Author: Clinton Eleto

Romelu Lukaku is flying to London to complete his £97.5m (€115m) transfer to Chelsea from Inter Milan. The 28-year-old underwent the first part of his medical in Milan after the Italian champions agreed in principle a club-record deal to re-sign the striker. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1424855421307834368?s=20 The paperwork is now with club lawyers, and once that is formalised, Lukaku is expected to sign a five-year contract, worth £200,000 a week. Inter have previously rejected two offers from Chelsea for the Belgium international, the second of which was worth £85m (€100m) plus left-back Marcos Alonso.

Lionel Messi will join Paris Saint Germain on a two-year deal after announcing his departure from boyhood club Barcelona, according to several reports. Paris Saint Germain reportedly reached an agreement with the player and his representatives on Monday, Messi will earn thirty pounds per year at his new club in France. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1425034569368195084?s=20 Barcelona announced Messi would not continue at the club after they were unable to fulfill a new contract that had been agreed with the player due to “financial and structural obstacles”.

King Faisal Babes marksman Kwame Peprah has departed Ghana for South Africa ahead of his proposed move to Orlando Pirates FC, according to Ghanasoccernet. Your authoritative website broke the news of this transfer three weeks ago and it seems to be getting closer than before. Peprah left the country on Friday night and is expected to arrive in Johannesburg on Saturday to undergo his medical examination and sign officially afterward. The South African giants are expected to announce the signing of the Ghana U23 player on Monday if everything about the deal is completed. Read: Reason why Ashantigold will not…

Asante Kotoko are the only club in Ghana eligible to represent the country in the CAF Confederation Cup if Medeama decides not to play in the African Competition. The Ghana FA released a statement on Friday night confirming that Ashantigold cannot play in the CAF Confederation cup even if they win the FA Cup because of their failure to apply on time. The statement also confirmed that Asante Kotoko is the only club that can replace Medeama since they are one of the clubs that received approval to play in CAF Competitions next season. However, Asante Kotoko fans want their…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has formally written to AshantiGold SC notifying them of their inability to compete in the 2021/22 CAF Inter Club competitions – CAF Confederation Cup. The follows a late request from AshgantiGold for an extraordinary application to enable them acquire the required licence to participate in the 2021/22 CAF Confederation Cup. The GFA had further correspondence with CAF on the subject and below are the key points in their reply. The deadline for GFA to submit the club licensing decisions and documents of the clubs for the CAF IC 21/22 was 15 July 2021. CAF informed the…

Hearts of Oak have taken a huge leap in securing the signatures of three talented players of the Ghana Premier League in the just-ended campaign.  The trio is made up of WAFA duo Enock Asubonteng, Konadu Yiadom, and Medeama’s player, Isaac Agyenim Boateng.  The players underwent successful medicals at the club this afternoon after weeks of intensive negotiations between the club and the players’ agents.   The WAFA SC pair boast of eight goals contribution in over 30 appearances whiles Agyenim Boateng scored 3 goals from 13 games. Read More: Annor Walker confirms Hearts of Oak interest in two Great Olympics…

Asante Kotoko coach Johnson Smith has stated that the attitude of the players didn’t help the club in the just-ended football season. Mariano Barreto earlier stated that the attitude of some players caused disruption in the Kotoko squad and his biggest mistake was not sidelining those players earlier. Assistant coach Johnson Smith’s comments correlate with that of Barreto as he also believes that the attitude of the players did not help the team. “The attitude of the players towards training at a point in time didn’t help us, especially after losing to Hearts of Oak. I needed to speak with…

English Premier League side Manchester City have announced the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for a Premier League record fee of 100 Million Pounds. The club announced on Thursday that they have completed a deal to sign the talented player. https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1423358239945670657?s=20 Jack Grealish will wear the number 10 jersey and will be looking to feature in Manchester City’s  Community Shield game against Leicester this weekend.

Referee Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea has been appointed to officiate the final match of the MTN FA Cup competition scheduled for Sunday August 8 at the Accra Sports Stadium. He will be assisted by Kwasi Acheampong Brobbey and Patrick Papala with Wiseman Ghansah as the fourth Official. Read More: CAF approves Accra and Cape Coast stadiums for World Cup qualifiers Below are the Match Officials for the MTN FA Cup final match: NO. REFEREES, VENUES & OTHER OFFICIALS DATE: Sunday, August 8, 2021 MATCH: Ashantigold SC vs Hearts of Oak SC–LIVE ON STARTIMES VENUE: Accra Sports Stadium REFEREE: Daniel Nii Ayi…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Accra and Cape Coast stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers. According to the continental governing body the decision was based on the assessment of an updated report submitted by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The two stadiums will be further evaluated on matchdays through the CAF Match Command Center (MCC). In the event that organizational and stadium technical infractions are noted by the designated CAF officials during matches, financial sanctions may be imposed on the GFA as per the established CAF grid for lack of technical facilities…