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 in the 76th minute.
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.
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.
Ghana international Frank Acheampong says he is happy to have escaped relegation from the Chinese Super League with his side Tianjin Teda. The 25-year-old raked in 17 goals in 2312 league minutes in the season.
Ghana internationals Wakaso Mubarak and Patrick Twumasi have been eliminated from Spain’s Copa del Rey competition after losing 4-3 on aggregate to Girona on Wednesday night. With the first leg ending 2-2 at the Estadio de Mendizorroza Alaves needed positive results to maintain their place in the competition.
Kwesi Nyantakyi’s media apparatchiks calling for accountability and transparency from the Ghana FA Normalisation Committee are now yearning to dwell in an Utopian democratic dispensation which they unapologetically don’t deserve a feel of. In thirteen (13) years of football administration in Ghana under the erstwhile administration, all organs of free flow of information which could...
Ghanaian players enjoyed yet another impressive weekend with some names standing out with dazzling performances. Caleb Ekuban and Kingsley Schindler both scored impressive goals for their clubs in Turkey and Germany respectively.
Ghanaian attacker Caleb Ekuban found his scoring boots in Turkey by coming off the bench to score against Asamoah Gyan’s club. Meanwhile former Birmingham City starlet Akwasi Asante scored a hat-trick in the English lower-tier league while teenage sensation Yunus Musah, who is likened to Paul Pogba scored twice for Arsenal.
Twenty two players have been invited to the national U-23 camp as they begin the first phase of preparations for their upcoming qualifiers.
