision to overlook in-form Benjamin Tetteh from his recent call-ups to face Ethiopia in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next week. Okraku is shocked the eight-goal Sparta Prague striker did get an invitation for the Group F encounter in Addis Ababa.The 21-year-old has hit a purple patch of scoring form this season since moving from Bohemians 1905.Okraku posted on his Facebook page: ''So
Watch the live unveiling of former Ghana international striker Kim Grant as the coach and technical director of Ghanaian giants Accra Hearts of Oak??Hearts of Oak have bolstered their technical team with the appointment of former Black Stars striker Kim Grant to steer the club in the direction it wants.Grant joins the club from their rivals Elmina Sharks after some negotiations which ensured a smooth transition.The former international is confident his tenure as the coach of
Crystal Palace wideman Andros Townsend has taken a subtle dig at Jordan Ayew, Christian Benteke and Alexander Sorloth, claiming that it would better serve the club if he partners Wilfred Zaha in attack ahead of the trio.The Eagles are enduring a difficult campaign this term after picking just eight points in eleven games, scoring a meagre 8 goals in the process.And Townsend who was deployed as a striker ahead of Ayew and Sorloth, and fetched their first goal in four games against
Former Asante Kotoko striker Eric Bekoe is rallying for support for the club ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup campaign.The Porcupine Warriors will be the sole representatives from the Wet Africa nation in the CAF second-tier inter-club competition.The Kumasi-based outfit have bolstered their squad with eleven new signings and could be adding a few more as they aim to make an impact in the competition."It's very important to support the team. This is not the time to
Kenya FA president Nick Mwendwa has asked the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to postpone the upcoming 2018 Women Africa Cup of Nations(AWCON) or expand the competition to NINE TEAMS as they fight their exclusion at CAS.The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the last-minute decision to remove them from the competition with ten days left.Kenya has been angered by the decision to reinstated Equatorial Guinea to the upcoming
The South African Football Association and sponsor's of the Banyana Banyana Sasol have put together a remuneration structure for the 21 players selected for the upcoming Women's Africa Cup of Nations.The South Africans are looking to win the competition for the first time in their history and, should they do this, the players will share a performance bonus of R2 520 000 ($ 180,643), which is R160 000 ($12,000) per player.The senior women's team, who have finished
The 2019 African Women's Cup of Nations has been thrown into chaos after Kenya went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the last-minute decision to remove them from the competition with ten days left.The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has asked the Confederation of African Foootball (CAF) to suspend the start of the tournament until the Swiss-based court determines the matter.Kenya has been angered by the decision to reinstated Equatorial Guinea to the upcoming
Head of Communications for Kenya Football Federation, Bary Otieno has stated his outfit will appeal against the decision to reinstate Equatorial Guinea for the Africa Women's Africa Nations Cup. On Wednesday, Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed in a statement that they had reinstated Equatorial Guinea and thus killing the hopes of Kenya’s Harambee Starlets from taking part in the tournament that is set to kick-off on November 17 in Ghana.Kenya had appealed
New head coach of Hearts of Oak, Kim Grant has promised to revive the fortunes of the club at his unveiling on Thursday morning. The ex-Ghana player, says he is ready to give his best to the club and has vowed to revive the "never say die spirit" of the team."“I understand the expectations at a Club like Hearts and am ready to get to work. Under my leadership, we will bring back the ‘Never Say Die’ spirit”," he said.Kim Grant previously worked as Technical
Ghana's female U-17 team, the Black Maidens have left São Paulo for Montevideo, Uruguay ahead of the FIFA U-17 Women World Cup. The Black Maidens have been in Brazil for week, where they engaged in two friendlies.Ghana defeated local side Academika 4-0 before losing to African counterparts Cameroon 2-1 on Tuesday.The team is heading to the Uruguayan capital, where they will be based for their group A games.Ghana have been paired with host Uruguay, Finland and New Zealand. BELOW
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey says he wants more play time after excelling in Atlético Madrid's UEFA Champions League win over Borrussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. The 25 year old lasted the entire duration and created an assist as Saul Niguez and Antoin Griezman earned the Spanish side all three points.Following his impressive performance against the Germans, the Ghanaian who has struggled to break into the starting eleven of Atletico this campaign indicated he wants to
Senegalese forward Yannick Gomis is not worried who finishes as RC Lens' top hiyman in the ongoing French Ligue 2 campaign as long as the club achieve their target of winning promotion into the top flight division.Gomis and fellow strikers Kyei and Thierry Ambrose have shared 12 goals in total so far this campaign, goals that have helped propel Philippe Montanier's team to 3rd on the league log."We just try to have fun every day and try to get to know each other
Maverick Eleven Wonders chief executive Takyi Arhin has kicked against attempts to use taxpayers money to fund the activities of the Ghana Football Association, urging the Normalisation Committee to step up their sponsorship drive.The interim Ghana FA is asking the government to dole out a whopping $1.5 million dollars to run the association after failing to secure sponsorship.The move has sparked controversy in the financially-stricken African nation, whose economy is up in smoke.And
German Bundesliga III side FC Carl Zeiss have been fined an amount of 2000 Euros following racial abuse to Ghanaian youngster Braydon Manu. Manu, who plays for Hallescher FC was racial abused after fans of FC Carl Zeiss chanted offensive words towards the Ghanaian in the game between the two sides in August.Hallescher FC defeated Carl Zeiss 3-0 in a game Braydon Manu scored.After netting his sides third, fans of FC Carl Zeiss used words such as 'You black pig, screw your
The Normalisation Committee is asking the struggling Ghanaian taxpayers to dole out a staggering $1.5 million to fund the activities of a private firm Ghana Football Association (GFA) in what appears a spectacular failure to attract sponsorship.The four-member committee told Parliamentary select committee on Sports, Youth and Culture on Tuesday that it will require the colossal amount to see out their six-month mandate.The monetary demand has sparked controversy amid widespread
Dutch-born Ghanaian forward Elton Acolatse believes Sint Truiden have what it takes to qualify for the Belgian Jupilar Pro League.The Canaries ended their three-match winless streak on Sunday when they inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Zulte Waregem on matchday 14 of the Belgian top-flight league.The win moved Marc Brys' side into the play-offs spot and Acolatse who netted the winner against Zulte insists finishing in the position is not out of their reach should they continue to give
Ghana forward Kevin Prince Boateng joined group training at Sassuolo on Wednesday as they prepare for the game against Lazio on Sunday. The 31 year old has struggled with minor injuries in recent weeks that has seen him practice alone most of the time.But ahead of the game against Lazio, the former Eintrachct Frankfurt forward joined the rest of his teammates together with fellow striker Boubacar who was also suffering for a minor setback.Sassuolo beat Chievo Verona last Sunday,
Former Ghana Football Association executive committee member, Kojo Yankah has mocked claims that the Normalisation Committee is demanding a whopping $1.5 million to see out their six-month mandate.Reports went widespread on Tuesday that the FIFA/CAF Normalisation Committee has told Ghana's Parliament that the money will be used to finalize its plans including a new competition for local clubs in the country among others.The vociferous former Western regional football association
Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan has been excluded from the Black Stars 20-man squad ahead of the forthcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.Annan was handed a debut Black Stars for the botched double header Afcon qualifiers against the Leone Stars of Sierra last month.The 23-year-old impressed in his first outing for the senior national where Black Stars thrashed the Porcupine Warriors 3-0 and many Ghanaians thought he will be maintained
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