A Ghanaian player’s obsession with black magic (juju) cost him a career at an Italian club, former Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has alleged. According to him, the said player developed a habit of leaving the dressing room for game late. His unusual and strange pre-match ritual raised suspicions …
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GFA postpones Ashantigold vs Kotoko GPL clash
The Ghana Football Association wishes to announce that the Ghana Premier League Match Day 29 fixture between AshantiGold SC and Asante Kotoko has been postponed indefinitely. The decision follows an intelligence report and advice from the Ghana Police Service. The Miners were scheduled to play their regional rivals at the …
Read More »Otto Addo reveals why he doesn’t want the Black Stars job on permanent basis
Otto Addo was a stop gap coach for Ghana when Serbian trainer Milovan Rajevac was shown the exited after an ill fated second stint was ended abruptly after a disastrous AFCON 2021 tournament. Ghana hurriedly put up a makeshift technical team headed by Otto Addo who was an assistant coach to Milovan …
Read More »Ghanaian football stars whose achievements did not match their talents
After blasting onto the scenes in their teenage years, some Ghanaian players were seen as potential national asserts who would grow to give the country new football stars. There were touted as players who would grow to play for some of the biggest clubs in the world and compete …
Read More »WATCH: How banned Ashgold president Kwaku Frimpong lost his luxurious Lamborghini to betting in 2018
Disgraced AshantiGold President Kwaku Frimpong who has been banned for 10 years from all football activities following his involvement in match manipulation was once in the news for betting in 2018. AshantiGold President Kwaku Frimpong, according to a report by Ghanasoccernet.com, lost his expensive Lamborghini to betting in a game …
Read More »Senegal president supports PSG star who refused to wear LGBTQ jersey
Senegalese President Macky Sall became the most prominent personality to support an anti-LGBTQ+ stance of Senegal international and Paris Saint-Germain footballer Idrissa Gana Gueye. The president on Tuesday tweeted his support for player stating that Gueye’s religious beliefs had to be respected amid homophobia accusations in France. “I support Idrissa …
Read More »Mohammed Salisu set to honour Black Stars call-up
Southampton’s defender, Mohammed Salisu is set to honour call-up to play for the senior national team, the Black Stars. Over the years, Salisu, who is an influential addition to Southampton’s setup has declined call-ups under Coaches Kwesi Appiah, Charles Akonor and Milovan Rajevac due to personal reasons. However, information pieced …
Read More »I’m here to help Liberty Professionals anytime they need me – Asamoah Gyan
Former Liberty Professionals and Black Stars striker Asamoah Gyan has availed himself to his boyhood club. The Dansoman based side was relegated in the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season after a woeful run of form. Liberty Professionals now play in the Division One League zone 3 and are primed to make a swift …
Read More »I’m clean and I have no hands in this – Former Inter Allies coach Felix Aboagye
Former Inter Allies coach Felix Aboagye has been deal a huge blow as he has been handed a 24 months ban by the Ghana Football Association(GFA) from all football related activities. Felix Aboagye has been handed a 24 months ban by the Ghana Football Association(GFA) from all football related activities. This was …
Read More »Nigeria appoint new coach after World Cup playoff defeat to Ghana
The Nigeria Football Federation have appointed Joeé Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the senior national team, Super Eagles. The Portuguese was announced as head coach on Sunday, May 15, 2022, and was directed to manage the team with immediate effect after signing agreed terms with the NFF. …
Read More »Calls, MoMo transactions: How Kwaku Frimpong plotted match-fixing scheme with Nii Amoah
After what appeared to be a long-wait, the Ghana Football Association have released the verdict on the fixed match between AshantiGold and Inter Allies, and oh, it is damning. The verdict by the Disciplinary Committee gives a thorough and detailed account of how officials of Ashgold led by the chairman …
Read More »Asante Kotoko’s Richmond Lamptey banned 30 months for involvement in match fixing
Asante Kotoko midfielder, Richmond Lamptey has been banned for 30 months by the Ghana Football Association for his involvement in a match manipulation game that involved his former club Inter Allies, and Ashantigold SC. Ashantigold thrashed Inter Allies 7-0 at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium in a matchday 34 fixture of …
Read More »Millionnaiare Kwaku Frimpong, son banned from Ghana football
Ashantigold SC Chairman, Dr. Kwaku Frimpong has been banned from all football-related activities for the next ten years by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association. His son, the CEO of Ashantigold has also been given a 96-month ban from all related football activities for his involvement in the …
Read More »Inter Allies also demoted to Division Two for match fixing
Division One League side, Inter Allies have been demoted to the Division Two League by the Ghana Football Association after the club was found guilty of match fixing. The Tema based club is believed to have connived with Ashantigold officials in manipulating the outcome of their matchday 34 game of …
Read More »Check out photos and videos of Thomas Partey’s rumored Moroccan girlfriend
Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey has been in the news lately with widespread reports of his alleged relationship with a Moroccan lady by name Sarah Bella. The 28-year-old is reported to have parted with his Ghanaian girlfriend and now in serious relationship with the Moroccan lady who is based in …
Read More »Ashantigold demoted to Division Two over match-fixing
Ashantigold SC have been demoted from the Ghana Premier League to the Division Two League after being found guilty of Match Manipulation in their 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Matchday 34 game against Inter Allies FC. According to the Ghana Football Association, the decision will take effect from the 2022/2023 Ghana …
Read More »Premature babies prone to health conditions — Optometrist
Dr. Alfred Gardemor, Principal Optometrist and Head of the Optometric Center at the Nsawam Government Hospital has stated that premature babies have a higher risk of developing eye problems. He stressed when a baby is born prematurely, a lot of development has not taken place, which makes it prone to …
Read More »Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Kudus wins title as Schlupp, Gyasi score
GHANAsoccernet.com brings to you a comprehensive report on the Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad. Our reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom monitors and reports on how the players performed in their respective leagues every weekend. Players to have scored Jeffrey Schlupp scored late in the game to secure a point for Crystal Palace …
Read More »Jeffrey Schlupp bags 4th Premier League goal against Aston Villa
Ghana’s midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp grabbed his 4th Premier League goal on Saturday afternoon in Crystal Palace FC away draw against Aston Villa. The r netted the equalizer for the away team in the second half as they fought back to draw 1-1 at the end of the match. He was …
Read More »Confirmed: Hearts of Oak to host Bechem United in FA Cup final
All is set for the 2022 MTN FA Cup finals as Bechem United beat Aduana Stars FC to face off with defending champions Accra Hearts of Oak. The Hunters on Sunday, May 15, 2022, pipped two-time Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars 2-0 in the second semi-final clash at the Golden …
Read More »Liverpool win FA Cup after penalty shootout
Kostas Tsimikas was Liverpool’s penalty hero as they won the FA Cup for the eighth time with another shootout win over Chelsea after a goalless 120 minutes at Wembley. Liverpool had the advantage in the shootout after César Azpilicueta hit the post with the second Blues spot-kick before Sadio Mané …
Read More »FIFA approves GFA application for national teams Goalkeepers trainers’ course
World football governing body FIFA, has approved the application of the Ghana Football Association for a goalkeepers’ trainers’ course for all the national teams and other selected trainers. A letter from the FIFA Technical Directorate communicated this to the General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The …
Read More »See the young Nana Akufo-Addo preparing for a boxing bout
An old photo of Ghana’s incumbent president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has emerged online. In the black and white photo, it shows the young Akufo-Addo wearing boxing gloves and in a pose as though he was about to throw a punch. It is unclear how old the president was in …
Read More »Hearts of Oak beat Dream FC to make second successive FA Cup final
Accra Hearts of Oak have reached the finals of the MTN FA Cup for the second successive season after beating Dreams FC in the semi-finals in Accra. The FA Cup holders beat Dreams FC 3-2 to keep their dreams of retaining the title they won last season. Dreams FC got …
Read More »Ghana 1 – 2 Burkina Faso: Black Satellites booted out of WAFU U-20 Championship
Ghana’s U20 team the Black Satellites have been kicked out of the ongoing WAFU B U20 Championship in Niger after losing all two group games. The defending Champions of the competition were beaten 2-1 by neighbors Burkina Faso in their final Group B game today, May 14, 2022 in Niamey. …
Read More »It’s time to review free SHS – Palmer-Buckle
Most Reverend Charles Palmer-Buckle has added his voice to calls for government to take immediate steps to review the free senior high school policy through stakeholder engagement. According to the Archbishop for Cape Coast, the free SHS policy has come to offer relief to parents, but it is important for …
Read More »Spanish couple name son after Ghanaian striker Samuel Obeng
Ghanaian striker Samuel Obeng plies his trade for lower league Spanish side Real Oviedo and has been honoured by some ardent fans of the club. The Ghanaian has had a baby named after him by a Spanish couple who are in awe of him and are also supporters of Real …
Read More »UGBS denied me admission despite having aggregate 9 – Education Minister recounts
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education and MP for Bosomtwe, has disclosed that he failed to secure admission to Ghana’s premier university despite excelling in his A level exams. He said, having made aggregate nine, he was hopeful of gaining admission to the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) …
Read More »Kotoko’s Frank Mbella handed call up by Cameroon
Asante Kotoko and Ghana Premier League top scorer, Frank Mbella Etouga has been handed a call up by the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The lethal striker has been invited for the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers next month against Kenya and Burundi in June. FECAFOOT per their letter sent …
Read More »All you need to know about the process of nationality switch, why Nketiah, Odoi’s switch has delayed
Ghanaians are anxiously waiting to see an official communique from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) confirming that some top-performing Ghanaian players born abroad have completed their nationality switch to play for Ghana. The players include Chelsea winger, Callum Hudson Odoi, Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, Brighton and Hove Albion defender, Tariq Lamptey, …
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