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Black Stars massively whip Soccer Intellectuals in friendly ahead of World Cup qualifiers

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Black Stars massively whip Soccer Intellectuals in friendly ahead of World Cup qualifiers

The Black Stars continued their preparations for the upcoming Fifa World Cup qualifiers with a wonderful display in their first friendly game

Ghana’s Black Stars defeated lower division side Soccer Intellectuals 8-0 in a friendly game at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Tuesday.

The game was part of the preparations ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe scheduled for Saturday.

Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac deployed a 4-3-3 formation as he started Joe Wollacott in post ahead of Richard Attah, Ati-Zigi and Danlad Ibrahim.

Dreams FC defender Philimon Baffour started as the right back while Baba Rahman took over the place of the left back ahead of Gideon Mensah of FC Bordeaux. Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey and Celta Vigo star Joseph Aidoo completed the defensive setup.

In midfield, Real Mallorca’s Baba Iddrisu partnered Thomas Partey and Kudus Mohammed in a triangular shape while Joel Fameyeh, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Jordan Ayew led the attack.

Stade Rennes midfielder Kamaldeen Sulemana scored a brace just like Steadfast FC youngster Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.

Also, Kudus Mohammed and and Benjamin Tetteh, Yaw Yeboah and Joel Fameyeh added one goal each to wrap up a wonderful display.

Interestingly, Jordan Ayew missed a penalty as he was presented with an opportunity to score his first goal in 47 games for club and country. However, he compensated his missed opportunity with four assists out of the eight goals scored by the Black Stars.

Ghana will continue with their preparations on Thursday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium before Zimbabwe also train at the venue on Friday.

What Ghana Premier League players should learn from Emmanuel Gyamfi’s saga with Asante Kotoko

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What Ghana Premier League players should learn from Emmanuel Gyamfi’s saga with Asante Kotoko

The midfielder, unceremoniously, is on his way out of the Porcupine Warriors camp but what lessons must be learnt from his exit?

The Emmanuel Gyamfi saga at Asante Kotoko which has led to his contract termination by the club should be a case study to top footballers, if not all footballers, in the Ghana Premier League.

These days, a ‘top’ player playing a top club should have a strong PR team who are ready to work for him 24/7 and at times dictate which news should come on social media or get discussed on radio and TV.

You can’t just sit down and think that your performance on the field of play is enough to make you successful. Everyday, people including football administrators, journalists, supporters and even your enemies set ‘agendas’ so you must topple them.

There are players who have done worse things than what have been said about Gyamfi but little is known by the general public because of one reason or the other.

Gyamfi has been a key player for Kotoko in the last three seasons but because the narrative about him have always been negative, many supporters believe he should leave the club.

Employ people, if you don’t have close friends, who will work for you pro Bono, to manage your social media and news which will be out there for you.

Grow your social media presence so that you can also use your accounts to speak your side of the story.

I’ve been advising some of the players and forcefully started something for some of them. Today, they are forever grateful even though they didn’t see the need some years ago.

The players should remember that they are celebrities just like musicians Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy as well as politicians. These people have employed others to manage their presence on social media and elsewhere for them so that they can be relevant and always look good in the eyes of their followers and potential investors.

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Asante Kotoko’s Ismail Ganiu sign contract extension; expected to get new position

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Asante Kotoko’s Ismail Ganiu sign contract extension; expected to get new position

The defender has committed his long-term future to the Porcupine Warriors after another impressive year at the centre of defence

Asante Kotoko defender Ismail Abdul Ganiu has signed a contract extension that will see him remain at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium through to 2025, the club has officially confirmed on Wednesday.

Ganiu initially joined Kotoko from Karela United in the summer of 2018, and quickly nailed down the number one spot in defence in then coach Kjetil Zachariason’s starting XI while establishing himself as one of the most consistent players in the Premier League.

Ganiu has played a key role in the club’s recent period and has now been rewarded for his contribution with a new long-term deal.


“Centre-back Ismail Abdul Ganiyu has signed a new two-year contract with us, keeping him at the club until 2023,” Kotoko posted on Twitter!l.

Congratulations, @officialGaniyu!!🤩

#AKSC #Ganiyu2023 #TogetherWeBuild https://t.co/CwecQ3Yau6

According to AshesGyamera’s sources, Ganiu will be named as Asante Kotoko new captain since former captain Felix Annan and assistant captain Emmanuel Gyamfi have both left the club this transfer period.

Ganiu is currently with the Kotoko squad in Accra for the pre-season tour. He is expected to lead the players when they travel to United Arab Emirates to continue their pre-season tour next week

Ghana FA finally pays Hearts of Oak GH₵330,000 prize money for winning Premier League & FA Cup

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Ghana FA finally pays Hearts of Oak GH₵330,000 prize money for winning Premier League & FA Cup

The football association has finally paid the prize money associated to winning the various competitions in the country and the Phobians are the big winners

The Ghana Football Association is delighted to announce that it has made full payment of merit awards to winners of the various competitions in the 2020/21 football season.

These merit awards include Prize money for Winner of the Ghana Premier League and the 1st and 2nd Runner up, Winner of the MTN FA Cup, the Women’s Premier League, and Women’s FA Cup.

Others include Prize money for Winners of each of the Three Zones in the Division One League and the three clubs that finished second in Zone One, Two and Three.

Here is the breakdown of the respective Merit Awards:

Premier League:

Ghana Premier League Winner – Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc250,000)

Ghana Premier League 1st Runner Up – One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc150,000)

Ghana Premier League 2nd Runner Up – Eighty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc80,000)

MTN FA Cup:

Winner – Eighty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc80,000)

Runner up – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000)

Division One League:  

Winners of Three Zones – Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc50,000) each

Runner up of Three Zones – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000) each

Women’s Premier League:

Winner – Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc50,000)

Runner up – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000)

Third Position of Each Zone – Fifteen Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc15,000)

Women’s FA Cup:

Winner – Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc30,000)

Runner Up – Ten Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc10,000)

The Ghana Football Association would like to congratulate the various champions of the elite competitions and wish all elite clubs the best of luck in the 2021/22 season which gets underway on Friday, October 29, 2021.

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Egyptian Premier League side Cleopatra FC sign Ghanaian Evans Mensah

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Egyptian Premier League side Cleopatra FC sign Ghanaian Evans Mensah

The North African club has signed the Ghanaian forward in a three-year deal after he passed the mandatory medical

Egyptian Premier League side Cleopatra FC have completed the signing of Ghana U23 forward Evans Mensah on three-year contract from Qatari giants Duhail SC, the two clubs have confirmed.

The 23-year-old arrived in Egypt on Monday and underwent his medical on Tuesday which he successfully passed. He was then presented a three-year contract and will remain at the club until the summer of 2024.

Mensah, who previously played for Ghanaian side Inter Allies and Finnish club Helsinki, was seen as Ghana’s best player at the 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

KGL foundation pumps $1 million into Ghana’s colts football

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KGL foundation pumps $1 million into Ghana’s colts football

The country’s juvenile football has seen a major boost after KGL agreed to invest a million dollar into it

KGL foundation has agreed a bumper deal with Ghana Football Association worth $1 million to sponsor Juvenile football in the country with an amount for the next five years, Ghana FA has confirmed.

This good news was announced on Wednesday morning after the  Ghana Football Association and KGL unveiled a groundbreaking sponsorship deal at a media event.

Ghana FA president Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku expressed his delight over the agreement and insisted that KGL has shown enormous support for football in the country, from their support for the Black Stars and now to Juvenile football.

“I am super-excited that today we are announcing an amazing relationship between the GFA and KGL. KGL foundation gives hope to the hopeless and improves the capacity of young people.

“Today’s announcement offers amazing opportunities to our younger brothers who aspire to be big footballers in our country.

Okraku also revealed that the five-year sponsorship agreement will see KGL injecting about USD 150,000 yearly into Juvenile football.

He added that each registered juvenile club across the country is also expected to receive 100 sets of jerseys and 100 sets for bibs yearly for the next five years help nurture talents.

The GFA President also reiterated the investment the Association has made over the years towards reviving juvenile football across the country.

“Colts football had not been played in Ghana for years but thankfully we brought it back and across all the 10 regions juvenile is being played.

“The GFA invested about 100, 000 dollars into the development of football at the regional level in the purchase of football which are being used by juvenile clubs.”

“We also introduced the catch them young referees which is aimed at encouraging young persons with enormous passion for refereeing. So this year all our juvenile matches are officiated by kids.”

“Beyond that we  have reduced the burden on our colts clubs by scrapping the payment of  referee fees”.

The GFA President also stated that the Association has introduced a policy for all Premier League clubs to own U17 sides as a big step for juvenile clubs.

GPL and Dol sides are to register 10 youth players in their 40-man squads for the season .

He stressed that  these  are major interventions that the FA has rolled out to improve Juvenile football in the country.

The CEO of KGL Foundation, Mr. Alex Dadey, also stated that this is in furtherance with their recent financial support to the Black Stars.

“We are happy to partner the GFA again after sponsoring the Black Stars. After that we spoke about helping to project the image of Ghana football”.

“This is inline with our corporate social responsibility as a company”, he added.

Present at the event were the Chairman of the Greater Accra regional FA Samuel Aboabire and his Executives as well as renowned Colts Club owners Mr. Adikah and Broadway who were there as representatives of all Juvenile clubs across the country.

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Zimbabwe coach Mapeza eyes Ghana scalp in World Cup qualifiers

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Zimbabwe coach Mapeza eyes Ghana scalp in World Cup qualifiers

The Warriors interim coach insists that they will do a decent job against the Black Stars despite the odds favouring their opponents

Zimbabwe coach Norman Mapeza has admitted that it will he difficult to play against Ghana in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers but believes they can pull a surprise.

The Warriors are yet to pick a win in the qualifiers after sharing the spoils at home against South Africa and losing 1-0 away against Ethiopia. These results coupled with others led to the sacking of Zdravko Lugarosic.

Ghana, on the other hand, have also changed their coach after Charles Kwablah Akonnor was replaced with Milovan Rajevac a fortnight ago due to poor run of results.

“We are going to play a very good team. If you look at their squad, they have got so many players playing in Europe and I watched their game against South Africa and they did well despite losing,” Mapeza said.

“With the new coach coming, they will change their game plan. We don’t know much about their new coach except that he was there when they played the World Cup in South Africa,”

“They have Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew. Those are quality players, so definitely it’s not going to be an easy game. They are a very good team.” He added.

He continued: “The squad that I picked, I think it’s a balanced squad, I am someone who is much more into the flexibility of players. Football is evolving, so you need flexibility in the squad.

“I hope with the guys who are here, we can go and do a good job for the nation in Ghana. Playing away in Africa is not easy. You look at the odds, they favour Ghana because of their history.

“They play in the Africa Cup of Nations finals a lot. It’s not going to be easy, but we will go there and give it our best and try to bring a positive result,” he concluded.

In the other group game, Ethiopia will host South Africa in Addis Ababa before the return leg takes place next week at the Soccer City Sports Stadium in Johannesburg.

Hearts of Oak handed major boost as WAC will arrive in Ghana without Salaheddine

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Hearts of Oak handed major boost as WAC will arrive in Ghana without Salaheddine

The youngster is expected to miss the first and second leg against the Phobians due to an injury relay

Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco will arrive in Ghana for the Caf Champions League second round first leg clash against Hearts of Oak without highly-rated youngster Salaheddine Benyachou, the club has officially confirmed.

The 21-year-old, who joined WAC from Olympique Club de Safi in a deal worth around US$350,000, went under the knife this week following an appendix operation and he is expected to sit out of action for at least three weeks before he can completely be healed.

As a result, WAC will travel to Ghana after the international break without him as Hearts of Oak are billed to host them on October 22 at the Accra Sports Stadium.

This is a huge advantage to Hearts since Salaheddine is a very good player who has consistently tormented the defence of opponents. Hearts coach Samuel Boadu will now have to switch his attention to other players and deploy tactics that will prevent them from having a field day.


Salaheddine will also miss the return fixture slated to take place at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca on October 29.

He has so far made five appearances this season for WAC.

Wydad Athletic Club, unlike Hearts of Oak who eliminated Guinean side CI Kamsar in the preliminary round, were drawn bye and this game will be their first in the competition this season.

“I’m stranded in Kumasi & Nana Yaw Amponsah doesn’t answer my calls”; Former Kotoko coach Johnson Smith cries for help

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“I’m stranded in Kumasi & Nana Yaw Amponsah doesn’t answer my calls”; Former Kotoko coach Johnson Smith cries for help

The Porcupine Warriors former boss says he is stranded in Kumasi after arriving at the club’s secretariat to mutually terminate his contract

Former Asante Kotoko assistant coach Johnson Smith has revealed that he has been left stranded in Kumasi following his decision to negotiate termination of his contract with the club.

Smith was relieved off his duties last month following the sacking of his boss Mariano Baretto. New coach Prosper Ogum Narteh opted to come with his two assistant coaches and that meant Smith’s role wasn’t needed any longer.

The former Karela United coach decided to visit the club’s secretariat to mutually terminate his contract so that he can move on with his life but things didn’t work as he planned.

“I am stranded in Kumasi now,” Smith told Kumasi FM.

“I came to terminate my contract with Kotoko. I went to the secretariat but nobody was there to received me.

“I met only the accountant and he can’t terminate my contract and the chief executive officer is not picking my calls

“I have even called some board members including Ahaji Lamin and he said I should wait till to tomorrow,” he added.

The Kotoko players and technical team are currently in Accra to continue with their pre-season tour ahead of the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season. They will leave Accra over the weekend to United Arab Emirates where they are expected to spend two weeks.

Smith previously worked under Maxwell Konadu and he was named as the interim coach when Konadu was sacked in the first round of Ghana Premier League last season.

Reports in the local media suggest that Smith will likely join Bibiani Gold Stars as an assistant coach to Michael Osei as the club prepares to mark their debut in the league.

Former Asante Kotoko striker Bekoe to be unveiled as Montreal FC coach

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Former Asante Kotoko striker Bekoe to be unveiled as Montreal FC coach

The former goal poacher has been appointed as the new head coach of the lower division side and will be presented to the media on Wednesday

Asante Kotoko former striker Eric Kwabena Bekoe has been officially appointed the new head coach of lower division club Montreal FC, AshesGyamera.com understands.

Bekoe, who until last week was the coach for Brong Ahafo club Nsawkaw FC, guided the club to qualify to play in the Second Division sub middle League.

Although, they failed to progress to the middle League final in their bid to win qualification to Division One next season, Bekoe’s exploits did not go unnoticed.

The Accra-based Montreal FC has secured his services and reports suggest that some key players of his former club will also be signed to help him achieve his target in the upcoming season.

Bekoe has been tasked mainly to guide the club secure qualification to the Greater Accra Regional Division Two Middle League next season and also help nurture talents that can be transferred to the European market.

Bekoe became a household name during the 2008/09 Ghana Premier League season where he scored several goals to help Asante Kotoko win the league title.

Also, he became the topscorer of the Caf Confederation Cup as Kotoko reached the group stage of the competition.

He later joined Egypt Premier League side Petrojet and made name for himself before he returned to Ghana to bring the curtains down at Sekondi Hasaacas.

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