Ghanaian footballer Mohammed Sumaila has shockingly signed for a Turkish club Yorukalispor after getting olive oil as his transfer fee. The amateur footballer made the headlines in Turkey on Monday after agreeing to play for a local team in Bursa, Turkey, for 10 liters of olive oil. Poor farmers in villagers in the Turkish town of Bursa got together to get the talented player to play for them but did ont have the money to pay the monies associated with top professionals. Even though the
Ghanaian second tier side Dunkwa United have landed a massive partnership with Turkish sideAlanyaspor, Ghanasoccernet.com can report. The Division One League campaigners will benefit from technical and sponsorship support from the Turkish top-flight club while Dunkwa groom young players for Alanyaspor. A memorandum of business association was signed on Monday after the negotiations concluded on a positive note. The Turks, who were moved by the professional set up at Dunkwa United, moved
Former Ghana U17 and Accra Hearts of Oak hugely talented playmaker Emmanuel 'Dr Panie' Yartey has shockingly gone mad and roaming the streets of Accra. A strange mental illness looks to have afflicted the superstar blessed with immense dribbling skills during his playing days which has led to him roaming the streets. With clearly no medical assistance from his family or the football fraternity, the midfielder who also played for Kotoko has been left to his fate. Early signs of his
Time without number, we have accused the Ghanaian coach of being corrupt, taking bribes from players to hand them national team call ups or guaranteeing them playing time. The canker had gone deep to an extent that, until recently, foreign coaches were always preferred to our local breed with the perception of taking bribe playing a key role. But is it the case? Do Ghanaian coaches take bribes? If they do, what motivates them to take bribes from their players? Are we sure of getting the right results,
Ghana's opponents at the U17 World Cup, India, have lined up a friendly four-nation tournament in Mexico to prepare for their hosting of the global tournament. The Indian squad will be locking horns against Mexico on August 3 before facing Colombia on August 4 and Chile on August 6. With less than 100 days to go for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Indian squad is gearing up to take part in the Torneo de 4 Naciones Tournament in Mexico City, as part of its preparations for the mega event.
Spanish attacking midfielder Samuel Saiz Alonzo has expressed his delight at being handed Anthony Yeboah's jersey number after completing a deal to Leeds United. Saiz, 26, completed a move to Elland Road from Spanish outfit SD Huesca for an undisclosed fee after scoring 12 goals in 42 appearances in the Spanish Segunda Division last term. The former Real Madrid youth midfielder became manager Thomas Christiansen's seventh summer signing following the arrival of Italian-born Ghanaian
Christian Atsu was in sharp in attack for Newcastle United but the newly promoted Premier League side suffered their first pre-season loss against Bundesliga side Mainz. The Ghana winger tormented the defenders of Mainz, playing a key role in Jamez Gamezs goal for the Magpies. Rafa Benitez's men fell behind early on when Levin Oztunalito slot home past Karl Darlow for the opener. It took United until the 65th minute to get back on terms and it was through an unlikely source, as well
Football leagues around the world frequently boast a sizeable foreign contingent, with clubs looking beyond their borders to enhance the quality of their respective squads and South Africa is no exception. In fact, there were no fewer than 25 nations represented in last seasons campaign, all the way from New Zealand to Colombia and even Austria. All in all, there were 84 players from foreign countries plying their trade in Mzansi, which makes up for 14.8% of the total number of players registered.
Former Ghana international Anthony Baffoe says it will be an uphill task for the Black Stars to overhaul Egypt at the summit of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying standings. The four-time Africa champions are trailing the Pharoahs by five points in Group E after two matches in the race to qualify for their fourth successive global football fiesta. And according to Baffoe, the Black Stars can realize their of making the tournament if they churn out results in their remaining matches and hope Egypt
African football is no stranger to death at stadiums, andtwo more fans lost their lives in South Africa's Soweto Derbybetween Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at the FNB Stadium on Saturday. Poor crowd control, overzealous policing and fan misbehaviour have all led to a series of incidents at stadiums across the continent over the last few decades, bringing the pall of death to football in Africa. KwesESPN rounds up the most infamous of these tragic incidents. ZAMALEK STADIUM - CAIRO,
Ghana attacker Andre Ayew is optimistic of having a good season with West Ham United when the English Premier League kicks off. Ayew, who joined the Hammers in a record deal from Swansea City last summer failed to his stride in the campaign due to an hamstring injury he suffered on his debut. The 27-year-old returned after close to four months on the sideline and finished the season strongly by scoring six goals from twenty-five appearances. The former Olympique Marseille attacker has outlined
African football leadership will spend millions and do all it can in an effort to curb age cheating in junior national teams. This was one of the resolutions made at the recentConfederation of African Football(CAF) symposium in Morocco. The organisation says there is a need to nip cheating in the bud to promote fair play. CAF will now explore all scientific and medical solutions that could eradicate the problem. It will also conduct research to help determine the causes of sudden death
Minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah says the nation has stepped up preparation to host the upcoming West Africa Football Union (WAFU) tournament in September. The two-week football tournament, which will run from September 9-24 in Cape Coast and Sekondi, features 16 teams in the West Africa sub-region. The launch and draw for the tournament, which started in 1974, was held in Accra Thursday night. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, said his outfit was making frantic
Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan is expected to be officially unveiled as a Kayserispor player in front of a mammoth club fans. The 31-year-old joined the Turkish outfit on a two-year deal with the option of extending for a year earlier this month after his contract with Chinese SIPG expired. The former Al Ain poacher has hit the ground running since joining the side, scoring three goals from the two games he has featured so far on their pre-season tour. Gyan is yet to be officially unveiled as
South African officials on Sunday said ticketless fans and fake ticket-holders were to blame for the death of two supporters who were trampled underfoot at the country's showcase soccer stadium. The macabre event occurred on Saturday at the Soccer City FNB stadium in Johannesburg, where the 2010 World Cup final was held. Jacques Grobbelaar, CEO of the company that manages the stadium, said dozens of fans who held counterfeit tickets or no tickets at all, forced their way through an emergency
Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso is leading all the 8 players that where signed by Deportivo Alaves this summer. The Ghanaian is regarded by many as the player who will make the differences this season as Alaves look to build on their lofty 9th place finish. There have been a lot of changes at the team both playing body and technical team but Wakaso the Ghanaian is expected to be the one who attracts the most spectators. He will be playing at his 6th Spanish La Liga side having played for
Experienced Ghana defender Daniel Opare looks to finally making headways at German side Augsburg after playing in the pre-season game against Middlesbrough. Forshaw tapped home Ashley Fletchers square ball with virtually the last kick of the game asBorocame from behind to claim a victory in their final outing ahead of next weekends Championship opener against Wolves. But Opare started and lasted over 60 minutes in the game as he looks to finally get his career back on track. Last season
Ghanaian midfielder Osah Tetteh Bernardinho has joined Belgian side KVC Westerlo, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The 21-year-old talented midfield supremo finalized the transfer to the second tier side from Ghanaian side Accra Great Olympics. The Ghanaian midfielder was officially presented to the public on Sunday after his prolonged trial with the club. Tetteh made the full training with the Kemphanen side this off-season and developed into the playmaker during the practice
Despite releasing an amount of $750k to the Sorts Ministry by GNPC, uncertainty still engulfs the payment of the accumulated bonuses of the female senior national team, the Black Queens. The Deputy Sorts Minister, Hon. Pius Hadzide had revealed in an interview a fortnight ago that the ladies will be paid their bonuses as soon as the GNPC cash hits the account of the ministry. But with two weeks passing without a word from the Sports Ministry, there are growing concerns among activists of women
Andre Ayew is optimistic he can pick up where he left off at the end of last season, following a full pre-season under his belt with West Ham. The massively talented Ghanaian striker was injured shortly after his move to the Hammers, for a then club record fee of 20.5 million, in August 2016. Just 35 minutes into his debut for the club, in a match against Chelsea, Ayew picked up a thigh injury. He returned to the club in October and scored once before jetting off to compete in the Africa
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