Midfielder Afriyie Acquah has been voted as Empoli Player of the Month by the club's supporters.The Ghana international has been in fine form for Azzurris in their last six matches for the October and November.Acquah is a key member for Giuseppe Iachini's side who are struggling to move up the ladder in the Serie A.He made a transfer deadline season-long loan move from Torino but has become a regular of the team.Empoli travel to play SPAL on Saturday in need of points
Today marks exactly 21 years Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak lost one of their star players Shamo Quaye.The club legend died on November 30, 1997 in a freak on-pitch accident while playing a 'fun' match in his native Ghana after returning from Sweden on holiday.Quaye was an exceptional player who lived life to the fullest until his untimely demise. 2??1?? years ago today, we lost a legend, Shamo Quaye. ‘We will forever remember you Shamo Leather, Wonder’.????????????#AHOSC
Crystal Palace assistant manager Ray Lewington has urged Jeffrey Schlupp to start firing as the Eagles continue the search of ending their abysmal poor goal-scoring form.The London-based side have largely relied up Wilfred Zaha and Luka Milivojevic to dig them out of trouble in the absence of top marksman Christian Benteke who underwent a knee surgery in September and is expected to return in January.In his absence, Palace have struggled to hit the target as Jordan Ayew and Alexander
German side Schalke 04 will hold crunch talks with Ghana defender Abdul Baba Rahman over his future at the club.Rahman, 24, has struggled since he re-joined the side on an 18-month loan deal from English giants Chelsea this summer.The Ghana international has made just two starts and one substitute appearance largedly due to recurrent injuries and the availability of other players.It appears Schalke have had enough of his fitness concerns and are considering terminating the loan
Levante striker Raphael Dwamena has kept his market value despite playing a paltry 53 minutes for the side in the La Liga since arriving. The 23-year-old, who is one of three most expensive signings for the club, has endured a frustrating spell at the club.The Ghana international has made just 53 minutes appearance for Levante since joining from FC Zurich.Despite the struggles, the Black Star has maintained his market value at six million Euros, according to 'Transfermarkt'.The
Former Ghana stars Stephen Appiah and Michael Essien will participate in a ceremonial match in Lagos, Nigeria in March 2019.The pair are among 21 former top footballers including Liberian President George Weah and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba who will play in the charity match dubbed 'The Match': A Celebration of Excellence in Sport'.The game is being put together to celebrate Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.Other stars expected to take part in the match include
IFK Göteborg will send Ghanaian duo Prosper Kasim and Lawson Sarbah on another loan expedition.The two Ghanaian talents joined the Swedish side from Inter Allies in 2015.But the pair endured difficult spell with the Blåvitt, leading to the decision to farm them out on loan.Kasim is enjoying a fabolous loan spell at Mjällby AIF, who are keen to retain his services and same applies to Lawson Sarbah at Linköping.Sporting director Jonas Olsson has told Swedish newspaper GP in
German side Schalke 04 are considering ending their association with Ghana defender Abdul Baba Rahman.The Bundesliga outfit will seek for the premature cancellation of the deal due to fitness concerns.The 24-year-old has made just two starts and one substitute appearances since joining the Royal Blues on a season long loan from Chelsea.And manager Christian Heidel has hinted the club will be forced to terminate the contract if his fitness does not improve."Baba needs games
Ghana star Andre Ayew is the face of Turkish giants Fenerbahce for their mouth-watering sponsorship deal with Avis.Fenerbahce have sealed €5.45 million sponsorship deal with the American car rental company.And Ghana international is the face of the new one-year deal following his heroics since joining the side.Ayew, 28, has been labeled as a brace warrior after he played through a painful broken finger in their side's Süper Lig 2-1 defeat against Süper Lig.The on loan
There is no reason why Banyana Banyana players should not earn the same salaries as their male counterparts‚ SA Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan said following South Africa’s first ever qualification for the Fifa Women's World Cup.Jordaan said the gap in incentives between female and male football players must be closed and it should not only be a focus in South African football but in all other football associations.In official matches Bafana players
Ghana's Normalisation Committee have been caught in a spectacular accountability crisis, after failing to render account for the Namibia friendly last week.The four-member committee have been unable to render and account for the home-based Black Stars international friendly against the Brave Warriors in Windhoek.There have been several attempts to water down on the call for accountability which is growing louder in the local media.The Black Stars flew to Namibia to play in
Former Chelsea and Ghana international, Michael Essien, will join an elite group of football stars to take part in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup draw in Paris, France on December 8.Essien, 35, was selected alongside former footballers, Kaka, Luis Saha, Alex Scott, Steffi Jones, Aya Miyama, Mia Hamm, Marie Bochet and France national team coach, Didier Deschamps to held conduct the draw for the tournament, which comes off from June 7 to July 7 in France.On Thursday, FIFA named
JE Sarpong wants Ghana FA technical director Francis Oti Akenteng to resign over his poor work ethics.Akenteng, who is the longest serving technical chief of the Ghana Football Association has come under mounting scrutiny after the recent failures of three national women national teams.The Black Queens crashed out of the 2018 Africa Women's Nations Cup on home soil while the country's female U-17 team exited the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay at the quarter-final
LA Galaxy are engaged in contract talks with Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Boateng ahead of 2019 Major League Soccer season.The former Right to Dream graduates’ two years contract with the MLS outfit LA Galaxy elapsed at the end of the just-ended MLS campaign.But according to the club, talks with the 24-year-old and Chris Pontius and defender Dave Romney are underway.Boateng joined LA Galaxy from Swedish side Helsingborg in 2016 where he made 37 appearance for Allsvenskan during
Kim Grant will hold his first training session as new head coach of local giants Hearts of Oak on Saturday.Grant, who doubles as director of football, will supervise the training session at Pobiman.The ex-Ghana international was appointed to replace Seth Hoffman on November 8.Our new Director of Football and First Team Head Coach Kim Grant will hold his first training session tomorrow at Pobiman. Training starts at 8:00am. He will later meet with key stakeholders of the Club and
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has expressed his delight with the performance of Ghanaian youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi in their 4-0 win over PAOK in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.French forward Olivier Giroud scored twice before half-time, the second a brilliant volley from a Cesc Fabregas pass.Then 18-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi netted after 60 minutes before providing a goal for Alvaro Morata, on for Giroud, as the Blues responded from the loss to Tottenham with a fifth win
Talented Ghanaian teenage star Mukarama Abdulai has been earned herself a nomination for 2018 CAF Women's Best Player award after a sensational 2018. Mukarama is among 15 nominees for the award and will be hoping to claim the individual accolade after excelling at the world stage with the Black Maidens.The 16-year-old captained Ghana to quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scoring a record seven goals.Her seven goals made her outright top scorer for Ghana
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has opted to doubled the winning bonus of the Super Falcons ahead of Saturday's Africa Women's Cup of Nations final against the Banyana Banyana of South Africa.Mr. Pinnick made the pledge when he met with the players and officials at the AH Hotel, Accra on Thursday, as he delivered the good wishes of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) and the football -loving populace of Nigeria to the Cup
English born Ghanaian youngster Calum Hudson-Odoi says it is a "dream come true" to score his first senior goal for Chelsea after the Blues thrashed POAK in the Europa League on Thursday night. Hudson-Odoi scored Chelsea's third goal in the 4-0 thumping of the Greek club at the Stamford Bridge as the London side top Group L of the Europa League."A dream come true, buzzing to get my first goal and assist for the team I’ve been playing for from the age of 8
Ghana coach Bashiru Hayford missed out on a nomination for the CAF Women's Coach of the Year award following the abysmal showing at 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations.The Black Queens failed to make it out of the group stage of the tournament despite being hosts.Africa's football governing body on Friday announced the nominees for the 2018 Women's best coach best award which saw Hayford not included.The list has the coaches of the two finalists of the Women's
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