Ghana's Black Queens were annihilated8-0 by France in an international friendly played in Reim on Monday night. Head coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani's side could not stop the French's lethal attack as they conceded eight and failed to even grab a consolation goal at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II. This is the second time the Black Queens have fallen to an embarrassingdefeat in a friendly match in Europe after last year's 11-0 loss to Germany. However, the difference is the team that

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi and Neymar to win The Best FIFA Men's Player award for the second year running. Ronaldo, who won the inaugural prize last year, was presented the award at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on Monday. The Portugal captain had been favourite to claim the accolade after a year that saw him help Madrid to a third Champions League crown in four seasons and a first La Liga title in five years, as well as the FIFA Club World

Yusif Abubakar has admitted it is "a dream come true" after guiding Aduana Stars to their second league title as head coach. Aduana Stars came closer to winning the premiership in each of the last two seasons, finishing second to Ashanti Gold SC in 2015 and Wa All Stars in 2016. The former Hearts of Oak and Heart of Lions gaffer took over the Fire Boys after Romanian tactician Coiaba Aristica left the club after the end of the last season. He insists winning the league at the end

  Bankroller of Tema Youth Wilfred Osei Kweku Palmer says Aduana Stars were worthy winners of the Ghana Premier League title. The Fire Boys clinched with their second trophy in eight years after collecting 57 points in 30 matches, losing five, winning sixteen and drawing nine. However, some section of the Ghana League aficionados have belittled their league title triumph, claiming that they won most of their games through machinations. The outspoken president of Tema Youth, Osei

Black Starlets coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has called the bluff of Ghanaians after losing to Mali in the quarter final of the 2017 FIFA World Cup claiming he doesn't care about how they react to the defeat. The Starlets lost for the third time in six months to their West Africa counterparts after earlier losing 1-0 and 2-1 in the U17 AFCON and a friendly respectively to the same side. The frustrated coach whose lack of tactical superiority seemed to have caused Ghana in the clash with Mali claims

Karela United have assembled today (Monday), 23 October, 2017 to start preparations for their debut Ghana Premier League season. The Nzema-Ayinase based side are reporting to camp for the first since breaking camp after the end of the Division One League. Head coach Johnson Smith and his technical staff will work with the players as their pre season starts early. The first team squad is being camped at the club house....

Aduana Stars striker Nathaniel Asamoah says his season was good and successful despite failing to star in the club's title winning campaign. He stated his delight after winning the Ghana Premier League for the first time in his footballing career. The Fire Boys became the new champions after topping the table with 57 points in the 2016/2017 premiership campaign. "The season has been a tough one but personally it has been good and successful for me," he expressed. "Sometimes

Liberty Professionals coach Michael Osei is relieved to have helped the club avoid relegation following their 2-1 win over Asante Kotoko on the final day of the Ghana League on Sunday. The Dansoman-based outfit avoided the threat of relegation from the top flight division as goals second half goals from Samuel Sarfo and Samuel Annan were enough to win them the game after going down to Baba Mahama's early minute opener. According to the club's trainer, their determination to remain in

Bechem United coach Solomon Odwo believes his side were stronger for Great Olympics in their 1-0 win on Sunday on the final day of the Ghana Premier League. The Hunters needed the win to stay up and the result meant Olympics had to be evicted. ''It was a match of destiny, both teams played well, I think my players were tactically better than Olympics, we wasted a lot of chances, we could have scored more, a draw would have send us to relegation,'' Odwo told footballmadeinghana.com

Wa All Stars captain Hafiz Adams says injuries but not the sacking of coach Enos Adepa contributed to the club's unsuccessful title defence. The Northern Blues ended the season in sixth place. They also suffered elimination from the CAF Champions League qualifying round. ''Before the season started we had a lot of injury problems, I was also a victim as six of our players were in the injury list. That led to our poor performance in the Champions league, we lost at home and went

American-born striker Charles Sapong scored two goals and set Philadelphia Unions single-season goals record as they thump Orlando City 6-1 in the Major League Soccer. Sapong scored his first goal of the game in the 26th minute before he completed his brace on the 74th minute of the clash. The 28-year-old got his first of the evening in the 26th minute before he completed his double in the 74th minute to set a record for the only Union player to have scored 16 goals in a single season. He

Former Inter Allies defender Joseph Aidoo opened his account for KRC Genk as they defeated Anderlecht 1-0 in the Belgian Jupilar PRO League. The former Ghana youth international scored the games only goal in the 50th minute at the Stade Constant Vanden Stock. The strong and aggressive defender has been impressive this season for KRC Genk and has started making waves in the Jupilar PRO League. He joined Genk this summer from Swedish elite side Hammarby IF and has played 5 matches for the

Ghana Under-17 captain Eric Ayiah is rallying support for Mali who the only African lone ranger in the ongoing FIFA U17 World Cup in India. Mali dumped the Black Starlets out of the competition after their 2-1 win over the Ghanaians in their quarter-final clash on Saturday. And the Ghanaian captain Eric Ayiah has urged Africans to rally behind the African champions. We must all rally behind them in prayer once we are all Africans and I know they can do it. Ayiah told the Press It is not

Ghana striker Mahatma Ousmanou Otoo scored a brace for Balikesirspor as they walloped Boluspor 4-2 in the Turkish Lig 2 at theBolu Atatrk Stadium on Sunday. The former Hearts of Oak ace continued from his last week's exploits where he came off the bench to open his account for the side in their 2-0 win against Gaziantepsor. Boluspor went ahead just two minutes on the clock through Nigerian forward Bentley but Otoo quickly pulled parity two minutes later with a trademark shot. Turkish

The Black Queens will play France today, 23 October, at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II in Reims. Head coach Mas-Ud Dramani has been boosted by four Europe-based players. Ghana are using the match to prepare for the 2018 African Women's Nations Cup tournament as hosts. France are also preparing for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup finals. Black Queens players: Nana Ama Asantewaa, Patricia Mantey, Janet Egyir, Juliet Acheampong, Mary Essiful, Ellen Coleman, Priscilla Okyere

AshantiGold striker Hans Kwofie claims being top scorer at the end of the season was not his prime target. The experienced forward scored four goals in the last fixture of the season against league winners Aduana Stars on Sunday to be the league's top scorer. He netted an overall 17 goals in the end one hat trick and scoring four goals in a single game on two occasions to clinch the top scoring gong. Kwofie said: "My main target was to win a trophy with Ashanti Gold SC. I aimed at

In-form Ghanaian striker Richard Arthur powered Grupo Desportivo Interclube to a 2-1 win over Academicals in the Angolan Girabola League. The former Wa All Stars forward found the back of the net with the fastest goal of the season so far just under two minutes to put his side in front. Academicals fetched equaliser but Arthur' ingenuity restored the lead again for his side when he intelligently outsmarted his marker to set up the second. The on-fire striker has taken his tally to 7

Bankroller of Elmina Sharks Papa Kwesi Nduom has congratulated his outfit for retaining their league status after beating Wa All Stars on the final day of the season on Sunday. Goals from Felix Addo and Eric Osei were enough for the Elmina-based side to see off former champions Wa All Starsat the Papa Kwesi Ndoum Stadium. Midway through the season, the league debutants had to replaced coach Kobina Amissah with Yaw Acheampong as they flirted with the drop zone. And Nduom believes the decision

Ghana U17 goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim has apologized for his blunder in the 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Mali at the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup. The Asante Kotoko player misjudged his rush off his goal line to make an attempted clearance outside his box but the ball dropped to an opponent. Djemoussa Traore scored for the second goal as his long-range effort beat the back-tracking Ibrahim. ''sometimes when playing in the rains, the gloves get so wet and slippery,'' Ibrahim told

Forward Oualid Azaro netted a hat-trick to inspire Al Ahly to a 6-2 win over Etoile du Sahel on Sunday in Alexandria and set up a final date with Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco. The Moroccan was the hero as the record eight time winners tore Etoile into shreds and advance to the final, their first since 2013, 7-4 on aggregate. It was a vintage performance from the Cairo giants, outplaying their Tunisian guests, who carried a 2-1 advantage from the first leg. It took just two minutes for