Ghana and New York city midfielder Ebenezer Ofori has left the Black Stars camping base in Abu Dhabi to join his team as the Major League Soccer season goes on, Ghanasoccernet.com.The 23-year old failed to make it into the Black Stars final squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Egypt.The Ghanaian footballer is currently on loan to New York City FC from German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart who have been relegated in the just ended season.Prior to his arrival
Former Liberty Professionals players have donated a set of jerseys to the current team in honour of the late President of the club Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The ex-players led by Iran based defender Samuel Sarfo "Maldini" presented the jersey to the team this morning in Dansoman, after training.The kind gesture was done to honour the late President of the club Alhaji Sly Tetteh, who passed on in September 2011.Liberty Professionals has unearthed several top stars in Ghana including
SWAG president Kwabena Yeboah has tipped ?ukari?ki star Samuel Owusu to be the poster boy for Ghana at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt this summer.The 23-yea-old has wowed the hugely celebrated journalist with his immense talent at the team's camping base in Dubai.Owusu, who scored seven goals and provided 10 assists for the Serbian side last season, has been turning the screws with his sublime quality.The youngster has been named in the final 23-man squad announced
GHANAsoccernet.com can report that Hearts of Oak will not be granted a walkover in their semi-final match of the Special Competition.The Phobians are billed to take on bitter rivals Asante Kotoko in a crunch tie at the Accra sports stadium on June 16.But the game has been put on hold as the Normalisation Committee demands a letter from Kotoko rescinding its decision to boycott the match.The interim body say until that is done, the game has been put on hold.But GHANAsoccernet.com
Medeama have started preparations ahead of a potential semi-final clash against Hearts of Oak in the Tier 1 competition on Sunday, GHANAsoccernet.com can report. The Mauve and Yellows are lurking to replace Asante Kotoko, who could lose the right to play against their sworn rivals.The Normalisation Committee want Kotoko to write officially rescinding its decision to boycott the semi-final match against Hearts over format and disbursement standoff.GHANAsoccernet.com can report that
FC Dallas Ghanaian duo Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumsi have been loaned to USL Championship side Austin Bold. According to multiple sources, the loans have been in the works for a while.Both players- formerly of Right to Dream Academy-are wing/forwards and were drafted in 2018 by FC Dallas, Atuahene 4th overall and Twumasi 11th overall.Twumasi has played 3 regular season games for FC Dallas.Atuahene, who has struggled with a series of injuries since being drafted, made his MLS
Ashantigold defender Eric Donkor has congratulated his former teammate Felix Annan for making coach Kwesi Appiah's final 23-man squad for the Nations Cup in Egypt. Annan is part of the three goalkeepers named in the Black Stars team for Egypt 2019, after impressing at the team's training camp in Dubai.The Asante Kotoko shot-stopper is the only locally based player in the 23-man squad earning him praises from his colleagues in the local scene."Need to congratulate
The super clash between giants Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko is hanging on a thread after the Normalisation decided against revising the gate proceeds for the semi-final match on Sunday, Kumasi-based Fox FM has reported. A member of the interim body, Sammy Kuffuor is being accused of masterminding the latest standoff which threatens the biggest match of the competition.The interim body want the Porcupine Warriors to withdrawal their letter seeking to terminate their involvement
Nigeria defender John Ogu insists the Super Eagles are poised on winning the country's fourth AFCON title in Egypt. Ogu, who was named in coached Gernot Rohr's final 23-man squad believes the team is traveling to Egypt with the objective of winning the title.Egypt is blessed with several tourist sites from both ancient and biblical history but the Hapoel Be'er Sheeva player says they are nit going to the North Africa country to "read the Bible" but to play
Asante Kotoko have patted goalkeeper Felix Annan on the back for making Ghana’s final 23-mans squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and consoled Abdul Fatawu Safiu who was dropped.Annan was a sure bet to make it to the tournament in Egypt after being named as one of three goalkeepers in the provisional squad.The former WAFA gloves man is now set to participate in his first major senior international tournament.But his clubmate Safiu could not make the final cut for this month
Head coach of Kenya, Sebastien Migne is confident the Harambee Stars can progress out of group C despite the big names in the pool. The East Africans find themselves in the same group continental giants Algeria and Senegal as well as reginal rivals Tanzania.However, the confident Frenchman, who team is based in Paris for the pre-AFCON friendly is very optimistic of his sides chances at the tournament.“We have tough teams, Algeria and Senegal. They have been to the World Cup but
Asante Kotoko have arrived in Mampong for their training camp ahead of the semi final clash against Hearts of Oak in the GFA Special Competition. The Porcupine Warriors after rescinding their decision to pull out of the tournament are leaving no stone unturned as they face their arch rivals on Sunday.Kotoko will spend the rest of the week in Mampong before travelling down to Accra for the mouthwatering fixture this weekend.The winner of the clash goes through to the final with
The two local outfield players who made the Black Stars provisional 29 man squad for the training camp in Dubai were impressive despite failing to make the final 23-man squad for the tournament.Finder Sports sources within the team, the technical team, especially coach Kwasi Appiah was really impressed with the output of Kotoko’s Abdul Fatawu and Hearts of Oak’s Mohammed Alhassan.However, with competition for places in the team at an all-time high, coach Appiah ultimately left
?stanbul Ba?ak?ehir defender Joseph Attamah Larweh has expressed delight in making the final 23-man squad for the Black Stars for AFCON 2019. The versatile defender was named in coach Kwesi Appiah's final 23-man squad for the competition later this month, after a week of intensive exercise in the United Arab Emirates.Five players were dropped including New York FC's Ebenezer Ofori, Numancia's Yaw Yeboah and locally based duo Fatawu Safiu and Mohammed Alhassan." Thanks
Ghana and Inter Milan star Kwadwo Asamoah says he is focused on achieving something special with the national team and is not concerned about who wears the armband in the Black Stars.According to the former Juventus Star, he has won a lot of trophies at club level (Juventus) but has nothing to show for at the national level thus his burning desire is to win the upcoming 2019 AFCON to be staged in Egypt. He says he is not interested in becoming captain of the Black Stars.“What
Kobena Woyome a ranking member on Youth, Sports Culture committee in parliament has called on the government of Ghana to disclose the AFCON budget to Ghanaians as there have been speculations that this year’s budget may be the highest in recent times.There have been reports indicating that government will spend $8 million on the Black Stars at this year’s tournament which has seen an increase from the $3.4 million spent during the 2017 AFCONAccording to the Member of Parliament
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has budgeted a humongous record amount of $15 million to execute Ghana's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, representing the highest amount ever spent by a country playing in the tournament, a reliable source has revealed.The Sports Minister, who had vowed to slash Ghana's financial expenditure on the Black Stars in the face of grinding poverty facing the ordinary taxpayer, is alleged to have sneakily put forward 8 Billion Old Ghana Cedis
Midfielder Yaw Yeboah has expressed gratitude to the technical team of Ghana and wished the Black Stars the best after he was dropped from the final 23-man squad for AFCON 2019. The Numancia midfielder failed to make the final squad for the Nations Cup in Egypt after a week of intensive training in the United Arab Emirates.Despite missing out on the opportunity to represent Ghana in a major competition like the Africa Cup of Nations, the Black Meteors captain feels grateful to
Hearts of Oak defender Mohammed Alhassan says he will work hard to get another shot at the Black Stars after he was dropped from the final 23-man squad for Egypt 2019. Mohammed failed to impress the technical team after a week of intensive training in Dubai, where a 29-man squad was pruned to 23 for the Nations Cup in Egypt.Despite failing to make the squad, the stalwart defender was happy to have been recognize by the coaches and given the chance to justify his inclusion."First
Asante Kotoko forward Abdul Fatawu Safiu insists he is not giving up on representing Ghana at a major competition after he was dropped from the final 23-man squad for AFCON 2019 in Egypt. Safiu, one of the locally based players in the provisional squad could not make the cut after a week of intensive training in the Dubai.Coach Kwesi Appiah handed the 24-year old the opportunity to justify himself in a friendly against Namibia but the former Inter Allies man failed to impress the
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