Burkina Faso suffered a major blow to their chances of advancing to the knockout stages of the 2018 CAF African Nations Championship (Chan) after losing 2-0 to Congo at Stade Adrar on Saturday night. The first loss of the campaign for the Burkinabe condemns them to the third spot in Group D with one point next to their name. For the Congolese, goals from Carof Bakoua and Georges Bidimbou were enough to book a spot in the quarterfinals. Congo headed into this encounter chasing their second

Cameroon have suffered a second loss at the 2018 CAF African Nations Champions after losing 1-0 to Angola at Stade Adra in Morocco on Saturday. The loss means coach Rigobert Song's men are condemned to the bottom with no points next to their name. For the Angolans, they netted through Ricardo Estevao, whose penalty separated the two nations. Although there were few and opportunities in front of goal in the first 15 minutes, Bitang tried to test Angolas Landu Mavanga from a distance,

Asante Kotoko have unveiled their latest acquisition former Aduana Stars defender Daniel Darkwah. Darkwah signed a two-year contract with the Porcupine Warriors after failing to reach an agreement to stay at Aduana following the expiration of his contract at the end of last season. His arrival puts the number of new recruits this pre-season at seven as Coach Steven Polack looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the upcoming domestic season and the CAF Confederations Cup. Below are photos

Ghanaian midfielder Gilbert Koomson has joined Norwegian top flight side SK Brann in the ongoing transfer window, the club has confirmed. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder joins the Brann Stadion outfit from Sogndal on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Koomson has shown that he has a good elite serial standard. He knows Norwegian football well after 71 A-matches for Sogndal. In addition, he is young and can develop to be even better," the club Sporting Director said. https://twitter.com/skbrann/status/954489926602588161

West Africa Football Academy winger Prince Obeng Ampem is on the verge of signing for Croatian second-tier side HNK Sibenik, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively confirm. Ampem burst onto the scene last season with the Academy Boys last term with remarkable performance with the Academy Boys, with his famous display coming in the side's 2-0 victory over Asante Kotoko at the Sogakofe Redbull Arena. Following a superlative debut season with the Sogakofe-based outfit, Ampem was heavily linked

Hearts of Oak striker Cosmos Dauda has expressed his determination to lead the club to GHALCA G-8 triumph at the expense of Dreams FC on Sunday. The Phobians booked their ticket to this year's GHALCA G-8 after overcoming sworn adversaries Asante Kotoko 4-2 on penalties, where they will engage Premier League returnees Dreams FC in the finals at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday. The Dawu-based will also go into the encounter on the back of 6-5 penalty victory over Medeama SC 6-5 but

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has insisted to being 'unlucky' with injuries since joining Turkish SuperLig side Kayserispor but says he'll turn the tide around in the second half of the campaign. Gyan joined Kayserispor on a two-year deal as a free agent prior the start of the campaign. But the 32-year-old's time with the Anatolin Star has been blighted by injuries as he's scored just one goal in five appearances. I got [other] offers from Turkey before Kayserispor,

Playmaker Emmanuel Osei Baffour has signed a two-year contract to complete his move to Karela FC on a free transfer, the club have announced. The AshantiGold Academy graduate moves a free transfer after spending three years with the first team. Osei Baffour featured for the club in the GHALCA G8 tournament. The 23-year-old put pen to paper on a two year deal on Sunday after passing a medical. The versatile winger was very integral when the Obuasi based club won the Ghana Premier League

Hearts of Oak striker Cosmos Daudahas insisted he still has a lot to offer to Hearts of Oak,contrary to suggestions that his career with Phobians is drawing to a close. Dauda joined the Phobians two seasons ago from second-tier side Tudu Mighty Jet and went on to become a core member of the side as he ended the campaign with 14 goals. However, the 24-year-old came under a barrage of criticisms from the club's supporters in his second year with the club as his form dipped drastically after

Rwanda joined Nigeria at the top of Group C at the 2018 African Nations Championship after beating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 at the Stade Ibn Batouta in Tangier on Friday. Rwanda are on four points from two matches following the victory over Equatorial Guinea and a draw against Nigeria in their opening Group C match. Rwanda are joint Group C leaders with Nigeria who beat Libya 1-0 earlier on Friday night. The result for Libya sees them in third place in Group C while Equatorial Guinea are last

Norwegian side IK Start have confirmed the signing of Nigerian midfielder Afeez Aremu Olalekan from Inter Allies. The Nigerian international signed for Inter Allies from Nigerian side Westerlo Football Academy in the close season following a remarkable outing with the Super Eagles in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations in September. But, the 18-year-old has quickly moved on as he signed a three-year deal with Norwegian second-tier outfit IK Start after passing his medical. We are delighted that

Ghana forward Abdul Majeed Waris has disclosed Christian Atsu and Daniel Opare convinced him to join Portuguese giants FC Porto. Waris, 26, joined the Dragons from French Ligue 2 side FC Lorient on a six-month loan deal with the option to make the deal permanent, which could cost coach Sergio Conceicao's men6 million. The former Trabzonspor striker has however disclosed that the deal could not have come light had it not been the intervention of Christian Atsu and Daniel Opare, who previously

Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin has reiterated his joy over the capture of Ghana striker, David Accam, in the MLS Super Draft on Friday. Despite having no first picks in the draft, things changed in the middle of the second round when a trade was announced between the Chicago Fire and the Union. Philadelphia signed Accam in exchange for $300,000 in general allocation money and $900,000 in targeted allocation money. Were really excited to get David, a guy who obviously can stretch a defense.

Lech Poznan chairmanKarol Klimczakthey says they have received several offers for Ghanaian midfielder Aziz Tetteh though he pointed out that the decision to stay or leave lies with the player. Tetteh, 27, joinedRailway Men from Greek side Platanias in the summer of 2015 and went on to become an undisputed starter in the as they clinched the Polish League title. But the former Liberty Professionals youth enforcer has been restricted to peripheral role in the team this season and reports suggest

Head coach of Hearts of Oak Frank Nuttal says there is a lot to do before they can surpass their last season's performance Nuttal had a scintillating debut season in the dugout of the Phobians as he guided them to a 3rd place finish in the league as well as finishing runner up in the MTN FA Cup, losing 3-1 to arch rivals Asante Kotoko in the final. But during the off season, the Accra-based giants lost some key members of their squad, which coach Nuttal believes will have effect on his

FC Porto coach Sergio Conceicao has disclosed his affection for Ghana forward Abdul Majeed Waris, who joined the club on Friday. Waris completed a loan switch to the Dragons on Friday evening from French Ligue 2 side FC Lorient. In the wake of finalizing the deal to bring the Ghanaian to the Estdio do Drago, coach Conceicao could not hide his joy as he heaped praises on the 26-year-old having saw his quality during the pairs time in France when he was in the dugout of Nantes while Waris was

Former Ghana striker Prince Tagoe believes the handing over of the Black Stars captain's armband to Asamoah Gyan ahead other senior members of the team was a big mistake. According to the former TSG Hoffenheim poacher, experienced players like Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari were well positioned to take the place of Stephen Appiah as the team's leader instead of the Kayserispor forward. I feel things should have been done accordingly. If we should be honest to ourselves as Ghanaians

Ghana Premier League side Wa All Stars have unveiled their new kit ahead of the commencement of the coming season. This was announced on the clubs official twitter handle on Friday. The beautiful sea-blue with yellow stripes jersey will be worn by the former Ghana Premier League champions when the new season get underway next month Last season, Wa All Stars finished seventh which cost them a place in the on-going GHALCA 8 competition. They will begin their 2017/2018 Ghana Premier league

Outspoken vice-chairman of the Ghana FA Player Status Committee, Kofi Manu has alleged that renowned investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas tried to set him up twice with bribes but he failed on both occasions. According to Kofi Manu, who also doubles as CEO Techiman City Football Club, they are attempts by some football people who want to disgrace the FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi and his lieutenants getting them caught in bribery scandals. During an interview withHappy FMs Anopa Bosuo

Outspoken vice-chairman of the Ghana FA Player Status Committee, Kofi Manu has alleged that renowned investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas tried to set him up twice with bribes but he failed on both occasions. According to Kofi Manu, who also doubles as CEO Techiman City Football Club, they are attempts by some football people who want to disgrace the FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi and his lieutenants getting them caught in bribery scandals. During an interview withHappy FMs Anopa Bosuo