Author: Clinton Eleto

Dutchman Patrick Greveraars named assistant coach of Black Stars The Ghana Football Association has approved coach C.K Akonnor’s request to appoint Dutchman Patrick Greveraars as his second assistant. Akonnor will work with Greveraars and current assistant David Duncan as coaches of the senior national team. Patrick Greveraars is a UEFA A-License holder with over 25 years of worldwide top football experience. The 45-year old previously worked with PSV Eindhoven, FC Porto, Vitesse Arnhem, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Anorthosis Famagusta, and Al Shabab Dubai. He was one of two coaches who were recommended by C.K Akonnor in his quest to strengthen the technical…

Aduana Stars coach Joseph Asare Bediako acknowledged and praised two key Kotoko players after the goalless draw at the CAM Park on Saturday in the Matchweek 27 of the Premier League. Asare Bediako revealed the result was fair since the play was ’50-50′ on Saturday. He also revealed that his team mapped out certain strategies to beat Kotoko; one of them was man-marking their best players. “We mapped out some strategies which if you don’t know football, you will say they are dominating but we were just looking out for some individual players” “Mudasiru and Gama, you know they were…

Asante Kotoko failed to break the jinx on Saturday when they traveled to face Aduana Stars at the CAM Park, a venue where Kotoko are yet to secure a win in the league. Aduana Stars held Kotoko to a goalless draw on Saturday. Kotoko are now winless in their last three games in the league and are slowly drifting away from the top spot. Following the draw on Saturday, Mariano Barreto believes there is ‘something wrong” with Kotoko after his side struggled to score in the game. “There is still something wrong because we played well in the first twenty-five…

Asante Kotoko squad for Aduana Stars; Abalora returns Asante Kotoko coach Mariano Barreto has named his squad for their game against Aduana Stars on Saturday. The Porcupines will travel to Dormaa to play one of their fierce opponents. Razak Abalora who missed out last week when Kotoko hosted WAFA SC, is now back in the squad alongside Patrick Asmah who also missed out last week. Full Squad: Goalkeepers – Razak Abalora, Felix Annan. Defenders – Christopher Nettey, Abdul Ganiyu, Yusif Mubarik, Imoro Ibrahim, Patrick Asmah, Habib Mohammed, Samuel Frimpong. Midfielders – Mudasiru Salifu, Emmanuel Keyekeh, Abdul Latif Anabila, Fabio Gama,…

Ghana PL: Karela United held by Great Olympics Karela United extend their unbeaten run to seven games without defeat after settling for a 1-1 draw against Great Olympics on Friday afternoon. Diawisie Taylor scored early in the first half to give the home side the lead before Samuel Abbey scored just before the break to level things at the CAM Park. Great Olympics are third and now two points behind Kotoko and Hearts of Oak in the league table, while Karela sits at the fourth position. Diawisie Taylor’s goal against Great Olympics means he has now scored 16 goals in…

MTN FA Cup: Hearts of Oak draw Liberty, Kotoko get BYFA in Round 64 draw The MTN FA Cup Round of 64 draw took place on Thursday in Accra as club’s got to know their opponents in the prestigious competition. Accra Hearts of Oak will host familiar opponents Liberty Professionals while Kumasi Asante Kotoko will be traveling to face Bekwaki Youth Football Academy. Full Draw: Volta Region: WAFA FC vs Akatsi Allstars FC Hearts of Lions FC vs Bebeto FC Ashantigold: Wassaman FC vs Asokwa Deportivo River Plate Athletic Club vs Thunderbolt FC BYFA vs Asante Kotoko King Faisal vs…

Legon Cities declared winners of Day 23 game against Ebusua Dwarfs The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association have awarded Legon Cities winners of the abandoned game against Ebusua Dwarfs in Cape Coast. The ruling stated that Ebusua Dwarfs shall forfeit the match in accordance with Article 33(1)(b) of the GFA Premier League Regulations, and will thereby be considered as having lost the match in accordance with Articles 33(2) and 34(12) of the GFA Premier League Regulations, and accordingly, three points and three (3) goals are hereby awarded in favour of Legon Cities FC. Read the Full Decision of…

Ghana Black Stars coach CK Akonnor reacted to Mohammed Salisu’s comments on not being ready to play for Ghana at the moment. Mohammed Salisu stated earlier that he is not ready to play for Ghana at the moment as he is currently focusing on club football and will consider playing for Black Stars later. “We are happy that he doing well, we have a lot of players playing in his position and we are satisfied with them,” CK Akonnor said “What he said; when he is ready he will play for Ghana. We don’t have much deployment in that position,…

Ghana Black Stars squad for friendlies against Morocco and Ivory Coast Ghana coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has named a 30-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against Morocco and Ivory Coast next month.  Akonnor’s squad is a mix of both experienced and new players invited during the AFCON qualifiers in March. The Black Stars will take on the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the first friendly in Rabat, Morocco. The second game against the Elephants of La Cote d’Ivoire will come off at the Accra Sports Stadium later in June. The former Ghana captain is using the international break to prepare…

Kotoko learned from Medeama defeat – Mariano Barreto Asante Kotoko boss Mariano Barreto has applauded his team for learning from their previous mistakes to come from behind to grab an important win against Dreams FC on Saturday. The Porcupines registered a 3-1 win against Dreams FC to climb up to the league table after Gameweek 23. Mariano Barreto attributed his team’s fighting spirit to the lesson they learned from defeat against Medeama in Gameweek 21. “We didn’t give up (after conceding), it was in the hard moment we started remembering what happened against Medeama,” he said “This is why we…