Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Several top African players will go head-to-head for the most coveted African Footballer of the Year award. Former Liverpool star, Sadio Mane, who won the last award in 2019, will be in pole position to reclaim his crown following a scintillating campaign with his country, Senegal leading them to the World Cup in Qatar as their first Africa Cup of Nations title in their footballing history. Other notable challengers are Mohammed Salah, who would be seeking to make it a hat-trick of awards following previous triumphs in 2017 and 2018, and Mahrez in 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic had a toll…

MTN FA CUP  Champions, Accra Hearts of Oak have tabled an offer for Bechem United midfielder, Francis Twene. The hardworking midfielder is said to have wooed fans with his performance, forming an admirable partnership with former Kotoko stalwart midfielder, Latif Anabila in the just-ended league season. Twene started his career with Berekum Chelsea but couldn’t cut a career at the side making just a single appearance before heading on to his current club.  Francis Twene, made his breakthrough with his current side, where he would go on to make over 50 appearances for the side within a 2-years interval. The…

Tanzanian club, Simba SC have sealed a deal for  Bechem United midfielder, Augustine Okrah. The talented winger has verbally agreed to a two-year deal with the club and is expected to jet off to Kariakoo,Dar es Salaam in the coming days to officially complete medicals and other pertinent paper works.  Okrah was a huge fixture for his club, Bechem United, aiding them to a 3rd place finish, scoring 14 goals in the just-ended Ghana Premier League campaign, as well as four goals in five matches to reach the finals of the MTN FA CUP, which they lost to Hearts of…

Asante Kotoko have switched attention to luring Bechem United shot-stopper Abdulai Iddrisu ahead of the new season. The imposing shot-stopper was imperious for his side in the just-ended season, helping his team to a 3rd place finish in the just-ended Ghana Premier League, which Kotoko won as well as losing finalist to Hearts of Oak in the MTN FA CUP. Iddrisu capped off the season with an impressive 18 clean sheets, conceding 18 goals from 31 league games, which saw him bask 2 Man of the Match accolades for the season. His performance has seen him earn a call-up to…

Sudanese giants Al Hilal have appointed Congolese international Florent Ibenge to take charge of the first team. The Congolese international masterminded RS Berkane’s triumph in the CAF Confederation Cup after piping South African club Orlando Pirates to the title this year, their second in 3 seasons. The 59-year-old has loads of experience on the African terrain, coaching his native AS Vita, winning two Linafoot league titles and one Super Cup simultaneously with the national team, leading them to a 3rd place finish in AFCON 2015. Al Hilal will hope the appointment of Ibenge will help them rival other clubs in…

William Dankyi has left Accra  Hearts of Oak in the just-ended season following the non-renewal of his deal with the club.  The young defender joined the club four years ago from Liberty Professionals, who have since been relegated from the Ghana Premier League but failed to establish himself as a first-choice left-back often playing second fiddle to the departed Congolese Raddy Ovouka.  READ: OGC Nice submit bid for Kudus Mohammed Since joining the capital-based side, Denkyi went on to make 38 appearances over a 4-year span largely blighted by a number of injuries.  https://twitter.com/DankyiWill/status/1545382737250582528?s=20&t=7lSrCcG4R8am_vslqDCJcQ During his stint with Hearts of…

French club OGC Nice have set sights on signing Ghanaian midfielder Kudus Mohammed ahead of the new season.  The creative force who joined the Dutch side from Danish club Nordsjælland some two seasons ago has gone on to establish himself as a mainstay with his current club.  According to reports from L’Equipe, the French club have tabled a €12m offer to the Dutch club for the services of Kudus.  It remains to be seen if Ajax will let go of one of their budding talents or whether, the player’s representatives will be swayed by the prospects of playing in the…

Ghana and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams has defied odds that he will crumble under pressure playing for the senior national team, Ghana Blackstars.  The pacy forward who recently completed his national switch to play for Ghana remarked that his experiences in Europe for Basque club, Bilbao will help him during his stint with the Blackstars as he’s used to playing under pressure.  “The pressure is part of football, I have played about 300 games in Spain and the pressure is good for me,  Going to Blackstars,  I will enjoy the pressure because this is important for me and my…

Accra Hearts of Oak coach, Samuel Boadu has with immediate effect resigned from his position as assistant coach of Ghana’s U20 team, Black Satellites. Per recent circling local reports, the MTN FA Cup winner, who in the last few weeks has come under intense pressure from board member, Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe, key stakeholders, and other sections of the fans for the club’s dismal season has notified the Ghana Football Association(GFA) of his decision. Hearts of Oak last season after winning the league, had the opportunity of representing, Ghana in Africa but failed woefully as they lost to JS Saoura, Algeria,…

Medeama SC have permanently appointed Umar Abdul Rabi as the new head coach pending an official announcement. Rabbi took over the reins of the job following the sacking of the then coach, Ignatius Osei-Fosu following a string of poor performance with the Tarkwa-based club.  In his temporal role as head coach of the side, he masterminded an impressive 16 victories, losing only 9, the others ending in a draw in 31 games. Rabbi, who led Medeama SC to a 2nd place finish will hope his recent appointment will help the side to its maiden Ghana Premier League triumph in the…