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Caf Champions League: Kotoko to play RC Kadiogo behind closed doors

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The CAF Champions League match between Asante Kotoko and Burkinabe champions RC Kadiogo will take place Monday at the Mathieu Kerekou Stadium in Cotonou behind closed doors.

The first leg of the preliminary round match was originally slated to take place in Ivory Coast on Friday, September 9, but it was postponed until Monday due to a last-minute change in the location.

Kotoko travelled by road and arrived in Cotonou on Thursday to finalize preparations for the crucial match.

The second leg is set to take place on Sunday, September 18 at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

The Ghanaian champions are confident of beating Kadiogo in both legs to advance to the next round of the competition.

The game will kick off at 4pm.

‘We will improve’ – Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu says after Aduana loss

Hearts of Oak head coach, Samuel Boadu has credited Aduana Stars following their win against his side but insists his side will improve and return stronger.

The Phobians opened their 2022/23 Ghana Premier League with a defeat against the two-time Premier League champions at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park on Sunday.

Bright Adjei scored the only goal of the game as the Ogya lads secured all three points.

Speaking in the post-match presser, Boadu rallied behind his players despite the loss, stating they played so well and couldn’t make good use of their chances.

“It was a nice game,” he said. “My boys played very well but it was just one mistake that caused us that goal so I think both teams did well.

“There’s nothing fatigue in the game we played. We did well and created lots of chances but squandered but Aduana Stars played well after scoring. The red was unpardonable, it shouldn’t be but there’s nothing we can do about it.

“We wanted to win but Aduana Stars isn’t a bad side. You all saw how we played so going forward we will improve,” he added.

Hearts of Oak will face regional rivals Great Olympics in the ‘Ga-Mantse’ derby this weekend in the second round of matches while Aduana Stars will be hosted at the Baba Yara Stadium by King Faisal.

Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad wrap-up: Kudus, Kamaldeen, Paintsil, Mensah score for their clubs  

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We bring you a comprehensive report on the Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad.

Herbert Boakye Yiadom details how the players performed over the weekend at their respective clubs.

Players to have scored….

Ernest Nuamah scored his fourth goal of the season for Nordsjaelland in their 1-1 draw against Midtjylland in Denmark

Kamaldeen Sulemana scored his first goal of the season for Rennes in their 5-0 win against Auxerre in the French Ligue 1

Benjamin Akoto Asamoah came from the bench to score for Doxa in their 2-1 win against Paralimni in the Cyprus top-flight league

Salomon Owusu scored for Odds BK in their 3-1 win against Sandefjord in the Norwagien league

Joseph Paintsil scored his fourth goal of the season in their 2-1 win against Royale Union SG in the Belgium league

Eugene Ansah climbed off the bench to score for H.Beer Sheva in their 3-2 win against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli league

Mohammed Kudus scored a brace for Ajax in their 5-0 win against Heerenveen in the Eredivise

Jonathan Mensah scored for Columbus Crew in their 2-2 draw against CF Montreal in the MLS.

Emmanuel Boateng scored his first goal for Rio Ave after rejoining the Portuguese club

Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scores and registers assist in Rio Ave’s 3-2 defeat to Braga

Daniel Owusu was on target for the first time for First Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga 2 on Sunday when they beat SKU Glas Amstetten.

Full report below…….

SPAIN

In La Liga, Abdul Mumin was on the bench for Rayo Vallecano in their 2-1 win against Valencia

Joseph Aidoo was in action for Celta Vigo n their 4-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid

Baba Iddrisu made an injury return for Mallorca in their 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid

ITALY

In Serie A, Felix Afena-Gyan saw 23 minutes of action for Cremonese in their 1-1 draw against Atalanta

In Serie B, Caleb Ekuban played 90 minutes for Genoa as they lost 1-0 to Palermo

FRANCE

In Ligue I, Abdul Samed Salis was in action for Lens in their 1-0 win against Troyes on Friday night

Kamaldeen Sulemana scored his first goal of the season for Rennes in their 5-0 win against Auxerre

Alexander Djiku was in action for Strasbourg against Clermont which ended in a draw

Alidu Seidu played 90 minutes for Clermont

GERMANY

In Bundesliga, Christopher Antwi-Adjei was on the bench for Bochum as they lost 3-1 against Schalke

Kelvin-Prince Boateng was on the bench in Hertha Berlin’s 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen

Daniel Kofi Kyereh saw 68 minutes of action for Freiburg against B.Mochengladbach

In Bundesliga II, Kwesi Okyere Wriedt saw 19 minutes of action for Holstein Kiel after coming on as a substitute as they lost 3-2 against Hamburger

Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer saw 33 minutes in the game for Hamburg

Stephan Ambrosius played the entire duration for Karlsruher SC against Heidenheim which ended in a draw

Braydon Marvin Manu and Patrick Pfeiffer were in action for Darmstadt in their 3-3 draw against Kaiserslautern

ALBANIA

Edwin Gyasi was in action for Kukesi against Teuta which ended in a goalless draw

ARMENIA

Annan Mensah was in action for Alashkert in their 1-1 draw against Urartu

AUSTRIA

Forson Amankwah lasted 67 minutes in the game for Altach against Tirol which ended in a draw

Seth Paintsil saw 45 minutes of action for Hartberg as they lost 3-0 against Austria Vienna

Daniel Owusu was on target for the first time for First Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga 2 on Sunday when they beat SKU Glas Amstetten.

In Liga 2, Lawrence Agyekum was in action for Liefering as they lost 2-1 against St.Polten

AZERBAIJAN

Godsway Doyoh lasted 53 minutes in the game for Nefcti Baku in their 2-1 win against Gabala

Kwabena Owusu saw 19 minutes of action for Qarabag in their 4-3 win against Sabah Baku

BELGIUM

In Jupiler Pro League, David Atanga camoed in Oostende’s 1-0 win against Eupen.

Mubarak Wakaso and Isaac Nuhu were in action for Eupen.

Abdul Manaf Nurudeen was on the bench for Eupen

Denis Odoi and Kamal Sowah were in action for Club Brugge in their 2-0 win against Seraing

Daniel Opare saw 73 minutes of action for RFC Seraing

Majeed Ashimeru and Francis Amuzu were in action for Anderlecht in their 2-1 defeat to Westerlo

Francis Abu was in action for Cercle Brugge KSV as they lost 2-0 against Antwerp

Joseph Paintsil scored his fourth goal of the season in their 2-1 win against Royale Union SG

BULGARIA

Carlos Ohene was in action for CSKA 1948 Sofia as they lost 2-0 against Botev Plovdiv

Emmanuel Toku was on the bench for Botev Plovdiv

Bernard Tekpetey saw 15 minutes of action for Ludogorets in their 4-0 win against Botev Vratsa

CYPRUS

Benjamin Akoto Asamoah came from the bench to score for Doxa in their 2-1 win against Paralimni

Majeed Waris saw 19 minutes of action for Anorthosis in their 2-0 win against Kaemiotissa

Ernest Asante was in action for AEK Larnaca in their 1-0 win against Nea Salamis

Richard Ofori played 90 minutes for Nea Salamis

CZECH

Nana Akosah-Bempah saw 11 minutes of action for FK Pardubice as they lost 3-0 to Ostrava

DENMARK

Ernest Nuamah scored his fourth goal of the season for Nordsjaelland in their 1-1 draw against Midtjylland

Lasso Coulibaly was on the bench

Eric Ofori saw 90 minutes of action for Vejle as they lost 2-0 against Vendsyssel

ESTONIA

David Addy played 58 minutes for Tammeka Tartu in their 1-0 defeat to Flora

Abdul Razak Yusif lasted 88 minutes in the game for Paide in their 2-1 win against Parnu JK Vaprus

FINLAND

Thomas Agyiri came on as a substitute to play 17 minutes for KTP in their 6-0 win against JaPS

Anthony Annan saw five minutes of action for TPS in their 2-0 win against Ekenas

Terry Yegbe was in action for SJK Akatemia in their 3-0 win against PEPO

Malik Abubakari was in action for HJK in their 2-1 win against Honka

Edmund Arko-Mensah played 90 minutes for Honka

Najeed Yakubu and Eric Oteng were in action for llves in their 1-1 draw against Inter Turku

David Accam lasted 72 minutes in the game for Inter Turku

Jude Arthur saw 45 minutes of action for Haka in their 1-0 win against Lahti

Mohammed Abubakari lasted the entire duration for Mariehamn in their 2-0 win against SJK

Kingsley Ofori was in action for SJK

Prosper Ahiabu was in action for VPS as they lost 1-0 against KuPS

GREECE

Stephan Kwabena Hammond saw 45 minutes of action for Levadiakos in their 2-1 defeat to Giannina

ISRAEL

Ebenezer Mamatah saw 89 minutes of action for Ashdod against Maccabi Tel Aviv which ended in a draw

Richard Boateng and Isaac Nortey were in action for Maccabi Bnei Raina in their 1-1 draw against  Kiryat Shmona

Eugene Ansah climbed off the bench to score for H.Beer Sheva in their 3-2 win against Hapoel Tel Aviv

LITHUANIA

Edward Sarpong was in action for Dziugas Telsiai in their 2-1 win against Suduva

Michael Anaba, Divine Naah were in action for Kauno Zalgiris as they lost 2-0 against Zalgiris

Francis Kyeremeh was in action for Zalgiris

MALTA

Jude Arthur played the full throttle for Gudja in their 2-1 win against Zebbug

Jacob Nii Martey Akrong climbed off the bench to score in Mosta FC 4-1 win against Pieta Hotspurs

Geoffrey Acheampong and Patrick Mensah were in action for Mosta

Clinton Bangura received a red card for Pieta Hotspurs

Gabriel Mensah saw 13 minutes of action for Hibernians in their 2-1 defeat against Gzira

MALAYSIA

Jordan Mintah saw 45 minutes of action for Kuala Lumpur City in their 2-0 win against Sri Pahang

MOLDOVA

Mudasiru Salifu was in action for Sherrif Tiraspol in their 2-0 win against Milsami

Razak Abalorah and Patrick Kpozo were on the bench

NETHERLANDS

Mohammed Kudus scored a brace for Ajax in their 5-0 win against Heerenveen

NORWAY

Salomon Owusu scored for Odds BK in their 3-1 win against Sandefjord

Ernest Boahene was in action for Stromsgodset in their 2-1 defeat to Lillestrom

Emmanuel Danso was an unused substitute in the game for Stromsgodset

MALYASIA

Richmond Ankrah was in action for Selangor in their 3-2 win against Sabah

PORTUGAL

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku was on the bench for Sporting Lisbon in their 4-0 win against Portimonense

Emmanuel Boateng scored his first goal for Rio Ave after rejoining the Portuguese club in the summer transfer window.

Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scores and registers assist in Rio Ave’s 3-2 defeat to Braga

ROMANIA

Baba Alhassan was in action for FC Hermannstadt in their 2-1 win against Petrolul

SERBIA

Osman Bukari and Ibrahim Mustapha was in action for Crvena Zvezda in their 2-1 win against Novi Pazar

Samuel Owusu played 79 minutes for Cukaricki in their 2-0 win against Vojvodina

SLOVAKIA

Samuel Gidi saw 90 minutes of action for Zilina in their 2-0 win against Ruzomberok

Richmond Owusu was an unused substitute in the game for Zilina

SLOVENIA

Ahmed Ankrah was in action for ND Gorcia in their 3-1 win against Tabor Sezana

SOUTH AFRICA

Richard Ofori kept a clean sheet for Orlando Pirates in their 2-0 win against TS Galaxy

Kwame Peprah was on the bench for Pirates

SWEDEN

Mensiro came on as a substitute to feature in Ostersund’s 2-0 win against Orebro

Michael Baidoo scored a brace for Elfsborg in their 2-0 win against Sundsvall

Gideon Mensah made a brief appearance for Varberg in their 2-0 win against AIK

SWITZERLAND

Lawrence Ati-Zigi was in post as St.Gallen lost 2-1 against Sion

Kasim Adams was in action for Basel in their 5-1 win against Grasshoppers

TURKEY

Isaac Sackey was in action for Sakaryaspor in their 2-1 win against Denizlispor

Isaac Sackey was in action for Umraniyespor in their 1-1 draw against Gaziantep

Bernard Mensah and Yaw Ackah was in action for Kayserispor in their 1-0 win against Antalyaspor

USA

In MLS, Jonathan Mensah scored for Columbus Crew in their 2-2 draw against CF Montreal

Yaw Yeboah was on the bench for Columbus Crew

Harrison Afful played 90 minutes for Charlotte in their 1-0 win against New York City

Samuel Afriyie Owusu was on the bench for New York City

Emmanuel Boateng climbed off the bench to play 25 minutes for New England Revolution as they lost 2-1 against New York Red Bulls

Emmanuel Twumasi was in action for FC Dallas in their 2-1 win against Los Angeles FC

Latif Blessing and Kwadwo Opoku were in action for Los Angeles FC

Lalas Abubakar was in action for Colorado Rapids in their 3-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps

Leonard Owusu was in action for Vancouver Whitecaps

In UCL Championship, Dennis Dowouna saw 56 minutes of action for Miami FC in their 7-1 win against New York Red Bulls 2

Erick Kwakwa and Daniel Oduro were in action for Charleston in their 2-1 win against Tampa Bay

Solomon Asante registered an assist in Indy Eleven 4-3 win against Birmingham

Anderson Aseidu and Prosper Kasim were in action for Birmingham.

Source: Ghanasoccernet

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Aduana Stars 1-0 Hearts Of Oak

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It was all smiles at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park when Aduana Stars hosted Hearts of Oak on Match day one of the betPawa Premier League. 

The Ogya Boys showed class as they beat the Phobians 1-0 in a 2022/23 betPawa Premier league matchday one tie.

Watch the highlights in the video below:

https://youtu.be/g9OfitwUwj4

2022/23 GPL Week 1: Full Scores, Goalscorers, Man-of-the-Match Winners, Top Scorer’s Chart & League Table

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The 2022/23 Ghana Premier League commenced with matchday 1 fixtures across the venues this weekend.

Great Olympics pipped Bechem United in the season opener, posting a 1-0 victory over the travellers in Accra on Saturday afternoon.

Hearts of Oak’s Ghana Premier League season began with a loss to Aduana Stars at Dormaa, with the Ogya club claiming a deserved victory in front of their home fans at the Agyeman Badu Stadium. 

Aduana had the majority of possession and created the most chances in the first half, but they were fortunate not to be behind as Hearts of Oak’s Dennis Korsah struck the post from inside the box just before halftime.
Just four minutes after the break, an unmarked Bright Adeji scored from close range to give the home team the lead.

Hearts improved after falling behind and had numerous chances to equalize but blew them all. Eric Esso’s last-minute free-kick effort missed the goal by an inch as Hearts left Dormaa empty-handed.

Hearts of Oak finished the game with 10 men after defender Caleb Amankwah, on his return to his former home, was controversially sent off in the dying embers.

Also on Sunday, defender Kofi Asmah scored the game-winning goal as Medeama beat Legon Cities, who had two players sent off.

Kotoku Royals won their first ever Ghana Premier League match, defeating Accra Lions by a single goal in Cape Coast.

Karela United beat newcomers Tamale City 1-0, Dreams FC stunned Gold Stars in Bibiani, and Real Tamale United were held to a goalless draw by Samartex, who were also making their league debut.

Chelsea defeated King Faisal 2-0 on Monday to move to the top of the table.

The clash between Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman FC has been postponed due to the former’s involvement in Caf Champions League.

Scores at a glance:

Saturday

ACCRA: Great Olympics 1-0 Bechem United

Scorer: Samuel A. Quaye

Man of the match: Abdul Bashiru (Great Olympics)

DORMAA: Aduana Stars 1-0 Hearts of Oak

Scorer: Bright Adjei

Man of the match: Godfred Poku Wakii (Aduana stars)

TAMALE: RTU 0-0 FC Samartex

Man of the match: David Abagna (RTU)

ANYINASE: Karela United 1-0 Tamale City

Scorer: Samuel Atta Kumi

Man of the match: Samuel Atta Kumi (Karela United)

BIBIANI: Goldstars 0-1 Dreams FC

Scorer: Blessing Dana

Man of the match: Lord Bawah Martey – GK (Dreams FC)

EL-WAK: Legon Cities 0-1 Medeama SC

Scorer: Kofi Asmah

Man of the match: Kofi Mensah -GK (Medeama SC)

CAPE COAST: Kotoku Royals 1-0 Accra Lions

Scorer: Augustine Boakye

Man of the match: Clinton Quaye-GK (Kotoku Royals)

MONDAY
DORMAA: Berekum Chelsea 2-0 King Faisal

Scorers: Afriyie Mezack, Awuah Dramani

Man of the match: Awuah Dramani (Chelsea)

POSTPONED
Asante Kotoko vs Nsoatreman

Top scorer’s Chart

1 goal each

  1. Samuel Ashie- Quaye – Olympics
  2. Bright Adjei – Aduana Stars
  3. Samuel Atta Kumi – Karela United
  4. Blessing Dana – Dreams FC
  5. Kofi Asmah – Medeama SC
  6. Augustine Boakye – Kotoku Royals
  7. Afriyie Mezack – Chelsea
  8. Awuah Dramani – Chelsea

League Table

Match Report: Aduana Stars pip Hearts of Oak in Dormaa

It was all smiles at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park when Aduana Stars hosted Hearts of Oak on Match day one of the betPawa Premier League. 

The Ogya Boys showed class as they beat the Phobians 1-0 in a 2022/23 betPawa Premier league matchday one tie.

Aduana started the brighter of the two teams, causing problems for Hearts aerially.

Aduana’s efforts were finally rewarded in the 48th-minute when Sam Adams’ through pass found captain Bright Adjei, to connect for the only goal.

Hoping to avoid their first defeat of the season, Hearts pushed for the equaliser, but Aduana kept their composure and made little mistakes for the Rainbow boys to exploit. 

Hearts of Oak could do little to avoid the defeat to good Aduana Stars who are fired up to appease their fans this season after a poor performance last season.

VIDEO: Watch Ajax star Kudus Mohammed bamboozle opponents with ‘never-before-seen pass’ that has got the internet buzzing

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Mohammed Kudus looks like the latest star off the Ajax production line.

The 20-year-old Ghanaian midfielder showed the Dutch club won’t miss Manchester United trickster Antony with a stunning piece of skill.

Not only that, the youngster also scored twice in a 5-0 win over Heerenveen.

But it was an outrageous piece of skill that caught the eyes of fans.

Picking up the ball in the box, Kudus was met by three Heerenveen defenders.

In a genius piece of thinking Kudus flicked the ball up with his left foot, and quickly wrapped his boot around it to send the ball towards a team-mate, completely bamboozling the defenders.

Unfortunately the manoeuvre didn’t go exactly according to plan, as the ball was sent back towards him instead of heading goalwards.

But nevertheless, fans were left in awe by the jaw-dropping piece of skill.

And supporters joked that Kudus’ skill would prompt a bid from Manchester United, after the Red Devils poached Erik ten Hag, Antony and Lisandro Martinez from Ajax over the summer.

One wrote: “Don’t let Erik [ten Hag] see this.”

While another joked: “Antony got nothing on Kudus! Period.”

Others were simply left stunned by the move, with one commenting: “This is absolutely filthy.”

And a second writing: “Never before in my life have I seen a piece like that.”

Kudus was linked with a summer move to Tottenham, while Ten Hag previously described Kudus as a player with “incredible potential”.

Fans are now starting to see signs of that potential, with Kudus scoring five goals and providing one assist in just eight games this season.

Former Asante Kotoko forward joins King Faisal

King Faisal FC have completed the signing of former Asante Kotoko winger Godfred Asiamah ahead of 2022/23 BetPawa Premier League.

The Ghanaian top-flight club have officially announced his signing as a free agent after he parted ways with Asante Kotoko SC.

We are delighted to announce the signing of former Asante Kotoko and Ashantigold midfielder Godfred Asiamah

Asiamah having gathered alot of experience from the Premier League is expected to inspire the Insha Allah Boys to a successful campaign.

Asiamah started his career with New Edubiase United F.C, he featured for them during the 2016 Ghana Premier League

At the age of 17 years, he played in 12 league matches and scored 1 goal and was one of the bright stars for the club even though the club placed last and were relegated to the Ghana Division One League

In 2017, he also trained with Swedish side AIK Stockholm after his impressive Ghana Premier League debut season but could not secure a permanent deal.

Coach Samuel Boadu names Hearts Of Oak starting line-up for Aduana Stars clash in Dormaa

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Coach Samuel Boadu has named hearts of oak starting lineup for their 2022/23 Ghana Premier League opener against Aduana in Dormaa.

The game will kick off at 3pm.

Eric Ofori Antwi gets the nod ahead of Richard Attah. Mohammed Alhassan and Awako will also start after their impressive display for the Black Galaxie, while Cameroonian import Junior Kaaba starts from the bench.

Hearts starting lineup;

Eric Ofori Antwi
Samuel Inkoom
Dennis Korsah
Mohammed Alhassan
Caleb Amankwah
Eric Esso
Gladson Awako
Baafi Amankwah
Suraj Siedu
Daniel Afriyie
Yasan Ouatching

Substitute

Jnr Kaba
Obeng Jnr
Enoch Asubonteng
Daniel Kodie
Fatau Mohammed
Robert Addo
Isaac Mensah
4Zakaria
Richard Atta

WATCH LIVE: Real Madrid vs Mallorca

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Click on the link below to watch the game:

Kickoff is 12pm

Link

Lineups:

Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Rüdiger, Alaba, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos, Ceballos; Rodrygo, Hazard, Vinicius

Mallorca XI: Rajkovic; Valjent, Raillo, Nastastic; Maffeo, Ruiz de Galarreta, Battaglia, Dani Rodriguez, Costa; Lee Kang-In, Muriqi