Striker Wilfried Bony has been included in an Ivory Coast's 27-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations while influential player Gervinho was dropped. The Qatar-based striker is returning to the side for the first time since the 2017 edition of the tournament in Gabon as coach Ibrahim Kamara named him in the provisional list.The 30-year-old, who was released by Swansea City earlier this month, has been called thanks to his form at Al Arabi after scoring five goals in

Corporate interest in the Africa Cup of Nations is soaring after sports good manufacturer Umbro became the latest company to sign up as a sponsor of the competition.The English sportswear and football equipment supplier was on Wednesday unveiled as the exclusive ball supplier for next month's tournament in Egypt.As the exclusive ball partner, Umbro will supply the CAF with the top-level Neo Pro ball.FIFA certified to be used at the highest level of the game, the Neo Pro features

North African side Morocco will play in this year's WAFU Cup to be staged in Senegal from September 28- 13 October.This year's  competition has seen a lot of upgrades as well as the format changed.Morocco have been paired against Liberia in the first phase of the competition. The game comes off on September 29, 2019 at the Stade Lat Dior.The Atlas Lions are the first North Africa side to take part in the West African Football tourney which was revived in 2017.According

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad said a special committee has been set up to deal with security concerns at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt next month.At least 12 people were injured when an explosion hit a bus carrying mostly South African tourists in Cairo 10 days ago. The rudimentary device containing nails and pieces of metal detonated on the perimeter of the Grand Egyptian Museum.Egypt’s Interior Ministry said recently that militant group Hasm were

Defending champions Ghana will face Gambia in their opening match at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations in Senegal this September.This was after Wednesday's draw at the Radisson Blu Sea Plaza Hotel in Dakar on Wednesday 29 May.The tournament will run from 28 September till 13 October with all matches taking place at the Stade Lat Dior in the beautiful city of Thies.There will be no groups in this year’s WAFU event and instead it will be separated into a Cup and Plate competition,

Karela United have been booted out of the FA Cup after losing to 10-man Nzema Kotoko in a local derby on Wednesday.The visitors opened the scoring in the first half before United drew level.Nzema Kotoko were reduced to 10-men but managed to held their verve against the in-form Ghana Premier League side.The hugely anticipated derby live up to expectation as both teams displays improved performance at the Crossby Awuah Memorial park.The shocking defeat, means United will have to shift

Medeama survived a scare to beat Bibiani Gold Stars 2-1 to reach the Round of 16 of the Ghana FA Cup on Wednesday.The Mauve and Yellows had to dig deep to overcome the resolute second-tier side at the Tarkwa NA Aboso park.Striker Tahiru Awudu opened the scoring six minutes into the second half through the spot kick.The home side increased the tally from Kalibo Toussaint deflected goal in the 63rd minute.The visitors pulled a goal back courtesy Derek Amevor in the 83 minutes to send

Premier A champions AshantiGold edged Division One League outfit Young Apostles 1-0 at the Len Clay on Wednesday in their Tier 2 Special Competition round of 32 clash.Mark Agyekum tapped in from close range by connecting to a pass from Stephen Owusu Banahene four minutes into the second half.AshantiGold squandered a lot of scoring opportunities especially in the first half with Banahene the worst culprit.In the 16th minute, he was in a good position to give the Miners the lead but

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has been advised to leave the club with Borussia Dortmund interested in his signature.The 30-year old had a difficult season with the Bavarians, which saw him feature in only 20 Bundesliga games.And with the German champions ushering in a new era of youngsters, the club has already said their good byes to veterans Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery.The arrivals of Lucas Hernandez and Benjamin Pavard have led to what appears to be too many players in

Kayserispor President Erol Bedir has disclosed that the club's financial problems forced Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan into sending debt collectors to seize properties belonging to the super lig side. On Monday, Asamoah Gyan sent debt collectors to seize items from the offices of Turkish top-flight side Kayserispor in a drastic action to recover his unpaid wages.“Kayserispor owed club. There are very serious debts from the past. There are interest rates of serious money

Asante Kotoko beat Real Tamale United 3-1 at the Baba Yara Stadium on Wednesday to progress to the round of 16 of the Tier 2 Special Competition.The Porcupine Warriors took an early lead when Kwame Boahene tapped in a rebound after Daniel Nii Adjei's cross was parried back into play in the third minute.After 21 minutes, the Division One League side levelled the scoring from the spot courtesy Abdulai Mohammed Hardi after Abdul Wahab fouled a player inside the box.Just before

Italian side Atalanta are ready to recall Ghanaian defender Patrick Asmah from loan at Slovakian side FK Senica. The former Ghana U-20 star excelled on loan in the Slovakian Super Liga, playing 20 games and netting two goals for the Zahoracis.He also made five appearances in the Cup competition and scored once as FK Senica reached the semi finals.His form has prompted the serie A side, who will be making an appearance in next season's champions League to recall the 23-year.Atalanta

Ghana and Newcastle United midfielder Christian Atsu is confident the Black Stars will win this year’s Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Egypt.Heading into this tournament, Atsu indicated that he and his team mate know the task ahead and they have accepted the responsibility to bring joy to Ghanaians.“The trophy is always our target. We understand the frustrations the Black Stars have taken Ghanaians through. This time we would surely bring the trophy to Ghana” Atsu told

Ghana and Newcastle midfielder Christian Astu says newly named captain of the Black Stars Andre Ayew has the support of team heading into the Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Egypt.Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah named Andre Ayew as his new captain and elevated Asamoah Gyan to General captain as part of his plans to build a squad capable of annexing the trophy which has eluded Ghana since 1982.According to Atsu, any individual named in the Black Stars as captain will always have the

Ghana captain Andre Ayew has admitted he had a poor season with Turkish giants Fenerbache in the just ended season.The 29-year old joined the Turkish club at the start of the 2018-19 season on loan from Swansea City.He made 29 appearances for the club and scored five goals in the season.Ayew’s performances was unable to guarantee him a permanent stay at the club as he will be returning to Championship side Swansea City for the next season.In a post to announce his Fenerbache exit,

Dutch Eredivise side Vitesse Arnhem have rejected a €3 million purchase option for on-loan striker Dauda Mohammed, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report.The 20-year-old spent the second half of the season at the GelreDome from Belgian side giants RSC Anderlecht.Dauda tallied 16 league appearances and scored three goals to help the Yellow and Blacks reach the Europa League playoffs.Unfortunately, his final game for the club ended in tears as he was shown a red card in the 2-0

In-form Ghana left-back Abdul Baba Rahman has been named in the African Team of the Week following his jaw-dropping performance for Stade de Reims in the final of the French Ligue 1.Baba hogged the headlines in France last week after scoring and providing an assist in Stade de Reims shock 3-1 victory over already-crowned league champions Paris Saint Germain.The display of the former Schalke 04 man earned him a debut place in the African Team of the Week in the French tabloids.The

Official broadcast right holders of the Europa League for sub-Saharan Africa StarTimes, have cautioned the media over the illegal attempt to broadcast the Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal on May 29, 2019 in Baku.StarTimes Ghana is hereby cautioning all media houses to desist from unlicensed broadcast of the Europa League final.

StarTimes, Africa’s top Pay TV service provider has secured an interlocutory injunction against two media houses for infringing on their copyrights.The two media houses, Media 7 broadcasting group with affiliate channels AFA SPORTS, SAFOA TV, KUMAWOOD TV and Fly TV, operating with the registered name, Nour Vision Ghana limited, were on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 served by a court Bailiff with the notice for interlocutory injunction.Both media houses were warned by StarTimes on countless

Ghana defender Daniel Opare is set to hold contract talks with Belgian outfit Royal Antwerp, GHANAsoccernet.com can report.The 28-year-old will hold the crunch talks with the side with his current deal set to expire next summer.The Ghana international joined the Jupiler League side from German side Augsburg on a two-year deal in 2018.The experienced right-back made 23 appearances as the side clinched an European football league spot last season.The defender will have a showdown