Former President of Ghana John Agyekum Kuffour has hailed the legendary status of coach Sam Arday by describing him as a technocrat of modern football coaching. Arday, who gave up the ghost on February 12th, 2017, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness is set to be laid to rest on April 7th,2017 at the Osu Cemetery. The former President reminisced some achievements of the departed soul, who he believes was an inspiration for his generation I always say that the important

Boss Sean Dyche insisted Dan Agyei deserved his first-team debut after giving the teenage striker a dream start at Anfield. Agyei came off the bench in the 89th-minute of the Clarets' 2-1 defeat at Liverpool to earn his first taste of senior competitive action for Burnley. "I was wanting to get him on. We would have maybe got him on for a few minutes more, not for any gimmick, but because he deserves the right," said Dyche. "He has been training with the group and training

Government has decided to complete the University of Ghana (UG) Sports stadium as one of the two venues for the 2018 Africa Women Championship. Funds have been allocated in the 2017 budget to ensure the edifice is spruce up to meet international standard. Consar Limited started the project, estimated at a cost of US$ 17 million, in 2003. The 12,000-seater multi-purpose stadium is said to be 80 percent complete. The facility has synthetic tartan track, water-proof pitch and the stands

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will make his first start in the UEFA Champions League for Spanish side Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night they face German giantsBayer Leverkusen. Coach Diego Simeone will approach the match with a sense of continuity, again as he will deploy the talented Ghanaian to the midfield. The young midfielder has so far made 13 appearances across all competitions for Los Rojiblancos this season. Partey has played for Atletico in the Champions League, and yet despite

Former Ghana President John Agyekum Kuffuor has backed Kwesi Appiah to return as Black Stars coach as the Sudan-based tactician continues to receive ringing endorsements for the top job. The ex-Ghanaian leader says the former Kotoko star is the ideal man to replace Avram Grant, three years after he was sacked. Appiah has received several endorsement from high profile personalities to be appointed new coach following the departure of Avram Grant. Grant, an ex-Chelsea manager, saw out his

Hearts of Oak coach Frank Nuttall has praised the performance of winger Paul Acquah against Great Olympics ahead of the Phobians midweek clash with Tema Youth. Acquah was given the nod following injuries to some key players and he did not disappoint on the day, producing a fine performance as Hearts recorded win over city rivals Olympics. Acquah opened the scoring with a beautiful header and played a role in the build up to the winning goal. I just felt that [Paul] Acquah could contribute

Confederation of African Football (CAF) PresidentIssa 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 Botswana in 2004

2017 Africa Youth Champions Zambia have been drawn against two-time World champions Portugal at the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup in South Korea. Asian representatives Iran and Central American side Costa Rica complete Group C who will be based in Jeju for the tournament that Korea will host from May 20 to June 11. Guinea will square off against Argentina, England and host country South Korea in Group A. Meanwhile, AYC runners up Senegal have been pitted alongside Ecuador, USA and Saudi Arabia

Baba Nuhu Malam believes his dream of becoming one of the greatest coaches in Ghana has just started with his new role as the interim manager of Bolga All Stars. The former Tamale Utrecht Academy technical director was appointed the stop-gap coach for the ailing Bolga side following the takeover by Abdulai Alhassan, Northern Regiona FA Boss. And Baba in his first reaction after the appointment says his dream is nearing reality. Its a great feeling having the opportunity to coach a Premier

Fast-rising Ghanaian forward Dan Agyei perpetuated his form with another goal for Burnleys U-21 side barely three days after making his debut against Liverpool in the English Premier League. The young forward is man with a growing reputation and was a subject of huge transfer interest from championship sides by Burnley's coach Sean Dyche decided against letting him go out on loan. The decision to keep him is beginning to look right with a positive cameo in the 2-1 defeat against Liverpool

Baba Nuhu Malam will remain the interim coach of Bolga All Stars for the mean time as the new management is not in any hurry to name a substantive manager. The new owner of the club, Abdulai Alhassan has disclosed to GHANAsoccernet that despite his impressive show against Kotoko, a game that ended in a 1-1 stalemate, Baba Nuhu will remain the interim coach. Following the takeover, we appointed him as the interim coach and he is still acting in that capacity. We are not in a hurry to appoint

Ghana international Abdul Majeed Waris will return for Lorient in their must win game against Nancy this weekend. The speedy forward could only watch from the stands as Lorient lost 2-1 to PSG in the French League after taking up five yellow cards. Lorient are bottom of the League table but can still survive if they can put together a good run starting from Nancy this weekend. With 22 points from the first 29 games, games against Nancy, Caen and Lyon will be very pivotal in their quest for

Tema Youth FC have told Hearts of Oak to expect a cracker on their visit to the Tema stadium on Wednesday. They have lost two consecutive league games to Bechem United and West African Football Academy respectively last midweek and last Sunday. The Harbour City Warriors are welcoming back Yusif Ibrahim from suspension. He was sent off against Bechem United last week. Malik Ismaila Antiri is still suspended and can't feature in the derby. Joseph Paintsil is expected to found the back

Hearts of Oak defender Inusah Musah admits that their Ghana Premier League midweek clash against Tema Youth will be tough but says they are poised to take the maximum points. The Phobians will hope to keep the momentum going when they play as guests to Tema Youth in week seven of the ongoing Ghana premier league after beating city rivals Great Olympics 2-1 last week. Tema Youth, meanwhile have failed to record a victory in their last two outings and are in danger of dropping into the relegation

Asante Kotoko SC will tackle poor travellers WAFA SCon Wednesday at the Baba Yara Stadium as they eye a rapid return to winning ways to pile pressure on league leaders Aduana Stars. The Porcupine Warriors were held to a one all stalemate by newbies Bolga All Stars last Sunday after taking the lead. Any form of victory will serve as a boost ahead of the big clash on Sunday. Ashittey Ollenu and Kwame Boahene are available for selection on Wednesday. They have recovered from respective injuries.

CAF president Issa Hayatou has dangled the Nations Cup hosting rights carrot on Zambia in his latest attempt to break the solidarity of COSAFA in his battle to extend his reign as the leader of the game on the continent. Under Hayatou's 29-year-old rule, only South Africa have hosted the Nations Cup finals while Zambia and Zimbabwe had their rights stripped at the last minute by the CAF leadership. The Cameroonian strongman has always used the Nations Cup hosting rights as a major weapon

Over 600 coaches from all over the world have shown interest in taking over as the Warriors' head gaffer. The Warriors have been without a coach since ZIFA decided not to extend Callisto Pasuwa's contract at the end of last month. The Association felt the gaffer had failed to meet their expectations after the Warriors crashed out of the 2017 Nations Cup finals without a win. They drew one and lost two of their matches. ZIFA president, Philip Chiyangwa, revealed on Monday night that they

West Africa Academy youngster Emmanuel Boateng says Asante Kotoko will be in for a rude awakening if they think they are taking all three points today. Kotoko lost grounds on Aduana Stars after drawing with Bolga All Stars over the weekend. They will have to pick up all three points at home against WAFA if they are to stay in the title race. We have been facing difficulties in our fixtures because of officiating, pitch issues and sometimes lack of concentration on our side. We aint scared

Olympics coach Godwin Attram is prepared to play again in the second half when his side takes on Inter Allies at the Accra Sports Stadium. Attrams side paid dearly for a loss in concentrating against Hearts of Oak and will be hoping to pick up their first win of the season against Inter Allies. Attram has featured in the last two games as a player and says he is ready to lace his boots again against Inter Allies as the bid to move out of the bottom of the league table. These players are

Columbus Crew have decided against appealing Jonathan Mensah's red card, ruling him out of the clash against D.C United in the Major Soccer League on Saturday. Mensah was shown the marching off orders in the side's 3-1 defeatat Houston Dynamo in the MLS over the weekend. Crew coach Berhalter cited the "process about how it gets overturned" as reason to avoid appealing the red card. Teams have the right to two unsuccessful red card appeals per season. "Having reviewed