Author: Selasi Fiawoyi

Spain’s Barcelona has beaten Chelsea again to sign French defender Jules Kounde following an agreement on a permanent deal with a fee estimated to be €55 million with Sevilla on Wednesday. More Stories: Ghana face Switzerland in pre-World Cup friendly in November “Barcelona and Sevilla have reached an agreement for the transfer of Jules Olivier Kounde, awaiting the player passing a medical and the signing of contracts”, both club confirm. Kounde, 23, was the target for the London team last Summer, they presented several bids to Sevilla and reports suggested he was close to a move to Chelsea  at the…

Accra Hearts of Oak have announced Kofi Kordzi and Frederick Ansah Botchway as surplus to requirements hence the immediate termination of their contracts. More Stories: Match report and Highlights: Ghana 3-0 Benin | CHAN qualifiers The two players have been declared as surplus to requirements ahead of the upcoming  2022/23 football season. Also, the club has confirmed that Larry Sumaila, Patrick Razak, Manaf Umar, and William Dankyi’s contracts will not be renewed. “Accra Hearts of Oak has officially notified Kofi Kordzi and Ansah Botchway that they are surplus to requirement. Both parties are in the process to mutually terminate their…

Hasaacas Ladies defender, Janet Ama Egyir has joined Israeli women’s top-flight Championship side, Hapoel Jerusalem. More stories: Match report and Highlights: Ghana 3-0 Benin | CHAN qualifiers Egyir has put to pen a one-year deal with the side as a free agent after parting ways with Ghanaian Women’s club Hasaacas Ladies. The Black Queens defender is expected to play a huge role for the Israeli powerhouse in the 2022/23 league season. The club announced her signing; “We are very happy to announce the joining of Janet Egyir, the defensive player of the Ghana national team, to the ranks of Hapoel…

Former Hasaacas ladies midfielder Evelyn Badu, has received the Inter-Club player of the year as well as the young player of the year award during the women’s category of the 2022 CAF Awards staged in Rabat, Morocco. More Stories: 2022 CAF Awards: Sadio Mane wins player of the year, see full list of winners The event, which took place on Thursday, July 21, saw the Black Princesses skipper was the shining star of the night. She beats off competition from Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Andile Dlamini and South Africa defender Bambanani Mbanie in the Inter-Club Player of the Year category before…

Jesse Lingard has completed a move to newly promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest after departing Manchester United. More Stories:Breaking News: Asante Kotoko withdraw from GHALCA tournament Lingard recently left Manchester United after his contract expired. The England international spent his whole career at his boyhood club, barring a few loan spells. https://twitter.com/NFFC/status/1550183131881394176?s=20&t=hUwOoIaSQjVr04lenQUHbQ His most recent loan spell was with West Ham, where he proved he still has the ability to compete in the Premier League, despite struggling for minutes at Manchester United. The London club were keen on signing him this summer, according to The Guardian, but the report…

Ajax has concluded an agreement with Rangers FC for the services of Calvin Bassey to Amsterdam with a transfer fee of EUR 23 million. More Stories:Reports: Asante Kotoko coach Prosper Narteh resigns The English-Nigerian defender has signed a contract and arrived in Austria on Wednesday to join the Dutch champions’ training camp, the transfer will run for five seasons, until June 30, 2027. His departure will see Rangers pocket a club-record fee for a player that cost them a mere £230,000 from Leicester two years ago. Rangers Football Club can confirm Calvin Bassey has joined Ajax in a deal which is…

Roma have completed the signing of free agent Paulo Dybala who joins the capital club until 2025, the club announced on Wednesday. More Stories: Anita Asante joins Bristol City as a first-team coach The club made the following announcement via its official website and social media page: https://twitter.com/ASRomaEN/status/1549703362798567425?s=20&t=6G1KvwZs8FkXW-za-kxmWw The club is delighted to be able to announce the signing of forward Paulo Dybala. Dybala, 28, has signed a three-year contract with AS Roma that runs until 30 June 2025. “The days that have led up to me signing this contract have been filled with so many emotions,” Dybala said.…

Anita Asante joins championship side Bristol City Women as first team coach ahead of the 2022/23 season after announcing her retirement earlier this year. More Stories: Breaking News: Aduana Stars announce Paa Kwesi Fabin as new Head coach The experienced 37-year-old has joined Lauren Smith’s coaching setup. Asante hanged her boot after a  20-year playing career at the end of last season having been featured  71 times for the Lionesses. The central defender began her career with Arsenal and enjoyed a quadruple-winning season with the club in 2007. She also had two spells with Chelsea, the first in 2008, before…

Seria A Giants  AS Roma has won the race to sign Paulo Dybala on a three-year deal from Juventus as free agent since the end of last month. More Stories: Gladson Awako, Atinga and Imoro named Black Galaxies captains The Italian capital-based club were in a three-way tussle with Napoli and Inter Milan to secure the 28-year-old’s services. But Sky Sport Italia reports Roma have won the race and that the Argentina international will sign a deal until 2025 worth £5million (€6m) a year, including bonuses, at the Stadio Olimpico. Corriere dello Sport revealed at the weekend that the Portuguese manager…

 Ridge City Women Football Club and Essiam Socrates ladies have gained promotion to the eliteWomens premier league to represent the Southern Zone. More Stories: Three teams to engage in a play-off to decide Ashantigold replacement After two match days, Breman Essiam Socrates from the Central Region were crowned leaders with a 100% win rate, determined to pick up from where they left off in last year’s competition. Last season, they almost earned a slot after four attempts, only edged out after a protest cost them the chance. Newbies Ridge city finished second to book a spot in the Women’s premier…