Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Ghana Premier League champions Asante Kotoko have been slapped with yet another judgment debt by the Ghana FA’s Player’s Status Committee with an amount of  GHS40,000 pay former left-back Daniel Darkwah within 14 days as an outstanding enticement fee. Daniel Darkwah joined Kotoko from Aduana Stars on a three-year contract but had to be let go under some acrimonious circumstances which he felt aggrieved and dragged the team to the FA’s Player’s Status Committee. Kotoko are not new to issues of this magnitude having to pay debts to former players, Maxwell Baakoh, Evans Owusu, William Opoku Mensah, Abass Mohammed, Kelvin…

After the major European leagues came to its finality loads of attention switched to the national teams, with qualifiers being played in between periods on the African continent towards the tournament in Cote d’Ivoire, 2023.  But one topic that has remained on the lips of many Ghanaian football fans is the swirl of players of Ghanaian descent nearing the switch of allegiance to Ghana. This move of getting players to play for Ghana didn’t start from the current Kurt Okraku-led administration, in fact, erstwhile Kwesi Nyantakyi’s regime also did their bits and pieces to get others to switch, notably, Kevin…

Asante Kotoko are inches away from sealing a mega deal for Bechem defender Samuel Osei Kuffour. The towering defender who has been a standout performer for his club this season is said to have been closely monitored by the scouting team of Kotoko, who recommended his signing to head coach, Prosper Ogun Narteh and his technical team. The 20-year-old has been an integral fixture for his native local side, having scored a goal in 28 games and part of a backline 2nd joint best side to have conceded just 23 goals in 33 games in the ongoing Ghana Premier League…

Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah has expressed the ambitions the management he leads intends to take the club in the next few years following their league triumph on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. According to him, there’s more expected of them(management) as such their responsibility is to match the content with the stature by so doing will elevate the club to a different level to rub shoulders with the very best on the African terrain. “I am excited when it comes to league trophies many have come before me who have done it doesn’t mean that am not…

The Black Starlets have intensified efforts in training in order to get an improved result when they come face-to-face with neighbors, Togo in the ongoing WAFU Zone B U-17 tournament in Cape Coast, Ghana. The host nation succumbed to a heavy 4-2 drubbing to Nigeria in the first match of the competition and will need to play above their weight levels in their second group match of the tournament to avoid a possible exit from the tournament. Paa Kwesi Fabian, head coach of the side, lamented how he was left to assemble another group of players after a bunch of…

This season, the objective for Kotoko was to wrestle the league back from their bitter rivals, Hearts of Oak, who won what was their first league triumph in over a decade but who cares about that the most, Kotoko.  The numerous stakeholders were just not happy that the coved trophy had swapped cities from Kumasi to Accra, with that in mind, drastic changes needed to be made. They had to let go of Portuguese trainer Mariano Barreto for the swift appointment of coach, Dr. Prosper Ogum Narteh, whose prior season with WAFA SC was somewhat over the top, finishing 3rd…

Akim Oda-based club Kotoku Royals took a giant step in securing promotion to the Ghana Premier League next season after playing out a pulsating goalless draw with Tema Youth on Sunday. The home side, Tema Youth, Liberty Professionals, and Kotoku Royals were all in contention of securing a ticket for next season’s league competition. Liberty Professionals failing to pick maximum points against Susubiribi means that Kotoku’s draw against Tema Youth was enough to hand them the second slot after Samartex to gain promotion to the elite league of Ghana football.  This is a massive victory for the people of Oda,…

Ghana Premier League champions-elect, Kotoko celebrated their 26th title of the Ghana Premier League in a grand style as they smashed relegated Elmina Sharks by 3-0 to the excitement of fans present at the Baba Yara Stadium for the coronation game. Hearts of Oak were smashed for good in the Mantse derby against old foes Great Olympics by a 3 goals margin, their 3rd consecutive loss in less than 2 weeks in the league.  In other games, Medeama SC, and AshGold all came from a goal down to bask important victories to complement their status in the league, with WAFA…

Kotoko, record holders of the Ghana Premier League will head into this weekend with bags of confidence knowing they can celebrate as worthy winners in their coronation match against relegation-doomed Elmina Sharks at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi. The Reds will certainly give their fans something to cheer and gloat about after reclaiming the league triumph from bitter rivals, Hearts of Oak.   Their last 5 home matches have been a mixed bag, losing two from their 5  but that hasn’t deterred them from coping 33 points which have culminated in aiding them to the summit of the table above…

Great Olympics will host Hearts of Oak in the Mantse Derby at the Accra Sports Stadium as both teams will be looking to show dominance. The duo are coming into this duel following similar fortunes in their last 5 games, which hasn’t aided their ambitions of finishing in the top 4. For the Dade boys, they have only managed to take 4 from 15 points, sadly, they have lost 3 out 5 their last 5 home games which have seen them amass 31 points, leaving them 9th on the log with 44 points. The story is not so different from…