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Asante Kotoko host West African Football Academy at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on matchday nine of Ghana Premier League.

Following the 2-1 away win over Legon Cities last weekend, coach Prosper Ogum Narteh has made four changes in the squad that started the game.

Defenders Andrews Appau and Yussif Mubarik have replaced suspended captain Abdul Ganiu Ismail and injured Maxwell Agyemang respectively.

Also, Richard Boadu who missed the Legon game due to suspension has return and takes over the box-to-box midfield duties from Mudasiru Salifu who is out through ill-health.

Meanwhile Fabio Gama has also replaced Emmanuel Keyekeh after the Brazilian was left out of the game against Legon.

Dreams 2-2 Hearts of Oak: Salim’s last gasp goal rescues Phobians from defeat

The youngster left it late to secure a vital point for the Phobians who looked like ending the year with a defeat

Hearts of Oak shared the spoils 2-2 with Dreams FC on matchday ten of Ghana Premier League at the Theater of Dreams in Dawu on Saturday.

After winning their last two league games, the Phobians were hoping to make it three on the spin and coach Samuel Boadu paraded a strong starting line up.

Daniel Afriyie Barnieh shot Hearts into the lead by the 27th minute after connecting a pass from his teammate.

Ali Hauzif came close getting the equaliser by the 39th minute after he was played through but his last ditch effort went yard.

However, Issah Ibrahim got lucky and snatched the equaliser for Dreams after a howler by goalkeeper Richmond Ayi on the stroke of half-time.

Youngster Ishmael Dede shot Dreams ahead against the run of play and they looked certain to pick a win.

However, on the stroke of full-time, substitute Salim Adams capitalised on a poor defending by Dreams and powered in the equaliser with the last kick of the game.

Hearts have now moved to 15th on the log with 10 points, ten points behind leaders Aduana Stars.

However, they have three outstanding games against Medeama, Berekum Chelsea and Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko will win Ghana Premier League title until 2027 – Prophet Mensah Otabil declares

The man of God has prophesied that the Porcupine Warriors will lift this season’s league title and extend it until 2027

Asante Kotoko will win Ghana Premier League title for the next six consecutive seasons, according to Prophet Kwaku Mensah Otabil, the founder and leader of Christ True Word of God Ministries.

The Porcupine Warriors failed to annex the title last season despite coming very close to it.

Following an incredible start this season, where they won their first four games, Kotoko have picked only one win their last three games and currently sit third on the log with a game in hand.

“Per what I have seen in the realms of the spirit on December 24, Asante Kotoko is going to win the Ghana Premier League in 2022,” Prophet Mensah Otabil told Ashh FM in an interview.

” They will continue to win the league title in the next five seasons. If referees are going to be fair to Asante Kotoko and handle their games well, Kotoko are going to win the league consecutively.

“I am a staunch Hearts of Oak fan. My parents are and everyone in my family support Hearts but what God has shown to me is what I can and will always say,” he added.

Prophet Mensah Otabil was the man of God who who prophesied before Ghana Football Association’s general elections in 2019 that Kurt Okraku will shock people by defeating George Afriyie and others to win the presidential seat.

Kotoko will host WAFA this weekend at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium before they square it off against city rivals King Faisal in the FA cup round of 64.

“Magical left”; Kotoko’s Mudasiru Salifu heaps praise on Augustine Okrah

The Porcupine Warriors midfielder has lauded the qualities of his former teammate ahead of this weekend’s league games

Asante Kotoko midfielder Mudasiru Salifu has heaped praise on former teammate Augustine Okrah ahead of the weekend’s Ghana Premier League games.

Okrah, 28, left Kotoko before the start of the season to rejoin Bechem following the expiration of his contract and he has been an instant hit.

Mudasiru wrote under a Facebook post by Okrah.

Okrah has scored five goals for Bechem after nine games and provided three assists to help Bechem move to fourth position with 14 points, six points behind leaders Aduana Stars.

He has also won two Man of the Match awards.

Okrah was at his usual best when he scored one goal and assisted another as Bechem United eliminated Ashanti Gold from FA Cup at the Len Clay Sports Stadium on Thursday.

Okrah is expected to up his performance this weekend as Bechem United host King Faisal at the Fosu Gyeabour Park in Bechem.

Match fixing alert: Fifa/GFA issues strong warning to Berekum Chelsea & Unity FC ahead of FA Cup clash

The country’s football governing body has teamed up with Fifa to monitor a possible match fixing scandal which could hit the cup game

Ghana Football Association has issued a strong warning to Premier League side Berekum Chelsea and Division One League outfit Unity FC ahead of FA Cup Round of 64 fixture scheduled for December 23 at the Golden City Park in Berekum.

Reports were rife late Wednesday evening and Thursday morning of a possible scandal as results were believed to have already been determined even before kick off.

As a result, Ghana FA has warned both clubs and other clubs that will be playing on Thursday.

“The Compliance and Integrity Unit of the Ghana Football Association in collaboration with FIFA Integrity through Sport Radars Fraud Detection System (FDS), will be monitoring some selected matches in the MTN FA Cup and League matches this week starting from today’s game between Unity FC and Berekum Chelsea FC at the Golden City Park,” a GFA statement read.

“This follows series of intelligence picked up by the GFA Compliance and Integrity Unit.

“In as much as the GFA believes in the sporting integrity of the clubs, the Association wishes to send a strong warning to all clubs that a Monitoring Team have been deployed to the match and should there be an establishment of a possible match fixing, the GFA trigger its disciplinary and ethics mechanism.

“The Monitoring Mechanism have been deployed for other selected matches in the Round of 64 of the MTN FA Cup competition and the weekend League matches.

“Club management members, coaches and players are kindly reminded of their responsibilities in upholding the hard earned sporting integrity of the sport and are entreated to resist any attempt by fake betting syndicates and to report any form of approach or whatsoever immediately to the GFA.

“The GFA wishes to also assure all sporting public and stakeholders that it wouldn’t relent on it’s effort to uphold the very sporting integrity that binds the beautiful game in the country,” the statement added.

“The membership of the GFA, Match Officials, the public and all stakeholders are hereby encouraged to channel any information or concerns in this respect, if any, in relation to any match to the Compliance and Integrity Unit on hotline: +233 59 337 1735 and send all emails to [email protected],” the statement concluded.

Last season, Ashanti Gold and Inter Allies were alleged to have played a match of convenient and the case is still under investigation.

Dreams FC defender Philimon Baffour leaves Ghana to sign for a club in Portugal

The defender has jetted out of Ghana enroute to sign for a Portuguese club in the January transfer window

Dreams FC defender Philimon Baffour has left the shores of the country to sign for Portuguese side Rio Ave, AshesGyamera.com understands.

The 20-year-old, who has come under intense criticisms from a section of Ghanaians after he was named in Black Stars’ provisional squad for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, left on Thursday together with another Dreams FC player Sulemana Mohammed.

Baffour is expected to sign a five-year deal worth around €250,000.

Dreams FC coach heaped praise on Baffour and insists that he would excel at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations when given the opportunity.

“Baffour is a good player and I wish him well. He is very respectful and works hard at training and during games,” told AshesGyamera.

“I don’t know why he has not been able to play for Ghana despite having several call ups. However, per th little I know about him, I feel he will be a great addition to Ghana.

“I believe that when the coaches hand him the opportunity to play for Ghana, everyone will be interested in his quality and understand why he has always been around the national team,” he added.

Afriyie Acquah terminates contract with Saudi Arabian side Al Batin; could join Asante Kotoko

The box-to-box midfielder has mutually terminated his contract with the Gulf region club after just five months and could sign for Asante Kotoko

Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah has mutually terminated his contract with Saudi Arabian side Al Batin barely five months after joining them.

The 29-year-old signed a two-year contract with Batin in July after Turkish Super Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor and went on to make eight appearances in the league.

However, the club requested that his contract must be terminated and the player together with her s counsel agreed to it after he was compensated.

”One thing for sure is that Afriyie Acquah did not request for a termination because of football reasons and that’s all I can say, ” a source close to the 2014 FIFA World Cup star exclusively told GHANASoccernet.

”Both parties are happy so we move on and start the search for a new club in the January transfer window,” the source added.

Acquah, who has been a supporter of Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko could a surprise move and join the Kumasi-based giants as he is now a free agent.

Although, information about a possible move to Kotoko are scanty at the moment, Acquah admitted in 2020 that he would love to play for Kotoko before he hangs his boots.

“I was born into a family that support B.A United but if I’m ready to return to play in Ghana and they are not in the top-flight, I will rather join Asante Kotoko since they are the club I also long and dream to feature for before retiring,” Acquah told SportsWorldGhana.

“When I heard that Gyan has joined the Ghana Premier League again I was so happy for him because I think this is going to help make the league more interesting. When you look at the career of Gyan he has done amazing things and he comes to the league with a huge personality.”

“This is also my dream. One day, when I feel that I have had enough of European football I want to come and play in Ghana Premier League and have a feel of it before I call time on my football career.

“As you know I never played in the Ghana Premier League or even the Division One and so it is my dream to also do what Gyan has done in the future. This is my dream and I congratulate Gyan and wish him all the best at his new club,” he added.

Acquah, who has previously had stints with Parma, Palermo, Empoli and German Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim could not make Ghana’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations provisional squad.

He was part of the 2019 edition where Ghana was booted out in the round of 16 by Tunisia under the auspices of Kwesi Appiah.

Breaking News: Hearts of Oak terminate Nuru Sulley’s contract

The 29-year-old has been shown the way out from the Accra Sports Stadium having criticised the coach’s selections in recent games

Ghana Premier League champions Hearts of Oak have announced the termination of Nuru Sulley’s contract for making statements about his la k of playing time.

The 29-year-old was axed from the team following his comment in the wake of the Phobians’ 4-0 defeat against Algerian side JS Saoura in the Caf Confederation Cup playoffs earlier this month.

Reports before the game emerged that Sulley was unhappy with the lack of game time under coach Samuel Boadu and even criticised the coach’s game plan and tactics.

Sulley is believed to have even refused to warm up during the game and has since not played a part of Hearts of Oak’s games thereafter.

“Hearts of oak mutually part ways with Nuru Sulley. The club will like to thank him for his service during his stint with us,” a club statement read on Wednesday.

Sulley rejoined Hearts from Lebanese club Naft Al-Junoob following a mutual termination of his contract.

He has previously had stints with Al-Nasr Benghazi, Tala’ea El Gaish, Al-Ittihad, Alanyaspor and Al-Mina.

Alhaji Grunsah explains why Philimon Baffour deserves Black Stars call up than other several local players

The outspoken administrator has insisted that Milovan Rajevac made the right decision to select the right back as part of his squad for the 2021 Afcon

King Faisal Babies owner and bankroller Alhaji Karim Grunsah has defended the decision by Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac to add Dreams FC defender Philimon Baffour in his provisional squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Cameroon.

Baffour’s inclusion to the squad has been criticized by a section of Ghanaians who believe he is not the best on the local scene and has not even played for the country despite having several opportunities in the past.

However, Grunsah disagrees with such assertion.

“For Philemon Baffour, I have watched him several times. He’s a great player, and for Milo, nobody can influence him with selections,” Grunsah told Akoma FM.

“So I’m pretty sure he earned the call up based on merit and not because of the affiliation of Dreams FC to Kurt. For those complaining about him not getting selection during matchdays, is he the only player who sits on the bench?

“There are many players in similar situation, he will get his opportunity one day,” he added.

The Black Stars will depart Doha for Yaoundé on Friday, January 7, 2022 to take on the rest of Africa at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

GHANA SCHEDULE IN DOHA – QATAR

Team open camp on December 22, 2021

First Friendly match against a club side – December 28, 2021

Second friendly match against AFCON bound country – January 1, 2022

Third friendly against Algeria – January 5, 2022

Departure to Cameroon – January 7, 2022

Submission of final squad – December 30, 2021

Ghana last won the Afcon in 1982 but have been in final in 1992, 2010 and 2015.

“Kotoko supporters should ‘shut up’ over Ganiu’s Black Stars snub, Milo chose best players” says Grunsah

The Inshallah Boys chief insists none of the Kotoko players missing the 2021 Afcon squad list is surprising

The owner and bankroller of King Faisal has rejected suggestions that Asante Kotoko captain Abdul Ganiu Ismail and goalkeeper Razak Abalora should have been named as part of Ghana’s 30-man provisional squad ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac announced his provisional squad on Tuesday and Ganiu who has been part of the Black Stars throughout the qualifiers was conspicuously missing together with Abalora despite five local players making the grade.

This has led to several discussions among the Kotoko family but Grunsah believes Milovan should be allowed to do his job as he knows the players that will help him achieve success.

Dreams FC duo of Philimon Baffour and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku made the squad together with Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Richard Attah. The others included Maxwell Abbey Quaye of Great Olympics and Real Tamale United captain David Abagna Sandan.

“For Kotoko supporters who are furious with the call-up, they should keep quiet because they have no basis,” Grunsah told Akoma FM.

“They are not the only team performing well in Ghana Premier League this season whose players were not called or do they want Milovan to call their two in-form Cameroonian strikers?

“He is the coach and knows the kind of players that can help him win the trophy. Although, I suggested Frank Acheampong to the technical team ahead of the official announcement because he’s currently doing well in China, however the coach feels he’s not needed now. so I’m only hoping all goes well so we win the Afcon this time,” he concluded.

The team will be in Doha for a period of three weeks to prepare for the Tournament scheduled for Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022.

The Black Stars will play three International friendly matches in Qatar to give Coach Milovan Rajevac the opportunity to assess his squad for the Tournament.

Ghana are expected to play a yet to named club side on Tuesday, December 28, before taking on one of the Africa Cup of Nations qualified teams on Friday, January 1, 2022 in another friendly.

The team will wrap up their test matches against African Champions Algeria on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.