Ghanaian defender Samuel Mensah is confident of Ostersunds FK's chances ahead of this season's UEFA Europa League. Ostersunds side are pitted in Group J alongside Hertha Berlin, Athletic Bilbao and Zorya Luhansk. The Swedish side who are making their maiden appearance in the Europe's second tier league, will play as guests to Ukrainian outfit Zorya Luhansk in the first game of the group on Thursday. And the 28-year-old is full of optimism ahead of their trip to the Slavutych

West Ham United star Andre Ayewhas warned his team mates against complacency and has urged them not to get carried away after snatching their first win of the league season over Huddersfield. After a disastrous start to the new campaign, the Ghanaian inspired the Hammers to a 2-0 win over unbeaten Huddersfield Town after coming from the dugout. Ayews incredible performance after he was brought on saw him providing an assist for Pedro Obiang to score the opener before adding another to seal

West Ham United star Andre Ayew insists nobody at the club is getting carried away after their 2-0 win over Huddersfield in the Premier League last week. Ayew came from the dugout to provide an assist for his sides opener and scored the second to hand the Hammers a 2-0 win over the newly promoted side. The win was a great relief for manager Slaven Bilic as pressure had begun to mount on him and his players after three straight defeats. But the Ghana deputy skipper says they are not getting

Government is committed to supporting the Black Starlets to lift gold at the upcoming FIFA U17 World Cup in India according to Sports Minister Hon. Isaac Asiamah. The Youth and Sports Minister highlighted that His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo I keeping a close eye on the team as they are the players who will graduate into the Black Stars few years to come. The vision of the President is to help the junior national teams to perform as it will help the senior side also Asiamah stated

Ghanas Abdul Majeed Waris has been snapped in a Lorient shirt for the first time this season but his posture has caused an uproar in the club. The Ghanaian is clearly smarting from a failed move to English Premier League side Burnley after Lorient rejected a reported 9M bid for him. He is yet to play for the club since last season and is reported to be very down hearted regarding the way the entire move collapsed. However as required by his contract he was with his team mates for the seasons

Angry senior South Africa Football Association (Safa) officials will travel to Switzerland in the coming days to voice their unhappiness with Fifa after the governing body ordered Bafana Bafana to replay their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Senegal. Bafana beat the Senegalese 2-1 in Polokwane in November 2016 but the qualifier came under scrutiny after the West Africans reported controversial referee Joseph Lampteys performance to Fifa. Safa officials faced considerable criticism from the public

Ghanas President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the national U17 side to win the U17 World Cup and the Sports Minister Hon. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, has charged the national U-17 team to fulfill the expectations of the President. To Hon. Asiamah, the President expects the Black Starlets to return home from India with "gold" because the Ministry of Youth and Sports has put everything in place to ensure they succeed. "To the Black Starlets, we are proud that you have qualified

According to multiple sources in the United Kingdom, Swansea City has agreed to a deal in principle to take up Ghanaian right back Andy Yiadom from Barnsley in January. Swansea had been linked with Yiadom all summer but was thought to have lost out toHuddersfield Townhowever the deal was called off when the Ghanaian international failed a medical. The Welsh side has reportedly had clearances by specialists on Yiadom and is convinced his medical issues are not an issue. The Welsh club is

DAN Agyei is targeting more goals for Walsall after netting on his Saddlers debut just before the international break. The Burnley striker joined the League One outfit on loan until January on deadline day last week and he celebrated by scoring in a 2-1 win over Plymouth 48 hours later. Agyei, 20, spent time on loan with Coventry City at the start of last season, scoring five goals, before returning to Turf Moor in January. his latest adventure is one that excites him and he reveals he is

Ghanas quest to clinch the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations trophy faces its critical test when the Black Stars B face the Syli Nationale of Guinea at the Cape Coast Stadium tonight in the first group clash. Ghana benefitted from a late penalty against the Gambia last Saturday to move into the group phase and face very tough challenges as Mali and Nigeria lie in wait for Maxwell Konadus charges later in the tournament. Fate has paired the two sides in Group A alongside one

Two Ghanaians will come up against each other in the UEFA Europa League tonight with Red Bull Salzburg coming up against Vitoria Guimaraes. Alhassan joined Guimaraes this summer and made his debut in the 1-0 victory against Boavista last weekend. He was deployed in his favorite holding midfield role where he bossed the game throughout to the delight of his new fans. Meanwhile, David Atanga is the only Ghanaian at Red Bull who is likely to make the team with Samuel Tetteh making his way

The Libyan Football Federation has written to FIFA demanding that their last year's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Tunisia be replayed because the referee's wife is Tunisian and showed open bias against them. The Libyan football authorities also alleged that the Kenyan referee also lives in the north African and these factors could have conspired to help the Tunisians defeat them in the qualifier. The refereeing of the match, held on 11 November 2016, was controversial, with an early

PORTO striker Vincent Aboubakar celebrated the Portuguese club's UEFA Champions League DEFEAT against Besiktas last night by rejoicing with the Turkish clubs players in their dressing room. The Cameroon star made a shocking show of where his loyalties lie having shone on loan for Besiktas last season. Aboubakar was not in thePortosquad as they lost theChampions Leaguegroup opener 3-1 in Portugal. But the way he readily joined in theBesiktasparty is sure to shock not just his club but