Jordan Ayew's found the back of the net on Tuesday night asSwansea City moved out of the relegation zone for the first time since November following a shock 3-1 victory over Arsenal. Ayew struck his fifth league goal of what has been a wonderful campaign as the Swans claimed full spoils to move temporarily out of the relegation zone. Jordan Ayew capitalised on ahorrendous error from veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech to score a tap-in which put the hosts ahead just after the hour mark, before

Asante Kotoko striker Abass Mohammed will be out of action for up to eight months after a knee ligament injury. According to reports, he suffered the serious tackle at the training ground on Monday. He had to carried off the training field with the help of the Kotoko medical team. Early tests revealed Mohammed damaged the ligaments in his knee and that will require surgery. He is scheduled to go under the knife in Ghana (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital) or in South Africa....

Ghana winger Frank Acheampong has started pre-season training Chinese side Tianjin TEDA. The 23-year-old is preparing for his first full season after excelling on a short loan deal last year which earned him a permanent deal. Acheampong scored four goals in 12 league matches as the club survived demotion and that earned him a two-year contract. He was spotted in training alongside Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi....

Swansea City arestill hopeful of signing former forward Andre Ayew from West Ham with barely 48 hours to close the winter transfer window. The Swans had a bid of around 14m rejected for the Ghana international earlier this month with West Ham only interested in selling Ayew for 20m. The same amount the Hammers spent to bring Ayew, who scored 15 goals in his debut Premier League season, to London in 2016. It is understood Ayew is keen to return Swansea, where his brother Jordan also plays.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will discuss the eligibility of players who undergo transfers during the African Nations Championship (CHAN) ahead of the next competition. The tournament is for African players based in their own domestic leagues. The last three CHANs have spanned January and February, so putting teams at risk of losing players during this month's transfer window. A player is ineligible to play at the CHAN after joining a foreign club. "The issue will

A young pitch invader showed just how much he admires Ghana international Patrick Twumasi after refusing to let go of the Astana FC forward following his team's pre-season match on Monday. The fan ran onto the Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence pitch during a match between Astana FC and Slovak Superliga outfit MSK Zilina on Monday to hug the Ghanaian forward. After finally getting hold of Twumasi, the fan refused to let go of his hero despite the presence of several security guards who tried

Ghana right-back Daniel Opare has welcomed newly signed Schalke 04 defender Baba Rahman to the German Bundesliga. Rahman left English Premier League champions Chelsea to re-join the Gelsenkirchen-based club on a six-month loan deal after recovering from a knee injury. The former Asante Kotoko defender spent the first half of last season on loan at the Bundesliga club before he sustained a serious knee injury during the Africa Cup of Nations where he was representing the Black Stars. However,

Aduana Stars defender Hafiz Adams is delighted to have won his first major trophy with the club after joining in the close season. The marauding right has quickly cemented his place as the first choice right-back since joining the Fire Boys from Wa All Stars in the off-season. The 25-year-old proved his mettle for the side as they pipped Asante Kotoko 1-0 to the Super Cup last Sunday at the Obuasi Len Clay Sports Stadium. The feeling is great and I am very happy because winning a trophy

Ghanaian midfielder Abdul Aziz Tetteh has passed a medical at Russian giants Dinamo Moscow ahead of his proposed move from Lech Poznan, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 27-year-old is set to finalize a move to the eleven-time Russia champions after completing a successful medical at the VTB Arena on Monday. GHANAsoccernet.com understands the fee for the towering enforcer is 2.5 million with the final details of the deal left to be finalised. Last week, Ghana's leading football

Chief Executive Officer of Dreams FC Kurt Okraku has expressed his joy over Baba Rahman's loan switch to German side Schalke 04. The 23-year-old spent the first half of last season on loan at the Bundesliga club before he sustained a serious knee injury during the Africa Cup of Nations where he was representing the Black Stars. But he will now aim to get regular playing time at Schalke, who currently sit in third place in the Bundesliga standings, after joining them until the end of the current

Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association Francis Oti Akenteng has urged the Black Princesses to make a meaningful impact at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in France. The Princesses booked their ticket to a fifth consecutive World Cup appearance following a 4-1 aggregate victory over Cameroon where they will join Nigeria as the two qualified African teams. Speaking to Happy FM, the technical director of the nation's football governing body, Oti Akenteng, entreated the team to make history

Renaissance Sportive deBerkane forward Ayoub El Kaabi netted again for Morocco in their 2-0 win over Namibia in the quarter final of the ongoing Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) to become the player with most goals in a single edition since its inception in 2009. The 24-year-old's first half strike produced CHAN history as he took his tournament tally to six goals, bettering the previous record of five goals held by Zambian Given Singuluma, in the first edition nine years ago. El Kaabi

German-born Ghanaian defender Gideon Jung has been named in the Bundesliga Team of Week 20. The 24-year-old emerged as the man-of-the-match in Hamburg SV's one all draw against RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena over the weekend after providing the assist for Filip Kostic's equalizer. The versatile guardsman exploits earned him the man-of-the match accolade as coach Bernd Hollerbach's men picked a point against the high-flying Leipzig side. Born in Dsseldorfto Ghanaian parents,

Ghana winger Edwin Gyasi has reiterated his desire to leave Norwegian side Aalesunds FK before the transfer window shuts on Wednesday. The Dutch-born Ghana winger joined the Orange and Blue at the start of the 2016 league season from Dutch outfit Roda JC Kerkrade and instantly became a mainstay of the side as he scored 12 goals in 53 appearances. Following his exploits with Lars Bohinen's side last term, the 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Europe's top leagues, with

World's football governing body FIFA will conduct the draw for its biennial 2018 U-20 World Cup tournament draw on March 8. The 2018 youth female World Cup will be hosted by France who already finds themselves in group A. The Princesses secured one of the two available tickets for Africa after beating Cameroon 4-1 on aggregate. The team will know their opponents at the group phase when the draw take place at the Rennes Opera House. After missing the maiden edition of the competition in 2008,

Philadelphia Union striker David Accam has joined his new team-mates in pre-season training this week ahead of the upcoming Major League Soccer season. In the close season, the Union signed proven MLS goal-scorer David Accam, who joined the club as a Designated Player. The 27-year-old joins the Union following three seasons with the Fire, over which he netted 33 goals and provided 15 assists. He scored at least nine goals in each of his three campaigns with Chicago. Since he came to MLS in 2015,

Public Relations Officer of Asante Kotoko Obed Acheampong has expressed his optimism ahead of their CAF Confederations Cup campaign. The Porcupine Warriors will be the sole representative of Ghana in this year's CAF second tier club competition after winning the MTN FA Cup title last term. The Kumasi-based giants have however had a rough pre-season training after being crushed out at the semifinal stage of the GHALCA G-8 tournament, losing 4-2 on penalties to bitterest adversaries Hearts

Many Ghanaians are still bitter about how the Black Stars crushed out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa and one man who shattered the Africa giants dream at the quarter final stage was Uruguay's Luis Alberto Suarez. The Uruguay striker has been embroiled in a number of hairy incidents over the years, racism scandals, biting scandals, diving scandals, but there was one moment during the 2010 World Cup that marked him out to some as a cheat. A handball on the goal-line

The Club Licensing Board will begin inspection of the various Club Secretariats and match venues from Tuesday January 30. The Board will conduct the inspection using the minimum criteria set out in the Club Licensing Regulations for the season and in fulfillment of the sporting criteria within the Club License System. This will be for Premier and Division One League clubs. It will be done by six members Owoahene Acheampong, Eugene Bawelle, Emmanuel Newtown Dasoberi, Ashford Tettey Oku, Kofi

Danish-born Ghanaian descent Justin Kwabena Shaibu has joined English lower-tier outfit Walsall in the January transfer window. The Saddlers confirmed the signing of the 20-year-old forward on their official website. "Walsall Football Club are delighted to confirm the signing of Brentfords Justin Shaibu on loan until the end of the 2017/18 season." He joined Jon Witney's side from English Championship side Brentford. Shaibu joined Brentford from HB Kge in 2016 and signed