Andre Ayew will work under a new manager at West Ham United after Slaven Bilic got sacked on Monday. A statement on the club's website read: ''West Ham United can confirm that Slaven Bilic has today left his position with the Club. ''The Chairmen and board of West Ham United would like to place on record their thanks and gratitude to Slaven and his team for their services over the past two-and-a-half years, but believe a change is now necessary in order for the Club to move

Aduana Stars shot-stopper Joseph Addo has attributed their Ghana League title crown to mental toughness. The Fire Boys were closely marked on the just ended league standings by Sogakofe-based WAFA during their run-in to winning the crown. Speaking to reporters in the aftermath of their victory over Berekum Chelsea in an organized coronation match at the Nana Agyemang Badu II on Sunday, Addo intimated his pleasure after achieving their target but recounts how they nearly lost focus at some point

Aduana Stars owner and life patron Nana Agyemang Badu II has rewarded players, technical and management team members with parcels of land and television sets. Also, the team is to split a GH 100,000 cash reward from the traditional ruler of the Dormaa Traditional Area. Aduana Stars won the Ghana Premier League with one match to spare and amassed 57 points to clinch their second title in history. The Dormaa-based side were rewarded US$ 30,000 as prize money from the Premier League Board (PLB)

A young Wydad Athletic Clubfan passed away during his teams 1-0 win over Al Ahly in the final match of the CAF Champions League on Saturday in Stade Mohammed V. The 23-year-old fan reportedly suffered a heart attack in the stands afterthe 70th minute when Wydad scored their first goal through Walid El Karti who headed in Bencharkis deflected cross past Ekramy. WAC managed to snatch the title after winning 2-1 on aggregate. Civil protection forces found it hard to reach the fan as the stadium

Former Ghana international Mohammed Ahmed Polo believes Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has done his bit for the development of football in the country. Nyantakyi, who has been at the helm of the nation's football governing affairs since 2005, announced his decision to vacate the seat when his tenure expires in 2019. And according to Mohammed Polo, the decision by the 49-year-old astute lawyer has done sufficiently for the growth of the game. Polo who played for

Life Patron of Aduana Stars Nana Agyemang Badu II has debunked allegations of bribing referees in the just ended Ghana Premier League season. The Fire Boys won their second Ghana Premier League crown in eight years after picking 57 points in 30 games. But some section of the league pundits believe the club were worthy title champions following accusations of referee bribing and intimidation at their home venue. And the Paramount chief of Dormaa traditional area, who also doubles as the bankroller

Vitoria Guimaraes midfielder Alhassan Wakaso has revealed his disappointment after his team came out 3-1 losers against Benfica in the Portuguese League. Goals from Jonas, Andreas Samaras, and Eduardo Antonio gave Benfica a 3-0 lead before Rafael Martins scored a face-saving goal for the home side. Alhassan was an unused substitute says the defeat left him disappointed. It was disappointing to lose the way we did but we have to continue working hard, Wakaso said It been very difficult

Kevin Prince Boateng flew to Milan to spend time with his old pal Neymar before the Brazilian jetted off for the international duties. Neymar was given an extra day off after PSGs 5-0 win over Angers.The Brazilian will now fly to England where the five-time world cup winners will play the three lions at Wembley. Boateng himself saw his Hamburg side win 3-1 against struggling Stuttgart before flying to Milan where he played for three years. Boateng and the worlds most expensive player have

Kevin Prince Boateng flew to Milan to spend time with his old pal Neymar before the Brazilian jetted off for the international duties. Neymar was given an extra day off after PSGs 5-0 win over Angers.The Brazilian will now fly to England where the five-time world cup winners will play the three lions at Wembley. Boateng himself saw his Hamburg side win 3-1 against struggling Stuttgart before flying to Milan where he played for three years. Boateng and the worlds most expensive player have

Nigerian Premier League side Ifeanyi Ubah have appointed Ladan Bosso as new coach after the departure of Ghanas Yaw Preko. Bosso takes over from former Ghana international, Yaw Preko, who left the club following the expiration of his deal with the Nnewi club. FC Ifeanyiubah media officer, Iyke Nwokedi revealed that the club have reached agreement with the former Flying Eagles coach to lead the team in the 2017/ 2018 season. FC Ifeanyi ubah have reached an agreement for the services of Ladan

Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars are set to strengthen their squad with the arrival of former MTN Soccer Academy champion Jamal Arago as they prepare for the CAF Champions League next year, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusivelyreveal. The champions will not be carried away by winning the Ghana Premier League for the second time but are making frantic efforts to make a huge impact in next year's CAF Champions League campaign and are determined to strengthen their squad for the exercise.

After the conclusion of weekend games across the globe, Ghanas leading football website, GHANASoccernet.com bring to you our maiden best 11 Ghanaian players in the various leagues. Formation: 4-4-2 Adam Kwarasey (Valenranga- Norway) Kwarasey was superb for Valeranga despite losing to 2-0 at home to Sandefjord which is shocking considering the form his side had shown in recent matches. The former Portland Timber shot-stopper has done brilliantly for Valeranga since returning to Norway. It

Ghana midfielder Edwin Gyasi scored a late winner for Aalesund as they beat Rosenborg BK 2-1 in the Norwegian Elitesirien League. Aalesunds fell behind to Niklas Bendtner's 55th minute penalty strike after dominating the first half at theColor Line Stadion. ButMustafa Abdellaoue wasted no time in pulling parity in the 68th minute from the edge of the box before the winner from Edwin Gyasi came on the 75th minute mark where he toyed with Jacob Rasmussen before firing a low shot past goalkeeperArild

Aduana Stars owner Nana Agyemang Badu II has set an ambitious target for the Ghana Premier League champions to get to the group stage next year's CAF Champions League after their heroics on the local scene. To him, the club's envious achievement of winning the Ghana Premier League will be swept under the carpet if they fail to make it to the group stage of the CAF Champions League. The joyous Dormaahene tasked the players to make themselves and the Aduana Stars family proud by crossing

Ghana defender Harrison Afful believes his goal in the first leg win over New York City FC played a crucial role in Columbus Crew's qualification to the final of the MLS Eastern Conference. Afful drilled in a superb final goal in the 4-1 win at the MAPFRE Stadium and that helped the Black and Gold to advance despite losing 2-0 on Sunday. ''I think it was really important [talking about the final goal in the 4-1 win at home], Afful said in a post-match interview. ''You

Ghana Black Princesses coach Yusif Basigi aim at recording another convincing win over Kenya in Nairobi in a fortnight despite mauling the East Africans 5-0 in the first leg in Ghana. The former Black Queens coach insists his charges will not be complacent ahead of the second leg of the game since football is full of uncertainties. According to him, "It's not over until it's all over." "Yes we won comfortably 5-0 and that should make us happy but this is football. It's

Former Stoke defender Dionatan Teixeira has died aged 25, the Premier League club have announced. The Brazilian-born player, who played twice for Stoke's first team after moving to the club in 2014, was registered with Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol at the time of his death. After joining them in February he made 10 appearances as Sheriff won the Moldovan National Division title. Teixeira also played for Kosice, Slovan Bratislava, Banik Ruzina and Dukla Banska Bystrica and made eight

Mohamed Salah has now scored 36 goals in his last 76 league matches for Liverpool and former club Roma Liverpool appear to have found their new Luis Suarez. Just three months into the season and Mohamed Salah is already on the verge of becoming the Reds' best goalscorer since the Uruguay international left after another impressive performance at the weekend. Plus, why it's worrying times for West Brom and the players who are making their mark from off the bench. BBC Sport takes a

All four Ghanaian players were in action for Columbus Crew who reached the final of the 2017 MLS Eastern Conference final despite a second leg 2-0 defeat at New York City FC. Midfielder Mohammed Abu and defenders Jonathan Mensah and Harrison Afful lasted the entire duration. Defender Lalas Abubakar came on in the 76th minute to replace Ola Kamara. Columbus Crew advanced to the final against Toronto FC in three weeks time 4-3 on aggregate. The first leg will be at the MAPFRE Stadium on

Ghana defender Andy Yiadom has hailed the impressive recent form of his English side Barnsley as their rival continued over the weekend with the win over Birmingham City. Yiadom, who has regained his starting place in the Barnsley starting line up after recovering from injury, was in action on Saturday when they 2-0 over the Blues. Yiadom is delighted with the win over Birmingham that saw them move to 16th position on the 24-team English Championship League. "What a great week. Back