Three top performers of Ghana's WAFU Cup winning team have been targeted by European scouts following their superb performances in the run-in to the title, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. These players are Inter Allies midfielder Isaac Twum and Hearts of Oak duo Winful Cobbinah and Patrick Razak. The trio were three of Ghana's outstanding players at the competition. Information reaching Ghana's leading football indicate that, Twum who was adjudged the overall best
Black Stars B captain midfielder Isaac Twum is set to undergo a two-week trial with Norwegian side IK Start following a remarkable performance in the just ended WAFU Cup of Nations. Twum, who was adjudged the most valuable player of the tournament after helping Ghana defeat Nigeria 4-1 to successfully defend the cup they won four years ago, is set to join coach Steinar Pedersen's side on a two-week trial in a bid to push for a move. The Inter Allies defensive midfielder caught the eye of
SCORENigeria has again scooped that there are strong indications Nigeria will stage next years WAFU Cup of Nations after the successful relaunch of the sub-regional tournament in Ghana. Nigeria have staged this annual competition in 2008 and 2009 during which time the likes of Ahmed Musa and Gbolahan Salami came to the fore. An insider simply told SCORENigeria: Some of the top organisers are now looking favourably at Nigeria hosting the WAFU Cup next year. This years competition has been
Police Ladies stayed on course to claim the Sanford Womens FA Cup title for a second straight time after ditching Immigration Ladies yet again in their semi-final clash last Saturday. In what was a replay of last seasons semi-finals, Police Ladies beat their rivals, Immigration Ladies 4-3 on penalties to advance to the final, their second successive appearance. The other semi-final clash between Prison Ladies and Ampem Darkoa Ladies which was rained off last Saturday came off today at Coronation
Nantes defender Enoch Kwarteng has hailed the club's supporters following their 2-1 win atStrasbourg over the weekend. The 25-year-old played his first Lique 1 match for the side as they coasted to victory. And the former France youth defender has heaped praise on the club's travelling fans. It's good to start with such a victory.Especially outdoors.It's a nice move because when the fans of Strasbourg grow, there is strong pressure.Luckily our supporters were there too and
The Vice president of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged administrators to do more than needed for the development football in the country. Dr. Bawumia pledged the government is ready to provide legal power, capacity or sanction to give advantage to football administrators for the growing of the sport in the country. He made these claims when the President of the Confederation Of African Football (CAF), Mr. Ahmad Ahmad paid him a courtesy call at the Flagstaff House in Accra last Friday.
Nigeria and FSV Mainz 05 defender Leon Balogun has jokingly insisted his country's jollof rice remains number one over Ghana's own despite losing heavily to them last Sunday. The Local Super Eagles suffered a 4-1 thrashing by the Local Black Stars in the final of the WAFU Cup of Nations 2017 at the Cape Coast stadium. The centre back took to his Twitter handle to make the comic comments few hours after the final whistle of the game. He went ahead to congratulate Ghana for winning
Melilla UD Ghanaian midfielder Richard Boateng is staying grounded following his brace against Betis Deportivo in the Spanish second-tier over the weekend. Boateng, 25, scored twice with the other goals from Yacine andOdei helping the side to a comfortable win at home. The Ghanaian enjoyed his best game since joining the side fromExtremadura UD last month. But the former Liberty Professionals and Granada midfielder wants to remain calm amid the plaudits. "Everyone here is competing
Anderlecht coachNicols Frutos has jumped to the defence of defender Emmanuel Adjei-Sowah after the Ghanaian endured a hellish time in the side's 2-1 win at Waasland-Beverenover the weekend. The 19-year-old was replaced after 63 minutes following a poor performance at theFreethiel-Stadion. The Ghanaian was drafted into the starting X1 due to the absence of Ivan Obradovic and endured a nightmarish time on the left. But Argentine coach Nicolas Frutos has moved to water down on the criticism,
Ghanaian youngster Enock Kwateng is delighted to have featured for Nantes in the French Lique 1 for the first time this season. Kwarten, 25, has not played for the side since the start of the season due to injury. However, the former France Under-20 defender tasted his first action for the side in their 2-1 win atStrasbourg on Sunday. "I felt good, a little tired towards the end because it had been a long time since I had not played 90 minutes.It went back to the U-20s. There were good
The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide, wants the memory of the late Alhaji Sly Tetteh to be immortalized for his contribution to the development of sports in the country. According to him, a nation that does not honour its heroes is not worth dying for he remarked during a legacy lecture organised in the memory of the late football administrator at the Tang Palace hotel in Accra last Friday. Extolling the virtues of Alhaji Tetteh, the deputy minister said he was left without
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stressed that although the government does not intend interfering in the management of football at the national level, it will create the enabling environment aimed at ensuring that such management inure to the benefit of Ghanaians. Towards that end, he said, the government had very high expectations of the administrators of football in the country because, we want to make sure that football does well and is governed properly and so we will do everything
The Black Stars B annihilated perennial rivals Super Eagles of Nigeria 4-1 to the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations at the Cape Coast Stadium and not just the trophy but also$100,000 prize attached to it. The team coached by Maxwell Konadu has been playing in the tournament without bonus of any sort. The sports ministry told the players they will be settled from winning the competition. And indeed, they delivered the cup by taking arch rivals Nigeria to the cleaners in the grand final. Goals from
Enyimba FC have put up an audacious bid to sign local Black Stars coach Maxwell Konadu after his show of tactical brilliance in the just ended WAFU competition. The Nigerian side finished third in the just ended league and will be competing in the CAF Confederation Cup this season. Konadu has redeemed his image by leading the home-based club to win the regional competition, thrashing rivals Nigeria 4-1 in the final. The triumph is particularly sweet for the former Asante Kotoko coach after
Italian giants Inter Milan are working behind the scene to price away Andre Ayew who has struggled to impose himself since moving to West Ham United. The Ghanaian was struck with a career-threatening injury on his debut for the Hammers and has since struggled to rekindle the fire that made him a sort of playing in the English Premier League. Ayew's situation at West Ham has become precarious following the arrival of Austrian Marco Anautovic for a club record fee. Inter Milan manager
Ghanaian StrikerSadamSulleywas on target for Zemplin Michalovce in their 2-1 defeat at home to DAC in the Slovakian top-flight over the weekend. The in-form striker put his side ahead after just 10 minutes with a sublime finish at theFutbalov tadin MFK Zempln. However,Zemplin Michalovce failed to consolidate their lead after Erik Painda pulled parity on 44 minutes beforeErick Javier Davis sealed victory in the 71st minute. Sulley, who is on loan from Polish side Legia Warsaw, has hit a purple
GHANAsoccernet.com hard-hitting columnist Yaw Adjei-Mintah argues clinching the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations is not a substitute for CHAN failure. Seeing ecstatic scenes at the Robert Mensah Stadium on Sunday was appropriate not just for the occasion of Ghanas 4-1 win over big rival Nigeria, but it was more so to address the fact that the West African nation had not won a title at the senior level since 1982. Prior to the Black Stars B Team winning this years West African Football Union (WAFU)
Bologna midfielder Godfred Donsah could gatecrash Ghana's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda next month. The former Ghana U20 star put in another watermark performance in his side's 1-0 win at Sassuolo on Sunday in the Serie A. Donsah lasted the entire duration and 60 seconds into the second half, he burst down the left and rolled across for Palacio, who slid in at the back post. Moments later, Donsah unleashed a rocket that Andrea Consigli palmed out from
Black Stars B head coach Maxwell Konadu has stated that lifting the WAFU Cup of Nations title has appeased their failure to qualify to the 2018 CHAN tournament. Maxwell Konadu-led Black Stars failed to qualify to the 2018 CHAN competition after suffering a 4-3 aggregate defeat to the Stallions of Burkina Faso. However, the team rose up to win the just ended West Africa Football Union Cup tournament, beating sworn rivals Super Eagles of Nigeria 4-1 in the final at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday.
Ex-Hearts coach Yaw Preko has revealed how the Ghanaian powerhouse nearly transfer-listed defender Vincent Atingah for non-performance two years ago. The 21-year-old joined the Phobians five years ago from Medeama but struggled to cement his place in the team. But the centre-back emerged one of the outstanding players in the Black Stars B squad as they clinched the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations on home soil. And former coach Yaw Preko has revealed the towering defender was nearly shown the exit.
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