Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Great Olympics and King Faisal, two teams that boast of a lot of history in the league come face-to-face in yet another interesting tie of round 14 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League.  Annor Walker’s side are yet to hit the heights of last season that saw them mesmerize lovers of the league with their amazing performances drawing them lots of admirers any time they took to the field to play.  This season, the tides have titled a bit, the exits of crucial players such as Gladson Awako to Hearts of Oak, Samuel Ashie-Quaye to Basel, Switzerland have not helped…

King Faisal were dealt a serious blow to their title hopes as Karela United pulled off a gallant display to beat them 2-0 nil courtesy of two goals from Umar Bashiru, the club’s leading top marksman in the absence of Diawusie Taylor, who joined Future FC in Egypt in the summer.  Accra Hearts of Oak, AshGold returned back to winning ways as they thumped Eleven Wonders and Elmina Sharks respectively in a high scoring fixture in week 13 of the ongoing league.  In other games, Kotoko’s fantastic winning streak of four matches were put to a halt at the Golden…

Defending Champions Accra Hearts of Oak will have Eleven Wonders to contend with for the 3 maximum points when the pair come up against each other in week 13 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League.  On the back of losing to Medeama SC in midweek, the home side are red-eyed to appease their home supporters who have not been impressed with their recent showings in the ongoing Ghana Premier League 2021-22.  As things stand, they are 9 points off their bitter rivals, Kotoko, who sit at the summit of the table with 26 points. In the last five games, they…

Medeama SC and Great Olympics will lock horns at the Akoon Park in what many have described as a thriller for week 13 of the ongoing campaign. On the back of beating defending champions, Accra Hearts of Oak in midweek by a solitary goal, the home side will look to continue where they left off when they face the Dade boys, who per last season’s standards have disappointed.  The home side have been very impressive playing at home, picking 14 points, which has made their home turf a difficult ground to visit for any league match.  Great Olympics have accrued…

Africa’s biennial competition, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) came off as planned following several weeks of intense speculations and doubts about its postponement over the widespread of the novel virus, coronavirus, and its mitigating impact on several economies and football as a global sport.  The tournament started with its usual fun and buzz with several nationals travelling far and near to support and cheer their teams on to victory.  The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon didn’t disappoint as host tournament, as a veteran striker, Vincent Aboubakar lifted the spirit of the home fans with two penalties after they went behind…

In my young life as a football fan, I have had various opportunities to watch the AFCON tournament. Well, I think it might be around 2004 when I had my first taste of the tournament which was hosted by Tunisia, which the host won by beating fellow North Africans, Morocco.  From then, my love for the tournament grew in leaps and bounds. Every two years, I looked forward to it, and just when Ghana launched a bid to host the tournament in 2008, I was all for it with the hope that Ghana will win its fifth trophy on home…

Ghana Premier League champions, Hearts of Oak have officially released a statement announcing the imminent transfer of Congolese fullback Raddy Ovouka to Albuquerque-based New Mexico United in the USA on a season-long loan deal. The Congolese defender was initially speculated to have unilaterally parted ways with the Accra-based club but the latter came out to disprove those stories in a statement that were making rounds in the local media.  https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1478453627186470917?s=20 The club’s official statement on Tuesday night reads, “Accra Hearts of Oak has agreed with American-based club, New Mexico United to transfer defender, Raddy Ovouka to them on a 1-year…

Ghana, yet again is making a return to Africa’s biggest showpiece, the African Cup of Nations for the umpteenth. The country has long laboured to break its over 4 decades absence of silverware, in the last decade, its best two finals (2010, 2015) and 4 semi-finals (2008,2012,2013,2017). But in the last few years, a culmination of bad performances, ill-luck, disciplinary issues, visible gaps in coaching credentials, lack of proper planning, and transitioning has bedeviled the footballing country from achieving its desired results.  Milo has named his 28-man final squad for the AFCON, 2022 tourney and like previous years it came…

King Faisal maintained a firm grip at the summit of the Ghana Premier League table recording a 2-1 win over Bibiani Goldstars at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. Kotoko began the New Year with a perfect gift to their fans following an impressive 2-0 victory over one of their fiercest rivals in the league, Aduana Stars at the Nana Agyemang Badu II. In other games, WAFA SC recovered from their solitary 1- 0 away loss to Kotoko last weekend to beat Elmina Sharks at their favorite Sogakope Red Bull Arena, Karela United were at their lethal best by delivering…

WAFA SC midfielder, Lawrence Agyekum, has left the shores of Ghana to Europe following an invitation by Ligue 1 outfit, Troyes SC, and Austrian side RB Salzburg for trials, Saharafootball.net can exclusively confirm.  The vibrant player will hope to land a deal with either of the clubs to jump-start his professional career to another level.  The 18-year-old attacking force has become a mainstay with WAFA SC since returning from a career-threatening injury, a season ago, aiding his team to a 3rd place finish behind Hearts of Oak and Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League 2020/21 season.  Agyekum’s trials with Troyes…