Ashantigold were held by Akonangui at the Ebebiyin Stadium in Guinea as both teams settled for a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary stages.

The first half was intense as both teams struggled to get in front. Mark Agyekum came close to scoring for the Miners but his effort was cleared for a corner kick.

Richard Osei Agyemang opened the scoring with an overhead kick beyond the reach of Carlos Musibe.

Diosando Mbele scored for Akonangui in the 75th minute to restore parity.

Ashantigold will welcome Akonangui FC in Obuasi for the second leg.

Asante Kotoko have said farewell to Amos Frimpong after granting the player’s desire to leave the club. Amos Frimpong accepted an offer from a Guinean club.

Asante Kotoko communications manager Sarfo Duku stated that the player received an offer and asked to be released.

“We’ve released Amos Frimpong,” said Sarfo Duku. “He had an offer from a club in Guinea and asked that Management took cognizance to his services to the club [for] years and allow him to leave”.

Sarfo Duku thanked Amos Frimpong for his service all these years and wish him well in the future.

“Amos Frimpong has served the club well over the years, so, it was only proper that we granted his wish, and not put any impediments in his path. He remains a good part of Kotoko’s history and we wish him well in his career,” Sarfo Duku continued.

Amos Frimpong joined Asante Kotoko from B. A. United in 2011, he won 11 major trophies with the Porcupines, comprising three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, two SWAG Cups, one Super Cup, two Presidential Cups and just recently, the novelty of Tier One Cup.

Nigeria Super Eagles are the first team in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to qualify for the round of sixteen, they achieved this feat after beating Guinea 1-0 on Wednesday.

Nigeria dominated the game in the first half but failed to score, Ighalo and Iwobi came close to opening the scoring for the Super Eagles but were unlucky.

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Keneth Omeruo scored the only goal in the 74th minute after converting Moses Simon’s header to put Nigeria in the next round.

The game ended in a 2-2 draw after Madagascar came back from a goal down to take a 2-1 lead in the second half only to concede a goal later on in the game.

Sory Kaba opened the scoring for the Guinean side in the 34th minute, controlling a beautifully lobbed pass from Amadou Diawaru and chipping over the onrushing goalkeeper before passing the ball into the back of the net.

Anicet Abel equalized for the Madagascan side from a header connecting with Andria’s corner kick in the 49th minute.

Provider turned goalscorer in the 55th minute for Madagascar as Andria found the back of the net with the Guinean defense falling asleep and allowing him to calmly slot the ball home.

The introduction of Naby Keita added some bite to the Guinean side once again as they sought to fight back from a game they were in control of not long ago but as this AFCON has taught us already, no team is to be underestimated.



Guinea got their vital equalizer however from the spot when Ibrahim Traore was brought down in the penalty box. Francois Kamano stepped up and scored from 12 yards to ensured both teams shared the spoils at the end

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For Madagascar, this is a great showing as it was their first ever game in an AFCON and it should give them a lot of confidence heading into the other group games. The winner of the group after the first round is Nigeria who earlier beat Burundi 1-0.

Guinean striker Naby Keita Laye has left Asante Kotoko according to his agent, the club is yet to make it public knowledge but his agent confirmed that they have parted ways.

The player’s agent Gyansi Juantuah confirmed that the player is no longer with the club.

“He’s met the management and they’ve parted ways with him but I’m very proud of him for his achievement at Kotoko” Mr Juantuah told Kumasi FM.



Naby Keita joined the Porcupines six months ago on a three-year deal, the player was exceptional in the pre-season friendlies but has failed to replicate the same form in competitive games.