Ghanaian youngster, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has finally joined Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon.
The 18-year-old penned down a five-year working deal with the Portuguese giants and will be part of the team B for now.
According to Sporting CB, the player will be part of the squad for the 2022-23 pre-season campaign.
Fatawu is part of the Black Stars squad who qualified over Nigeria in the just-ended World Cup playoff away from home in Abuja.
He has had stints with Dreams FC and Steadfast FC.
The Referees Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced Match Officials for Matchweek 24 of the Ghana Premier League.
Below are the Match Officials for Week 24:
| No. | REFEREES, VENUES &OTHER OFFICIALS |
| 1. | DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022MATCH: DREAMS FC VS ELEVEN WONDERSVENUE: THEATRE OF DREAMS, DAWUREFEREE: EMMANUEL DON QUANSAHASSISTANTS: ATO YAWSON &EMMANUEL ARKAIFIE4TH REFEREE: MAXWELL HANSONMATCH COMMISSIONER: GABRIEL INKOOMVENUE MEDIA OFFICER:GFA CAMERAMAN: |
| 2. | DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022MATCH: BEREKUM CHELSEA VS LEGON CITIESVENUE: GOLDEN CITY PARKREFEREE: ISAAC OSEIASSISTANTS: PROSPER AVINOU & MUMUNI FUSEINI4TH REFEREE: GABRIEL OPOKU ARHINMATCH COMMISSIONER: DAWDI ABDUL RAZAKVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: PRECIOUS SEMEVOHGFA CAMERAMAN: KWAKU KWANING |
| 3 | DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022MATCH: BECHEM UNITED VS GOLD STARSVENUE: NANA FOSU GYEABOUR PARKREFEREE: MOHAMMED MISBAUASSISTANTS: ALHASSAN ABDUL-RAUF & MIKAAL-IL FAUZAN4TH REFEREE: MAHAMA EWUNTOMAMATCH COMMISSIONER: ODURO NYARKOVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: PRINCE AGYEMANGGFA CAMERAMAN: PAUL EGBENYA |
| 4. | DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022MATCH: OLYMPICS VS ADUANA SCVENUE: ACCRA SPORTS STADIUMREFEREE: DANIEL LARYEAASSISTANTS: KWESI BROBBEY & GILBERT ADOM MENSAH4TH REFEREE: JOSHUA SAMADJAMATCH COMMISSIONER: MICHAEL FLETCHERVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: SENA RICHARDSLIVE ON STARTIMES |
| 5. | DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022MATCH: MEDEAMA SC VS RTUVENUE: AKOON PARKREFEREE: ERIC OWUSU PREMPEHASSISTANTS: PASCAL MAWUSI & DAVID ADDICO4TH REFEREE: EMMANUEL OTOOMATCH COMMISSIONER: SAMUEL GYASIVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: RICHARD NKRUMAH BAFFOURGFA CAMERAMAN: ISHMAEL ODARTEY MILLS |
| 6. | DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022MATCH:ASHANTI GOLD VS WAFAVENUE: LEN CLAY STADIUMREFEREE: JACOB ADUNTERAASSISTANTS: KENNETH KWENEBOAH KODUAH & ALHASSAN ABDULAI4TH REFEREE: CLEMENT KWAME NKUAHMATCH COMMISSIONER: ALI PLATOVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: NUHU ADAMSLIVE ON STARTIMES |
| 7. | DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022MATCH: ELMINA SHARKS VS KING FAISALVENUE: NDOUM SPORTS COMPLEXREFEREE: RUSTUM GAMELI SENORGBEASSISTANTS: PATRICK PAPALA & KENNETH ARMOO4TH REFEREE: GEORGE M. VORMAWORMATCH COMMISSIONER: ADHIRI BANORVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: JONATHAN NELSON ACKONGFA CAMERAMAN: EMMANUEL KPAB |
| 8. | DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022MATCH:ACCRA LIONS VS KARELA UNITEDVENUE: ACCRA SPORTS STADIUMREFEREE: MAALE IMGERDE IREMEASSISTANTS: ISAAC ASANTE & RICHARD NARTEY4TH REFEREE: ABDULAI IBRAHIMMATCH COMMISSIONER: AWUDU DZANGVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: AMA SANGARIGFA CAMERAMAN: SOLOMON POAKWA |
| 9. | DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 10,2022MATCH: ASANTE KOTOKO VS ACCRA HEARTS OF OAKVENUE: BABA YARA STADIUMREFEREE: KENNY JOSEPH PADIASSISTANTS: JASPER ADENYO & PETER DAWSA4TH REFEREE: IMORO OSMANMATCH COMMISSIONER: FELIX ADJETEY SOWAHVENUE MEDIA OFFICER: NATHANIEL GYASILIVE ON STARTIMES |
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Asante Kotoko board member Evelyn Nsiah-Asare has said she will walk from Kumasi to Sunyani if Kotoko beat their arch rivals Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday.
Speaking on Oyerepa FM ahead of the game, Nsiah-Asare said she trusts Asante Kotoko Cameroonian attackers Mfegue and Mbella and believes they can do the job for her.
“I will carry each player at my back,” she added.
The distance from Kumasi to Sunyani is 122.1 KM and it would take her 25 hours cover the distance between the two cities.
Kotoko are currently at the top of the Ghana Premier League and a win for Kotoko on Sunday will see them extend the points between them and their arch rivals to 18 points.
The two clubs played a goalless draw in the first leg of the Premier League and later met in the Presidential Cup which Hearts won 2-1 to lift the trophy.
The 2021/22 Ghana Premier League continued with matchday 23 fixtures across the venues.
Defender Imoro Ibrahim was the hero on Sunday, scoring a stunning free-kick as Asante Kotoko defeated King Faisal 1-0 in the Ghana Premier League.
Isaac Mensah’s solitary strike in the second half handed Hearts Of Oak all three points against Medeama in Accra.
Bibiani Gold Stars beat Dreams 1-0, Legon Cities overcame AshantiGold 2-0, and Karela United defeated Elmina Sharks 3-1 in Ayinase.
WAFA held Aduana Stars to a goalless draw in Sogakope, while Eleven Wonders won 2-0 against Accra Lions.
ACC4A: Hearts of Oak 1-0 Medeama
Scorer: Isaac Mensah
Man of the Match: Gladson Awako (Hearts Of Oak)
KUMASI: King Faisal 0-1 Asante Kotoko
Scorer: Ibrahim Imoro
Man of the match: Baba Yahaya (King Faisal)
BIBIANI: Goldstars 1-0 Dreams
Scorer: Farouk Adams
Man of the match: Emmanuel Agyei (Dreams FC)
ACCRA: Legon Cities 2-0 AshantiGold
Scorers: Abdul Rahman, Michel Ottou (pen)
Man of the match: Michael Otou (Legon Cities)
SOGAKOPE: WAFA 0-0 Aduana Stars
Man of the match: Michel Zuo (WAFA SC)
TECHIMAN: Eleven Wonders 2-0 Accra Lions
Scorer: Laar Ibrahim (2×)
Man of the match: Laar Ibrahim (Eleven Wonders)
ANYINASE: Karela United 3-1 Elmina Sharks
Scorers: Emmanuel Dagadu (2×), Emmanuel Owusu Boakye || Michael Asamoah
Man of the match: Emmanuel Dagadu (Karela United)
KUMASI: RTU 3-2 Berekum Chelsea
Scorers: Issah Kukah, Mohammed Sadat, Baba Kushibo || Henry Ansu, Emmanuel Sarpong (pen)
Man of the match: Baba Kushibo (RTU)
BECHEM: Bechem United 1-0 Great Olympics
Scorer: Augustine Okrah
Man of the match: Emmanuel Annor (Bechem United)
Frank Mbella Etouga (A. Kotoko) – 15
Bright Adjei (A. Stars) – 12
Augustine Okrah (B. United) – 10
Agyenim Boateng (Dreams) – 8
David Abagna (RTU) – 8
Yaw Annor (Ashantigold) – 8
Kofi Kordzi (Hearts) – 7
Maxwell Quaye (G. Olympics) – 7
Umar Basiru (Karela) – 7
Zubairu Ibrahim (K. Faisal) – 7
Ex-Ghana goalkeeper, Fatau Dauda has disclosed how his proposed move to Asante Kotoko prior to the season hit a snag.
Dauda, 36, was hugely linked with a move to the Porcupine Warriors during the second window of the ongoing Ghana Premier League in January.
But, the deal fell through at the last hour when several reports had indicated that the former Legon Cities shot-stopper had signed a six-month contract with Kotoko.
Dauda who was part of Ghana’s team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup has given details about why the move failed.
“Of I’m an experienced goalkeeper and my presence could’ve done a lot for the team even in terms of serving as a motivation for some of the players. But, I think there was some displeasure from certain quarters of the supporters of the club. If you look at how important club fans are, you can’t underrate that,” he said on Angel TV.
“So it ended up that we had to shelve the plans in order not to spark any unrest within the supporters,” he added.
Dauda has had stints with Orlando Pirates, Chippa United, AshantiGold, and Enyimba FC of Nigeria.
![FA Cup: Hearts of Oak get Skyy FC, Aduana to play King Faisal [Check full draw]](https://footy.ghpush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20210808_211728-768x512.jpg "FA Cup: Hearts of Oak get Skyy FC, Aduana to play King Faisal [Check full draw]")
Defending champions, Hearts of Oak, have been handed a tricky away tie in the quarter-final stage of the 202122 MTN FA Cup as they have been drawn with second-tier side Skyy FC.
The game of the round will be the all-Premier League clash between Aduana Stars and King Faisal.
Dreams FC, who are at this stage of the competition for the first time in their history, will play lower division side, Kotoku Royals in the other Southern Zone pairing, with Bechem United scheduled to play Tamale City FC.
Clubs will earn six thousand cedis for making it to this stage and a thousand cedis worth of airtime.
MTN FA CUP DRAW
SOUTHERN ZONE:
•Skyy FC vs Accra Hearts of Oak
•Dreams FC vs Kotoku Royals
NORTHERN ZONE:
• Bechem United vs Tamale City FC
• Aduana Stars vs King Faisal Babies FC
According to the Ghana Football Association, the date and venues for the games will be communicated shortly.
Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu is yet to feature for Ghana, but he has said he will be proud to play for his country, who have now qualified for the World Cup.
Ralph Hasenhuttl says that the decision over Mohammed Salisu’s international future lies with him after Ghana qualified for the World Cup.
The 22-year-old Southampton defender is yet to feature at senior international level for his country, although he was initially called up back in 2019 when at Real Valladolid, only to be unavailable as he cited injury concerns.
He has previously been quoted as saying that he will be proud to play for his country, but that he wanted to focus on his club football first, with Salisu yet to feature for the Black Stars in any senior fixture, including the African Cup of Nations, World Cup qualifiers or international friendlies.
But Ghana have now qualified for the World Cup after defeating Nigeria in a play-off this week, winning the tie on away goals after a 1-1 draw in Abuja on Tuesday. So does that perhaps change things for Salisu with the potential to play at a World Cup in Qatar later this year?
“It is an interesting question, and we are always talking about it,” Hasenhuttl said.
“I don’t know whether it changes now, but I think it doesn’t help because the team made it to the World Cup and they deserve to play there, and he was not part of it. But what happens in the future, I don’t know, it is his decision.”
Salisu has been a standout performer for Southampton at times this term, making 30 appearances in all competitions and establishing himself as a regular in Hasenhuttl’s side in what is his second season in English football, following his move from Real Valladolid in the summer of 2020.
But it has been a difficult time for Salisu in recent weeks since returning from a hamstring injury, with the Ghanaian punished for mistakes in defeats against Watford and Manchester City, as Saints have lost their last four games in a row in all competitions.
And Hasenhuttl admits that there are still things for the 22-year-old to learn, although he has hailed Salisu’s ability in one vs one situations, adding that is a key strength of the Ghanaian’s.
-Bestbet
World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has selected 8 referees from the African continent to officiate the Qatar 2022 World Cup slated in November/ December later this year
Seven of the eight referees selected are among the 10 referees who officiated the African Qualifiers of the 2022 World Cup Playoffs in March 2022.
Leading the list of Africa’s finest match officials to handle games at the global soccer jamboree is Gambian referee, Papa Gassama, others are South African Victor Gomez, Ethiopian Tesssema Balmak.
Algerian Mustapha Ghorba, Moroccan Redouane Jiyed, Zambian Janny Sikwaze and Senegalese Ndiaye complete the list of African referees for Qatar 2022.
The 22nd edition of the World Cup will start in Qatar, Doha on the 21st of November 2022.
Complete List of African Referees Selected for 2022 FIFA World Cup.
• Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) ??
• Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)??
• Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)??
• Tesssema Balmak (Ethiopia) ??
• Victor Gomez (South Africa)??
• Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)??
• Maguette N’diaye (Senegal)??
• Jean Jacques Ndala (RD Congo) ??
-Afrinews247
Ghana striker, Jordan Ayew bagged his second goal of the season for Crystal Palace against Arsenal in the Premier League on Monday evening.
The 30-year-old scored in the 30th minute after he latched onto a great pass by Joachim Andersen into the inside right channel. He expertly controlled it beautifully before curling the ball into the bottom right corner.
Jordan netted in the presence of the President of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo.
He had become the first Ghanaian player in the Premier League to score more goals – 28- and provided more assists – 15.
Watch the goal below;
Ghana’s interim coach, Otto Addo, has reacted to Black Stars 2022 World Cup draw.
The West African country is in Group H with familiar side, Portugal and Uruguay with South Korea completing the group.
The Black Stars will open their campaign against Portugal before playing the South American side.
Ghana will wrap up the group phase games against South Korea.
Having led the team to book qualification for the Mundial, the 46-year-old says it is a difficult group but remains convinced that the Black Stars can hurt any of the sides to progress.
“I think it is difficult and I have not really taken a critical look at the group but in football, everything is possible than in cup games because there are big teams in Divisions One and Third Division,” the former Ghana international told Asempa FM on Prep Zone.
“But it is very interesting because you can win or lose against everything and at the level of the World Cup, everything is capable of causing an upset and so everything is possible,” he said.
Quizzed if he would have preferred playing other countries, he said, “From my point of view, I was born in Germany and I would have loved that game but on the other hand, I look at Germany and Spain, it is good that Ghana is not in that group.”
Ghana is making their fourth World Cup appearance having played in 2006, 2010 and 2014 in Germany, South Africa and in Brazil respectively.
Black Stars’ best performance in the history of the global showpiece came in 2010 where the team played in the quarterfinals.