Several Ghanaian players who play abroad featured for their various clubs especially in Europe. Below is a breakdown of the performance of some Ghanaian players last weekend. English Premier League Abdul Fatawu Issahaku was spectacular for Leicester City over the weekend however his efforts were not enough to give his team the maximum three points as they lost 2-1 to Fulham at the Craven Cottage. they defeated Birmingham City 2-1 Fatawu Issahaku was rated 7.3 after playing the full throttle. Antoine Semenyo played as a right winger for Bournemouth as they drew 1-1 loss with Newcastle at home. He was…
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Leicester City have officially completed the signing of Ghanaian forward Jordan Ayew. The versatile Ghanaian forward’s transfer was formally announced by Leicester City on Friday. Ayew will join Leicester on a two-year contract from Crystal Palace. The 32-year-old Ghanaian international has made 212 appearances for Crystal Palace in all competitions. He has participated in two FIFA World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations matches. Jordan Ayew started his professional career with Olympique de Marseille, where he made his debut with a goal in a 2-1 victory over FC Lorient. In 111 league games, he scored 14 goals for the…
Israeli Premier League club FC Ashdod have signed Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Agyei from Dreams FC. The teenager signed a five-year contract after fruitful discussions and health examinations. The deal was formally confirmed on FC Ashdod’s Facebook page. “We hereby confirm the transfer of Emmanuel Agyei to Ashdod FC,” the club said in a statement. After completing a medical exam, the midfield player signed a contract on Thursday to finalise his transfer to the Israeli team. Dreams FC extends its gratitude and best wishes to Emmanuel Agyei for his many years of devoted work. The Black Satellites midfielder is anticipated to…
The Black Stars of Ghana will start training for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches on September 2 per multiple media reports. Ghana’s campaign in Group F will begin with games against Angola and Niger. On September 5, Ghana will play host to the Palancas Negras of Angola at Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. On September 9, Ghana will travel to play Niger. It is anticipated that the team would meet in Accra before to travelling to Kumasi for the important home game. According to reports, Ghana Football Association Executive Council has received the squad list that…
The Ghana Football Association’s Club Licensing Department has made public its initial Decisions on Match Venues that GPL clubs submitted in relation to the infrastructure requirements for their individual licence application processes. The inspection reports that were examined following the inspection exercises conducted at the various stadiums from August 8 to August 21, 2024, served as the basis for the judgements that were made. For the upcoming season, just four match locations the WAFA Park, Dun’s Park, Nsenkyire Sports Arena, and Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex were deemed fully approved. The remaining ones are divided into two categories: those that…
Renowned Ghanaian blogger Jeffrey Epprim Nyame has been given a 30-day jail sentence by an Accra Circuit Court for spreading false information that caused panic among the populace. Mr. Isaac Addo, the court’s presider, found Nyame guilty of disseminating false information that prompted panic withdrawals from bank accounts, upsetting financial institutions. The indictment against Nyame, who has been on trial since last year, is that in October 2022, he posted a fraudulent report on his news portal, reportghana.net. The article made up the bogus assertion that owners of dollar accounts would have to withdraw cedis at Bank of Ghana (BoG)…
Leicester City have finally had their second offer of £8 million accepted by Crystal Palace for the services of Ghanaian striker Jordan Ayew. The 32-year-old, who joined Crystal Palace in 2018, has been an integral part of the team. In 37 appearances in all competitions for Palace last season, he scored four goals and gave eight assists. In 211 games since joining the team, the Ghanaian forward has totalled 23 goals and 22 assists for Crystal Palace. Jordan’s contract at Crystal Palace expires in a year, and manager Steeve Cooper who managed Jordan at Swansea City is hoping for a…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on Monday, August 19, 2024, to answer to questions pertaining to the All African Games which was hosted in Ghana as well as other sports related issues. All African Games 2023 The Sports Minister revealed that the government paid the national broadcaster that is, the Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation an amount totalling to $3 million for the coverage of the 2023 African Games. This was the answer he gave the Public Accounts Committee when he was asked by the MP for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, to give…
Ghanaian defender Nicholas Opoku played his debut game for Kasimpasa FC in the Turkish Super Lig on Monday night against Hatayspor. He expressed happiness after completing his transfer to Kasimpasa SK after leaving French team Amiens. He signed a two-year contract to join Kasimpasa as a free agent. Opoku made his debut right away, starting the match against Hatayspor and contributing 82 minutes to Monday night’s 1-1 draw. Nicholas Opoku played as a right centre back for the first time in a Kasimpasa shirt and will be looking forward to more games for his new side.
Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association widely known as Ghalca Mr Kudjke Fianoo has announced the participating teams and fixtures for the Ghalca tournament this year. The participating teams are not the usually top four teams of the season that has seen the tournament earn the name GHALCA Top Four. The participating teams are Bechem United, Berekum Chelsea, Nations FC and Medeama Football Club. Below are the fixtures for this Pre-seasonal tournament The GHALCA tournament will be hosted at the newly constructed T&A park in Tarkwa.