Joseph Paintsil’s contribution to KRC Genk success in the first round of the Belgian Jupilar Pro League has been scrutinized as the Smurfs are cruising at the summit of the standings.The budding winger joined Genk on a four-year contract in a deal worth €2.5 million from Ghanaian second-tier side Tema Youth after excelling on a loan spell at Hungarian giants Ferencvaros.Despite the bumper transfer fee Genk paid for the 21-year-old, he was third on the pecking order behind Leandro

Kwadwo Asamoah has expressed his delight with the performance of Inter Milan during the first half of the Italian Serie A.The Nerrazuri started the 2018/19 campaign on a stuttering note after losing 1-0 to US Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium.Luciano Spalletti’s charges however ended the first stanza of the season with a flourish following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Empoli over the weekend to consolidate their 3rd position on the log.Asamoah, who has been a key cog for the capital-based

Ghana defender Baba Rahman is set to leave German side Schalke O4 in the winter transfer window after a difficult second loan spell. The on-loan Chelsea defender reported to his last training on Monday to say his final good byes to the club.Rahman was on loan at the Royal Blues until the end of 2019 but following his lack of game time, the defender has decided to look elsewhere in search of minutes on the pitch.The 25 year old is not returning to Chelsea in January but he is currently

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has thanked the doctors who helped in the delivery of his new born nephew on Sunday. Partey's cousin Moses Odjer welcomed his first baby with his Italian girlfriend on December 30th at the San Giovanni di Dio and Ruggi d'Aragona university hospital in Salerno.Doctors Raffaele Petta, Mario Polichetti  and Dr. Angela Plantulli helped in the delivery of Moses Odjer’s son in Italy.The Athletico Madrid midfielder in a short video thanked

Former Ghana U-20 midfielder Moses Odjer and his girlfriend Antonia Sardone have welcomed their first baby together. The midfielder's girlfriend delivered the bouncing baby boy on Sunday 30th December, 2018 at the San Giovanni di Dio and Ruggi d'Aragona university hospital in Salerno.Doctors Raffaele Petta, Mario Polichetti  and Dr. Angela Plantulli helped in the delivery of Moses Odjer’s son in Italy.The Salernitana midfielder is believed to have named the new

Newcastle United coach Rafael Benitez has explained his decision to pick Ghana midfielder Christian Atsu over Kenedy in the 1-1 stalemate against Watford on Saturday, saying it was due to technical issues.Atsu missed the Magpies' 4-0 trashing on Boxing Day at the hands of Liverpool but lasted the entire duration at the Vicarage Road. He was even involved in the build-up to Newcastle's opener as he passed the ball to Matt Ritchie who crossed it for Solomon Rondon to score.“It

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has described his first six months at Inter Milan as "intense and exciting" after ending the year with a victory.Inter Milan beat Empoli 1-0 to close 2018 last Saturday at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.Asamoah joined the Nerrazuri from Juventus FC in July, 2018 signing a three year deal and has since been an integral member of the team."My first few months at Inter have been intense and exciting, we have to grow in the next six months

RB Leipzig have entered the race to sign Ghanaian youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi from Chelsea during the January transfer window.Leipzig become the latest German club to track Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi.Bayern Munich are very keen on the 18-year-old with reports claiming the Bundesliga champions had already bid £13million.However, Leipzig are looking to bring in a wide man but due to their limited transfer budget, are looking to recruit a forward with a smaller price-tag.Chelsea

Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu has been showing signs in recent weeks that he has improved and his transformation from fringe player to the first-team regular was completed against Watford on Saturday.The Magpies may have drawn 1-1 with the Hornets at Vicarage Road but that wasn’t due to a lack of effort or quality on Atsu’s part as he was a handful throughout.The 26-year-old even wowed with a few silky skills at certain points and his passes regularly found their target

German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 have ruled out the possibility of re-signing Ghanaian striker Bernard Tekpetey during the January transfer window, Ghanasoccernet understands. Tekpetey joined Paderborn from Schalke 04 before the start of the season and has been in fine form in the Bundesliga II.And according to reports, Schalke are looking to activate a buy-back clause installed in Bernard Tekpetey’s contract in order to bring him back to the club.However, Ghanasoccernet can

Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew could not end the year 2018 on a high note as his goal drought continued after his side's1-0 home defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday.The 27-year-old, who joined from Swansea City on a season-long loan in August, was an unused substitute and never had the opportunity to break his duck.Roy Hodgson started the game with Wilfred Zaha and Andros Townsend upfront with support from Ghanaian Jeffrey Schlupp. After N'golo Kante

US Sassuolo midfielder Alfred Duncan has spoken on the racist chanting suffered by Senegalese stalwart Kalidou Koulibaly during SS Napoli 1-0 defeat against Inter Milan last Wednesday.The fixture has been the most talked about in the World not because of the results, but the racism chants by fans against Napoli centre-back Koulibaly.This episode has received unanimous condemnation from companies, stakeholders and colleague footballers across the World.Duncan bemoaned the unfortunate

US Sassuolo midfielder Alfred Duncan has expressed his disappointment in their defeat against Atalanta claiming that the two goals he scored in the game were useless.The Neroverdi suffered their worst defeat in the top flight after they were battered 6-2 in front of their teeming fans at the Mapei Stadium on Saturday. Speaking after the game, Duncan who got the two consolation strikes for Roberto De Zerbi’s men claims the goals were useless."My goals were useless. Defeat

In 2012 former Zambia international Nchimunya Mweetwa's promising football career came to an abrupt end when he was convicted and banned for match-fixing.The 34-year-old is now using his own personal experiences to try and help others to avoid a similar fate through the Nchimunya Mweetwa Sports Foundation.As a youngster he rose through high school football onto club stardom before clinching a dream move abroad.His move to RoPS in Finland also saw him being called up to the

Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku has expressed delight in Udinese's 2-0 win over Cagliari in the serie A on Saturday as he finished off the year in style with another impressive display.Opoku, who impressed manager Davide Nicola in the Zebras 0-0 draw at SPAL was given the nod to start again and he produced another strong performance as Udinese ended a run of five games without victory over Cagliari.Ignacio Pusseto opened the scoring for Udinese in the 39th minute before Valon

Ghana forward Abdul Majeed Waris says he is happy to put his troubled injury past behind him revealing he plays with so much "positivity" now. The Nantes striker missed Ghana's last two appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations due to injury but has since returned stronger hoping to be a part of the team for AFCON 2019."My dream of playing at the Nations Cup's been on hold because I've been unfortunate with injuries in the past," Waris told BBC

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has disclosed how special it was for him to visit his roots following a difficult year in his career. Boateng endured a frustrating World Cup in Russia this year, as well as a difficult first half of the German Bundesliga, which sees Bayern Munich sit third after the first round.“2018 comes to an end, and admitted, I’m happy about it. For me personally, it was a very difficult year, I will probably never well and certainly not like to remember

Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku enjoyed another 90 minutes of action for Italian side Udinese as they defeated Cagliari to end the year with an important win. Opoku, who impressed manager Davide Nicola in the Zebras 0-0 draw at SPAL was given the nod to start again and he produced another strong performance as Udinese ended a run of five games without victory to beat Cagliari 2-0.Ignacio Pusseto opened the scoring for Udinese in the 39th minute before Valon Behrami sealed victory

Asante Kotoko shot-stopper Felix Annan is optimistic of his side's chances in their play-offs clash in the CAF Confederations Cup against Cameroonian giants Coton Sports FC de Garoua. The Porcupine Warriors were paired against the Cameroonian champions in the draw held in Cairo last Friday.Coton Sports dropped from the CAF Champions League following a two legged aggregate defeat to Egyptian side Al Ismaily with Kotoko reaching this stage after eliminating Kenyan side Kariobangi