Hans Kwofie set to make Smouha SC debut in Egypt

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Hans Kwofie set to make Smouha SC debut in Egypt

The Ghanaian forward has been cleared and likely to feature for the Blue and Whites on Friday

Ghana Premier League goal king for 2016-17 season, Hans Kwofie, has been included in Smouha SC’s 18-man squad to play against Tanta FC in the Egyptian Premier League at the Tanta Sports Stadium on Friday.

The 28-year-old joined the Alexandria-based club in a three-and-half-year deal last month from Ashanti Gold alongside Stephen Sarfo and Augustine Okrah but, apart from the latter, the rest are yet to taste any action in the North African country.

Kwofie was included in the squad following an injury sustained by Hosam Hassan and Hamzi Zaki and he hopes to take his chance to command a starting place.

Okrah who scored a screamer on his debut for Smouha in the 4-0 drubbing of ENPPI has retained his place but Sarfo is yet to join the first team.

Tanta also have two Ghanaians in the shape of Dennis Tetteh and Joseph Ato Bissah in their setup

Smouha sit fifth on the log with 29 points, three points below the automatic qualification slot for Caf Confederations Cup next season.

FT: Dreams FC 0-0 (6-5 on pen.) Medeama: Believers setup final with Phobians

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FT: Dreams FC 0-0 (6-5 on pen.) Medeama: Believers setup final with Phobians

Ghana Premier League returnees Dreams FC defeated Medeama 6-5 on penalties after a goalless draw in regulation time to qualify to the final of the 2018 Ghalca G8 tournament on Thursday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

The Still Believe out had a larger share of the exchanges in the first half of the game but couldn’t turn their possession into goals.

By the 22nd minute, Dreams thought they had taken the lead after Richard Addae was played through by his teammate but his lob failed to hit the back of the net.

Minutes later, Addae made amends to his earlier miss but he was rather unfortunate as the referee failed to award his effort as a legitimate goal. Sharani’s pass found Addae and the striker saw his shot hitting the underneath of the crossbar and crossing the goal line but referee Alex Nsiah and his assistants failed to see it from their angle.

The second half produced similar episodes like the first half, as few chances came the way of the two sides.

After a pulsating 90 minutes without any goal scored, the two clubs needed penalty to separate them and Dreams won 6-5.

They will square it off with Hearts of Oak on Sunday in the final, after the Phobians also defeated rivals Asante Kotoko 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday in Kumasi.

Jordan Ayew draws praise from Swansea coach Carvalhal

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Jordan Ayew draws praise from Swansea coach Carvalhal

Swansea City coach Carlos Carvalhal has expressed his happiness following the recent rise in performance of Ghana striker Jordan Ayew.

The 26-year-old was on target in Swansea’s 2-1 victory over Championship log leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Ayews scored a brilliant goal on 11th minute after he went past five defenders. Substitute Jota equalised for Wolves in the second half but Wilfred Bony snatched the match-winner with a calm finish.

 

“In the five games I’ve been in charge, we’ve won two, drawn two and lost one. This was the best match we’ve played, especially in the first half and we posed Wolves lots of problems,” Carvalhal told the press after the game.

“We controlled the first 45 minutes, but after that the tempo was down. We let Wolves get a goal, but we got a second and then we closed the door and made it very difficult.

“It was a great goal from Jordan and he deserves it. He is a fighter and works very hard for the team.

“I’m proud of my players and now we are building confidence and momentum,” he added.

Ayew has scored seven goals in all competitions this season including four in the Premier League.

Swansea will face League Two promotion contenders Notts County in the next round of matches.

Neymar not angered by PSG boos after Cavani penalty snub, says Silva

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Neymar not angered by PSG boos after Cavani penalty snub, says Silva

The world’s most expensive player was whistled by his own fans after he showed a lack of generosity to his Uruguayan team-mate

Neymar was not angry despite being whistled by Paris Saint-Germain supporters during an 8-0 thrashing of Dijon, in which the Brazilian was in inspired form, according to club captain Thiago Silva.

The world’s most expensive player scored four goals as the Ligue 1 leaders ran riot on Wednesday , extending their advantage from nearest rivals Lyon to 11 points ahead of Sunday’s game between the two sides.
Neymar also provided a pair of assists in a glittering individual performance, but he was involved in another on-pitch disagreement with strike partner Edinson Cavani .

The Uruguayan headed in PSG’s third goal of the night to draw level with the club’s record goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic on 156 in all competitions.

But when Cavani won a late penalty with the score at 7-0 and Neymar having already wrapped up his hat-trick, the former Barcelona man denied his colleague the chance to surpass Ibrahimovic.
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The Parc des Princes crowd chanted for Cavani to take the kick and Neymar was whistled after he stepped up to convert from 12 yards, but Silva insisted the Brazilian was unaffected by the reaction to his decision to take the penalty.
“No, I do not think he was angry when he left,” Silva told Canal+.
“There was some of the supporters against him, but the most important thing is the final score and the win.
“And for Edi, the record will come. He scores all the time, there are still a lot of games to play this year, he will beat all records.”
Unfortunately for PSG coach Unai Emery, his side’s thrilling demolition of Dijon was partly overshadowed by Neymar’s lack of generosity by denying Cavani his share of the spotlight, but the former Sevilla coach insists all is well in camp.
“Cavani, he is our goalscorer, he improved a lot, his individual statistics help the team and the team help him get his goals,” Emery said.
“Neymar hit the penalty kick and he [Cavani] will have other chances to score more goals. The team is better with Neymar. All wins and stats are made to benefit the whole team.”

Despite Neymar hogging the headlines again, Emery felt PSG’s performance was their best of the season so far, with the 8-0 scoreline their most emphatic victory of the Spaniard’s 18-month reign.
“We talk a lot about maintaining the level and the requirement to build a team with a strong mentality,” Emery said.
“With each match, we will seek the best performance to grow and improve when the most important matches will arrive.
“It is possible that it is the best game of PSG in the league this season, the team played together the whole game, the whole team shone.”

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Ronaldinho and Ronaldo have better dribbling skills than Messi, says Sadick

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Ronaldinho and Ronaldo have better dribbling skills than Messi, says Sadick

The Porcupine Warriors forward has outlined the players with awesome dribbling skills and the list is without the Catalans superstar

Asante Kotoko striker Sadick Adams believes former Barcelona and Brazil superstar Ronaldinho Gaucho, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jay Jay Okocha are footballers with better dribbling skills than Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

The 26-year-old was showering praise on Ronaldinho following the one-time Fifa Player of the Year winner’s decision to finally hang his boots from competitive football.

And with many currently trying to liken Messi’s dribbling skills to Ronaldinho and the former’s rival Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadickbelieves Messi is no where close to them.

“Players that make us learn a different dribbling skill to go pass players are [Jay Jay] Okocha, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo’s days in Sporting [Lisbon] and Manchester Utd and now Neymar,” Sadick wrote on Facebook.

[Messi?] ….Not at all bro but those I mentioned got it all when it comes to football dribbling skills to take on players.

However, Sadick admits that Messi is fast and has quick feet.

“…Messi got that faint, quick feet and fast running pass players,” he added.

Sadick is currently nursing an injury following his awkward landing in the game against Hearts of Oak in second leg of the Ghana @60 celebration Cup.

Techiman Eleven Wonders sign goalkeeper John Mosie

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Techiman Eleven Wonders sign goalkeeper John Mosie

The top-flight’s debutants have announced the capture of the shot-stopper ahead of the new season

Techiman Eleven Wonders have completed the signing of Berekum Chelsea goalkeeper John Moosie on a two-year deal, the club have confirmed.

The experience shot-stopper fell down the pecking order at the club and opted to join the newly promoted side who are strengthening their squad following their abysmal performance in the Ghalca G6 pre-season tournament.

Wonders finished bottom on the in Group after losing all their three matches to Asante Kotoko, Dreams FC and Aduana Stars.

Mosie has become the latest experienced player to join the club after former Asante Kotoko midfielder Larbi Koomson and King Faisal captain Iddrisu Yahaya.

AshesGyamera understands that despite the signings being made by Wonders, they have a pending case at Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) against city rivals Techiman City and the results may see them not playing in the league if they are declared losers.

Asante Kotoko 0-0 (2-4 on pen.) Hearts of Oak: Phobians cruise to G8 final

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Asante Kotoko 0-0 (2-4 on pen.) Hearts of Oak: Phobians cruise to G8 final

Hearts of Oak defeated Asante Kotoko 4-2 on penalties in the semifinals of the 2018 Ghalca G8 tournament at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Wednesday to set up a final date with either Medeama or Dreams FC in the final slated for Sunday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

Kotoko coach Steve Polack made only a change in his side that defeated Aduana last weekend with Wahab Adams replacing injured Emmanuel Owusu while Hearts, on the other hand, made four changes in their set-up that played the against Dwarfs in the last Group B game. Goalkeeper Ben Mensah replaced Theophilus Jackson while Alhassan Aminu, Cosmos Dauda and Reginald Thompson came in for Kotey, Alexander Kouasi Kouami and Patrick Razak respectively.

Kotoko exerted themselves on their visitors in the early exchanges, swinging passes together in midfield but the final delivery to their attackers was their only bane.

Hearts came into the game by the 20th minute but failed to find a breach in Kotoko’s defence. The best chance of the half felled to Dauda, after he was played through by a teammate on 32nd minute but the Hearts forward shot wide.

After the break, Hearts continued to pile pressure on Kotoko in their search for the opening goal. Felix Annan produced a superb save to deny Hearts the lead by the 48th minute. Captain Inusah Musah latched on to a rebound and sent in a powerful shot from 25 yards out but Annan tipped off the ball to corner kick.

Hearts brought on Razak for Thompson on 49th minute and the latter made his presence felt with his first touch of the ball. The former Utrecht winger went past two defenders and cut it back to Christopher Bonney but the defender blasted his effort up and wide with the goal at his mercy.

Kotoko responded with a double substitution on 70th minute, as Baba Mahama and Kwesi Nti came on for Emmanuel Gyamfi and Idriss Vie Sylla but they couldn’t unlock the bulwark defence of Hearts. Frederick Boateng and Kwame Boahene came close on several occasions but goalkeeper Ben Mensah saved the occasion.

Following the goalless draw in regulation time, Hearts carried the day through penalty shootouts. After Kotoko’s Jackson Owusu missed the first kick, goalkeeper Annan saved Richard Akrofi’s effort to bring the score even.

However, Kotoko captain Eric Donkor saw his low drive saved by Mensah and Malik Akowuah calmly sent his shot beyond the reach of Annan to win the day for the Phobians.

Hearts of Oak deny selling Winful Conbinah to Viborg FF

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Hearts of Oak deny selling Winful Conbinah to Viborg FF

Hearts of Oak management member Alhaji Akambi says poste boy Winful ‘Skillful’ Cobinnah has not joined Viborg FF in a three-year deal as report in the media.

The 23-year-old, who is currently in Denmark and commenced training with the club on Tuesday, was initially reported to have been sold for £75,000 but Akambi insists that is not true, adding that he only joined then on a two-week trial.

“Winful Cobbinah hasn’t been sold to Viborg. He was rather invited for a trial so it is a not permanent deal,” Akambi told Happy FM.

 

“If the club wants him then we will talk about his price and future. There is no doubt that he is a good player and his absence will be felt as we are preparing for the new season. However, we wish him well,” he added.

Cobbinah joined Hearts mid-season of the previous campaign and helped them to finish fourth in the Ghana Premier League as well as second in the FA Cup.

He was also among the 18 players that participated and won the 2017 Wafu Cup of Nations for Ghana.

Musiga explains why no gospel track made it in Top 20 songs of 2017

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Musiga explains why no gospel track made it in Top 20 songs of 2017

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has given an explanation as to why no gospel song made its list of Top 20 songs for 2017.

According to the Head of Business and Membership Unit at MUSIGA, Adu Poku, the list was originally compiled by Kisema, a logging system company in Ghana, and they [MUSIGA] only made it public after it was presented to them at a press soiree last Friday.

There were many controversies that Musiga stirred after the release of the list of 20 Most Played Songs on Radio in 2017. Many were those who criticised the list for the lack of a gospel track as even the ‘Bo No Ni’ track from the reigning music artiste of the year, Joe Mettle could not make the list.

In an interview on Hitz FM, Mr. Adu Poku defended Kisema’s research stating that gospel songs were not given much airplay on radio stations as compared to secular ones.

Mr. Adu Poku said, “On the average, the other stations are doing gospel like four hours, the rest of the twenty are dedicated to other forms. So statistically speaking, logically speaking, it does make sense that if we have a list of the most played twenty songs, the gospel would not be part of it.”

He then fished out that the statistics were solely from radio play and not performances in church or any other programmes which were not aired on radio.

In an explanation as to why Musiga partnered for the research, he said ” the findings would go a long way to “help the industry by providing data to our artistes to plan better.”

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Aduana Stars technical team & players unhappy with unpaid salaries

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Aduana Stars technical team & players unhappy with unpaid salaries

 

The Fire Club’s players and technical team have been complaining in secret following their unpaid salaries and bonuses

Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars have failed to pay the salaries of their players and technical team in the months of November and December last year, AshesGyamera understands.

The Dormaa Ahenkro-based club’s preparations ahead of the preliminary round of the Caf Champions League against Libyan side Al Tahady next month was dealt a heavy blow, after they were eliminated from the Ghalca G8 pre-season tournament.

Although, Aduana won two games against Dreams FC and Techiman Eleven Wonders, the 2-0 defeat to Asante Kotoko in the final Group A fixture meant that they had to exit the competition due to head-to-head rule as they were tied with Kotoko and Dreams on six points.

“What’s going on now isn’t the best but everyone is afraid to open up on the issue,” a source told AshesGyamera.com.

“Even in Christmas where most families expect something from their children, daddies or uncles, the players were left frustrated because the salaries of that period and the month before that weren’t paid. No one dares open up on such situation that’s why everything seem well here.”

The source added: “When Aduana got eliminated from the Ghalca G8 tournament, some of the management members began to complain about some players’ performance and that gave them the opportunity to express their displeasure on issues concerning their unpaid salaries.”

AshesGyamera understands that even the cash prize of $4,450 (¢20,000) given to the players by the Dormaa Municipal Assembly following their triumph in the league last season has not been shared among the players. Also, the club’s owner and bankroller is yet to fulfill even half of the promises he made a couple of months ago to them.

 

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