2024-12-23

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Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad wrap-up: Ayew, Kudus score first goal of the season for respective clubs 

GHANAsoccernet.com brings you a comprehensive report on the Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad. Our reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom details how the players performed over the weekend at their respective clubs.
Players to have scored

Mohammed Kudus scored his first goal of the season in Ajax 4-0 win against Cambuur

Braydon Manu scored in Darmstadt 98 1-1 draw against Arminia Bielefeld

Michel Baidooscored a brace for Elfsborg in their 3-2 win against Malmo FF

Andre Ayewscored his first goal of the season in Al Sadd’s 2-1 win against Al Sailiya

Bernard Tekpetey scored and set up another when Ludogorets Razgrad demolished FC Hebar 1918 in the Bulgarian Parva Liga.

ENGLAND

In Premier League, Jordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp played 90 minutes for Crystal Palace against Newcastle United which ended in a draw

Mohammed Salisu was in action for Southampton in their 1-0 defeat to Wolves

Tariq Lamptey climbed off the bench to play in Brighton’s 5-2 win against Leicester City

Daniel Amartey came on as a substitute to play in the game

Thomas Partey missed Arsenal’s 3-1 defeat against Manchester United

In Championship, Antoine Semenyo climbed off the bench to help Bristol City beat Blackburn 3-2

Albert Adomah saw 21 minutes of action in QPR’s defeat to Swansea City

Baba Rahman and Andy Yiadom were in action for Reading in the 2-1 win against Stoke

Benjamin Tetteh lasted 13 minutes in the game as they lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United

In League One, Jojo Wollacott was in post as Charlton Athletic lost 3-1 against Bolton

In League Two, Kwesi Appiah saw 67 minutes of action for Colchester in their 1-1 draw against Hartlepool

SPAIN

In La Liga, Joseph Aidoo played the full throttle for Celta Vigo in their 3-0 win against Cadiz CF

Iddrisu Baba missed Mallorca’s game against Girona due to injury

In Segunda division, Dauda Mohammed was in action for Tenerife in their 1-0 win against Racing Santander

ITALY

In Serie A, Alfred Duncan missed Fiorentina’s 1-1 draw against Juventus due to injury

Felix Afena-Gyan was an unused substitute in Cremonese game against Sassuolo

Edwin Gyasi lasted 87 minutes in the game for Spezia in their 2-2 draw against Bologna

In Serie B, Caleb Ekuban saw 74 minutes of action in Genoa’s 3-3 draw against Parma

FRANCE

In Ligue I, Gideon Mensah saw 90 minutes of action for Auxerre as they lost 2-0 against Marseille

Alexander Djiku was in action for Strasbourg in their 1-1 draw against Brest

Alidu Seidu was in action for Clermont in their 2-0 win against Toulouse

Abdul Samed Salis was in action for Lens as they drew 1-1 against Reims

Kamaldeen Sulemana saw 45 minutes of action for Rennes in their 1-1 draw against Troyes

In Ligue II, Nicholas Opoku was in action for Amiens in their 1-0 win against Grenoble

Koffi Kouao played 90 minutes for Metz against Annecy which ended in a draw

GERMANY

In Bundesliga, Christopher Antwi-Adjei made his first start of the season for Bochum against Werder Bremen which they lost 2-0

Daniel Kofi Kyereh missed Freiburg’s 3-2 win against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday

Chelsea loanee Callum Hudson-Odoi made an assist on his debut for Bayer Leverkusen

In Bundesliga II, Opoku Ampomah was on the bench for Dusseldorf as they lost 2-1 against Heidenheim

Kwesi Okeyer Wriedt climbed off the bench to play in Holstein Kiel’s game against Regensburg which ended in a draw

Stephan Ambrosius was in action for Karlsruher as they lost to Hamburger SV 1-0

Braydon Manu was on the scoresheet for  SV Darmstadt 98 in their 1-1 stalemate against DSC Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday in the German 2 Bundesliga.

Patrick Pfeiffer saw 90 minutes for Arminia Bielefeld

ALBANIA

Edwin Gyasi was in action for Kukesi as they lost 2-1 against Kastrioti

AUSTRIA

Seth Paintsil was in action for Hartberg against Sturm Graz which ended in a draw

Mohammed Fuseini climbed off the bench to feature for Sturm Graz

Forson Amankwah was in action for Altach as they lost 1-0 to Rapid Vienna

Augustine Boakye saw 34 minutes of action for Wolfsberger AC against A.Klagenfurt which they lost 4-3

AZERBAIJAN

Godsway Donyoh helped Neftci Baku to a 3-0 win against Sumqayit

BELGIUM

In Jupiler Pro League, Majeed Ashimeru saw 35 minutes of action for Anderlecht against  Leuven in that 2-2 draw

Denis Odoi and Kamal Sowah helped Club Brugge to a 4-0 win against Cercle Brugge on Friday

Francis Abu saw 71 minutes of action for Cercle Brugge

Joseph Paintsil saw 88 minutes of action for Genk against St.Truiden which ended in a draw

Isaac Nuhu featured in the game for Eupen against Kortrijk which they lost by a lone goal.

Goalkeeper Abdul Manaf Nurudeen was on the bench for Eupen as Mubarak Wakaso missed the game due to injury

Daniel Opare saw 58 minutes of action for RFC Seraing in their 3-2 win against KV Mechelen

David Atanga was in action for Oostende as they lost 1-0 against St.Liege

BULGARIA

Emmanuel Toku saw 68 minutes of action for Botev Plovdiv in their 1-0 defeat to Lok.Plovdiv

Ghanaian attacker Bernard Tekpetey scored and set up another when Ludogorets Razgrad demolished FC Hebar 1918 in the Bulgarian Parva Liga.

CROATIA

Prince Obeng Ampem was in action for Rijeka as they lost 3-1 against D.Zagreb

Jacob Aboosah was an unused substitute in the game for Rijeka

CYRPUS

Ernest Asante came on as a substitute to feature in Doxa’s 1-0 defeat to Apollon

Benjamin Akoto Asamoah was on the bench for Doxa

DENMARK

In First Division. Ebenezer Ofori was in action for Vejle in their 2-1 defeat against Koge

ESTONIA

Razak Yusif helped Paide to a 2-1 win against Kalju

FINLAND

Najeed Yakubu was in action for ILVES against KuPS which ended in a draw

Kingsley Ofori helped SJK to a 2-0 win against VPS

Prosper Ahiabu played 90 minutes for VPS in that defeat

David Accam was in action for Inter Tuku in their 3-2 win against Mariehamn

Mohammed Abubakari and Baba Mensah came on as subsitutes to play for Mariehamn

GREECE

In Super League, Richmond Boakye Yiadom made his debut for Lamia against Asteras Tripolis which ended in a draw

ISRAEL

Ebenezer Mamatah was in action for Ashdod as they lost 3-0 against Hapoel Jerusalem

Eugene Ansah saw 22 minutes of action for H.Beer Sheva in their 2-1 defeat to Maccabi Haifa

LITHUANIA

Edward Sarpong saw 90 minutes of action for Dziugas Telsiai in their 1-1 draw against Zalgiris

Francis Kyeremeh played 90 minutes for Zalgiris

MALAYSIA

Alexander Agyakwa and Richmond Ankrah both featured in the game for Selangor in their 1-1 draw against Johor DT

MALTA

James Arthur was in action for Gudja in their 1-0 win against Balzan

MEXICO

Clifford Aboagye played 69 minutes for Querretaro in their 1-1 draw against Puebla

MOLDOVA

Patrick Kpozo was in action for Sherrif Tiraspol in their 2-0 win against Dacia Buiucani

Mudasiru Salifu and Razak Abalorah did not make the match day squad

NETHERLANDS

In Eredivise, Mohammed Kudus scored his first goal of the season in Ajax 4-0 win against Cambuur

PORTUGAL

Abdul Fatawu made a brief appearance for Sporting Lisbon in their 2-0 win against Estroil

SCOTLAND

Matthew Anim Cudjoe was on the bench for Dundee United against Motherwell which ended in a stalemate

SLOVAKIA

Samuel Gidi saw 79 minutes of action for Zilina in their 1-0 defeat to Podbrezova

Rahim Ibrahim was in action for Trencin in their 1-0 defeat to Z.Moravce-Vrable

SOUTH AFRICA

Richard Ofori and Kwame Peprah were both in action for Orlando Pirates in their 1-0 defeat against Maritzburg

SWEDEN

Ibrahim Sadiq lasted 25 minutes in the game for Hacken in their 2-2 draw against Degerfors

Michel Baidoo scored a brace for Elfsborg in their 3-2 win against Malmo FF

Emmanuel Boateng saw 90 minutes in the game whilst Emmanuel Lomotey was on the bench for Malmo

Mensiro made a brief appearance for Ostersend in their 2-2 draw against Vasteras SK

Ghanaian forward Sadat Karim, powered his Swedish club Halmstads BK to a 3-2 win against Skövde AIK on Sunday in the Superettan.

SWITZERLAND

Kasim Adams recorded another 90 minutes for Basel as they lost 2-1 against Sion

Lawrence Ati-Zigi was in post For St.Gallen in their 2-1 win against Young Boys

TURKEY

In Super Lig, Isaac Sackey saw 72 minutes of action for Umraniyespor as they lost 1-0 to Trabzonspor

Benjamin Mensah and Yaw Ackah were in action for Kayserispor as they lost 2-0 against Fenerbache

In Lig 1, Isaac Atanga made an appearance for Goztepe against Genxlerbirligi which ended in a draw

Godfred Donsah was in action for Yeni Malatyaspor  as they lost 4-0 against Rizespor

USA

In MLS, Emmanuel Twumasi was in action fro FC Dallas in their 3-0 win against Minnesota United

Abu Danladi was on the bench for the loosing team

Jonathan Mensah and Yaw Yeboah both featured in the game for Columbus Crew against Chicago Fire which ended in a draw

Harrison Afful played 85 minutes for Charlotte FC in their 2-0 defeat to FC Cincinnati

Source: Ghanasoccernet

FEATURE: Is Iñaki Williams enough of a striker for Athletic?

Since Aritz Aduriz decided to hang up his boots, Inaki WIllaims has become Athletic Bilbao’s main offensive reference , unsuccessfully trying to follow in the footsteps left by the legend of the Rojiblanco team, mainly due to the poor goalscoring efficiency that the Spanish footballer has had practically since its inception, something that has been confirmed year after year, being the main offensive weapon of the rojiblanco team.

This did not worry Athletic Bilbao at the time, who decided to renew the Spanish attacker’s contract until June 30, 2028 after Borussia Dortmund offered a good amount of money to get his services, in a show of total confidence by the San Mamés team, who are still unable to see the best goalscoring version of a player who for a long time has continued to give more than enough reasons to be considered an overrated striker.

The goal is not his forte

In the 341 games that Iñaki Williams has played with the Athletic Bilbao first team , he has only managed to see the door on 75 occasions, that is, an approximate average of one goal every five games, something totally unacceptable for a team like the rojiblanco , which shows a worrying lack of goals in recent years, and it does not seem that it will be able to be solved in the short term at least given the irregular performance of the Ghanaian attacker and the difficulty of finding a new striker taking into account the strict philosophy of the Basque club in the transfer market.

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Red-hot Ghana forward Joel Fameyeh leads top scorers chart in Russia

Black Stars forward Joel Fameyeh is joint top-scorer in the Russian First Division League.

The 26-year-old’s strike in Rubin Kazan’s 3-0 win against PFC Kuban sees him join Vasily Aleinikov at the summit of the scorers chart.

Fameyeh opened the scoring as Rubin Kazan thumped Kuban on Sunday in the fifth round of games in Russia.

Alexander Zotov increased the lead for Rubin Kazan in the 38th minute as the home side went into the break leading the tie.

After recess, Kazan were awarded a penalty in the 59th minute which was converted by Vitali Lisakovich.

The red-hot forward previously played in Belarus for Belshina and Dynamo Brest, and in Russia he played for Orenburg for three years.

Fameye’s agreement with the Kazan-based team was signed until 2025.

He has scored two goals in five appearances for the senior national team, Black Stars since his debut in 2015.

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Qatar World Cup: Asamoah Gyan Must Play 15 Matches To Justify His Inclusion – Saanie Daara

I won’t rule out Asamoah Gyan’s call-up to the Black Stars team if he is able to play 15 matches before the World Cup, according Saanie Daara.

The former Spokesperson of the Ghana Football Association was of the view the player can prove himself with such preparations as he has been out on the field for a while.

Ghana’s former Captain, Asamoah Gyan has created divisive views following his intention to be part of the team to represent the country in the Qatar World Cup.

His intention has created divisions as some Ghanaians are of the view the player has lost form and does not deserve any opportunity in the current Black Stars squad.

Others were also of the view the player has proven himself and with the experience accrued, his presence in the team will go a long way to have influence on the new young players and also boost the morale of players and the team at large.

But Saanie Daara insist been able to play about 15 matches prior to the World event would be the yardstick for his possible inclusion or otherwise.

OFFICIAL: Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Ibrahim Danlad extends contract for further two years

Asante Kotoko SC goalkeeper Ibrahim Danlad has officially signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2023-24 season.

Danlad’s previous contract with the Porcupine Warriors was expected to run out in December this year but he has signed a two-year extension as GHANAsoccernet.com exclusively reported weeks ago.

The 19-year-old claimed the number spot of the club last term following the departure of Razak Abalora to Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol in January 2022.

Danlad became an integral figure for Kotoko after aiding to the Ghana Premier League triumph for the first time in eight years having made 20 appearances.

He managed to keep 12 clean sheets and conceded just 12 goals in the process making the Ghanaian giants the best defensive side at the end of the season.

Danlad is presently the first choice goalkeeper for the home based Ghana national team that have booked their place in the final round of the CHAN 2022 qualifications.

The former Ghana U17 shot stopper kept clean sheets in the back-to-back matches against Benin last month in the preliminary round of the qualifiers.

Danlad will be key to Kotoko in the upcoming season as they look to defend their league title, make an impact in the CAF Champions League and also aim at winning the FA Cup.

The highly-rated teenager was named the best goalkeeper when Ghana won the Africa U20 Championship last year in Mauritania.

He was also a member of the Ghana team at the 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and the Ghana U17 team at the Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup in 2017.

Danlad was recently linked with a move to Sudanese giants Al Hilal Omdurman but the deal fell through after a breakdown in negotiations.

Source: ghanasoccernet

Asante Kotoko reach agreement to re-sign midfielder Umar Bashiru from Karela United

Asante Kotoko SC have reached an agreement with midfielder Umar Bashiru over a possible re-signing ahead of the upcoming football campaign, GHANAsoccernet.com understands

Bashiru has been a mainstay in the Ghana Premier League since switching to Karela United in April 2020 after leaving Kotoko in July 2019.

The 25-year-old central midfielder has been consistently outstanding having played 64 games and scored 17 goals across two seasons.

Bashiru had an impressive campaign in the last season where he netted 13 goals in 33 appearances with five man of the match awards in the process.

Kotoko are looking to strengthen their squad depth for the upcoming season with more quality players including Bashiru who previously had stints with the Porcupine Warriors.

The lanky player signed for Kotoko in October 2018 from WAFA SC but had to part ways with the club just a year.

Bashiru is currently part of the Ghana squad that are seeking to qualify for next year’s CHAN tournament in Algeria.

He provided two assists in the first and second leg matches against Benin in the Preliminary Round with the Black Galaxies advancing on a 4-0 aggregate scoreline.

Ghanaian winger Ansgar Knauff receives award for best young player in Europa League


German-born Ghanaian Ansgar Knauff has been awarded the best young player in the Europa League last season. 

The 20-year-old received his award before Frankfurt’s game against Real Madrid in the European Super league on Wednesday night.

Real Madrid duo Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr were also awarded the best player and young best player in the UEFA Champions League respectively.

Ansgar Knauff had a good campaign last season, helping the German club win the Europa League.

The Borussia Dortmund owned player scored in crucial games against Barcelona and West Ham enroute to winning the competition.

Meanwhile, last night Frankfurt suffered a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid.

David Alaba and Karim Benzema scored for the European champions as they won the Super Cup.

Knauff was born to Ghanaian father and a German mother in Gottingen, and remains eligible to play for the Black Stars of Ghana.

Hearts of Oak midfielder Ibrahim Salifu set for pre-season after injury recovery

Hearts of Oak midfielder Ibrahim Salifu has recovered from the injury that kept him out for the majority of the previous season and is ready to join his teammates for pre-season.

Salifu has been out for over three months, with his most recent injury occurring against Karela United on May 30, 2022 at the Ohene Gyan Stadium, just after he had returned from the sidelines after suffering another injury against the same club in Anyinase.

His rehabilitation has been ongoing for some time, but the good news for the ‘Phobians’ this time is that the metal on his foot has been removed and he will be back in action very soon.

Salifu was influential in Hearts of Oak winning the double in 2020/21 season. His injuries last term affected the club’s chances of defending the league but they won the MTN FA Cup.

A fit Salifu can play a major role again for Hearts of Oak, who will be fighting on three fronts next season.

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Ghana midfielder Joseph Attamah undergoes successful surgery

Ghana midfielder Joseph Attamah Lawreh has undergone a successful surgery on his knee.

The 28-year-old missed Kayserispor’s game against Besiktas which they lost by a lone goal in the Turkish Super League.

The Ghana international had been carrying the injury throughout preseason and needed surgery.

Kayserispor booked a private hospital for the versatile midfielder to undergo the surgery on Wednesday.

Joseph Attamah has been ruled out for up to four-five weeks after the surgery.

The club confirmed in a statement: “Our professional football player Joseph Attamah was hospitalized at Acıbadem Fulya Hospital due to his left knee Patellar Tendon injury. Dr. Necessary intervention was made by Tunay Erden.

“We convey our best wishes to our football player and hope that he will return to us as soon as possible”.

Joseph Attamah was a key player for Kayserispor last season as he made 30 appearances scoring two goals.

He was invited for Ghana’s trip to Japan for the four-nation tournament but missed out of the squad due to injury.

Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak could represent Ghana in African Super League as CAF announce $100m worth competition

Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak could be Ghana’s representatives in the African Super League, which was officially launched on Wednesday.

It was announced at the 44th Ordinary Congress of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Arusha, Tanzania.

CAF will offer $100m in prize money with $11.6m for the winner. CAF also intends to pay each African football association $1m annually from the league’s earnings. There are 54 member associations of CAF.

It is not clear whether CAF has finalised the list of clubs, but they will come from 16 different nations with a maximum of three per country.

They will play a group competition first, divided into three groups of eight clubs, before the majority of clubs move onto an American-style playoff system, including wildcard berths.

Source; Ghanasoccernet

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