Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Ghanaian forward Maxwell Abbey-Quaye has debunked circling stories making rounds in the Ghana Premier League that he has joined Accra Hearts of Oak ahead of the new season. On the eve of the transfer window varied portals in the Ghanaian media landscape reported the deal of him joining the MTN FA Cup Champions. In a recent exclusive interview with Saharafootball.net, Abbey Quaye admonished everyone to treat his purported move to Accra Hearts of Oak as rumors. READ: Ghana Premier League All Signings ahead of new season “It’s rumors, it’s all rumors, I haven’t joined Accra Hearts of Oak like people are…

The Ghana Premier League Transfer window finally came to a close on Monday,22 August 2022 after it was extended for another week by the Ghana Football Association to aid clubs to make deals to sign players ahead of the new season which is scheduled to kick start on the weekend of September,9,2022. Sahara Football compiles a list of signings by some of the Ghana Premier League and exits as well. S/N  CLUBS IN OUT 1. ACCRA LIONS  DENNIS VOTERE JOSEPH AMOAH RAUF SALIFU JORDAN AYIMBILA JOSEPH ADDO TETTEH OSUMAN KASSIM ABDUL RASHEED 2. ADUANA STARS  CHARLES MENSAH YAW ANSAH ELVIS…

Accra Hearts of Oak pulled off on last surprise on the final day of the transfer window as they signed former Great Olympics forward, Maxwell Abbey-Quaye on transfer deadline day ahead of the new season. Prior to the season, the 24-year-old signed a two-year contract with Hearts of Oak. Abbey Quaye, after making his debut for the Wonder Club has been a livewire for the two times Ghana Premier League champions. READ: FEATURED: Asamoah Gyan; Returning to Ghana Black Stars? In the past two seasons, Abbey-Quaye has netted 20 goals for the Olympics. Abbey becomes Hearts of Oak’s eighth arrival after…

Ghana’s legendary player, Asamoah Gyan is relishing an opportunity of playing for the senior national team, the Black Stars in the upcoming FIFA World Cup slated for Qatar later this year, in November 2022. This new development has been met with varied reactions from the football populace. Well, like every other issue that circles the media landscape everyone has an opinion to that effect and Asamoah Gyan’s story is no exception.  A section of the Ghanaian populace maintains that he should be given an opportunity to represent the country in the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, as he has unfinished…

The Ghana’s Black Galaxies successfully touched base in Austria for their four-nation competition.  The team left the shores of the country on Friday night and arrived the following morning, Saturday but down to their late arrival, their first game against, Jamaica was cancelled. As a result, the team is billed to play, Qatar on Tuesday,23 August 2022 and would return to Ghana the following day.  Once the team arrives in Ghana on Wednesday, they will start camping ahead of their crucial tie against, Nigeria in the ultimate game for a spot in Algeria,2023.

Hearts of Oak have acquired Eric Esso in the current transfer window and are said to officially announce his signing to the general public. Esso is said to have agreed to a three-year contract that will keep him through to 2025. The 28-year-old enforcer put up a string of delightful performances in the just-ended Ghana Premier League, which is said to have attracted a huge following of which, his new suitors Accra Hearts of Oak are said to have been impressed. https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1560914211630465025?s=20&t=1-NAgJ6mVXJGH8uf1PIcgQ Since joining AshGold SC in 2020, Eric Esso went on to make a whopping 65 appearances in over…

Ghana Premier League champions, Asante Kotoko has canceled their scheduled preseason tour to Turkey. The team was scheduled to embark on a pre-season tour to the Europe country but due to visa complications, the team’s planned visit has been curtailed. As part of new plans from the club, the team will spend 10 days training in Sudan to get ready for the 2022–23 campaign. READ: FEATURED: Konadu Yiadom; The Golden Goose The Porcupine Warriors had intended to visit a European nation for the second stage of their preseason, where they would have faced Rivers United of Nigeria in a friendly encounter.…

So like every other transfer window, Ghanaian Premier League clubs dip into the transfer market to sign players to augment their squad ahead of the new season. The reasons for why clubs partake in this seasonal practice is varied from one to another.   In Ghana, the transfer market always has a way of arousing the excitement of club fans of the league, one such transfer that piqued the interest of lovers of the league involved, WAFA’s Konadu Yiadom. The towering defender made headlines for a period of stretch following a tussle for his signature between two of Ghana’s most…

Vice President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Maurice Quansah, has shared his opinion on circling issues regarding the future of former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, who is keen on playing for the country ahead of 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This week Gyan in an interview with BBC Sports disclosed his readiness in playing for the country should he be able to race against time for the global showpiece.  Quansah, on the other hand, claimed that Gyan wouldn’t be healthy in time to complicate Addo’s selection process in an interview with Joy Sports. According to him,…

Ghanaian forward, Emmanuel Boateng has rejoined his former side, Rio Ave FC in the Primeira Liga, Portugal following an announcement by the club on Tuesday. Boateng penned down a two-year deal with the Portuguese side after he left Chinese side Dalian Yifang as a free agent this summer. The forward spent three seasons in the Chinese Super League where he scored 11 goals in 37 appearances during his stay with the club.  https://twitter.com/EmmanuelBoaten8/status/1559686899157155840?s=20&t=OojGtfMtResptSUvghCgbA Prior to his big money move to China, he largely led the attacking lines for Levante in his two-year period with the club, where he found the…