Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he has a striker problem looming at Manchester United as Javier Hernandez played a minimal role against Tottenham after making a surprise return as a substitute. The return of Danny Welbeck, Mame Biram Diouf and Federico Macheda from their various loan spells has bolstered the United frontline although the latter [...]
The kidnapped father of Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel has been freed after his captors were located by police in Nigeria. Michael Obi had been kidnapped on August 12 while on his way home from work in the central Nigerian city of Jos, but was found on on Monday in the northern city of Kano. Police [...]
Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah believes he could have been a better player had he refused to sign for Italian gaints AC Milan. The 20-year-old, a Most Valuable Player and Golden Shoe recipient at the 2009 Fifa Under-20 World, signed up for Milan afterwards. But he failed to make the grades at the San Siro and [...]
Asante Kotoko may possibly withdraw from the novelty GHALCA pre-season tournament involving eightteams. This comes just a day after fellow Premier League giants Hearts Of Oak confirmed their withdrawal from the tournament which hitherto was meant for teams that finished in the first four of the previous Premier League campaign. However, innovation and other dimensions [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Wayne Rooney’s problems are now firmly in the past. As well as his new head of hair, Rooney’s goal at West Brom was evidence that he looks more like his old self again after a turbulent time last season. The England star took until New Year’s Day to bag his first [...]
Arsenal manager Arsenal Wenger has blamed Emmanuel Frimpong’s sending off on lack of experience and his enthusiasm for the game. The 19-year-old midfielder had his promising afternoon marred by a horrible challenge on Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva which brought him a second yellow card and his subsequent sending off on the 70th minute. Liverpool then capitalised [...]
Its exactly 46-years since Osei Kofi was awarded the best player by Ghana’s first President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Memories of that fateful night was revisited at the same venue (then Ambassador Hotel) now Movenpick during the maiden edition of the MTN FA Cup awards on Sunday. “That was in 1965 when Ghana defended the [...]
Nana Sam Brew-Buttler has suggested that proceeds from imposed fines should be used to finance educating players on the rules of the game. This according to the former Ghana FA chairman will help rid the game of unsporting behaviour which is on a gradual rise in the local game. “Fines imposed should not be used [...]
Kwasi Nyantakyi has urged a coaches including the one’s manning the various national teams to focus more on teams in the lower divisions of Ghana football. The Ghana FA President was speaking at an awards ceremony to honour excellence in this year’s MTN FA Cup. Nyantakyi’s comments is helped by the fact that lower tier [...]
The Black Meteors recorded a 3-2 win over Premiership side AshantiGold on Sunday in an All Africa Games warm-up match. The match played at the El-Wak Stadium is the final friendly game for the national U-23 side before emplaning to South Africa for a training tour ahead of the tournament in Maputo, Mozambique. Goals from [...]
Real Madrid and Barcelona shared four goals in a thrilling first leg of the Spanish Supercopa. Having hogged the headlines for a number of bad-tempered clashes last season, the two played out a game refreshingly void of late challenges and mass-brawls. Another surprise saw Real adopt the role of the cultivated passing side out of [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson defended flapper David De Gea after Manchester United bailed out their calamity keeper for the second week running. United needed an 81st-minute own goal from Steven Reid to open their title defence with a scrambled win after £18.3m De Gea’s howler gifted Shane Long’s debut equaliser to West Brom. Fergie claimed De [...]
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas accused Stoke of underhand tactics after his Premier League reign got off to an unconvincing start. Villas-Boas claimed Tony Pulis’ team lived up to their reputation as the top flight’s most physical side by pushing and grabbing his players at the Britannia Stadium. And the Chelsea chief said he plans to [...]
Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew has distanced himself from reports linking him with a move to English giants Arsenal. Boss Arsene Wenger is said to be interested in the 21-year-old as he plans for life without Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. He was diplomatic over a purported move to the Emirates Stadium after Sunday’s 2-2 draw [...]
