Ghana youth international Gideon Mensah has revealed there was truth in reports that Spanish champions Barcelona wanted to sign him during the summer transfer window.The Red Bull Salzburg left back popped up on radar of the Catalan giants after impressive displays against Real Madrid and Chelsea in pre-season friendly matches.The wires reported Barca discussed a temporary switch that would see the 21-year-old train with their first team and play for the club's second team in

Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah is in talks with Inter Milan over a possible one-year contract extension, GHANASoccernet.com understands. The left-back/midfielder joined the Nerazzurri on a three-year contract in the summer of 2018.But even before that initial deal runs out in 2021, the former Juventus and Udinese star might be extending his stay at the San Siro up until June 2022.Last season, Asamoah made 32 appearances in the Serie A and scored one goal.This term under new

Ghana winger Solomon Asante has been named United Soccer League Player of the Month for August following a swashbuckling performance for high-flying Phoenix Rising.The diminutive attacker registered three assists and netted an impressive six goals as Phoenix Rising kept up their flawless display in the campaign.“It’s an honor being recognized for my input, but this great achievement wouldn’t have been possible without my coach and the entire playing body,” Asante said.“Therefore,

Match officials for AshantiGold's CAF Confederation Cup first round first leg encounter with RS Berkane of Morocco have arrived in Ghana.The Senegalese referees touched down at the Kotoka international airport in Accra at around 4:30pm on Thursday. They are expected in Obuasi on Friday morning.Center referee for the crunchy fixture on Saturday at the Len Clay stadium is Issa Sy and will be assisted by El Hadji Malick Samba and Nouha Bangoura.Fourth official will be Adalbert

Aston Villa have named their former midfielder George Boateng as new assistant coach for the U-18 team.The Ghanaian who represented the Netherlands at international level will serve as assistant to head coach Richard Beale following a reshape of the club's Academy set-up.Boateng spent three years with Villa from 1999, playing over 100 times and achieving milestones such as reaching the FA Cup Final.According to him, working with this age-grade represents the ideal foundations

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has charged both players of Asante Kotoko and AshantiGold to give off their best as the two sides host North African sides Etoile Sportive and RS Berkane in CAF Inter-club competition this weekendAshantiGold will host RS Berkane of Morocco in the first leg of the Confederation Cup on Saturday while Asante Kotoko face off with Etoile Sportive du Sahel on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.Both teams are seeking to qualify for the group stages of this

Ghanaian youngster Keenan Appiah-Forson was in superb form for West Ham United’s U23 side who posted a 1-0 win over Spanish Laliga side Valencia ‘B’ team in the Premier League International Cup.The London club opened up their Premier League International Cup Group B campaign with a 1-0 win over Valencia ‘B’.Forson, who has been an instrumental figure of West Ham U18 team was handed a starting berth in the U23 team for the first time following his impressive displays for

Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah has congratulated his counterpart who also doubles as his assistant Ibrahim Tanko and members of the Black Meteors technical team after they booked a ticket to the AFCON U-23 tournament to be staged in Egypt in November.The Black Meteors defeated Algeria 2-1 on aggregate to qualify for the tournament.Yaw Yeboah scored the only goal of the game in the second leg in Setif secure that important winAccording to the Black Stars coach, the win was not a

Ghana international Jordan Ayew is grateful to everyone at Crystal Palace, especially the fans after being named the club's player of the month for August.Ayew won the award with an 84% majority from more than 1,000 fans who voted on the club's official appThe 28-year-old was a hugely important figure in helping push Crystal Palace into 4th in the Premier League table after four games.Upon receiving the award, Ayew was quick to share his appreciation towards the fans

 The ill-treatment meted out to the Ghana U-23 team ahead of their trip to face Algeria gave them the impetus to defeat Algeria in Setif last Tuesday.This is according to Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Kwadwo Baah Agyeman.In the interview with Saddick Adams Obama on Angel FM Floodlight Show, the former MP for Asante Akyem insisted that, comments regarding the team's poor travel arrangements are overblown and thus commuting with Taxis in batches was

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew has been voted as the Crystal Palace’s ManBetX Player of the Month for AugustThe 28-year-old bagged two goals from his three appearances in the league so far, scoring the winner in the Eagles' last league outing against Aston Villa.He also scored the opener is the big game against Manchester United at Old Trafford.The ex-Ason Villa man has been man of the match for crystal palace in all three games in the EPL.Winning the award with an 84% majority

Ghana forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has disclosed he urged his brother Jerome Boateng to join Juventus in the summer.Kevin-Prince returned to Serie A with Fiorentina over the summer, having spent the second half of last season at Barcelona.According to the Ghana international, he could have been facing his younger sibling when the Viola host Juventus in Week 3 of the Italian Serie A on Saturday.“It would’ve been great to see him here, above all because it doesn’t look like

Black Queens captain Elizabeth Addo was in superb form as she netted a brace for Jiangsu Suning as they won the Chinese Super League title on Wednesday. The 26-year old scored twice as Jiangsu Suning thrashed  Guangdong 5-1 at the Wutaishan County Stadium  to win the League.The win means Jiangsu are champions with two games left in the current campaign, their first title since 2009.Elizabeth Addo's brace, a goal from Tabitha Chawinga, Tang Jiali and Yang Li was all the

Ghana forward Caleb Ekuban has suffered an injury set back and could miss between four to six weeks of action. The 25-year old picked up the injury in training after breaking a bone in his left foot following a challenge by Fernandes.The in-form forward, who has scored five in seven games already this season will miss the games against Gençlerbirli?i, Getafe in the Europa League, Sivasspor and Besiktas.Ekuban has been a key player for Tranzonspor since joining from English Championship

Ghanaian footballer Lily Niber Lawrence has joined Spanish side Extramendura UD Feminine on loan. The 22-year old moves the the club on a season long loan with an option of making the move a permanent one at the end of the campaign.Lily Lawrence was a member of the Black Princesses that played at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea in 2016.The ex-Hasaacas player was also a member of the Black Queens in 2018.She joins a couple of Ghana female stars that have moved to Spain

The scout who discovered Thomas Partey, Javier Banos has revealed that he was quick to inform Atletico Madrid to sign the player when he first arrived in Spain. According to Banos, after a friendly game between Atletico Madrid and Getafe, he had to persuade the club to keep the player."He came to the test of Atlético de Madrid, we tested him in a friendly against Getafe and at the break I tell  Manolo Romero , head of scouts, to call  Julián Muñoz , director of the

Former Liberty Professional captain Samuel Sarfo 'Maldini' was on target again for Saudi Division One side Al Khaleej as they defeated Al Nojoom on Wednesday night. The defender rose high to head the opener on 20 minutes as Khaleej went on to win 2-1.The goal was his third in four games for the club after scoring a brace against Al Jabalain last week.Ulrich Kapolongo scored Al Khaleej's second in the 51st minute to give his side a two goal lead before the travelling

English born Ghanaian forward Callum Hudson-Odoi is set to sign a new deal at Chelsea in the coming weeks.Hudson-Odooi is expected to sign a new five year deal which will see him earn wages of £180,000-a-week.The 18-year old is recovering from an injury he suffered last season in the game against Burnley.The FIFA U-17 World Cup winner has been on the radar of several clubs in Europe with German giants Bayern Munich making three attempts at signing the teenager.The player handed

Coach of the female national team of Kenya, David Ouma has dropped some of the key players in the squad ahead of the game against Ghana's Black Queens. Kenya travel to Accra for the first leg of the final round of qualifiers for Tokyo 2020.But keys players Cheris Avilia, Neddy Atieno, Sweden based duo of Mary Kinuthia and Christine Nafula, Israel based  Esse Akida, Wendy Achieng and Elizabeth Ambogo will miss the big game.Cheris Avilla criticized the coach for dropping

Justice Anin Yeboah has been named in the CAF/FIFA Reform Implementation Taskforce team for African football. The taskforce has been constituted to strengthen and accelerate the ongoing reforms at CAF.CAF has been under pressure after issues of corruption and financial malfeasance hit the continent's governing body right before the start of the Nations Cup in Egypt this summer.Members of the CAF/FIFA Reform Implementation Taskforce include: Abdoulaye Diop (Mali), Hossam El