Kumasi Asante Kotoko returned to winning way in their midweek clash against WAFA at the Baba Yara Stadium. The Porcupine Warriors were held by minnows Bolga All stars over the weekend and with the Super Clash looming next weekend they needed a win badly to convince the very demanding fans. Zdravko Logarusic altered his 3-5-2 formation to 3-4-3 with Emmanuel Gyamfi and Ollenu Ashitey flanking Yakubu Mohammed in attack. The game was bereft of chances. Logarusic made attacking changes in the 2nd

Goalkeeper Richard Ofori played his first match of the season on Wednesday after failing to secure a move abroad. The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations custodian lasted the entire duration for the defending champions in their 1-1 draw with Ebusua Dwarfs at the Wa Park. Paul Asare scored in the 42nd minute but striker and captain Nicholas Gyan levelled late on from close range. Ofori spent the last six weeks in South Africa but could not secure a deal....

Substitute Frank Sarfo Gyamfi scored in the second half and Asante Kotoko beat visiting WAFA 1-0 on Wednesday to go joint top of the Ghana Premier League standings. The Porcupine Warriors were made to work hard for the all-important victory at the Baba Yara stadium. Lugarusic made three changes to the side that drop points at Bolga All Stars with returnee defender Awal Mohammed starting in midfield, fully fit captain Amos Frimpong was handed his second start and Ashittey Ollenu replacing Obed

Wa All Stars were held to a pulsating 1-1 draw by Ebusua Dwarfs in week seven of the Ghana Premier League at the Malik Jabir Sports Stadium on Wednesday. Ebusua Dwarfs conceded the first goal of the game through midfielder Paul De Vries Asare in the 44thminute when he capitalized on a defensive mistake from the away team. The home let their guard down in the dying embers of the game as Dwarfs striker Nicholas Gyan scored the equalizer in the 88thminute to snatch a draw for the away side.

  Medeama SC held in-form Ghana Premier League leaders Aduana Stars to a 0-0 score line at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Wednesday. It was certainly one of those pretty afternoon the home side may have been looking forward to, but the home side will let down, having piled enormous on the away side for most part of the exchanges. The Ogya lads could have taken the lead in the early stages of the match but a great art of goalkeeping by Eric Antwi prevented striker Derrick Sassraku

Great Olympics are still without a win after being held to a 1-1 draw by Inter Allies at Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday. Substitute Prince Baffoe unleashed a thunderbolt in the 78th minute to restore parity for the La-based side. The powerfully taken free-kick was too hot for Just after the half hour mark, David Amuzu opened the scoring for Olympics by connecting home. Olympics continue to languish at the bottom of the table and travel to Tarkwa to face Medeama on Sunday. Inter

Bechem Unitedcould not repeattheir heroicsfrom the weekend as they failed to break resolute Elmina Sharks at the Nana Gyebour park on Wednesday. A solid defensive display by the newly promoted side was enough frustrate the high flying Hunters from scoring at home despite producing four goals away the difficult Obuasi Len clay stadium last Sunday. Bechem as expected had chunk of possession but were unfortunate not have made the most of it as Sharks left Bechem with a huge point. Ahmed Toure,

Berekum Chelsea continued their impressive home form by accounting for debutants Bolga All Stars 1-0 at the Golden City Park. Left-back Justice Anane swung in a cross from the left and Brimah Mohammed made no mistake to head in after 31 minutes. All Stars under interim coach Mallam Nuhu put up a impressive defensive performance to frustrate the hosts. Steve Pollack's charges found it difficult to breakdown the opposition and could not replicate their dominate play. Chelsea will improve

AshantiGold SC returned to winning ways in the Ghana Premier League when they defeated Liberty Professionals 1-0 at the Obuasi Len-Clay Stadium on Wednesday. The game started on a cagey note as both sides cancelled themselves out, but Amos Addai broke the deadlock when he played a beautiful curling shot past goalkeeper Eric Andoh in the 14th minute to give home side advantage. Liberty came back strongly into the game in the second stanza with some nice intricate passing play but could not find

Tema Youth played their best game of the season to pick up all three points against Hearts of Oak at the Tema Park on match day seven of the Ghana Premier League. The Phobians, fresh from a massive victory against sworn rivals Great Olympics lined-up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Cosmos Dauda leading the line and being supported by Alex Kuoami. Tema Youth who were looking for their first win against the Phobians in what was reminiscent of the old times before Tema Youth were relegated some seasons

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has appointed Pius Enam Hadzide as the deputy Youth and Sports Minister-desiganate, according to media reports. Hadzide, who was the campaign aide to the President during the December general polls and the national youth organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party is relatively unknown in sports circles. He also contested the Ketu North Parliamentary seat during the December elections but lost out toJames Klutse Avedzi of the

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Issa Hayatou, born a prince and emperor of African football for three decades, has been at the centre of scandal but never wounded for much of his life. The 70-year-old Cameroonian, seeking an eighth term as head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in an election on Thursday, defied his royal roots early on when he chose sport as a career. It was a scandal in my family. I wanted to do sport, that was my passion, Hayatou said in an interview with Jeune Afrique magazine. He went

By Mark Gleeson Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou will face a rare challenge on Thursday as he stands for an eighth term at the helm of the African game when CAF hold their Congress in the Ethiopian capital. Ahmad, a Madagascan government minister who uses a single name, will contest Thursday's vote and is only the third challenger Hayatou has faced since he became CAF president in 1988. The other opponents Armando Machado of Angola in 2000 and Ismail Bhamjee of

The government of Nigeria has quashed reports that they pressured Nigeria Football Association (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick to vote for Issa Hayatou in the upcoming presidential polls. With political subterfuge in full swing, agency reports indicate that the Nigerian government has mandated NFF chief Amaju Pinnick to switch his allegiance from Madagascan challenger Ahmad Ahmad to the veteran Hayatou who is seeking to extend his 29-year reign at the top of African football. Intriguingly, Pinnick,

Ghana defender Daniel Amartey has hailed his English side Leicester City's progress in the UEFA Champions League describing it as 'What a feeling'. Leicester City achieved the impossible after a stunning win over Sevilla sent them into the Champions League quarter-finals. The Foxes won 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday to progress 3-2 on aggregate with the Ghanaian playing as a late substitute. It continues a fairytale 12 months for Leicester following their Premier League

Memphis Depay, the formerManchester United star of Ghanaian descent, scored an incredible goal from the halfway line in the French top-flight over the weekend and the video of the Ligue 1 strike has gone viral. The 23-year-old striker who played for Manchester United during the 2015/16 season played a blinder during the French league match at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday (March 12). After bagging a stunning 53rd minute goal to put Les Gones (The Kids) 3-0 ahead, the Dutch international,

FC Mormenekse defender Philemon Akomeah has thrown a note of caution to Hearts of Oak ahead of their midweek clash with Tema Youth at the Tema Sports Stadium. The towering centre back, who is affectionately called Masinga was at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday when the premier league giants defeated Great Olympics 2-1 in week seven of the ongoing campaign. According to Akomeah, what he saw from the Phobians in the game over the weekend leaves much to be desired if they want achieve their

Indonesian giants Persib Bandung say they signed former Chelsea and Ghana midfielder Michael Essien to improve the game in the country and attract the world's top players to their league. The 34-year-old joined the club on Tuesday after signing a one-year deal with the option of an extension. The midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Greek club Panathinaikos at the end of last season. The Indonesians says they are using the arrival of the top Ghanaian player to boost the game

Director of Accra Great Olympics, Fred Pappoe has refused to blame player-coach Godwin Attram for the clubs shambolic start to the 2016/17 Ghana Premier League. Supporters of the club have consistently called on the management to sack the under-performing manager as they fear the Wonder club may be relegated if Attram is still at post. Olympics have won only just two points out of a possible 18 andoccupy the bottom place on the league log. However, Pappoe believes the problems can be fixed