Ghana-born ex-France international Marcel Desailly hopes Napoli will be able to end Juventus' dominance in the Serie A this season. The former AC Milan star has been impressed with Napoli's set-up this term and is backing them to win the Scudetto. Juventus have won seven consecutive Serie A titles and look peerless in the peninsula. Desailly made 137 appearances for AC Milan and scored five goals between 1993 to 1998. He was speaking at the Golden Foot Awards: #Desailly racconta:

Newcastle United turned former loanee Christian Atsu into a permanent signing from Chelsea this summer. According to The Guardian, Premier League clubs spent over 1.4bn on new signings in the last summer transfer window. HITC are using the international break to analyse who has been worth every penny, and who has been a waste of money. Here we take a closer look at Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu. The 25-year-old was already accimilatised to life on Tyneside - as much as a Ghanian

Defender Kofi Opare has been named Uniteds 2017 Defensive MVP for his outstanding play in the Black-and-Red's backline this season. The 27-year-old enjoyed a breakout year in which he recorded career highs in appearances (26), minutes (2,214), goals (2), assists (1), and shots (32). Opare has proven to be a reliable and pragmatic defender with the vision to read attacking threats while also providing United with an aerial target on set pieces. Opare remained a stalwart for United, combining

Newly-promoted Ghana Premier League side Karela United have ended the first phase of pre-season and gone on a seven-day break. GHANASoccernet.com understands, the team will resume preparations on Tuesday, 14 November. Before breaking camp, Karela United 'Evaluation Team' were held 1-1 by second division side Tanoakuba FC at the Community Town Park in Tikobo 1 on Sunday. Head coach Johnson Smith and his technical staff are trying to build a strong team for their debut season in the

Ghana U17 left back Rashid Alhassan has sparked the controversial engine among some top European clubs that are keen on securing his signature following his excellent outing at the just ended FIFA U17 World Cup. Top flight clubs in Italy and the United Kingdom are battling for the signature of the Aduana Stars defender. The defender was one of Ghanas star performers at the just ended FIFA U 17 World Cup in India where the Starlets exited at the quarter finals stage. Rashid is contracted

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has fired a warning shot to the Pharaohs of Egypt ahead of their final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on Sunday. Ghana, who have failed to qualify for their fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup finals, will engage the Pharaohs of Egypt in a dead-rubber match after the North Africans secured the sole ticket of the Group E. However, despite the insignificance of the game, Gyan says beating their perennial foes will help the team improve their

In-form Ghana midfielder Thomas Teye Partey has attributed his blistering start to the season to Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone. The 22-year-old midfielder is arguably the Rojiblancos best performer in the ongoing campaign, having scored five goals in 15 appearances, making him the club's joint top scorer with Angel Correa.   And the former Almeria enforcer has credited coach Diego Simeone for his great start to the season. Simeone allowing me time to develop was important

Bologna midfielder Godfred Donsah wants to make the most of his first appearance in the Black Stars after two previous failed attempts. The former Ghana U20 star earned two call-ups during Avram Grant's tenure but could not join his teammates because of injuries. After consistent displays in the Serie A, Kwesi Appiah has decided to assess him as he build a squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. ''It is very good because it serves as a justification,'' the 21-year-old

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the team in their final qualifying game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Egypt. The Black Stars will welcome the Pharaohs of Egypt to the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday as they hope to end to their disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign on a high. And Gyan, who is returning to the side after missing the last two games in the qualifiers through injury, has entreated the Cape Coast fans to offer massive support to the

Veteran goalkeeper Sammy Adjei claims he is still active and ready to re-join his former club Hearts of Oak. At age 37, the ex-Ghana international has no intentions to hang his gloves anytime soon. He believes his experience will be crucial for the Phobians and any other club in the Ghana Premier League interested in his services. ''I'm training hard to help the big clubs in Ghana to conquer Africa, so if Hearts of Oak needs me back, I am 100 percent available for them,''

If you hadn't already noticed, FourFourTwo.com are teaming up with the fine folks at Football Manager this week to deliver our list of the 100 Best Teenagers* in the World 2017. 70. OVIE EJARIA (LIVERPOOL) Need to know:Born in the same London borough as Rio Ferdinand, Duncan Goodhew and David Haye, Ejaria was thrilled to join his beloved Arsenal as a seven-year-old. His sadness at being released by the Gunners nine years later didnt last long, though, as esteemed clubs hoyed apprenticeship

Ghana has escaped heavy FIFA punishment for failing to hoist or flow the Congo flag during their 2018 World Cup qualifier two months ago with the world governing only warning the West African country. The West African country escaped with the slap on the wrist as the Disciplinary Committee of FIFA handed various punishments to several countries in the world for various offences two months ago. While several countries received heavy fines and even deduction of points for various offences, Ghana

FIFA has fined Egypt 20,000 Swiss Franc on Tuesday for "improper conduct among spectators" during the Pharaohs' 2-1 win over Congo in the World Cup qualifiers, the world football governing body said on Tuesday. Last month, Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah converted an injury-time penalty to help Egypt qualify for next year's World Cup finals for the first time since 1990. A few number of spectators invaded the pitch following the goal to celebrate the precious victory while some

Egypt's new World Cup kit, released by German sportswear firm Adidas is drawing stinging criticism from the country's football fans similar to what Ghanaians have said about the new Black Stars jersey. Black Stars fans took to social media on Tuesday to condemn the new design and now fans of their rivals Egypt say the new design was well below their expectations. A red t-shirt featuring a subtle, checker pattern on the front and white stripes along the sides was ridiculed by fans on

West Bromwich defender Ahmed Hegazi will miss Egypt's final World Cup qualifier against Ghana on Sunday due to personal reasons, the country's football association said on Tuesday. Already-qualified Egypt meet Ghana away from home in their last Group E match, having earned their ticket to next year's Russia finals with one game to spare. "Ahmed Hegazi left Egypt's training camp on Tuesday for family reasons," read a statement on the Egyptian FA's official website.