Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda kept a clean sheet to cap off a remarkable first season with Aba-based club Enyimba FC who have returned to continental football. The 32-year-old gloves man made a switch to play in Africas most populated country and has not disappoint. Having arrived as a man with vast experience and huge expectations on his broad shoulders, Dauda quickly established himself as the undisputed number one goalkeeper of the club and has never looked back. He has conceded the least

Senegal scraped through to the group stages of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations after beating Liberia 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after 90 minutes ended goalless at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Saturday. Senegal started like a house on fire and almost opened the scoring in the second minute when a beautiful pass from Assane Mbodj slipped Amadou Dia Ndiaye through on goal, but his ten-yard effort struck the outside of the post. Liberia, despite starting the match slowly, found their footing and

Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila has been presented with the Most Valuable Player award he won in Al Qadsia defeat to Al Kuwaiti in the Kuwait Super Cup. The 24-year-old was adjudged as the best player in the 2017 Kuwait Super Cup despite his team's loss to Al Kuwaiti at theJaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on Thursday. Al Kuwaiti won 5-4 in the penalty shoot outs after the game ended 0-0 in regulation time. Sumaila was the shinning light in the Yellow Castle underwhelming night hence

Head coach of the Black Stars B Maxwell Konadu has expressed his satisfaction with his side's performance in the opening fixture of the 2017 WAFU Cup against Gambia on Saturday. The Black Stars got off to winning start to the year's WAFU Cup as they defeated the Scorpions of Gambia 1-0 via a controversial circumstance. The local-based senior national team were the bookies favourite prior to the match but were largely frustrated by a well organized Gambian team before a 95th minute penalty

Ghana defender Attamah Laweh opened his account for the season against fenerbahce on his return from a difficult international break. The Ghanaian has established himself as one of the best players at club level and his performance so far against a strong fenerbahce side shows that he is on some good form. He was however a pale shadow of himself when playing for Ghana against Congo in Kuamsi and was to be blamed for the goal scored by the Congolese side which ultimately cost Ghana two precious

Head coach of the Gambia national team, Omar Sisse has bemoaned the officiating in the 2017 WAFU Cup following his side's controversial defeat to Ghana on Saturday. Gambia were heavily tipped to fall against host country Ghana in the opening fixture of the competition. However, the Scorpions quelled off the attacks of the Black Stars and nearly took the game to penalties, but a 95th minute controversial penalty call by refereeOuedraogo Boukari was expertly converted by Vincent Atinga to

Head coach of the Gambia national team, Omar Sisse has bemoaned the officiating in the 2017 WAFU Cup following his side's controversial defeat to Ghana on Saturday. Gambia were heavily tipped to fall against host country Ghana in the opening fixture of the competition. However, the Scorpions quelled off the attacks of the Black Stars and nearly took the game to penalties, but a 95th minute controversial penalty call by refereeOuedraogo Boukari was expertly converted by Vincent Atinga to

Ghanas Thomas Partey was at the receiving end of some words of praise from his manager Diego Simeone after a very disappointing 0-0 draw against Valencia in the Spanish La Liga. The 24-year-old having arrived from Africa as a teenager has worked his way up and is establishing himself as one of the best midfielders in the Atletico team. Partey scored his first career hat-trick against Congo last week in what was a truly breathtaking performance from the former Mallorca midfielder. His stock

The Black Stars B got off to a winning start in the 2017 WAFU Cup as they beat Gambia 1-0 at the Cape Coast Stadium on Saturday. Ghana, who beatGambia 4-1 in the opening game of the 2013 edition of the WAFU Cup were heavily tipped to trample over the Scorpions but needed a 95th minute Vincent Atinga penalty to scrape through. Ghana started the game nervously as Gambia pressed them in their half in a bid to get an early opener. The vociferous Ghanaian fans thought they had taken the lead

The Black Stars B got off to a winning start in the 2017 WAFU Cup as they beat Gambia 1-0 at the Cape Coast Stadium on Saturday. Ghana, who beatGambia 4-1 in the opening game of the 2013 edition of the WAFU Cup were heavily tipped to trample over the Scorpions but needed a 95th minute Vincent Atinga penalty to scrape through. Ghana started the game nervously as Gambia pressed them in their half in a bid to get an early opener. The vociferous Ghanaian fans thought they had taken the lead

Thomas Partey walked straight into the Atletico Madrid starting line up for their 0-0 draw at Valencia after a scintillating performance on international duty. The Ghana midfielder scored a hat-trick in Tuesday's 5-1 win over Congo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone was impressed with his outfit and decided to reward him with another slot in the first XI. Partey played in a four-man midfield comprising Saul Niguez, Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco and Koke.

Teenager Frank Arhin played his first match for Oestersunds FK on Saturday in their 3-0 win over AFC Eskilstuna in the Swedish top-flight. The 18-year-old midfielder was handed a starting role and replaced after 55 minutes in front of their home fans. Arhin a graduate from Right to Dream Academy was handed a four-year contract last month after impressing on trial. He played alongside Sam Mensah who lasted the entire duration of the match with another Ghanaian Patrick Kpozo warming the bench

Ghana defender Daniel Opare played his first competitive match of the season in Augsburg's 3-0 win over FC Cologne on Saturday in the Bundesliga. The former Real Madrid youth team was deployed as right back and lasted the entire duration at the WWK Arena. Opare's performance on the afternoon was above average and might have done enough to maintain his slot for their next assignment. The 26-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at French Ligue 2 side Lens where he

Ghanaian midfielder was impressive on his debut for Austria Lustenau as they lost 2-1 to Hartberg on Friday. Despite joining the side late last week on loan from Red Bulls Salzburg, Ashimeru was handed a starting role by manager Lassaad Chaabi. He hugely impressed before being replaced with Daniel Sobkova on the 80th minute mark. In the wake of the match, the 19-year-old's face was pictured in the country's big tabloids, hailing his performance despite being on the losing side.

Ghana right back Phil Ofosu-Ayeh has been ruled out for four months after undergoing ankle surgery. Ofosu-Ayeh, 25, isyet to feature for the club after signing on a free transfer in the summer from German second-tier side Eintracht Braunschweig. The one-time Ghana international has been plagued by an ankle problem since the start of pre-season and underwent surgery this week, ruling him out for up to four months. "Phil has a tough moment in his career. He began well (in pre-season),

Ghanaian midfielder Enoch Ozor played full throttle for Muang Kan United as they overcame Nonthanburi 3-2 in the final game of the Thai second-tier Western league campaign on Saturday afternoon. The match against Nonthanburi was a mere formality as the Warrior Bats had already being crowned winners of the league two weeks ago. Following their triumph in the Western division of the league, Maung Kan United play against the winners of the East (Chaiyaphum FC), Southern (Kaduna United) and Northern

Follow the LIVE play-by-play of the opening game of the 2017 WAFU Championship between Ghana and Gambia at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on GHANAsoccernet.com Hello good afternoon and welcome to the coverage of the Ghana 2017 WAFU Championship clash between the Black Stars of Ghana and The Scorpions of Gambia from the Cape Coast Sports Stadium. ... more update follow shortly. Below is Ghana XI to play Gambia By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter...

In-form Hearts of Oak duo Winful Cobbinah and Patrick Razak together with influential Asante Kotoko center back Ahmed Adams have been dropped by Coach Maxwell Konadu Ghanas opener in the WAFU Championship against Gambia. Liberty Professionals defender Samuel Sarfo replaces Ahmed Adams in the starting line-up of the Black Stars B while Isaac Twum and Emmanuel Lomotey replace Patrick Razak and Winful Cobbinah respectively. Aduana Stars shot stopper Joseph Addo still remains the first choice for

Ghanaian international Kevin Prince Boateng was responsible for the transfer of Loic Remy and Roberto Aquilani to La Liga side UD Las Palmas according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The Ghanaian has already started practicing his trade after retirement from active play. Remy, former Chelsea forward and Aquilani, former Pescara striker joined the Island club during the just ended transfer window and Marca has revealed that the Ghanaian international highly influenced the moves. "His influence

Chief Executive Officer of Data Bank Kojo Addae-Mensah has asserted that coach Kwesi Appiah needs to make a calculated transition in the Black Stars team following recent poor performances. Barrage of criticisms have been labeled against the Black Stars old guards, more especially Asamoah Gyan, Andre and Jordan following their poor performance in Ghana's 1-1 draw with Congo in the qualifier of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last week. Ahead of the team's return