Zambia-based striker Rahim Osumanu has lost his father, his club Zesco United have confirmed. Details remain sketchy but the burly striker he is scheduled to leave the Southern African country on Thursday.A statement on the club's Twitter handle: ''The entire ZUFC family is with Rahim Osumanu who has lost his father in Ghana and is scheduled to travel on Thursday.''Osumanu played for the Ndola-based side in the CAF Confederation Cup and featured against

Ghanaian attacker Kwasi Sibo has confirmed that he will be returning to Watford after his impressive loan spell at FK Skënderbeu.Zibo joined the Albanian Premier League giants on a loan deal from English Premier League side Watford during the winter transfer window.The 20-year-old quickly established himself in the team, scoring one goal in twelve appearances.Widespread reports in Albania indicate that the Korçë-based side have expressed their desire to make his loan deal permanent

Ghanaian attacker Kwasi Sibo has confirmed that he will be returning to Watford after his impressive loan spell at FK Skënderbeu.Zibo joined the Albanian Premier League giants on a loan deal from English Premier League side Watford during the winter transfer window.The 20-year-old quickly established himself in the team, scoring one goal in twelve appearances.Widespread reports in Albania indicate that the Korçë-based side have expressed their desire to make his loan deal permanent

Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken to Twitter to congratulate Asamoah Gyan and Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah following Tuesday's peace talks in Accra.Gyan, who was stripped of the captaincy last week, launched veil attack on the coach when he announced his decision to retire from the national team with immediate.But Nana-Addo intervened and ordered the Kayserispor striker to rescind his decision and make himself available for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.Ghana's

On-loan Andre Ayew announced his departure from Fenerbahce after Turkish Super Lig ended last Sunday.The Ghana international sat out the 3-1 home win over Antalyaspor due to injury.Ayew spoke to Fener's official TV station after the game: ''First of all I want to thank the fans, the club, and the staff. I am leaving this great club with lots of experience. It was a very tough year for us but at least we have managed to finish the season strongly.''Let’s

Ghana striker Jordan Ayew continued training in post-season to boost his fitness for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.The 27-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Crystal Palace, is not leaving anything to chance during this holiday period.Ayew struggled for regular game time in the just ended English Premier League, where he managed 14 league  appearances and scored one goal.He has been named in Ghana's provisional 29-man squad set to embark on a pre-tournament camping

Benin coach Michel Dussuyer has named his 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off next month in Egypt.The Frenchman invited twenty one foreign based players and two home based professionals for the tournament.The list includes 34-year-old Mickael Poté who had a stellar campaign in the Turkish second-tier this season as he netted 16 goals in 34 appearances for Adana Demirspor.The 2018 Benin Footballer of the Year, Khaled Adenon, who plays for French Ligue

Caleb Ansah Ekuban (born 23 March 1994) plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on loan from Leeds United as a striker. Born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, Ekuban declared for the Ghana national football team. Ekuban is a striker known for his pace, technical ability and strong physique. His style of play and prolific goal scoring as a youngster in the Chievo youth team saw him likened to compatriot Mario Balotelli.After progressing through the youth system at Chievo, Ekuban

Asamoah Gyan has repaired his strained relationship with Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah on Tuesday in Accra after his recent incendiary response to his removal as Black Stars captain.The two had been at loggerheads after Gyan was stripped of the captaincy ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.''All I can say is that the meeting went and this is nothing cosmetic and both parties left the meeting satisfied and happy,'' Asante Fokuo, a source close to Appiah, told GHANASoccernet.comHe

Asamoah Gyan has held fruitful and cordial talks with Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah after a recent fructured relationship.The two had been at loggerheads after Gyan was stripped of the captaincy ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.He was 'elevated' as General Captain and this infuriated the country's all-time scorer to announce his retirement from the national team with immediate effect.The out-of-contract Kayserispor striker later rescinded his decision after Ghana

The annual event, which for the past five years now has been sponsored by Nestle Milo kicked off with Zone 1 which includes qualified schools from the five Northern regions in the nation. Thus, Northern region, Upper West Region, Upper East region, North East region and Savannah region competing to book a place in the National Finals of the league.The competition was held in the Lawra Municipality of the Upper West region at the Lawra senior high school parkSixteen teams assembled

As Arsenal and Chelsea head toward Baku for Wednesday’s Europa League final London will become only the second city in the history of European club competitions to provide both finalists. Madrid managed it twice with Real and Atletico in 2014 and 2016, but now it is London’s turn.Arsenal coach Unai Emery, who has won the competition thrice with Sevilla, has a big decision to make over whom to play in goals. Petr Cech, who has been the club’s cup goalkeeper, has been linked

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah a relatively unknown Samuel Owusu in his provisional 29-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.The 23-year-old winger plays for Serbian top-flight side Cukaricki and scored seven goals in 32 appearances.Owusu was first admitted into the Red Bull Academy Ghana and later joined Vision FC.He moved to Serbia in August 2014 and signed for Radnik Surdulica.In June 2016, Owusu was transferred to Turkish club Gençlerbirli?i on a two-year deal with an option

Former Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng believes Asamoah Gyan's experience will be massively needed at the Nations Cup in Egypt. Gyan has been in the news for several reasons, after early announcing his retirement from the Black Stars over the captaincy of the team. He later rescinded the decision following the President of the country's intervention.Despite all the controversies surrounding the General Captain of the Black Stars, Derek Boateng believes the Kayserispor

Former Ghana U-20 star David Atanga says he is yet to decide on his future as he stays torn between returning to Austrian giants Red Bull Salsburg and extending his loan stint at Bundesliga II Gruether Furth. The 23-year old ended his loan spell at the German side last week after the last game of the season.However, the speedy winger reveals his next destination will be based on play time.“For me I think am ready to make a big step now, when I was young I was just waiting for

Jordan Pierre Ayew (born 11 September 1991) plays Crystal Palace on loan from Swansea City.Ayew made his first senior appearance for Ghana on 5 September 2010, in a 3–0 2012 AFCON qualifier win against Swaziland, at the Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba, Swaziland. On 1 June 2012, Ayew scored his first and second international goals in a 2014 World Cup qualification match win against Lesotho, at the Kumasi Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana.In December 2011, Ayew was named to

Forward Mahatma Otoo has revealed the reason behind his decision to leave Turkish side Balikerispor at the end of the just ended season. The 27-year old disclosed that he was forced into leaving the club due to the financial difficulties the club is facing.“You know in Turkey recently the economy is not going well because the dollar is going so high as against the Turkish Lira, so most of the Clubs are having financial problems not only my team but most of the Club in the Premier

Former spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association, Randy Abbey says Asamoah Gyan’s outburst in the wake of losing the Black Stars captaincy to Andre Ayew was partly because of his deep-seated suspicion and belief that there was a conspiracy to strip him of the post in the past.According to Randy Abbey, during former President John Mahama’s administration, some person’s close to Asamoah Gyan approached him and said they were reliably informed that the then President was

The Black Stars, will leave Ghana on Saturday June 1, 2019 to begin their preparations for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.The Black Stars will be based in Dubai, UAE for three weeks to begin camping where Kwesi Appiah will also use the opportunity to select his final 23-man squad for the tournament.Ghana will also take on Namibia and South Africa in two international friendlies as part of the preparations.Kwesi Appiah has named 29-man squad as his provisional list for the

 Former Ghana International Nii Odartey Lamptey says the decision by Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah to name a new captain at this moment could affect the performance of the team at the tournament if the issue is not handled well.According to him there have been issues in the past concerning the captaincy which has created problems for the national team during tournaments.He further went on to say that the timing for the change in the captaincy was wrong as it has diverted the team’s