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Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad wrap-up: Inaki, Sowah, Asante on target; Tariq Lamptey bags two assists in Brighton’s win against Man United & more

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We bring you a report on the performance of Ghanaian players abroad in their respective leagues over the weekend. Our reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom details how the players performed for their respective clubs.

Players to have scored..

Ghana forward Kamal Sowah scored on his debut for Standard Liege against Eupen in the Jupiler Pro League on Sunday.

Ghanaian youngster Benicio Baker-Boaitey showcased his talent by scoring for Brighton U-21 in an exciting 2-2 draw against Aston Villa U-21 on Friday evening.

Teenager Raymond Asante scored on his return from injury as Udinese U19 lost 3-2 at Padova on Saturday, 16 September 2023, in the Primavera.

Dutch defender of Ghanaian descent Solomon Bonnah found the back of the net for SK Austria Klagenfurt in the Austrian Bundesliga on Saturday.

ENGLAND

In Premier League, Jeffrey Schlupp and Jordan Ayew were in action for Crystal Palace in their 3-1 loss to Aston Villa

Tariq Lamptey registered two assists in Brighton’s 3-1 win over Manchester United

Mohammed Kudus came on as a substitute to feature in West Ham United defeat to Manchester City

In the Championship, Kamaldeen Sulemana was shown a red card in Southampton’s 4-1 defeat to Leicester City at home.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku also climbed off the bench to play 21 minutes for the Foxes.

In League One, Andy Yiadom played 90 minutes for Reading in their 2-1 win over Bolton

Kwame Poku saw 45 minutes of action for Peterborough in their 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient

SPAIN

In La Liga, Inaki Williams scored his second goal of the season for Athletic Bilbao in their 3-0 win over Cadiz

ITALY

In Serie A, Alfred Duncan saw 87 minutes of action for Fiorentina in their 3-2 win over Atalanta

GERMANY

In Bundesliga, Christopher Antwi-Adjei saw 28 minutes of action for Bochum in their 1-1 draw against Frankfurt

In Bundesliga II, Stephan Ambrosius and Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer came on as a substitute to feature in Hamburger 2-1 loss to Elversberg

Kwesi Okyere Wriedt was involved in VFL Osnabruck heavy defeat against Hannover 96

FRANCE

In Ligue 1, Abdul Samed Salis played 90 minutes for Lens against Metz which they lost by a lone goal

Koffi Kouao was in action for Metz

Alidu Seidu returned to action for Clermont as they lost by a lone goal to Nantes

Ernest Nuamah lasted 76 minutes in the game for Lyon against Le Havre which ended in a draw

In Ligue II, Nicholas Opoku saw 45 minutes of action for Amiens as they lost 3-0 to Paris FC

Elisha Owusu played 45 minutes of action for Auxerre in their 2-2 draw against Pau FC

Emmanuel Ntim saw 43 minutes of action for Caen in their 2-1 loss to St Etienne

AUSTRIA

Ghanaian defender Samson Baidoo continued his goal-scoring spree in the Austrian Típico Bundesliga on Saturday evening while playing for Red Bull Salzburg.

AZERBAIJAN

Abdul Kadiri Mohammed was shown a red card in Araz 1-0 defeat to Neftci Baku

BELGIUM

Kamal Sowah scored on his debut for Standard Liege in their 3-1 win over Eupen

Joseph Paintsil registered an assist in Genk’s 2-0 win against Royale Union SG

Denis Odoi made a brief appearance for Club Brugge in their 4-2 win over Charleroi

Joselpho Barnes saw 63 minutes of action for St.Truiden in their 2-0 win over KV Michelsen

BULGARIA

Bernard Tekpetey played 90 minutes in Ludogorets 2-2 draw against Botev Plovdiv

CHINA

In the Super League, Aziz saw 85 minutes of action for Wuhan Three Towns in their 2-0 win over Cangzhou

CROATIA

Michael Agbekpornu saw 31 minutes of action for Slaven Belupo as they lost 3-0 to D.Zagreb

DENMARK

Ibrahim Osman played the full throttle for Nordsjaelland in their 2-2 draw against FC Copenhagen

Ebenezer Ofori played 59 minutes for Velje in their 2-1 loss to Randers FC

Lasso Coulibaly and Ernest Agyiri saw 62 minutes of action for Randers FC

ESTONIA

Thomas Agyepong and Abdul Yusif were in action for Paide as they lost to Levadia by a lone goal

FINLAND

Bismark Ampofo saw 28 minutes of action for Inter Turku in their 2-0 loss to HJK

Edmund Arko-Mensah played the entire duration for Honka in their 2-1 win against SJK

Clinton Antwi was involved in KuPS 2-0 defeat to VPS

Prosper Ahiabu was in action for VPS

GREECE

Abdul Baba Rahman was involved in PAOK game against Aris which ended in a draw

MOLDOVA

Razak Abalora and Rauf Abdul Mumuni were in action for Sheriff Tiraspol in their 5-1 win over Floresti

NORWAY

Zakaria Mugeese and Salomon Owusu were in action for Odd in their 4-1 loss to Molde

Gilbert Koomson was in action for Sandefjord in their 2-0 win over Stromsgodset

Emmanuel Danso saw 77 minutes of action for Stromsgodset

SCOTLAND

Matthew Cudjoe was shown a red card in Dundee United 1-1 draw against Morton

SERBIA

Osman Bukari climbed off the bench to play in Crvena Zvezda’s 2-1 loss to Cukaricki

SWEDEN

Nathaniel Adjei  saw 59 minutes of action for Hammarby in their 3-1 loss to Malmo FF

Ghanaian duo Michael Baidoo and Emmanuel Boateng were in action for Elfsborg in their 3-0 loss to Kalmar

Ghanaian trio Thomas Boakye,  Mohammed Naeem and Phil Ofosu Ayeh were in involved in Halmstad’s 3-2 loss to Hacken

Frank Junior Adjei saw 58 minutes of action for Varnamo in their 2-1 win over Djurgarden

Benjamin Acquah was on target  for Helsingborg in their 4-1 loss to GAIS

Nasiru Moro played 45 minutes for Orebro in their 5-3 win over Skovde AIK

TURKEY

Alexander Djiku climbed off the bench to play in Fenerbache’s 3-2 win over Antalyaspor

Yaw Ackah and Joseph Attamah featured in Kayserispor’s 2-0 win over Gaziantep

Kingsley Schindler saw 82 minutes of action for Samsunspor in their 4-2 defeat to Galatasaray.

In Lig 1, Godfred Donsah saw 45 minutes of action for Sanliurfaspor in their 2-0 loss to Keciorengucu

Isaac Cofie saw 21 minutes of Umraniyespor in their 3-0 loss to Corum

Prince Obeng Ampem saw 62 minutes of action for Eyuspor in their 3-1 win over Genclerbirligi

USA

In MLS, Kwadwo Opoku saw 75 minutes of action for CF Montreal against Chicago Fire which ended in a draw

Patrick Agyemang saw 13 minutes of action for Charlotte against DC United which ended in a draw

Yaw Yeboah saw 71 minutes of action for Columbus Crew in their 4-3 defeat to Orlando City

Latif Blessing saw 24 minutes of action for Toronto FC in their 2-1 loss to Vancouver Whitecap

Eugene Ansah saw 21 minutes of action for FC Dallas in their 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders

Jonathan Mensah was in action for San Jose Earthquakes in their 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake

In USL Championship, Illal Osumanu saw 19 minutes of action for Pittsburugh in their 2-1 win over Miami

Rashid Tetteh played 90 minutes for FC Tulsa in their 10 win against Oakland Roots

By Herbert Boakye Yiadom

Source: Ghanasoccernet.com

2023/24 GPL Week 1: Full Scores, Goalscorers, Man-of-the-Match Winners and Statistics

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The 2023/24 bet Pawa Ghana Premier League returned in style with an action-packed and drama-packed weekend as teams looked to put their best foot forward in the opening games over the weekend.

Scores at a glance:

Friday 
Real Tamale United 1-0 Hearts of Oak

Scorer: Afriyie Owusu

Man of the Match: Lord Hilary Adabo (RTU)

Saturday 

Great Olympics: 0-0 Bofoakwa Tano

Man of the Match: Elijah Addai (Bofoakwa Tano)

Sunday 

Berekum Chelsea 2-0 Bibiani Gold Stars

Scorer: Stephen Amankona (2x)

Man of the Match: Stephen Amankona (Berekum Chelsea)

Legon Cities 2-1 Karela United

Scorers: Frank Antwi (2x) || Kharim Ayeh

Man of the match: Frank Antwi (Legon Cities)

Nsotreman FC 2-0 Bechem United

Scorers: Abdul Manaf Umar, Eric Osei Bonsu (pen)

Man of the Match: Sadat Mohammed (Nsoatreman FC)

FC Samartex 1-0 Aduana FC

Scorer: Michael Ephson

Man of the Match: Gordon Abusah (FC Samartex)


Asante Kotoko 0-0 Heart of Lions

Man of the Match: Nurudeen Yussif Mohammed (Asante Kotoko)

Wednesday

Medeama SC 2-2 Accra Lions

Scorers: Daniel Agbloe Lomotey, Jonathan Sowah || Samuel Gyimah, Aliu Mohammed

Man of the match: Kofi Asmah (Medeama SC)

Dreams FC 1-0 Nations FC

Scorer: Ebenezer Adade

Man of the match: Ebenezer Adade (Dreams FC)

Statistics


Home wins: Six (6)

Away wins: zero(0)

Draw: Two (3)

Wins (%): 66.67

Home goals: Eleven (11)

Away goals: Three (3)

Total goals: 14

First-half goals: 4

Second half goals: 10

Av. goal/match: 1.56

Clean sheets: 9

Penalties: 2

Yellow Cards: 21

Red Cards: 0

The first player to score the first goal of the season was Owusu Afriyie (RTU).

The first players to score a brace:

  1. Frank Antwi (Legon Cities)

2. Stephen Amankona (Berekum Chelsea)

2023/24: Kotoko held by Lions in Kumasi

Asante Kotoko started the new season with a disappointing goalless draw at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

Despite their aspirations for a better campaign after finishing fourth in the league last season, Kotoko failed to secure a win in their opening game.

Coach Prosper Ogum’s team faced a determined Heart of Lions side, who, despite being newly promoted, showed no fear and successfully frustrated the Porcupine Warriors.

Lions managed to force Kotoko goalkeeper Frederick Asare into making several decent saves, while Kotoko struggled to find composure in attack.

The visitors thought they had won when Mustapha Yakubu scored off a rebound in the second half, but the assistant referee raised his flag for offside. Replays on television show that it was a bad call, letting Kotoko off the hook.

Although the match ended without any goals, it didn’t truly reflect the numerous opportunities both sides had to score.

Asante Kotoko will travel to Bibiani to face Goldstars in their next game, while Heart of Lions will play Great Olympics in Sogakope.

2023/24 GPL: Frank Antwi bags brace as Legon Cities come from behind to beat Karela United

Legon Cities rallied from behind to record a 2-1 victory over Karela United at the El Wak Stadium on Sunday.

The game kicked off after a minute’s silence was observed in honour of Cities goalie, Sylvester Sackey who passed away this week.

Cities fell behind to Abdul Karim Ayeh’s strike on 43 minutes for The Pride and Passion.

After recess, Frank Antwi restored parity for the Royals on 60 minutes. Antwi completed in brace by netting again on 68 minutes to give Fabin’s side the lead.

They held on to their advantage to record their first victory of the 2023-24 Ghana Premier League campaign.

2023/24 GPL: Stephen Amankona scores twice as Berekum Chelsea dump Bibiani GoldStars

Berekum Chelsea gave themselves a dream start to their 2023-24 league campaign at the Golden City Park with a 2-0 win over Bibiani Gold Stars on Sunday.

A brace from Stephen Amankona ensured that Ennin’s lads recorded an emphatic win over Gold Stars. The first half ended goalless as both teams failed to find the back of the net.

Berekum Chelsea were awarded a penalty which Stephen Amankona stepped up to convert his team the lead on 74 minutes.

Amankona netted his second in stoppage time put the game beyond The Miners.

Michael Osei handed Sadat Mohammed his debut start and threw on Ronald Frimpong and Ali Huzaif in the second half but failed to deny Chelsea all three points in Berekum.

2023/24 GPL: Nsoatreman defeat Bechem United in opener

Nsoatreman have made a brilliant start to the new season with an impressive home win against Bechem United.

Maxwell Konadu’s side delighted the home fans in Nsoatre, securing a 2-0 win that is expected to inspire them to achieve something special in their second season in the Ghanaian top flight.

New signing Manaf Umar opened Nsoatreman’s account for the season, showcasing a great finish as the home side took the lead in the 27th minute.

They secured the second goal in the 93rd minute thanks to another new recruit as defender Osei Bonsu scored a penalty for his first goal, effectively thwarting any efforts by the Hunters to draw level.

Nsoatreman will aim to build on this win, while Bechem will look to secure their first victory when they face Dreams FC next weekend at home.

2023/24 GPL: FC Samartex pip Aduana FC

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FC Samartex 1996 edged out Aduana Stars to begin their 2023-24 Ghana Premier League campaign with a narrow victory at the Nsenkyire Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Timber Boys claimed their first three points under new coach Nurudeen Amadu after recording a 1-0 win over the Aduana in Samreboi.

New signing, Michael Ephson scored the only goal of the match in the 33rd minute, making his debut for Samartex a delightful one.

Midfielder Emmanuel Keyekeh sent a long pass to Baba Hamadu Musa, who controlled it beautifully before chipping the ball in a beauty that stuck the posts. Ephson was there to connect the rebound.

Aduana came into the second half as a much stronger side but failed to get the ball at the back of the net as they missed some glaring scoring opportunities.

The Fire Boys travel back to Dormaa Ahenkro with no points to prepare for their first home game of the season against champions Medeama SC next week.

Samartex will make the trip to Kumasi to face newly-promoted Nations FC in the next round.

2023 Caf CL: Dominant Medeama defeat Horoya to take a huge advantage into 2nd leg

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Medeama SC secured an impressive 3-0 victory over Guinea powerhouse Horoya FC in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the 2023/24 Caf Champions League.

An improved second half by the Yellow and Mauves saw them score three goals in the second half after a goalless draw in the first stanza.

Coach Adotey’s charges were unable to find the back of the net in the first half despite piling pressure on the visitors as goalkeeper Moussa Camara thwarted most of their efforts from entering the posts.

After recess, the Ghanaian champions dominated the exchanges, scoring three times before Horoya reduced the deficit by one in a few minutes to end the encounter.

Nana Kofi Babil put Medeama in front in the 48th minute with a spectacular strike in the box.

Defender Nurudeen Abdulai rose up to connect with a high-flying corner kick to grab Medea Ma’s second goal on the day, and before three minutes, Kofi Asmah scored a screamer to give the home side a 3-0 lead.

However, with a minute to end proceedings, the Matambas scored through Mohamed Lamine Fofana to reduce the deficit.

The three minutes added time did not change the scoreline as the game ended 3-1.


The winner of this tie will advance to the group stage, and Medeama is hoping to achieve this feat for the first time in their history.

Prosper Narteh Ogum names Kotoko starting line-up for Lions clash; Somuah, Ziggy start

Former Champions Asante Kotoko will host newly promoted side, Heart of Lions at the Kumasi Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

Lions last played in the Ghana Premier League in 2015 where they were relegated after finishing 14th place in the 16 club league.

Asante Kotoko has won one in the last two encounters between the two sides.

Heart of Lions have also recorded one victory over the Kotoko in their last two games-  (Heart of Lions 3-1 Asante Kotoko, Asante Kotoko 4-0 Heart of Lions).

Asante Kotoko have appointed their former head coach Dr. Prosper Nartey Ogum with the signing of Yussif Nurudeen Mohammed, Sampson Asamoah, Nanabayin Amoah, Baba Yahaya, Kalo Ouattara and Henry Ansu.

Asante Kotoko lineup

Heart of Lions were promoted to the  Premier League after finishing top in Zone Three of the Access Bank division one league and have maintained their head coach, Salifu Fatawu with players like Dickson Sakabutu, Thomas Kwabena Osae, new signing, Seedorf Asante, Denis Hutor and Ruben Hennesy all available for their first game.

The game will kick off at 6pm and will be live on StarTimes.

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How Asante Kotoko could line up against Heart Of Lions

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Former Champions Asante Kotoko will host newly promoted side Heart of Lions in their first match of the 2023–24 Ghana Premier League season at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Coach Prosper Narteh Ogum will be taking charge of his first competitive game following his return to the Porcupine Warriors.

Several players have joined the team, with others leaving for other teams ahead of the season.

Reports picked up indicate that players like Richmond Lamptey, Justice Blay, and Steven Dese Mukwala are not likely to feature for Kotoko due to minor injuries.

Below are the players likely to start for Kotoko:

Danlad Ibrahim-GK
Augustine Agyapong
Nurudeen Yusiff
Henry Ansu
John Tedeku
Sheriff Mohammed
Andrews Ntim Manu
Bernard Somuah
Peter Acquah
Georges Mfegue
Kalou Ouattara