King Faisal Babes head coach Anthony Commey has said his players weren't poor in their heavy defeat on Sunday.The Ghana Premier League returnees were handed a baptism of fire as they lost 4-1 to Dreams FC in the season's opener at the Dawu park.Commey claims majority of his players joined the team few days to the fixture and that affected their play."Though we lost but, we didn’t play a bad game, some little mistakes in the defence caused us the defeat." he

Midfielder Kwame Bonsu will be sidelined for three weeks after tearing a muscle in his side's CAF champions League draw against AS Vita last Friday, Esperance have confirmed. The Ghanaian midfielder suffered the injury in the first half of the game and had to be replaced in the 31st minute by Ben Romdhane.The former Asante Kotoko underwent scans and it has been confirmed he will be out for three and could return in the final week of January.Bonsu has been a key member of the

Inter Allies gaffer Tony Lokko is disappointed by the goals his side conceded in their heavy defeat to champions Aduana Stars in their Premier League opener. The Eleven is to One lads were whipped by the 'Ogya' Boys 4-0 at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park on Sunday.Despite the defeat to Aduana, Tonny Lokko has promised his side will works on their mistakes and bounce back even stronger.“We’ll go back home and do our corrections and also win our home match and make sure

Asante Kotoko head coach Maxwell Konadu says Songne Yacouba needs to work hard to rediscover his deadly form as the Ghana Premier League gets underway.Songne Yacouba played a role in Asante Kotoko’s 1-0 win over Eleven Wonders at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.Konadu  in an interview indicated that the Burkinabe International is recovering from injury which has affected his output and the technical team is working to get him back to his top form."Yacouba is coming

Canadian Premier League side Valour FC have confirmed signing Ghanaian winger Solomon Kojo Antwi for the 2020 season. The 19-year-old joins the Winnipeg-based side from Ghanaian side Glow Lamp Academy.Valour FC coach Rob Gale eulogized the qualities of the former Ghana U20 player.“Solomon is a player that we identified in last summer’s transfer window, and we are delighted that the visa process and contracts are now finalized,” Gale said.''As a U-20 Ghanaian international

Dreams FC coach Karim Zito is elated by his side's opening day win against King Faisal in the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League. The Still Believe Lads dismantled King Faisal 4-1 at the Dawu Theatre of Dreams on Sunday to begin their campaign in a bright note.“I’m very happy we’ve won by 4 – 1, every first game of the season is very difficult," he said after the game.“Most of our players are new to the Premier League. But I’m very content they put up such performance

Ex-Ghana international Adu Tutu Skelley married UK-based Akua Boatemaa Bannor at the weekend.GHANASoccernet.com understands the ceremony took place in Madina, Accra.Skelley currently lives in Austria where he spent more years playing clubs like LASK Linz, AK Graz and Kapfenberger SV.He played for Ghana to win the 1999 African Youth Championship on home soil.The 40-year-old also played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria where Ghana reached the quarter-final stage.

Justice Blay second-minute strike was enough for Asante Kotoko to get the Ghana Premier League season off to a winning start by beating Elmina Sharks 1-0. Blay jumped high to head into the net a fine cross from the boots of Emmanuel Gyamfi.The goal goes down as the first scored in this season's league.Check out video ????GOAL VIDEO: Justice Blay's goal against XI WONDERS.Brilliant play by Emmanuel Gyamfi,the idea and technique behind the cross leading to the

The Francis Atuahene Foundation, aimed at supporting less privileged individuals especially players to have a comfortable life has been launched in Techiman. The foundation is an initiative of FC Dallas forward Francis Atuahene.According to the 23-year-old, the Foundation would ensure that individuals would receive funds based on the recommendation by the Board of Trustees of the Foundation.He said, “lots of people in Techiman are living in very difficult situation and it’ll

FC Dallas ace Ema Twumasi has launched a sports initiative foundation, aimed at supporting the youth in Ghana.The ‘‘Ema Twumasi Foundation’’ is also purposed to provide young footballers, the opportunity to demonstrate their talents through Physical Education.Speaking at the launch ceremony at Wenchi, Twumasi said he comes from very humble beginnings and wanted to use himself as an example to inspire, educate and support the youth to a brighter future.According to him, he

President of King Faisal Football Club Alhaji Grunsah has blamed his team’s heavy defeat to Dreams FC to poor officiating.King Faisal lost heavily by 4-1 to Dreams at the Theatre of Dreams in the opening fixture of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League.Emmanuel Ocran got a brace in the game while  Ibrahim Issah and Dantani Amadu  scored to secure the win for Dreams FC in Sunday's game. Lateef Mohammed got the consolation for King Faisal in the game.According to the outspoken

Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan was named Max Performer of the Match in the Indian top-flight on Saturday when he played a pivotal role in NorthEast United's draw with Kerela Blasters.Gyan rescued his side from defeat as he salvaged a point for NorthEast United in their match against Kerela Blasters in the Indian Super League on Saturday afternoon.The legendary Ghanaian had only recovered from an injury he picked against ATK early this month and he returned to help his side to the

Ghana and Dalian Yifang F.C. Striker Emmanuel Boateng (EB21) tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Barbara in a beautiful wedding ceremony held at the Golden Bean Hotel on Saturday.The wedding was attended by family members, Coaches such as Kwesi Appiah, Maxwell Konadu,  some Black Stars players, (Frank Acheampong, Lawrence Atizigi, Nana Ampomah  Kumawood actors and actresses, Emelia Brobbey, Daabo, Kweku Menu and many more celebs, both local and some foreign players,Ernest Ohemeng,

Former Ghana internationals Anthony Baffoe and Yussif Chibsah together with Nashville SC winger David Accam were among the top personalities to watch the Hearts-Berekum Chelsea game on Sunday. Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko and Ghana U-20 coach Yaw Preko were also in attendance as two former Ghana Premier League champions battle each other at the Accra Sports Stadium.The game drew large crowds as the GPL made a return after 18 months without competitive football in the country.

Teen sensation Tariq Lamptey has expressed excitement after making his debut for English giants Chelsea in their derby victory against Arsenal. The 19-year old replaced Fikayo Tomori in the second half and impressed significantly as the Blues rallied from a goal down to beat their London rivals.The English born Ghanaian disclosed 'he and his family have been waiting for the moment.'Watch video below:  

Accra Hearts of Oak coach Kim Grant says he’s not worried about his future at the club despite their 1-0 loss to Berekum Arsenal in the opener of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League (GPL).The former international striker's future with the Phobians has been thrown into doubt after they suffered their first ever home defeat to Berekum Chelsea in their opening match of the season on Sunday.A solitary strike by Berekum Chelsea’s Jonah Attuquaye sank Hearts on home turf with many

English born Ghanaian attacker Eddie Nketiah is delighted by Leeds United 5-4 victory against Birmingham in the Championship. The on-loan Arsenal forward started the game at the St. Andrews as the Lily Whites went top of the table with victory over their rivals."What a game, what a win. Fantastic shift from the whole team, equally matched by your support," he posted after the game.Leeds took a 2-0 lead in just 20 minutes after Helder Costa and Jack Harrison had scored

Teen sensation Tariq Lamptey has expressed excitement after making his debut for English giants Chelsea in their derby victory against Arsenal. The 19-year old replaced Fikayo Tomori in the second half and impressed significantly as the Blues rallied from a goal down to beat their London rivals.The English born Ghanaian disclosed 'he and his family have been waiting for the moment.'"My heart was racing," he told Blues TV. "I was thing this was the moment

The 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season started on Sunday 29th December across all the nine league centres in the country.Below is the table for the scorers after Matchday 1 matches of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League:Yahaya Mohammed (3 goals)Emmanuel Ocran (2)Justice Blay -1Jonah Attuquaye (1)Justice Anane (1)Fockson Amankwah (1)Kwadwo Asamoah (1)Prince Adu Kwabena(1)Albert Gaizie (1)Ebenezer Akyebi (1)Prince Opoku(1)Appiah Richard (1)Kyei Baffour(1)Michael Ampadu(1)Sule Sadick

Ghanaian winger Enock Atta Agyei has earned himself a place in the CAF Confederation Cup team of the week after a remarkable performance.The former Ghana U20 star put in an impressive display to help Horoya AC overcome Djoliba AC with a 1-0 win on Sunday in their third group stage game.Agyei was instrumental in the game as he had four successful dribbles from five attempts.He was also the second best in passing accuracy with 87% succession rate.The narrow victory has taken the Guinean