Former Ghana youth striker Kwame Nsor scored to earn a point for Unio Madeira as they held Olhanense to a 1-1 pulsating draw in the Portuguese second-tier league on Wednesday night. The home side scored through Lorenzo Galassi in the 21st minute but Nsor returned from the break to level the scoring and snatch a point for his side with a 65th minute effort. The 24-year-old has now scored 11 league goals for his club since the start of the season. The former Ghana U17 and U20 striker who also

Ghana Division one side Vision FC have opened their new training facility as they look to begin the new division one season with a bang....

The back room staff of the Blak Stars is yet to receive their bonuses from the Ministry of Youth and Sports after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. According to a Joy Sports report, with the exception of departed coach Avram Grant, the entire technical team have not been paid by the sports Ministry. Fitness trainer Jamie Lawrence,Avram Grant's right hand man Gerard Nus have been lodging at the Alisa Hotel here in Accra since their arrival waiting on the Sports Ministry

West Ham United chairman David Gold had to come to the defense of under fire record signing Andre Ayew who has failed to live up to the billing so far after joining from Swansea in the summer. Ayew joined West Ham from Premier League rivals Swansea City in the summer of 2016. According to The Guardian, theHammershad to pay the Swans a transfer fee of 20.5 million in order to secure the services of the Ghana international. The 27-year-old winger has scored one goal and created four chances

An Executive Committee member of the Ghana FA and bankroller for Premiership side Tema Youth, Wilfred Osei Palmer has urged President Kwesi Nyantakyi to resist calls demanding his resignation. The Wa All Stars team owner has been under immense pressure since Ghanas failure to win the 2017 Cup of Nations in Gabon. Proponents of Nyantakyis exit believe he has exhausted his football ideas hence the need to make way for a different personality to lead the football federation. But speaking on

The Ghana Football Association has expressed satisfaction with attendance and quality on the opening day of the Premier League. 'If you heard reports of the attendances at the various league centres, its great and wonderful,'' Ghana FA spokesperson Ibrahim Sannie-Daara told Class FM Sports. ''We at the association are very happy about the situation and want to see more people troop to the various games. We, therefore, urge the various clubs to do more in terms of promoting

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is set to travel to Zimbabwe next week for a high-profile visit that has sent long-serving CAF boss Issa Hayatou into panic mode as the Cameroonian is cognisant of the blustery winds of change sweeping through the corridors of power in African football. The Swiss lawyer is scheduled to fly into Harare next weekend and will be the guest of honour at an all-star bash being organised by ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa, where he will celebrate his belated 58th birthday

Bechem United coach Vicenzo Annese believes they have an equal chance of advancing to the next stage of the CAF Confederation Cup at the expense of MC Alger. The Italian bemoaned his side's poor conversion rate in the narrow 2-1 win over the Algerian side at the Accra Sports Stadium. MC Alger hold the aces to qualify after scoring an away goal but Annese insists his side have a chance to advance. ''Nothing is impossible in football, we just have to go and play well in Algeria,

Ghana midfielder Mohammed Rabiu is in talks with Dynamo Moscow after terminating his contract with giants Anzhi Mackachkala, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The talented midfielder cancelled his contract with the crisis-ridden club after an unsuccessful five-month stint. Rabiu has not recovered from the ankle injury which resulted in Anzhi tabling the proposal for the Ghanaian midfielder to leave on mutual terms. The former Evian TG player was sidelined for six months after suffering

Bechem United winger Yaw Anorl says they will punch above their weight to oust eliminate MC Alger in the CAF Confederation Cup. The Hunters hold a slim 2-1 advantage from the first leg and are less fancied to progress. Bechem United travel on Thursday to Algiers for the test but Anorl has they are ready for the mammoth task. ''We are well prepared and we know the task ahead of us, it is not going to be easy but we have an advantage because we won the first leg in Accra,''

We keep saying our systems must work as a country but I get disappointed when I hear people say the president of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi who was duly elected by its members must be sacked because of the recent poor performances of the senior national team, the Black Stars.Admittedly, I was sad after the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon thwarted our dream of winning the just ended Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. I was with the firm conviction that the wait was going to be over

Asamoah Gyan scored for his UAE side Al Ahli on his return from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in their 3-0 win at Hatta on Wednesday in a league match. The Ghana captain had come off the bench and needed just two minutes to poked home the final goal. Gyan was picked out at the near post and he connected home sublimely to complete the demolishing exercise. It was his third goal in nine league appearances.     | 3 Vs 0 - 19 - pic.twitter.com/iZVRlRdPiO (@AlAhliClub)

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says he is desperate to play Ghana in a friendly next month to help the Super Eagles prepare for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against African champions Cameroon. The German tactician says the clash with the Black Stars will give the the Super Eagles the right mental toughness needed to defeat Cameroon. The Super Eagles are considered the underdogs for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon who won Africa's flagship competition in Gabon last week.

Skipper of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Amos Frimpong says the team has enough quality to cope with his absence after sustaining a dislocated wrist in their opening Premier League game against Liberty Professionals. Frimpong explained that Kotoko has players who can equally fill his position when he is unavailable for selection. The 29-year-old will be on the sidelines for over 4-6 weeks after injuring himself in their narrow 2-1 win on Sunday. He will miss Kotoko games against Berekum Chelsea,

Spanish side Atletico Madrid extended the contract of midfielder Thomas Partey to prevent richer English sides Arsenal and West Ham from swooping for the Ghana international star in the summer, GHANAsoccernet.com understands. The 23-year-old, who excelled for Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, on Tuesday extended his current deal with Atltico Madrid by three years until 2022. The preemptive deal was mooted by the Spanish side to prevent four clubs in England who have so far expressed

Asamoah Gyan returned to scoring ways on Wednesday when scored the last goal in Al Ahli's 3-0 win over Hatta in the Arabian Gulf League. Gyan came off the bench in the 81st minute and needed just two minutes to announce his presence on the pitch. The Ghana captain, who is on-loan from Shanghai SIPG, has now scored three league goals in nine appearances. Ahmed Khalil bagged a brace in the 28th and 76th minutes respectively....

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has recounted a story of how we was bullied by former Arsenal star Emmanuel Frimpong prior to joining the Gunners. The England international came through Southamptons academy before switching to the Emirates as a 17-year-old. The Ox revealed that at younger age groups he and his Saints team-mates would hate playing the Gunners. That was the thing we all dreaded the most, was playing Arsenal at 10-years-old. We would turn up and they were 6ft 20in already. Chuks Aneke

On-loan Ghanaian Hiram Boateng has picked up the Player of the Month award at League Two side Northampton Town. The Crystal Palace-owned player receivedthe award at the game against Chesterfield. The award is sponsored by the Vindis Group.  ...

Jordan Ayew says he is feeling confident and settled after making the move from Aston Villa to Swansea City. Ayew made the deadline-day switch to the Liberty Stadium in a deal that saw Wales international Neil Taylor go the other way after the latter fell down the pecking order under new manager Paul Clement. The Ghana international had a disappointing time at Villa Park and he only managed to score nine goals from 51 league appearances in a spell that saw him feature for the Midlanders in

Ghana and former Sunderland forward Asamoah Gyan changed his hairstyle last year to conform with the cultural sensitivities in UAE where he plies his trade, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal. The Al Ahli striker maintains a modest hairstyle while in the UAE in conformity with the rules by the UAE federation to promote ethical hairstyles as an example to young people in the country. Gyan, who is also keen setting an example for the youth in the Islamic country, already decided to take this path