The Central African Republic's top soccer official was arrested Wednesday in France on a warrant alleging he is responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by a mainly Christian militia when he was its senior leader of a mainly Christian militia.The International Criminal Court, which issued the warrant, did not give details of Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona's arrest or what he was doing in France.Ngaissona, who is a member of the Executive Committee of
Cameroon FA has elected Seidou Mbombo Njoya as their new president to end five years of chaos as the heart of the administration of the game in the country.Mbombo coasted to the landslide victory on Wednesday at the elections held at the CAF Center of Excellence in Mbankomo in Yaoundé.He secured 46 out of the 66 to soundly thrash former international goalkeeper Joseph Antoine BELL who could only garner 17 votes while Daniel NYAMSI MONGUE managed just three votes."My mission
Ghana suffered an embarrassing 4-2 defeat to rivals Nigeria to exit the WAFU B U20 Championship at the Stade Municipal in Lomé on Wednesday.Jimmy Cobblah made four changes in the squad that lost 1-0 to Niger few days ago at the same venue.Goalkeeper Nurudeen Manaf made way for Frederick Asare, Montari Kamaheni also replaced Imoro Ibrahim in the starting lineup whilst Abdul Fatawu Hamidu and Stephen Amankona took the places of Awudu Tahiru and Samuel Nii Armah Ashitey.Despite the
Thirteen days spent at Ghana will be the time frame that eight HU women’s soccer members are going to spend doing mission work partnered with Be2Live. They are headed to an orphanage, joined by the City of Refuge Ministry, a ministry dedicated to raising and restoring children and teens who have been rescued from exploitation, abuse, or trafficking, while also showing them the love of Christ.Blaire Koomler, senior and one of the captains on the team, is excited for the race relations
Morocco have ruled out joining the bidding process to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's sports minister has announced.Moroccan Minister of Youth and Sports Rachid Talbi Alami revealed on Wednesday that they are not interested in taking over from Cameroon as hosts of Africa's flagship football competition.Caf is looking for new hosts after its executive committee voted unanimously to strip Cameroon of hosting rights two weeks ago.Morocco were heavily speculated
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed that the 2018 African Super Cup between Champions League winners Esperance of Tunisia and Confederation Cup champions Raja Casablanca of Morocco will be played in Qatar. Last week, Ghanasoccernet.com reported that Caf were organising the match at outside the continent for the first time and it has now been confirmed.The match is traditionally played at the home of the Champions League winners, although it has previously
AFC Leopards defender Isaac Oduro has backed Asante Kotoko to beat eliminate Kenyan side Kariobangyi Sharks in the CAF Confederations Cup.The Porcupine Warriors will face Sharks in the first leg of the 1/16th stage on Saturday at Moi International Sports Centre.Ahead of the game, Oduro, who played for Kotoko's nemesis Hearts of Oak believes the Reds have the quality to eliminate Kariobangyi Sharks.“Kariobangi Sharks are an average side. They don't have a better team
Former Asante Kotoko forward Stephen Manu has blasted captains of Premier League clubs for boycotting a meeting with the Ghana Football Normalisation Committee. Seven out of sixteen premier league captains showed up at a meeting on Monday with the Normalisation Committee to discuss the plight of footballers in the country.According to Manu, popularly known as "BA", the absence of many of the captains was disappointing since the meeting was to help address the challenges
Youth and Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah says Ghana is ready to rescue CAF as emergency host for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but adds the country will not bid for the expanded 24-team tournament.After inspecting the progress of work at the Youth Resource Center (Koforidua Sports Stadium) in the Eastern Region, Asiamah touted the sporting facilities in the country.He claims they meet international requirements to host major competitions.''We handled a wonderful tournament
Dominic Eshun's representative Jude Arthur, who doubles as his father, has hit back at Karela United and accused them of forging his contract.According to Arthur, the winger's contract with the Nzema Aiyinase-based side expired on 4 October, 2018In a statement released on Tuesday, Karela United claimed: "For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to assure our teeming supporters that the player has a running contract with the club which expires on November 30, 2019.''Karela
Asante Kotoko winger Emmanuel Gyamfi is upbeat of their chances ahead of Saturday's CAF Confederation Cup game against Kariobangi Sharks.According to the skillful wideman, they will get a good result in Kenya and this will help motivate the team in the remaining matches as they seek qualification to the group stage."There’s a good feeling in camp right now, and we must do everything we can to bring smiles back to the faces of our fans," he said“We need to take
Spokesperson of Hearts of Oak Kwame Opare Addo has refuted reports that his outfit purchased Dominic Eshun through dubious means.On Tuesday, the Phobians announced the signing of Dominic Eshun on a long term deal via their official twitter handle.However, Karela United FC's scribe, Eric Alagidede claimed that Hearts of Oak did not pass through the right channel in acquiring the services of their flying winger.“If Karela FC claims we have stolen their player, that’s their
Head coach of Asante Kotoko, Charles Kwabla Akunor says he has no troubles picking his first eleven for a game, refuting claims that he is struggling select starting team. The former Ashantigold coach revealed he has built an all round team, that will be ready for any opponent they face.“It's not true that I don't have a constant squad to start my games," Akunor told GNA."I have my eleven players that can start any game, but you have to give room to all players
Head coach of Asante Kotoko Charles Akonnor has refuted reports that he is struggling to pick his starting eleven for their forthcoming CAF Confederation Cup against Kariobangi Sharks.Akunnor took over from Paa Kwesi Fabin three months ago and has used over 30 players as part of the club's preparations ahead of their Africa campaign.“It's not true that I don't have a constant squad to start my games," Akonnor told GNA."I have my eleven players that can
Ghanaian forward Idrissu Zibore Abdallah has joined United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks FC ahead of the 2019 season.The former Ghana U-20 striker joined on a one-year deal last week following a successful trial with the Oklahoma based club.Abdallah becomes the first Ghanaian to be on the roster of Tulsa Roughnecks since the club was found in 2013.The 22 year old striker will seek to use his experience to aid Tulsa in their quest for qualification into the Western conference
Medeama goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi claims former club Asante Kotoko have what it takes to make it to the next round in the CAF Confederation Cup.The Porcupine Warriors will be tackling Kenyan side Kariobangi Sharks on Saturday in the first leg of the round of 16 contest.The second leg is scheduled at the Baba Yara Stadium the next Saturday."Asante Kotoko are having a good squad for Africa. I am very confident they will eliminate the Kenyans to qualify to the next stage,"
Ghana defender Kassim Nuhu Adamsd made the trip to England with his TSG Hoffenheim teammates ahead of the UEFA Champions League final group game against Manchester City. The defender is returning from a one match suspension after picking up a red card in the game against Shaktar Doneskt in Ukraine.He missed the clash with French side Lyon a fortnight ago but he is in line for selection against the English champions at the Etihad Stadium.Hoffenheim are bottom of group F and can
Asante Kotoko and Kariobangi have sealed deals with Chinese Pay-TV Startimes to have the home matches of their CAF Confederation Cup first qualifying round broadcast live.This means Saturday's first leg at the Kasarani Stadium starting 3.00pm ( 1pm GMT) will be live on TV across Africa.Kotoko will host the Kenyan side at the Baba Yara Stadium on 22 December''All parties, including crew who will produce the game, have agreed and everything is set to have fans across
Ghana defender Baba Rahman was in magnificent form for Schalke 04 as they defeated Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.Rahman, who is on loan from Chelsea, was handed the rare opportunity as a first-half substitute after Morocco left-back Hamza Mendyl picked up an injury in the 16th minute.The 24-year-old performed admirably as Alessandro Schopf's injury-time goal handed Schalke a 1-0 win in the Group D tie at Veltins-Arena, sealing their place in the
Ghana forward Richmond Boakye Yiadom came on as a second half substitute as Red Star Belgrade suffered a 4-1 defeat to French champions Paris Saint Germain. The Black Stars striker replaced Milan Pavkov in the 72nd minute but his effort was not enough as the Serbian champions finished bottom of group C of the UEFA champions League.Paris Saint Germain's deadly attacking trio were in devestating form on Tuesday night with each netting a goal as the mega-rich French club advanced
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