Day: April 8, 2023

The head coach of Legon Cities FC, Maxwell Konadu has reacted to the team’s exit from this season’s MTN FA Cup competition.

The Royals on Friday locked horns with Dreams FC in the quarter-finals of this season’s MTN FA Cup.

At the end of a very tough contest, Legon Cities FC lost by a goal to nil and are out of the domestic cup competition.

Speaking in his post-match interview, Coach Maxwell Konadu said his team will now focus all attention on the Ghana Premier League.

According to him, the priority now is to avoid relegation at the end of the Premier League season.

“Was a good game by all standards. We kept pushing and pushing till the end. The boys played their hearts out today and I am proud of them. We have one thing on our mind to go all out in the league and survive,” Coach Maxwell Konadu said.

Source: Ghana Web

Experienced football administrator, Cudjoe Fianoo is backing new Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton to do a good job.

He, however, believes that the coach must be allowed free hands to select players that can deliver for the country.

“I’m not cutting you (questioner) short but football is not parliament that every constituency must be represented,” Cudjoe Fianoo said.

The chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) was speaking on the sidelines of an event attended by footballghana.com.

Cudjoe Fianoo believes that it should not matter whether a player is selected from the local league or from abroad.

He is of the view that once the player is selected by the coach the team must be supported.

“Let’s leave the coach to pick players that can deliver. If the player is a local player, fine. If the player is not a local player, we want people who will wear the Black Stars jersey and bring us joy.

“If the colour is white, green or whatever, we want Ghanaians to play for the Black Stars and take us to where we want to get to,” the GHALCA boss said.

Coach Chris Hughton and his Black Stars will not be in action until June when the qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON resume.

Source: Ghana Web

The senior female national team of Ghana, the Black Queens took on Senegal at the Accra Sports Stadium in a friendly match.

The match is a doubleheader with the first match taking place on Saturday, April 8 and the return match on Tuesday, April 11.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced the Lionesses as Ghana’s new opponents after confirming the unavailability of the Fennecs of Algeria who was originally scheduled to trade tackles with Ghana.

The game is expected to keep coach Nora Hauptle’s ladies in shape for future assignments as she continues to build a formidable team to compete for the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations and the African Women’s Cup of Nations qualifiers (WAFCON).

The Black Queens previously walloped Benin 3-0 in February in an international friendly and had their next match against Togo cancelled.

The team is poised to bounce back to playing in major competitions like the WAFCON which they missed out in the previous edition after falling to the Super Falcons of Nigeria.

Source: Ghana Web

The head coach of Legon Cities FC, Maxwell Koandu has praised his players after their exit from this season’s MTN FA Cup competition.

The gaffer was on the bench today when Legon Cities FC played against Dreams FC at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu.

In the quarter-finals contest, Legon Cities FC suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat and is out of the competition.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Coach Maxwell Konadu said he is proud of his players regardless of the result.

“Was a good game by all standards. We kept pushing and pushing till the end. The boys played their hearts out today and I am proud of them. We have one thing on our mind to go all out in the league and survive,” Coach Maxwell Konadu said.

After beating Legon Cities FC on Friday afternoon, Dreams Football Club are through to the semi-finals of this season’s MTN FA Cup.

Source: Ghana Web

Captain of Great Olympics Kasim Razak has urged fans to remain confident in the team’s battle for survival in the ongoing Ghana Premier League.

The two-time champions are currently experiencing one of their worst season in the league having lost 10 games in 25 matches with just eight wins.

The Accra-based side have already changed managers but their story looks quite unchanged as they continue to struggle for positive results.

The skipper, Kasim Razak is however confident their problems are not too far from being solved.

“We had some issues at the beginning of the season which has affected us a lot. But as time goes on we will try to solve the issues. Everything will be fine. I always try to maintain unity in the team. Things will soon be better,” he told 3Sports.

The Oly Dade lads are just three points above the relegation zone with 31 points.

In their remaining nine fixtures, they will play Aduana Stars and Kotoko among other top teams before the end of the season.

Kobby Mensah’s men have won only twice in their last ten matches, making them the worst Ghana Premier League side in that period.

Source: Ghana Web

Ghanaian youngster, Nathaniel Opoku netted his first ever goal in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League on Saturday afternoon when OH Leuven walloped KV Mechelen in round 32.

The 21-year-old forward was amongst the scorers to help Leuven record a resounding 4-1 victory at the Den Dreef Stadium.

Leuven were up and running as early as the 4th minute when midfielder Casper De Norre scored to put them ahead in the match.

Opoku got his name on the scoresheet for the first time in the white shirt after doubling the advantage six minutes from the break.

Mathieu Maertens increased the lead for the home side a few minutes into the second half before Opoku set up the final goal for Jordan midfielder Mousa Al-Tamari in the 60th minute.

Mechelen got their consolation goal a minute from the final whistle with a goal from Geoffrey Hairemans.

Opoku joined Leuven in the January transfer window on loan from Leicester City U21 and has since managed five appearances with a goal.

Former Ghana youth player Emmanuel Toku joined the match in the 70th minute after he was brought on to replace Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson.

Source: Ghana Web

The President of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Kudjoe Fianoo, has spoken out against calls to force local players on new Ghana boss Chris Hughton.

Fianoo urged Ghanaians to trust the coach’s decision when it comes to selecting players for the national team.

“I’m not cutting you (questioner) short but football is not parliament that every constituency must be represented,” Fianoo said at the sidelines of an event attended by footballghana.com.

“Let’s leave the coach to pick players that can deliver. If the player is a local player, fine. If the player is not a local player, we want people who will wear the Black Stars jersey and bring us joy.”

Fianoo emphasized that the most important factor is that players who wear the Black Stars jersey represent Ghana and bring the country success on the international stage.

“If the colour is white, green or whatever, we want Ghanaians to play for the Black Stars and take us to where we want to get to,” he said.

Hughton recently named his first Ghana squad for last month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying header without a home-based player, which led to criticism from some quarters.

However, Fianoo’s comments suggest that he supports the coach’s decision and wants Ghanaians to trust him to pick the players who can lead the country to success.

Source: Ghana Web

The senior female national team of Ghana, Black Queens beat Senegal by 3-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium in a friendly match.

The Black Queens scored as early as the first minute when Gifty Assifuah scored a scrappy goal from a rebound from Evelyn Badu.

Seven minutes later, Grace Asantewaa scored a solo goal to double the lead for the Black Queens.

Gifty Assifuah got her brace in the game in added time of the first half to make it three goals for the Black Queens.

The win has boosted the morale of the Black Queens as they prepare to take on Senegal in the return leg on Tuesday, April 11.

The Black Queens previously walloped Benin 3-0 in February in an international friendly and had their next match against Togo canceled.

Coach Nora Hauptle is building a formidable team to compete for the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations and the African Women’s Cup of Nations qualifiers (WAFCON).

Source: Ghana Web