Africa

By Emmanuel Akyereko Swedish-born Ghanaian teenager Genesis Antwi came off the bench to cameo for Chelsea in their 1-0 success over FC Copenhagen in Thursday night's UEFA Conference League. The 17-year-old right-back took the place of Portuguese midfielder Pedro Neto as he officially made his Chelsea senior debut. It was the second successful time that manager Enzo Maresca had included the Stockholm-born in his match-day squad after the youngster warmed […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko Young Ghanaian attacker Ernest Nuamah scored a brace to power Olympique Lyon to a resounding 4-0 victory over Romanian side Steaua Bucharesti in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. The 21-year-old scored in either halves for the 7-time league winners who secured an emphatic 7-1 aggregate win over the opponents from Southeastern Europe. Nuamah received a killer pass from Georgian Georges […]

Nigerian super-star Ademola Lookman returned to the score-sheet for Atalanta when they hammered Juventus 4-0 in the Serie A on Sunday. The former Everton attacker netted in the 77th minute to register the 4th goal of the game for the former league winners. Lookman lasted 80 minutes of the game before being replaced by Lazar Samardzic. He failed to score against Venezia last weekend. However, netted a brace in a […]

Guinean midfielder Abdoulaye Toure rescued a point for struggling Le Havre in their 1-1 drawn game with fellow relegation-trapped St Etienne in the Ligue 1 on Sunday. Toure, 31, scored from a penalty rebound he earlier missed in first-half stoppage-time at the Stade Oceane in Le Havre. Sunday is the 4th time the former Genoa midfielder has scored in Ligue 1 this season. Former Ghana skipper Andre Ayew came off […]

Ghana international attacker Ernest Nuamah was on the score-sheet for Olympique Lyon in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday evening. The 21-year-old attacker took the place of Malick Fofana on the 66th minute mark with the game tied at 0-0 against OGC Nice. Nuamah, a former Right to Dream Academy graduate, hit the back of the net on the 83rd minute after Mathis Cherki had scored first for the former […]