Budding Ghanaian forward Bukayo Saka made a brief appearance on his debut for Arsenal in their 4-1 thrashing of Fulham FC in the Premier League on Tuesday.Granit Xhaka put the Gunners in front with a close range strike in the 55th minute before Alexandre Lacazette made it 2-0 ten minutes after the recess.Fulham threatened to leave the Emirates with a point after substitute Aboubakar Kamara halved the deficit but Aaron Ramsey’s 79th minute strike put the game beyond the Cottagers.Saka,
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan says he is hatching a plan with his deputy Andre Ayew to end the country's trophy-drought at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.The Black Stars last won the continental title 34 years ago at the 1984 finals played in Libya.But the four-time African champions have missed three finals- 1992, 2010 and 2015.Despite speculations that Gyan has a fractured relationship with his second-in-command, the Kayserispor man claims the duo are bent on re-writing the
Ghana Premier League side Elmina Sharks have released 12 players with immediate effect, GHANASoccernet.com understands.Notable among the sacked players is Mohammed Tetteh Nortey who captained the team in the Division One League to secure promotion to the top-flight in 2016/2017.Nortey went ahead to feature 24 times and scored twice to help the Sharks maintain their spot in the Ghana Premier League.Also shown the exit door is Tanko Mohammed who joined the club only last year after
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has stated that his outfit is they are ready to complete a deal for Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke in the winter transfer window.The Eagles have been struggling to score goals this season despite signing Ghana forward Jordan Ayew on loan from Swansea City in August.Even with Christian Benteke out due to injury concerns, the Ghanaian forward has fallen down the pecking order behind Wilfred Zaha, Andros Townsend, Connor Wickham and Alexander Sorloth.“First
Defender Awudu Nafiu has terminated his contract with Asante Kotoko by mutual consent, according to media reports.According to reports, the Kumasi-based outfit agreed to rescind the contract of the centre-back after the player requested for it as he seeks to find regular playing time elsewhere.The 30-year-old failed to make the club's official list submitted to the CAF for their Confederation Cup campaign.He joined the Porcupine Warriors on a free transfer after ending his
Ghanaian striker Zikiru Adams has joined Zambia Super League side Forest Rangers on a short-term deal from champions ZESCO United.GHANASoccernet.com can confirm the 24 year-old signed a six-month deal with the Foresters as he looks to relaunch his career.Adams joined ZESCO United in 2018 after a scintillating campaign in 2017 which saw him bagged 13 goals for Nchanga Rangers as they avoided relegation.The Tamale-born forward scored four times for ZESCO United when they beat Zanzibar
Milovan Rajevac will be sacked as Thailand coach if he fails to reach the quarter-final of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, according to Football Association of Thailand chief Somyot Poompanmoung.The Serb has vowed to win as many matches as possible at the tournament which starts this Saturday at the United Arab Emirates.Thailand will take on India in group A on Sunday.Rajevac is trying to redeem his pride after hus side failed to defend their title in the AFF Championship, losing to Malaysia
Striker Asamoah Gyan believes there are signs he would have a successful season in 2019.The Ghana captain struggled for game time at the start of the 2018/2019 season but began showing glimpses of his former self before the winter break.Gyan, 33, managed to score one goal in seven league appearances and another in the FA Cup.He featured in the last three matches for Kayserispor before the break and it looks like new coach Hikmet Karaman might give him more playing time."There
Nigeria duo Asisat Oshoala and Francisca Ordega, and South Africa's Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana have made the final three for the Women’s Player of the Year 2018.The three made the cut after a performance-filled year which saw them make headlines at both club and national levels.Oshoala, winner for the past two years with three titles overall (2014, 2016, 2017) has her sights on a fourth title, to equal the feat of compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011).The 24-year
Egypt star Mohamed Salah is on course to retain his African Player of the Year title after making the final three-man list for this year's award. But he faces competition from his Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane and 2015 winner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who plays for Arsenal.A repeat of last year, the three players will be hoping to begin the year with the crown of Player of the Year for their exploits in 2018.The winner will be unveiled at the Awards Gala on 8 January 2019
English giants Chelsea are demanding big money from Bayern Munich to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi.According to the Mirror, the Blues have told Bayern to fork out £40million if they want to sign the budding English-born Ghanaian winger.The German giants are believed to have had a bid of £20m rejected after being impressed by the 18-year-old.Chelsea appear ready to sell the teenager - but not on the cheap.Hudson-Odoi was promised first team opportunities this season but has found playing
It's time to bid goodbye to 2018 and welcome 2019 with open arms and lots to look forward to. Every football fanatic is excited about what the new year has in store for them and Ghana's leading football website, GHANASoccernet.com would like to wish our valued readers a very Happy New Year!As always, there will be plenty of talking points ahead of the new Ghana Premier League season when the Normalisation Committee complete their mandate of reforming football in the
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