Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has excluded three players from his squad ahead of the trip to Kumasi for Sunday’s 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. The Black Stars have spent the past four days in non-residential training in Accra and will travel to Kumasi on Monday to continue with preparations for the game. … Read more
A big church service, supervised by one of Ghana’s famous preacher-men, was held in the West African country on Sunday to celebrate football club, Chelsea’s 2016/17 English Premier League title success. The massively-attended service hosted by Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Markwei (an Arsenal fan) at the Living Streams International Church in Accra was held with members … Read more
Ghana deputy captain, Andre Ayew has underlined the importance of starting the 2019 Nations Cup qualification well. The forward is still haunted by the Black Stars’ stuttering start to the 2018 World Cup qualifiers which has placed them lagging behind Egypt and Uganda. Ayew was among 16 players who reported for a non-residential training at … Read more
Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah held his second training session with the senior national team yesterday with seventeen players at the Accra Sports Stadium. The session was Appiah’s second with the Black Stars ahead of his first competitive game, an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia scheduled for Sunday, June 11 at the Baba … Read more
Head coach Kwesi Appiah supervised his first training with the Black Stars since his return with 16 players present at the Accra Sports Stadium. The team have started preparations for the triple-header in June against Ethiopia – 2019 Africa cup of Nations qualifier – as well as friendlies against U. S.A and Mexico. All seven … Read more
play videoSolomon Asante is the SWAG footballer of the year TP Mazembe star Solomon Asante has been named 2016 Sports Writers Association of Ghana Footballer of the Year. The diminutive winger saw off competition from Leicester City’s Daniel Amartey and West Ham United star Andre Ayew- his international teammates. Asante’s role in Mazembe’s CAF Confederation … Read more
West Ham are set for another fight with Marseille as the French giants are bent on capturing another of the English side’s top stars, Andre Ayew, in a bumper £30m raid. The Hammers are bracing themselves for the bumper offer from the financially-revived French side just four months after Marseille raided the London side for … Read more
It was a day of rare luck as Andre and Jordan Ayew found the back of the net on the final day of the English Premier league. Both players ended their respective matches in a 2-1, both surviving the drop. Jordan Ayew, the younger of the two brothers has been criticised for not scoring a … Read more
The Ghanaian striker finished the campaign with a flourish as he set up teammate Feghouli to equalize before scoring the winner against Burnley It was not the perfect season for Andre Ayew but he has made some great impact since moving to West Ham United from Swansea City during the last summer window. The 27-year-old … Read more
A disappointing West Ham season ended in a win at Burnley that ensured they finish 11th in the table. Andre Ayew scored the winner as West Ham came from a goal down to beat Burnley 2-1 and end a disappointing Premier League season on a positive note. Sofiane Feghouli’s fine goal cancelled out the opener … Read more
Andre Ayew is likely to stage a return to French Club Olympique Marseille. The Ghana international did not have the best of seasons at English Club West Ham United where he joined for £20.5 million last summer. According to Abedi Pele, father of the 26-year-old, his son could consider a move to the Stade Velodrome. … Read more
Black Stars head coach, Kwesi Appiah, has stated that Asamoah Gyan will keep his status as Black Stars captain. The coach explained that he would not want to rock the boat since the choice of captain was determined by how long a player had been with the team and that the arrangement was decided long … Read more
Ace broadcaster, Nana Aba Anamoah, has chosen Dede Ayew as her favourite for the Black Stars captaincy. “There are some players in the Black Stars Team I completely adore, like Dede Ayew, he is my favourite player in the team and his brother Jordan Ayew. “I also like Afriyie Acquah and Agyemang Badu but I … Read more
Ace midfielder Andre Ayew missed out on winning an award at West Ham United for the season. The Ghana international was beaten to the 2016/17 Betway Hammer of the Year by Michail Antonio Antonio, who has scored nine goals and registered five assists in 37 appearances, won 47 per cent of the vote, with Manuel … Read more
Veteran midfielder Michael Essien made the headlines in Indonesia over the weekend after coming off the bench to score from the spot to propel his side to the summit of the league log while Christian Atsu helps Newcastle United win the English Championship title on Sunday afternoon. England Jeffrey Schlupp played the entire duration of … Read more
Ghana and West Ham United Star Andre Ayew is looking forward to the London derby against Spurs Ghana and West Ham United Star Andre Ayew is looking forward to the London derby against Spurs this Friday with a win on his mind. The former Swansea City forward was backed by the hierarchy after he reacted … Read more
West Ham United legend Tony Cottee has priased Andre Ayew professionalism for his handling of his substitution in the side’s barren draw at Stoke City over the weekend. The 27-year-old seemed quite unhappy after he was replaced by Mark Noble in the 69th minute. And West Ham legend Tony Cottee was left impressed with how … Read more
It is fair to say that Ghana regularly dispenses with its national coaches at the turn of this generation with the Black Stars having welcomed 13 in the past 15 years. The impacts they leave, and the tangible successes they chalked have been varying. But nothing has generated so much fuss about the hiring and … Read more
Jon Benjamin has appeared on whufc.com before, back in 2013 when he was British Ambassador to Chile and tracked down Javier Margas in the capital, Santiago. The following year, Benjamin swapped countries to become British High Commissioner to Ghana and non-resident Ambassador to neighbouring Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso. He finishes there at the end … Read more
Jon Benjamin has appeared on whufc.com before, back in 2013 when he was British Ambassador to Chile and tracked down Javier Margas in the capital, Santiago. The following year, Benjamin swapped countries to become British High Commissioner to Ghana and non-resident Ambassador to neighbouring Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso. He finishes there at the end … Read more