Author: Clinton Eleto

GPL clubs to undergo second COVID-19 test this week The testing of players, technical staff, and officials of Premier League clubs for the second round of the League will take place this week. All 18 Premier League clubs are advised to corporate with the GFA and the government COVID-19 task force for this exercise in our quest to follow the COVID-19 protocols judiciously. The Ghana Football Association and the government covid-19 task force want to ensure that football is played in the safest possible way. All 30 registered players, 10 Technical team members, and 5 officials of the 18 Premier…

Esso wins NASCO Player of the Month for February The Dreams FC forward won the award after edging out Legon Cities’ Hans Kwoffie and Great Olympics midfielder Michael Yeboah. Esso shone brightest in February after scoring six (6) goals with two Player of the match awards. The forward took his total goal tally to ten (10) with his impressive scoring process in the month of February. On the other hand, Hans Kwoffie also scored four goals with two MVP Awards while Michael Yeboah scored two goals with three MVP awards. For his prize, Joseph Esso will receive a NASCO television…

Black Stars depart Accra Tuesday for AFCON qualifier against South Africa The Black Stars will depart Accra for Johannesburg on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 for the match-day five Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. Twenty players are currently in camp in Accra with six others expected to arrive from Europe this evening. Baba Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Kudus, Osman Bukari, Nicholas Opoku, Emmanuel Lomotey and Kwasi Okyere Wriedt will team up with the rest of the squad Monday tonight. Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Richard Ofori will also join his colleagues in Johannesburg Tuesday night. Captain Andre Ayew, forward Jordan Ayew,…

CAF disqualifies Chad from 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has disqualified the Chad national team from the remainder of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications. Chad were expected to take on Namibia on Wednesday and later make a journey to face Mali on Sunday. There is an impasse between the Chadian Sports Ministry and the Football Federation which has seen the offices of the latter locked up. The Sports Ministry announced the disbanding of the Football Federation on 10 March 2021. In line with article 61 and article 64 of the CAF…

Asante Kotoko announce signing of Andy Kumi Francis Asante Kotoko have announced the signing of striker Andy Kumi Francis from lower division side Unistar Academy on a Four and half year deal, the club announced via their social media o Transfer deadline day. https://twitter.com/asantekotoko_sc/status/1372669322741579779?s=24 Following the sale of Kwame Opoku, Asante Kotoko have completed the signing of three strikers: Sarfo Tayor, Michael Vinicius, and Andy Kumi Francis as they prepare for the next round of the Ghana Premier League.

Black Stars B to face Uzbekistan in International friendly The Ghana Football Association is delighted to announce an International friendly between Ghana and Uzbekistan on Thursday, March 25, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The GFA has therefore decided to honour the match with a chunk of the home-based players who have been preparing in Accra for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the Association intends to utilize fully, the opportunity in the March FIFA window with this useful exercise. The team will also use the match as a dress rehearsal for the 2021 WAFU Cup of Nations in Nigeria and the…

C.K Akonnor names Black Stars squad for final round of AFCON qualifiers Black Stars Head Coach C. K Akonnor has named a 29-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe. The team is a mixture of home-based and others who play abroad. Coach Akonnor who has been training with home-based players in Accra for the past four weeks has settled on Nine of those players for the two crucial games. They include Gladson Awako, Joseph Esso, Ismael Ganiyu, Razak Abalora, Eric Ofori Antwi and Kwame Opoku. Black Satellites trio, Danlad…

Asante Kotoko have announced a partnership/sponsorship with a ticketing company TicketLake for the next three seasons. The club announced via their social media pages on Thursday.  https://twitter.com/asantekotoko_sc/status/1372492377336729600?s=21 TicketLake will be in charge of the club’s ticketing when the ban on spectators at stadiums are lifted in the country.

Asante Kotoko complete signing of Brazilian striker Michael Vinicius Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko have confirmed the signing of Brazilian forward Michael Vinicius.  The former Fluminese striker joins the Porcupine Warriors on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Vinicius becomes the second Brazilian to join the Reds in the ongoing campaign after the arrival of Fabio Gama at the start of the season. https://twitter.com/asantekotoko_sc/status/1372130298603929603?s=21 He is seen as the replacement for prolific attacker Kwame Opoku, who has left for Algerian giants USM Alger. Asante Kotoko currently sit third on the Ghana Premier League and are poised on winning the league. He is the second…

Danlad Ibrahim and two other Black Satellites players earn Black Stars call up Black Stars  Head Coach C.K Akonnor has handed call up to three players of the victorious Black Satellites squad. The trio, Ibrahim Danlad, a goalkeeper of Asante Kotoko who was adjudged the overall best goalkeeper of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania, Philemon Baffuor of Dreams FC who plays at right-back and Fatawu Issahaku, a player of Division One side Steadfast FC who was also adjudged the overall best player of the Nations cup. The three players will team up with the rest of the…