Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

This week in a brief ceremony organized at the secretariat of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), a new headline sponsor was out doored for the Ghana Premier League and Women’s Premier League. Well, after a host of back and forth and rumors from the grapevine, Betpawa, a betting company agreed to invest bountifully in the Ghana Premier League; make it competitive, and help it regain its popularity amongst the local folks and on the continent. READ: betPawa Ghana Premier League 2022/23 Fixtures: Kotoko to host Nsoatreman, Hearts to face Bechem The last time the league saw anything close to a major…

King Faisal midfielder Enoch Morrison is inches away from moving to city rivals Asante Kotoko in the ongoing Ghana Premier League. The enterprising midfielder, who carved a niche for himself in the just-ended 2021/22 campaign will be offered a 2-year deal with a possible year’s extension by Kotoko after agreeing to personal terms with the club. Meanwhile, King Faisal are said to be ready to cash in on the player before his existing deal with the club expires. With his contract set to expire two months away from now, the Porcupine Warriors are set to bolster their ranks with the…

The management of Asante Kotoko are set to hold a round table discussion with their soon-to-be ex-coach, Prosper Ogum Narteh.  The Championship-winning coach served the top hierarchy a notice of his resignation from the club of which the club has come out to debunk stories of his resignation.  As things stand, the club is currently on a pre-season tour in Turkey without the gaffer, who has a national team assignment with the Black Galaxies. It’s unclear what the outcome of the decision might be as to whether Prosper Ogun Narteh would be persuaded to stay on or be allowed to…

Ghana international, Emmanuel Lomotey has earned a permanent move from French Ligue 2 side, Amiens SC to Swedish club Malmo FF for the upcoming season. The 24-year-old joins his new team after 2 seasons in France, where he impressed upon his previous employers. During his stay in the Ligue 2 with Amiens SC, he played in over 55 games scoring 2 goals. The defensive midfielder has international exposure with the senior national team, the Black Stars where he was cogwheel in former head coach, C.K Akonnor’s side. Daniel Andersson, the sports director at Malmo FF, has praised Emmanuel Lomotey, who…

Tamale City secured promotion to the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League season after winning the 3-way play-offs. The club together with Liberty Professionals and Ebusua Dwarfs were offered a lifeline to the league and to replace demoted AshGold following their inability to qualify at the first attempt in their various zones.  READ: Hearts of Oak to sign Konadu Yiadom from WAFA SC The northern region-based club played two games against Liberty Professionals, which they won by a solitary goal needing only a point in their last game against Ebusua Dwarfs. In the final game against the Cape Coast-based club, they managed…

MTN FA Champions Accra Hearts of Oak have added WAFA captain, Konadu Yiadom to their ranks ahead of the upcoming season. The towering defender signed a 3-year deal with the club keeping him at the club until 2025. Samuel Boadu is said to be a long-term admirer of the player, who was hugely impressed in the just-ended season though his club was relegated from the Ghana Premier League to Division One. READ: Hearts of Oak midfielder Daniel Kodie returns from injury His addition is viewed as a massive coup for the club set to represent Ghana in the CAF Confederations Cup,…

Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Daniel Kodie has resumed training with the club following a long injury layoff. Kodie suffered a career-threatening against Uncle T in GFA’s Normalization Special Competition in 2019. The midfielder was flown to South Africa mid-year to undergo a mandatory knee surgery which went very successfully. READ: Asante Kotoko and Colombe Sport reach an agreement for transfer of Moise Pouaty In a Twitter post online by the club,it shared their excitement at the player’s training grounds regiments at Cantonments. The towering midfielder joined the club from Dansoman-based Liberty Professionals in 2018 and went on to make…

Ghana Premier League side, FC Samartex have unveiled  Annor Walker as the new head coach for the upcoming season. The experienced trainer who led Great Olympics to a 5th place finish in the recently ended 2021/22 league season has been handed a two-year deal with the Samreboi-based club. https://twitter.com/FcSamartex1996/status/1555919111691141123?s=20&t=ySH6WAX5h24C2NqYWPdBOw The Western region-based club secured promotion to the Ghana Premier League after numerous tries only to come up tops of Zone Two of the 2021/22 Division One League season. Annor Walker would be expected to ensure that the newbies stay afloat in their debut season of the league campaign.

Hearts of Oak have snapped up goalkeeper, Eric Ofori Antwi ahead of the new season. The free agent goalkeeper teams up with his new team after his existing deal with fellow Ghana Premier League side, Legon Cities FC ended after not being renewed in the just-ended 2021-22 season. Antwi joins the MTN FA Cup winners on a 3 years deal and is expected to bolster the goalkeeping department which has Richard Attah, Richmond Ayi, Richard Baidoo, and Ben Mensah.  He made 16 appearances in the Ghana Premier League, keeping 5 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals as well. The 27-year…

Former Ghanaian international, Yaw Preko is in line to be named head coach of Accra base Ghana Premier League club, Accra Great Olympics ahead of the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League season. This follows Coach Annor Walker’s switch from the club to join the newly promoted club, Samartex FC.  Yaw Preko having served closely with the former coach, Annor Walker is viewed as the automatic choice to replace the departing trainer who won’t be with the one-time league champions this season. The former Ghanaian international is expected to lead the “Dade boys” as they compete for honors in the upcoming GHALCA…