Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has thrown his support behind Turkey to host the Euro 2024 Championship.After three previous unsuccessful bids, Turkey has once again thrown its hat into the ring to stage the UEFA European Championship.Turkey’s past bids have all ended in heartbreak - the country sought to stage Euro 2008 with Greece, and to host the 2012 and 2016 tournaments, which went to Poland with Ukraine and France respectively, the latter of which Turkey lost by a single vote.The

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has thrown his support behind Turkey to host the Euro 2024 Championship.After three previous unsuccessful bids, Turkey has once again thrown its hat into the ring to stage the UEFA European Championship.Turkey’s past bids have all ended in heartbreak - the country sought to stage Euro 2008 with Greece, and to host the 2012 and 2016 tournaments, which went to Poland with Ukraine and France respectively, the latter of which Turkey lost by a single vote.The

Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has expressed disappointments with Egypt's shambolic performance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.The seven-time African champions bundled out of the global showpiece after losing their group games.And Agyemang Badu, who plays for Italian side Udinese, has been left disappointed with the side's poor showing.“Egypt have been a bit disappointing. Their group wasn’t all that difficult and they could have done something. I think they

Ghana forward Kwabena Owusu has returned to CD Leganes for after his disappointing season-long loan spell at Cartagena came to an end.The 21-year-old joined the lower-tier outfit from Spanish LaLiga side CD Leganes at the start of the just ended campaign.Owusu endeared himself to the club's faithful with his commanding display as they finished in the playoffs zone.Cartagena however failed to pick one of the slots to the Segunda Division as they were pipped 1-0 on aggregate

An Egyptian TV commentator set to analyze Egypt’s third and final game at the 2018 World Cup died of a heart attack shortly after the team’s 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia, according to multiple reports.Abdel Rahim Mohamed, a former player and coach, was working for Egyptian state TV, and was scheduled to appear on the postgame show. But he suffered cardiac arrest around the time Saudi Arabia scored a stoppage-time winner.Egypt Today reported that Mohamed “felt emotional during

Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu is predicting a stalemate between Senegal and Colombia in Thursday's crunch 2018 World Cup game.Senegal take on the South American giants in the final group H game at the Cosmos Arena.The Africans will secure passage to the 1/16th stage with at least a draw against Colombia on Thursday.But Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyamang-Badu feels it will be a draw.“Senegal versus Colombia is like two African countries meeting because the game

Ghanaian young forward David Atanga has started pre-season with Red Bull Salzburg. The 21-year-old has returned to his parent club after ending his loan contract with Austrian lower side SKN St. Pölten.The Ghanaian started training on Monday as he makes attempts to gatecrash his squad.He joined his colleagues at the training ground in Taxham.The winger scored five goals in  13 appearances for SKN St. Pölten.

Ghanaian defender Dennis Appiah is among five players expected to be frozen out by Belgian giants Anderlecht.French newspaper La Dernière Heure the 26-year-old is among a number of players expected to be shown the exit.The likes of Antonio Milic, Ryota Morioka, Elias Cobbaut and Landry Dimata will be axed from the club for non-performance.French-born defender Appiah is currently on pre-season with the side in the Netherlands but may not be part of the squad ahead of the new season.Appiah

Ghanaian forward Francis Amuzu has been promoted to the Anderlecht first team.The 20-year-old was initially handed a role in the senior team last season but was restricted by injuries.The Ghanaian is expected to be an integral member of the senior team this season after being included in the side's pre-season tour of the Netherlands.He scored once in seven appearances last term.

Ebusua Dwarfs majority shareholder Nana Sam Brew-Butler has withdrawn from the Ghana FA's delegation to FIFA over other commitments. GHANAsoccernet.com understands the former Chairman of the Ghana Football Association has notified the world governing body of his decision to pull out of the crisis meeting.The bankroller of the Ghana Premier League side was expected to be part of a four-member delegation selected by the FA to attend the crunch meeting in Zurich on Thursday.But

Ghanaian trio Dauda Mohammed, Emmanuel Sowah, Dennis Appiah and Francis Amuzu are among a 32-man Anderlecht squad currently on pre-season training in the Netherlands.Dauda, 20, may not returned with the squad back to Belgium after being linked with a loan move to Dutch side Vittese Arnhem.Sowah has enjoyed a decent run with the first team since he joined while Amuzu, 18, has been restricted to the youth team, featuring just seven times for the senior side.Dauda, a former Asante

The man who took several Ghanaian players to DR Congo side TP Mazembe, Moise Katumbi, is undergo a trial today after being accused of recruiting mercenaries three years ago.The trial opens today involving one of Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition leaders, Katumbi, who is accused of recruiting mercenaries back in 2015.Mr Katumbi and six others, including an American national, face charges of attempting to destabilise the country.The businessman and former governor

Former Hearts of Oak striker Cosmos Dauda has poured cold water on reports that he's signed for Jordanian side Al Faisaly.The 24-year-old appear to be 'shy' in admitting he's signed the dotted lines after images emerged on Tuesday over the deal.Dauda is reported to have signed a two-year deal with the  most successful Jordanian Premier League side after the club released images on its social media handles.But he has denied signing a contract, claiming he just

Stars Madrid FC coach Michael Osei has urged government to consider stakeholders view on the forward of football in the country.All football related activities have been halted after undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposed the rot in football in the country through the premiering of his latest investigative work titled 'Number 12'.It's now unclear when the second half of the top-flight season will resume.According to the former Asante Kotoko coach, government

Medeama SC Captain Tetteh Zutah says players from the domestic league are learning different systems at the World Cup following the suspension of the Zylofon Cash Ghana Premier League. Tetteh Zutah admits players of the Ghana Premier League have taken advantage of the break to do their personal training and learn from the 2018 FIFA World Cup.“Since the league has been suspended, we are affected, so the only thing we are doing now is personal training, just to hope that we will

One of Ghana's leading pastors Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah says he is backing the effort of an MP to expose the alleged corrupt practices by Anas Aremeyaw Anas insisting the investigative journalist's expose of football was a crude way of implicating people.The founder of Glorious Word Power Ministries International says the modus operandi of Anas in entrapping people should not be countenanced by the country, claiming innocent people have been tagged as corrupt because of

Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has labelled Celtic FC's Scott Brown as the best captain he has played with.Wakaso, 27, hailed the leadership qualities of the Scottish midfielder while sending wishes on his 33rd birthday on Tuesday.Both players featured together at Celtic during the 2014-15 season under coach Ronny Deila.Wakaso's assertion will come as blow to Asamoah Gyan and John Mensah - having played alongside the duo in the Black Stars.The Deportivo Alaves enforcer

Head Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says "It's a big disappointment" to exit the World Cup in the manner they did, after they were beaten by Argentina. Defender Marcos Rojo’s 86th-minute effort made the difference in the encounter to deny the Super Eagles a place in the World Cup round of 16.The defeat means Nigeria has lost five times against Argentina at the mundial and the third time they are exiting at the group stages.Coach Gernot Rohr expressed

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has vowed to go all out in his determination to expose ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas receiving an amount of $100,000 as bribe to blackmail people caught on tape in very compromising situations.“I will show Anas confessing to a state Attorney that he has taken $100,000 bribe, if I don’t show may the living God kill me,” the maverick politician pledged.The Assin Central MP further indicated

Hector Cuper has left his role as Egypt manager after they were knocked out of the World Cup at the group stage.Egypt, appearing at their first World Cup finals for 28 years, finished bottom of Group A and failed to pick up a point.A 1-0 defeat by Uruguay was followed by 3-1 loss to Russia and ended with Monday's 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia.Their build-up and tournament were dominated by a shoulder injury to star player Mohamed Salah.Argentine Cuper, 62, would have been out