Ghana Premier League side Aduana Stars have condemned supporters of the club for the crowd trouble that broke in their draw with Medeama Sc in the Special Competition. Irate fans of the club descended on referee Emmanuel Eshun and his two assistants following what they claim was unfair officiating in their 1-1 draw on Wednesday.The referee and his assistants had to run for their lives with security personnel offering them cover.The personnel on duty had to call for back up because
Ghana Premier League side, AshantiGold have demoted head coach Svetislav Tanasijevic to the youth side with immediate effect according to reports.The Serbian trainer has been asked by management of the club to take charge of the youth side as they look forward to appoint a new coach in the coming days.Reports are rife in the media that management are not impressed with the output of the coach in the ongoing Special Competition thus the decision to re-assign him to the junior team.GHANAsoccernet
GHANAsoccernet brings to you some key talking points of the first round of the Ghana Football Association Special Competition.The Special Competition was introduced by the Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association to fill the void that existed after football on the domestic scene was banned by government following a documentary on corruption in Ghana football.The government is funding the tournament with $1.2 million with the first trench of $500,000 released to
Asante Kotoko coach C.K Akonnor has rubbished reports of an ongoing feud between him and players of the club, revealing he goes to the extent of talking to spouses of his players if there is a problem. According to the former Black Stars captain, he has established a near perfect relationship with his players which allows to even talk to their wives and girlfriends when he finds out there is something wrong with a player.Recently there been a reports dressing unrest at the club
Ghana midfielder Ebenezer Ofori has expressed joy in New York City FC's slim win over Chicago Fire in the Major League Soccer on Wednesday night. The midfielder lasted the entire duration as the Bronx based club beat their Eastern conference opponent 1-0 at the Yankee Stadium.Ofori posted on Social Media after the game," I thank God for the victory."The home side, NYCFC made it two wins in a row on Bronx Borough Night against the Chicago Fire.New York City FC
The second round of the ongoing Normalization Committee Special Competition will kick off this weekend across the country.First round matches in the first and second tier competitions ended on Wednesday with the excitement set to continue over the weekend. In the first tier, Asante Kotoko maintained their position on top of the Premier A table with 13 points after 7 games.They are followed by Medeama in second place with Aduana Stars in third place.Berekum Chelsea have found themselves
Ghana international Alhassan Wakaso has signed a new two-year contract extension with Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes. Wakaso's initial contract expires this summer but he has penned a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2021 following his splendid performance.The 27-year-old has made 27 appearances and scored two goals for Vitoria Guimaraes this season.''Guimaraes is like a home for me, has been great playing here and I am so happy to continue. I will
Ghanaian giants Ashantigold have signed Ivorian defender Ibrahim Khalil Doumbia on a long term deal. The defender signed a five year deal with the Miners on Thursday morning.The deal will see him stay at the club until 2024.Details of the players contract remains undisclosed but his arrival is seen a boost to the "Aboakese" lads, who are bent on winning the GFA Special competition.The winners of the 2015 Ghana Premier League have had a good start to the Special Competition
Turkish trainer Turmus Umit will replace coach Rashid Iddi on the bench of Inter Allies after the latter left for religious duties. Inter Allies announced on Wednesday Rashid Iddi has been relieved off his role following his request to leave for his duties as Deputy Chief Imam pf the Central Region."Rashid Iddi leaves Allies to continue religious duties," a statement on the club's website read.?"As per Coach Rashid Iddi’s request to continue his religious
Ex-Ghana duo Richard Kingston and Michael Essien have been invited to play in an exhibition match to celebrate sporting legacy of Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.The ex-internationals are among the 18 African Legends invited for the 18 May, 2019 match which will be played at the Agege Stadium.The African stars include Geremi Njitap (Chelsea & Cameroun), Herita Illunga (West Ham and captain DRC), Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid and France World Cup winner), Aaron Mokoena
Berekum Chelsea coach Randolf Armah is satisfied with his team's performance despite losing to Asante Kotoko on Wednesday in the GFA Special Competition. The Berekum Blues impressed against the Ghanaian giants but failed to take their chances as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat courtesy second half goals from Emmanuel Gyemfi and Fatawu Safiu."We did well, we could have built on from our good start of the game but we didn’t, my players lost control of the game, Kotoko
Ghana and Masters Security FC midfielder Eric Atsiga has declined an offer from the Malawi Football Federation to naturalize and play for the national U-23 side.Atsiga who joined Masters Security as a midfielder in the Malawi Super League has been shifted to marshal the defence of Masters Security and has become a household name in the local soccer fraternity due to his impressive performances.“I received a call from the Malawi U-23 team to play for them. When I arrived here,
Fast Rising Sports Agency, Sterling Sports Africa have signed a deal with Aduana Stars' versatile defender Caleb Amankwaa.Sterling Sports will oversee the management of the player for the next two years, a deal which is renewable based on the terms and conditions.The Agency owned by former Ghanaian footballer Nuhu Sakibu will facilitate the development of the youngster in his career path.Caleb Amankwaa is one of the best right backs in the country and can also play across the
Hearts of Oak manager Kim Grant has lauded his players for their "great response" to defeat following their comfortable win over Inter Allies on Wednesday. The Phobians returned to winning was with a comfortable 2-0 win over the Capelli Boys.Defender Robert Addo and striker Joseph Esso scored second half goals to hand the home side all three points.Hearts had lost over the weekend to WAFA in Sogakope but the response yesterday excited the former Dwarfs gaffer."I'm
Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan believes striker Caleb Ekuban lacks the requisite qualities to play for the Championship club.The Italian-born struggled to make an impression at Elland Road when he moved in 2017 on a four-year deal.He managed to score just one goal in 20 league appearances.But the 25-year-old has been revived on-loan at Trabzonspor where he has scored eight goals in all competitions.Whelan is still not convinced the Ghana international has what takes to
Deputy Sports Minister who also doubles as management committee of the Black Stars Perry Okudzeto has stated emphatically that the new Black Stars management committee will not be entitled to any winning bonus during the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.According to him the members on the committee, are all workers and government appointees thus they are just on the committee to help the course of the national team.“As management team of the Black Stars we are not going to be part
Benin striker Mickaël Franck Poté claims their group at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is very tough and a big challenge.The Squirrels were drawn alongside holders Cameroon, four-time winners Ghana and Guinea Bissau in Group F during the draw ceremony two weeks aback in Cairo.Poté said: "This is a group we will say is very strong. We have the defending champions in the group, it is exciting and a big challenge."Despite describing the group as a tough one, Poté believes
Hearts of Oak forward Joseph Esso was adjudged Man of the Match in his side's win over Inter Allies at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday. The attacker was a menace to the Inter Allies defence creating problems for the Cappeli Boys as the Phobians returned to winnings ways in magnificent style.Esso grabbed the game's second goal for Hearts as they comfortably swept aside Allies.Following a barren first half, Esso led his charges to a rampant second half where Robert
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey climbed off the bench to help Atletico Madrid beat Valencia and delay Barcelona's La Liga title celebration to another week. Partey came on in the 71st minute for Thomas Lemar as the Rojiblancos registered a 3-2 win at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday night.Argentine midfielder Angel Correa scored a late winner in the five goal thriller.Defeat for Atletico would have seen Barca clinch an eighth title in 11 years, but they are now nine points
Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan has expressed delight in the manner his side finished the first round of the GFA Special Competition. The Porcupine Warriors defeated Berekum Chelsea 2-0 at the Baba Yara Sports stadium to finish top of Zone A.After Wednesday's victory, Annan shared his excitement on Twitter posting," Not a bad way to end the first round of NC Special Competition."Emmanuel Gyemfi put the Kumasi based club in the lead on 51 minute after heading
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