The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee Ben Nunoo-Mensah is advocating for a tougher laws to deal with the growing menace of illegal betting in football in Ghana and on the African continent.The highly-respected GOC chief delivered a statement ‘Match-Fixing and illegal betting are emerging crimes in Ghana and Africa’ at the ongoing 10th Interpol Match-Fixing Task Force Meeting in Lyon, France on Tuesday.The Ghana Olympic Committee chief urged for a strong need to amend
The leading pay-TV broadcaster in Africa is sponsoring the GHALCA mini gala tournament with a whooping $100 000, according to FootballmadeinGhana.comGhanaian clubs have been keeping their teams busy with high profile friendly matches following the Anas video.The media rights holder of all competitive club competitions of the GFA sponsored a similar gala competition for the premier league clubs which was won by Wa All Stars in January.Fifteen Premier League clubs have confirmed their
Charles Akonnor is fatigued over the never-ending captaincy row in the Black Stars, 17-years after he suffered a similar fate as leader of the Ghanaian national team.The captaincy crisis is just refusing to wash away amid claims of tension between current skipper Asamoah Gyan and his assistant Andre Ayew.The camp of Ayew, who is on loan at Turkish giants Fenerbahçe from Swansea City, have denied constant allegations that the former Marseille man is obsessed with the armband.The
Ex-Ghana international Solar Ayew wants Kwesi Appiah to show 'courage' and recall in-form Sassuolo forward Kevin-Prince Boateng to the national team. The 31-year-old is serving an indefinite suspension, four years after he was kicked out of Ghana's camp during a wrecked 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign in Brazil.Boateng was reported to have verbally insulted coach Kwesi Appiah during a heated team meeting.The former AC Milan star looks to have completely cut his ties
C.K Akonnor has jumped to the defence under-fire Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah, insisting criticism of the gaffer is unwarranted and urges for patience.The country's 1-0 defeat to the Harambee Stars in Nairobi over the weekend has sparked a wave of attack on the soft-spoken Ghanaian coach.A Nicholas Opoku's own goal condemned the much-fancied West African giants to the sorry defeat at the Kasarani stadium in Nairbo- and the fingers are being pointed at the gaffer.But the former
Akhisar Genclik Spor coach Safet Susic will put his faith in Ghanaian forward Elvis Manu to deliver the goods in their Turkish Supalig match against Ankaragücü on Sunday.The 24-year-old joined the Green and Black lads on a three-year deal after Genclerbirligi were relegated from the top flight league.The former Feyenoord hitman has failed to endear himself to the side's faithful after failing to gel with his new teammates.However, coach Susic will hope the Ghanaian will
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he has picked valuable lessons from the Black Stars 1-0 loss against Kenya in the AFCON 2019 qualifier last Saturday.The West Africa powerhouse were pipped 1-0 by the Harambee Stars at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi.The gaffer has come under intense criticism for the consistent experimentation with his starting line-up.“On my part, I have learnt a lot about the players. It was important to know what they can do especially the new ones and this game
Medeama and Inter Allies sold out an entertaining 1-1 draw in their opening match of the Ghana Has Talent 2018 tournament on Tuesday.Inter Allies shot into the lead courtesy Dan Amanfo before Medeama captain Joseph Tetteh Zutah pulled parity.The two teams exhibited fabolous brand of football at the Tema stadium as day one of the three-day tournament gets underway.Liberty Professionals and Dreams FC played out a goalless drawn game while Ebusua Dwarfs nailed Ashantigold 2-0.Amos
Last Friday was the 50th anniversary of the French-Ghanaian player born on 7 September 1968. This is the career of a footballer born in Accra but became a legend in Paris, Marseille, Milan and London and to whom we say happy birthday even if it is belated by four days.Marcel Desailly was born as Odenke Abbey in Accra as the son of Ghanaian parents. He had his name changed when his mother married the head of the French Consulate in Accra, who adopted all of her children (the former
Levante striker Raphael Dwamena has returned to training after international duty with Ghana.The 22-year-old trained with his colleagues on Monday after enjoying a two days rest.The striker featured for Ghana in their 1-0 defeat to Kenya in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier last Saturday in Nairobi.He is expected to be key for the side ahead of their La Liga clash at Espanyol on Sunday.
Spanish side Villarreal CF have received another disturbing news ahead of Sunday's La Liga clash against Leganes as midfielder Emmanuel Lomotey picked an injury over the weekend.Ghana midfielder could be facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury in Villarreal II 1-1 draw with Castellon on Sunday.He becomes the fifth injury doubt for Leganes match, alongside captain Bruno Soriano, Javi Fuergo, Sergio Lozano and summer recruit Santiago Cáseres.The 20-year-old
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has dismissed claims his players underrated Kenya following their 1-0 defeat in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier over the weekend.The much-fancied Ghanaian side lost to the Harambee Stars at the Kasarani stadium in Nairbo to throw group F wide opened.Coach Appiah has come under lots of flak for his selection and approach to the team amid claims his players disrespected their opponents.But has parried the criticism.“We did not underrate Kenya at all,
Of course, the quality of the Ghanaian Premier League has been on a downward spiral for quite some time but that doesn’t mean there is a genuine lack of talent. Asante Kotoko’s Felix Annan is one such admirable talent of notable mention.As a football fan, my heart aches when players are called up to the Black Stars but with the exclusion of Felix Annan. Even if he is called up for national duty, he is restricted to a place on the bench!I recount several games last season where
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will start at right-back position when Atletico Madrid take on Eibar in a La Liga clash this weekend. Partey, who featured in Black Stars shock defeat to Kenya last Saturday, is the only available player for the position after injuries to Juafran and Santiago Arias.The 25-year-old is, however, no stranger to the position, he excelled on a number of occasions in the makeshift role last season in the absence of Juafran, who had a longterm injury.He
Sassuolo midfielder says the club is aiming high after an explosive start to the season. The club has enjoyed a fabolous start to the campaign, picking seven points from three games to move up to second on the table.Boateng, 31, who been a leader for the side since joining from German outfit Eintracht Frankfurt, has laid out the ambition of the side this season." A great start to the season. The Sassuolo project goes far beyond salvation. Given the first three games,
Kenya goalkeeper Patrick Matasi has heaped praises on Harambee Stars coach Sebastien Migne for the role he played in their AFCON 2019 qualifier win over Ghana on Saturday.Matasi was named among five local based players in Sebastien Migne’s starting XI squad for the game and had a pivotal role, especially in the second half when Kenya were reduced to 10-men after Joash Onyango’s sending-off.Keeping at bay a start studded team that included the likes of Thomas Partey, Christian
Veteran Ghanaian coach J.E Sarpong has urged Kwesi Appiah to stop the experimentation of Black Stars players.Appiah has come under line of fire for his continuous tinkering his squad following the side's 1-0 defeat to Kenya in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier over the weekend.The gaffer is also under intense criticism for his decision to leave out captain Asamoah Gyan and brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew in his recent squad.He has been accused of lacking the managerial
Ghana forward Kevin Prince Boateng's wife Mellisa Satta thrilled her fans on social media with her new photo shoot in an underwear commercial. The model and TV presenter posted the pictures on social media to advertise the new products. BELOW ARE SOME PICTURES
Bristol Rovers-owned Bernard Mensah has revealed he was keen on a loan move to League Two side Lincoln City.He did not know about until a few days before the deadline.Once he knew the Imps were keen, he wanted to move to Sincil Bank.Mensah: ''It was probably a couple of days (before when he heard first), we (Rovers) had a game against QPR and I think it was after that that there was initial interest.''Me and the manager spoke on Wednesday to see whether it was
AshantiGold owner Dr Kwaku Frimpong has fingered Asante Kotoko superstar Sogne Yacouba for using black magic during last Sunday's friendly. Dr Frimpong, popularly known as Champion, is alleging that the Burkinabe has some talisman in his boots and sprinkles substances in the post of opponents.Yacouba sparkled on Sunday when he bagged a brace in the 3-2 win at the Baba Yara Stadium.''Asante Kotoko should warn their Striker Sogne Yacouba to stop putting juju in his
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