Ghana and Red Star Belgrade striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom returned with a bang as he bagged a brace in his team’s pre-season friendly game against Vindisgarstena on Wednesday.Red Star Belgrade thrashed Vindisgarstena by 7-0 in the game.The 25-year old had been out with injury in the latter part of the season after scoring an incredible 13 goals in 15 matches after joining the club in January.Boakye Yiadom affectionately called “Boco” is now fit and ready for the new season
Nzema Kotoko qualified to the final of the Tier II Special Competition after a 2-1 win over Unistar Academy on Wednesday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in the semi-final.The Division One League side will now face AshantiGold, who beat Asante Kotoko 3-1 in Accra, in the final.Nzema Kotoko went down before the half hour mark when Ali Muftawu put Unistar Academy on the board in the 26th minute.But the celebrations were short-lived as Francis Atitsogbo drew them level three mintes
AshantiGold enhanced their chances of playing in Africa next season after beating Asante Kotoko 3-1 at the Accra Stadium Sports Stadium on Wednesday in the semi-final of the Tier II Special Competition.The Miners had to rally from an early goal down to advance to the final of the competition.Guinean import Naby Keita gave the Porcupine Warriors the lead after two minutes when he directed in a Kwame Boahene cross from the right.But two minutes later, Ashgold's equalized through
Follow the Live play-by-play between Asante Kotoko and AshantiGold in Tier II Special Competition semi-final game at the Accra Sports Stadium on GHANAsoccernet.comBelow is the starting line up for both clubs
Hearts of Oak have broken camp for five weeks after their elimination from the Special Competition and will return on 29 July, 2019.The Phobians had their hopes of playing in Africa dashed last Sunday after a penalty shootout defeat to rivals Asante Kotoko.That competition is to select a representative for the 2019/20 CAF Champions League.Hearts also got knocked out of the Tier II Competition- which is to choose a winner for next season's CAF Confederation Cup-by lower division
Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association Francis Oti-Akenteng has advised the FA not to reveal the identities of their scouts as it may compromise their job as well as their security. The FA announced Ghana’s scouts for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations prior to the team’s departure from the country to Abu Dhabi to begin preparations.David Duncan, Didi Dramani and Sellas Tetteh we’re appointed as the three scouts to scout Ghana’s group opponents in the AFCON.According
Zimbabwe coach Sunday Chidzambwa is not worried by the threat of hosts Egypt ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations opener on Friday. The Warriors face the Pharoah's in the opening game of the 32nd Cup of Nations on Friday at the Cairo International Stadium."We are in a difficult group in the finals and also that was the same in the qualifiers, but we managed to qualify. As we qualified, so why don't we make a new surprise," Chidzambwa said in a pre-match press
Egypt coach Javier Aguirre has rejected claims that the Pharoah's are heavily reliant on Liverpool star Mohammed Salah. The Mexican tactician insists every single player in his 23-man squad is important for team ahead of their AFCON opener against Zimbabwe.“Mohamed Salah is a player in my team, just like the remaining 22 players,” the 60-year-old said.“All of them are Egypt’s players,” he added.The Pharoah's will face Zimbabwe at Cairo’s International Stadium
Former Ghana international John Painstil insists the experience of Jonathan Mensah and John Boye will be crucial to the Black Stars success at the Nations Cup in Egypt. The pair have massive experiences at the senior national team, having playing in a number of AFCONs as well as the FIFA World Cup.“The back four is important for the team, playing left back and right back is important. Either they are good to go, can they communicate together? Do they recover when one is off?
The momentum towards the Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 continues to gather pace as teams streamed in to the Egyptian capital Cairo, few days before Friday's opening ceremony at the Cairo International Stadium.Latest to touch down in Cairo on Tuesday were Madagascar and Kenya who jetted into Egypt from France where they had put up their pre-tournament training camps.While Madagascar camped at the French Football Federation headquarters, Kenya resorted to the rugby facility
Head coach of Senegal Aliou Cisse has rejected the tag of being favourites at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. According to the former captain of the Teranga Lions, the likes of Ivory Coast, Morocco and Tunisia stand a better chance of winning the tournament than his side."I say it and maintain it: Senegal is not the favorite! For this competition we will need sweat, tears and sometimes blood. In recent years, Senegal has been described as an eternal favorite,
Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko have vowed to win the two trophies at stake in the ongoing Normalisation Committee Special competition but must first beat regional rivals AshantiGold when the two teams clash in the semi-final of the Tier II version of the NC competition at the Accra Sports Stadium later this afternoon.Asante Kotoko booked a place in the semi-final of the Tier II Competition following a 2-1 triumph over Berekum Arsenal in the quarter-finals at the Baba Yara
Captain Solomon Asante scored again for Phoenix Rising FC in their 3-0 success against Reno 1868 FC to record their sixth straight win in the USL Championship.In the 55th minute, Asante banged in a right-footed shot from inside the box after being teed up José Aguinaga who chested the ball down to double their lead.In the 7th minute, Asante cut a pass back through traffic to the top of the box for Jahn.After dribbling the ball toward the center of the box, he ripped a left-footed
Former Ghana international John Painstil has urged the Black Stars players to put in their all to ensure the country's long wait for the Nations Cup title ends in Egypt. Ghana have not won the competition since 1982 but have come close twice in recent tournaments, reaching the finals in 2010 and 2015.“I think with determination, hard work, confidence, team work, respect and I think the Coach being there for the players and players being there for the Coach,” the former
Division Two side Cheetah FC have planned to tour three regions in the country as part activities to mark their 10th anniversary.The Kasoa-based side will be in the Ashanti, Western and Central regions from 20 June to 5 July, 2019 to play exhibition matches.Last year, the team embarked on a similar tour in Abuja, Nigeria but has opted to stay within the confines of Ghana as part of the golden celebration.The club believe the tour offer them the opportunity to test out strength against
Ghana captain Andre Ayew has disclosed that the team is united for for success ahead of the Nations Cup in Egypt. The Black Stars are seeking to end Ghana's 37-year AFCON title drought and Ayew believes the unity in camp will be an essential ingredient for success as the competition kicks start on Friday."It's been a while that camp has been good," he said. "I think we you want to get to your destination, you need to sacrifice," he added."Sacrifice
Ghana captain Andre Ayew has disclosed that the team is united for for success ahead of the Nations Cup in Egypt. The Black Stars are seeking to end Ghana's 37-year AFCON title drought and Ayew believes the unity in camp will be an essential ingredient for success as the competition kicks start on Friday."It's been a while that camp has been good," he said. "I think we you want to get to your destination, you need to sacrifice," he added."Sacrifice
Ghana captain Andre Ayew has expressed satisfaction with the Black Stars preparations ahead of the Nations Cup in Egypt later this month. The team has been in the United Arab Emirates for the past two weeks, where they were involved in two pre-AFCON friendlies against Namibia and South Africa.The Black Stars lost to the Brave Warriors of Namibia 1-0 before playing out a pulsating 0-0 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.Coach Kwesi Appiah has been taking the players through
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