The
weekend was as usual packed of actions as Ghanaian players Europe featured for their
respective clubs.
ENGLAND
Emmanuel
Frimpong
still remains out of Asene Wenger’s plans as the 21year old was not included in
the match day squad of Arsenal when they beat
Coventry City 4-0 at home in the English FA cup. Derrick Owusu Boateng who is linked with a move to Championship
side Watford was not named in the Fulham’s squad that drew 1-1 at Sheffield
United. It was a battle between two Ghanaian’s when Leicester beat
Middlesbrough 2-0 at home as both Jeffery
Shullp and Albert Adomah were in
action for Leicester and Middelsbrough respectively. But the former was
substituted in the 80th min.
FRANCE
In
the French Liga 1, John Boye was out
from the Rennes squad that drew 1-1 away at Lille. The Ghanaian international
has not fully recovered from injury. In other games, defender Jonathan Mensah was sent off in the 40th
min after verbally assaulting the referee as
in a game which Evian lost . Still in the Liga 1, Olympic Marsille
loanee Jordan Ayew saw full action
for Sochaux but failed to hit the back of the net as Sochaux drew 1-1 at AC
Ajaccio. Ghana winger Andre Ayew was
out of Marsille squad due to injury. Marsille lost 1-0 to Monaco. Petit striker
Majeed Waris played full throttle
for Valenciennes when they drew 1-1 with Lorient at home. In the Liga 2, Former
under 17 forward Kwame Nsor was
missen in action for Metz who lost 0-1 at Arles.
NETHERLANDS
In
the Eredivision, Kwame Quansah was
an usused substitute when Heracles Almelo beat RKC Waalwijk by 2-1. Fellow
countryman Mathew Amoah was not part
of the Heracles squad. Ghanaian
born Elvis Manu was on target as he helped Cambuur secure a 3-1 win over
Heerenven.. Ghana wizkid Christian Atsu was in his usual best for Vitessi
Ahiem but could not help them secure all 3points at home as they shared spoils
with NEC Nijmegen.
ITALY
In
the Italian Seria A, Kwadwo Asamoah
could not last the whole duration as Juventus were forced to make a substitution
in the 26th min when they brought on goalkeeper Marco Storari for
the Ghanaian international after Gianllugi Buffon was sent off in the 24th
min. In other games, Acosty Boadu Maxwell watched from the bench when
Chievo managed to hold Napoli to a 1-1 draw away. Workaholic midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu was booked in the 11th min and
played the entire duration but could not help Udinese avoid defeat at Parma as they lost 0-1. Fellow Ghanaian Afriyie Acquah played 78 min for Parma.
Still in the seria A, Issac Cofie
was not handed any minute of play as Genoa lost 2-3 at Fiorentina. AC Milan loanee
Kingsley Boateng watch from the
bench as Catania held Inter to a 0-0 draw at the Goseppe Miezza. Former under
20 midfielder Alfred Duncan came on
in the 74th min for Leandro Greco and helped Livorno beat Sassoulo
3-1 at home. Youngster Rahman Chibsah
was also feature for Sassoulo but was substituted in the 52nd min by
Antonia Flora Flores. Sulley Muntari
came on to play the last 21min when he came off the bench to help Milan secure
all 3 points after beating Cagliari 2-1. In the Italia seria B. Massawudu Alhassan played 90 min for
Latina when they won 2-1 over Empoli
GERMANY
Ghanaian
pursuit Karim Bellarabi came on in
the 77th min and helped Braunshweign secure a point at Werder
Bremen. Kelvin Prince Boateng
captained Schalke to an emphatic 3-0 win at Hamburg. The Ghanaian international
played the entire game for the royal blues.
BELGIUM
Right
full back Daniel Opare played full
90min for Standard Liege when they beat KSC Lokeren 1-0. Former King Faisal and
under 20 winger Frank Achaempong
came on in the 75th min and helped Anderletch with a 2-0 win over
Club Brugge. Former under 17 midfielder Enoch
Adu Kofi warmed the Club Brugge bench. Both Bernard Kumordzi and Nana
Kwasi Asare were in action for Racing Genk and KAA Gent respectively but
the later beat the former 2-1 to secure all 2 points.
GREECE
In
the Greek league, Samuel Inkoom
tasted 90 min for Platanias who lost 1-0 to Panathinaikos.
TUNISIA
Black
Stars left back Harrison Afful gave
an assist to score the only goal when Esperance won 1-0. Former under 20
midfielder and WA All Stars player Saidu
Salifu also played 90 min for Club
African in the Tunisian top flight.
By Frank
Darkwah
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