Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has lauded the Kumasi fans ahead of Ghana's Friday 2018 World Cup qualifier against Congo. Ghana will bid to get their slim hopes of making it to Russia 2018 World Cup back on track as they welcome the Red Devils of Congo to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday. The team launched its first full scale training on Tuesday at the Baba Yara Stadium after Monday's unobtrusive session, which saw only eleven out the twenty four invited players turn up.

Great Olympics chief Talal Fatal admits the Wonder Club face a tough duel at WAFA on Wednesday in the Ghana Premier League. The capital club are in a parlous position on the table and must punch above their weight to stop the Academy Boys who have mauled all but one of their opponents this season. ''Yes is not going to be easy, it is going to be very tough, but nothing is impossible,'' he toldAtinka FM. ''WAFA is a strong team especially at home, they are difficult to

Centa 14 Sports & Entertainment together with Negenta Academy have launched the U12 Communities Football Challenge in Accra to re-live football in some parts of the capital. The event which was launched at Coleman's Building at East Cantonments in Accra will see five communities battling for supremacy. The competition is billed to start on 16th September and is expected to to last for six weekends. Communities including Osu, Labadi, Teshie, Nungua and GA Mashie will present participate

Liberty Professionals have their destiny in their own hands as they host Bechem Unitedon Wednesdayat the Carl Reindorf park with the survival fight looking difficult now. A 3-1 defeat to Ebusua Dwarfs last Sunday pushed them into the relegation zone. They are sitting 14th on the league table with two points adrift of safety. Anything short of victory in the midweek could scupper their chances of remaining in the top flight for next season. The Scientific Soccer Lads have their hopes lying

Bayern Munich have handed a trial to Ghanaian kid Haruna Jamal. Jamal, 16, is one of the brightest talent to come from famous Ghanaian side West African Football Academy. The youngster will be handed a deal if he impresses during the short trial. He is a member of Ghana's Under-17 team expected to participate in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. If he is successful, he will join the youth team of the Bavarian to hone his talent. WAFA have been busy shipping out a number of

Now in his fifth season in Major League Soccer, defender Kofi Opare has gone from raw talent to an established, prominent figure in the Black-and-Red backline. The 26-year-old has proven to be a reliable and pragmatic defender with the vision to read attacking threats while providing United with an aerial target on set pieces. Opare has worked his way to the forefront of the starting XI by showing signs of progression each time he steps on the field for head coach Ben Olsen. After not featuring

Elmina Sharks FC have targeted victorythis Wednesdayat the Nduom sports stadium where they will take on giants Asante Kotoko SC. The host had a perfect moment to in July when they beat all opponents they faced, but August comes with a different story as they lost 1-0 to Berekum Chelsea last Sunday. Despite having a decent home form, all their three losses at home this season have come against three of the top four teams on the league log. Aduana Stars, WAFA SC and Aduana Stars all won

Inter Allies FC have moved to the 11th position on the league table following three straight losses. They lock horns with Wa All Starsthis Wednesdaywith the aim of avoiding any potential relegation threat as they are just three points above the drop zone. Their last home league game saw a seven consecutive wins come to an end when they lost 1-0 to struggling Great Olympics. The Eleven Is To One side welcome back centre back Wahab Ackwei and forward Prince Baffoe forWednesday'smatch.

Midfielder Alhassan Wakaso wants to help his new side Vitoria Guimaraes to win titles. The 25-year-old penned a three-year deal with the Portuguese top-flight after leaving relegated side Lorient. "I'm happy to reach this great club. I came here to win something with the team and to help the team grow, "he told the club's website. Wakaso arrived early in Portugal and joined the Portimonense U19 team before being promoted to the first team where he spent three seasons.

Two title chasing teams Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars will collide on midweek at the Accra sports stadium. This is going to be very crucial as the Phobians aim at reducing the points deficit to just one between them and the leaders, their opponentson Wednesday. The home side are sitting third on the league table with 43 points earned. Three points behind second placed WAFA SC. The Rainbow lads could be stretching their recent impressive run to five matches unbeaten with a win or draw.

Ghanaian midfielder Michael Anaba has hit a rich vein of form since he joined Spanish sideOntinyent CF. Anaba, 23, has emerged as a standout performer since he joined on a free transfer two weeks ago. The former Asante Kotoko star has been in inspiration, churning out impressive displays in the early stages of the season. The former Ghana Under-20 midfielder played an instrumental role for Ontinyent CF as they beat CD Ebro 2-0 on Monday. The skill, pace, precision and fight of the former

Former Italy international Alberto Aquilani has revealed he joined Las Palmas after aa heart-to-heart talk with Kevin-Prince Boateng. Aquilani, 33, joined the La Liga club on a two-year deal and will fill the void left by the recent departure of the Ghanaian. And the former Liverpool and AS Roma star, reveals Kevin Boateng played a key role in enticing him to join the Yellow Canary. Prince told me this is an amazing place to play and Im looking forward to starting this new chapter in my

Brighton have moved onto the 'the next set of targets' after a collapsed transfer of Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena. The newly-promoted English Premier League side looked to have secured the services of the Ghanaian but was knocked back after a failed medical. And Seagulls manager Chris Hughton says he is searching for a new striker until the transfer window shuts on Thursday. "It's disappointing but what we have to do is move on from there, unfortunately for us, and more

Ghanas World Cup qualifier opponent, Congo are expected to arrive in the country on Wednesday ahead of their encounter on Friday at Baba Yara Stadium. The Ghana Football Association had earlier communicated that they had no idea when the Congolese will touch base in Ghana for the pivotal clash. But fresh reports indicate the Central Africans will land two days before the match. The Red Devils of Congo announced their squad to face the Black Stars last week in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila delivered for Al Qadsia in their 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia club Tae FC on Monday. Sumaila has displayed assured performances for the Yellow Castle throughout their pre-season training games in Turkey. The 24-year-old was again superb for the side in their last game of the pre-season against the Arabian lower tier side in the first half of the match before being substituted at half time. Al Qadsia relinquished their first half 2-0 lead to draw with the Arabian

Uganda head coach Moses Basena has revealed his satisfaction on his team form ahead of Thursdays pivotal 2018 World Cup qualifier against Egypt. The Cranes played the North Eastern select side in the regional tour in Bukedea on Saturday. The match was part contractual obligations with sponsors Nile Special and also to step up preparations for Pharaohs clash. The match yielded a 3-1 result and Basena was impressed with the output of his players. We have achieved two things. Going through

FC Zurich striker Raphael Dwamena will not join the Black Stars squad until Thursday as he seeks a second opinion on his health status. The 21-year-old saw his move to English Premier League side collapse after failing a medical. This has left the Ghana international disturbed and has return to Switzerland to run further tests. GHANSoccernet.com understands a last medical has been fixed for Wednesday and that means the striker can be in Accra on Thursday, a day before the Congo clash...

Egypt manager Hector Cuper stressed that Thursdays crucial World Cup qualifier in Uganda is totally different to their previous Africa Cup of Nations meeting where the Pharaohs emerged 1-0 winners in Gabon. Speaking to On TV station, Cuper laughed off talks that he could easily beat Uganda in Kampala, having defeated The Cranes in the Cup of Nations courtesy of a late Abdullah El-Said strike. Whoever thinks that I could easily win the Uganda game for just beating them before has no idea what

Minnesota United coachAdrian Heath has heaped praise on Ghanaian forward Abu Danladi following his brace against Chicago Fire over the weekend. The 21-year-oldrookie forward redeemed himself with two goals to propel the side record a 2-1 win over Fire in the Major Soccer League. And coach of the Loons Adrian Heathwas quick to praise his No. 1 overall SuperDraft selection, who bounced back after missing some golden opportunities in Minnesotas 2-1 loss at Seattle last week to record his fourth

Preparations for the much awaited FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 group D qualifier between Uganda Cranes and the Pharaohs at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole in Uganda are on a high notch. All the pre-match modalities and the measures to have a successful match wereannounced during a preparatory press conference held on Monday at FUFA House in Kampala. The press conference was graced by the FUFA deputy CEO Humphrey Mandu, FUFA Executive committee member and chairperson of the FUFA International