Author: Clinton Eleto

Asante Kotoko have reportedly received a cheque of $150,000 from the Ministry of Youth and Sports following their participation in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage games. The management of Asante Kotoko received the cheque on Thursday morning, according to Sikka Sports. http://www.saharafootball.net/caf-cc-asante-kotoko-grab-deserved-win-zesco-united/ This comes as a fulfillment of the promise made by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to financially support Ghanaian clubs representing the country in the interclub games in Africa. Asante Kotoko bounced back from a defeat on Wednesday when they beat Zesco United to claim all three points and increase their chances of qualifying from the…

Senegal will face Mali in U20 Cup of Nations after beating South Africa in the semis on Wednesday at Stade General Seyni Kountche. South Africa put out an impressive defensive display against strong Senegal. Senegal were clearly the better team, they managed to attack and string passes in bid to break the South Africa defence. Their hard work paid off when Ousseynou Niang shot deflected off Givemore Khupe to ensure that Senegal scale through to the final. Nigeria lost on penalties to Mali, they will face South Africa on Saturday 16th as both teams will fight for the third position. Senegal will…

Asante Kotoko coach CK Akonnor heaped praises on goalkeeper Felix Annan after their victory against Zesco United on Wednesday at the Baba Yara Stadium. Felix Annan put out an impressive performance on Wednesday against Zesco United, the 24-year old prevented Zesco United from grabbing an early equalizer after saving Jesse Jackson’s penalty. http://www.saharafootball.net/caf-cc-asante-kotoko-grab-deserved-win-zesco-united/ The goalkeeper pulled off another remarkable save to deny from scoring in the 88th minute. CK Akonnor while talking to the media after the game lavished praises on the goalkeeper. ”Felix was brilliant and that’s why he’s there. He’s No.1 in the country as far as goalkeeping in…

Mali made history after beating Nigeria 4-3 on penalties to reach the U20 Cup of Nations final for the first time in their history. https://youtu.be/eyQcYsAuSI4 Nigeria started the game positively with series of attacking runs with the aim of breaking the Mali defence, The Flying Eagles almost took the lead in the first half after hitting the bar. The scoreline remained goalless at half time. Mali took the lead through Mamadou Traore who drilled a powerful shot past the Nigerian goalkeeper to put his team in front. Paschal Durugbor grabbed the equalizer for Nigeria in the closing minutes of the…

Asante Kotoko are back to winning ways after beating Zesco United 2-1 at the Baba Yara stadium in Kumasi on Wednesday. https://youtu.be/pBvIo_Mp5Lo The porcupines put out a commanding performance against Zesco United, they started the game on a very high note and managed to score twice in the first half. Kwame Bonsu opened the scoring after receiving a nice pass from Sogne Yacouba, Bonsu’s shot was deflected into the back of Zesco net to give the porcupines the lead. Zesco United had the chance the equalize when the referee awarded a penalty after Agyeman Badu fouled Lazarus Kambole in the…

Asante Kotoko will host Zesco United at the Baba Yara stadium in Kumasi on Sunday and goalkeeper Felix Annan is confident that they are ready for the clash. Speaking before the game, Felix Annan revealed that they are aware of the pressure on them and are hoping to turn it to positives. “Pressure is bound to happen in everything you do. We know the fans expectation of us is very high. It’s normal to feel pressure from the fans but we don’t have to play under pressure,” he told Graphic Sports. “We will deal with it as it is and…

Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande are reportedly interested in signing Andre Ayew and are equally ready to pay up to £45m for the services of the Ghanaian. http://www.saharafootball.net/fenerbahce-will-not-sign-andre-ayew-permanently-reports/ Ayew has scored five goals for Fenerbahce where he is on loan, he has made fifteen appearances so far for the Turkish club. Guangzhou Evergrande are reportedly in talks with Swansea about a possible move that will see Andre Ayew heading to China.

The pitch at the Baba Yara stadium is reportedly in good condition after CAF threatened Kotoko with a stadium ban if the pitch is left unattended ahead of their home game against Zesco United. CAF threatened to ban the Baba Yara stadium a few days ago because of the poor state of the pitch, but groundkeepers at the stadium have put in enough work to make sure the pitch is in good condition ahead of the game on Wednesday. http://www.saharafootball.net/management-asante-kotoko-calls-calm-support-ahead-zesco-united-clash/ Managing Director of Green Grass Technology, Frank Boahene revealed that he was directed to work on the pitch. “I was…

The Special competition that is supposed to kick off on the 16th of this month has been canceled, Sahara Football understands. Normalization committee released the fixtures of the special competition only a few days ago. A statement released on Monday read: ”The Normalization  Committee took time to meet the football community to help understand the challenges and problems facing  Ghana football. ”Clubs and players appealed to the N.C to do something and start football playing again. ”The clubs said they were hemorrhaging with debt and their players were getting rusty. ”The N.C heard their appeal and put together a tournament that was…

Ghana Black Satellites will arrive in Ghana on Tuesday, 12 of February after their exit from the CAF U20 Cup Od Nations. Reports are suggesting that the team was scheduled to arrive in Ghana on Monday but had difficulties getting flights to Accra. The Blac Satellites exited the tournament after a defeat to Mali in a game where they needed only a draw to qualify for the semis and for the U20 World Cup in Poland. Jimmy Cobblah, the u20 coach earlier stated that their shortcomings in the competition was due to lack of local football and he had to…