Asante Kotoko coach Steve Polack will be the subject of envy for many coaches on the local scene after he pocketed $5000 for guiding the club to win the 2017 FA Cup trophy. The Finnish trainer was dashed the mouth-watering sum by the Board Chairman of the club Dr. Kwame Kyei for guiding the side to achieve the historic feat. Polack guided the Porcupine Warriors to hand their bitterest rivals Accra Hearts of Oak a 3-1 humiliating defeat at the Tamale Sports Stadium to lift the trophy for a record

Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko will present the FA Cup trophy to the club's owner and life patron Otumfuo Osei TutuII on Wednesday. Players and officials of the victorious team will be at the seat of the Royal Highness, Manhyia, in the morning to present the coveted trophy to the Ghanaian king. The world-respected monarch will receive the entourage at midday. Asante Kotoko SC will tomorrow present the MTNFACUP to the owner and life patron of the Club, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The club

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed that ten out of the sixteen new players he invited did enough to warrant a recall into the team in their subsequent matches. The former Al Khartoum Watani gaffer categorically stated that he will give every Ghanaian player a fair chance of donning the national team jersey as he looks to build a new formidable team. During an interview on Kumasi-based Nhyira FM, Appiah intimated that out of the sixteen players he handed call-ups to, only ten of them

Veteran Egypt goalkeeperEssam El-Hadary feels 'heartbroken' over Gianluigi Buffon, who missed out on the 2018 World Cup with Italy. The Italian legend has retired from the national team after the Azzuri failed to beat Sweden in their play-off on Monday night. And Hadary, 44, who will be returning to the global stage with the Pharaohs, says the goalkeepers will be playing for the football iconic figure. "All the goalkeepers in the World Cup will be playing for you, legend."he

Former Ghana striker Thomas Duah has kicked against 'crude attempts' to force Asamoah Gyan to retire from international football, insisting the current generation of players have a lot to tap into hisunique set of skills, knowledge andexperience. Gyan, 31, is at the twilight of his illustrious career but there have been a grand media campaign to get him out of the national team. Critics claim he must hang up his boots to free up space for other emerging talents in the Black Stars.

Accra Great Olympics midfielder Benjamin Arthur has indicated that he will leave the club following the expiration of his contract. Arthur joined the Wonder Club at the start of the 2014/15 Ghana division one season from Amidaus Professionals and quickly became a mainstay of the side. The 24-year-old helped the club win promotion to the elite division at the first time of asking. Arthur, however, could not help sustain the club in the Ghana Premier League as they suffered relegation in the

Former AshantiGold coach CK Akunnor is set to join English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on a knowledge-sharing trip. According to reports, the Dreams FC trainer will spend 14 days at the Hotspur Way facility in Enfield, North London. Akunnor had already had some stints in Germany with his former club Wolfsburg. He is expected to return and start preparing promoted Dreams FC in next season's Ghana Premier League....

Hearts of Oak are set to release veteran striker Samuel Yeboah, according to reports. According to a Ghanacrusader publication, the player would be informed about his future this week, Yeboah failed to impress in his second season at the club having joined on a free transfer. The former Hapoel Tel Aviv and Genk player has scored five goals in 24 appearances....

Swansea City striker Jordan Ayew donated his jersey to mark 'World Kindness Day' which fell on Monday November 13. The 25-year-old showed the heartwarming virtue to the Swans fan as the world markeda day that encourages individuals to overlook boundaries, race and religion. #WorldKindnessDay pic.twitter.com/Ohn7m9XytO Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) November 13, 2017 World Kindness Day is an international observance on 13 November. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness

Ghana defender Kassim Nuhu has heaped praise on Cape Coast fans following his country's 1-1 draw against Egypt in a final 2018 World qualifier on Sunday. The Young Boys defender partnered Daniel Amartey at the heart of defence and did a good job. He was playing his first competitive match for Ghana as the two nations shared the spoils in the coastal town of Cape Coast. And the 23-year-old has eulogized Cape Coast fans for their massive support. Thank you cape coast fans. You showed

Black Queens Coach Mas Ud Didi Dramanihas arrived at Danish club FC Nordsjaelland for an exchange program which is set to equip the tactician on ways to improve and impact in the game. The Danish SuperLiga club which is owned by Pathways Group and Chaired by Tom Vernon, the Founder of the Right to Dream Academy based in Ghana where Mas-ud Dramani previously worked as the Technical Director of the Academy, as the exchange program could be in line with a good relationship that exist between the

South Korean sideUijeongbu FC have handed a two-week trial to Ghanaian youngster Opoku Mensah. Mensah, who plays for newly-promoted Ghana Premier League side Karela United, has been training with the Asian side for the past 10 days. The youngster will be hoping to do enough to win a professional contract with the side ahead of their league season which kick-stars in March next year. He played an influential role as Karela United secured promotion to the country's elite division next

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has confirmed that he will be leaving Juventus at the end of the season to join Turkish giants Galatasaray. The 28-year-old versatile enforcer saw a proposed transfer to the Trk Telekom Stadium side break down towards the end of the summer window. However, Asamoah is out of contract next year, and he suggested a move to Galatasaray was still on the cards. We agreed on everything over the summer, he is quoted by TuttoJuve as telling the Turkish Press. After

The Teranga Lions apparently clinched their place at next summer's finals by winning 2-0 in South Africa in a replayed fixture last Friday. However, second-placed Burkina Faso and South Africa have both appealed against FIFA's decision to annul the original result - a 2-1 win for the hosts. If the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds their pleas, the Stallions will go to Russia if they can beat Cape Verde tomorrow and Senegal slip up at home to South Africa. That would see Liverpool

Promoted Dreams FC are reported to have signed another player- James Wiafe-from Division One side Proud United. According to a reports, the winger has signed a four-year contract. Last week, Dreams announced the signing of Issah Yakubu and Razak Cromwell from Proud United FC. If Wiafe's deal is confirmed, he will become the fourth player to be side by the Kweiman-based side....

On-loan Kasimpasa midfielder Bernard Mensah says his idols in the game are former Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane and Manchester United ace Paul Pogba. ''For me I always look at [Zinedine] Zidane for example and for now I look at Paul Pogba because the style of play and he's different,'' Mensah said. The 23-year-old is enjoying his football again after struggling last season on loan at Vitoria Guimaraes and previously at Getafe. Mensah has scored two goals in 11 Turkish

FIFA World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon was in touching of history but in the end his Italy side fell just short of winning a ticket to Russia 2018, with defeat against Sweden bringing down the curtain on a legendary career at international level. A lone first-leg goal for Sweden proved enough for them to progress at Italys expense, leaving the Azzurri set to miss their first World Cup since 1958. An appearance at Russia 2018 would have seen the 39-year-old equal the record of five World Cups,