Swansea City vice-captain Andre Ayew has described home victory over Middlesbrough as important after a series of poor results left the fans disappointed. The Swans won the encounter on Saturday 3-1 thanks to a brace from the Ghanaian.The win ended Swans six-match winless run. It was the second home win since the end of August, and Ayew was delighted to put that the wait for a Liberty victory to bed.“We know it’s important to win in front of our great fans. They love the club

Andre Ayew has challenged Swansea City to build on their morale-boosting win over Middlesbrough as the hectic festive schedule prepares to click into gear.The Black Stars captain scored a brace as Swans won 3-1 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. The win ended their six-match winless run.“We must continue working hard and playing,” he said.“We can’t get carried away; it’s only a victory. It’s a good one but we needed it after a tough week.“We started really badly

Al Hilal Omdurman have reached an agreement for the signing of Hearts of Oak forward Joseph Esso, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report.GHANAsoccernet.com understand the Black Stars B attacker has agreed personal terms with the Sudanese giants.Esso is expected to arrive in Sudan in the week to complete his switch to the Blue Wave outfit after passing medicals.The 23-year-old was a key member of the Ghana team which finished second at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations in Senegal.Esso

Goalkeeper Richard Ofori committed a blunder as Maritzburg United lost 2-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday in the Telkom Knockout final.The Ghana international's mistake handed Sundowns the equaliser in the 54th minute.He came out to try and clear Gaston Sirino's cross but missed it as Mauricio Affonso headed home to draw the Brazilians level.Judas Moseamedi had given Maritzburg the lead in the 40th minute.Sundowns scored the match winner in the 76th minute and it was

André Ayew has thanked Swansea City fans for their unflinching support in the 3-1 win against Middlesbrough in the English Championship on Saturday.The Swans inflicted a 3-1 defeat on Middlesbrough to end their six-match winless run.Ayew scored two of Steve Cooper’s men goals and was adjudged the best player in the match.The 29-year-old took to Twitter to express his delight over the goals he scored and also thanked their fans for rallying behind them throughout the encounter.

Ghana’s leading football website GHANAsoccernet.com will bring to you how Ghanaian players abroad performed in their respective leagues across the globe every weekEuropean football specialist Herbert Boakye Yiadom brings to you a comprehensive report on how Ghanaian players performed abroad on Friday and Saturday.Andre Ayew scored a brace for Swansea City as they won 2-0 against Middlesbrough. Ayew bagged his seventh goal of the season.Maxwell Boadu Acosty scored for Rijeka in

Sunset Sports Keta CEO Dzidodo Ruben Adjahoe has passionately appealed to Cal Bank to consider building a standard beach soccer arena in Keta.Adjahoe made the appeal to the MD of Cal Bank Frank Adu during a trophy presentation event at the bank’s headquarters in Accra.He argued that Keta is deserving of a standard Arena since the teams from the area are at the forefront of the sports in Ghana.Adjahoe also indicated the arena is worthy as the town is poised to be the premier destination

Swansea City manager Steve Cooper has registered his pleasure with the recent form of André Ayew — stating that the Ghanaian will stay with his side beyond the January transfer window.Ayew produced a Man-of-the-Match performance for the Swans in their 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.The Ghana international opened the scoring from the spot in the 22nd minute before Marcus Tarvenier drew level for Boro in the 59th minute.Ayew regained for the Welsh-based

Ghanaian midfielder Majeed Ashimeru let his Red Bull Salzburg teammates down after he was sent off in their 2-2 draw against Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga on Saturday.Red Bull coach Jesse Marsch was forced to make changes his line-up that lost to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday due to several injuries.Majeed Ashimeru was one of the players that benefitted from the changes but did not make it count as he was handed a contentious 16th minute red card by referee Schüttengruber.The

Ghana forward Andre Ayew's brace helped Swansea bring a run of six league games without a win to an end as they walloped nine-man Middlesbrough at the Liberty Stadium.The 28-year-old poacher was on hand just after 20 minutes, converting from the spot after being bundled over by Dael Fry inside the box.But Boro fought back to level the score line through Marcus Tavernier's well taken strike in the 59th minute.Swansea took full advantage of a red card handed to Boro’ Marcus

Ghana Football Association president Kurt E.S. Okraku has held talks with the country's kit sponsors Puma in Germany.Okraku introduced himself to the kit manufacturers and discussed important issues of mutual benefit.He was accompanied by Executive Council Member, Randy Abbey and Acting General Secretary Alex Asante.Puma was represented by its Head of Sports Marketing, Teamsports Manolo Schürmann.A statement on the Ghana FA website read: ''On the part of the GFA,

Ghana Football Association Club Licensing Board toured the secretariat of Premier League side Inter Allies on Friday.Club president Delali Eric Senaye welcomed the team lead by its chairman Dr Kwame Baah-Nuakoh to their office located on the Ring Road in Accra.A statement on the club website read: ''The team led by Dr Kwame Baah-Nuakoh was highly impressed with the office setup and encouraged Allies to keep the good work.''The Club Licensing Board had already

The Ghana Football Association has created an International Relations Committee which his headed by president Kurt E.S. Okraku. Ex-internationals Stephen Appiah, Samuel Osei Kuffour and Alberta Sackey are members on the six-man committee.AshantiGold CEO and Ghana FA Executive Council member Frederick Acheampong will act as Vice Chairman with  Emmanuel Adansi and Marwan A. F Osei Tutu also as members.International Relations  Committee is responsible for ensuring that the Ghana

Hearts of Oak has unveiled the signing of goalkeeper, Richard Attah, ahead of the upcoming Ghana Premier League season. The 24-year-old joined the club earlier this month from Elmina Sharks on a free transfer.The terms and duration of his contract are undisclosed yet as the Phobians prepare ahead of the new season.Richard Attah will have to battle to be in the sticks for Kim Grants’ side with Richmond Ayi and Ben Mensah as options for the Accra-based club.The 2019/2020 season

Division One League side Vision FC have signed a sponsorship deal with manufacturing firm Strike.The Amrahia-based club have signed a one-year deal subject to a renewal.Vision FC have become the second Division One League side to join the fast-growing sports kit brand in the country after Sekondi Eleven Wise.Strike also sponsors giants Asante Kotoko and Great Olympics.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has hailed the court ruling to reject Lagardere's request to be reinstated as the exclusive media and marketing partner of Africa's football ruling body after it cancelled their 20-year US$1 billion contract.CAF said, with the support of FIFA, it will continue to protect the interest of ordinary African football fans who were completely priced out of watching the continent's key competitions because of the controversial

The StarTimes Bundesliga Football School is underway at the Lord’s Wembly Plus Park at Sukura, Accra. The event dubbed Bundesliga Football School, is a partnership project between Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) and StarTimes, the official broadcaster of the German Bundesliga in all Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bundesliga Experience is a unique event which will give football fans in Ghana a taste of 'Football As It's Meant To Be'.The event allows local fans to experience

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed dates for the commencement of competitions ahead of the upcoming football season.The Association’s flagship competition, the Ghana Premier League is set to commence from the weekend of 27-29 December, 2019.  The Division One League is scheduled to kick off 10-12 January, 2020 with the Women’s Premier League set to begin the following week. Regional League competitions (2nd, 3rd, Colts etc) for the various RFAs  will begin

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed dates for the commencement of competitions ahead of the upcoming football season.The Association’s flagship competition, the Ghana Premier League is set to commence from the weekend of 27-29 December, 2019.  The Division One League is scheduled to kick off 10-12 January, 2020 with the Women’s Premier League set to begin the following week. Regional League competitions (2nd, 3rd, Colts etc) for the various RFAs  will begin

Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp insists Ghanaian midfielder James Kotei still has a future at the club.Kotei was signed before the start of the season but remains the only foreign player to debut for the club after five months.Middendorp believes the former Simba SC midfielder has the qualities to feature for the Glamour Boys."I wouldn't go that far (as to talk about regrets)," Middendorp told KickOff."You would be surprised, but research in general in professional