Ghanaian centre-back Marcel Appiah has completed a switch to American second-tier side Birmingham Legion FC, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively confirm.Appiah was on trial at German lower-tier side VfB Lübeck after leaving VfL Osnabrück in the summer.The 30-year-old guardsman was offered a contract at the club after impressing the club's hierarchy during the trials but turned it down and opted to join the fast-rising American United Soccer League outfit ahead of the new

Ghanaian-born Swedish defender Joseph Baffo has joined German Bundesliga 2 side MSV Duisburg.Baffo had been training with Swedish Superettan outfit IFK Värnamo since rejecting a contract renewal with fellow Bundesliga 2 side Eintracht Braunschweig.GHANAsoccernet.com reported that MSV Duisburg were keen to tie up a deal for the 26-year-old as a replacement for Sebastian Neumann, who has been knocked down by a serious injury.On Wednesday, Baffo penned a one-and-a-half-year deal

Chosen to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt faces a race against time to get ready for the event in five months, but experts say it will meet the challenge.The Confederation of African Football (Caf) on Tuesday said it selected Egypt ahead of South Africa to stand in for original hosts Cameroon, who were dropped due to delays in preparations and security concerns.Since the announcement, the government and the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) have given assurances the

Members representing the 16 Premier League clubs had a private meeting with the Normalization Committee (NC) to discuss aspects of their special tournament proposal they (Premier League clubs) felt could be improved for the betterment of football in Ghana.A wide range of topics were discussed towards the shared objective of bringing professional club football back to Ghana in a competitive manner.Details of the private meeting attributed to Accra Hearts of Oak SC Chairman, Togbe

Inter Milan's loan offer for midfielder Alfred Duncan have been rejected by US Sassuolo.The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from the Mapei Stadium following his stupendous performance in the first round of the campaign.Sportitalia is reporting that Inter Milan are keen to bring the midfielder back to the San Siro, where he failed to cement his place in his first spell at the club in 2012.The Nerazurri's are keen to secure the services of the hard-tackling

The second round of the AFC Asian Cup group matches got underway with the clash between Bahrain and Thailand at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai and Thai’s interim coach had immediate success with a 1-0 win thanks to Chanathip Songkrasin hitting home the only goal of the game.It was an intriguing fixture between two teams ranked well down in FIFA’s rankings but having had contrasting starts to their campaigns.Bahrain were buoyant after holding United Arab Emirates to a 1-1 draw and

Ghana Under-20 midfielder Enoch Attah Agyei registered two assists for Azam FC as they walloped 3-0 KMKM FC to advance to the final of the East Africa Mapinduzi Cup on Friday.Agyei has been in sublime form for the Blue and White lads in the ongoing campaign.The 20-year-old hogged the headlines in Tanzania after scoring on his birthday in their 3-0 victory over Young Africans before playing a starring role in their 2-1 win against KVZ FC last Monday.The former Medeama SC ace continued

Former French defender Vincent Hognon has hailed the defensive partnership of John Boye and Stoppila Sinzu for FC Metz in the French Ligue 2.The Maroons have the second best defensive record in the division, having conceded 12 goals in 19 games.Their dominance began in the ongoing campaign when Boye arrived at the club as a free agent from Turkish side Sivasspor, with Sunzu having joined after his two-season loan spell at Arsenal Tula."Generally, when you have players of