Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus made his return from injury for Tottenham, while Kwaku Karikari came off the bench to score a hat-trick and provide an assist as Ghanaian players produced a series of notable performances overseas over the weekend.
Kudus featured as Tottenham suffered a 2-0 home defeat by Newcastle United. In Serbia, Karikari made a decisive impact for Zeleznicar Pancevo, scoring three times after entering the game as a substitute and also setting up a goal in a 5-1 victory over Radnik.
Joseph Opoku scored his second goal for Swansea City in their 3-0 Championship win against Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday. Samuel Owusu was also on target for Maccabi Petah Tikva, who beat Sakhnin 2-1 in the Israeli top flight.
The performances were compiled by US-based reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom.
England
In the Premier League, Antoine Semenyo played the full match for Manchester City in their 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Caleb Yirenkyi and Brandon Thomas-Asante were involved as Coventry City lost 1-0 to Hull City. Fatawu Issahaku supplied an assist for Ipswich Town in their 5-2 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford.
In the Championship, Tariq Lamptey made an immediate contribution as Queens Park Rangers recovered from behind to defeat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at Ewood Park. Kwame Poku came on as a substitute for QPR.
Andy Yiadom played for AFC Wimbledon in their 1-0 victory over Wigan.
Spain, France and Germany
In Spain, Inaki Williams provided an assist as Athletic Club claimed their first win of the 2026/27 La Liga campaign, beating Celta Vigo 2-0 away on Sunday night.
Nathaniel Adjei played for Lorient in their 2-1 Ligue 1 defeat by Troyes, while Ernest Nuamah completed 80 minutes for Lyon in a 1-1 draw with Le Havre.
In the Bundesliga, Ransford Konigsdorffer played 22 minutes for Mainz in their draw with Paderborn. Gideon Mensah made his debut for FC Koln during their 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim.
Patrick Pfeiffer played the full match for Darmstadt, who lost 1-0 to Hannover in Bundesliga II.
North America
Prince Owusu featured for CF Montreal in their 7-1 defeat by Inter Miami. Ronald Donkor and Mohammed Sofo both played in New York Red Bulls’ 3-1 loss to Philadelphia Union, with Ezekiel Alladoh involved for Philadelphia.
Maxwell Woledzi played for Nashville in their 4-0 win over FC Cincinnati. Kwaku Agyabeng was involved in Sporting Kansas City’s 3-0 defeat by Vancouver Whitecaps.
Manu Duah completed 90 minutes for San Diego in their 3-1 victory over Los Angeles Galaxy, for whom Joseph Paintsil also played the full match.
Europe
In Albania, Randy Dwumfour played 90 minutes for Vllaznia in a 1-1 draw with AF Elbasani. Emmanuel Agyemang played 18 minutes for Wolfsberger AC in a match that ended in a draw.
Edmund Baidoo and Kelvin Boateng each played 26 minutes in Austria Salzburg’s 4-1 win over Austria Vienna, with Boateng featuring for the losing side.
Lawrence Agyekum played 28 minutes for Cercle Brugge in their 1-0 Jupiler Pro League defeat by Lommel SK. Luis Narh featured for Antwerp in a 4-1 loss to St. Truiden.
In China, Yaw Yeboah played for Qingdao Hainiu in their 5-1 defeat by Wuhan Three Towns. Abdul-Azis Yakubu played 24 minutes for Qingdao West Coast in a 1-1 draw with Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
Frank Acheampong was involved in Dalian Yingbo’s 1-1 draw with Beijing Guoan, while Prince Obeng Ampem played for Shanghai Port in their 1-0 win against Shenzhen Xinpengcheng.
Alex Sarfo featured for Aris in a 2-2 draw with Apollon in Cyprus. Braydon Marvin Manu played for Nea Salamis in their 3-3 draw against Ol Nicosia, while Clifford Aboagye was involved in Anorthosis’ 2-0 defeat by AEL Limassol.
Abdul Moro played for Horsens in their 3-2 loss to Viborg in Denmark. Prince Amoako and Stephan Acquah were both involved in FC Nordsjaelland’s 3-1 win over Brøndby.
Enock Otoo scored for Levadia in their 3-2 victory over Kalju in Estonia. Abdul Baba Rahman featured for PAOK in their 2-1 win against Atromitos in Greece.
Further results
Fard Ibrahim played the full match for Hapoel Ramat Gan in their 2-1 defeat by H. Beer Sheva. Eugene Ansah played 29 minutes for Beitar Jerusalem in a 4-1 loss to Netanya, while Matthew Anim Cudjoe featured for Sakhnin in their defeat by Maccabi Petah Tikva.
In Romania, Carl Davordzie registered an assist for Sepsi in their 1-0 win over FC Arges. Emmanuel Yeboah completed 90 minutes for Corvinul Hunedoara in a 1-1 draw with Dinamo Bucuresti.
Alexander Djiku played for Spartak Moscow in their 1-1 draw against Orenburg. Christopher Bonsu-Baah featured for Al Qadsiah in their 3-1 Saudi Arabian victory over Al-Faisaly.
In Serbia, Sadick Abubakar and Emmanuel Quarshie were involved in Radnik Surdulica’s 5-1 win over Radnik. Issah Abass and Ibrahim Mustapha played in Radnicki Nis’ 1-1 draw with Radnicki 1923.
Emmanuel Boateng and Douglas Owusu were involved in Hapoel Tel Aviv’s draw with Hapoel Haifa.
Prince Owusu provided an assist for Dun.Streda in their 6-1 win over Skalica in Slovakia, while Rahim Ibrahim played for Slovan Bratislava in their 2-1 defeat by Michalovce.
Rufai Mohammed was involved in Elfsborg’s 2-0 win over Degerfors in Sweden. Lawrence Ati Zigi conceded four goals as St Gallen lost 4-3 at home to FC Thun in Switzerland.
In Turkey, Dan Agyei played for Kocaelispor in their 2-1 victory over Konyaspor. Jerome Opoku featured for Basaksehir in a 1-1 draw with Kasimpasa.
