Ghana youth winger Evans Mensah came off the bench to score a brace for HJK Helsinki as they beat Inter Turku 2-1 to start the Finnish top-flight league with style.Mensah replaced Riku Riski in the 31st minute after the Finnish attacker picked an injury in the 29th minute.Despite dominating the match, HJK could not break the visitors as the game went into recess.The defending champions expectedly took the lead on the 66th minute through Mensah. The petit winger run from deep position

Ghana youth forward Joseph Paintsil has acknowledged the competitiveness of the KRC Genk squad but is hopeful of churning out enough playing time.Paintsil joined the Luminus Arena outfit on a four-year deal after impressing on loan at Hungary side Ferencvarosi.The 21-year has however failed to enjoy regular playing time at the club, making 29 appearances in all competitions and scoring 5 goals in the process.The Former Tema Youth star was hailed by the club’s supporters over the

Karela United's Diawisie Taylor second goal of the competition cancelled out Dreams FC’s early lead in the first half as the game ended 1-1 at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu on Wednesday.Dreams FC were in search for their first win in the competition after losing their opening game against Hearts of Oak on Sunday.The Still Believe club started off with more intense and got the goal in the 26th minute through Samuel Alarbi in the first half.Both teams created a lot of chance

Liberty Professionals recovered from their 3-1 loss to WAFA SC in the match day one as they comfortably beat Ebusua Dwarfs by 4-0 on Wednesday in Dansoman.The Scientific Soccer Lads made few changes in their starting lineup with Ghana U23 midfielder Simon Zibo making a return to captain his side.Togo national team goalkeeper Fatao Alhassan Dida replaced Kofi Baah in the posts.The hosts got an early lead after Kwadwo Addae puts the ball into his own net at the Carl Reindorf Park

Liberty Professionals recovered from their 3-1 loss to WAFA SC in the match day one as they comfortably beat Ebusua Dwarfs by 2-0 on Wednesday in Dansoman.The Scientific Soccer Lads made few changes in their starting lineup with Ghana U23 midfielder Simon Zibo making a return to captain his side.Togo national team goalkeeper Fatao Alhassan Dida replaced Kofi Baah in the posts.The hosts got an early lead after Kwadwo Addae puts the ball into his own net at the Carl Reindorf Park

Elmina Sharks FC pipped Hearts of Oak 1-0 at the Nduom Sports Stadium to claim their first three points of the Special Competition on Wednesday.Felix Addo's late strike gave the Phobians their first defeat of the campaign.Yaw Acheampong made one change to his starting eleven that drew 0-0 with Inter Allies FC last Sunday in Tema.Augustine Owusu got his first start for the Botweku Mba whilst Issaka Mohammed was also handed his home debut.The home side came close to getting the

High flying Ashantigold held Bechem United to a goalless draw at the Nana Gyeabuor Park in match day two of the GFA Special competition. The miners wasted no time in declaring their intentions in the game after winning a free kick in the fourth minute but playmaker Richard Djodi's narrowly missed after his curling strike went pass the post.Bechem United goalkeeper Daniel Afadzu was called into action once again after Shafiu Mumuni set up Amos Nkrumah only for the miners to

WAFA SC were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Inter Allies on Wednesday in the Southern Sector clash of the Special Competition.The Academy Boys took the lead in the 55th minute when Kingsford Opoku Frimpong scored a beautiful goal.But five minutes later, the visitor snatched the equalizer through Effiong Nsungusi Jnr.The Nigerian connected home Paul Abanga's cross.WAFA came into the game late and starting dominating possession after 32 minutes.But minutes later Justice Aaron

Aduana Stars produced a masterful performance to record their first win of the Normalisation Committee's Special Competition by defeating Eleven Wonders at Nana Agyeman Badu Park on Wednesday. Aduana, who lost their opening game 1-0 against Kotoko, took the lead through Yahaya Mohammed in the first half.The lead was doubled in the second half by Abdulrahman Fatawu in the second half.Former Kotoko striker Alex Asamoah half the deficit to set up a nervy end to the encounter.For

 Follow the LIVE play-by-play of the match between Elmina Sharks and Hearts of Oak in match day two of the Special Competition on GHANAsoccernet.comThe Ghana Football Association Special Competition match day two  comes off today with some exciting fixtures coming up in the various zones.Hearts of Oak will be looking to continue their winning run in this fixture as they play against Elmina Sharks at the Nduom Sports Stadium on Wednesday.Matches to be played this afternoon

Deputy coach of the Black Stars, Ibrahim Tanko has revealed that the technical team is scouting for players from the GFA Special Competition as the Nations Cup in Egypt approaches. Football returned on the domestic scene for the first time in nine months, following the cancellation of the 2018 season after the showing of the Anas documentary dubbed number 12.Ahead of the nations cup in June, Ibrahim Tanko disclosed coaches of the national team are happy for the return of football

Management of Asante Kotoko have agreed to allow Burkinabe forward Sogne Yacouba to leave the club if the right offer comes, according to Nana Kwame Dankwa, the club's Accra representative. Sogne Yacouba is set to leave the club to join an unnamed European side after offers came flooding following his impressive form for the Reds.According to sources close to the player, clubs from Czech Republic and Portugal have began talks with the players representatives.“We've

Inform Philadelphia Union forward David Accam has set sights on making a late claim for Ghana's team for the Nations Cup in June. The winger has had a fine start to the MLS season, netting three goals in his last two games to help Union record back to back wins since the start of the campaign."I have started the season well and I just need to keep improving and doing better," Accam told Graphic Sports Online."Soccer is a funny sport, I didn’t even expect

Ghana forward Karim Sadat has expressed joy in scoring the winner in Halmstad BK's superretan league opener against Jönköping on Tuesday night. The former Hearts of Oak striker scored in the 85th minute to snatch all three points for his side at the Stadsparksvallen."Alhamdulillah for the goal last night and more importantly for the three points in the first game of the season. Thank you to all the fans that traveled to cheer us throughout the game. See you at Örjans

Former Ghana U17 defender Abdul Razak Yusif left Accra on Tuesday night to Europe, GHANASoccernet.com can confirm.The 17-year-old travelled in the company of his agent Papa Agyemang.GHANASoccernet.com understands, there is interest from at least four elite European clubs in the talented versatile defender.But the Densu Rovers player can only sign for a club when he turns 18 this August.Razak is one of the finest defenders to emerge from Ghana and has been touted by clubs such as

Black Queens captain Elizabeth Addo has expressed delight after penning a deal with Chinese Super League side Junning Sunning. The experience midfielder signed a year deal with the club after leaving the United States." Excited to have sign for jiangsu suning lfc. Thanks to my Boss Michael Kallback and Neverland Management for facilitating my move to China #TeamNeverlandMGMT #3Y3ADOM," she posted on Twitter.The skillful midfielder parted ways with USA side Seattle Reign

Black Queens captain Elizabeth Addo has expressed delight after penning a deal with Chinese Super League side Junning Sunning. The experience midfielder signed a year deal with the club after leaving the United States." Excited to have sign for jiangsu suning lfc. Thanks to my Boss Michael Kallback and Neverland Management for facilitating my move to China #TeamNeverlandMGMT #3Y3ADOM," she posted on Twitter.The skillful midfielder parted ways with USA side Seattle Reign

Ashantigold coach Svetislav Tanasijevic is very confident of winning the GFA Special Competition, insisting no club can prevent his side from lifting the trophy. According to Serbian tactician, giants Hearts and Asante Kotoko can not stand the way of Ashantigold but was weary of the threat posed by West Africa Football Academy."I don't see any club contesting Ashantigold for the Special Competition; not Asante Kotoko, not Hearts of Oak. The club whose form could compete

Participating in any type of organized sport can lead to the appearance of a series of health issues. Physical, as well as mental problems are common enough situations nowadays and they are usually connected with overtraining, changing in eating habits and the use of steroids and similar supplements. Those situations can become really painful and if not treated properly they can cause chronic health issues and they can even lead to sports-related death. What are the most common

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey saw 56 minutes of action as Atletico Madrid beat Girona on Tuesday night to close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona. Partey who is on the wish-list of Manchester United was replaced by Angel Correa in the second half with coach Diego Simeone keeping him fresh ahead of the game against Barcelona on Saturday.Simeone started the game with Koke, Saul, Thomas and Rodri in the middle with Morata up front along with Griezmann and they were the better