Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri is delighted with the performance of Callum Hudson-Odoi following their 5-0 walloping of Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League on Thursday night.The Blues had the cigars out in a thoroughly lop-sided affair, which included a perfect hat-trick from Olivier Giroud, as those pre-match fears over a potential minefield at the Olympic Stadium proved unfounded.Marcos Alonso got the other goal for the Blues before Hudson-Odoi completed the rout in the 79th minute.The
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his fourth goal of the UEFA Europa League as Chelsea smashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.Maurizio Sarri’s players had the cigars out in a thoroughly lop-sided affair, which included a perfect hat-trick from Olivier Giroud, as those pre-match fears over a potential minefield at the Olympic Stadium proved unfounded.Marcos Alonso got the other goal for the Blues before Hudson-Odoi completed the rout in the 79th minute.The
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his fourth goal of the UEFA Europa League as Chelsea smashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.Maurizio Sarri’s players had the cigars out in a thoroughly lop-sided affair, which included a perfect hat-trick from Olivier Giroud, as those pre-match fears over a potential minefield at the Olympic Stadium proved unfounded.Marcos Alonso got the other goal for the Blues before Hudson-Odoi completed the rout in the 79th minute.The
Ghana defender John Boye is set to miss FC Metz French Ligue 2 encounter against FC Lorient due to suspension.The disciplinary committee of the LFP issued its decision on Wednesday.The Ghana international has picked three bookings in his last four outings for Frederic Antonetti’s men.Boye is permitted to feature in Friday’s match against Niort, but will sit out of the Lorient clash which is expected to come off on March 31.
Sporting Gijón chief Miguel Torrencilla has pencilled down Isaac Cofie as the most important player in the team. Statistics suggest that the Ghanaian has been extremely essential to the Rojiblanco since the departure of coach Ruben Baraja.The Asturias-based side have lost four of their eighteen games which Cofie has been included in the starting line-up.They have recorded nine wins, five draws and lost four in all competitions.With the numbers in hand, Cofie is the midfielder
Ghanaian right-back Emmanuel Adjei Sowah has returned to Anderlecht training after recovering an injury setback.Sowah had been on the treatment table since September 27, 2018.The return of the youngster is a refreshing news for the Purple and White lads due to shortage of players in the right-back position.Dennis Appiah is the only recognised senior player in that spot after Andy Najar picked an injury in their game against Royal Antwerp in February.The 21-year-old was a revelation
As part of preparations towards the double header on March 23, 2019 at the Accra Sports Stadium the Deputy Sports Minister Perry Okudzeto National Sports Authority Boss Patrick Twumasi Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah and Managing Director of Green Grass Technology were at the venue to inspect the facility.The double header will see the Black Meteors host Gabon in the AFCON U23 qualifiers whilst the Black Stars also take on Kenya in their final group game at the same venue
Former Ghana Premier League goal king Nana Poku scored for Al Wakra who thumped Al-Bida 4-0 to the qualify to the Qatari Stars League with one match to spare.Poku scored the second goal with a header in the 30th minute to give Al Wakra a 2-0 lead at half time.In the second half a brace from Omar Ali in the 50th and 80th minutes respectively to seal the comprehensive.Al-Wakra have been crowned second-tier champion ahead of their final match with Al-Mirkhia.They will be making a return
Ghana and Barcelona midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng is set to return to Sassuolo at the end of his loan deal with Barcelona according to reports and has a contract with the Italian club which runs till 2020.The 32-year old joined Barcelona in January but has only made two appearances for the Spanish giants in all competitions.Boateng has not been picked by Valverde in Barca’s last three matches in the la liga but was surprisingly named in the Champions League against Lyon on
Swedish club Malmo FC are demanding for a refund of 14 million from Sirius for the transfer of Ghanaian International Kingsley Sarfo .Kingsley Sarfo who is currently serving his jail term was bought by Malmo in the summer of 2017 from Sirius at a fee of 14 million had his contract cancelled by the club after he was convicted. Sarfo was sentenced for two cases of rape against children.Malmo have reported the issue to the Swedish Football Association arbitration panel and are demanding
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has urged Callum Hudson-Odoi to stay and fight for a place in the team.The 18-year-old wants a move in the summer due to lack of play time from Sarri with a host of clubs in Europe wanting to sign him. But Lampard believes Hudson-Odoi can break into the first team and he should stay and fight for his place."Firstly, I'd love him to stay at Chelsea," he told talkSPORT."He needs to be doing everything to get in that team. Is he working
Three players from division one side Nkoranza Warriors have joined Swedish club J-Sodra as part of a collaboration between the two clubs. The partnership was signed in February and has seen three players already at the club.Aaron Donkor 18 years, Emmanuel Boateng Agyenim 19 years and Sadick Abubakari 21 years are the players to join J-Sodra and they are set to begin training on Thursday.Speaking on the arrival of the players Sports manager for J-Sodra Andreas Jankevis stated that
Reports that CAF president Ahmad Ahmad has been refused a visa to enter the United States for this week's Fifa Council meetings in Miami have proven to be false after he received his visa on Thursday.The Malagasy applied for the visa from Egypt last week to attend the meetings in Miami but stringent measures for visa applications to the USA from the North African country led to delays.This sparked widespread false reports in media including the BBC that the leader of Africa's
National Sports Authority has issued a statement to the public to express their discontent at the unsporting behavior exhibited by some football fans during last Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup game between Asante Kotoko and Al Hilal of Sudan at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.The fans were seen throwing missiles onto the pitch during the game after Ethiopian referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa refused to award Kotoko a penalty when he was brought down in the box.The NSA has
Ghanaian striker Benjamin Acheampong has been sentenced to three years in prison in Egypt for refusing to pay an agent his commission over his transfer to the North African country, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.The former Asante Kotoko player was also fined $570 over his transfer to the Egyptian top-flight side Zamalek two years ago.The judge also ordered the player to pay the agent Wael Al-Kharbtawi $23,000 in addition to serving the 36 months in prison.Wael Kharbtawi
Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee (NC) has began the search for a new coach for the Black Queens which has been confirmed by Naa Odofoley Nortey who is a member of the committee.Bashiru Hayford who was the head coach of the team during the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations resigned from his post and there are reports he is set to be named the new technical director of the Somalia Football Federation.Confirming this in an interview with Happy FM Naa Odofoley said:
Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan has revealed that he started off as a striker before switching his position to a goalkeeper.The 24-year old has been very successful in his role as a goalkeeper in his professional career so far.In an interview with Cafonline.com, Felix revealed how he started off his career: “I started as a striker at a youth club in Achimota. As if by fate, something happened during one of our games and that changed my destiny on the pitch.“There was a
Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan has said that it is his dream to play at the biggest stage in Africa football being the Africa Cup of Nations with the national team of Ghana.The 24-year old has been invited to the Black Stars as they take on Kenya in the final game of the AFCON qualifier against Kenya on March 23.Felix who doubles as deputy captain of Asante Kotoko is having one of his best seasons with the club in the CAF Confederation Cup leading to his call-up into the national
Midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah is confident of Inter Milan's chances of qualifying to the quarter finals of the Europa League ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt. Inter host the German side at the San Siro after a goalless first leg at the Commerzbank Arena last week.Despite missing the game through suspension, the 30-year old midfielder has faith in his teammates to deliver tonight."It was a tough match in the first leg, It wasn't easy to play in this atmosphere tonight,"
Ghanaian forward Karim Sadat made time of Hamstalds BK's busy preseason camp in Spain to watch Barcelona thrash Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Hamstald BK are in Barcelona intensifying preparations ahead of the start of the Superretan league next month.The striker who has been in tremendous form for the Swedish side, scoring four in four games in the Svenska Cup before their elimination at the hands of AFC Ekilstuna, watched his idols dazzle
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