[ 2016-11-21 ]

How Ghanaian Players Performed Abroad
Ghanaian starlet Raphael Dwamena dominated the
headlines among Ghanaian players across the globe
after scoring a second hat-trick in three games.

In England Albert Adomah earned raving reviews
from Aston Villa fans while midfielder Kwadwo
Asamoah made a surprise return to play the full 90
minutes for Juventus on Saturday.

Defender Rashid Sumaila assisted a goal and former
Liberty Professionals attacker Lawrence Awuley
Quaye scored for Al Gharafa in Qatar.

GHANAsoccernet.com's El Akyereko has a
comprehensive report on how Ghanaian players fared
abroad over the weekend.

ENGLAND

Dutch-born Timothy Fosu-Mensah could not make the
Manchester United squad for their 1-1 draw with
Arsenal on Saturday.

Striker Kwesi Appiah could not make the Crystal
Palace squad for their 2-1 loss against Manchester
City.

Both Daniel Amartey and Jeffrey Schlupp were
involved in Leicester City's 2-1 loss at Watford
at the Vicarage Road Stadium.

Andre Ayew started for West Ham United and played
61 minutes in their 3-2 loss at Tottenham Hotspur
at the White Hart Lane.

At The American Express Community Stadium, Albert
Adomah was voted Man of the Match as he assisted a
goal to help Aston Villa draw 1-1 with Brighton
and Hove Albion. Striker Jordan Ayew was
introduced in the 55th minute. But Dutch-born
Ghanaian attacker Elvis Manu was not part of the
Brighton squad for the game.

At the Oakwell Stadium, Ghanaian defender Andy
Kyere Yiadom featured in Barnsley's 0-0 draw with
Wigan Athletic.

Elsewhere at the Craven Cottage, Denis Odoi was
brought on in the 76th minute by Fulham in their
1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday.

Christian Atsu warmed the bench for Newcastle
United who managed a 2-0 away win over Leeds
United.

In the League One, Oxford City posted a 4-1 win
over Coventry City FC. Burnley loanee Daniel Agyei
warmed the bench for Coventry but former Arsenal
youth team keeper Corey Addai and Kwame Thomas
could not make their squad.

Former Arsenal Academy player Abumere Ogogo was
sent off in first-half stoppage-time while in
action for Shrewsbury Town in their 4-1 loss at
Sheffield United.

Crystal Palace loanee Hiram Boateng lasted 53
minutes for Bristol Rovers in their 0-0 draw with
MK Dons.

In the League Two, Carlisle United squeezed a 3-2
win over Exeter City. Ghanaian attacker Derek
Asamoah was unused by United while Welsh-born
Ethan Ampadu could not make their squad for the
game.

Birmingham City loanee Koby Arthur returned from
injury to warm the bench for Cheltenham Town in
their 1-1 draw with Portsmouth.

In the Premier League 2 Division, 17-year-old
Ghanaian forward Edward Nketiah sat on the Arsenal
U23 bench in their 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur
U23 on Friday.

Promising attacker Denzil Boadu was introduced in
the 66th minute by Manchester City's U23 side in
their 1-0 loss at Everton U23.

In the National League, Ghanaian Bradley
Hudson-Odoi played 70 minutes for Maidstone United
who were beaten 3-0 by Woking. Former Arsenal
youngster Zak Ansah could not make the Woking
squad for the game.

Former Birmingham City striker Akwasi Asante
scored the consolation goal for Solihull Moors in
their 2-1 defeat against Barrow.

Meanwhile former Watford striker Bernard Mensah
could not get on the score-sheet for Aldershot
Town who lost 2-1 against Macclesfield Town.

Striker Daniel Nti was introduced in the
second-half by York City in their 2-0 home loss
against Dagenham and Redbridge United.

Former Stoke City U21 player James Alabi played
the entire 90 minutes for Chester in their 1-1
draw with Bromley.

FRANCE

Striker Abdul Majeed Waris has travelled the
season without a goal as at matchday 13 as he
played the full 90 minutes for bottom-placed
Lorient who succumbed to a 3-0 home defeat against
leaders AS Monaco.

Angel di Maria got on target as PSG posted a 2-0
win over Nantes. French-born Ghanaian kid Enock
Kwateng could not make the Nantes squad for the
game.

Former Ghana U20 defender Geoffrey Acheampong was
left out of the Bastia squad for their 1-1 draw
with Montpellier.

Elsewhere in the Ligue 2, 2015 Ghana U20 defender
Emmanuel Ntim was in full time action for
Valenciennes who were held to a 3-3 by Bourg en
Bresse.

French-born Ghanaian forward Grejohn Kyei watched
from the stands as his Stade de Reims side
suffered a 2-0 home loss to Laval.

SPAIN

Las Palmas suffered their second team in five
games and drop to 10th place after losing 2-0 at
Real Betis on Friday. Ghana outcast Kevin-Prince
Boateng played the full 90 minutes for the
Canaries.

Thomas Partey was axed from the Atletico Madrid
squad for their 3-0 home reverse against Real
Madrid at the Vicente Calderon.

In the Segunda Division, Ghana goalkeeper Razak
Brimah sat on the bench for Cordoba who drew 1-1
with Mirandes.

AUSTRIA

In the Bundesliga, Kevin Luckassen warmed the
bench for St Polten in their 2-2 draw with
Mattersburg.

Elsewhere at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Austria
Wien triumphed 2-0 over Ried. Ghanaian defender
Kadri Mohammed warmed the bench for Wien.

Ghanaian youngsters Samuel Tetteh and Gideon
Mensah were both in full time action for Liefering
who split points in a 1-1 draw with Blau-Weiß
Linz on Friday. But goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi
was not part of the Liefering squad.

In-form forward Raphael Dwamena scored his second
hat-trick in three games for Austria Lustenau and
fired them to a 4-2 win over Wattens. The former
Sogakope Red Bulls forward also assisted the 4th
goal for his side. He has now scored 15 league
goals but 18 in all competitions.

Elsewhere at the Waldviertler Volksbank, former
WAFA starlet Kennedy Boateng was not part of the
LASK Linz that posted a 4-1 win over Horn to keep
the chase on Lustenau at the summit of the table.
Dutch-born Ghanaian Kevin Tano could not make the
LASK squad for the game.

BELGIUM

In the First Division A, Genk sneaked past KAS
Eupen 2-0. Eric Ocansey played the full 90 minutes
but Bennard Kumordzi was unused by the winners.

KV Oostende consigned Westerlo to their fourth
defeat on a row after beating them 5-0. Former
Ajax Amsterdam youth forward Elton Acolatse was
introduced in the second-half but Mitch Apau was
not part of their squad for the game.

Both Frank Acheampong and Emmanuel Adjei-Sowah
were dropped to the Anderlecht bench in their 3-2
loss on Sunday.

Nana Ampomah was introduced in the 65th minute by
Waasland-Beveren who drew 1-1 with Kortrijk.

Ghanaian defender Nana Kwesi Asare flourished in
defence for KAA Gent in their 2-0 away win over
Royal Excel Mouscron.

In the second-tier league, striker William Owusu
Acheampong was in full time action for FC Antwerp
in their 0-0 draw with OH Leuven on Friday.

On Sunday, defender Issahaku Yabuku starred in
defence for Lierse SK who mauled Tubize 3-0.

DENMARK

Midfielder Joseph Mensah could not make the
Horsens squad for their 1-0 away win over Lyngby
in the Superliga on Friday.

Injured Danny Amankwaa watched his FC Copenhagen
side from the screens as they defeat AaB 2-1 at
the Nordjyske Arena.

Both Ernest Asante and Godsway Donyoh started the
game for Nordsjælland who won 3-2 against AGF.
Former Manchester City player Divine Naah was
unused by the winners.

Former Brescia midfielder Mase Nana Addo Welbeck
was dropped to the bench by BK Odense who won 1-0
against Brondby.

GERMANY

Chelsea loanee Baba Rahman came off the bench in
the second-half to play for Schalke 04 in their
1-0 win over Wolfsburg. Ghanaian youth winger
Bernard Tekpetey was unused by the victors.

Defender Daniel Opare could not make the Augsburg
squad for their 0-0 stalemate with Hertha Berlin.

Eintracht Braunschweig were held to their second
draw in a roll after playing a 1-1 stalemate with
Bochum on Friday. Swedish youth international of
Ghanaian descent Joseph Baffo played the entire
match for Braunschweig but injury returnee Phil
Ofosu-Ayeh was not part of their squad for the
game. German-born Ghanaian Jans Gyamerah was not
part of the Bochum team for the game.

2015 Ghana U20 midfielder David Atanga failed to
make the Heidenheim squad for their 2-1 loss at
Arminia Bielefeld.

Dynamo Dresden improved their stocks with a 3-1
won over Greuther Furth. Ghanaian forward Erich
Berko was booked in the 80th minute and played the
entire game.

Meanwhile in the third-tier league, defender Kwame
Kusi lasted 57 minutes for Fortuna Koln who won
2-1 against Zwickau.

Osnabrück earned a 1-1 draw at Aalen. Both Marcel
Appiah and Okyere Wriedt both started for
Osnabrück but Wriedt was replaced in the 61st
minute.

In the Regionalliga, Wolfsburg II posted a 2-1 win
over Eintracht Braunschweig II. Ghanaian pair of
Malcom Kentu Badu and Anton Donkor came off the
bench in the second-half to play for Wolfsburg
while Philemon Ofosu-Ayeh played the full 90
minutes for the losers.

Accra-born Daniel Kofi Kyereh was introduced in
the 58th minute by Havelse who defeated Germania
Egestorf 2-1.

Midfielder Manfred Osei-Kwadwo scored the
consolation goal for Sonnenhof in their 3-1 home
loss against Magdeburg.

Former BVB Dortmund midfielder Evans Owusu Nyarko
watched from the bench as his Holstein Kiel side
drew 2-2 with Chemnitzer FC.

Striker Mike Owusu warmed the bench for Hertha
Berlin II in their 1-0 away win over Luckenwalde.

NETHERLANDS

Willem II managed to snatch a point from PSV
Eindhoven after holding them to a 0-0 draw.
Kumasi-born Portugal youth international Asumah
Ankrah warmed the bench for the Eredivisie
minnows.

Manchester City loanee Yaw Yeboah starred in
midfield for FC Twente as they drew 1-1 with FC
Utrecht on Sunday.

In other games, Ajax Amsterdam posted a massive
5-0 win over NEC Nijmegen. Reagy Ofosu was
introduced to play the second-half for NEC but
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie was unused.

Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Derrick Luckassen was
booked in the 25th minute and played the entire
game for AZ Alkmaar in their 1-1 draw with Roda
JC.

Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Leeroy Owusu watched
from the bench as his Excelsior Rotterdam side
ended their four-game losing streak by beating
Sparta Rotterdam 3-2.

Former Newcastle United starlet Frank Wiafe
Danquah warmed the bench for Fortuna Sittard who
surrendered their lead to lose 2-3 against MVV.

NAC Breda and VVV-Venlo shared the spoils in a 0-0
draw at the Rat Verlegh Stadion. Manchester City
loanee Thomas Agyepong was not in the Breda squad
but Johnathan Opoku played the entire match for
Venlo.

Former Ghana U23 attacker Raymond Gyasi could not
make the FC Cambuur squad for their 1-0 away win
over Emmen.

Attacker Fred Benson could not make the RKC
Waalwijk for their 1-1 draw at Volendam.

In the Reserves League, 15-year-old Myron Boadu
came off the bench to play for AZ Alkmaar II in
their 1-1 draw with HHC.

Young striker Felicia Ofori Lovette scored the
consolation goal for Sparta Rotterdam II when they
lost 5-1 against Katwijk.

Defender Carlos Opoku featured for Koninklijke HFC
in their 2-0 loss against Vitesse Arnhem II.

POLAND

Belgian international of Ghanaian descent Vadis
Odjidja-Ofoe scored the second goal for Legia
Warsaw who beat Jagiellonia 4-1. Ghanaian
youngster Saddam Sulley failed to make the Legia
squad for the game.

Midfielder Aziz Tetteh was introduced in the 75th
minute by Lech Poznan who defeated Śląsk
Wrocław 3-0.

QATAR

Babo Seddiqi Barro was injured and replaced in the
27th minute by Al Khor who lost 1-0 at Al Mu'aidar
in the Star League.

2009 Ghana U20 star John Benson and Fred Dabanka
played for Al Ahli in their 1-1 draw with Umm
Salal on Saturday.

32-year-old Lawrence Awuley Quaye scored and
defender Rashid Sumaila assisted George Kwasi to
score for Al Gharafa in their 4-2 win over Al
Arabi.

RUSSIA

Neither Emmanuel Frimpong nor Awal Mohammed was in
the Arsenal Tula squad that lost 1-0 against CSKA
Moscow at the Stadion Arsenal.

ITALY

Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
played the full 90 minutes for Udinese who lost
2-1 against Napoli at the Stadio Communale
Fruili.

Kwadwo Asamoah returned from injury to play the
full 90 minutes for Juventus in their 3-0
hammering of Pescara at the Juventus Stadium.

There was neither Alfred Duncan nor Claud Adjapong
in the Sassuolo team that slipped to a 3-2 loss at
Sampdoria on Sunday.

Young midfielder Godfred Donsah watched from the
Bologna bench as they brushed aside Palermo 3-1.
Swedish-born Ghanaian attacker Robin Quaison came
off the bench to play for Palermo.

Afriyie Acquah continued his bench warming
exercise at Torino as he watched their 2-0 away
win at Crotone from the bench.

Isaac Cofie sat on the Genoa bench in their 3-1
loss at Lazio on Sunday evening.

In the Serie B, Sassuolo loanee Raman Chibsah
scored the opener to inspire Benevento to a 4-0
win over nine-man Brescia. Inter Milan loanee
Bright Gyamfi warmed the bench for Benevento.

Patrick Asmah excelled in defence for Avellino in
their narrow 1-0 win over Pisa. Inter Milan
youngster Isaac Donkor warmed the bench for
Avellino.

Former AC Milan attacker Kingsley Boateng watched
from the bench as his Bari side posted a 2-0 win
over Carpi.

Moses Odjer and Maxwell Acosty clashed when
Salernitana travelled to hold Latina to a 1-1
draw. Striker Richmond Boakye is out with injury.

2009 Ghana U20 defender Bright Addae played in
defence for Ascoli who drew 2-2 with Perugia. His
Ghanaian compatriot Masahudu Alhassan warmed the
bench for the visitors.

Ransford Selasi sat on the Novara bench in their
2-1 defeat against Frosinone.

In the third-tier league, Daniel Kofi Agyei played
in midfield for Ancona who lost 3-2 at Teramo.

SCOTLAND

Midfielder Abdul Osman skippered Partick Thistle
to a 2-0 loss at Motherwell. He was booked in the
86th minute.

Meanwhile at the Ibrox Stadium, former Leicester
City starlet Joe Dodoo came of the bench in the
71st minute to set up the only goal of the game
for Rangers as they beat Dundee FC.

BELARUS

Joel Famayeh and Dickson Afoakwah were both
involved in action for Dinamo Brest who drew 0-0
with Krumkachy. But Latif Amadu was unused by the
Brest.

CROATIA

Former Inter Milan and Genoa starlet Said Ahmed
Said played for Hajduk Split who posted a 1-0 win
over Lokomotiva Zagreb.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Standard Liege loanee Benjamin Tetteh came off the
bench in the 67th minute to play for Slovacko in
their 3-1 home defeat against Hradec Králové.

Former Tema Youth and Ghana U20 midfielder Derrick
Mensah failed to make the Karviná squad for their
2-0 defeat at Sparta Praha.

KAZAKHSTAN

Striker Patrick Twumasi played 65 minutes and
helped FC Astana to annex the Kazakhstan Cup after
beating Kairat 1-0 in the final on Saturday in
Almaty.

PORTUGAL

Youngster Ernest Ohemeng came off the bench in the
87th minute to help Academica Coimbra beat
Feirense in the Cup game.

In other Cup games, midfielder Panin Boakye came
off the bench to play for Vizela in their 1-0
defeat against Penafiel.

Osei Barnes played for Pacos Feirreira who lost
1-0 against Vilafranquense and exited the
competition.

Portimonense continued their promotion chase with
a 1-0 win over Sporting Braga II. Former FC Porto
starlet Lumor Agbenyenu played the entire game for
the winners while Emmanuel Sarpong sat on their
bench. But Emmanuel Oti was not in the Braga II
squad for the game.

SOUTH AFRICA

Ajax Cape Town's miserable form in the PSL
continued when Maritzburg United defeated them 2-1
at their own backyard. Defender Lawrence Lartey
played the full 90 minutes for the losers.
German-born Dennis Danso Weidlich starred for
United.

Edwin Gyimah flourished in midfield for Orlando
Pirates in their 1-0 win over Free State Stars.
But his Ghanaian compatriot Bernard Morrison was
unused by the Pirates.

Former Wa All Stars youngster Joseph Adjei came
off the bench in the second-half to play for Cape
Town City FC in their 2-1 win against Chippa
United.

TURKEY

Former Almeria midfielder Fatau Mohammed could not
make the Gaziantepspor squad for their 3-0 home
loss against Konyaspor.

Both Isaac Sackey and Nuru Sulley played for
Alanspor in their 2-0 loss at Osmanlispor.

Midfielder Kamal Issah flourished in midfield for
Gençlerbirliği who posted a 2-0 away win
over Kayserispor.

In the second-tier league, defender John Boye was
in full time action for Sivasspor in their 4-1
loss against Ümranıyespor on Saturday.

Jerry Akaminko warmed the bench for
Eskişehirspor in their 2-0 win over Yeni
Malatyaspor.

Midfielder Seidu Salifu could not make Adana
Demirspor team for their 1-1 draw with Giresunspor
on Sunday.

UKRAINE

Striker Kwame Karikari came off the bench to play
the last 6 minutes for Stal Kamianske in their 2-1
loss against Dinamo Kiev.

UAE

Striker Asamoah Gyan suffered yet another injury
as he was stretched off in the 17th minute while
in action for Al Ahli in their 2-0 loss against Al
Jazira.

ALBANIA

Former Chievo Verona young attacker Caleb Ekuban
featured for Partizani in their 1-1 draw with
Vllaznia Shkodër.

BULGARIA

Former Ghana U20 attacker Francis Narh was in
action for Levski Sofia who posted a 3-1 win over
Montana.

NORWAY

Adam Kwarasey won the Norwegian Cup with Rosenborg
BK on Sunday. The Black Stars goalkeeper was
unused as his side consigned Kongsvinger to a 4-0
defeat.

SWITZERLAND

Young Boys posted a 4-3 win over FC Sion. Defender
Kassim Nuhu started for Boys while Ebenezer
Assifuah came off the Sion bench to play. But
Swiss-born Kwadwo Duah warmed the bench while
Ishmael Yartey could not make the Sion squad for
the game.

Source - Soccernet

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