Ghanaian striker Michael Sarpong scored his fourth league goal of the season in the 2019-20 Rwanda Premier League on Sunday when Rayon Sports crushed  Heroes FC 4-1 at Bugesera Stadium.The 23-year-old gave the visitors the lead in the 43rd minute after a miscommunication between Heroes defenders.But he also missed a hatful of clear chances that could make him just the second hat-trick scorer in the 2019-20 Rwanda Premier League.Yannick Bizimana doubled the lead in the 76th minute

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced changes in its qualifiers for the next edition of the U-20 and U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.During the continent football governing body’s Executive committee meeting which was held on Thursday, November 21, 2019, in Cairo, it was confirmed that the qualifiers of the next edition of the U-20 & U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will be played as a zonal final tournament by the 6 zones of CAF.Each zone will organize a final

Goalkeeper Fatau Dauda says Kwesi Appiah should be given a second chance as the head coach of the Black Stars.The former AshantiGold SC, Orlando Pirates and Enyimba FC shot stopper believes hiring and sacking of coaches is not the solution to Ghana's trophy drought.Ghana have not won a major trophy in 37 years.The last time the Black Stars clinched a trophy was in 1982 when they won the Africa Cup of Nations.Fans and some connoisseurs of the game have been calling for the head

Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati has become the youngest ever scorer in the history of the UEFA Champions League, taking the enviable record away from Ghanaian Peter Ofori Quaye. Fati broke the record on Tuesday night when he scored the winner as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win against Kwadwo Asamoah's Inter Milan. The win also knocked out the Italian side.17y 40d - Ansu Fati has become the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history, scoring for Barcelona tonight aged just 17

Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati has become the youngest ever scorer in the history of the UEFA Champions League, taking the enviable record away from Ghanaian Peter Ofori Quaye. Fatu broke the record on Tuesday night when he scored the winner as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win against Kwadwo Asamoah's Inter Milan. The win also knocked out the Italian side.17y 40d - Ansu Fati has become the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history, scoring for Barcelona tonight aged just 17

Sporting Director of Fortuna Düsseldorf  Lutz Pfannenstiel has called on their fans to exercise patience for Bernard Tekpetey and Nana Ampomah following their disappointing start to the season.Tekpetey joined the side on a two-year deal after excelling on his lone season with SC Paderborn SC in the German Bundesliga 2 last term.Ampomah also penned a three-year contract to join in the summer following his impressive display for Belgian outfit Waasland-Beveren last season.But the

Waasland-Beveren forward Eric Asomani has been ruled with an injury.The Belgian-born Ghanaian forward picked up a strain during training and has been left in the cooler for sometime now.The 20-year-old is expected to be in the treatment room for a couple of weeks.The youngster will start light training once he is given the green light by the medics.

Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda has expatiated on the reason behind his celebration after pulling a brilliant save to deny Cristiano Ronaldo at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.Dauda made a fantastic save to deny Ronaldo and Portugal in the final game of Group G.The veteran custodian did not hide his joy after pulling off the impressive stop as he jubilated by punching the air.Despite his heroic save, the former AshantiGold goalkeeper was beaten by the five-time Ballon d’OR in the

Ghana winger Thomas Agyepong has returned to full scale training at Waasland-Beveren after recovering from an injury, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. The 23-year-old joined the group after overcoming the setback which has kept him out of action for sometime.The Manchester City -owned wideman could be available for the side's trip to Genk in the Belgian Jupiler League on Saturday.Agyepong is a hugely talented but his career has been punctuated by recurrent injuries.

Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil was in full time action on Tuesday night for Genk as they were hammered 4-0 by Napoli in the UEFA Champions League.Napoli sealed their place in the second round at the Stadio San Paolo by producing dominant display on their way to the emphatic victory over the Belgian side.Paintsil played the entire duration of the game but a first half hat-trick from Arkadiusz Milik sealed their fate in Europe's top-flight competition.A late Dries Mertens penalty

Ghanaian forward Abass Issah scored a brace for FC Utrecht reserve side in their 4-0 thumping of FC Groningen.The 21-year-old grabbed the second and third goals after Bart Ramselaar had opened the floodgate at the Sports park Zoudenbalch.The Ghana Under-23 forward has dropped to the team's developmental squad following recent struggles.However, he is working his way back into the first team.

There are no suspension fears for Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey ahead of his side's must-win game in the UEFA Champions League against Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday night.Atletico need a win at the Wanda Metropolitano to ensure they progress to the last-16 without stress.However, failure to win and victory for Bayern Leverkusen at home to already qualified Juventus would leave the Spanish giants in the Europa League.But manager Diego Simeone will be calm with the

An Accra High Court has ordered football academy, Sporting Club in Accra and its Coach and President, Fiifi Parker Hanson, to pay an amount of 62,500 Euros to Spanish Football Association-licensed agent, Jose Andres Rosagaray Arenillas, as commission on the transfer fee they received for Black Meteors striker, Kwabena Owusu, in his move to Spanish side Leganes.The club entered an agreement with Mr Jose Arenillas in 2016 to find Kwabena Owusu a football club in either Spain or Portugal

German side Hamburg are in the market looking for replacements following injuries to Ghanaian duo Gideon Jung and Jan Gyamerah.The two players have been knocked down by injuries which has forced the club to look for an emergency replacement in January.The team is looking to reinforce in the winter as concerns grow over the early availability of the pair.The side's defeat to Osnabrück and Heidenheim has put thee club in motion to scourge for replacements."You always worry,"

Ghana midfielder Majeed Ashimeru made a cameo appearance for Red Bull Salzburg in their 2-0 home defeat to defending champions Liverpool to crash out of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.The 22-year-old replaced Dominik Szoboszlai on the full of full time as the home side suffered defeat at the Red Bull Arena.Goals from Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah in the second half proved decisive for the English giants to ensure progression into the last-16.Salzburg, who had scored

German-born of Ghanaian descent Jan Gyamerah is available to represent the West African nation at the international level.The 23-year-old, who plays for German side Hamburg, can still play for Ghana despite featuring for the German's U17, U18 and U19 team.Gyamerah came through the youth ranks of VFL Bochum before earning a first team promotion in 2013.He featured 21 times for the Blue and Whites before making the switch to Hamburg.The defender is available to represent Ghana

 The Ghanaman Soccer Centre Of Excellence has been prioritize by the new Ghana Football Association (GFA) as an eight member committee has been set up to ensure the facility is rejuvenated and developed to meet international standards. Currently the facility is under deplorable state and unable to house or camp any of the national teams.Ghana FA President Kurt Okraku toured the facility with some Executive Council members last month  and promised to revive facility.This

Inter Milan midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has suffered an injury which could keep him out of action for weeks, GHANAsoccernet.com can report.Asamoah, 31, has been ruled out of the side's Champions League against Barcelona on Tuesday night due to the setback.The Ghana international has suffered a recurrence of a knee injury which has troubled his career over the years.There are now widespread fears the versatile Ghanaian could miss a number of weeks  on the sidelines.Asamoah has

Dutch winger Bernio Verhagen signed with four clubs in four countries, without playing a single game.Earlier this year, 25-year-old Bernio Jordan Enzo Verhagen made a surprising move for a Dutch amateur football player. He hopped on a plane to play for a club called FC Dinamo-Auto in Transnistria, a Moldovan breakaway state that declared its independence in 1990.FC Dinamo-Auto is basically an amateur club, without its own stadium. Verhagen stayed with them for only a short time

Ghana Football Association Executive Council member, Samuel Anim Addo urged  coaches present  at the workshop organized for all Premier, Division One and the Women’s Premier League to raise their standards as it is a key area for the new administration.The workshop organized by the Technical directorate of the FA was aimed at building the capacity of the coaches, match day conduct and other essential areas of the game ahead of the upcoming season.Speaking at the workshop, Anim