Category: National Teams

VIDEO: Ex Ghana attacker Owusu Abeyie turns rapper; now known as BLOW

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Former Ghana international Quincy Owusu-Abeyie has hanged his boots to take up the microphone in a quest to become a rap star. From reports gathered by footballmadeinghana.com, the decision has been a long time coming – the 33-year-old has been recording tracks for years now, albeit in disguise. Owusu-Abeyie known for his explosive speed and trickery had a short lived stint with the Black Stars, and featured during the AFCON 2008 tournament. He is a former Arsenal player having left the Gunners after only 5 games in 2006. In his…

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Fenerbahçe fans can’t wait to see Nana Ampomah complete move to their darling club

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Countless number of Fenerbahçe fans have taken to social media urging their club to complete the move of Ghana winger Nana Opoku Ampomah with speed. FootballMadeInGhana.com revealed on Friday that the Turkish Super Lig side is inches away from signing the Ghana international who joined Fortuna Düsseldorf last summer. Fans of the Yellow Canaries took to social media following the publication of the story to urge their management to quicken their deal with the winger whose offensive instincts are admired by all. Nana Ampomah joined Fortuna Düsseldorf from Waasland-Beveren last…

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Ghana’s Kwadwo Asamoah switches from Nike to Puma in bumper deal

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Ghana’s Kwadwo Asamoah announced that he has switched from Nike to German sportswear giant Puma as his apparel sponsor. The details of the new deal has not yet been disclosed but it is reported to be very lucrative. The Inter Milan ace revealed the move with an animated post on his Instagram page on Friday. Asamoah joins players such as Antoine Griezmann, David Silva, Romelu Lukaku, Luis Suárez, Sergio Agüero, Marco Reus, Jan Oblak and Milan Škriniar who are also part of the “Puma Family”.

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Majeed Waris’ alma mater wishes him good luck in Strasbourg career

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Hartpury University and Hartpury college, the alma mater of Black Stars Abdul Majeed Waris, have wished him good luck after completing a move to RC Strasbourg in the ongoing transfer window. The 28 year old joins the club on a 6-month loan from FC Porto. The deal was announced by the French club on Thursday evening and it added that Waris could make his stay permanent for two years should the club exercise their purchase option. Very best of luck to @HartpuryAlumni and former @hartpuryfootbal student @warisgh10 at Ligue 1…

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EXCLUSIVE: Ghana winger Nana Ampomah set to join Turkish giants Fenerbahçe

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Ghana winger Nana Opoku Ampomah is set to join Turkish giants Fenerbahçe, foitballmadeinghana.com can exclusively reveal. The Turkish giants who have kept close ties with the Ghanaian since his days in Belgium with Waasland-Beveren before he joined Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf are keen on signing him this time. FootballMadeInGhana.vom understands that Nana Ampomah’s representatives are close to agreeing a deal with Fenerbahçe for him to join this January. Ampomah’s stay in Bundesliga has not been encouraging after he joined from Belgium on a high note but has not been offered…

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Kwadwo Asamoah named in Serie A Team of the Decade

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Ghanaian international Kwadwo Asamoah has been included in WhoScored’s Serie A Team of the Decade. The 30 year old was named alongside Chiellini, Astori and Cuadrado in a four man defense with Emiliano Viviano as the goalkeeper. Asamoah made his debut in the Italian League with Udinese back in the 2008/2009 season. The versatile player went on to make 114 appearance for ‘The Little Zebras’ in the league before transferring to Juventus in 2012. Asamoah played a key role in helping the Biaconeri to six consecutive Scudettos between 2013 and 2018,…

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OFFICIAL: Majeed Waris completes move to Ligue 1 side Starsbourg

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Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris has completed his move to French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. Waris, 28 joins on loan until the end of the season from FC Porto and will wear the jersey number 8. The deal according to L’Équipe obligates Strasbourg to make the deal permanent for €2m after the player meets expectations. Waris has been on the fringes at FC Porto and has been loaned to various clubs ever since he joined the Portuguese giants. His move to Strasbourg sees him return to a league where he…

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AshantiGold skipper Shafiu Mumuni on verge of ES Setif move

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AshantiGold captain Shafiu Mumuni is on the verge of completing a transfer to Algerian side ES Setif, according to local media reports. The two clubs have reportedly reached an agreement in principle and a deal is expected to be announced soon. The 24 year will travel to the North African country to finalize the transfer in the coming days. The talismanic striker was instrumental as Ashantigold SC won the NC Tournament Tier 2 competition. He also scored four times in the Miners’ 2019/2020 CAF Confederation campaign. Mumuni was crowned top scorer…

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GFA President, ExCo members to meet new national team coaches on Friday

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The President of the Ghana Football Association and members of the Executive Council will meet all newly appointed head coaches of the various national teams and their assistants on Friday, January 17, 2020. The meeting is to introduce the coaches to the new GFA leadership and to discuss upcoming assignments for the respective national teams. Top on the agenda will be the new direction for all national teams, targets and the expectations for coaches and their assistants. The meeting will also discuss the support required from the GFA by the…

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Alex Asante heads newly established National Teams Department

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The GFA as part of the ongoing restructuring of the Secretariat has appointed Mr Alex Asante as the Acting head of the newly established National Teams Department. Mr. Asante, who is a Deputy General Secretary at the GFA will work with Ex Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah and Michael Tawiah Attoh who have been appointed as a Coordinators for all National Teams. The department is expected to facilitate training programmes, preparation for matches and competitions and other activities of all national teams. The GFA Executive Committee has decided to engage…

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