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Isaac Mensah and Larry on target as Hearts defeat Adabraka Elders FC in pre-season friendly

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Isaac Mensah and Larry on target as Hearts defeat Adabraka Elders FC in pre-season friendly

The Phobians began their pre-season on on high as they brushed aside the lower division side in their first game of the many friendlies to be played

Hearts of Oak defeated Division Two side Adabraka Elders FC 3-0 in their first pre-season friendly at the Legon School Park on Wednesday.

The Phobians, who are preparing for the upcoming Caf Champions League preliminary round fixture against Guinean side CI Kamsar, were without first choice goalkeeper Richard Attah and influential midfielder Afriyie Barnieh. However, goalkeeper Ben Mensah and others stood in to put up a spirited performance.

A brace from forward Isaac Mensah in the first half of the game and another wonderful goal by Larry Sumaila did the job for Samuel Boadu’s men.

Adabraka Elders played very well to the admiration of the Hearts top hierarchy but they could not pose too much troubles upfront to the Phobians even when a lot of the players were substituted after the break.

Hearts are expected to play an international friendly during the weekend before they leave Ghana for game against Kamsar on September 12.

Caf has officially confirmed that Malian referee Ibrahima Keita Sory will be the centre referee when CI Kamsar host Ghana champions Hearts of Oak in the preliminary round of the 2021/22 Caf Champions League.

The game has been scheduled for September 12 and it will kick off on 4pm Ghana time at the Nongo-Stade General Lansana Conte in Conakry.

Sory will be assisted by countrymen Drissa Kamory Naire and Amadou Belly Guisse Amadou as line one and two respectively.

Also, Harouna Coulibaly from Mali will be fourth referee while Oner Kouame Dehoule from Cote D’Ivoire acts as the Match Commissioner.

Senegalese Fadouma Dia Dia will play the role as match assessor whiles Mohamed Tafsir Soumah from Guinea performs the role as Covid-19 protocol officer.

Caf names Referee Sory & co. to handle CI Kamsar vs Hearts in Caf Champions League

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Caf names Referee Sory & co. to handle CI Kamsar vs Hearts in Caf Champions League

The continent’s football governing body has named the Malian referees to handle the preliminary round fixture involving the Phobians

Caf has officially confirmed that Malian referee Ibrahima Keita Sory will be the centre referee when CI Kamsar host Ghana champions Hearts of Oak in the preliminary round of the 2021/22 Caf Champions League.

The game has been scheduled for September 12 and it will kick off on 4pm Ghana time at the Nongo-Stade General Lansana Conte in Conakry.

Sory will be assisted by countrymen Drissa Kamory Naire and Amadou Belly Guisse Amadou as line one and two respectively.

Also, Harouna Coulibaly from Mali will be fourth referee while Oner Kouame Dehoule from Cote D’Ivoire acts as the Match Commissioner.

Senegalese Fadouma Dia Dia will play the role as match assessor whiles Mohamed Tafsir Soumah from Guinea performs the role as Covid-19 protocol officer.

Sory was part of the referees that officiated the 2021 WAFU U-17 tournament for West Africa Zone A.

Hearts have began their preparations for the game will play Adabraka Elders FC in their first friendly game on Wednesday before they face a foreign club to conclude their fine tuning.

AshesGyamera understands that the Phobians will depart Ghana on September 10 for Guinea and will return to the country hours after the first leg to prepare for the return fixture which will take place at the Accra Sports Stadium on September 19.

Wednesday’s Edition of Football Transfer Gossip and DONE DEALS

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Wednesday’s Edition of Football Transfer Gossip and DONE DEALS

01/09/2021

Real Madrid were unsuccessful with a fresh 220m euro (£189m) bid for Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, 22. The France international will now be free to negotiate a pre-contract deal with the Spanish club in January before joining them on a free transfer next summer. (Goal)

Manchester United’s French forward Anthony Martial, 25, rejected the chance to join Lyon in a last-minute move on deadline day. (L’Equipe, via Mirror)

Unlike Martial, United midfielder Donny van de Beek, 24, wanted to leave Old Trafford – only for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to block the Netherlands international’s loan move to Everton. (AD – in Dutch)

Atletico Madrid knocked back an £18m bid for England right-back Kieran Trippier, 30, from Manchester United, which prompted the Premier League club to block 22-year-old Portugal defender Diogo Dalot’s move to Borussia Dortmund. (Sport1, via Star)

Tottenham did not return with an improved bid for winger Adam Traore after having had a £30m offer rejected on Monday. Wolves demanded £50m for the 25-year-old Spain international.(Athletic)

Wolves pursued a deal for Marseille and France Under-21 midfielder Boubacar Kamara, 21, after an attempt to sign Portugal’s Renato Sanches, 24, from Lille fell through. (Athletic – subscription required)

West Ham were keen on signing England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 28, from Manchester United following his successful loan spell last season, but were not willing to meet the Old Trafford club’s £25m asking price. (Talksport)

Newcastle failed with their attempt to sign former England Under-21 midfielder Hamza Choudhury, 23, from Leicester after discussions between the two clubs broke down. (Sky Sports)”

​​DEAL DONE: Crystal Palace have signed Celtic striker Odsonne Édouard for £15m. He’s put pen to paper on a 4-year deal.

​​DEAL DONE: Real Betis have announced the signing of Hector Bellerin from Arsenal. One-year loan deal. He has taken a pay cut to join the Liga club.

​​DEAL DONE: Arsenal have signed Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for around £17m.

​​OFFICIAL: Tottenham have confirmed the departure of Serge Aurier following the termination of his contract.

DEAL DONE: Nuno Mendes has joined PSG from Sporting CP on loan for a €7m fee. They have a €40m buy option next year.

Saúl Ñíguez’s move to Chelsea has been complete in time. Official announcement imminent.

Rayo Vallecano have signed Radamel Falcao after he terminated his contract at Galatasaray.

✅ Saúl Ñíguez to Chelsea

✅ Antoine Griezmann to Atletico Madrid

✅ Luuk de Jong to Barcelona

Antoine Griezmann’s final contracts for the move to Atlético Madrid was signed at 22:59. One minute before the deadline.

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DEAL DONE: Celtic have signed Cameron Carter-Vickers from Tottenham on loan with an option to buy next summer.

‘Akufo-Addo & government ready to do everything possible for Black Stars to qualify for 2022 World Cup,’ says Sports minister

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‘Akufo-Addo & government ready to do everything possible for Black Stars to qualify for 2022 World Cup,’ says Sports minister

Ghana’s Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif (Hon.) has stressed on Government’s commitment to ensure that the Black Stars qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Ghana who missed the ticket to the last World Cup in Russia are in search a record fourth World Cup appearance after making her debut appearance in Germany in 2006. The team made history by being the only African side to move to the second of the quadrennial competition – but suffered a 3-0 loss to Brazil to exit at the round of 16.

Ghana came close to becoming only the second African team to make the Quarter final appearance but a shootout defeat to Uruguay ended Ghana’s near perfect campaign in South Africa in 2010.

The Black Stars qualified for a third straight World Cup in Brazil in 2014 but this time the team crushed out of the competition at the Group stages.

Speaking to the players on Tuesday morning, Mustapha Ussif emphasized on the need for the players to fight hard to lift the flag of Ghana very high.

‘’I bring you greetings from H.E President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, the man who himself is a sports enthusiast. Everybody knows that he likes football and as you embarking on this journey, a journey that every single Ghanaian is looking forward to’’ the Yabaga-Kubore law maker said.

‘’The campaign that you about to launch – he said I should bring his goodwill message and best wishes to you before you embark on this journey and that is why I am here to deliver that message. You can’t send the Army to the battle without ammunition – they will be defeated, so the campaign we are going to embark on, on the Government side we are going to ensure that everything is done so that you will have a very fruitful campaign.

‘’We know, we cherish each and every one of you, to have the opportunity of wearing the colours of the Black Stars is a pride and we know that the calibre of people sitting I this room – going to represent us both in the World Cup qualifiers and the AFCON, we have no doubt at all that we going to perform and deliver and lift the flag of Ghana very high.

‘’Anytime the Black Stars qualifies and participates in the World Cup the whole continent looks up to Ghana. You can talk of what happened in Germany and South Africa so we have rich history when it comes to the World Cup.

‘’What you have done in the past have left a big hole for you come and fill and I have no doubt you are going to deliver.

‘’So I am here to deliver a short message and the message to assure you that we totally cherish you. Whatever that Government is going to do to ensure that this campaign becomes successful’’ Mustapha Ussif (Hon.) added.

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Ghana FA president advises Black Stars ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia & South Africa

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Ghana FA president advises Black Stars ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia & South Africa

The football association boss met the Black Stars to interact with them before they left Accra for Cape Coast for the World Cup qualifiers

Ghana Football Association president Kurt Edwin-Simeon Okraku has charged the Black Stars to make name for themselves ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be played over the weekend.

Okraku met the players on Tuesday at the Swiss Spirits Alisa Hotel in Accra before they departed for Cape Coast to continue with their preparations for the double header.

Ghana will host Ethiopia in the Group G opening day fixture on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium before they depart to South Africa three days later to face Bafana Bafana in Johannesburg.

‘’I just have a few words to share. I think all of us here have been waiting this moment, a moment to correct our history, a moment to put out names in Gold, a moment to make our individual families and our good selves proud. It’s a moment I have been awaiting for as the leader of this family, because perhaps this is my very first time,” president Simeon-Okraku said.

‘’And it’s a moment each one of you should be looking up to if you are a top player. If you are a top player you need to belong to the topmost platform in football. If any of you is not a top player, this is not the door, its means you don’t belong to this platform that confront us beginning on Friday.

‘’If you are a top player this is the time. If you call yourself a top player the World Cup is the biggest platform you can think about as a career – where all the big players assemble and show what they are made of. If you are a top coach this is the time to show. In the same vein, if you are a top manager this is the time to show.

‘’The preparations towards the games start from here. It’s so important that each one of us will keep our minds firmly focused on the end vision. The end vision is to qualify to the mundial and that is why we are all challenged to be part of that massive platform.

‘’It won’t only take my effort, your effort or the effort of the Technical team to take us to the promise land – But our collective effort.

‘’That is why when you are selected on Friday, you have to go and play as a unit. It will not be easy but each one of us has the responsibility to encourage each other right from the blast of the whistle to make our dream real.

‘’Again it will not be easy but when we stay as a unit we will go through this battle. We believe we have enough quality – we believe we are the best and that believe must be translated into good results on Friday and on Monday in South Africa.

‘’The Government of Ghana has absolute believe in this squad. We are Ghana – we may not be the richest but we are rich on the pitch, we have talents and we have to show what we have. We are very happy that all of us have responded positively to this national course.

‘’As you leave here to Cape Coast, let us remember that team work wins and its only team work that will take us to the promise land. On behalf of the football family I wish each one of you the very best’’ he added.

The game against Ethiopia has been scheduled to kick of 7pm on Friday.

Ghana after qualifying to the 2006, 2010 and 2014 editions of the World Cup missed the last one held in Russia and the country would relish to stage a comeback.

John Boye leaves French Ligue 1 to join Al Fahya in a ‘bumper’ deal in Saudi Arabia

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John Boye leaves French Ligue 1 to join Al Fahya in a ‘bumper’ deal in Saudi Arabia

The experience defender has left Europe after thirteen years to ply his trade in the Gulf region following a lucrative deal

Ghana defender John Boye has completed a shocking move from French Ligue 1 side Metz to Saudi Arabian giants Al Fahya FC, the two clubs have confirmed.

The 34-year-old had a wonderful campaign with Metz last season as the club finished tenth on the log out of twenty teams that participated.

Although, Ligue 1 has attracted a lot of attentions and good ratings over the past few weeks following the arrival of former Barcelona captain Lionel Messi and Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, Boye has opted to leave behind all the hype.

The former Stade Rennes defender signed a one-year deal with Al Fayha with an option to extend the deal after the season and reports suggest he will make at least twice the money he was receiving in France.

He has now joined Andre Ayew, Afriyie Acquah and Samuel Owusu as the top Ghanaian players in the Gulf region.

“The Board of Directors of Al-Fayhaa Club, headed by Mr. Abdullah bin Ahmed Abanmi, completed the procedures for the transfer of the former international player, Ghanaian defense heart John Boye, with a professional contract for one season,” a club official statement read.

“Ghanaian John Boye represented many clubs during his professional career, most notably the French club Rennes, the Turkish club Sivasspor and the Ghanaian Heart of Lions club, and his last stop was with the French Metz Club,” the statement added.

Boye, who was not called for Ghana’s double header against Ethiopia and South Africa in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, boasts of 68 international caps and six goals.

Pictures: Black Stars players train at Cape Coast Sports Stadium ahead of World Cup qualifiers

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Pictures: Black Stars players train at Cape Coast Sports Stadium ahead of World Cup qualifiers

It was relatively a full house on Tuesday as they Black Stars continued with their fine tuning in Cape Coast

Ghana’s Black Stars arrived in Cape Coast on Tuesday afternoon to continue with their preparations for the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

They began the camping with only 13 players on Monday at the McDan Park in Accra but coach C.K Akonnor had relatively a full house as they continued the fine tuning.

Captain Andre Ayew and his brother Jordan Ayew were present as well as Mubarak Wakaso. Spezia Calcio forward Emmanuel Gyasi, goalkeeper Richard Ofori and Hearts of Oak duo of Afriyie Barnieh and Richard Attah also partook in the training session.

Ghana will play Ethiopia on September 3 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium before they travel to Johannesburg to play South Africa three days later.

Akonnor does not have any excuse to provide a favourable results after the ministry of youth and sports paid all his outstanding ten months salary last week.

Germany supports Ghana with 1.5m doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

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Germany supports Ghana with 1.5m doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

The German government is giving Ghana 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to help in the national vaccination campaign against the deadly pandemic.

The donation forms part of the pledge made by Germany to make up to 70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries this year to help the continent fight the pandemic.

The Director of Communication at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has revealed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is dispatching a flight to Germany to take delivery of the vaccines.

Speaking to the press at the seat of government on Monday, August 30, 2021, Eugene Arhin said:

“The German Chancellor I am happy to inform the Ghanaian people made it known to the President that a total of 1,200,000 vaccines were to be given to Ghana, basically, the Astra Zeneca Vaccines.

“A few hours ago, I got confirmation from the President that this has increased from 1,200,000 to 1,500,000 and steps have already been taken, in fact, according to the President, he is dispatching a plane immediately to go to Germany to take delivery on the 1,500,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccines.”

It comes following the President’s meeting with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, during his visit to Germany.

Angela Merkel made the pledge to give Ghana 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines after a summit with African leaders on the G20’s Compact with Africa Initiative

-Pulse.com.gh

Hearts of Oak captain Fatawu Mohammed handed late Black Stars call up

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Hearts of Oak captain Fatawu Mohammed handed late Black Stars call up

The Phobians skipper has been called upon to join the Black Stars as they prepare to play in the two World Cup qualifiers

Hearts of Oak captain Fatawu Mohammed and Great Olympics midfielder Samuel Ashie Quaye have been handed a late call up by Ghana coach C.K Akonnor ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.

The Black Stars are preparing to host Ethiopia on opening day of the qualifiers on September 3 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium before they travel to Johannesburg to lock horns with South Africa on September 10.

They began their preparations with thirteen players on Monday at the McDan Park in Accra including captain Andre Ayew and his junior brother Jordan Ayew as well as Spezia Calcio forward Emmanuel Gyasi.

Fatawu comes in to replace Slovakia-based Benson Annan who picked up an injury over the weekend while playing for his club while Quaye will replace Tariq Fosu who sought for permission to sort out personal issues.

Reports suggest that that Fosu is pushing his way out of Premier League side Brentford before the transfer window comes to an end on Wednesday.

Fatawu led Hearts to win Ghana Premier League title for the first time in nine seasons. He was also instrumental in the club’s run to win the FA Cup trophy against Ashanti Gold.

Ghana defender Benson Annan ruled out of 2022 World Cup qualifiers

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Ghana defender Benson Annan ruled out of 2022 World Cup qualifiers

The right back will not play a part in the Black Stars double header after picking up an injury

Ghana defender Benson Annan has been officially ruled out of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa.

The Black Stars opened their camping on Monday at McDan Park in Accra with only 13 players and head coach C.K Akonnor will now have to plan without defender Annan.

The youngster picked up an injury over the last weekend and after further checks, he has been ruled out of the games since he will not be able to recover on time.

Ghana will open their qualifying campaign with a game against Ethiopia at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on September 3 before they face South Africa three days later in Johannesburg.

“Slovakia-based Benson Annan has been ruled out of the two World Cup qualifiers after picking up an injury over the weekend. We wish Benson a speedy recovery,” an official statement from Ghana FA read on Tuesday.

Reports suggest that Akonnor may fill the void left behind by Annan’s absence with a local player and he could be from Hearts of Oak.

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