Author: Clinton Eleto

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan believes coach Kwesi Appiah’s decision to strip him of the Black Stars captaincy and bench him at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was influenced by ‘someone’. The legendary player refused to name the person who influenced the decision but insist the Black Stars coach was not his own man during the tournament in Egypt. The 33-year-old iconic figure was stripped of Ghana captaincy before the tournament and handed to Swansea City star Andre Ayew which sparked a furious response from the attacker. He was subsequently restricted to the substitute bench and used sparingly during the tournament in…

Full Asante Kotoko squad travelling to Accra ahead of Kano Pillars game Asante Kotoko coach Kjetil Zachariassen has named a 23-man squad for their CAF Champions League first leg clash against Nigerian side Kano Pillars. The squad will leave Kumasi for Accra on Monday before continuing their journey to Nigeria in midweek. However, conspicuously missing from the squad are key attackers Sogne Yacouba and Fatawu Safiu. Safiu was expected to be in the team that will leave for Kano after his trials with Swedish side Helsingborg was truncated because of the amount involved. Meanwhile, Burkinabe forward Sogne Yacouba is reported…

Sogne Yacouba’s agent denies that player wants contract with Kotoko terminated Agent of Asante Kotoko striker Sogne Yacouba stated a few days ago that the player is unhappy at Kotoko and wanted his contract with the club terminated, but he ‘cleared’ the air by stating that his comments were misunderstood. The agent, Mr. Gyasi Jantuah reportedly told a radio presenter that Sogne Yacouba was unhappy at the club and wants his contract terminated. “It is true that Al Hilal presented an offer to Kotoko for Songne Yacouba but he is not ready and wants to terminate his contract with Kotoko,” Mr.…

WAFA SC beat Togolese club ASCK in friendly game WAFA came out victorious in an international friendly game against Togolese club ASCK on Sunday at Sogakope, WAFA recorded a 2-1 win. WAFA opened the scoring through Daniel Lomotey who found the back of the net in the 15 minutes. ASCK leveled after 24 minutes before Gideon Akunnor scored a 75th-minute penalty to seal the victory for the academy boys.

OFFICIAL: Kotoko recall Abdul Fatawu from Sweden Asante Kotoko have announced that Abdul Fatawu is to return from his trials at Swedish club Helsingborg IF following the ‘meager’ amount the club quoted for him. Abdul Fatawu was impressive in his two-week trial with the Swedish side but he has been recalled after the European side proposed a $15,000 offer, an amount the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kennedy Boakye Ansah describes as ‘peanuts’ considering the player’s quality. “After an excellent cap last season, he had the opportunity to go on trials at Helsingborg. We had a proposal from the team for…

Mitchelle Sarpong signs improved contract with Hearts of Oak Accra Hearts of Oak youngster Mitchelle Sarpong has signed an improved contract with the Ghana Premier League giants, the club announced on Friday. Mitchell Sarpong was promoted to the first team after impressing in the feeders team. Management of the club have further offered him an improved contract ahead of the upcoming season. https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1154690151957880832?s=20

Kano FA suspends matches at Kano Pillars Sani Abacha stadium weeks before Kotoko clash The Kano State Football Association says it has suspended all local competition matches at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, just two weeks before Kano Pillars home match against Asante Kotoko. Shehu Buhari, the association’s Secretary, disclosed in a statement on Friday in Kano that the decision was made during the association board’s meeting.‎ ‎ He said the suspension was necessary considering that Kano Pillars Football Club would play their home matches in the 2019/2020 African Champions League at the stadium. “The association, in this wise,…

Manaf Umar signs improved contract with Hearts of Oak Hearts of Oak have announced that youngster Manaf Umar has signed an improved contract with the club. Manaf Umar has been handed a new improved contract after impressing the club in the past few months. The youngster was promoted from the junior team last year and have rewarded the club’s faith with a series of impressive performances. https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1154334611272609792?s=20 Manaf Umar was an important player for Hearts in the recent Special Competition organized by the Ghana FA normalization committee.

Abdul Fatawu likely to return to Asante Kotoko Abdul Fatawu might return to Asante Kotoko after the club rejected Helsingborgs IF latest offer for the player, Sahara Football understands. Abdul Fatawu left the shores of Ghana to go on trials with Sweedish club Helsingborgs IF. Reports are stating that Helsingborgs IF are offering €15,000 for a 1-year loan with an option to make it permanent for €60,000 but Asante Kotoko are not willing to accept the fee after finding the offer derogatory. Abdul Fatawu will likely return to Ghana to join his teammates if Helsingborgs fails to table a suitable offer. Asante…

Asante Kotoko to play SO Armee of Côte d’Ivoire in friendly game Asante Kotoko will welcome Societe Omnisports De L’ Armee of Côte d’Ivoire to Kumasi as both teams will engage in a friendly game to prepare for the upcoming season. The game will take place at the Baba Yara Stadium on the 31st of July, Kotoko have announced. https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/1154423270319493120?s=20 Societe Omnisports De L’ Armee were crowned champions of the Ivory Coast Ligue 1 a few months ago. This will be Asante Kotoko’s second pre-season game after claiming victory against Burkinabe side Rahimo FC last weekend.