Jordan Ayew thinks he has shown enough quality to make his critics eat their words. The Ghana international scored the winner late on in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 victory at West Ham United on Saturday, needing the intervention of VAR after it was initially ruled out for offside by the referee. …
Read More »Thibaut Courtois: Real Madrid say goalkeeper did not suffer an anxiety attack
Real Madrid say that gastroenteritis – not an anxiety attack – led to Thibaut Courtois’ half-time substitution on Tuesday in the Champions League. The Belgian goalkeeper was replaced by Alphonse Areola at the break with his side trailing 2-0 to Club Bruges at the Bernabeu – a game which …
Read More »Tottenham: Mauricio Pochettino has ‘no doubt’ team is behind him
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino says he is certain the team are still playing for him despite their run of poor form. Spurs have won just three of their opening 10 games in all competitions and were thrashed 7-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday. They were also …
Read More »Olympic Qualifier: Black Queens held by Kenya in Accra
Ghana’s hopes of qualifying for a historic first Olympic Games suffered a setback on Friday following a 0-0 home draw with Kenya. The Black Queens could not make the most of their home advantage as they were held by the Harambee Starlets in the third round first leg fixture at …
Read More »GFA Elections: Wilfred Osei Palmer disqualified from presidential race
Wilfred Kwaku Osei, popularly known as Palmer has been disqualified from the Ghana Football Association presidential race. The Normalisation Committee acting as the Elections Committee after recommendations from the Vetting Committee published the names of the qualified candidates with only Palmer missing from the list of confirmed presidential hopefuls. The list has thus reduced to …
Read More »Normalisation Committee rejects coach Kwesi Appiah’s backroom reshuffle
The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association is unwilling to approve Kwesi Appiah’s decision to sack his backroom staff following Ghana’s disappointing showing at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Ghanasoccernet.com can report. The Black Stars trainer in his post-Afcon report stated he would not like to continue …
Read More »GFA problems can only be solved by ‘football people ’- Osei Palmer
Ghana Football Association presidential hopeful, Wilfred Osei Kwaku is popularly known as Osei Palmer says the FA problems can best be solved by an experienced football administrator who served the FA in the past. According to him, only persons who have been part of the erstwhile administration will be in …
Read More »Thomas Partey makes me happy – Atletico Madrid boss Deigo Siemone
Atletico Madrid gaffer Deigo Siemone says he is happy with the performance of Ghana International Thomas Partey who has been impressive for the side this season The 25-year old produced a master-class in the Madrid derby which earned him the man of the match award last weekend. Partey improved on …
Read More »Andre Ayew scores first Championship goal in Swansea City win
Andre Ayew scored his maiden goal in the Championship to give Swansea City a 2-1 win over Charlton Athletic on Wednesday. Steve Cooper’s men bounced back from their 1-1 draw against Reading on Saturday, to secure maximum points in London. Ayew hit the target six minutes after the hour-mark, to …
Read More »Top five Ghanaian players in Europe
Thomas Partey Thomas Partey stole all the headlines this weekend but how did other Ghanaian players in Europe fare? Joy Sports kept tabs on them and highlights the top five performers. A performance that attracted plaudits from all over the world. Thomas Partey was arguably the best outfield player in …
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