Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has revealed that Anthony Annan played a role in his decision to coach in South Africa.According to the Spaniard, he spoke with the former Ghana star, and Annan had nothing but positive things to say about South Africa and African football in general.Riveiro had coached mostly in Finland, establishing a good reputation steering unfashionable FC Inter Turku, who boast one top-flight Veikkausliiga title in their 32-year history, to second, second

Ghana midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh is in line to feature for SC Freiburg in their Europa League match against QarabaÄ? FK on Thursday night after recovering from an injury.The 26-year-old has been dealing with physical problems since he made the switch to the Bundesliga from St Pauli.The Ghana international is now back on the rise after he gained match practice in the second team at the weekend.He featured for 80 minutes for the side as they won 1-0 against Ingolstadt in the

FIFA has promised to stage free concerts with international stars for visitors to the official Fan Festival in Qatar during the World Cup later this year.FIFA said on Wednesday that the Al Bidda Park in central Doha will host "concerts starring top global and local music acts and live works by internationally acclaimed performance artists" during the World Cup tournament.The festival site will be the official viewing area for fans to watch the 64 games on giant screens

Black Stars deputy coach George Boateng has urged home-based players to make an impact when invited to the national team.The former Aston Villa U-23 coach made this assertion on how difficult home-based players fail to break into the squad when they get the call-up.According to him, players invited are given equal opportunities irrespective of wherever they play and they must prove to get into the starting line up.In recent times home-based players invited into the team have struggled

Black Stars management committee member Alhaji Karim Grusah has weighed in on whether legendary striker Asamoah Gyan should be included in Ghanaâ??s squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.In an interview last month, Asamoah Gyan stated that he would like to participate in the upcoming World Cup despite not having played for the Black Stars in over three years and not being active in over a year due to injuries.Alhaji Grusah believes it will be a major problem if coach Otto Addo

Assistant coach of the Black Stars, George Boateng, insists the country needs better pitches to help improve the quality of football. Several players and managers from the top divisions of Ghanaian football have complained about the poor nature of  pitches in the country.And according to George Boateng, who has been paying attention to the local leagues, the playing surfaces need massive improvement."One thing that stands out for me is definitely the football pitches,"

Legendary striker Asamoah Gyan's desire to Black Stars for the 2022 World Cup has not been discussed by the technical team, according to George Boateng. 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 with the national team and is hoping

Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus has been named in the UEFA Champions League team of the week following his eye-popping display against Rangers on Wednesday.The 22-year-old superstar put up an eye-catching performance for the Dutch giants as they thumped Scottish giants 4-0.The Ghana international pulled a piledriver and provided an assist as the the Jews dominated to record an emphatic victory at the Johan Cruff Arena.Kudus is in the class of his own with a world class performance

Ajax captain Dusan Tadic heaped praises on  Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus following his outstanding performance in Wednesday's Champions League opener against Rangers at the Amsterdam Arena.Kudus was the star man of the show as Ajax defeated Rangers 4-0 and was named Man of the match.'He played a great game', Tadic says said in an interview with RTL 7.'Everyone is just very important to us. We have sixteen, seventeen players who can always play. That is

Belgian outfit Lommel SK  have completed the permanent transfer of Ghanaian defender Yeboah Amankwah from Manchester City. The 21-year-old joined the side on the final day of the summer transfer window.The Ghanaian played on loan at English third division side Accrington Stanley, where the right-footed defender featured 27 times.He has now joined the Belgian Division B side on a permanent contract from English giants Manchester City.Yeboah featured for Manchester for United's

Celta de Vigo central defender Joseph Aidoo has explained what he meant in the locker room tunnel before their win against Cádiz CF in when he shouted "he won the canoe like an animal".Aidoo played all minutes in the match as Celta claimed a comfortable 3-0 over Cadiz in the La Liga in Balaídos last Friday.The Ghana international defender is still a long way from completely mastering in the Spanish language.The 26-year-old centre-back arrived in Spain to join Celta

Former Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu has ruled out a return to the national team ahead of the 2022 World Cup.Agyeman Badu, 31, insisted he was not ready to come out of retirement to play for the Black Stars despite sealing a move to Ghana Premier League side Great Olympics this season.â??I am not ready for the Black Stars or the upcoming World Cup. I just want to enjoy my football with Great Olympics and not to have another chance with the Black Stars,â? he stated