Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

The Ghana Premier League took a back seat for the MTN FA Cup quarter finals to take centre stage across varied match venues in the country. On good Friday, two Premier League teams, Dreams FC and Legon Cities went head-to-head for a ticket in the semi-finals of the ongoing competition, an Ebenezer Addae goal deep into extra-time proved the match winner to aid the host into their second successive semi-finals in two seasons. READ MORE : Lawrence Agyekum on target for FC Liefering’s win over Dornbirn The Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium hosted Real Tamale Untied and newly promoted side, Nsoatreman FC,…

Ghanaian youth star, Lawrence Agyekum was on target for FC Liefering in the Austria Liga 2 as they thumped Dornbirn away from home on Sunday. The 19-year old attacking midfielder was handed a starting berth in the side and didn’t disappoint in his outing for the club. The away side first shot into the lead, through, Zeteny Jano in the 26th minute, not later than ten minutes, the enterprising hotshot added his side’s second of the game. READ MORE : Watch Highlights: Ghana Black Queens thrash Senegal in friendlies Speaking to Saharafootball.net from his base in Austria, the young midfielder said…

Legon Cities head coach, Maxwell Konadu is optimistic about his side’s chances of beating relegation after exiting the MTN FA Cup tournament. The Accra-based side went head-to-head with fellow league competitors, Dreams FC but at the end of the entire throttle of the game, an Ebenezer Addae goal deep into extra time proved the match-winner. Speaking in his post-match reaction, Coach Maxwell Konadu emphasized the need for his side to stay afloat in the ongoing league, which is entering its final stages. “Was a good game by all standards. We kept pushing and pushing till the end. The boys played…

Hearts of Oak are considering their former player, Laryea Kingston as their new head coach for the remainder of the season. The club asked Serbian trainer, Slavko Matic to step aside following a poor string of results which saw the fans revolt against him. Assistant coach, David Ocloo was tasked with the mandate of steering the affairs of the club which he has been doing for the last few weeks steadily, winning three, drawing two, and losing one in six games. The club’s management and board of the club view the former player, who has close ties with the club…

Our beloved sport, football is at its begging knees again with a canker that continually plagues its overall development, HOOLIGANISM. So just this other day, Aduana Stars locked horns with Tamale City in week twenty-five of the ongoing betPawa Premier League at the end of match proceedings, the host basked in glory with all 3 points courtesy of a late penalty in additional time expertly converted by inform, Isaac Mintah to send the home side’s fans into ruptures. When the game ended, reports went rife that a section of the playing body, technical team, and other auxiliary staff of the…

Newly appointed coach of the Black Stars manager, Chris Hughton has given a strong indication that players plying their trade in the betPawa Premier League will be given a chance with the national team.   The experience figure who was unveiled at a colorful ceremony at the SG Mall in Kumasi assumes his new role on a two-year deal. Read More: Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko invites eight foreign based players for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Algeria. He will be flanked by George Boateng, and Didi Dramani as well as goalkeeper’s trainer, Richard Kingston as key figure figures…

This week one prevalent issue that was making airwaves across the media landscape and social media was the low turnout at the stadium.   This issue drew large responses from the quarters of the GFA, which suggests that football is not dead as frantically suggested by others but is still active in the country.  As this back and forth waged into a heated furnace of arguments and backlash, the GFA eased it down with a dose of a 25-man squad for the BlackStars doubleheader against Angola in the AFCON qualifiers.  Chris Hughton’s first squad announcement pending his official unveiling in Kumasi…

betPawa Premier League table toppers, Aduana Stars will be at home in a feisty game against Medeama SC at the Nana Agyemang Badu I park in game week twenty of the ongoing league. The Ogya boys were dealt a serious blow last weekend as they lost by a solitary goal to Samartex at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena, their first loss in seven games.   With that awakening, the boys will hope to return back to winning ways as their lead at the summit of the table has been tailed off to two points by Accra Lions.   The good thing for head…

In the last few months, there has been an unending debate about the current state of our once-beloved league. Whiles some hold the opinion that the league is still a toast of many football folks in the country others hold a slightly titled opinion to that assertion.  There are many things that have plagued the downfall of our league, its decline didn’t start today, we have seen, the huge spectatorship that massed up at Baba Yara Sports Stadium and Accra Sports Stadium on game days take a significant hit. I know you know that our beloved league used to be…

Kotoko CEO, Nana Yaw Amponsah has waded into the growing debate about the low turnout at league centres in the ongoing BetPawa Premier League.  In the last few weeks, numerous personalities have had their fair taste on why games are not attracting interest like they used to in the past.  Kurt Okraku queried in a recent interview why Kotoko and Hearts have been unable to attract a huge following to the league centres.  “The two teams (Kotoko & Hearts) have a lot to do to bring back the fans. It’s up to Kotoko to ask why their fans aren’t consuming…