Former Asante Kotoko coach CK Akonnor credited the club for making him a better trainer after winning the Ghana Football Awards Best Coach last Sunday. The 45-year-old guided the Porcupine Warriors o the group stage of the 2018/2019 CAF Confederation after an 11-year absence.He also won the Normalisation Committee Tier I Special Competition which earned the club a ticket to play in the 2019/20 CAF Champions League.CK Akonnor’s acceptance speech after winning coach of the year.Full

Guinean outfit AS Kaloum Star have announced the signing of Ghana right-back Amos Frimpong ahead of the upcoming season.Frimpong joins the Yellow and Greens outfit on a two-year deal after undergoing a mandatory medicals.The 27-year-old arrived in Guinea on Thursday to finalize the move.Frimpong ended his eight-year stay with Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko by mutually terminating his contract ahead of AS Kaloum move.He has amassed one cap for the Black Stars.

Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan has taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Darren Bent, after the England striker announced his retirement from football on Thursday.Bent announced his retirement from football on Thursday at the age of 35.The striker, who has been without a club since being released by Derby at the end of the 2017/18 season, scored 216 goals in 568 appearances in all competitions during his 18-year playing career.In the wake of the retirement announcement, Gyan took to Twitter

AshantiGold SC have unveiled Brazilian forward Marco Aurelio Silver Damasceno ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup campaign.Damasceno signed a four-year deal with the Miners after passing a mandatory medical test.The striker was signed at the recommendation of his compatriots coach Ricardo da Rocha who also signed a four-year deal with the Obuasi-based outfit last Monday.He is part of the side's 27-man squad for their CAF Confederation Cup campaign.Damasceno was a former player

WAFA teen sensation, Jamal Haruna has signed a 4 year deal with French Ligue 1 giants Girondis Bordeaux after successfully passing his medicals.Jamal was in the company of his agent Jason Kwasi Siaw of Sync Global Sports this morning when he signed the straight deal.We are told Sync Global Sports got puma to send the teenager 3 pairs of boots for testing.The former WAFA attacking midfielder made his first senior debut for WAFA against Accra Hearts of Oak two years ago when they

Ghana Premier League giants Hearts of Oak have handed youngster Mitchelle Sarpong an improved contract ahead of the upcoming season.The Phobians have been handed a major boost ahead of the next season as Sarpong committed his future to the club.The highly-rated youngster has been o of the standout of players in the Ghana Premier League since his promotion from the club's youth side.The 18-year-old was promoted from the club's feeder side Auroras FC after an explosive

 The new statues proposed by the Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association led by Dr Kofi Amoah  has been approved by FIFA according to reports.The statutes which was first rejected by the world’s football governing body for amendments has been approved with official communication yet to be announced to the public.With the approval of the statutes, the Normalisation Committee is expected to hold elections to elect a new President for the football Association

Deputy Minister for Transport and Member of Parliament for Tema East, Daniel Nii Titus Glover has leapt to the defense of coach Kwesi Appiah over calls by some individuals to have him sacked from the Black Stars.Kwesi Appiah's future has become a topic of discussion following Ghana’s early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.The legislator said Ghanaians are doing this because of an agenda people have in ensuring that Ghana appoints a foreign coach.He challenged

Former Deputy Sports Minister, Joseph Yamin says the current Youth and Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah, should be dragged to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to answer questions on the expenditure of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) budget on the Black Stars.Mr. Asiamah revealed in Parliament on Wednesday that the country spent a whopping $4.5 million dollars on Black Stars’ disappointing 2019 AFCON campaign.In an interview with Accra-based Happy FM, the former

Joseph Appiah, a 23-year-old teacher from Kuntunse in the Ashanti Region, walked away with GHC 60,000 in the AFCON Predictor Promo which was run during the 2019 AFCON tournament.He accrued the highest exact predictions with a total of 130 to emerge as the winner of the promotion. The promotion which run from 22nd May 2019 until 19th July 2019 offered Betway players an opportunity to predict the result of each fixture in the 2019 AFCON tournament for free. Each prediction earned

Ghana captain Andre Ayew has congratulated his junior brother Jordan Ayew after the latter completed a move to join Premier League side Crystal PalaceThe 27-year old has joined the London based club on a three-year deal from Championship side Swansea City.Jordan Ayew joined Palace on loan in the 2018-2019 season but failed to make any impact due to lack of game time.He played 20 matches and scored one goal in the Premier League in the 2018/2019 season.The former Marseille striker

Ghana star Asamoah Gyan delivered a motivational lecture to the current U20 players preparing for next month's African Games in Rabat, Morocco. The country's all-time leading scorer was invited by head coach Yaw Preko to inspire the youngsters.Gyan mentioned the need for the Black Satellites to work hard since talent alone could not guaranteed success. Met my senior Yaw "RUSH" Preko and the U20 Satellites team at the Accra Sports Stadium when they played

Ghana's Africa Cup of Nations 2019 revelation Samuel Owusu has returned to Serbian club ?ukari?ki, and featured as his side held Molde in the Europa League qualifiers on Thursday. The exciting winger showed no signs of exhaustion as he excelled in the Sedrbian side's 0-0 draw in Norway.Owusu lasted the entire duration and showed flashes of brilliance for ?ukari?ki.The 23-year old was one of the stars of Ghana at the Nations Cup, despite a disappointing tournament

Ghanaian forward Nasiru Mohammed made his debut for Bulgarian side Levski Sofia in their Europa League qualifiers defeat to AEK Larnaca. The 25-year old replaced Deni Alar in the 46th minute but the Bulgarians went on to lose 3-0 at the AEK Arena in Cyprus on Thursday evening.The Cypriot side proved too strong for Levski after the traveling side were reduced to ten men in the first half following Zhikov Milanov's 45th minute red card.A second half capitulation saw Levski Sofia

 Ghana and Red Star Belgrade striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom has begun the new season on a good note as he continues with his impeccable goal scoring record for the Serbian giants. Boakye-Yiadom scored 13 goals in 15 matches for Red Star Belgrade in the 2018-19 season.In the current season, the 26-year old has scored two goals in two games for Red Star Belgrade in the ongoing Champions League play-offs.He scored his first goal against Suduva in the preliminaries and then

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has launched a scathing attack on the credentials and competence of Black Stars coach James Kwasi Appiah after Ghana’s disastrous campaign at the recently ended Africa Cup of Nations.In what is turning out to be Ghana’s most expensive yet unproductive AFCON campaign, where the Black Stars crashed out of the Round of 16 stage- the worst in the country’s history in over a decade, it has been revealed that the

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has launched a scathing attack on the credentials and competence of Black Stars coach James Kwasi Appiah after Ghana’s disastrous campaign at the recently ended Africa Cup of Nations.In what is turning out to be Ghana’s most expensive yet unproductive AFCON campaign, where the Black Stars crashed out of the Round of 16 stage- the worst in the country’s history in over a decade, it has been revealed that the

Asante Kotoko have recalled striker Fatawu Safiu to the team as they continue to prepare for the CAF Champions League. The striker who is currently on trials at Swedish side Helsingborg has been asked to return home after the European club proposed a $15,000 offer for the attacker.An amount Public Relations Officer of Asante Kotoko insists is below the player's quality and can only allow the striker to leave when the right offer comes.“We have asked the player to come back

Kenyan side Gor Mahia FC have confirmed the signing of striker Francis Afriyie on a free transfer, the club confirmed on Friday. The 24-year-old previously played for Mexican side Murcielagos FC.The former Bechem United player once featured for Serbian side FK Vojvodina but had to terminate his contract.Afriyie was part of the historic Bechem United team that won the 2016 MTN Ghana FA Cup.

Asante Kotoko have lined up another international friendly against Ivorian side Societe Omnisports De L' Armee next Wednesday, 31 July 2019  at the Baba Yara Stadium.The Porcupine Warriors want to give their players the requisite international exposure before the start of their CAF Champions League campaign.The 'Ghanaian champions' were 2-1 winners over Burkinabe side Rahimo FC last Sunday in Kumasi.Kotoko are billed to face Nigerian side Kano Pillars on 10 August,