Hearts of Oak fans were left frustrated after their side fell to their second defeat in seven games in the Ghana Premier League, but the bigger pain was the absence of schemer Winful Cobbinah who is yet to kick a ball since arriving. Cobbinah, received his International Transfer Certificate two days before the 2-1 victory against Great Olympics but was overlooked with claims that the game came too early for him. But he was again not part of the team that lost against Tema Youth with many fans
Cameroon'sIssa Hayatou, a candidate in his own right as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), was impressive in his speech at theCAFelectiveconvention in the Ethiopian city ofAddis Ababa. "The future of African football must be decided by Africans ....Hayatou, currently 70 years old, in his speech called on African leaders never to deviate from the pan-African movement. On the election to the presidency
Inter Allies coach Prince Owusu says his half-time team talk did the trick as they rallied to draw 1-1 with Great Olympics at the Accra Sports Stadium. The La-based side went down just before the break through David Amuzu but substitute Prince Baffoe snatched the equalizer after an impressive second half display. "When we went back to the dressing at half time, I told the players that, no this team cannot beat us and the boys came out in the second half with a strong desire to get something
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has only ever had five presidents in its 60-year history and the last time a new leader was appointed was way back in 1988. Thursday's election in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, could herald a change, but long-time incumbent, Cameroon's Issa Hayatou, is not giving up without a fight. Hayatou, in charge for nearly three decades, has often been re-elected unopposed. On the two occasions when he did face a challenge, he won with landslides
Hearts of Oak coach Frank Nuttall has asked his players to be mentally strong ahead of Sunday's Ghana Premier League derby against rivals Asante Kotoko. The Phobians go into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat at Tema Youth on Wednesday. ''The psychology of my players wouldt be affected despite our loss to Tema Youth. We have spoken about that already, but there will be a need to have a strong mentality going into the Kotoko game,'' Nuttall said in a post match presser.
Western Planets and Tamale Utrecht Academy will face off in the maiden National U-15 final on Saturday 18th March, 2017 at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence, Prampram. Tamale Utrecht academy emerged victors in the Southern zone while Western won the Northern zone. The novelty youth league was made up of sixteen (16) teams, comprising of thirteen (13) regional teams selected from colts clubs in the regions, as well as three academies. The teams were grouped into two zones; northern
Midfielder Thomas Partey lasted the entire duration as Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen at home on Wednesday to reach the quarter-final of the Champions League. The Ghana international was key in the midfield as the Spanish giants advanced 4-2 on aggregate. Partey was starting his second consecutive match after featuring in last Saturday's 1-0 win over Granada....
When D.C. United host Columbus Crew SC on Saturday, March 18, one country will be represented quite well: Ghana. Between Patrick Nyarko (born in Kumasi), Kofi Opare (Mampong) and Lloyd Sam (one international cap), United rely heavily upon their Ghanaian team members. For Columbus, right back Harrison Afful (born in Tema), midfielder Mohammed Abu (Accra), rookie defender Lalas Abubakar (Kumasi) and new Designated Player Jonathan Mensah (Accra) comprise a strong core of defense and midfield.
Head coach of Inter Allies Prince Owusu has expressed delight at his side's reaction in the 1-1 stalemate against Great Olympics in week seven of the Ghana Premier League on Wednesday. Midfielder David Amuzu put the Great Olympics ahead but a late equalizer by substitute Prince Baffoe deepened the woes of the home side as their search for a first victory in the ongoing campaign continues. "When we went back to the dressing at half time, I told the players that, no this team cannot beat
Liberty Professionals trainer Ignatius Osei Fosu laments missed chances caused their 1-0 narrow loss to AshantiGold on Wednesday. The young gaffer believes his side deserved at least a point from the game but wasted the opportunities to earn it. "In football, if you don't take your chances, it comes back to hunt you. We had decent chances in the first half which we could have equalized and even go ahead and win," Fosu said in the post-match interview. "Football is football,
Hearts of Oak captain Thomas Abbey admits they were beaten by a well determined Tema Youth side in week seven of the Ghana Premier League at the Tema Sports Stadium on Wednesday. The Phobians indifferent form in this season's Ghana Premier League continues after they were defeated 2-1 by Tema Youth. "Tema Youth are a very good side and they were well determined to win in front of their supporters. We congratulate them for the great display," Abbey told reporters. "This game
Ashanti Gold SC head coach Bashir Hayford has revealed his players have series of problems which have affected their performance. He has suggested players need psyching to be able to get back on track and has pledged to do his best to end the problems of his players. AshantiGold managed to record their second win of the season when they pipped Liberty Professionals by 1-0 on Wednesday. They had previously lost all of their last three games. "I'm appealing to fans who love the
Hearts midfielder Samudeen Ibrahim was at his best against Tema Youth after warming the bench in their two previous matches while Ofori Antwi's stupendous show plus Kwasi Donsu's magnificent display in midfield for Medeama gave them a point at the dreaded Nana Agyemang Badu I Park with Nicholas Gyan stealing praises from Wa fans following his stylish strike to share the spoils with the defending champions. Coach Ricardo Da Rocha of Dwarfs is the manager of the mid-week action in a 4:1:4:1
Hearts of Oak Coach Frank Elliot Nuttall has lamented on individual errors in his side's 2-1 defeat to Tema Youth in the ongoing Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday. The Harbour City boys collected the maximum points from the Phobians after Ibrahim Yusif's fine strike 9 minutes from time sealed a 2-1 victory at the Tema Sports Stadium. Thomas Abbey's goal in the 48th minute had put Hearts on the brink of snatching a draw, with Frank Nuttall's side having
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