NIGERIA HEAD COACH ROHR TO POCKET $47,OOO A MONTH

It can be specially reported that new Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr will earn $47,000 a month.

According to africanfootball.com,this sum converted to local currency at the current exchange rate comes down to over 18 million Naira and it is a geometrical jump from the five million Naira Sunday Oliseh pocketed before he quit his post in February.

The Franco-German has signed a two-year contract, which is now believed will be bankrolled by an oil company owned by Ifeanyi Ubah.

Officials have already argued that Rohr will be assisted by three others he has handpicked – an adviser, a fitness trainer and a video specialist.

The former Burkina Faso and Niger coach will be the one responsible for these assistants.

Rohr will be in charge of next month’s AFCON 2017 qualifier in Uyo against Tanzania, which will mainly serve as warm-up to Nigeria’s opening 2018 World Cup qualifier in Zambia on October 3.

INTER ALLIES' EVANS MENSAH JOINING HJK HLSINKI

Ghana teenage prodigy Evans Mensah will arrive in Finland on Monday to undergo a medical before sealing a move to giants HJK Helsinki.
 
According to Ghanasoccernet.com,Inter Allies whizkid left Accra on Sunday night to travel to the Scandinavian country to sign the contract with the highly rated clubs, Ghana's leading football news outfit can reveal.

The 19-year-old, who was handed a place in Ghana's senior national team in March, will have to undergo the medical before he signs the contract.

The deal was brokered by Spanish agent Manuel Sierra, his company Futbal Divisao and their Ghanaian partners Soccertime Africa who are seeking to build Mensah's career in Europe.
They will start him in Finland where he will get regular playing time before venturing to the top leagues of Europe.

He will join two other Ghanaians at the club Anthony Annan and Richard Gadze who have excelled so far this season is HJK Helsinki.
But Mensah must first pass the medical before the deal is sealed and that is expected to be done by the end of Monday.

He is also part of Ghana's U20 squad.
Mensah is highly rated in the Ghana Premier League after winning three man-of-the-match awards in five matches.

DANIEL AMOAH AND MOSES SARPONG REJOIN SATELLITES SQUAD.

Medeama defensive duo Daniel Amoah and Moses Sarpong have now joined Ghana's Under-20 team ahead of the decisive 2017 African Youth Championship return leg qualifier.
 
The pair featured for their local side Medeama during a CAF Confederation Cup tie against Young Africans in Tanzania last Saturday.
 
The two players are expected to play key roles for coach Mas-ud Dramani ahead of the crucial tie.

The Black Satellites must overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg to advance to next year's African Youth Championship qualifier in Zambia.

AFRICA YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER: GHANA - SENEGAL MATCH OFFICIALS RELEASED.

Togolese officials will handle Ghana’s 2017 African Youth Championship final qualifying round second leg tie on Friday.
Centre referee will be Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe and his assistants Cherif Mollah Banna and Adam Moukaila Biyao.
Kokou Ognankotan Ntale will be the fourth referee.

Ghana must offset a two-goal deficit after losing the first leg 3-1 in Dakar to qualify for the finals in Zambia.
 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT KNEE SPRAIN.

A common knee injury among athletes, a knee sprain occurs when a ligament within the knee is stretched or torn. Knee sprain risk is especially high during activities that involve weight-bearing while bending or twisting such as soccer.
Knee ligaments are tough, pliable bands of soft tissue that surround and run through the knee joint to connect the femur (thighbone) and tibia (shin bone). This interconnection is essential to balance and mobility.

Read more: Soft Tissue of the Knee Joint

A knee sprain is diagnosed and treated according to which ligament has been affected and the severity of the injury

Knee Ligaments That Can Be Sprained

The four main ligaments of the knee are the:

• Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
• Medial collateral ligament (MCL)
• Lateral collateral ligament (LCL)

Knee Sprain Grading

Knee sprains can range greatly in severity, and are usually graded according to the following scale.

Grade I. These sprains involve only a small amount of stretching or fraying of the ligament’s fibers. The person may experience mild swelling, pain, or bruising, but can still put weight on the affected leg. On average, grade I sprains require the least amount of time to heal.¹
Grade II. A grade II sprain classification means that the injured ligament is partially torn. If weight is put on the affected leg, the knee may feel unstable and painful.
Grade III. The most severe sprain classification, a grade III sprain involves a complete tear of a ligament. In some cases, the ligament may separate from the bone. Swelling and bruising may be severe and it may be difficult or impossible to put weight on the affected leg.

A person who sprains a knee and continues putting pressure on it and/or playing a sport risks further joint damage. To minimize risk of further injury, an athlete with a suspected knee sprain should use the R.I.C.E. formula (rest, icing, compression, and elevation) and seek a medical evaluation

GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS, CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE & CAF CONFEDERATION CUP

GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE WEEK 19 RESULTS

WAFA - WA ALL STARS  2:1

HASAACAS - HEARTS 0:1

LIBERTY PROFESSIONALS - DREAMS FC  0:1

ADUANA STARS - NEW EDUBIASE 1:1

ASANTE KOTOKO - BECHEM UNITED 0:0

TECHIMAN CITY - MEDEAMA  (POSTPONED)

ASHANTI GOLD  - INTER ALLIES 1:0

BEREKUM CHELSEA - EBUSUA DWARFS 1:0



CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 
 
ZESCO UNITED - ASEC MIMOSAS 3:1

AL-AHLY - WYDAD CASABLANCA 0:0

ENYIMBA - ES SETIF (CANCELLED)

ZAMALEK - MAMELODI SUNDOWNS 1:2



CAF CONFEDERATION CUP

YOUNG AFRICANS - MEDEAMA SC 1:1

MO BEJAIA - TP MAZEMBE 0:0

KAWKAB MARRAKECH - FUS RABAT  1:3

ETOILE DU SAHEL - AL-AHLY TRIPOLI 3:0

WE DESERVED A WIN - MEDEAMA COACH PRINCE OWUSU.

Medeama coach Prince Owusu says his side’s 1-1 draw at Tanzanian club Young Africans did not tell the whole story.
 
Owusu believes the chances his team stacked up gave the points shared a deceptive appearance.
Yanga shot into an early lead through Donald Ngoma Dombo but Bernard Ofori leveled for the Mauve and Yellows before half time.

Medeama looked lively afterwards and created chances but lacked the killer instinct to turn possession into penetration.
“We came for the win but we had a draw, it is a good result. If you look at the way we played you will realize that we came for the win,” Owusu said.
"We had chances which we could have scored, and even in the last minute we had a good chance to get a second goal but we couldn’t score.
"We have to go back and prepare for the return leg."


CREDIT; GHANASOCCERNET.COM

MANUEL ZACHARIAS BLASTS KOTOKO TECHNICAL HANDLERS.

Bechem United coach Manuel Zacharias has blasted Asante Kotoko coach Michael Osei saying the Porcupine Warriors are technically bankrupt.
 
The Brong Ahafo club drew 0-0 with Kotoko at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday in the Ghana Premier League.

With Wa All Stars losing at WAFA, a win for Kotoko would have made them leaders of the league.

In a post match interview with the media, Zacharias said Kotoko have got quality players but the coach is technically inept to make them an invincible side.

"I will give you one answer and it's very simple, if I’m the coach of Kotoko, I will change many things in Kotoko because Kotoko has good players. But coach is coach, philosophy is philosophy,” Zacharias told the press.
"Kotoko with another system can be champion. They have everything to be champion."

MATCH OFFICIALS FOR GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE WEEK 19.

Match officials for this weekend’s Ghana Premier League Week 19 matches have been announced.

The following are Match officials for the GPL Week 19 games:
MATCH: Ashantigold vs Inter Allies
Venue Obuasi Len Clay
REF: Emmanuel Ofei
ASST 1: Alex Enning
ASST 2: Effa Tetteh
4TH REF: Timothy Obuobisa
MC: Agyiri Barnor

 MATCH: WAFA vs Wa All Stars
Venue: Sogakope
REF:  Isaac Quaye
ASST 1: Ben Vormaxor
ASST 2: Fallah Rahman 
4TH REF: Dally Gagba
MC: G.E Antwi

MATCH: Liberty Professionals vs Dreams FC
Venue: Dansoman
REF: Ali Alhassan
ASST 1: Samuel Asiedu
ASST 2: Emurana Salifu
4TH REF: Otis Oppong
MC: A.A Lawal

 MATCH: Techiman City vs Medeama(Postponed)
Venue: Techiman
REF: O.B Amankwaa
ASST 1: Eric O. Mensah
ASST 2: Frank Bossman
4TH REF: Samuel Gyasi
MC: M.A Okoto

MATCH: Aduana vs New Edubiase
Venue: Dormaa
REF: Awal Mohammed
ASST 1: Alhassan Yahaya
ASST 2: Michael Agbenuza
4TH REF: Desmond Abbey
MC: Augustine Asante

MATCH: Hasaacas vs Hearts of Oak
VENUE: Sekondi Stadium
REF: Samuel Sukah
ASST 1: Richard Kotey
ASST 2: Joseph Sey
4TH REF: Justice A. Poku
MC: Annie A. Kwame

MATCH: Berekum Chelsea vs Dwarfs
Venue: Berekum
REF: Patrick Kyeremanteng
ASST 1: BA Crentsil
ASST 2: Ben Samari
4TH REF: Sylvester Adjoku
MC: Osei Tutu Agyemang

MATCH: Asante Kotoko vs Bechem United
Venue: Kumasi
REF: Nathan Anaafo
ASST 1: Bawa Haruna
ASST 2: Augustine Akugri
4TH REF: SB Bortey
MC: Frank Denakpor


Credit: Ghana FA

93 YEAR OLD COACH GUIDES ATHLETE TO OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO.

Forty years after coaching John Walker to an Olympic gold medal, 93-year-old track coach Arch Jelley will try to guide another New Zealand athlete to victory in the 1,500 meters at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Jelley was Walker’s coach throughout a career in which he won the 1,500 at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and held the world mile record.

He first coached an Olympic athlete in the 1,500 meters when Neville Scott competed for New Zealand at the 1956 Games in Melbourne.

Jelley will be 94 when Hamish Carson, a 27-year-old ecologist from the Kapiti Coast near Wellington, competes in the 1,500 in Rio.
He says “if you’ve got the knowledge and keep up to date with new techniques, it doesn’t matter how old you are.”

ALGERIA NAME 18-MAN SQUAD FOR BRAZIL OLYMPICS.

Algeria’s Olympic coach Pierre-André Schürmann announced today his 18-man squad for this summer’s Rio Olympics. The Swiss coach opted for stability, with 12 of the 18 players selected having participated in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations last December.

Algeria was drawn into a difficult group D for this summer’s showdown, a group which features two-time Olympic champions Argentina, European under-21 finalists Portugal and 2015 CONCACAF runners-up Honduras.

This will be the Desert Foxes second participation in the football competition at the Olympics after making their debut in 1980, where they reached the quarter-finals.

Algeria’s 18-man squad for the Olympics:
Abdelkadir Salhi (CR Belouizdad)
Farid Chaâl (MC Alger)
Miloud Rebiaï (ES Sétif)
Ayoub Abdellaoui (USM Alger)
Ryad Keniche (ES Sétif)
Houari Ferhani (JS Kabylie)
Abdelraouf Benguit (USM Alger)
Abdelghani Demmou (MC Alger)
Zakaria Draoui (CR Belouizdad)
Haris Belkebla (Tours FC, France)
Mohamed Benkhemassa (USM Alger)
Rachid Aït Atmane (Sporting Gijon, Spain)
Sofiane Bendebka (NA Hussein Dey)
Zakaria Haddouche (ES Sétif)
Mohamed Benkablia (JS Kabylie)
Abderrahmane Meziane Bentahar (USM Alger)
Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd, Qatar)
Oussama Darfalou (USM Alger)

AFRICA: WAEL GOMAA FOR EGYPT FA POSITION.

Egypt and Al Ahly legend Wael Gomaa has announced his intentions of running for a position on Hany Abou-Rida’s Board of Management in the next Egyptian Football Association (EFA) elections.

The 40-year-old defender had played his final match for the Cairo giants in May of 2014 against Etoile du Sahel, before later taking on a position as Al Ahly’s football director. In August of 2015, however, he resigned after tensions between him, the players, and the club began to rise.

The three-time African Cup of Nations winner made his announcement on twitter:

“In the belief that football’s message is perpetual on the green pitch, I have decided to contest in [Egyptian] Football Association’s upcoming elections. I aspire to restore Egyptian football’s status and for the national team to return to African and World tournaments.”

Hany Abou-Rida, who is currently a FIFA executive committee member and Egypt’s national team general supervisor, will be running to become the next EFA President.

KINGFUT.COM

EGYPT LEGEND HOSSAM HASSAN RELEASED FROM PRISON.

Egypt legend and Al Masry manager Hossam Hassan has been released from Tora prison on Thursday after resolving his issue with the police official.

Hassan was ordered to be detained after his assault against a police official, who was later recognized as a police-associated photographer, following Al Masry’s 2-2 draw against Ghazl El-Mahalla, before he was transferred to Tora prison on Wednesday.

The 49-year-old coach was charged of resisting authorities, damaging property and stealing a camera’s memory card.
On Thursday it was announced that the police photographer has renounced his complaint against the former Al Ahly and Zamalek striker.

Furthermore, Hassan paid the photographer 25,000 Egyptian pound which is the cost of the damaged camera. He was also handed a three-match suspension by the Egyptian Federation Association following his actions after the Al Masry-Mahalla game, the suspension will be put into effect at the beginning of next season.

I WILL COACH BLACK STARS ONE DAY - ASAMOAH GYAN.

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan believes he has the natural qualities of a coach and harbours the dream of handling the senior national team in future.
 
The Shanghai SIPG striker is interested in undertaking coaching courses after his playing career to return to the dugout.
Gyan has achieved a lot as a player as he remains the country top scorer and African player with the most goals in FIFA World Cup history.

The 30-year-old sees himself as a natural coaching talent too.
"There was one qualifier against Togo in Tamale, and I was on the bench, I couldn’t sit, you have to inspire the boys, and it comes naturally,” he told Footballghana.com
"I will try and do some coaching course and hopefully become black stars coach one day.”

SAFARIBET TO SPONSOR GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE NEXT SEASON.

Sports betting company Safaribet is set to be the title sponsors of the Ghana Premier League from next season.
 
The 2015/16 Ghana Premier League has been without title sponsor and this will come as a great relief to both the Ghana FA and the Premier League clubs.

In an exclusive interview with Mr. Halit Karabasoglu, CEO of Safaribet, he disclosed that talks are far advanced with the Ghana FA for his outfit to sponsor the league next season.

“We are in talks with the Ghana Football Association to sponsor the 2015/2016 league,” he said.
Mr. Halit added that his outfit is also considering of establishing a soccer academy in the country as they aim at making great impact on Ghana football.

Safaribet has been operating in Ghana since 2012.

CREDIT:GHANASOCCERNET.COM