Frank Acheampong won his first Chinese league title since moving to the country from Belgian club Anderlecht a decade ago, while Jordan Ayew and Prince Kwabena Adu were among the Ghanaian scorers during another busy weekend abroad. David Abagna also scored as FC Ordabasy lifted the 2026 Kazakhstan Cup, with performances compiled by US-based reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom.
England
In the Premier League, Mohammed Kudus played 83 minutes for Tottenham in their 1-0 defeat by Leeds. Caleb Yirenkyi and Thomas Brandon-Asante featured for Coventry, who lost 3-1 to Everton, while Fatawu Issahaku played 25 minutes in Ipswich’s 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth.
Jordan Ayew scored for Sheffield United in their 2-1 loss to Charlton in the Championship. Kwame Poku played 69 minutes as QPR beat Lincoln 2-1, while Joseph Opoku made a brief appearance for Swansea in their 2-1 defeat by Birmingham.
Mohammed Fuseini provided an assist as Derby County came from behind to beat Bolton Wanderers 3-1. Michael Adu-Poku scored as Newport County recovered from a goal down to defeat Walsall 3-1 in the first round of the FA Cup.
Europe’s major leagues
In Spain, Inaki Williams played for Athletic Bilbao in their 1-1 draw with Osasuna. Ibrahim Sulemana completed 90 minutes for Sassuolo in their 3-0 Serie A defeat by AS Roma.
In France, Marvin Senaya played 65 minutes for Auxerre in a 1-0 loss to Paris FC. Nathaniel Adjei featured in Lorient’s 2-0 win over Le Havre, while Ernest Nuamah played 23 minutes for Lyon in their 2-0 defeat by Brest.
Augustine Boakye played 71 minutes as St Etienne beat Laval 2-0 in Ligue 2. David Oduro played 11 minutes for Annecy in their 3-0 defeat by Boulogne.
Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer played 63 minutes for Mainz in their 2-1 Bundesliga defeat by Bayern Munich. Daniel Kofi Kyereh was on the pitch for 67 minutes as VfL Osnabruck lost 1-0 to Kaiserslautern in Bundesliga II.
In Austria, Lord Afrifa played 70 minutes as A. Lustenau defeated Grazer AK 2-1. Emmanuel Agyemang featured for 68 minutes in Wolfsberger AC’s 6-0 defeat by SK Rapid, while Edmund Baidoo played 13 minutes as Salzburg beat Sturm Graz 4-3.
Emmanuel Addai scored in Leuven’s 2-0 victory over KV Mechelen in Belgium. Bernard Tekpetey played five minutes for Ludogorets in their 2-2 draw with CSK 1948 Sofia in Bulgaria.
China and Kazakhstan
Acheampong played for Dalian Yingbo as they beat Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 3-1 to secure his first Chinese league title. During his time in China, the winger has represented Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, Shenzhen FC, Henan FC and Dalian Yingbo, scoring 81 goals in 228 Chinese Super League appearances.
Yaw Yeboah scored for Qingdao Hainiu in their 2-2 draw with Shenzhen Xinpengcheng. Prince Obeng Ampem scored twice and supplied two assists as Shanghai Port thrashed Liaoning Tieren 6-1. Abdul-Azis Yakubu played 60 minutes for Qingdao West Coast in their 4-0 defeat by Shanghai Shenhua.
In Kazakhstan, David Abagna scored as FC Ordabasy defeated FC Kaysar 4-1 to win the 2026 Kazakhstan Cup at Turkestan Arena.
Central and southern Europe
Prince Kwabena Adu scored for FC Viktoria Plzen in their 1-1 draw with Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic. Clement Ansah found the net for Trencin in a 2-2 draw with Slovan Bratislava, for whom Rahim Ibrahim registered an assist.
Stephan Acquah featured as FC Nordsjaelland beat Randers FC 6-1 in Denmark, with Cyril Edudzi playing for Randers FC. James Ampofo scored Esbjerg fB’s winner in a 1-0 away victory over Hobro in the Danish First Division.
Abdul Baba Rahman played 14 minutes for PAOK in their 1-1 draw with Olympiacos Piraeus in Greece. Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim scored for Hong Kong Rangers in their 1-1 draw with Shatin.
In Israel, Nana Antwi scored for Beitar Jerusalem in their 1-1 draw against Ironi Tiberias, while Eugene Ansah provided an assist in the same match. Matthew Cudjoe played 79 minutes for Sakhnin in their 1-1 draw with Hapoel Jerusalem. Douglas Owusu played 65 minutes as Hapoel Tel Aviv beat H. Beer Sheva 1-0, while Forson Amankwah played 89 minutes for H. Beer Sheva.
Elsewhere
Ibrahim Zubairu scored for Partizan in their 2-1 home defeat by Macva, with Iddrisu Baba also featuring. In Serbia, Kwaku Osei played 23 minutes for Radnicki Nis in a 2-1 loss to Cukaricki; Kwaku Karikari played 25 minutes as Zeleznicar Pancevo beat Radnicki 1923 3-1; and Skima Togbe played 20 minutes in Novi Pazar’s 2-0 win over Mladost.
Emmanuel Quarshie and Sadick Abubakar each played 32 minutes as Radnik Surdulica defeated OFK Beograd 2-1. Nasiru Moro played 78 minutes for Degerfors in their 2-1 defeat by GAIS in Sweden, while Lawrence Ati Zigi kept a clean sheet as St. Gallen beat Lugano 5-0 in Switzerland.
In Turkey, Dan Agyei scored in Kocaelispor’s 2-0 win over Eyupspor. Jerome Opoku played four minutes as Basaksehir defeated Goztepe 2-1, Elisha Owusu played 89 minutes in Erzurumspor FK’s 2-1 loss to Rizespor, and Kojo Peprah completed the match for Fenerbahce in their 5-0 win over Corum.
In Cyprus, Nana Boateng played 78 minutes for Krasava in a 3-1 defeat by AEL Limassol, while Clifford Aboagye played the full match as Anorthosis lost 2-0 to Omonia.
In the MLS, Maxwell Woledzi played 90 minutes for Nashville SC in their 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati, with Shak Mohammed appearing for 16 minutes. Morrison Agyemang completed the match for Charlotte FC in a 3-3 draw with Inter Miami, while Ronald Donkor played 90 minutes as New York Red Bulls beat Atlanta United 3-0.
Joseph Paintsil featured for LA Galaxy in their 2-1 defeat by Real Salt Lake, and Manu Duah played the full match for San Diego FC in their 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City.
