Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

The Ghana’s Black Galaxies successfully touched base in Austria for their four-nation competition.  The team left the shores of the country on Friday night and arrived the following morning, Saturday but down to their late arrival, their first game against, Jamaica was cancelled. As a result, the team is billed to play, Qatar on Tuesday,23 August 2022 and would return to Ghana the following day.  Once the team arrives in Ghana on Wednesday, they will start camping ahead of their crucial tie against, Nigeria in the ultimate game for a spot in Algeria,2023.

Hearts of Oak have acquired Eric Esso in the current transfer window and are said to officially announce his signing to the general public. Esso is said to have agreed to a three-year contract that will keep him through to 2025. The 28-year-old enforcer put up a string of delightful performances in the just-ended Ghana Premier League, which is said to have attracted a huge following of which, his new suitors Accra Hearts of Oak are said to have been impressed. https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1560914211630465025?s=20&t=1-NAgJ6mVXJGH8uf1PIcgQ Since joining AshGold SC in 2020, Eric Esso went on to make a whopping 65 appearances in over…

Ghana Premier League champions, Asante Kotoko has canceled their scheduled preseason tour to Turkey. The team was scheduled to embark on a pre-season tour to the Europe country but due to visa complications, the team’s planned visit has been curtailed. As part of new plans from the club, the team will spend 10 days training in Sudan to get ready for the 2022–23 campaign. READ: FEATURED: Konadu Yiadom; The Golden Goose The Porcupine Warriors had intended to visit a European nation for the second stage of their preseason, where they would have faced Rivers United of Nigeria in a friendly encounter.…

So like every other transfer window, Ghanaian Premier League clubs dip into the transfer market to sign players to augment their squad ahead of the new season. The reasons for why clubs partake in this seasonal practice is varied from one to another.   In Ghana, the transfer market always has a way of arousing the excitement of club fans of the league, one such transfer that piqued the interest of lovers of the league involved, WAFA’s Konadu Yiadom. The towering defender made headlines for a period of stretch following a tussle for his signature between two of Ghana’s most…

Vice President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Maurice Quansah, has shared his opinion on circling issues regarding the future of former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, who is keen on playing for the country ahead of 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This week Gyan in an interview with BBC Sports disclosed his readiness in playing for the country should he be able to race against time for the global showpiece.  Quansah, on the other hand, claimed that Gyan wouldn’t be healthy in time to complicate Addo’s selection process in an interview with Joy Sports. According to him,…

Ghanaian forward, Emmanuel Boateng has rejoined his former side, Rio Ave FC in the Primeira Liga, Portugal following an announcement by the club on Tuesday. Boateng penned down a two-year deal with the Portuguese side after he left Chinese side Dalian Yifang as a free agent this summer. The forward spent three seasons in the Chinese Super League where he scored 11 goals in 37 appearances during his stay with the club.  https://twitter.com/EmmanuelBoaten8/status/1559686899157155840?s=20&t=OojGtfMtResptSUvghCgbA Prior to his big money move to China, he largely led the attacking lines for Levante in his two-year period with the club, where he found the…

Ghanaian midfielder, Benjamin Afutu-Kotey has successfully penned a one-year deal with Saudi Arabian-based club Al-Taqadom FC in the ongoing transfer window. The tireless defensive midfielder left his previous team, Eastern Company FC, Egyptian after unsuccessful attempts of breaking into the first team with his current team.  With reports going rife of his contract termination, which was later dispelled by his manager, he only went on to make a handful appearances with the side until a mutual agreement of contract termination meant that he had to leave the side for his left his new side. The defensive figurehead left the shores…

English side, Stoke City are near to signing Ghanaian international, Tariqe Fosu from Brentford in a season-long loan. The versatile player is said to have impressed on his about-to-be employers in the former season as such are looking to add him to the squad before the transfer window closes in the coming days. Stoke City coach Michael O’Neill is set to be a huge admirer of the versatile winger and has implored the club’s hierarchy to push for the player to be signed immediately. The 26-year-old until his injury which left him gasping for a starting berth was deployed in…

Ghanaian defender Larry Sumaila has found a new home in the newly promoted side, Samartex FC for the next two years.  The 25-year-old was one of several players that were shown the exit door by Hearts of Oak in massively in the current transfer window. During his 3-years stay at the capital-based club he was involved in over 20 appearances in all competitions but his final season which saw the team win the MTN FA Cup,he made a handful of appearances under coach, Samuel Boadu. Sumaila may have not featured prominently for Hearts of Oak but he left with heads…

Ghanaian defender, Gideon Mensah has signed a three-year contract with French side, AJ Auxerre.  Mensah joined his new club from fellow league side, Girondins Bordeaux, where he was an instant hit with the club, registering 2 assists in 23 games.  His stellar performances with the French side earned him interest across Europe with clubs such as Reading,FC Basel, and Preston North End looking to add him to their ranks. https://twitter.com/AJA/status/1558372231817969664?s=20&t=tQsHoym7N–LcxtWyYCiNg Mensah since joining Red Bull Salzburg has had several loan spells at Sturm Graz, Zulte Waregem, Vitória Sport Clube, and Girondins Bordeaux. Auxerre will be hoping to make a huge…