Hearts of Oak have been handed a massive boost with the return to training of injured duo Robin Gnagne and Richard Yamoah. The two players had been on the treatment table for some time now but they returned to the teams training on Monday. Robin has played only 20 minutes in the new campaign after sustaining a groin injury in the opening day clash with Inter Allies. The elegant center back was put under a stringent programme by the medical department of the club and having successfully gone
Thomas Partey played a quarter of an hour as Atletico Madrid recorded a slim 1-0 win over Leicester City who had Daniel Amartey on the bench in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg. The Ghana midfielder was introduced Fernando Torres to shore up the midfielder at the Estadio Vicente Caldern. Atletico needed a controversial Antoine Griezmann penalty in the 28th to beat the English champions. Replays showed Marc Albrighton's foul on Griezmann was made outside the box....
The confusion in Great Olympics heightened on Wednesday when two coaches trained with different set of players at different locations. Newly-appointed Tom Strand is reported to have trained with 14 players at the St.Thomas Aquinas Park. Strand is reported to have been installed by the new owners OMP of the club but the fans have kicked against it. Few metres away, player-coach Godwin Attram, the fans favourite, worked with 15 players at the at the Fire Service Park. ''If they
New Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah is heading to the UK to meet his family before coming to the country to start work. Appiah has officially parted ways with his Sudanese club Al Khartoum after being re-appointed by the Ghana Football Association. He has been handed an initial two-year contract after beating 2017 AFCON winning coach Hugo Broos and Wily Sagnol. ''I will leave Sudan on Wednesday to meet my family before going to Ghana next week,'' Appiah told the Graphic Sports.
Captain of Great Olympics Dan Quaye believes Jose Mourinho cannot save the club from their ailing season if management do not resolve their differences. The former Medeama SC coach was handed a two-year deal last week to help the team recover from their poor league start. But, a section of supporters hold the clubs management responsible for the clubs poor performances this season rather than Godwin Attram, in an awful campaign that sees them sit firmly in the relegation zone despite having
Finland have named Ghanaian youngster Samuel Anini Junior in their national U15 team. Junior was born in the Scandinavian country to Ghanaian parents. He plays for FC Kontu. The Finland U15 team have lined up two friendly matches against Slovakia on 25 and 27 April....
General Manager of Great Olympics Oloboi Commodore has descended on the technical team of the club, claiming their ineptitude prompted the appointment of Tom Strand. A 2-1 defeat at home to Aduana Stars left the Dade lads in the bottom three of the table after collecting just ten points from their opening ten games. Their poor run led to the clubs management to relegate coach Godwin Attram to a deputy role and hire Swedish trainer Tom Strand on a two-year deal to help turn round the fortunes
Newly appointed coach of Great Olympics Tom Strand has set his sights on turning the fortunes of the club in the Ghana Premier League. Dade Boys are going through a torrid time in the ongoing campaign where they flirting with the drop after collecting 10 points from ten matches and are occupying10th spot on the log. But Strand, who was handed the teams job earlier this week says that hes ready to the club retain their premiership status by churning out good results. I dont know too much
Ghanaian Jeffrey Schlupp has received praise from Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey for the way he has slotted into the teams line-up. The Ghanaian was again instrumental as Palace won 3-0 against top four chasing Arsenal. We were unlucky with Patrick [van Aanholt], it was a nasty injury at West Brom but Jeffrey has come in and hes done really well and didnt even look like he hadnt played many games, Hennessey is quoted by London News Online. Were not making as many mistakes as we
Minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah insists Kwesi Appiah failed in his first stint with the Black Stars because the then government did not support him to succeed. Appiah has been reappointed as Black Stars coach and he is expected to begin work on 1st May 2017. The former Kotoko player signed a two-year deal which sees him as coach of the National team from 2017 to 2019. The minster of youth and sports who was on a tour of the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday says the NPP led government
Division One League side Bekwai Youth Football Academy have formally reported Tema-based referees Teye Mensah and Prince Coffie to the Ghana Football Association over cheating in their recent league matches urging the federation to counsel the match officials. In a letter addressed to the General Secretary of the GFA, copied to the Referees Appointment Committee and the Division One League Board, the newly promoted side complained of how they were swindled and bamboozled by the referees in their
Public Relations Officer Accra Hearts of Oak Opare Addo has indicated the team is still a work in progress but believes they can build a winsome team that will challenge for the Ghana Premier League title. Accra Hearts of Oak last won the league in 2008/09 and has struggled over the years to replicate the form that saw them conquer Africa in the early 2000s. The club have undergone a lot of restructuring including appoint a new manager before the start of the season. Accra Hearts of Oak
Dan Agyei is enjoying life around the Clarets first-team squad and believes their Premier League quality will rub off to help him raise his game. Agyei has combined matches for Burnley's Development Squad with working within the senior set-up at Turf Moor since returning from a loan spell at Coventry City. He was on the bench at Hull City last Saturday as the Clarets drew 1-1 and is likely to be in the traveling party to South Wales to face Swansea City in the Premier League this weekend.
In-form Afriyie Acquah has been suspended for Torino's home match against Crotone on Sunday, the Lega Serie A has confirmed. Acquah will serve a mandatory one-match ban after his sending off in the 3-2 win at Cagliari where he scored. The midfielder accumulated yellow cards and was sent off in additional time. Acquah has played every minute of Torino's last three matches and scored two goals....
Head of the National Sports Authority (NSA) Joe Kpenge has told the Sports Minister, Hon. Isaac Asiamah to Electricity restore at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Accra Sports Stadium has seen power cuts because of the huge debt owed the Electricity Company of Ghana. According to Joe Kpenge the National Sports Authority owes ECG over a million Ghana Cedis. He was speaking when the minister and his team took a tour at the sports stadium on Tuesday. Close to a year now and we have not had
The Premier League Board (PLB) and the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG) have held fruitful deliberations on issues bothering on officiating in the Premier League. Officiating has become a topical issue in the Premier League, with Some match officials coming under intense criticism for perceived misapplication of the laws of the game. At a stakeholders meeting on Monday with the referees chiefs, which was also attended by the Referees Committee of the GFA , issues affecting officiating and
Aduana Stars captain Godfred Saka has urged his teammates to keep their focus in his absence in their week nine outstanding fixture against Wa All Stars on Thursday. The Ogya Boys will lock horns with the defending league champions in the rescheduled fixture of match day 9 at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park without inspirational captain Godfred Saka, who was red carded in their 1-2 victory over Great Olympics last Monday. Nevertheless Saka, who is the leading the assists chart with five in the
German Bundesliga side Schalke must pay at least 20 million Euros if they are to sign their Ghanaian defender Baba Rahman on a permanent contract from Chelsea. The Blues will seek to recoup the full investment they made in signing Rahman from German side Augsburg in 2015. The Bundesliga have hinted that they will approach the English club to sign their Ghanaian defender Baba Rahman on a permanent deal. The 23-year-old joined Schalke on a season-long loan in August last year and paid a fee of
Ghana international Mubarak Wakaso who embodies optimism and relentless fight has called on the fans to rally behind the team as they look to mount a relegation escape. Wakaso was one of the few players to emerge from the 3-1 defeat to Valencia with his head held high after another impressive display. Below is the video of the Ghanaian encouraging the fans: 🎙 @WakasoBobby tras el #GranadaValencia: "Tenemos que trabajar ms que antes para salvar al equipo"
Midfielder Thomas Partey will face Ghana international teammate Daniel Amartey in the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Champions League after their respective clubs Atletico Madrid and Leicester City were drawn to face each other. Leicester, the Premier League champions progressed to the last eight by beating Spanish title-chasers Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate. Leicester will play the first leg against last year's beaten finalists away from home with the return leg on 18 or 19 April. Holders
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