Bernard Tekpetey scored in extra-time as Altach beat Union Gurten 4-3 to advance in the Austrian Cup on Wednesday. The Ghana international was handed a starting role and slotted home in the 104th minute to give Altach a 4-2 lead. But Ivan Grabovac pulled one back three minutes later Gurten. Tekpetey had scored last week in the league match when he came off the bench in a 2 - 2 draw with Rapid Wien....

Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena made a return to action on Wednesday for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League after being cleared to play again following a scary failed medical at Brighton Hove & Albion. The 24-year-old was introduced in the 68th minute to replace Roberto Rodriguez as FC Zurich who drew 1-1 at Lausanne. He is now in line to resume his career after doubts about his health following the Brighton incident. Dwamena received good news from team doctors last Thursday after running

Ghana u17 side the Black Starlets suffered a 2-1 to Mali in their first pre-World Cup friendly at their training tour of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night. The Malians had to fight back to secure the victory after Ghana had dominated the early exchanges with swift passing display akin to the style of the West African giants. The Black Starlets broke the deadlock through Eric Ayiah in the 13th minute and held unto this lead till half-time. Upon resumption of the match, both teams made wholesale

Richmond Boakye Yiadom scored his third league goal for Serbian side Red Star Belgrade in their 2-0 win over Borac Cacak on Wednesday night. The Ghana international connected home a cross in the 75th minute to seal victory on the road for the league leaders. Nemanja Milic gave the visitors the opener on 35 minutes. Boakye was making his fourth league appearances this season. Watch Richmond Boakye-Yiadom's fine finish for Red Star Belgrade:  ...

Hearts of Oak have threatened to report sworn rivals Asante Kotoko to FIFA for making illegal approaches for their talisman Winful Cobbinah. The influential playmaker is wanted by several clubs with giants Kotoko believed to be among his suitors. But the Phobians have warned their arch-rivals to stay clear off their prize asset, warning to report the club to FIFA for illegal tapping. Winful Cobbina has contract with Hearts and he is still committed to the team so there is no way Hearts will

Ghanaian-born defender Joseph Baffo scored for Eintracht Braunschweig in their 3-0 win over Greuther Furth in the German Bundesliga II on Wednesday. The Sweden international netted the second on 28 minutes to take his personal tally to two goals this season as his side held on for a comfortable win at theEintracht-Stadion. Christoffer Nyman opened the scoring after just six minutes before Baffo added the second 22 minutes later. Congolese Dominick Kumbela sealed the sweet victory with the

Uganda have slashed ticket prices for next month's World Cup qualifier against Ghana to ensure massive attendance to intimidate the Black Stars for the Kampala match. The Black Stars will travel play the Cranes in the crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier at the on 7 October at theMandela National Stadium in Namboole - near Kampala.   In their bid to get the supporters to attend the match in their numbers and give home advantage a true meaning, the football federation has slashed ticket

Ghana U17 were beaten 2-1 by African champions Mali in a pre-FIFA U17 World Cup friendly in Abu Dhabi on Friday evening. The Black Starlets shot into the lead through captain Eric Ayiah in the 13th minute. The Malians look stronger in the second stanza and were able to snatch the equalizer. In the dying minutes, the Cadets snatched the match winner to post a double over the Starlets in four months. Ghana will test their readiness again four days later against UAE in Dubai. They open

Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom expects crocked defender Andy Yiadom to return to the pitch by the middle of next month. The Ghanaian has been sidelined with a back problem and has not been involved since the start of the season. However, Paul Heckingbottom expects the 25-year-old to return to theTykes next month. He has been out a while now and we have followed everything that the specialist has said and it is pointless then for him to be doing things off his own back. He has got a check-list

Ghana received a major boost as injured Thomas Abbey and Isaac Twum returned to training ahead of Thursday's WAFU Nations Cup semi-final clash against Niger. Abbey sat out their final Group A match due to a high injury and was rested in the 2-0 defeat to Nigeria. Captain Twum was substituted under five minutes after aggravating an injury he picked up during the warm-up. Head coach Maxwell Konadu will now his two key players for the must-win clash. The match will be played at the Cape

Highly rated sports medicine physician Dr. Prince Pambo has blasted the match schedule of the ongoing FOX WAFU Cup of Nations. According to the experienced physician, the organizers of the competition could have opted for a better match schedule for the 16-team competition. Pambo's comments came after the Black Stars suffered injuries to five of its key players ahead of the semi final round. These kind of arrangements are usually for minors, youth competitions like the U17, U20 or even

The Tertiary Football League is set for a grand launch in Accra on Saturday September 23, organizers have announced. The event will be broadcast LIVE from the Kwes Free Sports Studio between 5-6pm with the seeding and draw for the league expected to be conducted. Several top industry actors including football administrators, coaches, journalists, sponsors and selected fans will be in attendance. The draw will kick start the main campaign which begins on Saturday September 30 with the opening

Said Ahmed Said continue his purple patch of scoring form by netting two goals for Hajduk Split in their 3-0 win over NK Oriolik in the Croatian Cup on Wednesday afternoon. The former Inter Milan youth team player gave his side the lead on 13 minutes before Toma Bai made it 2-0 in the 92nd minute. Said converted an 89th minute penalty to send Hajduk Split to next qualifying round. The 24-year-old has now tallied six goals in all competitions (four in the league, two in Cup)....

Midfielder Mawuli Francis has completed a move to Lebanese side Al Shabab Al Gazieh from Division Two side Madina Republicans. The combative midfielder joined the Lebanon side last month and he signed a deal to play with them to the end of the season. Francis debuted for the club last week and lasted the entire duration in the 2-1 win....

US-based Gifty Ayew Asare has been invited for Ghana's international friendly against France next month. The Northern Oklahoma College winger will join her international teammates latest by 20 October. She will be released a day after the friendly. The former Bafana Ladies and Samaria Ladies has been in top form abroad. Asare was first called up into the national Under-17 side, Black Maidens in 2014 but could not make the final cut for the team that represented Ghana at the Costa

Augsburg defender Daniel Opare is pleased with his side's 1-0 win over RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga on Tuesday night. The in-form right-back played full throttle as the Fuggerstdter recorded their third win of the campaign. The Ghanaian has featured three times in five games for the side this season as his form continue to soar. Opare, 26, was at his best on the right-back position as Augsburg won to move up to third on the table. And the former Real Madrid youth defender has

Ghana FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi has revealed talents identified from the Tertiary Football League will be drafted into the various national teams. Twelve (12) tertiary institutions housed into two zones Southern and Northern are expected to participate in the 10-week football fiesta set to kick-start on Saturday September 30. And Ghana FA chief Kwesi Nyantakyi says talents spotted from the league could be drafted into the youth teams. "This is another good avenue for us to unearth

The Ghana FA has been urged to look into a scandalous admission by a local club President, who has confessed bribing match officials to influence outcome of matches for several years. Alhaji Baba Gedo, who is the President of Ghanaian second-tier side Amidaus Professionals, is under siege to name the said referees who appear to have emptied his pocket - leading to the self-inflicted disclosure. The shocking and damning revelation comes weeks after FIFA slapped a Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey

In-form Augsburg defender Daniel Opare is relishing a return to the Black Stars following an improved form at the German Bundesliga side. The 26-year-old played an influential role for the Fuggerstdter in their 1-0 win overRB Leipzig at theWWK Arena on Tuesday night. The Ghanaian has shown a strong performance in recent games and appear revived to fight for a return into the Ghana national team. The former Real Madrid youth defender has not played for the West Africans since playing in his

Amidaus Professionals president Alhaji Baba Gedo has advised Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi not to seek re-election when his tenure expires in 2019. Gedo, who is a hard critic of the current administration, claim there is massive public resentment against the CAF 1st vice president. He wants Nyantakyi to heed to the calls of the masses to protect his legacy in Ghana football. "Nyantakyi has done his best for our football. If he hasn't done anything at all, he's been able