Ex-Black Stars players Augustine Arhinful, Sam Johnson and Laryea Kingson are in support of the construction of the astro-turfs across the country despite calls by Sammy Kuffour to have it ban.Ghana has seen a rapid rise in the construction of artificial turfs across the country.Sammy Kuffour in an interview indicated that the Ghanaian youth players will suffer from injuries due to the artificial pitches which has been banned in most European countries.According to him, it is not

Former midfield supremo Laryea Kingston is coaching the iconic Ghanaian academy Right to Dream at the globally-renowed 2019 J League International Youth Cup in Japan.The ex-Ghana star is leading the Akosombo-based football grooming school at the tournament in Asia as part of their annual international competitions they partrticipate in.The former Black Stars player has selected 21 players he has travelled with for the tournament being played in the city of Nagano.The SuperSport

Bengaluru FC coach  Carles Cuadrat believes Asamoah Gyan's absence from the NorthEast United team helped his side's course in their victory on Wednesday. Gyan is currently nursing an injury, which ruled him out of last night's game as Bengaluru snatched a 2-0 victory at NorthEast.The legendary Ghana striker has been the pivot of the NorthEast United attack and his absence was greatly felt."He (Asamoah Gyan) is a wonderful player. He is a killer. He has already

Coach Kwesi Appiah's book launch has been delayed to  next month, with the book set to be outdoored on January 24th, 2020. Kwasi Appiah’s forthcoming book, “Leaders Don’t Have to Yell”, which was scheduled for a three-city launch beginning this weekend, had to be rescheduled for next month.The new launch dates are Friday 24th January in Kumasi, Tuesday 28th January in Sunyani and Friday 31st January in Accra.“We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this postponement

Ghanaian striker John Antwi will be working under a new coach at Egypt top-flight side Pyramids FC after trainer Sebastien Desabre was fired on Thursday after just five months in charge following bad results in the local league.The Frenchman is being dismissed as a result of back-to-back defeats in the Egypt Premier League to Zamalek SC and El Gouna.Pyramids FC are lying 7th on the league table as they have managed on three wins out of eight games so far in the season.Despite their

Defender Ahmed Nuhu Adams has rejoined former club Berekum Chelsea on a free transfer, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.The Blues announced the capture of the former Asante Kotoko SC centre back on Thursday after putting pen to paper on a one-year deal.Adams has been without a club since parting ways with the Porcupine Warriors in the 2018/2019 season.Earlier reports suggested the 27-year-old was joining AshantiGold SC but the deal fell through after they failed to agree on personal

The ArthurLegacy Invitational Football tournament came to an end last Wednesday at the El Wak Stadium in Accra. The two day event had young talents from 12 selected clubs display their talents. In attendance were, Mr. Marco Di Vaio, the head of scouting at Italian Serie A club Bologna and Canadian side Montreal Impact. Mr Soulyemane Cisse, the technical director of French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.Mr. Marco Di Vaio who is a former teammate of Black Stars Legend Stephen Appiah stated

 The Ghana Football Association has duly approved for membership of the four independent Committees.Pursuant to Article 30(11) of the GFA Statutes, names of the proposed members of the judicial bodies and their profiles were sent to members ahead of Thursday’s GFA Congress.After some deliberations, members unanimously approved all proposed membersBelow are the members for the respective Independent committees:1. ELECTIONS COMMITTEEJoseph Bernard Ashalley (Esq.) - ChairmanDavid

The Ghana Football Association's Ordinary Congress have affirmed the addition of King Faisal and Great Olympics to the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League. The two clubs were reinstated to the top flight at the federation's extraordinary congress in October, but the decision has been backed by today's Ordinary Congress.This means that membership of Congress has increased from 120 to 124.In October, out of 120 delegates, 64 voted for the proposal at the elective congress

Clubs in Ghana have sent an SOS petition to get three teams relegated from the top-flight instead of five ahead of the Ordinary Congress of the Ghana Football Association on Thursday, GHANAsoccernet.com can report.Both Premier and Division One League clubs want a reduction of number of the teams that will be yanked from the elite and lower divisions.Congress, the highest decision making body of the Ghana Football Association approved an 18-team league with a 5-team relegation at

Karela United FC have appointed Enos Kwame Adipah as the club's new head coach ahead of the 2019/2020 season.GHANAsoccernet.com understands the 46-year-old tactician has signed a two-year deal with the Aiyinase based side earlier in the week.Adipah is replacing Dr. Prosper Nartey who parted company with club few weeks ago after just two months in charge.The former Eleven Wonders gaffer is expected to lead Karela United to a respectable position at the end of the season.Adipah

Karela United FC have appointed Enos Kwame Adipah as the club's new head coach ahead of the 2019/2020 season.GHANAsoccernet.com understands the 46-year-old tactician has signed a two-year deal with the Aiyinase based side earlier in the week.Adipah is replacing Dr. Prosper Nartey who parted company with club few weeks ago after just two months in charge.The former Eleven Wonders gaffer is expected to lead Karela United to a respectable position at the end of the season.Adipah

Ghana is ending 2019 on the 47th position in the World and 6th position in Africa in the FIFA ranking as the last for the year was released on Thursday.Ghana moved up four places in last month's rankings thanks to the two victories in the month.The Black Stars wins over South Africa and Sao Tomé and Principe in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications last month contributed to a rise in last month's global rankings from 51st to the 47th place.Ghana remained on the

Ghanaian midfielder Kwame Bonsu has expressed delight in the 'great experience' picked from playing in the FIFA Club World Cup with Esperance de Tunis. The former Asante Kotoko midfield dynamo starred for the African champions as they finished fifth at the competition in Qatar."I thank God for bringing us back to Tunisia safely," he posted on the team's arrival to Tunis. "It was really a great experience in the Club World Cup," he added.He went

Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals defeated Division One side Vision FC in a friendly at the Nii Amoah Okromansah on Wednesday. Striker Emmanuel Armah scored the only goal of the game as Liberty continue their impressive preseason form.Both side are preparing ahead of the start of their respective leagues.The Dansoman based club have engaged Wa All Stars, Okyeman Planners and now Vision FC in preparatory games.The Ghana Premier League begins in less than 10 days time,

Dutch Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar will not sell forward Myron Boadu in the winter transfer window. The Dutch born Ghanaian has been on the radar of several top European clubs, including AC Milan and Ajax.However, AZ have ruled out selling the forward in January as they seek to compete with Ajax for the Eredivisie title.AZ are interested in beefing up their squad, with the team limited in defence."It is quite likely that we will look for a central defender during the winter

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will hold an Ordinary session of Congress on Thursday 19th December 2019 at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence (GSCE),Prampram.This will be the maiden congress under the new GFA leadership.Delegates will deliberate on the agenda as and to discuss and usher in the upcoming football season.The agenda for the ordinary Congress includes:1: Appointment of Independent Committees members for a four-year mandate as required by the GFA Statutes:Ethics

Wife of Ghanaian footballer Kevin Prince Boateng, Melissa Satta slammed AC Fiorentina fans for thee abuse of a 10-year old Inter Milan fans. Fans of Fiorentina descended on the boy after he celebrated an Inter goal, which Melissa felt disgusted by.She took to social media blast the fans of her husband's club, insisting the boy was too young to be attacked.“Aren’t you ashamed to make a child scared and cry just because he cheered for his favorite team? I call you ignorant!.”In

WAFA SC gave their preparations for the start of the Ghana Premier League a higher keypad tone with a 3-0 win over Inter Allies on Wednesday. The Academy Boys were unsurprisingly superior on the artificial pitch in Sogakope .They raced into a two-zero lead at half time and nailed the coffin in the second half.?Allies paid for their profligacy in the second half with the likes of Kingsley Braye, Alex Aso and Samuel Armah muffing up scoring chances.?WAFA SC begin their campaign

Former Dutch and AZ Alkmaar ace Demy de Zeeuw has advised in-form Myron Boadu to join Ajax next summer.The 18-year-old has been linked with a host of top European sides following his impressive form for AZ Alkmaar in the ongoing campaign.Ghana’s leading football portal, GHANAsoccernet.com reported earlier that the youngster could be on his way to AC Milan after Italian giants offered €20 million for his signature in the upcoming winter transfer window.However, De Zeeuw believes