Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Hearts of Oak mercurial player Salifu Ibrahim has added the Ghana Premier League Player of the season award to a list of other awards he has bagged during and post-season. The talented midfielder joined Accra Hearts of Oak midway through the season and became the cogwheel on which the successes of Accra Hearts of Oak through Samuel Boadu built their foundation to end their 12 years wait for a Ghana Premier League.  Salifu beat off stiff competition from teammate Benjamin Afutu and Gladson Awako of former Great Olympics fame now with Hearts, Augustine Boakye(WAFA SC), Diawusie Taylor (Karela) to…

Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu bagged yet another accolade to crown off a fantastic season after being named Ghana Premier League coach of the 2020/2021 season.  The energetic trainer defied strong odds from several quarters to help the Accra-based club end their over-decade wait for a Ghana Premier League triumph.  The 35-year-old’s record for the Phobians are in final prints winning 11, losing 3, and drawing 5 from 18 games he oversaw since joining the club midway through the season.  He beat stiff competition from Mariano Barreto(Kotoko), Prosper Narteh Ogum(WAFA SC), Annor Walker(Olympics), and Vladislav Viric of Dreams…

Chelsea full-back Baba Rahman has joined Championship side Reading in the ongoing transfer window on a season-long loan. The 27- year old signed a contract extension at his parent club, Chelsea before moving ahead with his loan deal as his current contract nears expiration by the end of the season.  Baba couldn’t hide his excitement about joining his new club as he took to Twitter to express his profound happiness about the move. https://twitter.com/babarahmangh/status/1431307680757522435?s=20 This is not the first time Baba has been sent out on a loan deal, he has played at Schalke (x2), Reims, Mallorca, and PAOK.

Ghana Premier League side, Medeama SC successfully unveiled their new coach, Ignatius Osei Fosu after weeks of intense negotiations and speculations in the local media. I look at this new appointment and am happy about this to some extent, in my last piece, I wrote in relation to Medeama SC, I remarked that the top hierarchy needed to appoint a pragmatic coach amongst other traits as such I believe this new coach envelope all those qualities. A sneak peek at the Tarwkwa based club provides one with the opportunity to question why up until now, they haven’t won the most…

Ghana Black Stars head coach CK Akonnor, has dispelled widespread suggestions that he is being pressured to end the country’s over three decades wait for a trophy in the upcoming  2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament slated for Cameroon. The Black Stars were pitted alongside North African giants, Morroco, Gabon, and Comoros Island in Group C in the recently held draw in Cairo, Egypt. This draw has raised loads of opinions from lovers of the game, who feel now is the time for the senior national team led by Akonnor to bring an end to the trophy hoodoo.  But the…

Arsenal have completed the signing of Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid on a permanent deal. The Norway international, who joins for an initial £30m fee plus bonuses, was in London on Wednesday undergoing a medical after the two clubs reached an agreement. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1428615339806494720?s=20 The 22-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan with the Gunners after failing to break into the Real Madrid team under Zinedine Zidane. He made 20 appearances across all competitions, with one of his two goals coming in the north London derby win over Tottenham in March. source: Skysports

Medeama SC have all but sealed a deal to bring in Ignatius Osei-Fosu to fill the vacant coaching position at the club.  The young energetic coach, who is widely known on the local scene for his action-backed speeches during pressers is said to have concluded personal terms with the Tarkwa based club.  He will take over from Yaw Preko, who was relieved off his duties together with Yaw Acheampong after failing to annex the Ghana Premier League 2020-21 trophy finishing 5th on log and losing to Accra Hearts of Oak in the semi-finals of the MTN FA CUP.  Osei-Fosu guided …

Belgian international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has extended his stay with Real Madrid by a further new five-year contract until June 2026. Courtois, 29, who switched camps from Chelsea together with fellow Belgian Eden Hazard in 2018 has become a regular fixture between the sticks for the Spanish-based club since his move. https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1427240998103654403?s=20 In an interview expressing his joy at penning down the news, he hopes to rack more achievement with them in the coming seasons. Courtois, made his 100th La Liga appearance in post as Madrid dispatched Alaves by 4-1 in Ancelotti’s second stint as club manager.

I was filled with utmost joy when Tarkwa based club, Medeama SC  were touted as one of the favorites for winning the Ghana Premier League 2020-21 season judging from the fact that, two seasons prior, they came closest to breaking their trophy drought. They started the season pretty well, winning key matches against Hearts of Oak, AshGold at home, Kotoko away, and others. At some point in the league, they were swapping positions with Kotoko, record holders of the league, which generated lots of talking points from key followers of the league that this might be the season that actually…

Hearts of Oak were made to dig deep into extra time to beat Obuasi-based club AshantiGold at the Accra Sports Stadium.  The two sides started the early exchanges of the duel with loads of promise, as the home side dictated the play for large parts of the game but failed to create clear goal-scoring opportunities.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nthQBReFZ0 The second half saw the away side take hold of the game with the likes of Barnieh, Mensah probing the goal area of the miners but for some excellent goalkeeping from K.Mensah to deny the Phobians. The introduction of Salifu Ibrahim, Victor Aidoo did…