Ghana gaffer Kwesi Appiah has promised plenty of surprises ahead of the Black Stars opening fixture against Benin at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.The four-time Africa champions had a relatively poor preparations ahead of the continental football showpiece.During the team's warm-up games, they lost 1-0 to minnows Namibia before drawing goalless against South Africa, which raised concerns over their ability to annex the coveted title in Egypt.However, coach Appiah optimistic

Ghana striker Gilbert Koomson scored on his return to the SK Brann starting line-up in Sunday's 1-0 win over Lillestrøm in the Norwegian top-flight.The 24-year-old sharply criticized coach Lars Arne Nilsen after last weekend's match against Haugesund.He lost his and was left out of the squad in the cup match against Sogndal on Wednesday.But the two parties patched up and Nilsen confirmed Koomson was going to start against Lillestrøm.Koomson made his presence count as

Ghana and Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey headlines the list of Spanish La Liga stars to watch at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.The top La Liga stars representing at this year’s tournament are Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid and Ghana), Toko Ekambi (Villareal and Cameroon), Samuel Chukwueze (Villareal and Nigeria), Mousa Wague (Barcelona) lead the legion of the Spanish league that aims to win the Africa Cup of Nations.Meanwhile some of the countries have no representations

The President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz will arrive in Egypt on Monday afternoon to watch the country's first ever match at the Africa Cup of Nations, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.The leader, who is credited for the massive recent development of football in the country, will arrive in Cairo to watch their first match against Mali in Group E.He will then travel by road to the city of Suez to watch the country first ever match in Africa's flagship

Former Ghana midfielder Mohammed Gargo has confirmed feigning an injury to hand Stephen Appiah chance at Udinese during his playing days at the Italian club.Last week, Appiah made a touching revelation that his compatriot had to feign injury to hand him the opportunity to replace him at Udinese.The former Black Stars captain expressed gratitude to Gargo for sacrificing a lot for him to establish in Italy when he first arrived there.“Yes I faked injury for Stephen Appiah to gain

Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is in Egypt to watch the national team play their first match in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations.Abdel Aziz will be present at the New Suez Stadium when Mauritania open their tournament campaign against Mali on Monday evening.The match is expected to bring Mauritania to a standstill.Just seven years ago, Mauritania was ranked as the world's fourth-worst nation.From 206th in the rankings, the nation now sits 103rd, and

An incredible summer of football continues with the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations just around the corner.This year the competition, which is being hosted by Egypt, has been expanded from 16 to 24 teams, meaning there are more debutants than usual.Indeed, three nations – Madagascar, Mauritania and Burundi – will appear at the Afcon for the very first time, while past champions such as Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana are all set to take part once again.And of course, more teams means

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has admonished Ghanaians to be moderate at jubilating during the African Cup of Nations to save lives.Mr Dennis Yeribu, the Acting Upper East Regional Head of the NRSC explained that although Ghanaians were football loving people and seasons like the 2019 AFCON called for celebrations, especially when the Black Stars wins any match, people should be mindful of the level of jubilation to avoid road crashes.The Acting Regional Head gave the

IF wishes were horses, beggars would ride. And indeed if the AFCON trophy were a horse, the senior national team, the Black Stars and for that matter, Ghanaians would be eager to ride.Given that, it has been 37 years since the Black Stars won the African Cup at Libya '82, at the time none of the current members of the Black Stars was born - except the coach who incidentally was a member of the victorious team.Perhaps, Coach James Kwasi Appiah would be more wishful than anyone

Christian Atsu will from next season work under a new manager at Newcastle United after the club confirmed the departure of Rafael Benitez.Benitez, who brought Atsu to the club from Chelsea, will leave the club when his contract expires on 30 June.The Magpies finished 13th in the Premier League last season as Spaniard Benitez, 59, secured the club's top-flight status."We have worked hard to extend Rafa's contract over a significant period of time," said a Newcastle

The man who revived the English Premier League career of Christian Atsu by signing the Ghana winger for Newcastle United, Rafa Benitez, will leave the club next week.The Spanish coach will leave his position as manager of the Magpies when his contract ends on June 30.The club have announced the decision to allow the the former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss to leave on Monday."It is with disappointment that we announce manager Rafael Benitez will leave Newcastle United upon

 President of the Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee Dr Kofi Amoah is optimistic Ghana football will be great again following a successful end of the Tier 1 Special Competition on Sunday.Asante Kotoko emerged as champions of the Tier I Special Competition on Sunday after defeating Karela United on penalties (4-1).The tournament had been marred by a lot of crowd violence in the beginning but things stabilized at the latter part of the tournament after the

Former Ghana U17 captain Kingsely Fobi has returned to English Premier League side Watford after the expiration of his loan stint with UD Ibiza.The 20-year-old made 18 appearances, including 9 starts for Ibiza in the Spanish third-tier side.Fobi will now revert to Vicarage Road to sort out his future.The former Right to Academy player signed for Watford in 2017 and has had loan spell at Formentera in Spain.

President Nana Akufo-Addo will jet off to Egypt tonight to watch  Ghana's first opening game against Benin on Tuesday at the Ismailia Sports Stadium, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.Nana Akufo-Addo promised the Black Stars he will be available to watch the team's first game   when he hosted players and officials of the Black Stars to a farewell reception at the Jubilee House on Thursday night ahead of the team’s departure to Dubai for a training camp“It’s my intention

Samuel Tetteh was on target for  LASK Linz in their 10-0 win over lower division ZIPF in pre-season friendly.The Ghana international made it three-nil for the Austrian top-flight side in the 27th minute.Tetteh is preparing with LASK Linz for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League qualifying round campaign.The 22-year-old, owned by Red Bull Salzburg, extended his loan stay with LASK for one more year after the expiration of a one-and-a-half loan deal.

Head Coach of Asante Kotoko Charles Kwabla Akonnor has hinted that his side will go on break for two weeks after winning the Tier 1 Special Competition on Sunday.The Porcupine Warriors defeated Karela United on penalties by 4-1 to lift the trophy which will also see them represent Ghana in the CAF Champions League next season.Asante Kotoko also took home prize money of Ghc 200,000 from the organizers for winning the tournament.It has been a busy season for the players, technical

Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko emerged as Champions of the Tier I Special Competition after defeating Karela United on penalties by 4-1 after the game ended 1-1 after relegation time. The Porcupine Warriors will represent Ghana in the CAF Champions League this season and they take home Ghc 200,000 as prize money.Below are pictures from the game yesterday. Photo credit- Sika Fotos

Dutch-born Ghanaian winger Elvis Manu has decided to leave relegated Turkish  side Akhiraspor next week, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.Club president Huseyin Eryuksel confirmed Manu and Portuguese Josue Pesqueira will not be on their roster for the 2019/20 season.The 25-year-old is being courted by a number of clubs in Turkey following the demotion of his side.The wideman is reluctant to see out his contract which expires next year and will force his way out of the club.GHANAsoccernet.com

South Africa manager Stuart Baxter is confident the Bafana Bafana can make an impact at the Nation's Cup in Egypt ahead of their opening game against Ivory Coast. The 1996 African champions have struggled on the continent in recent competitions but Staurt Baxter believes he has the players to make a statement in Egypt."There are no small or big teams in football. Usually some surprises occur and this AFCON won’t be an exception. We feel no worries of the group’s teams,"

Tanzanian giants Young Africans have confirmed Ghanaian Lamine Moro as one of eight new signings for the upcoming season 2019/20 season.Moro, popularly known as 'Papy' has also signed a two-year deal with the Jangwani Street giants.He previously played for Zambian side Buildcon FC.Moro joins Rwandan duo Patrick Sibomana and Issa Birigimana from APR, Namibian Sadney Urikhob (Free), Burundian Mustapha Suleyman from Aigle Noir FC, Zambian Maybin Kalengo from Zesco FC and