Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson determined to make Jordan Ayew's loan move permanent in a deal that could cost the Eagles  £4millionThe experienced wants to make the Ghana international his first summer signing.Ayew, who is on a season-long loan from Aston Villa, is set to stay at Selhurst Park for a longer duration.The 27-year-old has struggled for constant game time but has managed 18 Premier League appearances-mostly as a substitute.He has scored one goal to his credit.According

Midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has backed striker Patrick Twumasi to success at Deportivo Alaves next season. Twumasi has struggled with injuries and for form since joining from Kazakhstani side Astana in the summer on a four year deal.The 24-year old is yet to score his debut goal for the club after making 8 appearances in all competition for the La Liga side.Compatriot Mubarak Wakaso, who is having a better season at Alaves believes his country man will come good next season."He

Japanese trainer Kenichi Yatsuhashi has returned to Ghana to take charge of Division One League side Krystal Palace FC. According to reports, Yatsuhashi is leading a team of Japanese consortium to partner the Akosombo-based side.He will also serve as technical director of the club as well as the head coach.Yatsuhashi to appoint Yaw Preko as assistant coach and Nassam Yakubu as goalkeepers' coach.He has previously handle Hearts of Oak, Inter Allies and Aduana Stars.

GHANAsoccernet has sighted the trophies to be awarded to the winners in the various categories of the Women's Special Competition this weekend. The awards to be given out are Golden Boot, Discovery of the tournament, Best player and Golden Glove.The finals of the Ghana Football Association Women's  Normalisation Comittee comes off on Sunday April 14 as Ampem Darkoa and Hasaacas Ladies battle for the ultimate at the El-Wak Sports Stadium.Ampea Darko defeated Prison Ladies

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says the Black Stars are ready for any outcome of Friday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw in Cairo.The four-time continental champions are in Pot 2 alongside DR Congo, Mali, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea and Algeria.This means they could either face hosts Egypt or any of the top seeds Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco or Nigeria.The Black Stars can also get one of the third-tier teams South Africa, Uganda, Benin, Mauritania, Madagascar or old foes Kenya

Striker Fredrick Boateng says he is surprised by Asante Kotoko's demands for him to return all sports kits given to him during his stay at the club. The Porcupine Warriors terminated the contract of the former Inter Allies forward on Thursday but interesting the Kumasi based club has asked the player to return all apparel handed to him.Boateng revealed he has no problems with the club but was shocked on receiving the news.“I've no qualms with nobody at Asante Kotoko

Former Ghana shot-stopper Abubakari Damba wants the Black Stars to avoid host Egypt in the AFCON draw on Friday. Ghana have been unseeded in today's draw, meaning they will be in a group with some of the continent's top opposition including Egypt.Despite being disappointed that Ghana lost top seed, Damba prefers the team in a group with Cameroon than the Pharoahs."The Afcon is the finest tournament on the continent and as the draw gets closer, there are a lot of

Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko are in advance talks with a mining firm called Asanko Gold Ghana, a subisidiary of ASANKA GOLD for a sponsorship deal. According to a report by Oyerepa FM the  agreement when signed will see the mining firm taking up the wage bill of some selected players in the team.This is to enable the club meet the high demands of these players whom many agents and clubs are luring to take abroad to continue with their career.This also forms part of

Black Stars head coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed that his team will camp for about three weeks before they fly out to Egypt for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.According to the Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, the Black Stars are set to pitch camp in Qatar ahead of the tournament."Once our  team is selected for the AFCON, we will be in camp for about three weeks and there are a whole lot of issues we will try to address before we go and

Black Stars head coach Kwesi Appiah has revealed that his team will camp for about three weeks before they fly out to Egypt for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.According to the Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, the Black Stars are set to pitch camp in Qatar ahead of the tournament."Once our  team is selected for the AFCON, we will be in camp for about three weeks and there are a whole lot of issues we will try to address before we go and

Board Chairman for the National Sports Authority(NSA) Kwadwo Baah Agyemang says the Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee(NC) did nothing to change the status of Ghana football during their first tenure in office.The Normalisation Committee were appointed by FIFA in consulation with the government of Ghana to administer the affairs of football as well as change the status of the FA after a documentary on corruption in Ghana football by Anas Amereyaw which led to the

Board Chairman for the National Sports Authority(NSA) Kwadwo Baah Agyemang says the Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee(NC) did nothing to change the status of Ghana football during their first tenure in office.The Normalisation Committee were appointed by FIFA in consulation with the government of Ghana to administer the affairs of football as well as change the status of the FA after a documentary on corruption in Ghana football by Anas Amereyaw which led to the

Cairo International StadiumEgypt will stage the 2019 AFCON after Cameroon were stripped of the hosting rights, as confirmed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in January.The 2019 tournament will be the first edition with 24 teams taking part, and will be played out in six stadiums, according to the Egypt Football Association (EFA)."We had initially proposed eight sites for the tournament but after an inspection by a CAF delegation, we chose only six," EFA spokesman

Egypt's Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi conducted an inspection tour in the Pyramids area where the ceremony of the African Cup of Nations draw will take place. The minister was accompanied by Hani Abu Reda, president of the Egyptian Football Association and chairman of the AFCON Organizing Committee.Sobhi inspected the draw theater, all the entrances and exits as wells as the VIP area, and lauded the efforts exerted by the Organizing Committee.The minister assured

Coaches of countries that qualified for the Nations Cup in June, have lauded CAF's organisation of a workshop to get them abreast with the new changes in the game. The coaches were taken through a thorough workshop regarding the major changes expected in the 32nd edition of the biggest African football extravaganza.In particular, the technicians were able to familiarize themselves with “the latest refereeing guidelines”, according to Paul Put, who will be leading Guinea

As the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw takes place on Friday (today) in Cairo, the Confederation of Africa Football is reportedly under pressure as the body is yet to resolve the issue of TV rights for the football fiesta.Surprisingly, as the excitement builds up for the tournament billed for June, millions of African fans are still not sure whether the competition would be showcased on free TV.A couple of weeks ago, a tender was issued for an agency to manage CAF’s free-to-air

Find out when the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to take place, where it is being held, and which 24 nations have qualified.Who are the Afcon holders?Cameroon. They beat Egypt 2-1 in the final in Libreville, Gabon, in February 2017. Vincent Aboubakar scored an 88th-minute winner.Who is hosting the Afcon this year?The finals were due to he held in Cameroon, but in January the country was stripped of hosting rights over concerns at the slow pace of preparations. The Confederation

Ahead of today's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw, GHANASoccernet.com assesses the best and worst cast scenario for the Black Stars of Ghana.The best drawThe Black Stars will learn their tournament group stage fate today, as the first ever six groups are drawn in Egypt.Kwesi Appiah's men will be confident of advancing to the next round round of the competition, but will first have to avoid some 'big' countries in the group stage when the draw is done in Sphinx,

Deputy Black Meteors gaffer Michael Osei has touched down in Germany ahead of his three weeks refresher program.Osei left the shores of Ghana on Tuesday to embark on a three-week refresher course in Germany where he will team up with compatriot Thomas Boakye who coaches the feeder side of German Bindesliga side FSV Mainz 05.The Star Madrid trainer is expected to continue his course at TSG Hoffenheim before completing it at Bundesliga II side SV Darmstadt 98.The soft-spoken coach

The Africa Cup of Nations draw takes place on Friday (18:00 GMT), with the 24 participating teams waiting to discover their countries' fate.But first there will be the process on how the draw will be conducted and it started with the seeding of the teams for the competition.The draw to be held in Cairo will be based on the April Fifa rankings which, ordinarily, would have placed Cameroon (ranked 54) and Egypt (57) among the second seeds.But it is a worldwide football tradition