Former Ghana international Michael Essien has disclosed that he was keen to prove people who doubted his abilities wrong when he joined Chelsea.The 35-year old midfielder signed for the Blues in a deal worth £24.4 million from Lyon in 2005.Essien went on to become a cult hero at the Stamford Bridge due to his impressive performance.He has made a shocking revelation after claiming that people just saw him as an ordinary midfielder prior to his move to Chelsea and questioned why
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed his plans and ambitions to support and develop football in Africa.Infantino outlined three major pillars that can get football in Africa to the highest peak which are Refereeing, Infrastructure and Competitions to be done in conjunction with CAF and the other stakeholders.With regards to refereeing, the FIFA President said he will create a professional and elite group of African referees who will be independent of administrative and political
Ghanaian footballer William Osso scored a brace as Ajman drew against Al Nsour in a friendly game played at the Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium.Both teams are preparing for the eight round of the Arabian Gulf League.Ajman coach Ayman Ramadi gave chance to fringe players in his team.Al Nsour scored first in the game with goals from Antonio Junior and Kwame Otton.Ajman came from behind to get the equalizer with the former Royal Antwerp player getting the two goals.Ajman will play against
Forward Kevin Prince Boateng will return to the Fiorentina team for the game against Torino in the serie A on Sunday. The Ghanaian attacker missed La Viola's midweek Coppa Italia win against Cittadella, with what manager Vincento Montella describes as fatigue.However, the 32-year old will make the squad for the trip to Turin to play Torino."We have two very important players who could come back as early as Sunday. Chiesa will make it but maybe also Ribery and Pezzella,"
Sassuolo midfielder Alfred Duncan is set to leave the club in the January transfer window according to reports in Italy.The 26-year old has been linked to a lot of clubs in the Serie A with clubs such as Inter Milan and Torino interested in the Ghanaian.Duncan’s wages of 700,000 euros also make him more attractive to the club interested in signing him.According to reports, Hamed Junior Traore’s impressive performances have seen Duncan relegated to the bench.The Ghanaian may
Former Celtic defender Mark Wilson has laughably included teenage rookie Jeremie Frimpong ahead of Rangers captain James Tavernier in his combined Old Firm XI – and it shows just how unfathomably partisan Scottish pundits can be.The teenager has made a handful of appearances in his career so far, playing a total of just over ten hours of football as a Celtic player, yet Wilson bizarrely has him ahead of Tavernier in his side.Even more ridiculously, the pundit goes on to claim
Nantes defender Dennis Appiah has heaped praise on coach Christian Gourcuff.The 27-year-old has been revived since joining the French Lique 1 side from Belgian giants Anderlecht.And the Ghanaian has been speaking highly of the impact of coach Christian Gourcuff."Everything is going well. He is a great coach who advances the team. He advocates the game. He looks at the details, the passing game and the ground game, while being pragmatic too,""He does not want to
As happened last year with Fernando Calero, this season has been the emergence of the 20-year-old defender Mohammed Salisu. Despite his young age, the Ghanaian player has managed to make the stature and become an important figure for the whitish behind .After going through the lower categories of the club, Salisu was chosen to replace the central Valladolid who left this season for RCD Espanyol. At the beginning, there were many doubts regarding Sergio González's decision
Ghanaian defender Dennis Appiah says he feels good after switching from Anderlecht to Nantes.The 27-year-old joined the French side in the summer after spending almost four years in Belgium.And he says he is already enjoying life in the City."It's different, but I feel very good here. I adapted well. This is a beautiful city. I just have little problems with traffic jams, with my car, as I could have in Brussels (laughs)"But I'm in my little cocoon with my
Sparta Prague manager Václav Jílek says Ghanaian forward Benjamin Tetteh has dropped to a more bench role because of poor form this season. The one time most sort after attacker in Czech Republic has seen his place in the starting eleven reduced but started and played 79 minutes of the 1-0 win against Pribam.According Václav Jílek, he started Tetteh in the game against Pribam because of his second half heroics against SK Dynamo.However, he thinks the 22-year old forward will
Anderlecht coach Vincent Kompany wants to transform Jérémy Doku into Englishman Raheem Steerling.The 17-year-old has seen his stock rise since he got his chance with the senior team.The Ghanaian scored and provided as assist as Anderlecht lost 3-2 at KV Oostende in the Belgian Pro League at the weekend.Now coach Vincent Kompany wants to transform the youngster into becoming Manchester City star Raheem Steerling.He want to make the same transformation that Pep Guardiola
Ghanaian midfielder Clifford Aboagye has spoken for the first time since he was involved in a car accident in Mexico. Aboagye suffered an accident on the Avenida 5 de Febrero road in the city of Querétaro on Monday night when his car was rammed by a pick-up truck from behind.The Gallos de Queretaro play-maker came out of the crush unhurt but has been under the observation of medics."I want to thank you very much for your messages. Yes I had an accident, but there was no
Ghana midfielder Bernard Mensah is set to cancel his contract with Turkish side Kayserispor over unpaid wages, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report.The 25-year-old will part ways with the club after growing frustrated over the lack of financial entitlement.The Ghanaian joined Kayserispor on a three-year deal in May this year but the financial situation of the club has muddied waters.Mensah has been linked with a move to giants Fenerbahce while Galatasaray are believed to
Fiorentina forward Kevin-Prince Boateng visited visited the commemorative cell at the Mandela Forum in Florence on Thursday.Together with club president Rocco Commisso, the pair visited the reproduction of Nelson Mandela's prison on the back of “No to racism”.At the end of the visit, KP Boateng has shared, “Let us all carry forward the fight against racism, let us move forward”.On his part, Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso also shared, “I was the captain of
Ghana winger Samuel Owusu scored a sensational brace and provided an assist as Al Fahya demolished Al Drae 5-0 in the King Cup on Thursday.The 23-year-old was the star of the show as he turned on the heat in style against the lower division side.The Ghana International has been in stupendous form since he joined the Saudi Arabia side in the summer.He continues to weave magic and and his goal scoring prowess has added bite to his immense quality.
Asante Kotoko have left their Kumasi base to the Central Region for the first of their two friendlies this week. The Porcupine Warriors will engage Ebusua Dwarfs in Cape Coast before travelling to Takoradi for another game against Sky FC.The Porcupine Warriors are preparing for the upcoming season after a series of friendlies in Kumasi.Last Saturday, the Reds thrashed lower tier side Sampdoria 6-0 at the Adako Jachie training complex.Asante Kotoko will play Hearts of Oak in the
Asante Kotoko have left their Kumasi base to the Central Region for the first of their two friendlies this week. The Porcupine Warriors will engage Ebusua Dwarfs in Cape Coast before travelling to Takoradi for another game against Sky FC.The Porcupine Warriors are preparing for the upcoming season after a series of friendlies in Kumasi.Last Saturday, the Reds thrashed lower tier side Sampdoria 6-0 at the Adako Jachie training complex.Asante Kotoko will play Hearts of Oak in the
Inter Allies have completed the signing of goalkeeper Gideon Ahenkorah from Premier League rivals Berekum Chelsea. The shot stopped joins the Eleven is to One boys on a two year deal ahead of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season.“I’m very happy to be here, it’s a beautiful club and I’m ready for this new challenge,” he said after signing the dotted lines.“I am a motivator and a leader and with the experience I have, I can teach the young talents a few tricks.”Gideon
Chairman of the newly formed Premier League Management Committee, Alhaji MND Jawula says his outfit is targeting standards measurable to the English Premier League.Alhaji Jawula, a former FA President was appointed chairman of the committee, which will steer affairs in the domestic league last week.After the first meeting of the committee, the experienced football administrator made a bold statement claiming the committee want to raise the standards of the domestic league.“We
Ghana Premier League side Karela United have lined up three preseason games ahead of the start of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season.The Ayinese based club will play Division One side Venomous Vipers at the Robert Mensah Sports Stadium in Cape Coast in the first game.Karela United will then take on Elmina Sharks in their second game on 12 December, 2019 and then play Liberty Professionals in their final group game at the Tema Sports Stadium.Karela will be hoping to build on
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