Author: Clinton Eleto

Kotoko coach CK Akonnor grateful to his players after ‘memorable’ win Asante Kotoko were crowned the Champions of the Special Competition tier-one organized by the Ghana Football Assoication Normalization Committee after beating Karela United 4-1 on penalties, and Kotoko coach couldn’t hide his excitement after achieving this feat with his boys. “I think the game was a very difficult one, in the course of a week we have played three high profile games,” he said after the game. “Our play wasn’t all that good, but we were efficient on the day, I’m pleased and grateful to the guys for such…

WATCH: AFCON 2019: Senegal off to a flying start after sinking Tanzania Senegal are off to a flying start after beating Tanzania 2-0 in their opening game of Africa Cup of Nations 2019. Keita Balde opened the scoring in the 28th minute before  Diatta scored the second to give Senegal a commanding victory. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvAqrSwrsW4[/embedyt]

WATCH: Morocco rely on Keimuine own goal to grab narrow win against Namibia Morocco registered their first win in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations thanks to Keimuine who scored an own goal to give Morocco the win over his team Namibia. Morocco dominated the game all through but couldn’t find the breakthrough until the 89th minute when Keimuine mistakenly put the ball at the back of the net. Watch the Highlights of the game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdz75b6LZCw

Special Competition: Asante Kotoko are tier-one Champions after beating Karela on penalties Asante Kotoko have sealed their CAF Champions League qualification after beating Karela United 4-1 on penalties to lift the Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee’s Special Competition. Karela United dominated the first minutes of the game, they almost scored an early goal but their freekick effort went above the bar. Kwame Bonsu almost opened the scoring for Kotoko but his effort went wide. The scoreline was goalless after the break, as both teams went into their various dressing rooms. https://youtu.be/_3S1HKHxdyg Emmanuel Osei Baffour scored the first goal of the…

AFCON 2019: Odion Ighalo on target as Nigeria beat Burundi Nigeria secured a narrow 1-0 win against newcomers Burundi in their first game of the 2019 AFCON thanks to Odion Ighalo’s late strike. Burundi were composed and organized in the first few minutes of the game and forced Nigeria to work hard to keep the ball. Mikel had the opportunity to put the Super Eagles in front but his header from the corner was way wide. Nsabiyumva also came close to scoring for Burundi but was unlucky as his header glanced the crossbar. Nigeria dominated the first half but couldn’t…

AFCON 2019: Uganda beat DR Congo to top group A Uganda secured an important 2-0 win against DR Congo in their first game of the competition thanks to goals from Patrick Kaddu and Emmanuel Okwi. Patrick Kaddu scored the opening goal in the 14th minute after connecting with Miya’s corner kick to put his team in front. DR Congo barely tested the Ugandan goalie in the first half as they were busy trying to contain the Ugandan attack. Cedric Bakambu had a good opportunity to restore parity but Ugandan goalie Denis Onyango was equal to the task and contained the…

My dream is to play for Kotoko – Numancia forward Yaw Yeboah Captain of the national U-23 side, Black Meteors, Yaw Yeboah has revealed his childhood dream to play for Asante Kotoko, a club he has been supporting since infancy. The 22-year-old, who plays for Spanish side, CD Numancia tells Kotoko Express App of his desire to wear the red jersey of Kotoko, while admitting that the Porcupines can compete well should they qualify for Africa next season. Yaw Yeboah, who was part of the Black Stars’ squad for the training camp in Dubai, said this after watching the Asante…

AFCON 2019: See Full AFCON Fixtures Egypt opened the competition with a win against Zimbabwe on Friday evening as the host nation start on a high note thanks to Trezeguet’s effort. Here are the remaining fixtures of the competition: Fixture schedule and results Group stages: June 21-July 2 June 21: Egypt 1-0 Zimbabwe June 22: DR Congo vs Uganda, Nigeria vs Burundi, Guinea vs Madagascar June 23: Morocco vs Namibia, Senegal vs Tanzania, Algeria vs Kenya June 24: Ivory Coast vs South Africa, Tunisia vs Angola, Mali vs Mauritania June 25: Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau, Ghana vs Bennin June 26: Nigeria vs Guinea, Uganda vs Zimbabwe, Egypt…

AFCON 2019: Egypt 1-0 Zimbabwe; Host nation off to a flying start Egypt secured a narrow win against Zimbabwe in the opening game of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations thanks to Trezeguet’s first-half strike. The game started in a very interesting manner with both teams attacking each other, Egypt dominated the first few minutes of the game forcing a series of saves from the Zimbabwe goalie. https://www.instagram.com/p/By_FdHOhsfg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Trezeguet Mahmoud found the back of the net for Egypt on the 42nd minute with a ferocious strike to put his team in front. Egypt also dominated the first few minutes of…

CAF President reveals when VAR will be used in AFCON 2019 CAF president Ahmad has confirmed when VAR will be used in the upcoming AFCON 2019. He was addressing journalists at the Cairo International Stadium Conference room. The pre-tournament press conference is a traditional occasion where the President of CAF officially welcomes journalists from all over the world to Africa’s foremost continental tournament. On when VAR will be used the President said: “To be prudent, we decided to only use VAR after the quarterfinals” The use of VAR has come under a lot of scrutinies especially following the CAF Champions…