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Daniel Opare’s agent Nathaniel explains brouhaha with Augsburg

Ghana defender Daniel Opare’s agent Chris Nathaniel has revealed that Augsburg terminated the contract of his client because he failed to extend his contract.

The 28-year-old has only five months left on his current deal after joining the German side from FC Porto in 2015 and reports suggested that he was spotted having transfer talks with Schalke after his move to former Premier League champions Leicester City fell through.

According to Nathaniel, Opare never flouted any laws in football and believes the defender has been treated unfairly by Augsburg.

“​I am shocked by the recent false ​statements about my client Daniel Opare​.” Nathaniel told The Sun.

“​Firstly, ​ he is still contracted to FC Augsburg and will be ​t​here until the end of the season when his contract ends so the talk of him being sacked are incorrect.​”

​”​I received a call from FC Augsburg on Thursday stating unless my client signed the contract they had offered in two days he would not play for the club​ again.”

“​The offer from the club did not meet my client’s requirements and he was subsequently banished from first​-​team activities and even asked to clear his locker,​ which I found petty and unprofessional considering he has been at the club for some 30 months​.”

“​Daniel will continue to train hard and will be available to help the ​club if called upon and it​ i​ironic his temperament was never put into question before the contract issue.”

​He added: “Finally Daniel has five months on his contract so he is entitled legally to talk with any club​. He is proud to be linked with ​clubs like Leicester​ ​and Schalke but he has been and will continue to be focused on helping Augsburg finish as high in the league as possible whenever called upon​.”​

Opare has been in a wonderful form this season in the Bundesliga leading to Leicester’s £2.5 million bid which was rejected.

Tottenham’s Dele Alli sex tape leaked

 

A video of Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Deli Alli is being widely shared on social media platforms on Monday.

In the ten seconds sex tape, England star is spotted having oral sex with an unknown woman in a room with another unknown person capturing it on phone and speaking as well.

Deli Alli and girlfriend

Although, it is unknown who leaked the video, Alli has apologized and revealed that the filming took place in 2016 while he was relatively young and naive.

Dele Alli’s apology to fans and family

That suggestion can be accepted since Delli Alliw as without a tattoo on any part of his body that time but several tattoos can be seen on him today.

Dauda Mohammed marks Anderletch bow in a stalemate

 

The youngster played his debut game for the Purples following his impressive performance with the youth team

Ghanaian striker Dauda Mohammed played his first game for Belgian side Anderletch in the 2-2 stalemate against KV Michelen on Sunday in the Jupiler League.

The 19-year-old joined the Purples from Asante Kotoko in 2017 but was drafted into the youth side to speed up his adoption of new environment and has since impressed the club’s head coach.

Dauda, who made his bow on 90th minute mark, has become the third Ghanaian to be promoted to Anderletch’s senior team in the last 12 months after Emmanuel Adjei Sowah and Francis Amuzu.

Ghanaian Ahmed fails to win WBO World title after suffering Knockout

 

Ghana’s Habib Ahmed’s aim of becoming the WBO Super Middleweight champion was dealt a huge blow as he was defeated via a Knockout by the sixth round against defending champion Gilberto Ramirez at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas on Sunday.

Ramirez, who prior to the bout, boasted an enviable statistics of 36 fights with 24 knockouts and without a defeat, made sure the Ghanaian’s dream came to an abrupt end at least for now.

Between the first and third round, Ahmed showed a glimmer of hope as he blocked several punches from Ramirez and although, he threw few punches in return, they also caused some problems for the Uruguayan.

The Ghanaian even had an advantage when a clash of heads opened up a cut above the left eye of Ramirez but the defending champion mopped up a well-rehearsed strategy to prevent Ahmed from capitalising on his injury.

By the fourth and fifth round, Ramirez’s performance was on the ascendancy while Ahmed’s performance surprisingly took a terrible nosedive. The latter couldn’t throw more punches this time and resorted to blocking the heavy punches from Ramirez and winding down the time while running around in the ring.

Things looked falling apart for Ahmed in the sixth round, and despite his resistance initially, his corner threw in the towel to accept defeat and prevent damages to him as referee Lawrence Cole stepped in and halted the fight. The fight was stopped at 2:31 of round 6.

Ramirez has now increased his records to 25 knockouts and has revealed that he wants to face middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.

#Breaking: Augsburg terminate Daniel Opare’s contract after gross misconduct

 

German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg have officially terminated the contract of Ghana defender Daniel Opare despite having six months left.

The 27-year-old was reported to have tried to force his way out of the club and even held talks with some Premier League clubs including Leicester City in the just-concluded January transfer window, but the deal fell through in the eleventh hour.

And Augsburg have told him to leave freely, although his contract was expected to expire in August, after joining them from Porto in a three-year deal in 2015.

“Right-back Daniel Opare will not be in the squad of FC Augsburg for the match against Eintracht Frankfurt, which takes place on Sunday, February 4, at the WWK ARENA,” a club statement read.

“FC Augsburg stands for values ​​such as down-to-earthness, teamwork, reliability and honesty. Most recently, Daniel Opare has repeatedly violated these values.

“For this reason, the FCA have withdrawn its offer of a contract extension of expiring at the end of the season contract. In addition, the FCA have informed the 27-year-old in a personal conversation that he can look for a new club at short notice,” the statement added.

Sporting director of Augsburg, Stefan Reuter, revealed that Opare has been lying to them on countless times as he meets agents and officials of other clubs.

“Daniel Opare has repeatedly lied to us despite the confrontation with facts,” he told Reuters.

“Furthermore, he has repeatedly violated the code of conduct within the team and he has to leave, ” he added.

Kumasi Girls SHS female tutor died by hanging – Autopsy report

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has said that an autopsy conducted on a 33-year-old female tutor at the Kumasi Girls Senior High School indicated that she died by hanging.

This revelation from the Police came after relatives of Vida Frema Bonsu had expressed doubt about earlier reports indicating that she had committed suicide, and demanded further investigations into the cause of her death.

The family of the late Vida Frema, who was on Monday, 29 January 2018, found dead in the room of her police boyfriend at Konongo in the Asante Akyuem Central District of the Ashanti Region has called on the Ghana Police Service to institute a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to her death.
The family believed there is more to it than what the police have told them, and suspected a foul play in an attempt to cover up their colleague.

According to Konongo Divisional Police, the woman was found with a rope around her neck hanging on the ceiling in her boyfriend’s house, dead.
Police also discovered a cut on her lower arm and a blood-stained knife at the corner of the room.

Speaking in an interview with Otec news’s Isaac Nsiah Foster who visited the deceased family residence in Ejisu Krapa of the Ejisu Juaben municipality, on Thursday February 1, 2018, the father of the deceased, Nana Bonsu, said the boyfriend (Sgt. Bright Opoku) sent a message to them on the day that Vida had been involved in an accident and died.

“We heard that when our daughter had gone to visit her boyfriend at Konongo, an argument ensued between them over what the deceased described as cheating, following a marriage agreement between the police officer and another woman and that resulted into a scuffle leading to her death,’ he narrated.

Nana Bonsu said when they went to the Konongo Police station, they were told that Vida had hanged herself in the policeman’s room after a short misunderstanding on Sunday night which made her boyfriend lock her up in the room for work and came to found her mortal remains.

“So which one should we believed now, the boyfriend’s statement that she died through an accident or she hanged herself? There is something fishy and we believe strongly that she was brutally murdered by her boyfriend, so justice must be rolled down,” he told the reporter.

“Checks at the Steward Hospital mortuary at Yakwei revealed blood stains on her dress, a rope mark on her neck, which suggested that a rope had been tied to it, there was no cut on her body but blood stains were found on her white dress. An autopsy report also revealed she was strangled, so we insist that her boyfriend (Sgt. Bright Opoku) killed Vida,” he revealed.

But a statement issued and signed by Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Fred Adu Anim on Friday February 2, 2018 indicated that “an autopsy report has indicated that cause of death as hanging”.

The statement also added that some stomach content from the deceased has been given to the Ghana Standard Authority for analytical tests since there was an indication that the deceased might have ingested some poison before hanging herself.

Meanwhile the Police Officer who was arrested in connection with the death has been granted bail.

Source: otecmfmghana.com/ Isaac Nsiah Foster

No Ghanaian club in Caf’s 20 best clubs in Africa

Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak failed to make it to the top 20 clubs in Africa released by Caf on Friday.

The rankings, which is released every five years based on each club’s performance in their respective leagues, Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup did not capture any Ghanaian club as their poor performance in the continental tournaments played a huge role.

Since 2004, no Ghanaian club has won a continental trophy or reached the semifinals of either Caf Champions League or Confederation Cup as majority of them get eliminated in the preliminary round or first stage.

Congolese giants and Confederation Cup winners TP Mazembe topped the ranking as the best club in Africa, while Al Ahly and Zamalek of Egypt fame occupied second and third place respectively.

Sudanese giants Al Hilal and Al Merriekh who are located in one city (Omdurman) made the list but it was Hilal who found themselves in the first ten as they sit ninth while Merriekh landed 16th in the ranking. Former Ghana Premier League best player and topscorer Augustine Okrah featured for the two clubs between 2015 and 2017.

Also, Caf Champions League winners Wydad Casablanca of Morocco occupy 13th position.

Zambian giants Zesco United made a huge leap to occupy 15th position.

Below if the full list of top 20 Clubs in Africa:

1. TP MAZEMBE (DR CONGO)
2. AL AHLY (EGYPT)
3. ZAMALEK (EGYPT)
4. ETOILE DU SAHEL (TUNISIA)
5. ES SETIF ( ALGERIA)
6. MAMELODI SUNDOWNS (SOUTH AFRICA)
7. CS SFAXIEN ( TUNISIA)
8. ORLANDO PIRATES (SOUTH AFRICA)
9. AL HILAL (SUDAN)
10. ESPERANCE (TUNISIA)
11. USM ALGER (ALGERIA)
12. AC LEOPARDS ( CONGO BRAZZAVILLE)
13. WYDAD CASABLANCA (MOROCCO)
14. MO BEIJA ( ALGERIA)
15. ZESCO UNITED
16. AL MERRIEKH (SUDAN)
17. SEWE SPORT ( IVORY COAST)
18. COTON SPORT (CAMEROON)
19. AS VITA (DR CONGO)
20. FUS RABAT ( MOROCCO)

Goalkeeper Yusif Moro joins Berekum Chelsea until 2021

 

The shot-stopper has joined the Blues from their city rivals ahead of the new season

Berekum Chelsea have signed goalkeeper Yussif Moro from city rivals Berekum Arsenal in a three-year deal, ahead of the 2017-18 Ghana Premier League season.

The 25-year-old joined the former champions with a year left on his contract with Arsenal.

Although, Arsenal’s chairman Yakubu Moro had series of negotiations with the shot-stopper, he didn’t reach agreement with them and decided to move.

After the departure of John Moosie to newly promoted Techiman Eleven Wonders, Moro will have to shrug off competition from Gideon Ahenkorah for the starting role in the post.

Chelsea finished eighth last season after amassing 42 points.

PSV Eindhoven coach Cocu disappointed after missing Agbenyenu to Sporting CP

 

The Red and Whites manager is ruing the missed opportunity to sign the Ghana defender in the January transfer window

PSV Eindhoven manager Philip Cocu has expressed his disappointment after missing out on signing Ghana defender Agbenyenu Lumor in the just-concluded January transfer window.

The 21-year-old agreed personal terms with the Dutch Eredivise side but opted to sign for Portuguese side Sporting CP from Portimonense on transfer deadline day.

And the Red and Whites boss admits they didn’t do things right but hopes they will make amends in the winter.

“We have been looking for a left-back for a long time, and it was annoying that things went wrong at the last minute, Cocu told FOX Sports.

“We could and should have done this better [by signing Agbenyenu]. It is really disappointing but we will hope for the best in the next window,” he added.

Agbenyenu boasts of four appearances for Ghana and he is likely to make his bow this weekend for Sporting against Estoril.

Samuel Afful joins Al Talaba in Iraq

The former Ghana youth international will play in the Iraqi Premier League until July with the Elegants

Former Sekondi Hasaacas and Ghana U20 star Samuel Afful has joined lraqi Premier League outfit Al Talaba in a six month deal, AshesGyamera understands.

The 21-year-old mutually terminated his contract with Tanzanian giants Azam FC, alongside Yahaya Mohammed, and has agreed to play in Iraq despite being linked with a move to Ghana Premier League newbies Karela FC.

However, the offer and promises from head coach Essam Hamad won the bid for the Iraqi side, ahead of all suitors as they jeered off for the second half of the season.

Al Talaba who finished last season seventh, are currently sitting 10th on the log with 27 points.

AshesGyamera understands that James Abban previously featured for the club but his contract ended in May 2016.

According to our sources, many other Ghanaian players will arrive in Iraq soon.