Following the World Cup trophy's arrival in Ghana on Saturday, a Ghanaian clergyman prayed over it. The World Cup trophy arrived in Ghana for a two-day tour as part of FIFA's efforts to raise awareness of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.On Saturday, ex-France forward David Trezeguet arrived with the trophy and was greeted by Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif and Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku.However, in a social media video, a pastor who was present for

Ghanaian midfielder Alfred Duncan has been ruled out of Fiorentina's Europa Conference League opener on Thursday. Duncan is nursing an injury and has not been included in the clash against Latvian side RFS.The Italian side though are expected to get the job done in the midfielder's absence.The 29-year-old has missed Fiorentina's last four games because of the injury problem and his recovery date is currently unknown.Duncan has played just one match this season.The

Black Stars assistant coach George Boateng has disclosed that Asamoah Gyan is a good friend as he reacted to the striker's comments about returning to the national team for the 2022 World Cup.Boateng, who is Black Stars assistant coach, said the technical team won't make a public statement until after speaking with the player and has nothing to say publicly about the hot topic.Gyan, who has scored 51 goals for Ghana, disclosed last month that he has unfinished business

Ghanaian midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has been named vice-captain of Hertha Berlin.Boateng has ascended to the position after the departures of captain Dedryck Boyata and vice Niklas Stark.Marvin Plattenhardt was named captain by new coach Sandro Schwarz, with Boateng serving as his assistant. Boateng rejoined his boyhood club in 2021 and helped them avoid relegation from Germany's Bundesliga last season. The club were impressed by his commitment and rewarded him with a

Former Ghana international Christian Atsu believes that joining Chelsea in the English Premier League is the best decision he has ever made.After making his name with Portuguese giants Porto, the winger moved to Stamford Bridge in 2013, signing a five-year contract.But he couldn't nail a regular spot, forcing him to go on loan before permanently leaving the club for Newcastle United in 2017.However, the 30-year-old remains steadfast in his decision, calling it the "best

Newly appointed Chelsea head coach Graham Potter worked with Ghanaâ??s Black Queens in 2007, Joy Sports has reported.The 47-year-old was appointed technical director of the Black Queens team ahead of the 2007 Womenâ??s World Cup.Ghana was paired alongside Australia, Canada, and Norway in Group C of the tournament. The Black Queens lost all three games and exited the competition at the group stage.Graham Potter prior to his appointment was the Hull Universityâ??s football

Ghanaian midfielder Nana Ampomah could feature in Fortuna Dusseldorf 2.Bundesliga clash agaisnt Hansa Rostock.Ampomah has gone from being unwelcome at the club to being considered a member of the first team group in recent weeks.The club have decided to include Ampomah in their squad for the match, despite his recent change in attitude in training.The club has decided to include Ampomah, who has been working really hard in training, in their squad for the match.Fortuna Dusseldorf

Hull City striker Benjamin Tetteh will miss four to six weeks of action due to a hamstring injury.The Ghana international was among the players who joined Hull City during the summer transfer window.He joined Hull City from Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor and has appeared in all of the club's first eight Championship games, assisting twice.Tetteh has quickly become a fan favorite, but he'll be out for a while after suffering a hamstring injury after just 13 minutes of the

Ghana forward Kwesi Appiah has disclosed that his former teammate at Crawley Town Tom Dallison played a role in his move to Colchester United.Appiah reunited with Dallison after completing a season-long loan from Crawley Town in the summer transfer window.Appiah said: "I'm going to call him Agent Dallo!"He's been grafting, to be fair to him."He was on the blower quite a lot trying to convince me to come down."He knows as a friend of mine what my options

Striker Franck Mbella Etouga  is â??unhappyâ?? at Asante Kotoko and is forcing a move away from the Ghanaian giants, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The 20-year-old has told the club's top brass he's no longer interested in continuing his career in Kumasi and wants out.GHANAsoccernet.com Headquarters can report that the striker has refused to train in a bid to force his way out of the club.The former AS Fortuna de Mfou striker has made his stance

StarTimes, official broadcaster of the betPawa Premier League has officially released TV schedule for the first three match-days ahead of the opening weekend.The 2022/23 betPawa Premier League season is expected to kick-off on Saturday, 10th September 2022 with Great Olympics vs Bechem United being the first league match on TV.The much-anticipated fixture of the opening weekend between 2016/17 Champions Aduana Stars and 2020/21 champions Hearts of Oak will beam live on Sunday, 3pm.All

Assistant coach of the Black Stars, George Boateng, has advised locally-based players to take their chances when invited to to the senior national team. According to the former Middlesbrough midfielder, Ghana Premier League players have to be brave when they get the chance with the Black Stars."Afriyie Barnieh has been with us, Dennis Korsah has been with us a couple of times... for them it's about trying to make amends," he started."I said in my interview

Ghana captain Andre Ayew joined the football world in congratulating Mohammed Kudus on his outstanding performance in the Champions League on Wednesday night.Kudus was named man of the match after dazzling in Ajax's 4-0 victory over Rangers.The 22-year-old, who has been on the bench for all five of Ajax's league games this season, was given a rare start and was a delight to watch.Ajax appeared to be in command of the game from the start, scoring twice with Kudus assisting

Luis Figo is confident Cristiano Ronaldo will deliver "without a doubt"  for Portugal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in a group comprising Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea. The Manchester United star man will again headline Portugal's quest for the world title alongside teammate Bruno Fernandes,  Man Cityâ??s Bernardo Silva, AC Milanâ??s Rafael Leao, Wolvesâ?? Goncalo Guedes and Liverpoolâ??s Diogo Jota upfront.Figo believes Portugal have one of the

Ghanaian defender Michael Akoto has reacted to Dynamo Dresden's back-to-back victories in Bundesliga III.Dresden after a good start to the season went on a run of two defeats before bouncing back to record victories over Ergerbirge Aue and Dortmund II.Akot played a pivotal role in keeping clean sheets in the last two wins."We've actually become more stable defensively. That wasn't always the case at the beginning of the season. That's why the coach focused

Technical advisor of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton, has endorsed the inclusion of new players in the Ghana squad ahead of the friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua later this month. Tariq Lamptey, Inaki Williams, Stephan Ambrosius and Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer have all been named in the team for the international friendlies.The quartet switched nationalities to represent Ghana and Chris Hughton believes they will add quality to the Black Stars ahead of the World Cup in

Maccabi Netanya reportedly turned down a transfer offer to sell key striker Patrick Twumasi to fellow Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.Hapoel Be'er Sheva made cash plus player bid, but Maccabi Netanya are not interested in selling Twumasi."Twumasi is not leaving Maccabi Netanya, despite interest," a team official said.Twumasi joined Maccabi Netanya on a free transfer in February of this year, quickly establishing himself as a regular.He has seven goals in 18 appearances

Ghanaian midfielder Kamal Sowah played a pivotal role as Belgium champions Club Brugge sting Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League Group B opener. Sowah started and lasted 89 minutes as Loubadhe Abakar Sylla's first half strike separated the two sides on Wednesday night.The former Leicester City player played a part in the game's only goal before he was replaced Eduard Sobol with a minute left.Compatriot and teammate Dennis Odoi lasted the entire duration while

Thomas Partey is confident of recovering from an injury that has kept him out of the Arsenals squad before this month's international break.The 29-year-old has been forced to sit out of the Gunners last three matches including the 3-1 defeat at Manchester United on Sunday due to a thigh problem.However, the Ghana international is hopeful of recovering from the injury sooner than expected.The Evening Standard is reporting that the midfielder will be involved in group work this

The Technical Advisor of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton, believes the friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua will give the technical team a fair idea of the players readiness ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Ghana will play Brazil in France on September 23, before engaging Nicaragua three days later in Spain.With the AFCON qualifiers postponed till next year, the Black Stars will also play Switzerland before heading to Qatar in November.â??We thought there were going to