Author: Clinton Eleto

Asante Kotoko held by Storm FC in friendly game Asante Kotoko played a warm-up game at the Adako Jachie training grounds against Storm FC on Saturday morning as they prepare for their game against Bechem United on Wednesday in the Special Competition. The game ended in a 0-0 draw. Kwame Bonsu, Naby Keita and Abdul Fatawu were among the players that were involved in the training game on Saturday. Players involved in the training game on Saturday: Muntari Tagoe, Amos Frimpong, Samuel Frimpong, Evans Owusu, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Kwame Bonsu, Abdul Fatawu, Naby Keita, Martin Antwi, Augustine Sefah, Daniel Darkwa, Nii…

Ghana to play South Africa in friendly game before AFCON South Africa will play Ghana Black Stars in a pre-AFCON friendly in the United Arab Emirates as both teams look to prepare for the prestigious competition. The Bafana Bafana will travel to Dubai for heat acclimatisation ahead of the tournament. South African Head Coach Stuart Baxter believes playing against a strong team like the Black Stars will do them good as they prepare for the AFCON. The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will run from 21 June to 19 July.

Dominic Eshun ordered to return to Karela United Hearts Of Oak new signing Dominic Eshun has been ordered to return to Karela United after Karela reported Hearts to the Ghana Football Association for illegal signing of the player. Karela United reported Hearts of Oak to the Player Status Committee of the GFA on the matter and they made a decision today and asked the player to return to the club and finish his contract. The Player Status Committee of the Ghana Football Association sat on the case today and have ruled in favor of Karela United. Dominic Eshun according to…

Sogne Yacouba happy to be back in training with Kotoko Lethal forward, Songne Yacouba, is happy to be back in training as he nears full recovery from an ankle injury. Yacouba was put through his paces at Adako Jachie on Thursday as he resumed training after making a partial recovery from the injury that has kept him on the sidelines since March this year. The lad was elated over his resumption of training when he spoke to Kotoko Express App after the sesssion. “I am happy to be back though I still feel pain in my ankle. But, I will…

Asante Kotoko to appoint George Asare as assistant coach – reports Asante Kotoko are set to appoint former club defender George Asare as an assistant to Head coach CK Akonnor according to reports. Reports are suggesting that the UEFA licensed coach was approached by CK Akonnor to join the club’s technical team. George Asare is set to join the club’s technical team as early as next week. Current Assistant coach Akakpo Patron will join the youth team as Head coach.

Richmond Ayi returns for Hearts ahead of WAFA clash Richmond Ayi has recovered from an injury set back and will feature in Hearts Of Oak crucial game against WAFA SC at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. Richmond Ayi suffered an injury a week ago when Hearts played Inter Allies at the Accra Sports Stadium, the injury prevented the goalkeeper from featuring in the second leg. The goalkeeper is expected to be in post against WAFA on Sunday as both teams will battle for the top spot in Zone B. Richmond Ayi has been an important player for Kim Grant,…

Special Competition: Medeama beat Berekum Chelsea to go top of Zone A table Medeama were dominant against Berekum Chelsea on Wednesday as they registered a 2-1 victory at the Len Clay Sports Stadium in Obuasi. The Mauve are now on top of the Zone A table with 16 points after their latest victory. Oblitey Commey opened the scoring for Berekum Chelsea in the 28th minute. Tahiru Awudu restored parity few minutes later before Dede Kalibo put them in front in the 43rd minute after chipping the ball past the goalkeeper. Medeama defended their lead in the second half and made…

Sogne Yacouba fully fit and set to play for Kotoko Sogne Yacouba has been declared fit and will return to training today according to the club management. The striker has been out injured for over a month, his last game was against Al-Hilal in the CAF Confederation Cup for Kotoko. Asante Kotoko Spokesperson Sarfo Duku revealed that the striker has been declared fully fit by the club’s medical team and could feature in the Special Competition. “Yacouba Songne has been finally declared fit by the medical team of Asante Kotoko SC and he is available for selection if he fits into…

Kotoko policy analyst Amo Sarpong banned from all football activities Asante Kotoko’s policy analyst Amo Sarpong has been banned from all Football related activities for his role in the chaos at the Golden City Park on Sunday. Amo Sarpong reportedly brought a gun to the match venue and shot five warning shots to scare away troublesome fans before the game. The Ghana Football Association released a statement stating that Amo Sarpong has been served a temporary ban with immediate effect. https://twitter.com/KotokoDaily/status/1122933392557924359 Full Statement:

Berekum Chelsea banned from using Golden City Park Berekum Chelsea have been banned from using the Golden City Park for their home games following Sunday’s incident that took place before the game. Fans and officials were involved in a fight and this left two Kotoko officials badly wounded. The Ghana Football Association released a statement on Monday stating that Berekum Chelsea have been banned from using the Golden City Park for their home games. Full statement: ”The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football has ordered a TEMPORARY RAN on Berekum Chelsea from using the Berekum Golden City Park as its…