Kumasi Asante Kotoko held their first training session in Tamale ahead of the MTN FA Cup final combat with Hearts of Oak at the Tamale Sports Stadium on Sunday. The first training session of the Porcupine Warriors was greeted with huge attendance from their fans and students of of the Northern Business School. The enthusiastic training session of the Porcupine Warriors came to a close with a massive singing exercise involving the players, technical team, fans and students of NOBISCO.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko held their first training session in Tamale ahead of the historic FA Cup final clash with Accra Hearts of Oak at the Northern School of Business (NOBISCO) Park on Friday afternoon. Twenty players trained at the NOBISCO Park led by skipper Amos Frimpong and deputy Eric Donkor. Striker Sadick Adams and midfielder Jackson Owusu were given special exercises after the general session. Goalkeepers Felix Annan and Ernest Sowah were also given specific goalkeeping exercises

Moments after President Nana Akufo-Addo announced on Thursday that Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has obtained a license to operate a new airline to be known asBaby Jet Airlines, some fraudsters have positioned themselves to take advantage of the yet-to-be launched airline, by posing as recruitment agents to offer people jobs with the airline. The fraudsters are reportedly taking money from unsuspecting Ghanaians under the pretext of offering them employment in the company. The Black Stars

Fenerbahce are seeking to gazump rivals Galatasaray to sign Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah in January, fresh reports have emerged in Turkey. The 28-year-old has long been linked with a move to Galatasaray in the winter after seeing their summer bid rejected by the Italian champions. But Turkish media outletsHurriyetand AksamviaSporx are reporting on Friday thatFenerbahce have entered the race for his signature. The two Turkish giants are expected to go toe-to-toe for his signature with

Orlando Pirates striker Bernard Morrison has explained his audacious attempt at using his hand to score in last weekends Soweto Derby at the FNB Stadium. Shortly after his arrival at Pirates in August last year, Morrison was dubbed Maradona by his new teammates, apparently due to his reluctance to pass the ball, but likely also to his short, stocky frame being similar to the Argentine legend. Over a year later, the Ghanaian forward lived up to his nickname as he attempted to emulate the infamous

The South African Police Services failure to bring former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwas killers to justice three years after his shooting has left South African Football Association (Safa) officials pulling their hair in frustration. Meyiwa was shot and killed during an alleged botched robbery at girlfriend Kelly Khumalos family home in Vosloorus on October 26 in 2014. No arrests have been made but police claimed they are still investigating the murder. Safa

West Ham United completed a remarkable comeback as they came from 2-0 down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the EFL Cup fourth round at Wembley on Wednsday night, and Irons fans were full of praise for two-goal hero Andre Ayew. The Ghana international came back into the starting line-up having started the Premier League matches against Burnley and Brighton and Hove Albion on the substitutes bench, but he like the majority of his teammates endured a tough first-half and his side went into the

Ghana government will fully support Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan to succeed with his own AIRLINE. The country's Aviation minister Cecilia Dapaah has revealed the Akufo-Addo government will offer a supporting hand to ensure the iconic football star thrive in the industry. The 31-year-old player has been given the OK to set up the airline, which will bear his nickname ' Baby Jets' Speaking at the 2017 African Airshow in Ghana,President Akufo-Addo said: "I've been reliably

South Africa have turned to Siphiwe Tshabalala, 33, in their bid to grab World Cup qualification at the expense of next month's opponents Senegal. The Kaizer Chiefs winger is recalled for the first time in four years in a surprise move by coach Stuart Baxter. South Africa play Senegal at home on 10 November and in Dakar four days later. Senegal need just two points to qualify for Russia 2018 but South Africa can leapfrog them at the top of Group D should they win both matches. The

Ghana women's coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani is putting the positives on the 8-0 defeat by France on Monday night. The defeat by the 2019 Women's World Cup hosts in Reims was the second heaviest in the Black Queens' history. "Matches like this provide us with a lot of positives to work on to improve," said Dramani, whose team host the 2018 African Women's Nations Cup. "I have no doubt everyone will see a different team before the big tournament in Ghana." Last

Andre Ayew says West Hams stunning Carabao Cup comeback proves the players are fully behind under-pressure boss Slaven Bilic. Bilic appeared to be heading for the boot with Tottenham 2-0 up at half-time in Tuesdays fourth round clash. But two-goal Ayew sparked the fightback before Angelo Ogbonna won it, West Ham snatching an unlikely 3-2 victory to book a quarter-final spot - and win Bilic a stay of execution. With West Ham only being kept out of the Premier Leagues relegation zone by goal

FK Austria Wien defender Kadri Mohammed has been ruled out of action between 2-3 weeks with an injury. The 21-year--old tore a fibre in the thigh after climbing off the bench in the side's 1-0 defeat to Rapid Wien in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Coach Thorsten Fink has confirmed the Ghanaian will be out between 2-3 weeks. This means the Ghanaian will miss the side's againstLASK Linz on Saturday....

Michael Essien climbed off the bench to help Persib Bandung record a 3-1 win over Mitra Kukar in the Indonesia top-flight on Friday. Essien, 34, replaced Dedi Kusnandar and contributed significantly to the victory at theStadion Si Jalak Harupat. Febri Haryadi opened the scoring for the home side in the 58th minute before Brazilian MarcleiChaves Santos pulled parity on 70 minutes. However, two quick goals in injury time fromAchmadJufriyanto andRaphal Guillermo EduardoMaitimo broke the heart

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says Andre Ayew is a "game changer" who can help the struggling Premier League side rise up the table. Bilic said the Ghanaian's performance in West Ham's Carabao Cup win against Tottenham on Wednesday is exactly why he sanctioned a big money move to bring him to the London club. "It's me who wanted Andre to join us from Swansea," Bilic told BBC Sport. "I rate Andre very highly. He's a great player. He was the game changer."

While visiting Burkina Faso in August, the head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said Cameroon still needed "to convince CAF of its ability to host" the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. For CAF president Ahmad, who uses only one name, it was his clearest indication that Cameroon could lose its right to host the tournament. But in an interview with VOA's French to Africa Service, Ahmad softened his position, now saying he never wanted to "strip" Cameroon of the

Ghana star Andre Ayew has emerged as the most effective player for West Ham since he joined the Hammers in August last year, to throw claims of being 'lazy and overrated' into the dustbin. Statistics have shown the Ghanaian forward has been involved in more goals than any West Ham player for the past 12 months and counting. Despite his struggles since joining from Swansea City due to injury, the 27-year-oldhas actually been one of West Ham's most effective players. 15 - Since

Midfield duo of Isaac Twum and Abdul Halik Hudu emerged as Inter Allies top-joint Man-of-the-match award winners with the duo receiving three each. Twum grabbed his accolades in 0-0 v Elmina Sharks Elmina 1-0 v Bechem United El Wak and 3-0 v Bolga All Stars El Wak. Hudu also won his awards against 1-1 v Berekum Chelsea Berekum, 1-0 v Asante Kotoko El Wak and 0-0 v Hearts of Oak Accra. Hamzah, on his debut season for the Club also received 2 awards in the latter part of the season

Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez has insisted that he doesn't select players based on the amount spent on them in the transfer market with big-signing Jacob Murphy playing second fiddle to Christian Atsu. The Spaniard has kept faith with the Ghanaian this season, with Murphy who joined from Norwich for a higher fee of10 million in July enjoying a handful of matches. You can use the money [the club used to purchase him] as an excuse for anything but Matt Ritchie and Christian Atsu also

Persib Bandung starMichael Essienhas caused quite a stir among the club's fans after goingshoppingat a traditional market inIndonesia....

West Ham United fans went into overdrive after Andre Ayew scored a brace as the side completed a stunning turnaround in fortunes to beat Tottenham Hotspurs 3-2 at Wembley in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.   pic.twitter.com/Xz5WRDe2Vt Bradley Whiting (@BradWhiting_) October 25, 2017 arghhhhhhhh finally some fight and we score 3 goals Big T (@PopulisDei) October 25, 2017 jkdhfkjabskdfba pic.twitter.com/LY5io5OaUU West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) October 25, 2017 pic.twitter.com/VlCd6nqnR7