Chelsea winger Calum Hudson-Odoi says Belgian star Eden Hazard has been a "superb role model" to him after his magnificent performance against West Ham. Hazard turned in one of the best individual displays of the season at Stamford Bridge in the 2-0 win, grabbing both goals and lighting up the game with numerous moments of quality."All I can say to you is that I watched the whole thing and my mouth was like [wide open], the whole way through. It was crazy, he is

 Chief Executive Officer of Asante Kotoko, George Amoako has disclosed the reason for recalling players that were put on transfer by the club. The Porcupine Warriors put six of their players on transfer after their campaign in the CAF Confederation Cup came to an end.Goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe, experienced midfielders Daniel Nii Adjei and Jordan Opoku, striker Naby Keita, Obed Owusu and Abass Mohammed were asked to leave the club.But management of the club reverted their

Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien has picked Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Senegal and Egypt as favourites to win the Nations Cup. According to Essien, there are several good teams in Africa now but the heavyweights will reign supreme in the end.“That is a difficult one because there are so many good teams these days – it’s very difficult to choose the eventual winner,” Essien told Goal.“You cannot rule out the North African teams, especially the host nation Egypt

Chief Executive Officer of Asante Kotoko, George Amoako has urged fans of club to remain optimistic despite reports of the departure of top striker Sogne Yacouba. The Burkinabe attacker is on the radar of Zambian giants Zesco United, who have made an official inquiry for the striker.According to management of the club, if Zesco come with a good offer they will allow the attacker leave.This has left many fans of the club unhappy, seeing the club's most priced asset on the verge

Ghanaian striker Eric Dupey has completed a move to Les Buffles FC de Bourgou in the Benin top-flight, GHANAsoccernet.com can disclose.Dupey was snapped by the Beninois giants after a Selected Side from Ghana engaged them a friendly about a month ago.The youngster known as goal machine signed a short-term deal with Parakou based club few days ago.Dupey made his debut on Sunday in the Benin Championship as he scored the only goal of the game when Buffles de Bourgou beat ASPAC 1-0

Turkish side Trabzonspor are set to hold sit-down talks with Leeds United over the future of Ghana forward striker Caleb Ekuban in the coming days.The on-loan Leeds forward has been in blistering form for Trabzonspor this season.According to Turkish outlet Fanatik, a clause in his contract worth £900,000 could be made permanent in the coming days.Caleb Ekuban was deemed surplus to requirements by Marcelo Bielsa last summer after just two goals in 22 games during 2017-18.However

Ghanaian youngster Patmos Arhin has been in scintillating form since joining the youth side of Turkish club Boluspor. The former Black Starlets striker scored in his side's 1-1 draw against Gençlerbirli?i S.K. to help Boluspor pick a vital away point.Arhin scored in the first half before the home side pulled level in the second half.The 18-year old is yet to sign a professional contract with the senior side but his performances for the junior team has made him a fan favourite.Boluspor

Fit-again Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has ruled himself out of playing at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Cup after claiming he is not in the plans of head coach Kwesi Appiah. The experienced midfielder returned to action at the end of last month after an 11-month injury layoff.He was an 85th minute substitute in Udinese's 2-0 win over Genoa in the Italian Serie A match.The 28-year-old was also an unused substitute in the last two matches against AC Milan and Empoli.But the former

Ghana defender Joseph Attamah Larweh produced an outstanding performance as ?stanbul Ba?ak?ehir defeated Konyaspor 2-0 in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday. The defender paired with M. Tekdemir in the heart of defence stopping the Konyaspor attackers from making any threat at goal.Attammah had a near perfect game, winning four of the six duels he was involved in as well as making two vital clearances in the game to help his side keep a clean sheet.Brazilian forward Marcio Mossoro

Ghana striker Kevin Prince-Boateng has been included in Barcelona's 22-man squad for the Champions League clash against Manchester United on Wednesday night.  The 31-year-old has made just three appearances for the Camp Nou side since making a loan switch from Italian club Sassuolo during the January transfer window.Kevin-Prince Boateng is yet to play for Barcelona in the Champions League and will be hoping to make his debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford.He was

AshantiGold midfielder James Akaminko believes the Miners have the pedigree to upend rivals Asante Kotoko on Wednesday in the Special Competition clash. The Miners are unbeaten in the competition and earned a 0-0 draw at Aduana Stars on Sunday.Kotoko are in top firm following Sunday's 3-0 away win against Techiman Eleven Wonders.''There be will no pressure on me and that of my other team mates because it’s a normal fixture,'' Akaminko told Sportsnewsgh.com

 The Black Stars of Ghana will discover their group opponents for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations later this week.The official draw for the AFCON tournament will be held on Friday April 12, in front of the Sphinx and Pyramids just outside of Egypt’s capital Cairo.The tournament which will run from June 21 to July 19 in Egypt will be the first to be played in the summer after CAF decided to move it from being held in January and February.This will also be the first of its

Youngster Isaac Atanga is set to play First Team football at Danish top-flight side Nordsjaelland after his promotion.The 18-year-old has been in top form for the youth team and head coach Flemming Steen Pedersen feels he is good enough for top-tier football.He increases the rank of Ghanaian players in the Nordsjaelland senior team to six after Godsway Donyoh, Ibrahim Sadiq, Abdul Mumin, Kudus Mohammed and Gideon Mensah.The former Right to Dream Academy player scored nine goals

 Asante Kotoko will welcome regional neighbors AshantiGold in match day four of the Ghana Football Association Special Competition on Wednesday April 10, 2019.The Regional derby will see the top teams battle for glory and the bragging rights in the encounter.The last game played between both sides in the John Agyekum Kuffuor (JAK) Cup ended abruptly after organizers failed to usher the game into penalties after 120 minutes of regulation time.This game also presents another

Ex-Ghana International and a member of the Special Competition committee, Augustine Arhinful says his outfit will expedite sanctions on any issues of indiscipline which brings or has the potential to bring the game into disrepute.According to him, his committee has appeared to be ‘toothless’ on hooliganism because  certain cases reported in the media are not captured in the referee and match commissioners report making it almost impossible for them to expedite action on the

Zambian giants Zesco United have expressed interest in signing Asante Kotoko winger Emmanuel Gyemfi, the club has confirmed.Zesco United, who wrote officially to the Porcupine Warriors inquired about the availability of the winger after making showing their desire to sign Sogne Yacouba.The Zegalacticos invaded the camp of the Reds after losing to Kotoko in the CAF Confederations Cup in Kumasi, with both players impressing.Management of Asante Kotoko have responded to Zesco's

Ghana will avoid top sides in the Nations Cup draw to be held on Friday after the West African country was seeded in pot one. The Black Stars will avoid Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon, Senegal and Ivory Coast in the tournament's group stage.Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Sunday the seeding of the teams that will participate in the AFCON finals as Morocco, Nigeria and Algeria came in the second seed four days before the tournament's draw.The 2019 AFCON

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has revealed that moving to Inter Milan changed him, and he is happy to be at the club. The 30-year old joined the Nerazurri's in the summer from Juventus, where he spent six seasons winning six scudetto titles.However, the ex-Udinese star revealed the experience at Inter was different.Speaking to Inter TV, Asamoah also spoke of his first goal as a professional footballer, recounting his strike for the Black Satellites against Senegal."I

Ghana legendary striker Manuel Junior Agogo has revealed that he been unable to use his right hand nearly five years after suffering a debilitating stroke that has completely changed his life.The former Nottingham Forest attacker revealed that he has been unable to write after suffering a stroke in 2014 as he has extreme difficulty in moving and controlling the hand.Agogo, who also played for Egyptian giants Zamalek, has spoken again about his ailment and how he is still suffering