National Teams

La Liga – Wakaso, Twumasi unfortunate against Barcelona

RAUBIL GARIBA

The team of Mubarak Wakaso and Patrick Twumasi – Deportivo Alaves – were handed a misfortune of playing against FC Barcelona on the opening week of the 2018/19 La Liga season at the Nou Camp. The Ghanaian players and Alaves were soundly smashed 3-0. Alaves – who finished 14th last season – were pitted against the champions on Day 1 of the new season as Lionel Messi and Coutinho scored to start the Blaugrana title defence on a big note. Wakaso lasted the whole game but new signing Twumasi remained…

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Ghanaian media men share their views on impending normalisation process

FRANCIS HEMA

After a lot of ups and downs to Zurich by government officials, Ghanaians received a welcome news after a four men government delegation met FIFA to dialogue about the warning FIFA issued on Tuesday threatening to ban the country for what they perceived as government Interference. In a statement released by the World football governing body to the effect, FIFA and the Government of Ghana reached a compromise to introduce a Normalization committee to temporary run Football activities of the country. The introduction of the normalization committee means they will…

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Why government has proven Ghana to be a great football nation indeed

RAUBIL GARIBA

Following the Anas football corruption exposé the government of Ghana has not only interfered with the affairs of the Ghana football association but also succeeded in preventing FIFA from holding any official meeting with members of the GFA and despite this extreme governmental interference the country still dodged a FIFA suspension and this shows why Ghana has proven to be a great soccer nation on all fronts. In terms of sporting performance the Black Stars have won four Africa Cup of Nations titles in 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982. At…

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Wakaso goes head to head against Messi, Suarez and co today

RAUBIL GARIBA

Ghana international midfielder Mubarak Wakaso is part of Deportivo Alaves that play as visitors of FC Barcelona on the opening match-day of the 2018/19 La Liga season. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is expected to name the likes of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Coutinho in his starting list to face Fernando Abelardo’s side at the Nou Camp tonight. The Black Stars player made 12 league appearances for the Spanish side last season and will be looking forward to play more this term. Alaves lost both leagues games they played against Barcelona…

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Thomas Partey’s Atletico Madrid punished by FIFA again

RAUBIL GARIBA

Associated Press – FIFA has fined Atletico Madrid for third-party interference in a player transfer. FIFA says the transfer for an unnamed player included a contract which “enabled a third party to influence the club’s independence in employment and transfer-related matters.” Atletico, who beat Real Madrid 4-2 in the European Super Cup on Wednesday, was fined 52,500 Swiss francs ($52,720). FIFA cracked down on third-party ownership of players in 2015. Until then, investors were able to buy shares in players in some countries, raising questions over possible conflicts of interest….

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Dwamena provides assist on La Liga debut in Levante win

NURUDEEN WEEMA

Raphael Dwamena came off the bench to provide an assist in his debut game for Levante as they run riot 3-0 at Real Betis on Friday night. The Ghana striker needed just five minutes to make his presence felt having come on in the 89th minute. Levante were already coasting to their first win in the new La Liga season with 2-0 lead by the time the former FC Zurich hitman was coming on. Dwamena helped put the icing on the cake on a smashing opening day for Levante by…

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Acquah upbeat about fresh challenge at Empoli

NURUDEEN WEEMA

Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah is bracing himself for a new challenge at Empoli. The 26-year-old was unveiled by his new club on Friday having completed a season-long loan move from Torino. Acquah is already in line to make his debut for Empoli when they face Cagliari in Serie-A on Sunday. The former TSG Hoffenheim man posted; “New Challenge and Empoli” to show his preparedness to brace life at his new club. Acquah played three season with Torino since 2015 and his contract is due to expire next summer. He scored…

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Baba plays first competitive match in 605 days in Schalke win

NURUDEEN WEEMA

Baba Rahman made his first competitive start in 605 days on Friday night when Schalke beat Schweinfurt 2-0 in the DFB Pokal first round match. The 24-year-old has made a full recovery from a serious knee injury he sustained while playing for Ghana at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Baba’s injury complications saw him return to Schalke on loan from English giants Chelsea. The left-back seems primed for the new season having come through a hectic pre-season schedule unscathed. He played the entire duration as Schalke progressed to the…

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La Liga – Dwamena among Levante’s substitutes for Betis opener tonight

RAUBIL GARIBA

Black Stars striker Raphael Dwamena is named among the substitutes of Levante for the league opener against Real Betis on Friday night. But scorer of hat trick against Barcelona last season -Emmanuel Boateng- is not in the squad of Paco Lopez’s selection. The 22-year old Ghanaian attacker joined the Liga side from Swiss club FC Zurich this summer and can make his debut in this game. Levante manager Paco Lopez started Spanish forwards Jose Morales and Roger in a two-man attack at the Estadio Benito Villamarin but Dwamena will patiently…

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Focus on Black Stars players in Turkey

RAUBIL GARIBA

The 2018/19 season is the 61st edition of the Turkish Super Lig which is the top tier professional football league in the country and Ghana – four time African champions – has its record goalscorer of all-time playing in Turkey as well as four others.  The Turkish association is ranked 10th best in Europe by UEFA making the country’s top league one of the respectable destinations for players from continents like South America and Africa. First of all there is Ghana’s highest goalscorer Asamoah Gyan – 51 goals – on…

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