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Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Boakye nets stunner, Aidoo goes Full 90 as Ekuban boosts World Cup hopes
A comprehensive report on the weekend performance of Ghanaian players abroad in their respective leagues worldwide.
The details below capture the minutes and the players’ performances over the weekend
Augustine Boakye was on the score sheet for St Etienne in their 2-1 win over Laval in the French Ligue II.
Daniel Nunoo scored for Rapid Vienna in their 2-0 win over Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian Bundesliga
Kwasi Donsu climbed off the bench to score for Tarxien in their 2-1 loss to Naxxar in the Maltese top-flight league
Bismark Edjeodji was on the score sheet for Vejle in that 3-3 draw against Nordsjaelland in Denmark.
ENGLAND
In the Premier League, Antoine saw 87 minutes of action for Manchester City in their 2-1 win over Newcastle United
In the Championship, Brandon Thomas-Asante saw 13 minutes of action for Coventry in their 2-0 win over West Brom
Ibrahim Osman saw 28 minutes of action for Birmingham in their 2-1 win over Norwich
SPAIN
In the La Liga, Kwasi Sibo saw 76 minutes of action for Real Oviedo in their 3-3 draw against Real Sociedad
Inaki Williams saw 80 minutes of action for Athletic Bilbao in their 2-1 win over Elche
Thomas Partey saw 33 minutes of action for Villarreal in their 2-1 win over Valencia
Joseph Aidoo was in action for Celta Vigo in their 2-0 win over Mallorca
ITALY
In the Serie A, Caleb Ekuban was on target for Genoa CFC as they cruised to a convincing 3-0 victory over Torino FC .
Ibrahim Sulemana played 90 minutes for Cagliari against Lazio which ended in a draw
Kamaldeen Sulemana saw 46 minutes of action for Atalanta in their 2-1 win over Napoli
In the Serie B, Alfred Duncan was in action for Venezia in their 3-2 win over Pescara
Emmanuel Gyasi saw 26 minutes of action for Palermo in their 3-0 win over Sudtirol
FRANCE
In Ligue 1, Terry Yegbe was in action for Metz in their 3-0 defeat to PSG on Saturday
Ghanaian duo Elisha Owusu and Gidoen Mensah were involved in Auxerre’s 3-0 defeat to Rennes
Kojo Peprah had a decent game for Nice in their 3-3 draw against Lorient
In Ligue II, Augustine Boakye was on the score sheet for St Etienne in their 2-1 win over Laval
Ebenezer Annan was in action for St Etienne
GERMANY
In the Bundesliga, Derrick Kohn was involved in Union Berlin’s 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen
Jonas Adjetey made a brief appearance for Wolfsburg in their 3-2 loss to Augsburg
Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer saw 87 minutes of action for Hamburger in their 1-1 draw against Mainz
In Bundesliga II, Patrick Pfeiffer was in action for Darmstadt in their 2-1 win over Dusseldorf
Jan Gyamerah made an assist for Elversberg in their 3-1 win over Braunschweig
Stephan Ambrosius returned to action for Karlsruher in their 3-1 win over Holstein Kiel
Aaron Opoku was on the scoresheet, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Eintracht Braunschweig from a defeat to Elversberg in the German Bundesliga 2 on Saturday afternoon.
AUSTRIA
Kelvin Boateng saw 15 minutes of action for Austria Vienna in their 2-1 loss to Altach
Daniel Nunoo scored for Rapid Vienna in their 2-0 win over Wolfsberger AC
David Atanga came on as a substitute to play 11 minutes for Wolfsberger AC
Emmanuel Baidoo saw 84 minutes of action for Salzburg in their 5-1 win over LASK
BELGIUM
In the Jupiler Pro league, Mohammed Fuseini saw 87 minutes of action for Royale Union SG in their 2-1 win over Antwerp
Lawrence Agyekum was in action for Cercle Brugge in their 1-0 win over Gent
Jerry Afriyie and Majeed Ashimeru were both involved in RAA La Louviere’s 2-0 defeat to KV Mechelen
Joseph Opoku saw 79 minutes of action for Waregem in their 4-2 defeat to Anderlecht
CYPRUS
Emmanuel Lomotey was in action for Achnas in their 1-0 defeat to Apollon
Braydon Marvin Manu saw 71 minutes of action for Akritas Chloraka in their 3-1 win over Ol Nicosia
DENMARK
Ghanaian trio Caleb Yirenkyi, Prince Amoako and Stephen Acquah were involved in Nordsjaelland’s 3-3 draw against Vejle
Bismark Edjeodji was on the score sheet for Vejle
GREECE
Abdul Baba Rahman was in action for PAOK in their 1-1 draw against AEL Larissa
ISRAEL
Ghanaian duo Eugene Ansah and Hayford Boahen were involved in SC Ashdod’s 3-2 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv
Yaw Ackah saw 90 minutes of action for Shmona in their 1-0 win over Hapoel Jerusalem
Matthew Cudjoe was in action for Sakhnin against Hapoel Tel Aviv which ended in a draw
Emmanuel Boateng was also in action for Hapoel Tel Aviv
MALTA
Geoffrey Acheampong saw 89 minutes of action for Birkirkara in that 3-0 defeat against Zabbar
Kwasi Donsu climbed off the bench to score for Tarxien in their 2-1 loss to Naxxar
NETHERLANDS
In the Eredivise, Ghanaian trio, Denis Odoi, kamal Sowah and Andre Ayew helped NAC Breda to a 1-0 win over FC Volendam
SAUDI ARABIA
Christopher Bonsu Baah was in action for AL Qadsiah in their 4-2 win over Al Okhdood
ROMANIA
Nana Boateng was in action for Petrolul in their 2-1 loss to CFR Cluj
SERBIA
Kwaku Karikari and Sumaila Wasiu were in action for Zeleznicar Pancevo against OFK Beograd which ended in a draw
Ghanaian duo Sadick Abubakar and Emmanuel Quarshie were involved in Radnik Surdulica’s 2-1 win over Napredak
Skima Togbe saw 90 minutes of action for Novi Pazar in their 3-0 win over Vojvodina
Ghanaian duo Ibrahim Mustapha and Issah Abass was involved in Radnicki Nis 2-1 win over IMT Novi Beograd
Kwaku Bonsu Osei was in action for Spartak Subotica in their 3-3 draw against Radnicki
Douglas Owusu was in action for Crvena zvezda in their 3-0 win over Partizan
SLOVAKIA
Rahim Ibrahim saw 18 minutes of action for Slovan Brastislava in their 2-2 draw against Ruzomberok
SWITZERLAND
In the Swiss League, Lawrence Ati-Zigi was in action for St. Gallen in their 1-1 draw against Servette
TURKEY
In the Superlig, Jerome Opoku played 90 minutes for Basaksehir in their 2-1 win over Alanyaspor
Musah Mohammed saw 23 minutes of action for Goztepe in their 4-0 defeat to Besiktas
UKRAINE
Mark Assinor produced a man-of-the-match performance to inspire LNZ Cherkasy to a crucial away victory over Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi in the Ukrainian Premier League on Saturday.
USA
In the MLS, Ezekiel Alladoh saw 59 minutes of action for Philadelphia Union in their 1-0 defeat to DC United
Ronald Donkor was in action for New York Red Bulls in their 2-1 win over Orlando City
Maxwell Woledzi was in action for Nashville in their 4-1 win over New England Revolution
Manu Duah saw 90 minutes of action for San Diego FC in their 5-0 win over CF Montreal
Prince-Osei Owusu saw 61 minutes of action for CF Montreal
Kwaku Agyabeng saw 53 minutes of action for Sporting Kansas City in their 3-0 defeat to San Jose Earthquakes.
Source:Fiilasports/ghanasoccernet
