Management of Asante Kotoko have reportedly been asked to remove the image of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II from their soon-to-be released jersey. The leadership of the club decided to have the image of Otumfuo printed on their new jerseys ahead of the new season, as a way of celebrating the club's life patron.However, according to Kessben Media, the King of the Ashanti Kingdom has disapproved the idea of having his photo embossed on the club's kit.The unveiling of the jerseys

Famed fitness instructor, Leonard Akoto has called on football club administrators to place premium on players' welfare to make players well placed to play for a long time.To this end, he also admonished football players to be particular about stretching and warm-ups before stepping out onto the field.The ex-Asante Kotoko fitness gaffer made the call during a radio interview with Charles 'Layers' Frimpong of Dunkwa-based Solar FM on Sunday afternoon during a discussion

Bernard Tekpetey continued his fine scoring form this season with another goal for Bulgarian side Ludogorets.The Ghanaian striker scored in their 2-1 defeat to Dynamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.It was his fourth goal of the season, but his second in two games, having scored last weekend in Ludogorets' league victory over Spartak Varna.Tekpetey's goal on Tuesday was not enough to salvage Ludogorets from defeat with the club now needing to beat Dynamo

Asante Kotoko SC have completed the signing of former Ghana U20 goalkeeper Frederick Asare ahead of the upcoming season, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirmThe 23-year-old highly-rated shot stopper has joined the Ghanaian giants on a free transfer after leaving Premier League side Accra Lions FC after the end of last season.Asare played a crucial role for Lions to gain promotion to the Ghanaian top-flight at end of the 2020-21 campaign. He was the first choice goalkeeper.In his maiden

Dr Tony Aubynn, chairman of the Black Galaxies management committee, has stated that players will be paid a qualification bonus, dismissing reports that players were given a winning bonus following Benin's elimination.Annor Walker's team defeated Benin 4-0 on aggregate in their first round qualifier and will face Nigeria in the final round with the winner qualifying for the 2022 African Nations Championships in Algeria.â??The rumours going round that the FA has paid

Former Hearts of Oak midfielder Bernard Don Bortey wants the club to re-sing midfielder Benjamin Afutu. Afutu is currently unattached after his contract with Egyptian outfit Eastern Company was terminated.The midfielder was Hearts of Oak's anchor in the Premier League winning campaign two season's ago but refused to extend his contract following interests from abroad.â??I understand supporters of the club are calling on management to re-sign Benjamin Afutu, he was

Sudanese giants Al Hilal Omdurman have agreed to sign Asante Kotoko Ibrahim Imoro for a fee of approximately $410,000, according to reports.The left-back is expected to have a medical on Tuesday, August 2, before the deal is finalised.Imoro recently travelled to Benin, where he assisted the Black Galaxies in reaching the final round of the 2022 African Nations Championships qualifiers.Al Hilal will pay a $150,000 deposit for the 22-year-old.The transfer fee, however, could rise

Experienced Black Stars defender, Jonathan Mensah, has welcomed new players to the team ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Six players switched nationalities to represent Ghana at international level in June. Brighton's Tariq Lamptey, Inaki Williams of Athletic Club and German-born trio Stephan Ambrosius, Ransford Konigsdorffer and Patric Pfeiffer have all agreed to play for Ghana.Southampton star Mohammed Salisu also confirmed his decision to represent Ghana last month.â??Itâ??s

Eleven Wonders have taken the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to the Superior Court of Judicature in the High Court of Justice over the upcoming Ghana Premier League playoff, in which Liberty Professionals, Tamale City, and Ebusua Dwarfs will compete for the right to replace the demoted Ashantigold SC.According to the letter approved by the Registrar of the High Court of Wenchi, the High Court of Wenchi has issued an interlocutory injunction on the play-offs.The administration of the Techiman-based organisation has urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to reinstate Eleven Wonders in the top flight.Eleven Wonders had previously petitioned the GFA Appeals Committee to return them to the GPL, but this was denied.Eleven

New Ghana forward Ransford Konigsdorffer scored a double as Hamburg eliminated SpVgg Bayreuth in the German DFB Pokal. The 20-year-old forward climbed off the bench in the second half to inspire Hamburg to a string co0meback to beat Bayreuth.Konigsdorffer replaced Filip Bilbija in the 46th minute with Hamburg a goal down. The German-born Ghanaian levelled the scored with seven minutes remaining to send the game into extra time.The Bundesliga II side shot in the lead seven

In-form midfielder, Michael Baidoo, continued his blistering form in the Swedish league after providing an assist in the eight goal thriller between Elfsborg against BK Hacken. The 23-year-old provided an assist in the 4-4 draw against giants BK Hacken over the weekend. He played 85 minutes and was on target in the previous game against Molde in Europe.Baidoo started and was in fine form as the the two sides shared the spoils in an epic encounter.Johan Hammar's own goal

Ghanaian youngster Isaac Nuhu was in blistering form as KAS Eupen stunned Club Brugge in the Belgium Pro League on Sunday. The 20-year-old caused havoc to the defence of Brugge as Eupen defeated the champions 2-1 at the Kehrwegstadion.KAS Eupen got off to a great start after Gary Magnee opened the scoring just sixty seconds into the game. He met an assist from Charles Cook.But the Belgium giants responded six minutes later through Ferran Jutgla.The hosts restored their lead in

Black Princesses head coach Ben Fokuo has said he is focused on getting his players fit and ready for the FIFA U-20 Womenâ??s World Cup to be staged in Costa Rica.Ghana is in Group D alongside USA, Japan and Netherlands.The team is currently on a training camp in France as part of preparations ahead of the tournament.The Black Princesses lost 4-0 to France in an international friendly played on Friday.According to Coach Ben Fokuo the game against France was a good test for his

Black Galaxies management committee chairman Dr Tony Aubynn has disclosed that the players will receive qualification bonus should they qualify for the 2023 CHAN tournament.Ghana progressed to the final round of qualifiers after defeating Benin 4-0 on aggregate in the preliminary round.The Medeama SC Board Member has debunked reports in the media that the team received $2,500 bonus following the win against Benin.Speaking in an interview on Happy FM, Tony Aubynn confirmed the players

Ghana's U20 female team, the Black Princesses, have arrived in Costa Rica ahead of the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup. The team touched down in the early hours of Tuesday morning after leaving France, where they have been camping in the last week.The Black Princesses will continue preparations before taking on the United States in their first match at the tournament on August 11.Ghana have been drawn in Group D alongside Japan, USA and the Netherlands.The Black Princesses

Ghanaian defender Nasiru Moro is close to joining Norwegian side Odds BK in the ongoing transfer window.The 25-year-old wants to move out of Orebro Sk after their relegation from the Allsvenskan.Ã?SK's football director Axel Kjäll has confirmed  that discussions have been held with Nasiru Moro.â??Yes, we have had that. What those discussions have contained must remain between us. But I can confirm that we have had discussions, he tells NA sport.Ã?rebro SK signed

Hamburg coach Walter says Ghanaian forward Ransford Yeboah has the potential to become a big star at the club.Hamburg signed the youngster for 1.2 million euros from Dynamo Dresden in this summer transfer window.Yeboah scored his first goal for the club against Bayreuth in the DFB Pokal on Saturday.The 20-year-old had a slow start in his first two games for the club but is proving he is worth the price paid for him in his third game.Speaking after the win against Bayreuth in the

Ghanaian forward Ransford Yeboah scored his first goal for Hamburg in the DFB Pokal against Bayreuth on Saturday.Hamburg eased past Bayreuth with a 3-1 win at the Hans-Walter Wild Stadion.Yeboah who recently switched nationality to play for the Black Stars came on as a substitute in the second half to score the match winner.Hamburg coach Walter hailed the qualities of Ghanaian winger Ransford Yeboah after his impressive performance against Bayreuth in the DFB Pokal."He has

Sudanese giants Al Merreikh SC have petted ways with Ghanaian striker Diawisie Taylor following the expiration of his loan spell, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirmTaylor will leave Sudan with immediate effect to return to his parent club Future FC for the remainder of the 2021-22 campaign.The 22-year-old's loan spell at Al Merreikh was expected to run until the end of December 2022 but the club decided to cut it shot after an unimpressive performances.Taylor was sent on loan to

Ghanaian forward Ahmed Said has joined Greek side Panserraikos.The former Hajduk striker joins the club in the ongoing transfer window.Said joins the club as a free agent and will help strengthen the attack for Panserraikos.Said last season played for Romanian side Arges.