Author: Clinton Eleto

Maxwell Baakoh finalizes move to Egyptian top-flight side Ceramica Cleopatra Maxwell Baakoh has completed his move to newly-promoted Egyptian Premier League side Ceramica Cleopatra. The winger joined on a free transfer after rejecting a contract extension from Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko. His two-year deal with Kotoko ran out in October 2020. The 25-year-old was unveiled by Ceramica Cleopatra on Monday, 7 December 2020, ahead of the start of the new season. Baakoh joins countrymen Kwame Bonsu, who penned a three-year contract from Tunisian giants Esperance, and Winfred Cobbinah. Ceramica Cleopatra have registered 18 new players including goalkeeper Amer…

Ghana U-20 coach Karim Zito ready for WAFU Championship opener against Nigeria Black Satellites coach Karim Zito has reiterated his team’s readiness for the WAFU U-20 Championship opener against Nigeria on Wednesday.  The Ghana U-20 team had to wait till Wednesday to open their campaign with a showdown against Nigeria, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Ivory Coast on Monday. Group B is made up of three teams with the top two sides progressing to the semis, where they stand a chance to pick one of the tickets for the Africa Youth Championship in Mauritania next year. Zito…

CAF CL: Nouadhibou FC arrive in Ghana for Kotoko game Mauritanian side Nouadhibou FC have touched down Ghana for the second leg of the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League against Asante Kotoko in Accra. The Mauritanian giants landed at the Kotoko International Airport on Thursday evening ahead of the crunch clash against Asante Kotoko on Saturday. FC Noudhibou, who moved to their Accra City Hotel base shortly after arriving in the West African country, will hold their first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday. Both sides will be gunning to punch their tickets to the next…

GPL Match Report: Elmina Sharks beat Aduana to register first win of the season Fans of Elmina Sharks will be delighted as their team secured all three points at the at Ndoum Sports Complex on Thursday evening in the Match Week 4 of the Ghana Premier League. Elmia Sharks sneaked one past Aduana Stars in a very tight game where both teams created few chances. Richard Mpong scored the only goal of the game through a direct free kick in the 23rd minute of the game to give his side all three points. Aduana Stars tried fighting back to grab the…

Ghana President approves GHc 900,000 cash support for clubs Each Ghana Premier League club will receive an initial GH¢ 50,000 from Government as financial support for having to play matches behind closed doors. In total, the President of the Republic H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved the first tranche of 900,000 to be disbursed. A statement read: ”The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has authorized the Ministry of Youth and Sports to release an amount of nine hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢900,000) as first tranche of payment to support the 18 premier league clubs to offset…

GPL Match Prediction and Preview: Berekum Chelsea vs Liberty Professionals Berekum Chelsea manager Michael Hesse – Odamtten and his boys having lost to Ebusua Dwarfs in their prior match will see this week’s fixture as an ideal opportunity to redeem themselves in the ongoing league season. This weekend, they play Liberty Professionals, who themselves are trying to pitch pieces together after drawing all three of their opening three matches in the season. Something, David Ocloo head coach of the side hasn’t been too pleased with the outcome but hoping to change it before it turns into a rather sore state.…

OFFICIAL: Hearts of Oak appoint Kosta Papic as new Head coach Hearts of Oak have announced Serbian trainer Kosta Papic as the club’s new head coach following the demotion of Edward Odoom to the youth team. The experienced coach takes over for the 2020/21 season after just two games in the campaign and will be on the bench when the Phobians host Karela United on Friday. Papic arrived in Ghana at the weekend to take over the Technical Director role but after a disappointing start to the season, which includes defeat to Inter Allies last Sunday, the club’s top hierarchy…

Thomas Partey ruled out of North London derby Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has ruled Thomas Partey out of their Premier League clash with North London rivals, Tottenham this weekend. According to the Spanish trainer, the Ghanaian will not be fit for the match on Saturday as he continues to work on recovering from a thigh injury. Initially, it was thought that Partey will be available for the encounter but his recovery has delayed. ‘He had an injury very early in the game [against Aston Villa], he wanted to continue the second half,’ Arteta said, after Arsenal’s 2-1 loss at home…

GPL Match Report: Inter Allies beat Hearts of Oak in Accra Richmond Lamptey’s goal was the difference at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday night as Inter Allies secure all three points against Hearts of Oak in the Match week 3 of the Ghana Premier League. Hearts of Oak will have to wait to register their first win of the season after they failed to contain superb Inter Allies on Sunday. Inter Allies were solid at the back and managed to stop Hearts of Oak from scoring, they scored their goal in the 61st minute when Richmond Lampey received a…

CAF CL: Asante Kotoko held in Mauritania Asante Kotoko have now played a 1-1 draw in their last four games in all competitions after losing their lead once again in their CAF Champions League game against Mauritanian side Nouadhibou FC. The Porcupines will b looking to finish the job in Accra when the away team travel down for the second leg of the fixture next week. Asante Kotoko started the game well and scored an early goal through Osman Ibrahim who buried a fine pass from Emmanuel Gyamfi to give them the lead. However, the visitors lost their lead after…