Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Hearts of Oak inflicted gruesome pain on Nsoatreman FC in week nineteen of the Ghana Premier League. Before this cliffhanger, the host had lost three of their last five games and was looking to build on their last weekend away win over regional rivals, Bechem United. READ MORE : Kotoko down GoldStars at Baba Yara Stadium Meanwhile, Hearts of Oak had just lost a single game in their last five outings and were looking to build on their four-game unbeaten streak in the league. Maxwell Konadu’s side raced into the lead on the 23rd-minute mark after some clumsy defending on the…

Kotoko imposed their superiority over GoldStars in game week nineteen of the Ghana Premier League at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.  The away side began the early exchanges on the front foot, forcing a corner kick within five minutes of play. The striker dealt with the lobbed corner kick, Kalo Ouattara, who leaped highest and defended gallantly to prevent the host from conceding the first goal.  READ MORE: Medeama loses away to Algerian outfit, CR Belouizdad The host created few chances of their own through, Justice Blay, Kalo, and Steven Mukwala but all these efforts failed to terrorize the defense of…

Ghanaian Premier League champions, Medeama SC lost their final group game against Algerian outfit, CR Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League. The hosts were thumped heavily by Yanga in the penultimate game in Tanzania and were looking to get a better result in the final fixture at home.  READ MORE : WATCH: Inaki Williams scores a wonder goal against Atletico Madrid Similarly, the away side was on the losing end as they lost at home to serial champions, Al Ahly by a lone at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana.  A defensive mix-up allowed, Abdelraouf Benguit to poke in…

Ghana’s Black Queens’ hopes of qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games slated for Paris suffered a snag at the hands of Zambia. The Queens saw their dreams dashed as they conceded a late free kick in the game which Barbra Banda expertly converted to help the host settle for a 3-3 draw seeing them through to the next phase of qualification stage.  READ MORE: WATCH LIVE: Zambia vs Ghana | Olympics Qualifiers live stream The away side lost the earlier duel in Accra by a lone goal and needed a positive result to keep their fortunes alive. Banda drew first…

Dreams FC boosted their chances of reaching the CAF Confederations Cup knockout stage with a vital 1-0 win over Tunisian side, Club Africain. The hosts making their debut campaign in Africa’s club competition were looking to build on their resounding home victory over Academica from Angola.  READ MORE : GPL Week Eighteen Review : Hearts,Lions,Olympics win as Kotoko,Bechem United lose The Ghanaian side failed to find the back of the net in the first half as the two sides drew goalless.  Five minutes after the second half resumed, Godfred Atuahene broke the bareness of the game with a sublime finish to…

A Godfred Asamoah goal was enough to aid, the Heart of Lions slice Kotoko to bits in the opening game of the second round of the Ghana Premier League.  In other games, Nsoatreman FC defied the odds to beat Bechem United away from home kind courtesy of a Stephen Diyou second-half goal.  READ MORE: Match Report: Hamza Issah leads Hearts to victory over RTU A Hamza Issah brace and an Enock Asubonteng goal came in handy as Hearts of Oak dispatched RTU with cheeky ease in front of their teeming fans at the Accra Sports Stadium.  READ MORE: Watch…

Hearts of Oak bagged their first win in the second round campaign of the Ghana Premier League with a thumping victory over a beleaguered Real Tamale United at the Accra Sports Stadium. The former champions ended the first-round campaign with a victory over Bechem United and looked set to continue right from where they left off. READ MORE: Watch Highlights: Black Queens suffer defeat against Zambia The Phobians have recruited Ivorian Coach, Abubakar Ouattara, who didn’t shy away from electing a very strong starting berth, Richard Attah was in between the sticks, Kofi Agbesimah, Thomas Winimi Dennis Korsah, Yaw Baafi…

The senior female national team, Black Queens suffered a big blow in the first leg of their doubleheader against Zambia on Friday at the Accra Sports Stadium. The two nations pitted against each other were gunning for a slot at the 2024 Olympic Games to be staged in Paris, France, later this year. READ MORE: CAF Champions League – Medeama lose to Al Ahly in Kumasi The home team was coming into this game with a rich vein of form, having won 10 of their last 11 games across all competitions. Coach Nora Hauptle named a strong starting lineup, with…

Ghana Premier League champions, Medeama SC lost the plot against Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC in their return leg of the CAF Champions League at the Baba Yara Stadium today. The host came into this fixture after losing the first leg against the serial Champions League winners by 3-0 in their first game of Africa’s elite competition. READ MORE: Kotoko midfielder Nicholas Mensah expresses relief after a year-long suspension. There was little to choose between the two sides, the host had five attempts, two on goal and three off target in the first half as against the away side that…

The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has confirmed Emerse Faé as the head coach of the Ivory Coast national football team. This new development comes as little or no surprise to many football people who have followed the exploits of the team in recent times. READ MORE : Kotoko win J.A Kufuor Cup over Nsoatreman Faé was handed the arduous task of overseeing the rest of the campaign after the former coach, Jean-Louis Gasset was relieved of his duties following a bad patch of performance. The former Ivorian footballer managed to rally the boys to give off their best which led to…