Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder has been impressed by midfielder Mohammed Kudus who has been explosive in his new role as an attacker.Schreuder, who took over Erik ten Hag this summer, has deployed the Ghana star as false nine in three pre-season games and Kudus has scored in all."We have also used him a lot in training as a striker and as a right winger. He does that very well. He plays on intuition, which makes him very difficult for opponents to defend. He is strong, fast

Ghanaâ??s Black Princesses have arrived in Paris to continue their training for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022.The team left Accra early Wednesday, July 27, and arrived in Paris in the evening.Ghana will play France in a pre-tournament warm-up match on Friday, July 29, 2022, before the technical team finalises the tournament squad.Black Princesses, who are competing in their sixth FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, are in Group D with the Netherlands, the

Black Princesses coach Ben Fokuo says he is looking forward to winning his first game at the U-20 Women's World Championships, which will be held in Costa Rica next month.Black Princesses will face the United States in their first match at the Estadio Alejandro Morera on August 11, followed by matches against the Netherlands and Japan.The team has been preparing for the tournament, which begins on August 10, for some time and left Ghana last night to finish their preparations

Ghana Football Association president, Kurt Okraku, has backed the Black Princesses to make history at the 2022 Women's U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica.As part of their preparations for the tournament, head coach Ben Fokuo and his squad left Accra on Wednesday for a match against the France National U-20 team on Friday, July 29.On August 11, the Black Princesses will face the United States at the Estadio Alejandro Morera, followed by matches against the Netherlands and Japan.â??Itâ??s

Iâ??ve become more interested and passionate about leadership months after enrolling for a masterâ??s degree course in Organisational Leadership and Governance at the University of Ghana Business School. This partly led me to keenly follow the 2022 Africa Womenâ??s Sports Summit (AWSS) in Accra, which among edifying topics, focused on leadership in African sports from womenâ??s perspective.I was impressed with the discussantsâ?? viewpoints on various subjects,

Division One side, Pacific Heroes FC, are set to appoint Montenegrin manager Obren Saric as the new head coach of the club. The UEFA Pro coach arrives in Ghana on Thursday to complete his move to the Ghanaian outfit.Pacific Heroes are beefing up their technical department ahead of the start of the 2022/23 season, with the hopes of gaining promotion to the topflight.Obren Saric has vast experience in coach, having led Montenegrin club OFK Petrovac in 2008 before working as Director

The Technical Director of Right to Dream (RTD) Academy, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, says his outfit's investment in women's football is its contribution to the Ghana Football Association's broader view of football in the country.We're thinking about how the female football industry is supposed to be. That is also our contribution towards the Football Association's broader view of football in Ghana," he told GraphicOnline in reaction to the pre-season tour

Michael Oppong Aboagye finished the season strong, scoring five goals on the final day to win the Sudan Premier League golden boot.Since his debut for Al-Hilal, the Ghanaian forward has been unstoppable and unsurprisingly finished with a well-deserved personal award.On Tuesday, he was in action as his team faced Al Khartoum at the Kober Stadium in their final game of the season.He put on another strong performance, scoring five goals against the opponent.At the end of 90 minutes,

Striker Kwabena Owusu scored an extra-time equaliser o send Qarabag through to the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after eliminating FC Zurich with a 2-2 draw on Wednesday. The Azerbaijani side advanced 5-4 on aggregate after a 3-2 first leg win at home last week. Owusu was put through near the box and the Ghana international produced a gorgeous finish the snatch the qualification goal. FC Zurich took the lead in the 4th minute courtesy an own goal by Maksim

Rayo Vallecano's bid for Ghana defender Abdul Mumin is said to have been rejected by Vitoria Guimaraes.The Spanish are interested in the central defender and, according to reports, have made a bid, but the Portuguese club have declined to sell.Vallecano are said to be disappointed by Vitoria's decision, but they haven't given up hope yet, with several weeks left in the transfer window.They would try to improve their offer in order to persuade Vitoria, who see Mumin

Nii Odoom has been fired as head coach of Hearts of Oak's popular youth team, Auroras.Odoom, who took over as youth coach in 2020 after being relieved of his duties as first-team coach, has been fired, and a replacement has been named.Nii Noi, a young enterprising coach, will lead the team for next season. The club's official statement reads â??As part of the restructuring exercise in our junior team-Auroras, the management of Accra Hearts of Oak has parted ways with

Hearts of Oak Communication Director Kwame Opare Addo says embarking on a preseason abroad does not guarantee any club winning the league title  next season.Arch-rivals Asante Kotoko will be embarking on a preseason tour in Turkey next month ahead of the start of the season.The Phobians begun their preseason training on Tuesday.According to reports the team may move outside Accra for camping.Kwame Opare Addo in an interview stated the team will not move out Ghana for preseason

Ghana striker Bernard Tekpetey is confident Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad will qualify to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Ludogorets lost 2-1 at Shamrock Rovers in Dublin in the UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round 2nd Leg match, but progressed overall in the tie.Tekpetey, 24, was substituted at half time Tallaght Stadium but remains confident the Bulgarian giants will find a place in the group stage of Europe's elite inter-club competition."It

Kevin-Prince Boateng is set for a bigger role at Hertha Berlin in his final season as a professional footballer. The 35-year-old is set to bid farewell to his boyhood club on the pitch but could be offered other major role in the team at the end of the upcoming season.The former Ghana midfielder acted as player-coach last season despite being restricted by injuries.The veteran was considered the saviour of Hertha Berlin as he helped the Bundesliga side to avoid relegation last

Samartex have added young defender Ebenezer Acquah to their squad as they prepare for their debut season in the Ghana Premier League.Acquah has been signed from second-tier side Skyy FC.The 20-year-old had a solid last season with the 'No Size' side, winning seven man of the match awards.Acquah is a versatile player who is naturally a centre back but can also operate freely and comfortably in the heart of midfield, and he is expected to provide the same performance for

Uncle T United president Isaac Tetteh has urged the Ghana FA to restructure the domestic top-flight to attract sponsors.The Ghanaian elite division has been hit with a ritual exodus of key players after every season to deny the top-flight of consistent quality.Bechem United machine Augustine Okrah has left for Tanzanian giants Simba FC while Asante Kotoko midfielder Mudasiru Salifu has joined Moldovan giants FC Sheriff Tiraspol.Kotoko striker Franck Mbella Etouga is on his way to

Premier League giants Liverpool are interested in signing Athletic Bilbao attacker Nico Williams.Williams is Athletic star Inaki Williams' younger brother.While both brothers are eligible to play in Spain, Inaki has committed his international career to Ghana while Nico is yet to decide.According to AS, Liverpool is keeping a close eye on Nico's progress.The young attacker recently signed a new contract with Athletic, which increased his buyout clause from â?¬40 million

Ghanaian duo Razak Abalorah and Patrick Kpozo featured in the game for Sheriff Tiraspol as they qualified to the third prelimnary round of the UEFA Champions League.The Moldovan club defeated Maribor 1-0 in the second leg to book a place in the final spot.Abalorah kept a clean sheet for Sherrif Tiraspol while Patrick Kpozo lasted the entire duration in the game for the Moldovan champions.Sherrif Tiraspol will face Viktoria PlzeÅ? (Czech Republic) in the third round. TThe match

Former Dutch defender Marciano Vink believes Ghana's Mohammed Kudus is at his best when operating in the middle of the park. The Black Stars midfielder has been lined up as an attacker and a winger in pre-season by new manager Alfred Shreuder, with the ex-Nordsjaelland player excelling in all three pre-season matches.He has scored three in three games, but Vink feels Kudus should be used as a midfielder."I thought that was quite strange and also a bit shit for Kudus,"

Ghanaian forward Godwin Bentil scored the only goal for Niort in their 1-0 win over Pau in their last pre-season friendly.The 21-year-old opened the scoring after the quarter hour mark.The goal by the Ghanaian ended series of defeats and draws for the side in the build-up to the French Lique 2.Niort had suffered defeats to Guingamp, Angers, Ajaccio and a draw against Lique 1 side Caen prior to the win.The promising Ghanaian has been hampered by several injuries in recent seasons.But