Ghana winger Albert Adomah has expressed his delight with his new found form blistering for Aston Villa in the English Championship. The revitalized winger continued his rich vein of scoring form by scoring a brace in Aston Villa's 4-0 win at Burton Albion in the Championship at the Villa Park on Tuesday night. The 29-year-old has now scored for the third game running in all competition to tally four goals in the league. "I am excited with everything that is happening, this is what

Persib Bandung star Michael Essien has caused quite a stir among the club's fans after going shopping at a traditional market in Indonesia. The 34-year-old marquee signing has been caught on camera while shopping at a traditional market. The former Chelsea midfielder was not embarrassed to bring along a shopping bag usually worn by women when shopping at traditional markets to carry groceries. It is easy for the Ghanaian midfielder Essien to buy branded expensive goods. However, Essien

President Akufo Addo has rubbished claims Ghana football is retrogressing following the Black Stars B triumph in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations on home soil. The Ghanaian leader insists football in the West African nation is very much alive after the home-based stars clinch the regional crown in a grand style in Cape Coast over the weekend. The Black Stars B thumped rivals Nigeria 4-1 to retain the WAFU Cup of Nations crown. And President Akufo Addo says the recent success of the national

Ghanaian defender Dennis Appiah is expected to retain his position in the Anderlecht team ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash against Celtic in Brussels tonight. Coach Nicolas Frutos will maintain the French-born defender at right-back ahead of the visit of the Scottish giants at theConstant Vanden Stock Stadium. If Frutos opts for the 4-2-3-1 formation often preferred by Weiler, he is likely to select Matz Sels in goal, after the on-loan Newcastle United keeper was rested against Waasland-Beveren,

Ghanaian forward Kwame Thomas provided an assist on his Coventry City return as the club's developmental squad beatIpswich Town 2-1 on Tuesday. The British-born Ghanaian,beat two defenders in the box before drilling the ball to the back stick where Sayoud was on hand to turn the ball over the line. Thomas has just temporarily returned from his loan spell at Sutton United, The forward remains on loan at Gander Green Lane but can still train and play development games at his parent club

Morocco have reportedly moved into pole position to take over from Kenya as hosts of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), the regional tournament for domestically based players. The kingdom has all the necessary infrastructure for this event which requires no more than four stadiums, a source close to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) was quoted as saying shortly after Kenya was stripped of hosting rights by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). South Africa and

Publicist for Andre and Jordan Ayew, Fiifi Tackie has taken a subtle swipe at coach Kwesi Appiah's decision to exclude his representatives from the Black Stars squad to face Uganda in the penultimate match of the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Kampala. The Ayew brothers did not make the 26-man squad for the crucial clash against the Cranes of Uganda as well as the friendly encounter against Saudi Arabia. Many have suggested that the decision by the coach to axe the duo was based on their withdrawal

Defender Nicholas Opoku has received his Man of the Match award after helping Club Africain to beat MC Alger 2-0 at home on Sunday to reach the semi-final stage of the CAF Confederation League. The centre back was a pillar at the back as the Tunisian side advanced 2-1 on aggregate. Opoku was making his third start for the CA since his move from Ghana Premier League side Berekum Chelsea. He has been named in Ghana's 26-man squad for the penultimate 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda

2017 WAFU Cup of Nations hero Patrick Razak has been linked with a move to Nigerian top-flight side Enugu Rangers. The Hearts of Oak star emerged a super hero in the final against the Super Eagles where he climbed off the bench to win two penalties. His raids on the left rank caused troubles and that caught the eyes of an Enugu Rangers scout. ''I was very impressed with the output of Razak, we have been looking for this kind of player to feature for Enugu Rangers for a long time,''

Black Stars management committee vice chairman Wilfred Osei has backed the call ups to Vincent Atinga and Isaac Twum into the Black Stars ahead of Uganda 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Black Stars coach has handed debut call ups to Hearts of Oak's Vincent Atinga and Inter Allies midfielder Isaac Twum for their remarkable performance for the Black Stars B WAFU Cup of Nations winning team. According to Osei Palmer, coach Kwesi Appiah should be lauded for the decision to include the duo, citing

Black Stars management committee vice chairman Wilfred Osei Kweku Palmer has backed the call ups to Vincent Atinga and Isaac Twum into the Black Stars ahead of Uganda 2018 World Cup qualifier, claiming that it's the "appropriate response" by coach Kwesi Appiah. Black Stars coach has handed debut call ups to Hearts of Oak's Vincent Atinga and Inter Allies midfielder Isaac Twum for their remarkable performance for the Black Stars B WAFU Cup of Nations winning team. According to

Four soccer referees in the southern African country of Malawi have been banned for life for match-fixing after they received just $20 between them to fix a game and returned $15 to the team doing the bribing because it still lost. Referee Aziz Nyirenda, assistant referees Limbani Chisambi and Stephano Gomani, and fourth official Jimmy Phiri, were all found guilty of fixing a national cup match between lower league team Nchalo United and Chitipa United. The match-fixing was revealed after Nchalo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the players, technical and management team of the Black Stars B for clinching this year's WAFU Cup of Nations trophy. The Black Stars B impressively saw off perennial rivals Nigeria 4-1 in the final of the competition at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday to successfully defend their title. And according to the first gentle man of the land, the success of the team has proven that football in the country is not on

Frank Acheampong's Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda are being investigated for match fixing after a suspicious 4-1 derby win over Tianjin Quanjian last week Saturday. Acheampong scored twice in the space of two minutes to move out of the drop zone with five matches left to play. The two team's involved in the clash will be the subject to a match fixing probe by Chinese football authorities. ''The Chinese Football Association has launched an investigation into the CSL

With only eight days to go for the first ever FIFA World Cup to be hosted in India, AIFF President, Praful Patel declared that 'we as a nation are 100 percent ready to host the event' which Ghana is participating in. The Black Starlets are among the country tipped for success having won the World Cup twice in its history. Ghana are currently in Abu Dhabi on a training tour ahead of the World Cup to be played in the Asian country of India for the first time. Speaking at a media conference

Ghana international Sulley Muntari will be 5m richer in 14 days following FIFA' decision to order his former club Ittihad Jeddah to pay him for breach of contract. Muntari, 33, dragged the Saudi Pro League giants to FIFA after the club failed to pay his wages and bonuses during his time with them. Reports in Saudi Arabia press have it that the club had not paid the player since joining the club and upon his resignation, they could not settle him. The former AC and Inter Milan midfielder