Star Andre Ayew has been advised by his uncle Sola Ayew not to be keen on the Black Stars captaincy.There are reports that the Fenerbahce star is obsessed with the armband and that is partly to be blamed for his absence from the team.Some of his critics say Andre feels it is his birthright to lead the senior national team just like his dad Abedi Pele did years ago.This is said to have created tension between himself and substantive skipper Asamoah Gyan but both camps have swept

Asante Kotoko defender Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is relishing the challenge of facing AshantiGold forward, Saddick Adams in Sunday's friendly clash.The budding centre-back was in excellent form for the Porcupine Warriors during their 2-0 win over arch-rivals Hearts of Oak last Sunday.The 18-year-old believes he has what it takes to quell off the threat of experienced AshantiGold hitman Saddick Adams when the two clubs meet in the first leg of the two-legged friendly match against

Any one who has been monitoring the recent call ups into the Black Stars will notice that Andre and his younger brother Jordan have been dropped and not many are surprised.The last time they were close to the national team was the 1st of September 2017 when Ghana played out a 1-1 draw with Congo in a World Cup qualifier.The head coach and his technical team were initially hesitant on commenting on the absence of the two brothers but grew tired of the knocking question from the media

FIFA and CAF top officials Veron Mosengo-Omba and Amadu Pinnick will arrive in Ghana on Tuesday to kick-start the process of normalising football in the powerful West African nation, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. The two officials will hold meeting with Ghana's sports minister Isaac Asiamah in the Accra to pave way for the announcement of members of the FIFA normalisation committee, GHANAsoccernet.com can report.It's widely believed the two men will be part of the

FIFA will announce members of the normalisation committee to run Ghana football next week, GHANAsoccernet.com can report.The world governing body will take temporal control of the Ghana Football Association amid massive corruption allegations which have rocked the West African nation.FIFA director of development for Africa and Caribbean, Veron Mosengo-Omba and acting CAF First Vice Amadu Pinnick will arrive in Ghana on Tuesday to hold meeting with the country's sports minister

Royal Antwerp defender Daniel Opare has revealed he played no role in convincing Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah to hand clubmate William Owusu his first international call-up.Owusu, who has scored three goals in six league appearances in the Belgian top-flight, got invited for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya.''Our coach is very intelligent and he knows a lot about football. I know he has been watching  William for a long time. And I certainly think it’s

Ghanaian midfielder Isaac Cofie is delighted with unity in Sporting Gijon squad as they aim to win promotion to the Spanish top flight division.The Rojiblancos have started the Spanish Segunda campaign on a bright note after picking seven points from three games.Ruben Baraja's men are sitting second on the log, having drawn one game while table toppers Malaga have collected maximum points in their three matches.The Molinon Stadium outfit will be aiming to overtake Malaga atop

Guinea international Abdoul Camara has been forced to retire from football due to a heart condition.The 28-year-old striker has been advised to stop playing with immediate effect.“I cannot go on because I’m at risk of cardiac arrest or dying on the pitch like a lot of other players,” he told French website footmercato.Last month his French club Guingamp announced that he would not play for the club again, due to medical reasons.“We have to move on, even if it’s hard to

Levante new recruit Raphael Dwamena is happy with his output so far in the Spanish La Liga.The Ghana striker is yet to start a match for the Frogs but has impressed in his three appearances as a substitute.Dwamena has sent strong signals after registering two assists.''It's been great so far, even though am still learning a lot about my team, my teammates and the language. Am looking forward to great achievement in the league with Levante as I work hard to improve

Ghanaian youngster Issah Abass made his debut for Mainz O5 in their friendly win over TuS Koblenz on Thursday after joining the club in the summer. The 19 year old, who joined the Bundesliga side on a five year deal on transfer deadline day came on in the 60th minute to help Mainz defeat TuS Koblenz 2-0.Daniel Brosinski opened the scoring for the German top tier side in the 22nd minute after a brilliant piece of play before Nigerian striker Anthony Ujah made it two with 12 minutes

Andre Ayew's quiet international break continued on Thursday as he trained with a reduced Fenebahce team at their training ground under the watchful eye of Philip Cocu.The 28-year-old was not included in Kwesi Appiah’s 20-man squad for Ghana’s 2019 AFCON qualifier against Kenya on Sunday.The former Olympique Marseille forward has been in superb for the Turkish giants since joining on a season-long loan from Swansea City.He has scored once in four games in the Tukish Supalig

Former Real Madrid and Spain defender Michel Salgado has begun working as an assistant coach with the Egyptian national team.The 42-year-old's first task is to help the Pharaohs prepare for Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against visiting Niger.The Spaniard joins former Egypt international Hany Ramzy as assistants to Mexican coach Javier Aguirre.He played more than 250 times for Real Madrid and won 53 international caps.Salgado was in Ghana last year for

Ghana forward Richmond Boakye-Yiadom trained with Red Star Belgrade for the first time since rejoining the club after six months in China. The former Juventus attacker rejoined the club from Chinese side Jiangsu Suning on deadline transfer day after an unsuccessful spell in Asia.His return to Europe is good news for the Serbian Champions who have made it to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah is likely to start returnee midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah from the bench in Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya.The Inter Milan ace is not fully fit after limping off training on Wednesday in Addis Ababa.GHANASoccernet.com understands coach Appiah will prefer to field combative midfielders against the Harambee Stars who are hungry for a win after losing their opening at Sierra Leone.Maritzburg United first choice Richard Ofori

The Black Stars of Ghana are seeking to extend their impressive away form when they play Kenya in Nairobi on Saturday in the Africa Cup of nations qualifier.The West African giants arrived in Kenya on Thursday night for the second group E game of the AFCON 2019 qualifiers.The team has recorded some impressive away performances in recent times including the 5-1 thrashing of Congo in Brazzaville last year.Ghana has also recorded wins over Saudi Arabia and Japan in Jeddah and Yokohama

Thomas Partey will captain the Black Stars in the AFCON 2019 clash against Kenya on Saturday.Reports went widespread in the media that the Atletico Madrid enforcer will be stripped of the captaincy following the return of Kwadwo Asamoah in the team's fold.However, reports reaching GHANASoccernet.com indicate that the 24-year-old will continue to captain the team for the match against the Harambee Stars.The former Tema Youth midfielder had led Ghana in the friendly with Japan

Black Stars defender Daniel Opare says the team is excited over the return of experience midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah. Asamoah returns to the Black Stars for the first time in four years after last appearing in the national jersey at the World Cup in Brazil 2014.Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya, the Inter Milan star was invited by coach Kwesi Appiah to help with his experience against the Harambee stars on Saturday.Meanwhile, defender Daniel Opare, who is

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah will be scratching his head in naming his starting XI to face Kenya on Saturday in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.Appiah has all of his star performers fit and raring to go as they chase a second successive win in the qualifier.In midfield, he has got options in Afriyie Acquah, Thomas Partey, Ebenezer Ofori, Nana Ampomah and Frank Acheampong.Also, there is the experienced Kwadwo Asamoah, Isaac Sackey and Edwin Gyasi.In defence, who gets to partner

The Black Stars will head into the 2019 AFCON qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya with no injury problems after the squad showed up looking healthy.The 20 players invited are all fit for the final training session in Ethiopia before the team leaves for Nairobi for the game on Saturday.On Wednesday, there were reports Kwadwo Asamoah has suffered a minor injury but the Black Stars returnee has refuted such claims insisting he is fit for the Kenya clash.The Black Stars are

Ghana defender Daniel Opare has returned to the Black Stars squad after his absence in recent matches to play on Saturday's match against Kenya.The Belgium-based player talks about his return and the Black Stars preparations for the Kenya game.Watch video belowhttps://youtu.be/uoSYS1u8QF8