Author: Clinton Eleto

The chairman of the Competitions Committee of the Egyptian Football Association Amer Hussien said on Thursday that hosting the African Cup of Nations in June 2019 (AFCON 2019) would not affect the Premier League schedule and that all stadiums in the country are ready to host the event. On Wednesday, Egypt’s Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi announced that Egypt is considering making a bid to host AFCON after Morocco announced earlier in the day it would not bid to host the tournament. Last month, CAF stripped Cameroon, the original designated host of AFCON 2019, of the rights to host the tournament,…

Kariobangi Sharks coach William Muluya says his boys are ready to face Ghanaian Asante Kotoko in the CAF Confederation Cup. Kariobangi Sharks will host Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko at the Kasarani stadium in Kenya as both teams will look to grab a good result in the first leg of the game. http://www.saharafootball.net/will-frustrate-kariobangi-sharks-asante-kotoko-boss-ck-akonnor/ William Muluya says his boys are ready for Asante Kotoko. “The atmosphere in training has been very good and the behavioral actions from the players are encouraging. They are willing to get into action and expecting a good outing,” said Muluya.

Ghana have been handed a tough group for the 201 CAF U2O Cup of Nation, they will face Mali, Senegal and Burkina Faso in the group stages. http://www.saharafootball.net/awcon-2018-black-queens-crash-draw-cameroon/ The Ghana Black Satellites will face Burkina Faso in the first game as they will look to start on a high tempo, they will play Senegal in their second game an will play Mali in their final group. The competition will run from 2-17 February and the four simi-finalist will automatically qualify for FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.

Ghana High commissioner Francisca Ashietey-Odotun is backing Asante Kotoko to avenge Ghana Black Stars defeat to Kenya by beating Kariobangi Sharks on Saturday. http://www.saharafootball.net/will-frustrate-kariobangi-sharks-asante-kotoko-boss-ck-akonnor/ Ghana Black Stars suffered a shocking defeat to Kenya in the AFCON 2019 Qualifiers few months ago and Mrs Francisca feels that Kotoko have a chance to avenge Ghana in their CAF Confederation Cup encounter with Kariobangi Sharks. Francisca visited Kotoko in their hotel where she had a little chat with CK Akonnor and showed her support.

Ghana Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah insisted that Ghana is ready to host the 2019 AFCON if called upon, and this has stirred a lot of comments because most people think Ghana isn’t ready to host the prestigious tournament. But can Ghana really host the 2019 AFCON? Watch the video below to see our thoughts: https://youtu.be/HhRlY6QCS54

Hearts Of Oak are on the verge of signing a deal with Voltic Ghana according to media reports. According to reports, the water firm will be their official water providers. http://www.saharafootball.net/atletico-madrid-chief-comment-thomas-parteys-future/ Hearts of Oak have been putting in works to build the club and establish it more in the past few weeks with series of new signings and major sponsorship deal with Umbro.

There have been several reports suggesting that Thomas Partey might be leaving Atletico Madrid soon, he has been linked to Paris Saint Germain, Arsenal and now AS Roma but Atletico Madrid chief Enique Cerezo has revealed that the club are not looking to sell the Ghanaian. Reports are saying AS Roma are interested in signing the midfielder but Atletico Madrid’s chief says the club won’t sell. http://www.saharafootball.net/thomas-partey-nominated-bbc-player-year/ “Diego Costa in China and Thomas in Rome? How we travel!” Cerezo said, as reported by Romanews. “Rest assured that we are not in the market [now] or [at any] other period. We…

Spokesperson of Hearts Of Oak Opare Addo insists that his club did nothing wrong in the signing of Dominic Eshun and are sure the player wasn’t acquired illegally. Karela United released a statement accusing Hearts of Oak for illegally signing their player and threatening to report them to the right authorities for the ‘sickening’ act. While talking to Happy FM, Opare Addo refuted the claims that Dominic Eshun’s signing was illegal. “If Karela FC claims we have stolen their player, that’s their call. They can say what they want,” Opare stated on Happy FM. “Karela FC is saying a different story…

Management of of Karela United say they will report Hearts of Oak to the Ghana Football Association for illegally signing their player Dominic Eshun. Hearts of Oak announced the signing of Dominic Eshun on a long term deal on Tuesday, but Karela United have released a strong statement indicating that the club is unaware of the said transfer and will report Hearts of Oak to the Ghana Football Association. Hearts of Oak sign winger Dominic Eshun Full statement: “We have been notified with shock and disbelief that Hearts of Oak have announced the signing of our player Dominic Eshun without…

Asante Kotoko boss CK Akonnor admits that Kariobangi Sharks of Kenya are a very difficult team to play against. He added that his team must work very hard if they want to salvage a positive result in Kenya. “We are going to play a Kenyan club that is very good and tough. They score a goal in almost every match and are a threat but what is important now is how we can stop that and how we could frustrate them in the game for a good scoreline before the return leg,” he said. Felix Annan believes Asante Kotoko will…