Accra Hearts of Oak go into the Ghana Premier League 2019/20 season with a flat feeling after dropping out of favour in recent years and feel this time they can really make some impact.Kim Grant's side have been buoyed by several signing of Nicolas Pepe ahead of a tough opening away trip to Medeama in TarkwaThe Phobians will then face Dwarfs at home, WAFA away and Liberty Professionals away within their following six games in what could already be a defining stretch.There’s

Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan is demanding $1,200 monthly salary before signing a fresh contract, multiple media reports have claimed.The 25-year-old wants to be on the same salary wave-length with Uganda import George Abege, who is receiving the same amount, it has been claimed in the local media.Annan, who is the captain of the iconic Ghanaian club, is dragging his feet over contract extension with his current deal set to expire in THREE WEEKS.He wants to be the highest

German born Ghanaian midfielder Gideon Jung marked his return to the starting line up of Hamburg in their 1-1 draw against SV Sandhausen. The midfielder has struggled with injuries this season limiting his appearances in the Bundesliga II.However, manager Dieter Hecking decided to start the 25-year old in the game against Sandhausen on Sunday.Sandhausen opened the scoring in the 39th minute through forward Alexander Zhirov before Lukas Hinteseer leveled with 15 minutes remaining

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) have finally revealed the fixtures for the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League campaign.The fixtures was released on Monday with lots of changes from the previous seasons as there will be midweek games and the weekend matches will begin from Friday.The much-anticipated league is set to kick-start on the weekend of 27-29 December 2019 at match venues across the country.Giants Hearts of Oak SC and Asante Kotoko SC will both kick-off their seasons at home.The

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) have finally revealed the fixtures for the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League campaign.The fixtures was released on Monday with lots of changes from the previous seasons as there will be midweek games and the weekend matches will begin from Friday.The much-anticipated league is set to kick-start on the weekend of 27-29 December 2019 at match venues across the country.Giants Hearts of Oak SC and Asante Kotoko SC will both kick-off their seasons at home.The

Ghanaian powerhouse Asante Kotoko are reportedly closing in on a deal for former Karela United striker William Opoku Mensah.Opoku-Mensah, 23, has returned to his native Ghana after his contract at American side Swope Park Rangers was canceled over poor performance.The striker is reported to have reached an agreement with the Porcupine Warriors over his move to Kumasi.The highly-rated striker endured a hellish and nightmarish time in the United States after failing to make a single

Ghanaian forward Kelvin Owusu scored the only goal of the match for CD Aves' developmental squad in their 1-o win Portimonense on Monday.Owusu, 19, capped an impressive afternoon with a sublime finish on 66th minute at the Estádio do Clube Desportivo.The young Ghanaian forward now takes his tally to 10 since the start of the season.He joined the side from famous Ghanaian academy Right to Dream in the summer 2018.

Medeama will battle Elmina Sharks in the side's latest pre-season friendly on Wednesday at the Nduom Sports Stadium.The Mauve and Yellows will test their mettle against the fellow Premier League side ahead of the start of the new season.Coach Samuel Boadu is expected to parade a crack squad for the side's biggest challenge in the pre-season.Medeama recorded a 2-1 win over second-tier Samartex in Samreboi at the weekend.New boy Prince Opoku-Agyemang as well as Kalibo Toussaint

He was eleven years old when he was tested by Ajax. He trained three times and played a friendly game in which he scored once. Quite a good internship, thought Myron Boadu. At Ajax they thought differently. A red cross came after his name: not good enough.The striker of SC Buitenveldert from Amsterdam, for example, ended up with that other premier league club from Noord-Holland. AZ called him two weeks after he came home in tears from his final interview at Ajax and gave him

Black Stars midfielder Afriyie Acquah came off the bench to provide assist for the first goal as Yeni Malatyaspor defeated Besiktas on the road by 2goals to nil in the Turkish Super Lig.Acquah came on in the 81st minute for Mitchell Donald in the second half and created the chance four minutes into his game for the teammate Tievy Bifouma to put Malatyaspor ahead.It was an intense game in the second half as Besiktas who are in second position with three points behind Sivasspor in

Young talented Ghanaian midfielder Ahmed Awuah, still hopes to help his team, Parma, in deciding games after Primavera coach Marco Veronese changed his role.Ahmed naturally prefers to play as an attacking midfielder on either the left or right side of a midfield three, but has been moved back to operate as the screener in front of the back four.Despite his contribution of two goals and two assists in the Primavera, the 17 year old has earned commendable ratings for his energy, work

The Italian Football League is preparing face recognition technology to identify the fans responsible for racist chants at stadiums.The European has been shamed by the growing racism incidents in various Italian football stadiums as clubs and league have been previously reluctant to clamp down on such acts.In the current season, Romel Lukaku, Franck Kessie, Dalbert Henrique, Miral Panic, Ronaldo Vieira, Kalidou Koulibaly and Mario Balotelli have been the targets of racist chants.With

Andre Ayew has been named in the Championship Team of the Week following his exceptional performance in the club's victory against Middlesbrough last weekend.With a Man of the Match performance against Middlesbrough at the weekend in which he registered a brace in a 3-1 win, Ayew earned his place in the team of the week by whoscored.com with a rate of 9.0.Ayew opened the scoring for the Swans in the 20th minute through a penalty.He sent the home side into the lead once more

Ghana forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has expressed his eternal love for Italian giants for AC Milan as they celebrate their 120th anniversary.Boateng enjoyed a three-year trophy-laden with the Rossoneri between 2010-2013, before returning to the club in 2016.The capital-based outfit are celebrating their 120th-year anniversary and the Ghana international has taken to Twitter to hail the club. https://twitter.com/kpbofficial/status/1206607884634804224— (@kpbofficial)

Hellas Verona have confirmed that Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Badu has passed all fitness tests and can return to training after a pulmonary embolism.Badu had joined Verona on loan from Udinese in July, but he was rushed to hospital on August 14.The 29-year-old defensive enforcer suffered a “pulmonary microembolism incident” – a small blood clot in the lung, which can be extremely serious and even fatal if not treated.Badu has been undergoing treatment for several months and

Hellas Verona have confirmed that Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Badu has passed all fitness tests and can return to training after a pulmonary embolism.Badu had joined Verona on loan from Udinese in July, but he was rushed to hospital on August 14.The 29-year-old defensive enforcer suffered a “pulmonary microembolism incident” – a small blood clot in the lung, which can be extremely serious and even fatal if not treated.Badu has been undergoing treatment for several months and

AZ Alkmaar forward Myron Boadu says he holds no grudge in his heart against Ajax after scoring against them on Sunday.Boadu punished Ajax with a 90th minute strike to give AK Alkmaar the maximum points in the Dutch Eredivisie at the AFAS Stadion on Saturday.The sharpshooter has a long time history with Ajax after he was rejected from their academy.Boadu was eleven years old when he went on trial at the famous Ajax academy.He trained three times and played a friendly game in which

Newcastle United fans have slammed the display of Christian Atsu in their slim defeat against Burnley on Saturday.The Magpies saw their recent winning streak come to an end — losing 1-0 against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.Steve Bruce’s men failed to register one shot on target despite boasting of attackers such as Christian Atsu, Andy Carrol and Joelinton in the starting line-up.But it was Atsu’s performance that was scrutinized by the Toon Army after they believed he

Great Olympics coach Isaac Nii Armah has promised fans that the club will finish in the top four of upcoming Ghana Premier League season.Nii Armah is very confident of achieving a top four ticket and has urged the fans to rally behind the players when the league starts in two weeks.The club have been very busy in the market signing as many as 10 players including experienced duo Emmanuel Clottey and Godfred Saka.Also, according to reports former Kotoko midfielder Daniel Nii Adjei

Former Ghana defender Samuel Osei Kuffuor has described the current Black Meteors team as the worst ever team to represent the country at a competition.According to the Bayern Munich legend, the team showed not zeal at the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations as Ghana failed to qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo next year.“For me I think this u23 team is the worse we have ever had,” he said at the Bundesliga legends tour interaction with the media.“They played as if there was nothing at