Egyptian giants Zamalek have been handed a tough CAF Confederation Cup quarter finals draw after they were pitted against Moroccan club Hassania Agadir. The draw for the last eight of Africa's second tier competition, held on Wednesday night at the Marriot Hotel in Cairo, brought out some interesting fixtures.Zamalek's clash with Hassania between two Arab sides that is bound to be fiery thanks to the fierce rivalry between sides from the same region.The winner will face
The Confederation of African Confederation (CAF) has revealed the dates of the remaining match of the CAF Confederation Cup, just after the draw for the quarter-finals in Cairo on Wednesday night.CAF confirmed that the Confederations Cup quarter-final matches are scheduled for April 7, while the return is on the 14th of the same month.The semi-finals will be played on April 28, while the return leg matches will be played on May 5th. The final will be played on May 19 and the return
Ghanaian duo Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Nicholas Opoku to work under Igor Tudor at Italian Serie A side Udinese.The Zebrette have officially brought back former Juventus defender Igor Tudor for a second spell as coach.The Croatian return was confirmed by Udinese on Wednesday and comes just hours after Davide Nicola’s dismissal.Tudor, who took his first training session in the afternoon and will be presented on Thursday morning, kept the side in Serie A last season with two wins
SC Paderborn 07 forward Bernard Tekpetey is unsure if he will return to Schalke 04 in the summer.Tekpetey left Schalke to sign a two-year contract with German Bundesliga II side SC Pardeborn.The Royal Blues installed a buy back clause in the 21-year old forward's contract before he joined Paderborn last summer.Reports indicate that Paderborn are willing to listen to offers for the striker in June, but the Royal Blues have first refusal on their former striker.When asked if
AC Sparta Prague forward Benjamin Tetteh has expressed his readiness to sacrifice his personal ambition to help the Black Meteors secure a place in the 2019 U-23 Championship.The Ghana U-23 side will engage Gabon in the final round of the qualifying phase to the 2019 U-23 Championship in Egypt.The Meteors on Wednesday continued their preparations for the game with a friendly match against lower-tier side Shootings stars. Coach Ibrahim Tanko’s side won the game 3-1.Goals from KRC
Ghana will play Mauritania in an international friendly on March 26th as scheduled, the Normalisation Committee has confirmed. The Black Stars were reported to have scrapped off the friendly against the Lions of Chiguetti, with the team lined up to play Rwanda.However, Spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association's Normalisation Committee, Dan Kwaku Yeboah says the team will face Mauritania as planned stating there is no friendly with Rwanda.“Is not true, is just speculations
SC Paderborn 07 striker Bernard Tekpetey says his call-up to the Ghana U-23 squad was a surprise to him as he was aiming for the Black StarsTekpetey has been a mainstay at Paderborn since joining German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 in the summer.The 21-year-old hitman’s form for the Benteler-Arena outfit has earned him call up into the Ghana U-23 side that are preparing to engage Gabon in the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday.But the former Unistar Soccer Academy
Rwanda are reported to have lined up a friendly match against Ghana on March 26.The Black Stars were initially scheduled to engage Mauritania in a friendly encounter but the match according to reports have been scrapped which has paved way for Rwanda to take their slot.The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association has gone silent on any such scheduled game as various communications on the entity's official website concerning the Fifa international break have
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan will today pay a visit to his Black Stars teammates in training as they prepare to engage Kenya in the final 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.The Kayserispor forward was left out of coach Kwesi Appiah 24-man squad for the dead-rubber encounter against the Harambee Stars of Kenya on Saturday.Despite his exclusion, Gyan has to touched down in the country to lend support to his teammates ahead of the match.The 33-year-old will take the opportunity to pay a visit
Asante Kotoko captain Amos Frimpong has rendered an unqualified apology to their fans following their elimination from the CAF Confederation Cup.The Porcupine Warriors failed to reach the last eight of the competition after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Zesco United in Zambia in the final group game on Sunday.Frimpong has jumped to the defense of the team and renders an unqualified apology to the fans."I will say , it was a good journey but we didn't get the expected results
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah thinks that the Black Stars will not run riot over Kenya when the two sides meet in Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.Black Stars fans an anticipating that the home side will heavily defeat the Kenyans on Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium because of their star-studded squad.Ghana take on the Harambee Stars in the final group qualifier even though both sides have already sealed their places in the tournament to be held in Egypt in June.Coach
Striker Raphael Dwamena is nursing an ankle injury and remains a doubt for Thursday's friendly against second-tier side Extremadura UD.The 24-year-old missed last Friday's 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad and was an injury time substitute the previous week in the 2-0 defeat to Villarreal.Dwamena has struggled for game time since his summer move from Swiss side FC Zurich.He has made ten La Liga appearances this season and yet to find the back of the net.
Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso says its an honour to play for the Black Stars as he eyes his 52nd cap for the country on Saturday when they play Kenya.The Black Stars will take on Kenya on Saturday in their final qualifier for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.Wakaso, who plays for Spanish side Alaves, is ecxpected to play a key role for the Black Stars as they seek to finish the qualifiers in style.The Tamale-born player says is always a privilege for him to serve his country by
England captain Harry Kane has expressed his belief that teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi has the talent to play at the highest level.The Chelsea wonder-kid was handed his maiden call up into the England squad ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifies against Czech Republic and Montenegro which is set to come off on Friday 22, and Monday, 25 March respectively."He has been great over the last couple of days," said Kane. "We're excited to have him. Everyone is fighting for
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Central Africa Republic referee Jean Marc Ganamandji to officiate the first leg match between Ghana and Gabon in the Africa Cup of Nations U-23 qualifiers on Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium.The center referee will be assisted by countrymen, Jospin Luckner Malonga as Assistant Referee 1, Oscar Vujovic Serengapou as Assistant Referee 2 and Dongombe Arcy and Prince Arcy as the Fourth Official.Executive Committee member of the
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed referee David Laryea to handle the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier between Libya and Nigeria.The Ghanaian match official will be assisted by countrymen, Acheampong Brobbey as assistant referee one and Emmanuel Allou assistant referee two and Adaar Abdul Latif as the fourth official.The clash is scheduled for Wednesday March 19, 2019 in Tripoli.Meanwhile Executive Committee member of the Nigerian Football Federation
The Harambee Stars of Kenya will jet off to Ghana on Thursday March 21 ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.The team begun preparations on Tuesday with majority of the players called up for the game taking part in the session.Tottenham star and skipper of the side Victor Wanyama, Erick Johanna, Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma, Ismail Gonzalez and Paul Were and a host of other players took part in the training which was supervised by Head coach Sebastien Migne.The Harambee
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed that he will use Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya to decide his final squad for the tournament.The Black Stars take on the Harambee Stars in the final group qualifier even though both sides have already sealed their places in the tournament to be held in Egypt in June.Coach Appiah called up five debutants for the match including UAE-based midfielder Ernest Asante and Caleb Ekuban who plays in Turkey.Belgium-based
Kenya's key defender Brian Mandela Onyango is likely to miss Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after pulling out of training on Wednesday because of injury.The South Africa-based centre-back was taken off during Wednesday's training at the Moi Sports Centre in Kasarani with what looked like an ankle injury.Medics at the training session attended to the Maritzburg United player but Kenya coach Sebastien Migne is uncertain about the fitness of the player for the
Head coach of Kenya, Sebastien Migne has asked the football federation to speed up the process of acquring a passport for Namibian born winger Christopher Mbamba. The pacy winger seems to have impressed coach Sebastien Migne in training, who has asked the government to expedite the process of giving him a valid Kenyan passport.“Mbamba has proven to be a very good player. Unfortunately, we are still trying to regularise his documentation and he cannot play before that process
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