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Afriyie Acquah joins Yeni Matalyaspor in Turkey

The defensive midfielder has finalised his much-talked about move with the Blood and Gold on Friday

Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah has completed his move from Torino to Turkish Super Lig outfit Yeni Matalyaspor on a two-year deal as a free agent, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.

The 27-year-old was initially linked with several Premier League clubs following his splendid performance for Ghana during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations amid the Black Stars’ inability to clinch the trophy.

However, the discussions fell through following disagreements on wages and signing on fees, according to reports. He is expected to earn €1 million per a season in Turkey.

Acquah, who has is making a move outside Italy for second time in his career after TSG Hoffenheim, had stints with Palermo, Sampdoria, Torino and Parma.

He has represented Ghana on international games on 36 occasions since making his bow in 2012 and boasts of one goal.

Sadio Mane to devour Arsenal – Mybet.africa Brand Ambassador

 

Mybet.africa Brand Ambassador, Ponobiom, has predicted that Liverpool striker Sadio Mane will score against Unai Emery’s Arsenal with a 5GHs bonus placed on each goal he scores in their epic clash this weekend at Anfield.

Punters need to place a bet on Liverpool’s match with a minimum stake of 20GHs to be eligible for the offer.

Liverpool has started the season brightly, winning their first two matches and cruising to the top of the Premier League table with Sadio Mane in red hot form and looks like he could build on last season’s individual heroics to get significantly better for this season. Mane in 2017 was good, his 2018 was great and in 2019 so far has been pretty damn fantastic.

He has been clinical upfront scoring in each of the last four Premier League appearances and has 16 goals out of 18 matches. He has proven that he is undoubtedly a good goal poacher playing along with prolific striking partners, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.

Mybet.africa has double the price on top goalscorer with best odd of 25.0 on Mane to take the golden boots again this season.
Matches played between these two sides have always been dramatic, full of thrills, and have produced more goals with Arsenal winning 17 times ahead of Liverpool’s 11 wins with 16 ending in a deadlock.

With the current form of Liverpool this season and having home advantage, Sadio Mane will certainly be the player to bank hopes on to lead Liverpool to victory.
ODDS: Liverpool 1.52 Arsenal 5.70
Draw 4.83
Outrights: Top Goalscorer Sadio Mane 25.0
Source: www.mybet.africa

Junior Agogo pronounced dead in London -reports

The former international has kicked the bucket after battling a long term sickness in London

Former Ghana striker Junior Manuel Agogo has been pronounced dead on Thursday in London, AshesGyamera.com has learned.

The 40-year-old who suffered stroke in 2015 and has been battling the illness since was rushed to the hospital several days ago but could not survive amid the interventions of the doctors.

Agogo, who had stints with Championship side Nottingham Forest and Egyptian giants Zamalek was best remembered for his role during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations where Ghana clinched bronze.

He was usually partnered in the Black Stars’ striking department with Asamoah Gyan and even assisted the latter in his first ever goal at the Afcon in a 2-1 victory over Guinea.

Details of his funeral arrangements will be announced later.

 

Rabiu Mohammed joins French side Paris FC

 

The box-to-box midfielder has cpmpleted his switch to the French lower-tier side in an undisclosed fee

Ghana midfielder Rabiu Mohammed has finally sealed a one-year deal with French Ligue 2 side Paris FC from Russian Premier League outfit Krylya Sovetov as a free agent with an option to extend the contract.

The 29-year-old arrived in France on Tuesday and put pen to paper on Wednesday having passed the club’s mandatory medical test.

Rabiu, who will wear jersey #13 for the new season as the club hopes to qualify to the top-flight, has previously had stints with former Ligue 1 side Evian Thonan Gillard and Kuban Krasnodor.

On international level, Rabiu has made 31 appearances for Ghana since making his debut in 2009.

Kano Pillars ready to ‘shock’ Asante Kotoko in Kumasi, says Ali

 

The Pillars skipper is full of optimism they would eliminate the Porcupine Warriors from the continent’s biggest club competition

Kano Pillars captain Rabiu Ali has promised that they would definelty score goals at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to eliminate Asante Kotoko from the Caf Champions League.

Despite the 3-2 victory for Pillars in the first leg a fortnight ago in Nigeria, the contest, however, is still wide open for both teams. Kotoko only need to at least record a 1-0 victory to progress to the next stage.

“We never expected Asante Kotoko to score two goals in Kano during the first leg but they did,” Rabiu told Fox FM.

“They should also know that what happened in Kano will repeat itself in Kumasi. We will also score in Kumasi and eliminate them from the competition,” he added.

Kotoko will be without midfielders Augustine Okrah and Jordan Opoku following the club’s inability to complete their registration while Songne Yacouba is likely to be dropped since he is yet to join the first team at training.

The winner after the two legs will square it off with Etoile du Sahel next month for a place in the group stage.

KP Boateng welcomes ‘new boy’ Ribery to Fiorentina

The Black Stars midfielder has shown love to his new teammate ahead of the new season

Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has congratulated former Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery after completing his move to Fiorentina.

The 36-year-old arrived in Italy on Wednesday morning and penned a two-year deal with the Serie A side which would see him at the city of Florence until the summer of 2021.

“He is here 💜 welcome mon frere @acffiorentina #handmade @FranckRibery https://t.co/U0LqdNUV7i,” Boateng posted on Twitter.

KP Boateng, just like Ribbery, joined Fiorentina this month from Sassuolo following his successful loan move to Barcelona last season where he won La Liga.

Ribbery left Bayern Munich after twelve seasons in the Bundesliga following his move from Olympique Marseille in 2007. He played 425 games and scored 124 goals as well as made 184 assists for the Bavarians.

He is the second player to move from Bayern to Fiorentina after striker Mario Gomez.

Hearts of Oak 0-1 Black Meteors: Akesse’s goal separates men from boys

 

The Black Meteors took a huge step towards their ambition of qualifying to the continent’s showpiece

Ghana’s U-23 male football team defeated Hearts of Oak 1-0 in a friendly at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday.

After a pulsating first-half where both teams lacked precision upfront, Nzema Kotoko striker Akesse Akesse powered Ibrahim Tanko’s side into the lead by the 63rd minute.

Although, Hearts pushed men forward in pursuit of an equaliser, Heart of Lions skipper Frank Akoto led the defence of the national side to remain resolute and recorded a clean sheet.

Black Meteors are preparing to face Algeria in the African U23 Championship double-legged qualifying match next month.

The team began their preparations on August 7 at M Planza Hotel in Accra and will be reduced to 18 players in the coming days.

Kingsley Sarfo still in Prison; midfielder yet to hold talks with Kotoko – former agent

 

The Black Stars midfielder was found guilty of having sex with underage girls in the Scandinavian country and he is yet to be set free

Amid the widespread information on Friday and early showers of Saturday following the unveiling of new players and kits by Asante Kotoko that former Malmo FF midfielder Kingsley ‘Strand’ Sarfo has signed for Asante Kotoko, Ashesgyamera.com can confirm that there is no iota of truth in the reports.

The 24-year-old was sentenced to 32 months in prison in June 2018 after he was found guilty of rape and having sex with underage girls in Sweden and has since been behind bars.

Although, reports suggest his jail term will be reduced due to good behaviour, the player Asante Kotoko have rather signed is Kingsley Owusu Effah who formerly had a stint with Wa All Stars.

“Kingsley Sarfo has not been released from prision and he has not signed with Asante Kotoko so disregard such stories,” Niklas Strand, former agent of the player told AshesGyamera.com.

“Kingsley was superhot everywhere before his problems so people would definitely try to link him with clubs but the fact is that he is in jail for a reason and would take some time for him to even recover when released before he can think of returning to the field,” he added.

The former Anokye Stars and Golden Boot Academy graduate became the second player from Ghana to be jailed in Sweden after midfielder Kwame ‘Conte’ Bonsu who later joined Kotoko before his move to Esperance de Tunis earlier this month.

Sarfo, who almost naturalized for Sweden, made his international debut for Ghana against Uganda in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. He was highly tipped to be part of Kwesi Appiah’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations held in Egypt last month before the unfortunate incident.

Accreditation: How to get a pass for Kotoko vs Kano Pillars

Accreditation process for media houses wishing to cover the Caf Champions League return game against Kano Pillars at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, August 25, 2019 has opened.

Media houses can thus apply for their passes from now till Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Applicants are to send their introductory letters with passport pictures to: [email protected].

Media houses (radio) in Ashanti Region will be entitled to two (2) slots each while those in other regions will be entitled to one (1) slot each. Online and newspapers nationwide would get one (1) slot each. Television stations will also be entitled to two (2) slots each.

An announcement on when the accreditation will be ready for pick up will be made in due course. The media will use the T. I. Ahmadiyya entry point at the stadium on the match day.

-Asantekotokosc.com

Okrah, Opoku, Agyemang Badu & Antwi dropped from Kotoko squad to face Kano Pillars

The Porcupine Warriors head to Nigeria for their opening of the Caf Champions League without several key players after pruning down their squad

Asante Kotoko coach Kjetil Zachariassen has officially announced an 18-man squad ahead of their Caf Champions League first leg against Kano Pillars on Sunday in Nigeria.

After an initial 23 players sent to camp last week, the team proceeded to Accra to fine tune on the Accra Academy artificial turf in order to be much ready for the task.

New captain Felix Annan will lead the players in their quest to conquer Africa alongside new striker George Abege and Richard Arthur.

However, conspicuously missing from the squad is former Ghana Premier League topscorer and goalking Augustine Okrah as well as Jordan Opoku and Martin Antwi.

The others also excluded include Ghana U-23 goalkeeper Kwame Baah and centre-back Emmanuel Agyeman Badu and the five players are expected to head back to Kumasi on Thursday.

The return leg has been scheduled for August 24 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Felix Annan, Osei Kwame

Defenders: Wahab Adams, Samuel Frimpong, Ampem Dacosta, Augustine Sefah, Evans Owusu, Patrick Yeboah, Stephen Ayiku Tetteh

Midfielders: Habib Mohammed, Alexis Didi, Justice Blay, Kelvin Andoh, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Godfred Asiamah

Strikers: Richard Arthur, George Abege, Naby Keita