Fast-rising Great Olympics goalie Ebenezer Odonkor says he takes inspiration from now retired Richard Kingston as he learns to go through the ranks. Odonkor, has been one of the exciting lights of Olympics who have struggled this season. I went to meet him (Richard Kingson) at Olympics, he trained us and told us things you need to do to become a good goalkeeper, he said. I see him as my role model, he is like a big brother to me and I always call him for advice. I watched him when he

Wife of Michael Essien Akosua Puni is planning to employ Ghanaians at her newly acquired FC Como in an aim of giving back to the society. Mrs. Essien, wife of Ghanaian international Michael Essien acquired the Lega Pro side (FC Como) for 206,000 facing no competition in an auction. The club had been cash strapped before the arrival of Mrs Essien and now she is looking to re-energize the club with the introduction of Ghanaian footballers and Ghanaian business men to help revive the club.

Ashanti Regional Circles Chairman of Asante Kotoko, Obeng Sekyere launches scathing attack on Zdravko Lugarusic following their Super Clash defeat to Hearts of Oak on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors failed to maintain their seven-year dominance over their arch-rivals in week 8 of the Ghana Premier League when they suffered a 1-0 loss via a late controversial penalty call by referee Samuel Sukah, which was duly converted by defender Vincent Atinga. Many of the clubs teeming supporters have expressed

Head coach of Inter Allies Prince Owusu says his team needs massive improvement if they are to escape relegation despite beating Tema Youth on Monday evening. Inter-Allies after narrowly escaping relegation last season are hoping to finish in a comfortable position this season. I must praise my boys for this performance they showed, but I still believe they can do better. I think we can improve on our performance, he said. I know my boys and I know their strength, the draw is a good result

Kotoko want to lock captain Amos Frimpong down to new contract, GHANAsoccernet.com understands. The experienced defender has been a first-team regular since joining from BA United four seasons ago. Kotoko have held advanced talks with the right-backwith a new deal in the offing for the defender. Frimpong has few months left on his current deal with the club hoping to avoid a situation where the player potentially leaves on a free transfer. The 26-year-old has been one of Kotoko's

By Pascal Nii Gogo Amoah "The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game," - Bill Shankly, a Scottish footballer and manager who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. I think what Bill is saying is that referees are experts in terms of interpreting the laws and rules of the game, but are dimwits in understanding the laws of the game, thus the current situation on our domestic football scene with majority of the referees knowing the

Kwadwo Asamoah has been named in the Serie A Team of the Week after an impressive showcase for Juventus in their 1-0 win over Sampdoria. The 28-year old produced a brilliant lofted pass in the 7th minute which Colombian international Juan Cuadrado got on the end to finish with a header into an empty net. He saw 90 minutes of action for the Serie A giants as they maintain their top spot with 73 points in 29 matches. Whoscored.com rated him 8.06 for his performance which got him a place in

FIFA will release the toxic details of why referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life with a betting syndicate suspected to have influenced the Ghanaian to force the outcome for South Africa's World Cup qualifier against Senegal. Ghanasoccernet.com insiders at FIFA have revealed that contrary to the anger in certain quarters in Ghana that the referee was harshly punished for a 'mistake', murky details of his conduct have been discovered by the world governing body. Irregular betting

In-form UD Las Palmas attacker Kevin Prince Boateng has been named in the Spanish Liga Santander Team of the Week following the weekends round of matches. The Ghanaian international sparkled for his side over the weekend as he scored the only goal for Las Palmas in their 1-0 win over Villarreal at the Estadio Gran Canaria to continue his fine form in the league. The former AC Milan and Schalke ace has been picked as part of attacking midfield trident which includes Carlos Carmona of Sporting

Wa All Stars have received a injury boost with positive news on quartetNicolas Mensah, Nasiru Moro, Kweku Asuandzie Baffoe and captain Hafiz Adams. Midfielder Baffoe will be ready for the outstanding match against WAFA this weekend. But trio Hafiz Adams , Nicolas Mensah and Nasiru Moro will have to wait two weeks more for game time. This should be good development for head coach Enos Kwame Adipah as his side continue their chase to defend the title.  ...

Head coach of Tema Youth Edward Odoom says he is content with his sides performance in their week 8 1-0 defeat to Inter Allies at the El-Wak Sports Stadium on Monday. The Harbour City boys could not continue from where they left off last Wednesday when they defeated premier league giants Hearts of Oak 2-1 as they succumbed to the pressure of Inter Allies and lost by 1-0 courtesy Ackwei Wahabs first half header. Nevertheless, in coach Edward Odooms post-match interview, he expressed satisfaction