Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has for the fourth successive season won the Coppa Italia after Juventus annihilated AC Milan 4-0 in the final on Wednesday night. Central defenderMedhi Benatiastruck twice for Juventus andDouglas Costawas also on target on an unhappy evening for Milan goalkeeperGianluigi Donnarummawho was at fault for the second and third goals. An own goal by substituteNikola Kaliniccompletedthe drubbing. Asamoah, who is in his sixth year at Juventus, took part in the final,

Azerbaijan-based Richard Gadze's yellow card has been overturned by the Disciplinary Committee. The FC Zira player was booked for simulation in the 43rd minute during their 1-0 win over Sabail. But the decision was reversed after the sole judge Ingilab Mamedov watched the video. Gadze has scored six goals in 21 league matches for Zira this season....

Goalkeeper Fatau Dauda says Enyimba have the credentials to beat CARA Brazzaville of Congo away for a second successive win in the CAF Confederation Cup. The People's Elephant opened the Group campaign with a 2-0 win over Malian side Djoliba at home last week. CARA lost 1-0 to Ivorian side Williamsville. ''The good thing is that these matches are shown live and you can only win if you play good football,'' Dauda said. ''I think everything is being done by the

Burkina Faso-based goalkeeper Kaisan Yusiu wants to bid his time after being overlooked for a Ghana U20 call-up for the upcoming 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations qualifier. The ASFA Yennega gloves man, a member of the last Ghana U17 team, was hoping to be part of the graduated class. He has kept five clean sheets in 11 games for Asfa Yennega this season ''I was hoping the coach will invite me, but I dont know why he didnt invite me. I know he will call me for the subsequent games.

German giants Bayern Munich have confirmed that their youth strikerKwasi Wriedt has received a call-up for Ghana's senior national team. The 23-year-old striker has publicly revealed that Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has invited for upcoming matches for the four-time African champions. Now the Bavarians have confirmed that Bayern IIs star player has received the ultimate dream for any player, a call-up to the senior national team. "Great award for Kwasi Wriedt!The top scorer of

The Black Satellites have have arrived in Algeria for their penultimate African U20 Cup of Nations penultimate round qualifier on Friday. Ghana's U20 team left Accra early Wednesday morning via Air Maroc.   The Satellites have checked in at the Hotel Soltane. Coach Jimmy Cobblah and his boys are expected to trainat the Stade du 5 Juillet in the Algerian capital.  ...

Karela United coach Johnson Smith is not happy with the Premier League Board for altering the fixtures. The league's organizing body has put the matches on hold so some outstanding matches will be cleared. This means the Week 13 and 14 fixtures have been rescheduled. Smith fears players will lose their momentum as a result. ''For me the league should have continued. When the league is in progress, the players get to improve everyday,'' he told Kumasi-based Nyhira FM.

Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Dennis Onyango has praised Ghanaian shot stopper Richard Ofori for his amazing season with Maritzburg United. The former Wa All Stars goalkeeper has been in superb form with Maritzburg United in the South African Premier Soccer League earning him a nomination for the best goalkeeper of the year. The Black Stars goalkeeper has been in fantastic form as Maritzburg United lie fourth on the league table. Ofori's performances caught the eye of the one time Africa

Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah has emerged in the list of high profile players who will be leaving their clubs at the end of the season. The Juventus midfielder is reported to have signed for rivals Inter Milan on a three year deal after refusing contract extension with the Turin based club. Asamoah has spent six years with the "Old Ladies", winning several trophies including five Scuddeto titles and appeared in two champions League finals but was unsuccessful in both. Meanwhile,

British born Ghanaian striker Daniel Agyei has extended his stay at Burnley by signing a one-year contract. The 20-year-old has agreed a 12-month extension, following two spells out on loan in League One this season, at Walsall and Blackpool. The combative forward made his debut for the Clarets against Liverpool last season- one of his three appearances for Burnley. Im delighted to be staying, Agyei said. Hopefully I can come back next season and kick on and try and push for a place in the

Maritzburg United have dependable goalkeeper Richard Ofori available for selection after serving one-match ban. The Ghana international missed their league match against Kaizer Chiefs due to a yellow-card suspension. He will be between the sticks when Maritzburg host Lamontville Golden Arrows at Harry Gwala Stadium in a must-win league game. Ofori has recorded 11 clean sheets in 26 league appearances. The 24-year-old has become one of the reliable players for the Team of Choice....

Striker Sharani Zuberu could not travel with the Ghana U20 team to Algeria for the 2019 African Youth Championship qualifier because of an ankle injury. The Dreams FC top marksman twisted his ankle in training on Monday and had to be left out of the Black Satellites squad. He is to be assessed by his club's medical team to ascertain the extent of the injury. The four-goal Ghana Premier League player is expected to be fit for the return leg against the Algerians....

English Championship side Leeds United have included Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban to the squad that will travel to Myanmar for friendlies with clubs from the Asian country. The Ghanaian is joined by a handful of first team regulars as well as some U-18 and U-20 players. The team made up of 22 players will play friendlies againstMyanmar national league All-Stars XI in Yangon on Wednesday before facing the national team in Mandalay on Friday. Ekuban, who has suffered lots of criticisms from

Inter Milan have refused to release their Algeria U20 prospect Mouhamed Menaour Belkheir for Friday's Africa U20 Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana in Algiers. The Primevera star was born in Paris, France but qualifies to represent the north African country. Belkheir has been of the talented players in the Italian youth leagues. Nonetheless, Algeria have invited Olympique Marseille's midfielder Wassim Awachriyeh, left-back Malik Osefane, La Havre striker Radeef and Abdelmalek

Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda has targeted another three points ahead of Enyimba's second group game in the CAF Confederations Cup against CARA Brazzaville. The Nigerians defeated Mali's Djoliba in the Group C opener on Sunday and are joint top of the table with Ivorian side Williamsville. Enyimba beat Djoliba 2-0 and ahead of next Wednesday's trip to Congo, the Ghanaian revealed the team has been conditioned to win all games regardless of the venue. The good thing is that these

Black Stars winger Edwin Gyasi has started training after missing CSKA Sofia's game against Ludogorets in the Bulgarian league last Sunday. The Ghanaian has been out for a couple of weeks but has resumed training ahead of Saturday's clash with Vereya FC. The former Aaeslund forward began individual training, with slight jogging and exercising with the ball at his feet. He is expected to join group training before Saturday. CSKA Sofia will travel to theTrace Arena in Stara Zagora

FIFA has given Raja Casablanca an ultimatum to pay all monies owned Ghanaian striker Mohammed Yakubu or risk points deduction and a fine, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. Yakubu had his contract unlawfully terminated by the Moroccan side in July 2016. The burly forward claimed his contract was ripped up because the North African side abused him racially. Yakubu's case is the third case Raja have lost since the beginning of 2018 after players Hassan Al-Tayer and Tunisian Khaled

Ghana will be commemorating the 17thanniversary of the May 9 Accra Sportsstadium disaster today. Over 126 soccer fans lost their lives in a stampede which occurred when Hearts of Oak clashed with Asante Kotoko in 2001. It has been described as Africa's worst soccer disaster. Kotoko fans threw plastic seats and bottles onto the pitch after Hearts struck late to beat them 2-1 in a Ghana Premier League game. Police fired into the crowd which caused panic and resulted in a stampede which

Former Black Stars forward Tony Yeboah is one of the few Africans to excel in Europe in the 90's and early 2000's. The Ghanains goal scoring exploits Germany and in England makes him one of the best to emerge from the continent. The striker who played for Hamburg in Germany finds himself together with compatriot Gerald Asamoah in the top ten highest scoring Africans list in the Bundesliga. Yeboah, until recently held the forth as the highest African scorer in Germany but was dethroned

Ghanaian youngster Emmanuel Adjei Sowah marked his injury return with Anderlecht for the reserve side when he played against KV Ostend last night. The 20 year old returned to action after a six month injury lay off to help the U21 side in the 4-1. Adjei Sowah was recently promoted to the senior side and has been a key member of the side but suffered an injury that curtailed his progress. However, after seeing some game time with the reserve side, he is expected to make the team for the game