Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Arose, Arose, Arose must be ringing in the minds, hearts, and lips of fans of Accra Hearts of Oak as for the first time in a while they have managed back-to-back wins in the league with Karela United the next opponent in line to slayed at the Accra Sports Stadium.  The appointment of Serbian trainer, Slavko Matic seems to have paid loads of dividends in a short while as players are playing above their normal weight levels and seem to have regained a newfound mojo to play football once gain.  Coach Slavko Matic pointed out in his post-match reactions after…

All three of Ghana Black Stars group opponents, Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea have released their final squad for the upcoming FIFA World slated for Qatar. Portugal’s squad features, Manchester trio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, and Diego Dalot, as well as Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Pepe, Bernando Silva, Joao Mario, Joao Cancelo, and other squad members. The South American side, Uruguay, led by coach Diego Alonso named L. Suarez, E. Cavani, F. Valverde, S. Coates, R. Araujo, M. Vecino, and M. Lopez. Paulo Bento’s side has some major injury concerns with Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min fitness still in limbo, it…

Mustapha Ussif, the Minister of Youth and Sports has suggested that the government won’t be able to airlift supporters to Qatar to go and support the senior national team, Black Stars at the World Cup in Qatar. In past editions of World Cups that the country has participated in, the government at the time funds the travels of supporters to these significant tournaments. Still, as things stand now, the sports minister has remarked that the current financial standings of the government will make it impossible to sponsor fans to the World Cup.  Read More: World Cup: Ghana FA reveal date for…

 Tema Youth’s owner, Wilfred Palmer was left angered and frustrated by the exclusion of Joseph Paintsil’s from the final 26-man squad for the World Cup. The pacy winger has been in scintillating form for his club side, scoring 11 goals, his recent form sparked lots of speculations that he would be World Cup-bound but interestingly per recent reports, it’s evident that, he won’t be part of the final list.  Coach Addo is said to have called the Belgian-based player to inform him about his exclusion which is said to have not sat down well, with, Palmer, linking his close ties…

Ghana defender Stephan Ambrosius has opted out of the upcoming FIFA World Cup slated for Qatar due to an injury. The German-based player was one of 55 players named as part of coach Otto Addo’s preliminary list which will be whittled down to 26 for the World Cup. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stephan Kofi Ambrosius (@stephan.ambrosius) The disappointed defender made this revelation via his social media handle following a fresh injury over the weekend whiles playing for Karlsruher against Holstein Kiel. “Very frustrating. Unfortunately, I’ll be missing the next games. Thank you so…

Kotoko, Aduana  Stars, Bibiani GoldStars, Karela United secured important victories at their respective home venues whiles Real Tamale United bagged their first win of the season after four winless rounds of games away to Berekum Chelsea. Dreams FC Coach, Ignatius Osei Fosu will be a worried man as his side are yet to poke in a victory in their last 3 games after their two opening wins in the league.  Accra Hearts of Oak continued their impressive streak in the league as they picked up their second consecutive win of the season over the newly promoted side, Akyem Kotoku Royals…

Bibiani GoldStars defender, Evans Owusu was delighted with his club’s win over King Faisal at the Duns park.  Both teams, GoldStars and King Faisal were coming into this game on the back of losses to Hearts of Oak and Kotoko respectively, and were looking to get positive results at the end of proceedings. The host got two quick goals through, Ibrahim Laar in the first before a consolation penalty from Haruna Mohammed helped to assuage the deficit, 2-1. According to the experienced defender, he was full of praise for his sides in picking their second win of the season after…

Legon Cities’ Alex Aso was left disappointed as his side fell to Aduana Stars in game week 5 of the ongoing betPawa Premier League 2022/23.  The Ogya boys got their early lead through Isaac Mintah across the run of play to the excitement of fans at the Nana Agyemang Badu II park. Alex Aso, who has become an integral figure coach, Maxwell Konadu, was hopeful that his side who be able to at least take something out of their crunch away fixture but that didn’t materialize. According to the talented midfielder, they missed lots of chances and came back to…

Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Richard Ofori couldn’t contain his excitement as his team emerged victorious in the MTN FA Cup final over AmaZulu. The host got their noses in front through Monnapule Saleng in the 25th minute and had to hold on to clinch the title to the admiration of their fans. Captain of the side, Richard Ofori, who doubles as a goalkeeper for the Ghana BlackStars was full of praise for his fellow players and technical team for how they reposed confidence in him in the face of his reoccurring injury crisis.  In a post-match interview after his side clinch…

The Ghana Football Association has released its technical team in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup slated for Qatar.  The Ghanaian contingent list contains, Coach Otto Addo, Technical adviser, Chris Houghton, and assistant coaches, George Dramani and George Boateng.  Other persons who made the list were, Prince Pamboe as Team Doctor, and Henry Asante Twum as Media Manager.  Samuel Boadu, Ignatius Osei Fosu, Prosper Ogun, and Ibrahim Tanko were among the local coaches who made it to the list. The Black Stars are making a return to the World Cup after failing to make Russia 2018 and would relish…