Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Ghanaian club, Accra Hearts of Oak will take on Real Bamako of Mali in the next round of the CAF Confederation Cup. Last season, the capital-based club finished the Ghanaian football season as MTN FA Cup champions. Following their victory in that competition, they got the nod to represent Ghana in the CAF Confederations Cup, a competition, they are familiar with having competed in it only last season. The team got a waiver in the first round of the playoffs in the preliminary stage of the CAF inter-club competition but will now face Malian club, Real Bamako after completing the…

In the Ga Mantse derby at the Accra Sports Stadium, Konadu Yiadom’s debut goal spurred his side the blushes against Great Olympics, a side they have been able to beat since,2020. Elsewhere, Medeama SC, Dreams FC, and Aduana Stars asserted their superiority in the league title race as they recorded their second consecutive wins of the season with victories over Kotoku Royals, Real Tamale United, and King Faisal. Accra-based Legon Cities and Accra Lions also bagged victories for themselves in their respective matches as Bechem United were unable to play Kumasi Asante Kotoko due to the latter’s involvement in the…

In the just-ended Ghana Premier League transfer window, clubs signed to properly augment their squad to compete for honors in the upcoming league. One club that was largely active was, Accra based side, Hearts of Oak for a club of its magnitude and stature it was clearly no doubt that they would dip into the market and sign lads for the technical team led by Samuel Boadu ahead of his African continental showdown. A season ago, he failed dismally in both the CAF-organized competitions at the hands of his North African opponents, fast forward to this season, and it’s looking…

Asante Kotoko’s woes in the African inter-club competition continued as they fell to their Burkinabè counterparts, RC Kadiogo at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. In a game that saw the host hold the advantage from the first leg through the last gasp Isaac Oppong goal, it was expected that the side would continue off where they left off in Benin. Coach Seydou Zerbo facing familiar foes in Kadiogo would name a strong lineup to do honors for the championship-winning side of Ghana but they failed to redeem themselves after going down in 15 minutes of the game. An attacking trio…

Kotoko took a giant leap to qualification this past week when they played away to Burkinabe side, RC Kadiogo in Benin through an Isaac Opong last gasp goal. For a side, blessed with so much talent, personnel, and history, one would have expected them to be consistently making it to CAF’s annual competition of either the Champions League or the Confederations Cup but a multiplicity of factors tend to rear its head preventing the team from showing up on the big stage when it matters the most.  Last season, when the management led by Nana Yaw Amponsah took the initiative…

Asante Kotoko captain, Richard Boadu says the immediate target of the club is to ensure that they advance to the CAF Champions League group stage. An injury-time goal from Isaac Oppong was enough to ensure, the Porcupine Warriors were victors over their Burkinabe counterparts on Monday in Benin.   “We all read about the history; however, this is our time also to make history and for us as players, our immediate target is to reach the group stage. The Coach has been fantastic and he relates very well with us,” he told reporters during the pressers The former Medeama midfielder is…

Seydou Zerbo claims that becoming the new head coach of Asante Kotoko makes him feel pleased and appreciated. The Ghana Premier League champions have officially hired the Burkinabe coach gaffer on a one-year contract with the option of extension. Prosper Narteh Ogum, who departed the club after only one season as manager, was replaced by Zerbo. Zerbo stated that he is thrilled and delighted to lead the club for the first round of play against Kadiogo. “It’s a pleasure for me to be here because ever since I was young, I heard the name of Asante Kotoko and I must…

King Faisal are set to appoint ex-Ebusua Dwarfs head coach as new head coach in the ongoing Ghana Premier League 2022/23. Saharafootball.net can authoritatively confirm that the experienced head is close to agreeing a two-year deal with the club as their new head coach. The Kumasi-based club lost their opening encounter away to Berekum Chelsea on Monday. And with the appointment of Ernest Thompson Quartey imminent to the club, it’s expected that he will steer the affairs of the club over the weekend in his first game against Aduana FC. Mr.Quartey has been tasked to ensure that the King Faisal…

Ghanaian Premier League hopefuls, Medeama SC will welcome Tamale-based, Real Tamale United to Tarkwa over the weekend in what will be their first match at home for the season.  The home side are coming into this encounter on the back of beating off a spirited, Legon Cities at the El-Wak Sports Stadium, a side they lost heavily by 3-1 at that same venue last season encouraged by that feat, they will be looking to post a win over RTU. Coach David Duncan is making a return to football after more than half a decade, without any club activity, with his…

The Mantse derby came earlier than usual with fans expected to troop into the Accra Sports Stadium to provide the necessary support and morale for their respective clubs in match week two of the Ghana Premier League 2022/23 season. Accra Hearts of Oak have not started the season on a bright note like they would have expected, they have managed to pick only a win in their last five games in the league, something, they will quickly want to remedy coming up against one of their fiercest rivals, Great Olympics. Last season, the Phobians were unable to see off the…