Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah will hand Alfred Duncan a route back to the Black Stars in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Congo. Duncan was surprisingly over looked for the game against Ethiopia last month and subsequently the friendlies against Mexico and the United States of America. The young left footed midfielder has been contacted and in-formed that he will be expected in Accra on the weekend of 26th to the 28th when Ghana will begin preparations the crunch game against Congo in Kumasi

English Premier League side Newcastle United sent their scouts to monitor in-form powerful Ghanaian defender Kasim Nuhu while playing for his Swiss side Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League. With the transfer deadline looming, coach Rafa Benitez dispatched some of his top scouts to watchChampions League play-off between Young Boys and CSKA Moscow with the towering defender a key of their focus. Insiders close to the Swiss side says Newcastle scouts were in attendance at the Wankdorf Stadium

Godfred Donsahs reported move to Torino is dependent on Afriyie Acquah agreeing to move to the English Championship and play with Birmingham. Donsah has told the Bologna board that his head is made up on moving to the Torino and is willing to hang on till the end of this transfer window. The midfielder has spent the last three years with Bologna and there is the bright prospect of going a bit higher with Torino. Torino are open to the idea of having the energetic midfielder but they have

Ghana assistant coach Maxwell Konadu says working with local coaches are easier than foreigners and reveals he is enjoying partnering Kwesi Appiah. The former Wa All Stars and Asante Kotoko trainer was first appointed to deputise Appiah in 2012 and then got to work under Israeli Avram Grant from 2014 to 2017. Konadu has been maintained as one of two assistant coaches working under Appiah, who was re-appointed this year. He feels there is mutual respect and co-operation working with his countryman

Former Ghana international Charles Taylor believes the Black Stars B's failure to clinch qualification to 2018 CHAN tournament to poor selection by the technical handlers. The local based senior national team succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Stallions of Burkina Faso in the second leg of the qualifiers at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium following playing out a 2-2 stalemate in Ouagadougou last week.   According to Taylor, the Stars shambolic display against the Burkinabes

English Premier League sides West Bromwich Albion and Burnley FC are weighing the option to sign Majeed Waris. Also, West Ham United are said to be interested in the signature of the Ghana international. GHANASoccernet.com understands a deal can be sealed before the transfer window shuts at the end of the season. The Premier League trio have inquired about the availability of the Ghanaian striker who is rated 12 million by his club FC Lorient. The 25-year-old who can also play as a winger

Controversial coach Nana Agyemang has launched a scathing attack on Maxwell Konadu to upgrade his knowledge after supervising another washed out CHAN qualification campaign. The Tamale Utrecht technical director believes the Konadu's ineptitude caused the team's elimination. Burkina Faso secured a 2-1 win at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday to tally a 4-3 aggregate . Konadu revealed he was not going to quit despite failing again to qualify the team. Agyemang posted on his Twitter

Promising Dreams FC defender Muntari Kamaheni has set lofty ambitions of becoming a full Ghana international before hanging up his boots. Kamaheni, who captained the Dreams FC juvenile side last season in the Greater Accra Division Two League before promoted to the senior side, where he has continued to churn out superb display in the Division One Zone One League. The 17-year-old, who can also operate as left-winger has reiterated his desire to fulfill his dream of donning the Ghana's senior

Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has expressed his delight over his debut for German side Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday and wants to win their first game of the season on Saturday when they host Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga game. The talented player was unable to inspire Frankfurt to victory on his Bundesliga return on Sunday as they draw away to Freiburg. Frankfurt were held in a 0-0 draw at Freiburg on Sunday marking Boateng's first appearance since joining the visiting side just

Rwandas Football Association (Ferwafa) is preparing to finalise its bid to host the 2019 Under-17 World Cup. The Ferwafa president Vincent Nzamwita insists the country is capable of host a tournament of such a stature. We have already submitted a formal request to Fifa to host the event and they have registered us and sent bid documents, Nazamwita told BBC Sport. We have a dateline of 25 August to send the terms and agreement to Fifa and later start preparing the bid. Nzamwita said hosting

Leeds United suffered injury blow on Saturday afternoon after Caleb Ekuban limped off the field in their 2-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The Italian-born Ghanaian suffered an injury mid-way through the second half and was replaced by Stuart Dallas, who went on to score the side's second goal of the afternoon. The 23-year-old impressed last season, scoring 18 goals in 42 matches for Albanian side FK Partizani, which earned him a switch to the English Championship side.

Defender Lalas Abubakar was named Man of the Match after his impressive showcase in Columbus Crew's 2-1 win over Orlando City FC in the MLS last week. Abubakar opened the scoring which was his first goal for the club and the American top-flight. The centre back invaded the Orlando City penalty box and wedge himself between two defenders before heading home for the opener in the 35th minute. Abubakar signed this season as a draft pick has come on in leaps and bounce for the Crew.

Turkish giants Galatasaray will step up their pursuit of Juventus ace Kwadwo Asamoah after the midfielder was benched in the Serie A opening match. Asamoah was benched in the Italian Serie A match as Juventus began their title defence with a comfortable 3-0 win against Cagliari. The Yellow-Reds are pushing hard for the Ghana international after it emerged that Asamoah could be sitting on the bench for most parts of the Juventus season. Asamoah has moved down the pecking order at Juventus despite

Goalkeeper Razak Brimah has expressed his delight after making his maiden appearance for Mamelodi Sundowns as an unused substitute in Saturday's opening PSL campaign which resulted in the 2-0 win over SuperSport United. The former Cordoba warmed the bench as coach Pitso Mosimane preferred to start experienced ace Denis Onyango. The Ghana internationals ITC from the Spanish FA was received late by which time, Mosimane had settled on his team for the league match. Brimah signed for the

Black Stars B captain Daniel Darkwah admits their efforts were not enough to secure qualification to the 2018 African Nations Championship. The Local Black Stars suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at the Baba Yara Stadium to exit 4-3 on aggregate. This is the second successive time that the CHAN team have failed to reach the finals. ''First of all I will apologize to all Ghanaians for disappointing them.We tried our best but our best wasnt enough. So on behalf of my teammates all will like

Leeds United maintained their 100 per cent start to the new season with a 2-0 win over fellow promotion chasers Sunderland this weekend, with goals from Samu Saiz and Stuart Dallas enough to seal all three points for the Whites. While he did not get on the score sheet, summer signing Caleb Ekubanimpressed with his work rate against the Black Cats, and the young forward could get more chances with Chris Wood's future up in the air with just 11 days of the transfer window remaining. Ekuban

An inspection visit to 2019 Africa Cup of Nations host Cameroon has been postponed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) withdrew. Cameroon's preparations for the event were due to be scrutinised by an independent committee from today until August 28. In a brief statement, the CAF confirmed this would not go ahead as planned due to the withdrawal of PWC. No reason for their PWC's decision to pull out was given by African

After the conclusion of weekend games across the globe, Ghanas leading football website, GHANASoccernet.com bring to you our regular best XI Ghanaian players in the various leagues. FORMATION: 3-5-2 Goalkeeper: Seidu Mutawakilu Defenders: Nuhu Kasim-Kadiri Mohammed-Lalas Abubakar Midfielders: Raymond Gyasi-Agyemang Badu-Afriyie Acquah-Gilbert Koomson-Gideon Mensah Forwards: Issah Abass-Ahmed Said Seidu Mutawakilu (Enugu Rangers- Nigeria) The lanky shot-stopper keeps the No.1

English Premier League side West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing Lorient's Abdul Majeed Waris. The player is currently valued at 12m by his club and has previously spent time in England as a teenager. West Ham may look to Waris as an alternative source of goals, following their 4-0 defeat to Manchester United last weekend. Waris enjoyed his best season to date last campaign, registering a total of nine goals and five assists for Lorient. At 58, Waris isnt the strongest

Italian-born Ghanaian striker Caleb Ansah Ekuban has been identified as the real number 9 for Leeds United after impressing on his first start of the season. Few weeks and few games for the English Championship side since joining from Chievo Verona, the 23 year old has been tipped to replace Chris Wood whose future at the club looks uncertain. Here is what British portal Hitc.com wrote about the former FK Partizani striker. "The only other player who can play in the number 9 at any time