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“Etouga Mbella can’t score Bechem United; he only scores in Kumasi,” Bechem United coach Kassim Mingle insists

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“Etouga Mbella can’t score Bechem United; he only scores in Kumasi,” Bechem United coach Kassim Mingle insists

The Hunters boss has insisted that the Cameroonian striker is not a threat to them ahead of the game on Tuesday in Bechem

Bechem United coach Kassim Mingle has rejected suggestions that Cameroonian striker Etuoga Mbella Frank Thierry is a threat to his side ahead of matchday nineteen of Ghana Premier League at the Fosu Gyeabour Park in Bechem.

The 20-year-old has had an explosive start to the Premier League as he currently leads the topscorer’s chart with 13 goals.

However, Kassim believes Etouga Mbella has been struggling to find his feet in away matches for Kotoko and his poor away run will continue.

“On Friday, Kotoko played against Hearts of Oak and they couldn’t surprise Hearts of Oak, so definitely the same thing is going to happen at our home grounds,” Kassim said.

“Etouga Mbella and Mfegue played against Hearts of Oak and we couldn’t see them in the game. Even for Etouga, he only scores goals in their home at Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

“In away matches, he can’t score goals. You watch the statistics you will see that all the goals he has scored this season were all in Kumasi. So it’s going to continue, yesterday they played they couldn’t score. It’s going to continue like that,” he added.

Etouga’s goals represent 46 per cent of the total goals scored by Kotoko at this point in the league but 11 of his 13 goals have been in Kumasi and they include four penalties.

Kotoko will meet three former players on Tuesday including Augustine Okrah, Emmanuel Asante and Latif Anabila.

They lead the Premier League log with 40 points, ten points better than Bechem who sit fourth on the log.

‘I’m not ready to play for Ghana,’ Kwadwo Duah rejects Black Stars call up ahead of Nigeria clash

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‘I’m not ready to play for Ghana,’ Kwadwo Duah rejects Black Stars call up ahead of Nigeria clash

The youngster has turned down another opportunity to represent the Black Stars ahead of the World Cup playoffs

Swiss-born striker of Ghanaian descent, Kwadwo Duah, has once again rejected a call-up to represent Ghana ahead of the 2022 World Cup playoff against Nigeria, according GHANAsoccernet.

Ghana interim coach Otto Addo is believed to have held discussion with him for a possible nationality switch but things have fallen through at the eleventh hour.

The 25-year-old, who has been in a good form this season in the Swiss top-flight with St. Gallen after bagging ten goals in 24 games, was born to Ghanaian parents in England and later relocated to Switzerland at a young age with his family.

As a result, the young striker is eligible to represent either England, Ghana or Switzerland at the senior level but the youngster is not willing to play for the country of his extended family despite several persuasions.

Duah is a youth product from BSC Young Boys and made his Swiss Super League debut on July 30, 2016 against FC Lugano after replacing Yoric Ravet by the 78th minute.

Ghana is billed to play Nigeria in the first leg of the playoffs at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on March 25 before playing the second leg four days later in Abuja.

“We’ll deepen Kotoko’s recent trouble in Bechem,” Bechem United coach Kassim promises

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“We’ll deepen Kotoko’s recent trouble in Bechem,” Bechem United coach Kassim promises

The Hunters boss insists Kotoko will not leave Bechem without defeat ahead of the Ghana Premier League top-liner on Tuesday

Bechem United coach Kassim Mingle has insisted that they will defeat Asante Kotoko to add to their miseries on Tuesday when the two clubs meet on matchday nineteen of Ghana Premier League at the Fosu Gyeabour Park.

Kotoko suffered a major setback last week as they were pipped 2-1 by rivals Hearts of Oak in the President’s Cup which has infuriated a section of their supporters. As a result, they are expecting a good reaction from them against Bechem.

Meanwhile, Bechem’s eleven-game unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end last weekend in Tarkwa after a controversial penalty was awarded against them and Vincent Atinga calmly slotted in the resulting kick.

Also, Bechem lost the first leg 2-0 in Kumasi to Kotoko thanks to late goals from Abdul Ganiu Ismail and Samuel Boateng.

In spite of this, Bechem are still unbeaten at home this season. They have picked seven wins and shared the spoils only once after eight games.

“They should send [their anger] to other teams but not us here in Bechem”, Kassim told ghanasportspage.

“We are not afraid of them and we are very much prepared for them. At our home ground, I don’t think they can even take a point from us.

“We are preparing very well for them. You know we’ve never lost a match in our home grounds this season so we have to maintain that record and add another one to their last defeat,” Kassim added.

The visitors will be facing some of their former players on Tuesday including Augustine Okrah, Emmanuel Asante and Latif Anabila.

Kotoko lead the Premier League pack with 40 points, ten points above their hosts who sit fourth.

How Police protected Fifa referee Daniel Laryea from physical attack by irate King Faisal supporters

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How Police protected Fifa referee Daniel Laryea from physical attack by irate King Faisal supporters

The Fifa referee was almost physically assaulted by fans of King Faisal as Aduana made it two wins out of two in the second round of the top-flight

Fifa referee Daniel Laryea and his assistants were in the centre of confusion after Aduana Stars defeated King Faisal 1-0 on matchday eighteen of Ghana Premier League at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.

Bright Agyei shot Aduana into the lead very early in the game but King Faisal players, officials and supporters argued that Agyei was in an offside position during the build up.

However, referee Laryea and his assistant one Akwasi Brobbey did not rescind their decision of awarding the visitors the goal.

King Faisal appealed for a penalty on 28th minute after one of their players fell in the box but referee Daniel Laryea ignored their appeals.

Angry King Faisal fans rushed on Referee Daniel Laryea & assistants

Aduana held on to win the day which infuriated the home supporters and they charged on the officials after the only for the security officers present to calm the situation.

It could’ve been worse until the referees were whisked away in a saloon car.

Bright Agyei’s goal which led to the confusion

Aduana have now moved second on the log with 33 points, seven points behind Asante Kotoko who have a game in hand against Bechem United on Tuesday.

Watch Bright Agyei’s goal which infuriated King Faisal supporters & police had to protect referee Daniel Laryea

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Watch Bright Agyei’s goal which infuriated King Faisal supporters & police had to protect referee Daniel Laryea

The Ogya Boys have made it two wins out of two in the second round of the top-flight as they are now only seven points behind Asante Kotoko

Aduana Stars defeated King Faisal 1-0 on matchday eighteen of Ghana Premier League at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.

The two clubs came into the game on the back of victories from their last game in the Premier League.

However, it was Bright Agyei who handed Aduana an early lead after King Faisal defenders were caught ball watching on the fifth minute.

The King Faisal players and supporters protested that Agyei was offside but referee Daniel Laryea did not have non of that.

Watch the goal from Bright Agyei

On 24th minute, Sam Adams sent a long range effort but it was parried away by goalkeeper Frank Boateng to deny the former Asante Kotoko midfielder.

King Faisal appealed for a penalty on 28th minute after one of their players fell in the box but referee Daniel Laryea ignored their appeals.

Mawuli Wayo teamed up with Osman Ibrahim by the 55th minute but the latter’s effort could not beat Aduana goalkeeper.

Aduana have now moved second on the log with 33 points, seven points behind Asante Kotoko who have a game in hand against Bechem United on Tuesday.

Karela United 2-1 AshantiGold: Kelvin Andoh’s brace deepens Miners’ woes in GPL

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Karela United 2-1 AshantiGold: Kelvin Andoh’s brace deepens Miners’ woes in GPL

The Miners failed to recover from their recent poor run of results in the Premier League as they further drop down on the log

Karela United defeated Ashanti Gold 2-1 on matchday nineteen of Ghana Premier League at the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park in Ainyinase on Sunday.

After surprisingly losing at home to Eleven Wonders last weekend, Ashanti Gold went into this game with the hope of snatching at least a point but despite their good start, they ended up losing.

Eric Esso sent Ashanti Gold ahead by the 20th minute through a well taken effort and Frank Akoto nearly added another goal but his header was blocked.

Karela pilled pressure on the visitors and they eventually drew even by the 40th minute mark after a defensive mixup by Ashanti Gold.

Andoh made it 2-1 after the break with a calmly taken shot to send the home fans into wild jubilations.

Although, Ashanti Gold laboured to find the equaliser, they could not find a breach in the hosts’ defence.

Karela have moved up to seventh on the log with 27 points while Ashanti Gold have dropped to 13th position with 22 points.

A win for Eleven Wonders in their game against Berekum Chelsea on Monday will see Ashanti Gold dropping into the relegation zone.

King Faisal 0-1 Aduana Stars: Ogya Boys pip Faisal in Kumasi to pile pressure on Kotoko

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King Faisal 0-1 Aduana Stars: Ogya Boys pip Faisal in Kumasi to pile pressure on Kotoko

The Ogya Boys have made it two wins out of two in the second round of the top-flight as they are now only seven points behind Asante Kotoko

Aduana Stars defeated King Faisal 1-0 on matchday nineteen of Ghana Premier League at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.

The two clubs came into the game on the back of victories from their last game in the Premier League.

However, it was Bright Agyei who handed Aduana an early lead after King Faisal defenders were caught ball watching on the fifth minute.

On 24th minute, Sam Adams sent a long range effort but it was parried away by goalkeeper Frank Boateng to deny the former Asante Kotoko midfielder.

King Faisal appealed for a penalty on 28th minute after one of their players fell in the box but referee Daniel Laryea ignored their appeals.

Mawuli Wayo teamed up with Osman Ibrahim by the 55th minute but the latter’s effort could not beat Aduana goalkeeper.

Aduana have now moved second on the log with 33 points, seven points behind Asante Kotoko who have a game in hand against Bechem United on Tuesday.

Daniel Kofi Kyereh scores brace as St. Pauli hammer Kalshrue in German Bundesliga 2

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Daniel Kofi Kyereh scores brace as St. Pauli hammer Kalshrue in German Bundesliga 2

The midfielder proved his mettle once again over the weekend as he helped his club to pick three points in their fight to win qualification to Bundesliga

Ghana midfielder Daniel Kofi Kyereh scored twice when St. Pauli defeated Karlsruhe 3-1 in German Bundesliga 2 at Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg on Saturday.

The 25-year-old, who is expected to play a key role in Ghana’s Fifa World Cup playoffs against Nigeria later this month, was handed a starting role by St. Pauli coach Timo Schultz and he repaid him with some fine performance and wonderful goals.

Kyereh opened the scoring for St. Pauli by the 14th minute before he added another goal eleven minutes later when he connected an assist from Guido Burgstaller.

St. Pauli made it 3-0 before the break through Simon Makienok Christoffersen by the 35th minute.

After the break, Kyereh came close to score his third goal of the day and complete his hat-trick but his effort was blocked the visitors’ defence.

Karlsruhe pulled one back by the 66th minute through Philipp Hofmann and although they pushed more men forward in search of two more goals, it was too little too late.

Kyereh has now taken his tally to nine goals and nine assists after 22 games in the German Bundesliga 2.

St. Pauli currently sit second on the log with 47 points, same points with Darmstadt who lead the log.

Ghana interim coach Otto Addo is expected to announce his squad for the World Cup playoffs against Nigeria next week and Kyereh will obviously be part and could even start the game since captain Andre Ayew has been suspended.

“We’re sorry but Kotoko will bounce back,” Prosper Ogum apologises to Kotoko fans after Hearts defeat

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“We’re sorry but Kotoko will bounce back,” Prosper Ogum apologises to Kotoko fans after Hearts defeat

The Porcupine Warriors boss has apologised to the club’s supporters following the defeat to Hearts of Oak on Friday

Asante Kotoko coach Prosper Ogum Narteh has apologised to the club’s supporters after the 2-1 defeat to Hearts of Oak in 2022 President’s Cup at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday.

Young goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim once again was given the nod ahead of Kwame Baah to start in post while Imoro Ibrahim came in for Charles Owusu who got injured against Dreams FC.

He added up to Augustine Agyapong, Mubarik Yussif and and Abdul Ganiu Ismail to make up the defence.

Meanwhile, Sherrif Mohammed, Justice Blay, Mudasiru and Richmond Lamptey started in midfield while Cameroonian striker George Mfegue and Etouga Mbella started in attack.

Afriyie Barnieh shot Hearts into the lead very early in the second half but substitute Samuel Boateng brought Kotoko even with less than ten minutes remaining.

However, substitute Patrick Razak left it late to snatch the winner as a mistake from Kotoko led to a counterattack which the winger rounded goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim by the 88th minute and calmly slotted in the all-important goal.

The defeat opened a can full of worms as a section of Kotoko supporters believe Ogum had his tactics and substitutions wrong in the game.

“Sorry we couldn’t win the President’s Cup,” Ogum posted on Twitter.

“Your support of the team has been exceptional this season. Thank you Kotoko supporters. We shall bounce back,” he added.

How Patrick Razak scored the winning goal vs Kotoko

Kotoko will shift attention to Premier League as they travel to Bechem on Tuesday to face Bechem United on matchday eighteen.

Sulley Muntari uses Asante Kotoko to set an enviable record in Ghana

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Sulley Muntari uses Asante Kotoko to set an enviable record in Ghana

The 37-year-old was in the thick of affairs when the Phobians pipped Asante Kotoko to lift the President Cup

Hearts of Oak midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari has set another record after helping the Phobians to defeat Asante 2-1 to win 2022 President’s Cup at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday.

A goal each from Afriyie Barnieh and substitute Patrick Razak was enough to silence their rivals despite a late consolation goal from Samuel Boateng.

Muntari had a wonderful game as he had 38 touches against Kotoko. The former Inter and AC Milan midfielder also had 69.5% pass accuracy with four shots and three interceptions.

He also gave one key pass, won one tackle and also won three fouls.

As a result, Muntari has become the only Ghanaian player to have ever won Uefa Champions League, FA Cup in England, Serie A, Coppa Italia and Super Copa Italiana in Italy, as well as Fifa Club World Cup.

Muntari still has the opportunity to add other trophies to his cabinet as Hearts have been paired with Elmina Sharks in the round of 16 of FA Cup and could also stage a late challenge in Ghana Premier League despite currently trailing Kotoko by fourteen points.

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