Ismael Benaccer took time to replace injured Afriyie Acquah during Empoli’s 3-1 defeat to Sassuolo last Friday.Acquah was injured in the first half for Empoli and a substitution was found wanting.Ismael Benaccer was to come on for the Ghanaian, but it took him about 14 minutes to come on for his teammate and the substitution was pending for throughout that time.Sky stated that the player was spotted without a shirt and that's why it took time.Following the game, Empoli coach

Ghana defender Andy Yiadom has praised the mentality of his Reading teammates after bouncing from a run of poor results to beat Hull City in the English Championship.The Black Stars right back scored his first Reading goal as they thrashed the Tigers at home on Saturday.Despite their impressive display against Hull, Reading have struggled in the Championship this season and lost their previous home game against Norwich.“It feels good to finally get a home win,” Yiadom told the

Elvis Opoku has issued a damning assessment of the current Aduana Stars administration, insisting it's 'terrible and horrible' amid a massive uproar that has hit the club this year.The midfielder has accused the club hierarchy of selectivity after blocking his move to a foreign club.Opoku, 25, wants his two-year contract terminated, insisting he will not return to Dorma regardless of the consequences.The hugely talented enforcer is seething with anger after the club

Ashantigold defender Eric Donkor feels disappointed after the double header friendlies against Asante Kotoko ended with both sides recording identical scorelines at home. The miners defeated their neighbours Asante Kotoko 3-2 in the second leg of the 'Golden Clash' on Sunday, after the first leg played a fortnight ended in the same way but in favour of the Porcupine Warriors.The former Asante Kotoko vice captain wants a third game played to settle the two sides with the

Interim coach of Hearts Oak Seth Hoffman believes that his team are still far from showing their true potential.The Phobians have failed to register a goal in recent friendly games which has put the team under severe criticism.In an interview with the media in the aftermath of his outfit 0-0 stalemate with Eastern Region based Kaakyire FC at the Nkawkaw Park on Sunday, Hoffman relayed his plans of blending the youth team players with the first team players to form a solid team.“You

In-form Ghana winger Edwin Gyasi provided an assist for CSKA Sofia in their 2-0 win over Botev Vratsa in the Bulgarian Parva Liga.CSKA Sofia got off to a flying start to the game as former Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov put the ball at his own net to hand the visitors the lead.CSKA sealed the win in the 38th minute after Edwin Gyasi cut back pass found Ali Sowe on the edge of the box, the Gambian forward placed his low shot perfectly past goalkeeper Krasimir Kostov.The

The senior national female team have arrived in the central regional capital, Cape Coast to continue with preparations ahead of the Africa Women's Cup of Nations. The team has been on a nationwide tour, where they met some high profile personalities, chiefs and played a couple of friendlies as part of preparations for the tournament to be hosted in Ghana.The Black Queens arrived in Cape Coast from Tamale on Monday morning, after touring the Ashanti Region, the Brong Ahafo

GHANASoccernet.com's African Football specialist Nuhu Adams has a lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared in CAF's inter-clubs competitions this weekend. Quartet Brefe Mensah, Ocansey Mandela, Sebe Baffour Kyei and Godfred Asante suffered elimination with Guinean side Horoya in the Champions League.Prosper Donkor played for Rwandan side Rayon Sports who got thumped 5-1 to exit the Confederation Cup.There is more below: CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUEIt was end of the road for Horoya

GHANASoccernet.com's African Football specialist Nuhu Adams has a lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared in CAF's inter-clubs competitions this weekend. Quartet Brefe Mensah, Ocansey Mandela, Sebe Baffour Kyei and Godfred Asante suffered elimination with Guinean side Horoya in the Champions League.Prosper Donkor played for Rwandan side Rayon Sports who got thumped 5-1 to exit the Confederation Cup.There is more below: CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUEIt was end of the road for Horoya

Chief Executive Officer of Hearts of Oak Mark Noonan has hit back at Cosmos Dauda over comments made that management of the club is using the players to enrich their purse in the wake of the friendly encounter against Asante Kotoko.During an interview with Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM last Friday, Cosmos Dauda, who was among four players released by the Accra-based giants before the start of the soon-to-be-truncated league season, described the game against their rivals as 'nonsense'

Ghanaian defender Benson Anang got off the mark for MSK Zilina in their 5-0 win over KF Senika in the Slovakian top flight league.The 18-year-old right back doubled Zilina's lead just three minutes after the break after Jakub Holubek had given them the lead on the stroke of half time.Further goals from Robert Bozenik, Ivan Diaz and Michal Skvarka handed the Shoshons a 5-0 victory over their opponents.Anang enjoyed full throttle of the game while compatriot Patrick Asmah

Italian Serie A side Empoli have announced that midfielder Afriyie Acquah suffered a flexor injury during their clash against Sassuolo on Friday.The Ghana international was substituted after 14 minutes in the 3-1 defeat due to pains in his thigh.Acquah underwent a scan and it has been revealed a contraction of the muscles.He has played in all five league matches since joining Empoli on transfer deadline day on loan from Torino.

Ghana winger Thomas Agyepong has expressed excitement after scoring his debut goal for Scottish side Hibernian in their 3-0 victory over Dundee United on Saturday. The Black Stars winger replaced Martin Boyle midway through the second half and scored a superb solo effort to wrap up the three points.Agyepong, who has struggled with injuries after returning to Manchester City in the summer from Nac Breda, had to wait weeks after joining Hibs to make his debut due to some paper works.However,

Richard Ofori and his Maritzburg United recorded their first win of the season with a narrow 1-0 win victory over Bloemfontein Celtic at the Dr Molemela Stadium on Sunday.The Team of Choice had gone four matches without a win and were a shadow of a team which reached the final of the Nedbank final last season.During the testing times the opening matches, Ofori  was confident things were going to be better.''This is not a time to panic because we’ve only played four

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long domination of football’s individual awards is under threat from Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric and Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah when FIFA’s player of the year is announced today.For the first time in 12 years Messi is not even nominated among the three finalists for the award after early exits for Argentina at the World Cup and Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.Both Messi

Richmond Boakye rescued Red Star Belgrade from derby defeat as he scored in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Partizan Belgrade in the Serbian Superliga. The Ghana international striker found the back of the net in the 73rd minute after applying a header to a Marko Marin cross.Goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovi? thought he's saved it, but the assistant referee signalled that it had crossed the goal line and that it was a goal.Partizan had taken the lead on 33 minutes through Ricardo Gomes.He

Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Lomotey returned from injury and produced an impressive display as Villareal B defeated Ejea 2-0 in the Spanish third tier.The former Dreams FC midfielder was cleared fit ahead of the match after being out for about 10 days with an injury.His return was a boost for the Yellow Submarines, who were outstanding against Ejea and recorded an important away win.Simon Moreno Barosso scored a brace with his first coming in the 39th and had his second on 56 minutes.The

Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Lomotey returned from injury and produced an impressive display as Villareal B defeated Ejea 2-0 in the Spanish third tier.The former Dreams FC midfielder was cleared fit ahead of the match after being out for about 10 days with an injury.His return was a boost for the Yellow Submarines, who were outstanding against Ejea and recorded an important away win.Simon Moreno Barosso scored a brace with his first coming in the 39th and had his second on 56 minutes.The

Ghanaian midfielder Prosper Kasim was on target again for Mjällby in their 5-1 hammering of Husqvarna in the Swedish lower-tier league on Sunday evening.The former Inter Allies enforcer continued from where he left off last week in the 3-1 win over Oskarshamns AIK when they engaged Mjällby at home.Kasim fetched the third goal for his side in the 54th minute with a cracking finish on the edge of the area.The win consolidated Mjällby lead on top of the pile after 23 matches with

Elvis Manu opened the scoring to help his side Akhisar Bld Spor cruise to a 3-0 win over Galatasaray at home in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday.The Dutch-born found the back of the net in the 51st minute to register his second league goal of the season.Guray Vural converted a penalty in the 80th minute to double the lead.Four minutes later, Mustafa Yumla scored the final goal.Manu joined Akhisar Bld Spor this summer.