The Bechem Park has been passed unfit to host the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. The Ghanaian side are seeking to improve the facility in time ahead of their debut appearance in Africa's inter-club competition. The club's operations manager Francis Addai has confirmed his outfit must renovate the facility before it's given a seal of approval to host their home matches. CAF has told us to provide a fully equipped doping centre and a fully equipped press box with internet facilities,"

Medeama will play as guest of second-tier Karela United in their final pre-season of the year today (Thursday). The Yellow and Mauves travel to Nzema where they will engage Karelaat the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park. Karela managed a 1-0 win over Medeama in a similar exercise on Sunday December 4. We play @karelaunitedfc in a friendly today at the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park pic.twitter.com/2TqZdHx5S7 MedeamaSC (@MedeamaSC) December 22, 2016 Medeama are using the friendly as a dress rehearsal

Uganda midfielderTonny Mawejje has set a target of qualifying from the group stage in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations which includes Ghana, Egypt and Mali. The 29-year-old joined the rest of the squad currently preparing for the biannual tournament on Tuesday. And theKnattspyrnuflagi rttur enforcer is excited to be part of the upcoming AFCON squad   As a player, it means a lot to me because I have longed for it for quite a long period of time," he said "I am going to

CEO of Ghana Premier League Champions Oduro Nyarko is looking at Medeamas success story in the CAF Confederation Cup last season to inspire his team in the CAF Champions League. The Wa-based club will play against Al Ahli of Tripoli in the first game of their CAF Champions League campaign. All Stars will be having a crack at continental football for the first time in their short history and they look like being the dark horses. Oduro Nyarko is of the view that they can copy from the template

Kotoko defedner Ahmed Adams has hailed the quality of players on the continent ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The 23-year-old believes West African players will outdo the others in the other part due to their immense quality. All we need is to put the right things in place for our footballers to blossom. The talent in Africa abounds a lot especially in West Africa , he is quoted by sports crusader. It was painful losing the trophy at the end of the 2016 season as a club. Kumasi

Aduana Stars midfielder Seth Opare is unhappy with the postponement of the start date for the Ghana Premier League. The league had been initially scheduled to commence on 18 December but that could not materialize. A new date is reported to has been set by the Premier League Board which is 20 January, 2017. "At times the postponement of the start of the league affects the plans of the coaches hugely. They find it difficult to decide on the kind of training they will offer us," he

Hearts of Oak beat Madina Miracles SC 2-1 in a friendly game at the Legon Ajax Park on Wednesday. Augustine Sefa helped himself to a brace in the opening 35 minutes of the game before the visitors pulled a goal back through their impressive striker Mubarak. The Phobians hosted the Division 2 side as part of the preseason programme for the 2016/17 season and they were given a very good test by the young visitors. Hearts took the lead in the 13th minute through right back Augustine Sefa who

More than half a dozen clubs in Europe and the United States have tabled offers for in-form Ghanaian midfielder Ebenezer Ofori. LA Galaxy and New York City FC are the Major League Soccer League clubs seeking to lure him to the States. Bundesliga outfit Hamburg, FC Krasnodar from Russia, Osmanlispor in the Turkish top-flight as well as West Ham United are interested. French sides Cannes and FC Lorient have all enquired about his availability. Ofori, who plays for AlK Stockholm, has been

Former Elmina Sharks captain Isaac Mensah has written to the club head coach apologizing for his truancy which cost him the armband. He is also pleading for clemency and wants to be re-instated in the First Team as the club prepare for their debut Ghana Premier League season. His letter read: ''This is to formally render my sincere apology to you and the management Board for absenting myself from training from 29 October, 2016. ''It is unfortunate that on the day of the recall

Former Black Stars defender Sam Johnson has jumped to the defence of Asamoah Gyan insisting the Ahli striker will not be a failure if he fails to lead the Black Stars to clinch gold at the 2017 Afcon in Gabon. Many have argued that despite his great performance as a striker and his qualities as a leader, Asamoah Gyan will be considered a failure if he fails to win the 2017 Afcon with the Black Stars. But Sam Johnson says it is wrong for anyone to think like that since Gyan has achieved a lot

In-form striker Raphael Dwamena has earned a debut Black Stars call-up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, his club Austria Lustenau has confirmed. A club source confirmed the invitation for the 21-year-old on Wednesday. Dwamena, who is currently on holiday in Accra, will join the teams non-residential camping which start after the Christmas holiday. The former Red Bull Academy (Sogakope) trainee has been a major talking point after banging in 18 goals in 20 league appearances for the side

League champions Wa All Stars played out a 1-1 with Tema Youth at the Tema Sports Stadium in a pre season friendly. It was the northern Blues who shot ahead from the spot after a goal bound shot was handled by a Tema Youth player inside the box. Midfielder Saddick Alhassan converted the penalty to give Wa All Stars the lead. But Tema Youth, who have been re-instated in the Ghana Premier League, Wa All Stars have drawn Libyan giants Al Ahly Tripoli in the preliminary round of the CAF champions

Director of Liberty Professionals and Ghana FA Vice President George Afriyie has rubbished claims by International Football Scout Kofi Bawuah that he is taking Liberty Professionals and Latif Blessing to court. According to Bawuah, he has the official mandate to negotiate a deal for Latif Blessing but the club and the player have declined the move after he completed negotiations with Tunisian side CS Sfaxien. Bawuah again said the players passport is in his possession and that it will be illegal

Controversial Ghanaian coach J.E Sarpong has jumped to the defence of Black Stars coach Avram Grant with heightening calls that local players must be included the his squad for the 2017 Afcon. The former Ebusua Dwarfs coach insists that no local player is ready to be part of the team and Grant must not name any in his squad. We were supposed to have started the league on the 18th of December but we are still dragging our feet. Grant will only name players who are in-0form and active, he said.

Former Smouha SC attacking midfielder David Offei is close to joining Liberty Professionals, GHANASoccernet.com can report. The former Great Olympics player has been training with the Scientific Soccer Lads in a bid to earn a deal. The 27-year-old also played for New Edubiase United before joining Asante Kotoko in 2013. He joined Amidaus Professionals two years later before moving to Egypt. By Nuhu Adams...

Ghana coach Avram Grant could heeve a sigh of relief ahead of the 2017 Afcon as striker Abdul Majeed Waris has exclusivelyconfirmed to Ghanasoccernet.com that his injury is not serious and that he will be returning in a week. The 25-year-old was forced off the pitch in the 42nd minute as French midfielder Jimmy Cabot knocked him at the Parc des Princes in a clash with PSG. Lorient manager Bernard Casoni handed a starting role to the Black Stars striker who had returned to training from a pelvis

Bechem United are close to signing former Ghana Premier League top scorer Emmanuel Baffour on a free transfer,GHANASoccernet.com can confirm. The former Ashanti Gold SC striker is expected to put pen to paper on Thursday to complete his move. Baffour moved to Lebanese side Al Ijtimai but terminated his contract without kicking a ball. His 21 goals in the 2011/2012 season for New Edubiase United earned him a move to Mamelodi Sundowns but could not survive at the club. Bechem United are