Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

In the late embers of Thursday, June 21, 2022, we(football lovers and stakeholders)were sprung with a big surprise, Prosper Ogun Narteh tendering his resignation to the board through the management. I had lots of questions racing through my mind in search of concrete answers but I found the situation hazy to contend with at the time.  For starters, I’m asking myself that, why would a championship-winning coach opt to resign from such a lucrative job, Kotoko at a time, when things were beginning to fall in place for him, winning the Ghana Premier League which had long eluded them for…

Asante Kotoko striker Franck Mbella Thierry Etouga is set to join Italian outfit Udinese Calcio Football Club, Sahara football understands. According to circling rumors in the Ghanaian media landscape, the Italian club have verbally finalized contract details with the player’s representatives. The player will travel in the next few days to seal his medicals and officially pend down his signature to a new contract with the club. Franck Etouga joined Kotoko from Cameroon earlier in the season and took the league by storm as he terrorized defenders at will with speed, precision, technique, and immense talent.  Etouga scored 21 Goals…

Ghana Premier League side Aduana Stars have re-appointed Paa Kwesi Fabin as the club’s Head Coach ahead of the upcoming season, the club announced on Wednesday. Paa Kwesi will be assisted by W.O Tandoh who previously served at Hearts of Oak. The two are not new to the job having served some two seasons ago under varied portfolios.  Paa Kwesi until last season was the head coach of the club but the culmination of bad results meant that he had to be released from the job only to be replaced by Asare Bediako. https://twitter.com/Aduana_fc/status/1549655163677413377?s=20&t=7svabaQrEZ-fkMKQUSDjTQ Asare Bediako’s tenure as Head Coach…

The head coach for the Black Galaxies, Coach Annor Walker has named his 25-man squad for the upcoming double-header against West African neighbors, Benin. The team have been in camp for the last two weeks feverishly preparing for the crucial CHAN doubleheader against old football foes. With barely a week before the game, the technical team sized down and finalized its 25-man squad list for the game.  Notable amongst the players are Asante Kotoko’s Danlad Ibrahim, Medeama’s Vincent Atinga, Hearts of Oak trio, Gladson Awako, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, Seidu Suraj, and  Great Olympics’ top marksman for the just-ended Ghana Premier…

The Ghana Football Association has instituted play-off games between three second-placed teams of the just-ended Division One Leagues.  The 3 teams who will be gunning of a spot in the upcoming Ghana Premier League following the demotion of Obuasi-based club AshGold are Dansoman-based Liberty Professionals, Ebusua Dwarfs, and Tamale City. This week, the Appeals Committee’s upheld the Disciplinary Committee’s ruling against AshGold over their match-fixing scandal involving Inter Allies. The fixtures will be as follows: Team A vs Team B  Team B vs Team C  Team C vs Team A The winner of the matches will then proceed to play…

Accra Hearts of Oak have set sights on signing Great Olympics defensive midfielder Razak Kasim, Sahara Football understands. The club, which will be contesting in the upcoming CAF Confederations Cup following their victory over Bechem United in MTN FA CUP final have targeted the player from their city rivals.  Kasim put up a number of high-profile performances in over 30 games for his side aiding them to a 5th place finish in the just-ended Ghana Premier League.  The Accra-based side will have to fast-track any efforts to sign the player, who is clearly wanted by as many as 4 other…

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad have come to an agreement with Portugese-based side Braga SC for the transfer of Ghanaian forward, Bernard Tekpetey.  The two clubs successfully sealed contractual obligations for the transfer of the player who had a release clause of 2 million Euros, which was eventually met by the Portuguese side.  The Ghanaian international enjoyed a fantastic season with the Bulgarian side, involved in 20 goals contribution in 24 league appearances which is said to have attracted a huge list of suitors for his service across Europe.  Tekpetey having joined his current club on loan from German club Schalke 04…

The GFA Appeals Committee has dismissed the appeal cases filed by Ashantigold SC and Inter Allies FC against their respective misconduct decisions of the Disciplinary Committee. Both clubs appealed the decisions of the GFA Disciplinary Committee after being found guilty of match manipulation in their 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Matchday 34 game played at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium. READ: OFFICIAL: Tanzanian club Simba SC announce signing of Augustine Okrah In its decision, the GFA Appeals Committee stated that evidence available to the Committee supports the conclusion reached by the Disciplinary Committee that the match was not played competitively or…

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…