European football specialist, Reuben Obodai brings you first installment update of how Ghanaian players performed in abroad between Friday and Saturday.Despite the poor goal return over the past two days, most of the players exhibited fantastic performance for their various clubs.The most refreshing of them all was Kwadwo Asamoah’s superb display in Inter Milan’s win over Udinese. Asamoah looked like a man on a mission after last Tuesday’s horror show.Christian Atsu started
Benjamin Tetteh registered his name on the scoresheet for Sparta Prague as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Pribram in the Czech top-flight league on Saturday.After dominating the hosts right from the blast of the referee's whistle, Sparta Prague fetched the opening goal through Ghanaian striker Benjamin Tetteh on the 30th minute mark.Vukadin Vukadinovic teed up the former Standard Liege forward inside the box and he rolled the ball into the bottom left corner past goalkeeper
Ghanaian youngster Emmanuel Gyasi was on target for Spezia as they held Perugia to a 1-1 stalemate in the Italian Serie B on Saturday.Perugia took the initiative in the 18th minute through Luca Vido after they had dominated the early minutes of the game.But Spezia hit back via Emmanuel Gyasi on the 68th minute after sliding in David Okereke's low shot across to hand his side a deserving point.Gyasi played the entire duration of the match.
Abednego Tetteh continued his remarkable start to life at Real Kashmir after providing an assist in their 1-1 draw with Gokulam in the Indian second-tier league on Saturday.The towering hitman endeared himself to the Kashmir fans on his debut when he netted a brace in their 6-1 thrashing against Shillong Lajong FC last Tuesday.Gokulam took the lead on the 21st minute against the round of play through Indian forward Pritam Singh.But the Yellow and White lads pulled parity on the
Asante Kotoko SC held Kenyan side Kariobangi Sharks FC to a scoreless stalemate at the Kasarani stadium on Saturday in the CAF Confederation Cup.With the Kenyans wanting an advantage in the first leg before they travel to Ghana for the second leg next week, they were slightly ahead of the Porcupine Warriors in the game.The Sharks came close to opening the scoring on two occasions in the first half but failed to connect the opportunities.Asante Kotoko were nearly beaten in the latter
Asante Kotoko SC held Kenyan side Kariobangi Sharks FC to a scoreless stalemate at the Kasarani stadium on Saturday in the CAF Confederation Cup.With the Kenyans wanting an advantage in the first leg before they travel to Ghana for the second leg next week, they were slightly ahead of the Porcupine Warriors in the game.The Sharks came close to opening the scoring on two occasions in the first half but failed to connect the opportunities.Asante Kotoko were nearly beaten in the latter
Ghanaian goalkeeper Daniel Agyei produced some outstanding displays despite Jimma Aba Jifar's 2-0 defeat to record African champions Al Ahly in the CAF Champions League. Al Ahly forward Nasser Maher gave the Cairo Red Devils an early lead in the round-of-30 first leg and Marwan Mohsen increased the advantage before half-time in Mediterranean city Alexandria.Injuries and suspensions left Ahly with only 16 players available for the match, including just three defenders.The
South Africa have submitted a bid to be replacement hosts for next June's Africa Cup of Nations finals but SAFA says it is seeking clarity on the price tag of the tournament.The 1996 hosts and Egypt are the two countries now in line to take over the hosting of the tournament from 15 June - 13 July 2019 after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) last month stripped Cameroon off the hosting right."We submitted our intention to host and our bidding documents before
The thought of facing Real Madrid in this month's Fifa Club World Cup might strike fear into some footballers - but not if your nickname is 'Braveheart', like Esperance's half-Irish defender Ayman Ben Mohamed.On Saturday, the reigning African champions open their Club World Cup campaign against United Arab Emirates champions Al Ain.A win would put the Tunisians up against South American champions River Plate and should they cross that sizeable bridge, they could
Ostersunds FK youngster Frank Arhin has joined the Black Meteors team in camp ahead of the Africa U-23 championships qualifier against Togo. The Swedish based midfielder had an outstanding campaign in the Allsvenskan, playing 15 games in the just ended season.Arhin is part of the foreign based players in the team that is preparing ahead of the game against Togo in the first round of qualifiers.The Black Meteors lost a friendly to Asante Kotoko last Sunday forcing coach Ibrahim
Former Dreams FC defender Godfred Asante has expressed delight in winning another trophy with Guinean giants AC Horoya. Asante played a vital role as Horoya defeated Wakriya AC de Boke to win the 2018 Super Cup, which is a curtain raiser to the domestic season.“I have a feeling of satisfaction to be today who offers a victory to my club but also a trophy which is the Super Cup. For a start, my goal is to help the club progress, to win trophies. That’s why choosing with a match,
Asante Kotoko coach Charles Akunnor has dropped striker Sogne Yacouba from his starting line up in their CAF Confederation Cup clash against Kariobangi Sharks.The Burkinabe forward has had to battle sickness in the last few months and coach Akunnor does not want to risk for the game.Meanwhile, Guinean import Naby Keita will lead the lines and be supported by Martin Antwi, Emmanuel Gyamfi and Maxwell Baakoh.Felix Annan, as usual, starts in goal whilst Muntari Tagoe takes a place
President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned a mini Stadium which doubles as a Community Center for the people of Shukura (Losso) a suburb of Ablekuma Central Constituency.The state of the art artificial Park constructed by a solely owned Ghanaian Company – Wembley Sports Construction Company Limited, the leading name in artificial Turf Construction and Management in Ghana.Addressing a durbar which was highly attended Ministers
Coach Charles Akonnor has challenged his charges to guard against complacency as they encounter Kariobangi Sharks of Kenya in the CAF Confederation Cup today.Akonnor’s tactical acumen would be heavily relied in his maiden continental campaign as his team launches another bid to make a huge impact in continental football after years of poor showing by the two-time African champions.A good result in tomorrow's first leg clash at the Moi International Stadium at Kaserani, Nairobi,
US Sassuolo midfielder Alfred Duncan is delighted with the performance of the side in the ongoing campaign.The Neroverdi started the season brightly after collecting 13 points from their opening six games - which propelled them to 3rd on the league log.The Mapei Stadium outfit have however managed to pick just 6 points in their last 5 matches which has put coach Roberto De Zerbi under pressure."I think the team is doing very well this year. I am working to be one of the best
Spanish-born Ghanaian striker Inaki Williams is backing a move for Fernando Llorente to rejoin Athletic Bilbao. Llorente has been linked with a return to the Basque side ahead of the January transfer after failing to churn out regular playing time at English Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspurs.And Williams says: "I'm not the one to answer that, you will have to ask others."But all the good players who are goalscorers would be welcome in the team."Llorente
Head of the GFA Normalisation Committee Dr Kofi Amoah has called for massive support for Asante Kotoko ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup match against Kariobangi Sharks.The Porcupine Warriors will play as guests to the Kenyan side in the preliminary round of the competition at the Kasarani MISC Stadium on Saturday.Several pundits have touted the Sharks as favourites ahead of the game following their unblemish display against Djibouti side Arta Solar in the previous round.However,
Ghanaian forward Ernest Asante came off the bench to hit target for Al Jazira in their 3-1 win over Al Nasr in the United Arab Emirates top flight league on Friday.Al Jazira were hoping to clinch a second successive victory when they welcomed Al Nasr to the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.But the White and Black lads were pegged back in the 55th minute after Al Saadi Fares-Juma put the ball at the back of his own net when he tried to make a goal-bound clearance.However, the hosts pulled
In-form Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu believes the level of performance churned out this season is not reflecting on the league standings.The Magpies have suffered their worst-ever start in the top-flight after losing eight home games this season.The poor turn of results means Rafa Benitez's men are sitting 15th on the log with 13 points after 16 round of matches.Speaking ahead of the game against Huddersfield Town on Saturday, Atsu has promised the club's supporters
Ghana winger Albert Adomah has been declared a major doubt for Aston Villa ahead of their today's English Championship clash with Stoke City despite resuming training.Adomah has been on the treatment table since picking up an injury in a 4-2 win over Birmingham City last month.Having returned to practice earlier this week, there has been hope that the newly-turned 31-year-old will be match-fit enough to face The Potters at Villa Park.“Jack Grealish is struggling for Saturday.
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