Nigerias dreams of a first African Nations Championship title were dashed on Sunday night when they suffered a 4-0 beating at the hands of hosts Morocco in the final in Casablanca. The Super Eagles, who played most of the second half with 10 men, were outclassed by the Atlas Lions, who became the fourth different winners of the CHAN, joining DR Congo, Tunisia and Libya on the honours board. Morocco gave an early warning of their attacking potency when striker Ayoub El Kaabi headed home from

Former Ghana Premier League Champions WA All Stars beat Techiman Eleven Wonders to win the 2018 GFA/Startimes Gala on Sunday in Elmina. The final was decided on penalties after the sides were locked at 0-0 after the stipulated 60 minutes. The Blues won the shootout 4-2 to be crowned champions. Eleven Wonders made their way to the final after winning all their matches via the penalty shootouts. They went past New Edubiase 4-3 on penalties, beat Inter Allies 3-0 on penalties and Elmina Sharks

Asante Kotoko prepared for their 2018 CAF Confederation Cup opener with a 2-1 friendly win over Asokwa Deportivo at the Baba Yara Stadium. Baba Mahama opened the scoring by converting a penalty before Kwame Boahene added the second. Ibrahim Osman got the consolation goal for Deportivo. Asante Kotoko will face Congolese side CARA next Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium in the preliminary qualifying round first leg tie....

Majeed Ashimeru played his first league match for Wolfsberger AC on Saturday in their 0-0 draw with Rheindorf Altach. He lasted the entire duration of the match at their home ground. Ashimeru posted on his Facebook page: ''Allahamdullahi I made my Austrian Bundesliga debut for Wolfsberger AC on Saturday, 3 February, 2018. I played 90 minutes but sad we couldnt win at home although we didnt lose too. More to come in the days ahead.'' The former WAFA player has been loaned

Swansea City will look to tie down their Ghanaian forward Jordan Ayew with a new contract at the end of the season if they stay up. The Ghanaian is just one year into a three year contract but will be crowned with a new deal if he is able to help the club stay up in the English Premier League this season. The former Aston Villa forward has scored 5 goals to help their quest to stay up and perhaps in the best of shapes since arriving at the club. Swansea boosted the chances of survival with

WAFA SC youngster Kingsford Opoku Frimpong has joined Danish second tier side Thisted Fodbold Club on a season long loan, GHANASoccernet.com can confirm. The 19-year-old has been training with the Danish club for the past few weeks and has impressed head coach Joakim Mattson who has included him in the first team squad. The left footed winger who can also play as left full back and a left wingback made only three appearances for the Academy side in the Ghana Premier League last season due to

On-loan striker Samuel Tetteh scored his first goal for LASK Linz on his Austrian Bundesliga debut on Saturday in their 2-1 win overSt. Polten. The 21-year-old opened the scoring in the 49th minute when he shot past Linz goalkeeper. Tetteh was quick to collect the pass and blasted it into the net. He lasted 71 minutes and was replaced by Mergim Berisha. Watch Samuel Tetteh's goal for LASK Linz in the Austrian top-flight on Saturday: @petzimichorl Assist A post shared by

Ghana striker Samuel Tetteh says he is 'happy to score again' for Lask Linz, who secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over St Polten. Tetteh, who is on loan from Red Bull Salzburg, found the back of the net for the second time this season. He opened the scoring just 4 minutes into the second half. His inspirational strike was followed by another Felix Luckeneders header in the 76thminute to make it 2-0 for the home side before Ghanaian forward David Daviud Atanga grabbed a consolation goal

Sierra Leone's sports minister, Ahmed Khanou, has denied interfering in the Sierra Leone Football Association's (SLFA) peace process. It follows a letter from Fifa's secretary general Fatma Samoura dated 30 January, warning him not to interfere and to allow the SLFA to "manage its affairs independently and without undue influence from third parties." Khanou is a member of a Fifa task force set up to resolve internal problems within the SLFA. "I'm disappointed at

Ghanaian-born Norwegian striker Alexander Tettey was handed the captains armband and he did inspire Norwich City to a slim 1-0 win over 10-man Middlesbrough at home on Saturday. Boro striker Gestede was shown a straight red in the 28th minute for a lunge on Grant Hanley, five minutes after being booked for a high foot. Norwich capitalized on their man advantage on the stroke of half-time through a long-range strike from German midfielder Tom Trybull. The win ensures the Canaries stayed 13th

Former Hearts of Oak managing directorNeil Armstrong Mortagbe has paid glowing tribute to the late board member of the clubAlhaji Suleiman Ibrahim popularly known as Alhaji Hearts, describing him as a wonderful friend. In the tribute posted on his timeline, Neil praised Alhaji Hearts for serving Hearts of Oak diligently. My Tribute to Alhaji Hearts by Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe pic.twitter.com/ljlfswHmES— neil armstrong-mort (@neilarmortagbe) February 4, 2018 Alhaji Hearts passed

  Ghanaian dancehall artiste Jupitar will perform at the grand finale of 2018 StarTimes GFA Gala at the Nduom Sports Complex. Organizers have confirmed that the ''Enemihitmakerkererwill be one of the attractions when the competition draws to a close today. After a 13-year hiatus, the Gala has been revived this year and it got underway yesterday with big names such as Kotoko and Hearts suffering early exits. Kotoko were beaten 1-0 by Elmina Sharks while Hearts of Oak lost

The 2017/2018 Ghana Premier League will be launched at the forecourt of the headquarters of the Ghana Football Association in Accra on Monday, February 5, 2018, at 6:00 pm. The occasion will also see the unveiling the new logo of the new official logo of the nations topflight league. In attendance will be key officials of the GFA and StarTimes Ghana Limited, Broadcast Sponsor of the Ghana Premier League. Official and Reserve jerseys of all participating clubs in this years league will also

There will be a new name on the African Nations Championship (CHAN) trophy on Sunday as hosts Morocco take on Nigeria, who could become the first west African team to claim the prize. Morocco coach Jamal Sellami says Achraf Bencharki and Jawad El Yamiq are eligible to play following their moves to overseas clubs during the tournament which is for home-based players only. However, winger Abelilah Hafidi misses the final, having picked up an injury during Morocco's win over Guinea in the group

Ghanaian striker Emmanuel Boateng finally found the back of the net for Levante in La Liga, scoring in the 2-2 draw with struggling Real Madrid. The promising young attacker, who signed from Moreirense last summer, restored parityfor Levante after Madrid had taken the lead through Sergio Ramos.Boateng calmly slid the ball into the bottom corner after the lively Jose Luis Morales had seen his shot parried by Navas. Substitute Isco gave the visitors the lead again but Levante equalised on 89

Sudan goalkeeper Akram El Hadi saved two penalties in the shootout as his side beat Libya to finish third at the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The sides were locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes in Marrakech at the tournament for locally-based players. Akram had earlier failed to deal with the cross from which Salem Ablo headed in an equaliser for Libya with just six minutes to play. Sudan took the lead on eight minutes when Walaa Eldin Musa headed in. In the shootout, Sudan converted all