Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Former Kotoko player, Stephen Amankona has expressed his profound appreciation to the club and its fans treated him during his stay with the club. The winger initially joined the Porcupine Warriors from Berekum Chelsea but had to the latter in the ongoing transfer window following an unsuccessful spell at Asante Kotoko. Amankona joined Kotoko on the back of hugely impressing for Berekum Chelsea, scoring 10 in 28 games but failed to replicate that feat at Kotoko.   In a recent post addressing the Kotoko faithfuls, he thanked them for their immense support during his stay at the club.  “I am grateful…

Former Chairman of the Ghana Football Association, Dr.Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has cited aging as the reason why the Black Galaxies failed to advance past the quarter-finals of the ongoing CHAN 2022. The Black Galaxies were surprisingly knocked out Ghana of the CHAN tournament following a 2-0 defeat to Niger in Oran on Saturday. This spate of age cheating prompted Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe to wade into the recent phenomenon that our players couldn’t keep up with their opponents’ pace and stamina. Read More: Emmanuel Gyamfi handed 5-match ban for stamping Kotoko goalkeeper “I can say that our biggest problem is age cheating. We have…

Real Tamale United’s David Abagna has completed a move to  Al Hilal for a reported $200,000 fee, he signed a 3-year deal with Sudanese giants. The RTU captain whose performance with the club earned him a place in the Black Galaxies jetted off to Sudan to complete a move to Al Hilal. The 24-year played in all of Black Galaxies games in the ongoing CHAN 2022 tournament which saw the side get knocked out by Niger at the quarter-finals stage. https://twitter.com/AlHilalSC_/status/1620140465541763073?s=20&t=GFAvKJYen8DGjRfbW9WoyQ Abagna was part of Wa All Stars championship-winning side in 2016 before moving on to Obuasi-based AshantiGold and later…

Alex Aso of Accra-based Legon Cities was left stunned as his side lost to Bechem United at home in the ongoing betPawa Premier League 2022/23. The pacy winger opened the scoring for his side in the 14th minute but his side was rattled with 3 goals from Emmanuel Avornyo getting the equalizer, Clinton Duodu, the second, and Hafiz Konkoni with what proved the final nail in the coffin for the away side. Read More: GPL Week 14 Review: Asante Kotoko thrash Kotoku Royals, Hearts stun Medeama in Tarkwa Speaking to Saharafootball.net after the game, the trickery winger disclosed that, they lost…

Kotoko, Great Olympics, Berekum Chelsea basked home victories over their weekend opponents, Kotoko Royals, Karela United, and Dreams to complement their status in the ongoing betPawa Premier League.  A Kwadwo Obeng Junior goal proved the match-winner for Accra Hearts of Oak as they deepened the woes of out-of-sorts Medeama SC at the Akoon Park in Tarkwa to aid them to 3rd position on the log.  Meanwhile, toppers Aduana Stars will breathe a sigh of relief as a Solomon Aboagye second-half goal saved their blushes from a home defeat to Accra Lions at the Nana Agyemang Badu II park.  WEEK 14…

Ghanaian forward, Abednego Tetteh has joined Bibiani-based GoldStars in the current campaign, the club have announced. The towering forward was released by Kumasi-based club King Faisal in the current campaign after his relationship with the technical team led by Jimmy Cobblah took a nosedive in the ongoing season. Tetteh is expected to add more firepower to Michael Osei’s current squad, who are looking to finish in the top half of the betPawa Premier League 2022/23. https://twitter.com/GoldStarsSc/status/1618981280246546433?s=20&t=cMiBebVGTYRABbkDocufmA The nomadic striker is a household name in the Ghana Premier League after cutting a niche for himself with Bechem United which he led…

Slavko Matic, the head coach of Hearts of Oak, has tendered in his application for the vacant Black Stars head coaching vacancy according to circling local reports. Following Coach Otto Addo’s resignation from the head coach role position, it has seen lots of coaches expressing interest in taking up the role.  Some notable coaches such as Kwesi Appiah, Thomas Tuchel, Dragan Stojkovic, Tom Saintfiet, Paolo Bento, and Chris Hughton have expressed interest in taking up the position. Read More: PICTURES: Gladson Awako returns to Black Galaxies training The GFA is racing against time to select a candidate for the position by…

Black Galaxies captain, Gladson Awako has made a swift return to training with his teammates, who are preparing ahead of their crucial quarterfinal game on Saturday. The Hearts of Oak captain missed out on last week’s Thursday game against Sudan following an injury he suffered in the first group game of the CHAN tournament in Algeria. https://twitter.com/ghanafaofficial/status/1617595045737271296?s=20&t=5Pj01iJriBA51OrVZirorQ Read More: Black Galaxies to play Niger in quarter-final of ongoing CHAN competition His return will serve as a huge boost for coach Annor Walker and his technical team who will rely on the experience that the player wilds over the team.  Black Galaxies…

This weekend, some Ghanaian players got a fair taste of game action at their various European and beyond clubs. In this piece, I look at some of these players across the English Premier League, English Championship, Spanish La Liga, French Ligue 1, Serie A, Dutch Eredivisie, Belgium Jupiler Pro League, and others. Thomas Partey anchored Arsenal from midfield as they beat ManUtd at the Emirates by 3-2.  Salisu Mohammed lasted the entire duration for Southampton at home as they fell to Aston Villa by a goal to nil. Jordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp were both involved in Crystal Palace’s goalless…

Ghanaian midfielder Rashid Nortey has joined Kumasi-based club Asante Kotoko in the current transfer window, the club have announced.  The midfielder signed a two-and-half-year deal with the club after successfully completing his medicals with the record holders of the league.  The skillful midfielder ended his six-year association with the club, the Medeama SC some days ago. He joined the Mauve and Yellow side in 2017 and went on to establish himself as a cogwheel in the side making over 100 appearances. https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/1615750481338404864?s=20&t=wBqs3ENpk33mba0gHiVp5g During his time with the club, he was part of the side that won two MTN FA  Cup…