Bankroller of AshantiGold SC Dr. Kwaku Frimpong says his outfit are the best team in Ghana at the moment.AshantiGold will engage regional rivals Asante Kotoko in a friendly encounter at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.The Obuasi-based outfit will be aiming to halt the well-oiled machine of coach Paa Kwesi Fabin's men following their back-to-back victories over sworn rivals Hearts of Oak in a two-legged friendly game.According to the tough-talking majority shareholder

Ghanaian forward Emmanuel Boateng has expressed delight in scoring his first goal in the serie B for Spezia in the current campaign. Emmanuel Gyasi climbed off the bench to power Spezia to victory over Brescia in the Italian Serie B on Saturday.Following the victory on Saturday the 24 year old said he was happy to score his first goal for the club as they secured all three points."Great excitement for the first goal in Serie B, after a good choral action", Emmanuel Gyasi

Ghanaian forward Emmanuel Gyasi says he and his Spezia teammates must focus on the long-term goal of qualifying to the Serie A after their first win of the season against Brescia. Spezia claimed a 3-2 win over Brescia last Saturday thanks to a strike by Gyasi.Coach Pasquale Marino called upon Gyasi on the 58th minute when the match became tough for his side and he wasted no time by scoring a delightful strike in the 74th minute."We must continue to work as we are doing, thinking

Ghana winger Solomon Asante has taken the taken the American second-tier league by storm with his swashbuckling performances.The petit wideman has single-handedly shot the Arizona-based outfit to the second spot on the United Soccer League's Western Conference table.The 27-year-old gabbed six goals during the month of August, earning him a nominee for the player of the month accolade.Asante has hit the back of the net on 13 occasions, making him the second dangerous hitman

Harambee Stars head coach Sebastien Migne has urged Kenyans to come and cheer the team as they take on Ghana in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Kasarani.It will be Migne’s first competitive home fixture since he was unveiled in May and the Frenchman is well aware of the huge expectations that await him.Speaking yesterday at Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS) where the national team has been training, Migne, while admitting that it is a tough fixture for his

The fate of thousands of aspiring professional footballers hangs in the balance following the conclusion of the regional trials of the second edition of the Betway Talent Search (BTS) last Saturday at the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra.According to the Betway’s Country Manager, Kwabena Oppong-Nkrumah about 22 players shall be selected to be camped ahead of the grand finale scheduled for later this month which will decide which of the players will receive professional

Head coach of the Black Stars Kwesi Appiah says he is overwhelmed by the level of unity in camp as Ghana prepares to face Kenya on Saturday in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The team arrived in Nairobi on Thursday with coach Kwesi Appiah and his 20 man squad after spending four days in Addis Ababa training for the weekend's encounter.Ahead of the game on Saturday coach Kwesi Appiah has expressed delight in the level of unity in camp and believes Ghana will triumph at

Midfielder Kofi Amoako Atta has signed for Spanish second-tier side CD Don Benito.The 21-year-old moved from Turkish side Bursaspor to Spain on transfer deadline day.Last season, he made four appearances for Giresunspor in the Turkish second-tier and scored one goal.Atta signed for the Green Crocodile in 2017 from Ghana lower-tier side Spartan FC.

Deputy Black Stars coach Ibrahim Tanko has insisted that they are yet to decide on who will captain the team in AFCON 2019 clash against Kenya following reports that Kwadwo Asamoah will lead the team on Saturday.Partey has been handed the armband in the last four matches of the Black Stars with substantive captain Asamoah Gyan and deputy Andre Ayew left out of the squad.In the current squad for Saturday's 2019 AFCON qualifier against Kenya, Asamoah is senior-most player and

Chief Executive Officer of Ashantigold Dr. Kweku Frimpong has been talking big ahead of his side's friendly encounter with regional rivals Asante Kotoko. According to the majority shareholder of the Miners, his club is the best team in Ghana at the moment and says non of the traditional powerhouses in the country are close the standard of his side.Dr. Kwaku Frimpong is also betting his Lamborghini on the game as he is prepared to let go the expensive car should Kotoko win

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah is expected to make changes to his starting XI for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya on Saturday.The gaffer will alter with his line-up following the inclusion of some key players and  including Kwadwo Asamoah and new-boy William Owusu and the unavailability of others.Asamoah, who plays for Inter Milan has returned to the squad after a four-year absence while Hoffenheim defender Kasim Nuhu has pulled out due to injury.The situation

The seven suspected Hearts of Oak fans who were remanded have been granted bail by the Nkawie magistrate court.In the friendly encounter between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last Sunday, some fans believed to be advocates of the Phobians ripped 127 chairs and hauled them onto the pitch in protest after their shout for a penalty was waved off by referee Kwame Sefah.The cost of fixing a seat, according to the National Sports Authority (NSA), is

Sassuolo forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has justified his decision to represent Ghana and not Germany at senior level.The 31-year-old was born in Germany and represented the European country in U-19 level down to U-21 level but decided against playing for Die Mannschaft as he honoured an invitation from the Black Stars prior to the 2010 Fifa World Cup."There was no room for me there (in the German national team) because I always say what I think. Back then, a guy like me wasn't

Acting Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA) Majeed Bawa says his outfit will charge Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak for the destruction of the 271 chairs at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium during the second leg of their friendly match last Sunday.During the match between the country's most glamorous clubs, Hearts of Oak fans were alleged to have clashed with the military after being angered by a supposed penalty call that was ignored by referee Kwame Sefah.The fans

Former Benin FA president Moucharafou Anjorin has been thrown into prison and several secretariat officials have been suspended after the country’s team were disqualified from the U17 AFCON qualifiers in Niamey after 10 players failed an MRI age test.Anjorin was arrested by the military police of Agblangandan and later confined to prison in Cotonou, according to media reports monitored by SCORENigeria.Newly elected Benin FA boss Mathurin de Chacus has also suspended several secretariat

Valencia midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia has been cleared by Fifa to swap national allegiances to play for Central African Republic (CAR).The 25-year-old had represented France in the U16 level down to the senior level – and played a vital role as the European country's U20 side won the Fifa World Cup in 2013.Although he has played five games for Les Bleus at the senior level but they were not in competition – hence, the decision to switch allegiance to CAR.Kondogbia was

Defender Jonathan Mensah says Columbus Crew have not slowed down in training although the MLS side will not be back in action until 15 September.The Black and Gold will to Texas to face FC Dallas in their next MLS match since defeating New York City FC last Saturday at home.Columbus Crew are tipped to make the MLS Cup playoffs as they sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.They are 10 points ahead of the New England Revolution, who are the conference's seventh place

Acting National Sports Authority Director Majeed Bawa has stated that his outfit will not sanction the friendly match between Asante Kotoko and AshantiGold which is scheduled to come off at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.The two Ashanti regional teams will lock horns in the first leg of the two legged friendly game at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.The match will be the Porcupine Warriors third consecutive games at the edifice following a two-legged friendly encounter

Aduana Stars operations manager George Gyawu has launched a blistering attack on the FIFA/CAF Liaison team, claiming they offered NO support to the club during their 2018 CAF Confederation Cup campaign.The outspoken football administrator further revealed the club rather spent money on the two-man liaison during their visits to Dorma over the period, fueling their cars in the process.Gyawu insists the liaison team only offered support on paper and did absolutely nothing to aid their

Gabon will face off with Burundi in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification Group C match on Saturday.The game is set to take place at the Stade d'Angondjé in Libreville, Gabon.The Panthers lost 2-1 to Mali away in their first game in their Group C campaign in June 2017.As a result, Gabon are placed third on group standings without a single point.They lost 1-0 to United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their last game which was the 2018 Kings Cup match at home six months