Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe is no more the WBO Super Bantamweight title holder after losing miserably to Mexican opponent Emmanuel Navarrete on Saturday night in the United States.
The promising young boxer appeared to have lost all his skills and dexterity in his second title defence as he failed to take the fight to the foe. But, he rather took punches.
Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Mitch Apau struck his third league goal of the season for Slovan Bratislava on Saturday afternoon as they dismantled Zilina 5-2 in the Fortuna Liga. The 28-year-old added his name to the score-sheet with a silky finish on the 42nd minute mark at the Pasienky in Bratislava.
C K Akunnor’s son Charles Jesaja Hermann continued his impressive scoring run in the German Junior Bundesliga by scoring the opener for Wolfsburg U19 in their 3-1 away win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday. His Ghanaian compatriot John Yeboah Zamora netted the other two goals for Wolfsburg. The youngster has now scored 8 Junior Bundesliga...
Ghanaian wing-half Jeffrey Schlupp came off the bench to score one of the consolation goals for Crystal Palace in their 3-2 away defeat at West Ham United in the English Premier League on Saturday. The 25-year-old was introduced on the 55th minute by Palace manager Roy Hodgson and he scored the Eagles’ second consolation goal...
Budding Ghanaian striker Caleb Ekuban climbed off the bench to score his third goal of the season for Trabzonspor as they posted a 3-0 home win over Konyaspor in the Turkish top-flight. The 24-year-old was introduced in the 69th minute by Trabzonspor and he put his name on the score-sheet on the 77th minute mark.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has named Ghanaian youngster Edward Nketiah in the Gunners’ matchday squad for their clash with Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon. The 19-year-old has featured consistently in Unai’s matchday squad as he was named in the team that drew 2-2 at Manchester United last weekend but was unused.
Ghanaian giants Accra Hearts of Oak saw off lower-tier side Unique Stars 5-1 in a friendly game on Friday. Details of the game were not released by the 20-time Ghana Premier League title winners.
The Ghana FA Normalisation Committee has officially confirmed the suspension of the announcement and inauguration of its ad-hoc committees, according to a statement. Reports in the local press claimed the Normalisation Committee had populated the improvised committees with critics of the Nyantakyi led administration, leaking names Kudjoe Fianoo, Kurt Okraku and many others.
Ghanaian teenage midfielder David Boateng scored the opening goal for Crystal Palace U18 as they claimed a 2-1 win over Cogenhoe United in the English FA Youth Cup on Thursday. Boateng, 17, opened the scoring for Palace in the 50th minute, which was cancelled out almost immediately by the hosts’ Jack Mullally.
Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Muntari scored the fastest goal of the season in the Qatari Star League on Thursday afternoon. The 24-year-old struck the opener for Al Ahli Doha as they dismissed out-of-form Al-Gharafa 3-1 in the Qatari top-flight league.
