Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Former Hearts of Oak coach, David Duncan is inches away from closing a deal with Tarkwa-based club, Medeama SC head of the new Ghana Premier League season.  The dynamic figurehead will seal a two-year deal at the Akoon Park and is expected to shore up the technical department of the side with his vast experience garnered across coaching several clubs in the Ghana Premier League. He replaces Umar Abdul Rabi, who impressively masterminded the club to a 2nd position behind ultimate winners, Kumasi Asante Kotoko.  READ: Five players receive debut call ups to the Black Stars Duncan comes into this…

Ghanaian forward, Christian Atsu has joined Turkish club, Hatayspor from Saudi Arabian club Al Raed in the ongoing season.  The 29-year-old’s stay in the Saudi League didn’t go as planned as he made just a handful of appearances for the side in the just-ended league, forcing him to look elsewhere for more playing time.  The diminutive winger’s stay in the Gulf was marred with a host of injuries that barred him from getting back to his best, making just 8 outings in as many games for the club. The winger’s move from the Gulf return to Europe after spending a…

The Black Galaxies of Ghana qualified to Algeria after failing to qualify in three separate attempts by beating their Nigeria brothers 5-4 on penalties despite losing 2-0 in regulation time at the Moshood Abiola Sports Stadium. A week prior, the Black Galaxies took a giant leap in qualification as Hearts of Oak duo, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, and Seidu Suraj were on the score sheet to ensure a 2-0 victory at  Cape Coast Sports Stadium heading into the return leg in Nigeria. The Nigerians had the daunting task of overturning a 2-goals deficit from the first leg and it was least…

Mubarak Wakaso, a midfielder for the Black Stars, has signed with KAS Eupen of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League for the 2022–23 campaign. Wakaso previously played for Chinese Super League side Shenzen FC but had to end his association with the side after some time. The midfielder has missed some of the recent games as he worked to get back to full health after recuperating from a knee ailment. READ: Ghana midfielder Edmund Addo joins Red Star Belgrade The seasoned player will transfer to Eupen in the hopes of securing enough playing time in his pursuit to make Otto Addo’s…

Edmund Addo, a midfielder for the Black Stars, has officially signed with Red Star Belgrade in the just-ended European transfer window.  The defensive midfielder decided to leave his current club Sheriff Tiraspol, Addo to sign a four-year contract with the Serbian champions. The Serbian were said to have repeatedly made efforts to sign the Ghanaian player earlier in the season but due to their involvement in the UEFA Europa League, they decided against selling the player. The 22-year-old completed his transfer ahead of schedule on Wednesday, August 31 after both parties reached an amicable deal to sell off the player. …

Salisu Yusuf, the coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles B, is convinced that his squad can still qualify for Algeria 2023 by thrashing Ghana in Abuja. In order for CHAN Nigeria to qualify for the Championship of African Nations ahead of Ghana, they will have to play above their weight levels with the hope of scoring three unanswered goals. Coach Salisu thinks his team has learned crucial lessons from the first game and will take advantage of Ghana’s flaws in the second match. “We have learnt from our mistakes and want to assure Nigerians that convincing victory is achievable in…

Each of the 18 betPawa Premier League clubs will get thirty (30) pairs of Puma football footwear from the Ghana Football Association during a four-year period starting in January 2023. On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence in Prampram, President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku announced this during the 28th ordinary session of Congress. The eighteen Premier League clubs will receive a total of five hundred forty (540) pairs of boots to distribute to the players. Additionally, the GFA will provide thirty (30) brand-new Puma boot pairs for the duration to each of the 48 Division One League…

Former Ghana Football Association [GFA] chairman, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe believes Asamoah Gyan will be a fantastic addition to the Black Stars set-up ahead of the 2022 World Cup. The 37-year-old has been out of the national team for the past three years. Gyan last played for the Black Stars during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Egypt where the team exited at the Round of 16. The former Sunderland forward who has been clubless for the past two years speaking to the BBC reiterated that he is aiming to play in the Mundial in Qatar later this year.…

Coach of the Black Galaxies, Annor Walker is confident about his side picking the slot to Algeria ahead of their fiercest rivals, Nigeria. The two sides met at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in the first of two games to see which of the side’s will pick the slot for Algeria. At the end of the game in Cape Coast, Hearts of Oak duo Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and Seidu Suraj ensured that Black Galaxies put themselves in pole position for the next leg. Meanwhile, head coach of the Black Galaxies, Annor Walker in a recent interview has set his sights…

The Black Galaxies of Ghana took a giant leap in qualification as its doubleheader fixture against CHAN Nigeria at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium provided the right grounds for a feisty return leg in Nigeria. The Ghanaian side started the match on the front foot as Karela United’s Augustine Randolph teed up Seidu Suraj but for ill lack, he failed to connect the home side’s first real attack of the game. There were few chances in-between the game but the Nigerians were first to the 50/50 balls, pressing their opponents using strength, physique, and pace to their advantage which on…