Ghanaian striker Ahmed Said bagged an impressive hat-trick for Hadjuk Split in their 4-0 victory over Rudes in the Croatian Prva HNL on Sunday. The former Genoa striker registered his name on the score sheet with just 12 minutes on the clock with a brilliant finish before Hamza Barry doubled their advantage in the 39th minute. The 24-year-old scored his second of the day in the 47th minute before completing his hat-trick in the 59th minute. Said has scored four goals in six games for Hadjuk

Ghanaian forward Issah Abass scored a brace for Olimpija Ljubljana in their 3-1 win over Ankaran Hrvantini in the Slovenian top flight league on Sunday. The 18-year-old has been the live wire of the Slovenian giants after five games of the season. The former Asowka Deportivo hitman continued his superb form on Sunday as his two goals condemned the struggling host to defeat. Bradley Meledje opened the scoring for Ankaran but Abass brace and Dino Stiglec won the game for Olimpija. Abass

Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila continued his fine display for Al Qadsia in their second pre-season friendly game as they played out a 1-1 draw against Arouba SC on Sunday evening. Sumaila kept up his impressive form in the side's scoreless draw against Istanbul Youth last week with another assured display against the Saudi top flight club. The 24-year-old's performance for Al Qadsia gives coach Rashed Al Bediah hope ahead of the forthcoming Kuwaiti Premier League....

Former Ghana U17 captain Nasiru Mohammed scored in the first half to earn a point for Hacken in their 1-1 draw at Goteborg on Sunday. Mohammed was on target four minutes after Sebastian Eriksson had scored the opener for Goteborg. This was his third league goal of the season in 15 appearances. Mohammed lasted the entire duration like countryman Mohammed Abubakar....

Gilbert Koomson scored his first goal in two months as Sogndal beat relegation-threatened Kristiansund 2-0 at home on Sunday in the Eliteserien. The Ghana striker converted a spot-kick in the 35 minute to put his side ahead before providing the assist for Nigerian Chidiebere Nwakali to score the second. Koomson celebrated his sixth league goal of the season in 20 appearances. The 22-year-old was replaced after 85 minutes....

Afriyie Acquah played his final match for Torino on Sunday ahead of a 9m (8.2m) transfer to Birmingham City. The 25-year-old played the entired duration in Torino's Serie A opener in the 1-1 draw at Bologna. According to the website Toro.it, a decisive meeting with Birmingham will be held on Tuesday. Acquah dropped a hint too, as he started following the English club on social media. The delay is purely due to the Granata being short-staffed for tonights game, as Daniele Baselli and

Columbus Crew defender Lalas Abubakar he is now self-motivated to punch above his weight in matches. The centre-back was in the headlines once again after scoring the opener in his side's 1-1 draw at Orlando City on Saturday. His debut league and club goal came days after being named in the MLS Team of the Week, ''In the MLS there's no easy game so you just got to make your mind right and we are playing home so it's really important for our fans so we need to make our

Midfielder Samuel Mensah Darpoh made his Premier Soccer League debut on Saturday as AmaZulu beat Free State Stars 1-0 at home in their season's first match. The 19-year-old lasted the entire of the duration as the KZN side made a flying start to their campaign. Darpoh has been with the club since 2015 and made 23 appearances for the side to secure promotion from the National First Division. The former Okwahu United man is cousins with John Arwuah, a former AmaZulu holding midfielder

Ghana coach Maxwell Konadu has apologised over his side's failure to qualify for the2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) to be played in Kenya. Burkina Faso pulled off a shock 2-1 win over Ghana on Sunday to qualify for the African Nations Championship (CHAN), the tournament for home-based footballers. Ghana,who drew the first leg 2-2, failed to make the most of home advantage in Kumasi, suffering defeat toBurkina Fasoin front of their own fans. The hosts were rocked by Burkinabe

Ghana, Algeria, Egypt, South Africa and Mali are among five African giants who will miss out of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) finals in Kenya after suffering aggregate defeats this weekend. The five countries boast some of the top national teams on the continent and some of the best league in Africa yet could not overcome little fancied opposition to reach the tournament exclusively made for home-based players. The Black Stars B are the latest team to fail to qualify after they

Burkina Faso stunned Ghana in Kumasi to qualify for next year's African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya after beating the 'Black Stars B' 2-1 in their final round, second-leg qualifier on Sunday. The Stallions brilliance was aided by the profligacy of the Black Stars B attack as they wasted several scoring opportunities, helping their northern neighbours to qualify. The home side totally dominated the second-half but several missed scoring chances presented to Patrick Razak,

Kwadwo Asamoah was benched on Saturday as Juventus launched their bid for a seventh successive Serie A title with a routine 3-0 home win over Cagliari. Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain all found the net in a comfortable victory, although Diego Farias missed a penalty for the visitors. Juve needed just 12 minutes to take control, Mandzukic drilling home with a low shot after good approach play from Stephan Lichtsteiner. Dybala curled wide from distance as Juve continued to

Hamburg winger Nicolai Muller will miss the next seven months after he ruptured a knee ligament in celebrating a goal. Having scored eight minutes into Saturday's 1-0 home win over Augsburg, Muller performed a series of helicopter whirls before launching himself into a jump as he punched the air. He landed awkwardly, and was clearly in pain as his team-mates ran to join in. Hamburg coach Markus Gisdol said it was "certainly a downer, I have never experienced anything like it before".

Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng made his debut for Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday but was unable to inspire them to victory on his Bundesliga return. Frankfurt were held in a 0-0 draw at Freiburg on Sunday marking Boateng's first appearance since joining the visiting side just two days ago. Boateng came on in the second half. Frankfurt signed the former Hertha Berlin, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke midfielder on Friday after he left Spanish side Las Palmas by mutual consent. Frankfurt

Ghana winger Christian Atsu made his second full time appearance is as many matches as his Newcastle United side were defeated by fellow newly promoted club Huddersfield 1-0 in the English Premier League on Sunday. Huddersfield made it two wins from their first two Premier League games as Aaron Mooy's stunning second-half strike saw off fellow promoted side Newcastle. The Australian's beautifully executed finish was one of the few moments of quality in a match that, at times, had the

Ghana international Kevin Prince Boateng has been named in the team for Frankurt just 48 after signing for the club. The new signing made the trip with the team and has been named in the match-day squad by head Coach Niko Kova. Boateng will taste first action for the Eagles just two days after completing a move which will see him at the Club for the next two seasons. The Ghanaian scored ten goals for Las Palmas last season, making him the highest goal scorer for the club last....

Follow the LIVE play-by-play of the 2nd leg of the Kenya 2018 CHAN qualifier between the Black Stars B and the Local Stallions of Burkina Faso at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on GHANAsoccernet.com. Kickoff is exactly 15:00GMT By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter...

Ghana international Bernard Mensah says he is slowly warming himself in the Turkish League after helping his team pick up an important point against Besiktas. The Ghanaian was a second half substitute in the game against Besiktas. This is the second game he has played since moving to Kasimpasa on loan from Atletico Madrid. Good game we had and even more impressive we had a point in a very difficult game, He said The Ghanaian will be hoping that he is involved when they take onAkhisar Beledi

Birmingham City target Afriyie Acquah will start for Torino tonight against Bologna in their Serie A opener at home. The Ghana international has been heavily linked with a move to the Championship side this transfer window. Acquah will probably play his final match for Granata on Sunday evening before moving to England. Last season, the box-to-box midfielder scored two goals in 20 league matchces for the Torino....

Ghana Black Stars B coach Maxwell Konadu has effected three changes in his line up that played the first leg of the CHAN qualifier in Ouagadougou to face the Burkinabes in the return leg at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. Kotoko center back Ahmed Adams comes into the starting eleven in place of Awal Mohammed who has not been part of the team following their return from Ouagadougou due to ill-health. Richmond Lamptey who was sidelined for the first leg due to injury comes on for Emmanuel