Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Member of Parliament for Suame in the Ashanti Region, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has advised the Ghana Football Association to allow Kwesi Appiah the free will to run the show as the head coach of the Black Stars. According to Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu, who is also the majority leader in parliament, the nations football governing body members who are mostly affiliated with clubs, should desist from forcing players on the new head coach of the Black Stars. In an

President of the Ghana Sports Writers Association (SWAG)Kwabena Yeboah says he was not wonder-struck by Kwesi Appiahs reappointment as Black Stars coach. The 56-year-old gaffer was reappointed as the Black Stars coach on Tuesday following the departure of Israeli trainer Avram Grant after his contract with the Ghana FA expired after the end of the just ended Africa Nations Cup in Gabon. In an interview with Accra-based Class FM, he said, I am not surprised by the decision, but anytime an expatriate

Asante Kotoko deputy coach Godwin Ablordey has lamented on the performance of referees in the Ghana Premier League. The Porcupine Warriors were beaten 2-1 by Medeama in week 10 of the Ghana Premier at the Tarkwa T&A on Wednesday. The game was characterized by referee Isaaka Afful's decision to awardthe home side a controversial penalty, which was coolly converted by Paul Aidoo to equalize Ahmed Adams first half goal before Medeama added the second through another spot kick decision

Bechem United midfielder Solomon Mensah says they will use their 4-2 loss against Hearts of Oak as a lesson in their subsequent league matches. The Hunters were outplayed and defeated by Hearts of Oak in week 10 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium in midweek. And according to Mensah, they will learn from their shambolic first half performance, where they conceded three goals before coming back to reduce the deficit in the second half. "We did well in the game

Ghana's inactivity during the FIFA date for international friendlies has cost the Black Stars on the world ranking after slipping two places. The Black Stars are now ranked 45th in the world but still remained eighth in Africa as FIFA took into account 129 games played. Egypt remained the Africa No.1 country as they moved up one place to 35th on the table; followed by Senegal, Cameroon and Burkina Faso. Ghana could not accumulate points after failed to arrange for friendlies due to the

Football analyst and coach Nana Agyemang has advised re-appointment Black Stars Kwesi Appiah to take up courses for his UEFA A and Pro License badges. He believes that will equip the ex-Ghana captain to have a successful tenure in the next two years. Appiah was re-instated on Tuesday by the Ghana Football Association to replace Avram Grant. The outgoing Al Khartoum coach has been tasked to win trophies with the Black Stars. ''Kwesi Appiah can succeed if he is not giving the 2019

Former Hearts of Oak board secretary Ernest Thompson has ruled himself out of taking up the club's chief executive position. The role became vacant after Vincent Odotei Sowah relinquished his position to concentrate on both ministerial and parliamentarian duties. Many of the clubs supporters are favouring Ernest Thompson for the role following his track record with the club during his time under the clubs former management. But, the astute lawyer has ruled himself out of occupying any

Left back Abass Mohammed completed his second game in the USL for the Harrisburg City Islanders in their 1-0 win over New York Red Bull II on Wednesday. Abass lasted the entire duration and his side grabbed their first win of the season against the 2016 USL champions at the RedBull Arena. The energetic defender made several interceptions during the game and was booked in the 25thfor a tackle he made, his incursions scared off his markers. Ropapa Mensah also had his first call up to the Islanders

It has been reported that ex-France defenderWilly Sagnol demanded to be paid US$ 70,000-a-month to become Ghana coach. GHANASoccernet.com cannot establish his huge demand cost him the job of handling the Black Stars. Sagnol was interviewed by the Ghana FA at the Alisa Hotel last Friday but could not convince the panel.   The Ghana FA went on to appoint former coach Kwesi Appiah is reported to be paid US$ 35,000....

Former Youth and Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye has lauded the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the reappointment of Kwesi Appiah. The six-member search committee that were mandated by the Ghana FA to find a replacement for Avram Grant, who departed the role after the expiration of his contract in April, handed Kwesi Appiah the teams rein on a two-year deal on Tuesday. Convey my sincerest congratulations to the GFA for the appointment of Kwesi Appiah as national team coach. At least

President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi has confirmed that newly appointed coach of the Black Stars, Kwesi Appiah will be backed by two deputies. According to reports, Maxwell Konadu who served as an assistant during Appiahs first stint between May 2012 and September 2014 has been touted for a role under his former boss together with former Cameroon assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko. There is a consideration for that because the head coach of the Black Stars will also be the

Hearts of Oak threw away a solid first half display to end the game holding on for points with a 4-2 victory after Bechem United roared back to make the game a contest.   Elsewhere Inter Allies rallied from a goal down to share the spoils 1-1 with Berekum Chelsea at the El wak stadium. Photos By: Images Image...

Elmina Sharks FC made donation to the Tamale Children's Home ahead of their midweek clash with Bolga All Stars. The Ghana Premier League club say it is part of their social responsibility. It is been revealed that and havedonating to less privileged communities and institutions. Sharks suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bolga All Stars onWednesday.   Elmina Sharks FC visited Tamale Children's Home this morning to make a donation to the home. This is our social responsibilities.

Medeama defender Paul Aidoo returned from suspension to inspire his side to an important win over Asante Kotoko, a side they have not beaten in seven years, by hitting the back of the net twice from the spot while Gideon Waja led his WAFA side to worsen the situation of ailing AshGold by lashing them 3-0. A close range stunner from Fatawu Mohammed which gave Hearts a comfortable win over Bechem United but Abdul Bashiru's expertly taken corner kick which veered directly into the Hearts net

Coach Samuel Hemans Arday, commonly known to the Hearts of Oak family as Coach Arday or the Multi System Man was an open and honest man who deserves recognition for his services to the club and the game of football. He was the natural choice to become the Hearts manager between 1988 and 1991 and did this to the pinnacle of a hugely successful coaching career. The Hearts of Oak family admits that it was a sad and dark day after hearing the bad news of his passing. We were deeply saddened and

No Ghanaian referee has been selected for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017. A total of 22 refereeing trios and five support referees from 34 different countries will officiate the matches. Africa contributed 12 (three centre referees, six linesmen and three video assistants). Continuing the 2016 IFAB approved two-year period of live experiments with video assistance for clear errors in match-changing situations, 22 Video Assistant Referees with the aim of minimum interference

Liberty Professionals coach Ignatius Osei Fosu has lamented on his side's failure to finish off Aduana Stars in their week 10 encounter at the Carl Reindhorf Park on Wednesday. The Scientific Soccer lads opened the scoring through deputy skipper Samuel Sarfo in the 40th minute but could not hold on with seconds to finish as Nathaniel Asamoah rescued a point for the Ogya Boys. Speaking to Happy FM's reporter Emmanuel Bortey, Osei Fosu believes his outfit should carried the day based on

Richmond Boakye-Yiadom was among the scorers forCrvena Zvezda in their 4-2 win overMladost Lucani to reach the semi-final of the Serbian Cup. The on-loan striker made it 3-1 for Red Star Belgrade in the 58th minute with a clinical finish. Crvena Zvezda conceded just before the interval through Radomir Milosavljevic but just a minute after recess, Guelor Kanga equalized. In the 52nd minute Nemanja Milic gave the hosts the lead before Boakye scored the third. Before that, Nikola Andric

Former Zambian great Kalusha Bwalya has backed the Ghana Football Association (GFA) decision to reappoint Kwesi Appiah as Black Stars coach. Appiah, 56, was handed the Black Stars coaching job on Tuesday after weeks of search for Avram Grant's replacement. Many have expressed divergent opinions on the reappointment of the former Al Khartoum trainer, who was deemed to be a failure in his first stint with the team. Nevertheless, the former African footballer of year offered his backing

WAFA moved first on the league table after recording their 4th win on a row. The Soccer Academicians won against Ashanti Gold by three goals to nil. Prince Obeng Apem, Daniel Lomotey and Gideon Waja got the three goals for the new league leaders Asante Kotoko lost to Medeama SC at the T&A Park for the first time in the club's history. Ahmed Adams gave Asante Kotoko the lead in 30th minute but two late penalties awarded to Medeama afforded them chance to overturn the scores. Paul Aidoo