Ghanaian duo Alfred Duncan and Kevin-Prince Boateng were present at the Church of San Giorgio to bid farewell to US Sassuolo Patron Giorgio Squinzi.Squinzi died in Milan on Wednesday, aged 76, after a short illness.Family and friends gathered at Church of San Giorgio to pay their respects to the renowned business mogul.In addition to the many fans present, President Carlo Rossi, CEO Giovanni Carnevali, Mr. De Zerbi and Mr. Piovani also took part in the commemoration. Also present
Ghana progressed to the semi-final of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations by edging a plucky Burkina Faso side 5-4 on penalties on Friday night.Captain Shafiu Mumuni drew level for the Black Stars B in the 39th minute after going down just three minutes in the match at Thies.The match opener was scored by Ilina Teindrebeogo.There were no goals in the second half and after the final whistle, the gameWatch how the Black Stars B won the lottery of penalties:?
Defending champions Ghana through to the semi-final of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Burkina Faso on Friday night in Thiès.Both teams were tied at 1-1 after regulation time and needed spot-kicks to separate the two sides who were meeting each other for the second time in two months.The Stallions were first to get on the scoreboard as early as the 3rd minute through Ilina Teindrebeogo.But captain Mumuni Shafiu leveled things up for the Black
Ghana duo Bernard Tekpetey and Nana Ampomah were handed their first league starts for Fortuna Dusseldorf in the 3-1 defeat at Hertha Bertha on Friday night in the Bundesliga.Ampomah, who played his first match last week and excelled against Freiburg, was named in the starting XI by coach Friedhelm Funkel.But the winger could not fully impress and was replaced by Erik Thommy.Tekpetey lasted the entire duration of the match and picked up a yellow card in the 88th minute.
CAF President Ahmad Ahmad has made an impassioned appeal for industry to use football in Africa as the major vehicle to foster development, insisting it is the main tool that rallies the people on the continent. The leader of Africa's football governing body delivered the powerful message on Friday evening when addressing some 450 African and European leaders at a business summit held in the French city of Nice.Ahmad made the appeal when delivering the closing address at the
GHANAsoccernet.com understands that the Vetting Committee disqualified Wilfred Osei Kwaku from the Ghana FA presidential race as a result of his refusal to pay Joseph Paintsil 10 percent commission on his transfer to the FA and his statements on unclassified payments and was later asked to submit his apology letter to the committee.The Vetting result released on Friday by the Football Association saw Wilfred Osei Kwaku popularly known as Palmer missing out of the list of candidates
Black Stars B coach Maxwell Konadu has made three changes to his starting line-up against the Stallions of Burkina Faso in the quarter final encounter in the WAFU Cup of Nations tournament in Senegal.Ghana’s ambition of defending their crown will be tested on Friday night when they lock horns against the local Stallions in the quarter final clash.Coach Maxwell Konadu has made three changes to his starting XI that played Ghana’s first game against Gambia.Asante Kotoko defender
Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential aspirant Wilfred Osei Kweku Palmer has pleaded with his supporters to remain calm following his disqualification from the race by the FA Vetting Committee, claiming he will appeal the decision.Osei Palmer — who was seen as one of the leading candidates to ascend the presidential throne — was on Friday disqualified.According to reports, the Vetting committee used Article 35 of the Ghana Football Association regulation to disqualify
Host of Happy FM's 'Anopa' Bosuo Sports, Ohene Bampoe Brenya has availed himself for the position of the Executive Council of SWAG. The Sports Presenter has declared his intentions of running for the position and will be contesting Moses Antwi Benefo, Otuo Acheampong B.B and Helga Gokah for two of the available slots.The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) elections has been slated for October 5th with members of the Association set to elect their leaders
Wilfried Osei Kwaku, one of the leading candidates for the Ghana Football Association President position has been disqualified for the upcoming elections.The Bankroller of Tema Youth was omitted from the list of qualified candidates for the upcoming election after the completion of the vetting reults.More to follow....
The Normalisation Committee acting as the Elections Committee for the 2019 GFA Presidential and Executive Council elections has received the recommendations of the Vetting Committee.By their recommendations, the following have passed as candidates for the respective positions: President Amanda Clinton George Ankoma Mensah Nana Yaw Amponsah Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku George Afriyie Frederick Pappoe Executive Council Members- Premier Anthony Aubynn Nana Sarfo Oduro Mr Albert
Ghanaian kid Chris Manful was named the NJCAA DI National Player of the Week (September 23-29) after scintillating displays for Frederick Community College. Manful, nicknamed "Manful the Handful" has been dominating this season on the pitch for the FCC men's soccer team.Over this span, FCC was a perfect 3-0 and Manful tallied nine goals and three assists.On the season, he has found the back of the net 12 times and dished out five assists for a total of 29 points
Ghana Football Association Presidential hopeful Kurt E.S Okraku's campaign train arrived in Tamale on Friday to meets delegates ahead of the upcoming elections.The Executive Chairman of Dreams FC took time to share his ambitions and aspirations for Ghana Football if he is voted as president.Mr. Okraku and his campaign team have been on tour to spread his messages for Ghana Football.The Kurt Okraku team launched their manifesto in Accra before moving to Kumasi to continue with
Deportivo Alaves will miss the services of key midfielder Mubarak Wakaso for their trip to Valencia due to yellow-card related suspension. The Ghana international has accumulated five yellow cards and will have to serve a one-match ban.Wakaso has been a firm staple of this season's Alaves side and has started in the seven league games so far.He his the second player with the most minutes (585) after Rodrigo Ely.The only minutes Wakaso missed was when he was substituted in
Danish women's top-flight team Nordsjælland have been having a great time in Ghana since arriving this week to prepare for the second half of the 2019/2020 season.The team will spend two weeks in the West African country.As part of their tour, they will be mentoring Right to Dream Academy girls. They will also be involved in two friendlies with Right To Dream Women's Academy and Valued Girls.In January 2016, Right to Dream founder Tom Vernon, with a group of investors
As part of their two-week tour of Ghana, Danish top-flight women's team Nordsjaelland have spending time at famous Right to Dream Academy in Akosombo.The Nordsjaelland Women’s team have been at the academy mentoring the girls on how to succeed at the highest level.They have also lined up friendlies against Right To Dream Women's Academy and Valued Girls.In January 2016, Right to Dream founder Tom Vernon, with a group of investors acquired Danish Superliga team, FC
FC Nordsjælland Women's have landed in Ghana for a two-week tour as they prepare for the second half of the 2019/2020 season.The Danish top-flight side arrived in the country this week and will be staying in Akosombo where they will be using facilities of the Right to Dream Academy until the end of their tour.They have lined up friendlies against Right To Dream Women's Academy and Valued Girls before the leave for Denmark.They are currently lying second in Danish Women's
Nigerien giants Sahel FC defeated Hearts of Oak in a friendly on Friday morning at the Pobiman training center.The visitors opened the scoring in the 25th minute after Ghanaian forward Beight Korley fine finish following a brief spell of dominance.Second half substitute Kojo Obeng Jnr fetched the equalizer just four minutes after his introduction.However, the 34 times Niger champions took the lead again after Mochtar Yacouba curled in a beautiful free kick in the 76th minute.Sahel
GHANAsoccernet.com understands that Ghana's Black Stars B are facing financial challenges in camp as they participate in the ongoing West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations in SenegalAccording to our source, the players and technical team have not been paid their per diems and bonuses since the start of the tournament as well as other stuffs needed by the team are not forth coming due to the financial difficulties facing the team.This has been confirmed by the Media
Ghana’s Black Stars B will be seeking for revenge against the Local Stallions of Burkina Faso as they clash in the quarter-finals of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations game todayThe Local Stallions have defeated the Black Stars in the last two previous encounters with the recent game played at the Babab Yara Sports Stadium a fort night ago as they Ghana lost to Burkina Faso by a lone goal in the 2020 Championship for Africa Nations (CHAN) QualifierGhana eliminated
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