Former Asante Kotoko skipper, Emmanuel Gyamfi has commented on the club’s Champions League preliminary round defeat to Burkina Faso outfit RC Kadiogo, noting that it was a painful defeat.
The Aduana Stars winger was at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday afternoon to cheer his former side to victory, but they suffered a 3-1 defeat in penalty shootouts after a 1-1 aggregate score.
Speaking to Kessben FM after the encounter, Gyamfi indicated that he still supports the Porcupine Warriors and will fancy a return to the club whenever he is approached.
“It was a painful defeat. I was at the stadium because Kotoko is my former team and they represented Ghana in Africa. They couldn’t work with me, but I support the team. You’ll never know if I will make a return. “
Gyamfi left Kotoko in October 2021 after terminating his contract with the club.
He joined the Ghanaian giants in 2016 and was instrumental in the five years he spent both in domestic and continental competitions.
The 27-year-old scored 10 goals and provided 5 assists in 79 matches during his five-year stay at Kotoko.
Ghana Premier League outfit, Real Tamale United have announced a partnership deal with beverage manufacturing company U-Fresh Ghana Limited as their official beverage sponsor.
The mutually beneficial deal which was unveiled on September 20, 2022, is for the 2022/23 football season.
As part of the package, every RTU fan who purchases tickets to the club’s home games in the ongoing league via the E-Ticketing platform will get a free bottle of U-Fresh Mineral Water at the gates of the Aliu Mahama Stadium.
Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey said has expressed his excitement to be part of the Ghana national team, Black Stars after switching from England.
Lamptey, a former England youth international, committed to Ghana earlier this year after several attempts and has already trained twice with his new teammates.
The 21-year-old is in France preparing for Ghana’s international friendly against five-time world champions Brazil on Friday.
“Everyone has been fantastic. Everyone has been very welcoming. I am talking to everyone, getting to know everyone. It feels like a family so it feels so good, ” he told ghanafa.org
” I am very proud to be here and I am really determined to train hard, give the best as I can and I looking forward to the game on Friday.”
Tariq Lamptey is one of the options for the right-back position but can also function in the right-wing role in a three-back system.
Agent of former Asante Kotoko striker, Franck Mbella Etouga, Amadou Tigana has lambasted Nana Yaw Amponsah for owing AS Fortuna $10,000.
According to Amadou Tigana, the Kotoko CEO has marred his relationship with AS Fortuna and that it is possible that this could affect the team in signing players from Cameroon in the future.
Tigana opined Nana Yaw Amponsah acts more as an agent for players at Kotoko than the CEO of the club.
“Let (Kotoko) know that it is not all about money, relationship counts but unfortunately they have destroyed that beautiful relationship with AS Fortuna. Kotoko still owes them $10, 000.
“Based on this issue, no Cameroonian player will join Kotoko unless this current crop of management of Kotoko are out of office,”Amadou Tingana told Kumasi -based Akoma FM.
“Players and Club Presidents in Cameroon know that the CEO of Kotoko is acting more as an agent than a club CEO,” he added.
“I’m saying this because he repeated what he has done to us to his player who plays in Moldova. He sold the player without consulting or seeking the consent of his agent.
“The management at Kotoko is the poorest I have seen, no agent will accept what they are doing to their clients. I regret doing business with them.
“Initially, I assumed that I was working with professionals but now I realize they are very unprofessional.”
French Referee Mikaël Lesage has been appointed to officiate the International friendly between Brazil and Ghana on Friday.
The 47-year-old is a top referee who officiates in the French Ligue 1 and European competitions. Mikaël has officiated over 180 Ligue 1 games, issuing 666 yellow cards and 44 red cards.
He will be assisted by Alexis Auger – Assistant I and Valentine Evrarde – Assistant II, while Guillaume Paradis works as the fourth referee.
The match which is scheduled for a 6:30 pm kick off will take place at Stade Oceane, Le Harve.
Ghana after Brazil will travel to Spain to play another friendly against Nicaragua on September 29.
The Black Stars have qualified for the World Cup and see these friendlies as the perfect preparatory games to sharpen their methods and strengthen their chemistry ahead of tough group games against Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
Asante Kotoko new signing Eric Serge Zeze will be available for selection, as his working permit has finally been sorted out.
The Ivorian midfielder is yet to make his debut since joining the Ghanaian giants this year on a free transfer before the end of the transfer window.
Documentation issues has been the key factor why Eric Zeze Serge has been on the sidelines and unable to feature for the Porcupine Warriors.
Asante Kotoko will face Hearts Of Oak in the match day 3 fixture at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in the Ghana Premier League after the painful exit from the CAF Champions League.
The midfielder joined the Porcupine Warriors on a three-year deal as a free agent, keeping him at the club until 2025.
Serge Zeze has been training with Porcupine Warriors since start of the pre Season. His performance during the trial period impressed the club’s technical team to earn him a contract.
Matchday 2 of the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League did not disappoint with drama and goals witnessed by all over the weekend across the venues.
The biggest game of the weekend was between Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics, the Mantse Derby which took place at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Yussif Razak capitalised on a horrendous error by the Hearts of Oak defence to draw first blood for the Oly Dade boys but a late header from recent signing Konadu Yiadom forced a draw.
Hearts of Oak are currently winless against Olympics in their last five meetings.
Elsewhere, Medeama mounted a comeback to secure all three points against RTU.
The Mauve and Yellows scored the opener but two quick second-half goals from Issah Kuka turned the tide in favour of RTU.
Kofi Asmah and Kwasi Donsu, who finished the game with a brace, came to the rescue of the hosts, ensuring a 3-2 result.
Legon Cities bounced back from a disappointing opening match to clinch a 1-0 win over Tamale City away from home.
Dreams FC continued their fine start to the season with a 1-0 victory over newly promoted side Kotoku Royals.
Accra Lions beat Karela United 2-1 at home while Nsoatreman secured their first ever top-flight win against Bibiani Gold Stars on Friday.
On Monday, Aduana Stars defeated King Faisal 3-2 in Kumasi while Chelsea travelled to hold FC Samartex in a 1-1 stalemate at the Akoon Park in Tarkwa.
Scores at a glance:
NSOATRE: Nsoatreman 1-0 Goldstars
Scorer: Samuel Ofori
Man of the Match: Stephen Diyuo(Nsoatreman FC)
DAWU: Dreams 1-0 Kotoku Royals
Scorer: Ali Huzaif
Man of the Match: Sylvester Simba (Dreams FC)
ACCRA: Accra Lions 2-1 Karela United
Scorers: Samuel Gyimah, Daniel Awuni || Enoch Agblenyo
The defender has officially put pen to paper with the Iraqi side and would be playing in the top-flight this season
Ghana defender Abdul Ganiyu Ismail has officially joined Iraqi Premier League side Talaba Sports Club in a one-year deal with an option for another year, AshesGyamera.com can confirm.
The 28-year-old was recently stripped off his captaincy role at Kotoko after felling off with the club’s top hierarchy following disagreement over incentive package after winning Ghana Premier League title last season.
Ganiyu is expected to earn around US$ 5,000 every month as salary after joining Talaba from Kotoko which sees him earning almost three times of the salary he was getting in Ghana.
Al-Talaba Sports Club is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1977, it was merged with another club called Al-Jamiea ahead of the 1978–79 season. Their home stadium is Al-Talaba Stadium.
The Black Stars trained at stade du Commandant Hebert in Deauville – France on Monday evening hours after assembling in camp for this month’s International friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua.
Twenty four players trained under the tutelage of Otto Addo and his backroom staff with four others expected to join the camp later. Ghana will play Brazil at Stade de Oceane in Le Havre on Friday, September 23 before taking on Nicaragua on Tuesday, September 27 on Lorca – Spain.
The players who trained included:
Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Joseph Wollacott, Tariq Lamptey, Stephen Ambrosius, Denis Odoi, Joseph Aidoo, Gideon Mensah, Inaki Williams, Baba Abdul Rahman, Alexander Djiku, Elisha Owusu, Alidu Seidu, Thomas Partey, Issahaku Fatawu, Mohammed Kudus, Suleymana Kamal Deen, Daniel Kofi Kyere, Jordan Ayew, Andre Ayew, Baba Idrissu, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, Osman Bukari, Antoine Semenyo, Ransford Yeboah Koningsdorffer.
Here are some photos from our team of photographers:
Training continues on Tuesday, at the stade du Commandant Hebert in Deauville at 16:30Hrs.
![PHOTOS: Black Stars train in Deauville ahead of Brazil friendly [Check list of players who trained]](https://footy.ghpush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1663639208418-768x512.jpg "PHOTOS: Black Stars train in Deauville ahead of Brazil friendly [Check list of players who trained]")
