Author: Clinton Eleto

Hearts of Oak suffer defeat against Nigerien club Sahel SC in friendly game Hearts of Oak were beaten 1-2 by Nigerien club Sahel SC in an international friendly game on Friday morning at the Phobiman Park. Ghanaian player Bright Korley opened the scoring for Nigerien side in the scoring in the 25th minute to put his side in front. The first half ended with the away team leading and this prompted Hearts of Oak boss Kim Grant to make two changes at end of the first 45 minutes; Kojo Bonney and Obeng Jnr on for Robert Addo and Charles McCarthy respectively. Substitute…

Ashlid Enterprise donates to Asante Kotoko Ashlid Enterprise, suppliers of sports kits, has presented ten Kotoko branded footballs and as many cartons of bottled water to management in Kumasi. Four officials of the Accra-based business firm were at the team’s secretariat in Odeneho Kwadaso to present the items. All the management members, except Greater Accra Representative, Edmond Ackah, were present at the short ceremony as the donation was done at the sidelines of a management meeting. Public Relations Officer, George Yankson, who made the presentation on behalf of the business firm, said the gesture was to support the club’s Africa…

Asante Kotoko resume training after CAF Champions League exit Asante Kotoko resumed training on Thursday following their disappointing exit from the CAF Champions League after failing to scale to the group stages of the competition. The Porcupines began training on Thursday as they prepare for the CAF Confederation Cup playoffs. https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/1179371031590576129 The Porcupines were relegated to the CAF Confederation Cup after failing to make the Champions League group stages, they will know their playoffs opponents on the 9th of October.

Watch Highlights; WAFU 2019: Ghana 1-0 Gambia Ghana Black Stars B are into the quarterfinals of the WAFU 2019 Competition after beating Gambia 1-0 in Senegal, thanks to Joseph Esso’s 65th-minute goal. Gambia had to opportunity to restore parity when the referee awarded them a penalty but Modou Cham missed the opportunity to level the scoreline. Watch the highlights below: https://youtu.be/q3C5Z0pOgbo

Ghana Premier League side Ashanti Gold arrived in Ghana on Tuesday after their disappointing exit from the CAF Confederation Cup. The miners suffered a 2-0 defeat against Moroccan side RS Berkane in the second leg of their preliminary stages game. RS Berkane scaled to the group stages after winning 4-3 on aggregate. https://twitter.com/AshantiGoldSC_/status/1178937408995414016

Asante Kotoko considering sacking Kjetil Zachariassen – reports Asante Kotoko are considering terminating the contract of Norwegian coach Kjetil Zachariassen after failing to qualify for the CAF Champions League, according to several reports. Reports suggest that the management of Kotoko are currently looking for possible replacements if they decide to sack Zachariassen. Kjetil Zachariassen joined the Porcupines on a three-year deal replacing CK Akonnor who had his contract terminated weeks after winning the Special Competition tier-one cup with the club. A portion of Zachariassen’s contract reads “Kjetil Zachariassen’s contract would see him through the 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons, and…

CAF CL: Kotoko coach Zachariassen explains why his team crashed out Asante Kotoko were eliminated from the CAF Champions League after losing 3-0 to Etoile du Sahel in the second leg of their preliminary stages tie in Tunisia and their head Head coach Kjetil Zachariassen has attributed the heavy defeat to the inexperience of his team. The Porcupines failed to take advantage of their 2-0 first leg victory on Sunday, Etoile du Sahel were too strong for them as they showed their class to qualify to the group stages with a 3-2 win on aggregate. “We didn’t stick to the…

Watch Match Highlights: Etoile du Sahel 3-0 Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko crash out of the CAF Champions League after suffering a 3-0 defeat against Etoile du Sahel away from home in the second leg of their CAF Champions League tie. Etoile du Sahel were too strong for the Porcupines as they qualify to the group stages after winning 3-2 on aggregate. Etoile du Sahel took the lead in the 24th minute via a controversial penalty; Mortadha Ben Ouanes converted the spot-kick to put his team in front. https://youtu.be/rxISjFanW60 Karim Aribi doubled the lead for his team in the 66th minute with…

Watch Live: Etoile du Sahel vs Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko face Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel in the second leg of their CAF Champions League encounter as they will be looking to seal the game after winning the first leg by two goals to nil. Watch the game live below: https://youtu.be/5SdpV4taHxU

WATCH Highlights: WAFU 2019; Senegal 3-1 Guinea-Bissau Senegal opened the 2019 West African Football Union Cup (WAFU) with a 3-1 win against Guinea Bissau on Saturday afternoon. The game started well for the host nation as Djibril Gueye opened the scoring just nine minutes into the game. Assane Mbodj doubled the lead for Senegal in the 29th minute with a great finish, Claudio Gomes snatched one goal back for Guinea-Bissau ten minutes later before the half time whistle was blown. Abdoulaye Ba scored the third goal for Senegal to seal the win for his team in the second half. Watch the highlights…