Philip Boampong backs Ghana’s U20 to win FIFA World Cup in Turkey
Ex-Ghana youth defender Philip Boampong has backed the country’s Under-20 team to win the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup which kick starts on Friday. The Black Satellites are housed in group A where they will face youth heavyweights Spain, France and US. They will begin their campaign with a difficult test against France at the […]
Hearts, Medeama, Mazembe and Enugu Rangers to compete in ‘modified’ President’s Cup
Hearts of Oak, TP Mazembe, Medeama and Enugu Rangers will be contesting in this year’s ‘modified’ President’s Cup competition. The usual annual one-off game takes a new dimension this term – culminating into a four-team tournament. DR Congo giants TP Mazembe and Nigerian club Enugu Rangers will be playing in the competition as the two […]
AC Milan to spend Kevin Boateng cash on Diamanti
AC Milan could turn to Alessandro Diamanti if Kevin-Prince Boateng is sold, reports in the Italian Press have suggested. The Ghanaian midfielder has been linked with a move to French club Monaco in recent weeks, and respected journalist Gianluca Di Marzio believes that the Rossoneri may target the Bologna playmaker as his replacement. Boateng is likely to leave for around €13m, and as such, Di Marzio is confident that that money […]
Essien’s Chelsea return scares off Mikel Obi to Galatasaray
Galatasary are in talks to sign Nigeria midfielder Mikel Obi who fears the return of Michael Essien could worry his regular first team place at Chelsea. Essien returns to the English club this summer haven excelled on a season’s-long loan deal at Spanish giants Real Madrid. Mikel on the other had played more prominent roles […]
Zambia FA boss Kalusha lashes out at lazy Chipolopolo players, reveals sleepless night over Sudan draw
Zambia FA president Kalusha Bwalya has lashed out at Chipolopolo players over their failure to beat Sudan in Ndola on Saturday revealing that he couldn’t sleep that night. Kalusha hit out at his players for the lack of ‘killer instinct’ in the 2014 World Cup qualifier saying they will never be giants in African football […]
Kotoko eyeing All Stars midfielder Seidu Salifu
Asante Kotoko will try to sign Ghana U20 midfielder Seidu Salifu from All Stars, Ghanasoccernet.com understands. The 19-year-old powerful midfielder impressed at the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria in March. Though a couple of European clubs could make a swoop for him if he impresses at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey later […]
Defender Rashid Sumaila delighted with Black Stars victory streak
Asante Kotoko will try to sign Ghana U20 midfielder Seidu Salifu from All Stars, Ghanasoccernet.com understands. The 19-year-old powerful midfielder impressed at the 2013 African Youth Championship in Algeria in March. Though a couple of European clubs could make a swoop for him if he impresses at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey later […]
Mourinho fires warning to Essien and Chelsea team-mates over scandals
New Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has told Ghana star Micahel Essien and his Blues team-mates he will not tolerate the club’s image being tarnished by race rows and off-field incidents like it was last term. Last season when Mourinho was coaching Real Madrid, Chelsea’s image was battered senseless by one unsavoury Âincident after another. If […]
Ghana star Dominic Oduro scores to give Columbus victory in American top-flight
Ghanaian striker Dominic Oduro scored and set up another as his club Columbus Crew snapped Montreal’s three-match winning streak with 2-0 victory over the Impact on Saturday night. Matias Sanchez and Oduro scored early as the Columbus Crew snapped Montreal’s three-match winning streak . The Crew (5-5-5), who had two ties and a loss in their […]
Aduana Stars defender Godfred Saka suffers fresh injury in Ghana camp
Aduana Stars influential defender Godfred Saka has picked a fresh thigh injury and could miss the Fire Club’s last Premier League game of the season. The 21-year-old left-back suffered the injury in the Local Black Stars 2-1 win over Ivory Coast at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Wednesday. Saka missed the team’s second-leg […]