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Asante Kotoko records first ever win in Dormaa after beating Aduana Stars 2-0

Asante Kotoko recorded their first away win against Aduana Stars in the Ghana Premier League at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park on Saturday. The game ended 2-0 in favor of the Porcupine Warriors kind courtesy goals from George Mfeguee and Richmond Lamptey on matchday 11 fixture of the Ghana Premier …

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How Asamoah Gyan’s popularity earned a Ghanaian photojournalist free lunch in Qatar

A Ghanaian photojournalist, Samuello has revealed how he was served free food in Qatar after mentioning Asamoah Gyan‘s name during a conversation as his countrymen. Samuello, who is a FIFA accredited photojournalist was in Doha last month to cover the FIFA Arab Cup. According to him, he met some Egyptians …

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LIVE UPDATES: Aduana Stars vs Asante Kotoko

Hello and welcome to GhanaWeb’s coverage of the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League season. Aduana Stars will host Asante Kotoko at the Nana Agyeman Badu Park in this top liner for the week in the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League matchday 11 fixture. The Oga Boys are going into this game after losing to …

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Zero To Hero: The Extraordinary Career Of Senegal’s Édouard Mendy

As sporting rags-to-riches stories go, Rocky Balboa has nothing on Édouard Mendy. Seven years ago, it looked like his career was ending in failure at the age of 23 – not exactly youthful in the world of football, where prodigies like Wayne Rooney become titans of the game at 16. …

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AFCON 2021: No GFA agreement with Roma starlet Afena-Gyan amid speculations

Roma teenager Felix Afena-Gyan will not join Ghana for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament while no agreement has as yet been reached for his release for the 2022 World Cup qualifying play-offs as widely reported, GOAL can reveal. It will be the second straight time the 18-year-old is …

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2021 AFCON: Strasbourg recalls Alexander Djiku from Ghana camp

French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg has recalled Ghana defender Alexander Djiku from the Black Stars camp in Doha, Qatar, according to reports by Asempa FM’s SportsNite. The 27-year-old central defender was among the first players to arrive in the Ghana camp in Doha, Qatar last week. However, due to the …

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Degrees and books don’t win matches – Alhaji Grusah shades Kotoko coach Dr Prosper Narteh

King Faisal have beaten Asante Kotoko twice in the ongoing season The ‘Insha Allah’ Boys knocked out Asante Kotoko from the FA Cup King Faisal are on top of the GPL after matchday 10 Owner of King Faisal FC, Alhaji Karim Grusah has mocked Asante Kotoko fans over his club’s recent dominance over the …

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Van Persi pays tribute to Christian Gyan after Ghanaian dies at age 43

Legendary Dutch forward, Robin Van Persi has expressed his sadness following the death of Feyenoord’s hero Christian Gyan. It was confirmed on Wednesday that the former Ghana defender had passed away after suffering illness for some time prompting tribute from Van Persi. Gyan and Van Persi played together for three …

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Six celebrated African players who never won the AFCON

#6 Bruce Grobbelaar One of Africa’s most decorated players, Grobbelaar was a key figure in Liverpool’s European Cup final success in 1984, and also won six league titles with the Reds. At international level, however, he made little impact despite being capped over 30 times by Rhodesia and then Zimbabwe. …

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Police fires gunshot to ‘resolve’ fracas between Kotoko driver and popular supporter

A skirmish ensued at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi after Asante Kotoko were eliminated in the FA Cup round of 64 by city rivals, King Faisal. As reported by Kumasi-based broadcast journalist Jonathan Asiedu on Asempa FM’s SportsNite, a scuffle ensued between Kotoko’s bus driver and a popular fan …

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