Asamoah Gyan scored two goals on Sunday to break the record for number of goals in a single UAE top-flight season in Al Ain's 2-2 draw with Bani Yas. 

The Ghana captain has now scored 30 goals with two matches to the end of the season to overtake Albouri Lah who netted 29 times for Al Wahda in the 1998/1999 season.

Gyan converted a spot-kick in the 23rd minute after Bani Yas' Fawaz Awana brought down Jires Kembo Ekoko in the right corner of the box.

He had a gilt-edged chance to double his side's lead in the opening minutes of the second half, but having rounded Bani Yas keeper Mohsin Al Hashmi he screwed wide off balance.

Ghana international Derek Asamoah has signed for another South Korean club Daegu FC from former champions Pohang Steelers. 

The 31-year-old joins the Blue Arc outfit as a free agent haven ended his three-year contract with Steelers.

Asamoah has already played six games for his new club but is yet to open his account.

The Ghana international is now joining his 11th club since turning professional in 2000.

Asamoah has played four times for the Black Stars and scored one goal.

He narrowly missed the chance to join the Ghana team for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as he failed to make the final 23-man squad.

Black Stars captain and Al Ain striker, Asamoah Gyan, scored in his second consecutive game but this time, he scored all his team’s three goals at home in a game against Dubai Cultural Sports Club on Thursday.

The win also means that Al Ain have won the Etisalat Pro League with four games to go. This is their record 11th league title and it's the first time a side win back-to-back UAE league titles.

His goals, which came in the 37th, 56th and 75th minutes, meant he got his second hat-trick of the season.

Gyan, who was out with an injury, marked his return with a goal in their 3-1 away win over Al Ittihad Kalba on Sunday.

African stars had mixed luck in the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend with Ivorian Arouna Kone helping Wigan triumph while a superb goal from Senegalese Demba Ba could not prevent Chelsea going out.

Kone burst clear of several defenders to create the first goal as Wigan took time off from an English Premier League relegation struggle to defeat second-tier Millwall 2-0 and earn a first FA Cup final appearance.

Ba scored with an acrobatic half-volley for Chelsea to halve a two-goal deficit against fellow giants Manchester City, but an equaliser eluded the title-holders at a packed Wembley stadium.

Striker Asamoah Gyan has vowed to play for Asante Kotoko before retiring from football. 

The Ghana captain is currently one-goal shy of equaling Abedi Pele's record of the all time leading top scorer for the Black Stars with 32 goals.

Gyan has spent close to a decade with his professional career abroad where he has featured for Udinese, Stade Rennes and Sunderland.

Now in the UAE with Al Ain, the 27-year-old wants to emulate his elder brother Baffour, who also played for the Porcupine Warriors after his adventure abroad.

"I will definitely return one day to the Ghana Premier League where I will play for no other club than Asante Kotoko," Gyan told Kumasi-Based Angel FM.

In a sad move, Zambia national team midfielder Isaac Chansa has been off loaded by Chinese club Henan Jainye.

Chansa, who was at the club together with Zambian team mate and captain Chris Katongo, hasn’t been registered by the Chinese club for the new season.

The 29-year-old player’s name is not on the list of players that have been registered by Henan Jainye for this season.

Reports in Zambia suggest that he would be returning to South Africa, but it is not clear where exactly in South Africa – some suggest he may be looking to join former club Orlando Pirates.

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan received his  Golden Shoe award on Friday night for leading the scorers charts in all Arabian Leagues last season. 

The Al Ain striker scored 21 goals in 22 matches, 0.954 goals per match, in the 2011-2012 season to emerge winner of the prestigious accolade.

His tally was more than second-placed Ahmed Hayel who was crowned top scorer in the Jordanian top flight with 18 goals in 22 games.

Nasser Al Shemrani of Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia and Simos of Al Ahli share the third position with each scoring 21 goals in 26 matches.

Gyan becomes the first Ghanaian to win the award and the 33rd recipient of the prestigious prize since it was initiated in the 1979-1980 season.

Pierre Aubameyang was on target for the 18th time in Ligue 1 - and remains the second top scorer in the league - after equalising in the 65th minute for Saint Etienne. Thanks to the Gabon striker's effort his side drew 2-2 away at Rennes.

Benjamin Moukandjo fired home his third for struggling Nancy who lost 2-1 at league leaders Paris Saint-Germain. The Cameroon striker had given the visitors the lead in the 36th minute but Nancy succumbed to two goals in the second-half.

Cape Verde striker Odair Fortes gave Reims some hope of getting an equaliser with his 77th minute goal, but an 88th minute substitution paid off for Troyes who sealed the points in added time. It was the Guinea striker Mohamed Yattara's second goal for Troyes.

Nigeria winger Ahmed Musa sealed a 2:0 win for leaders CSKA Moscow over their relegation-threatened hosts Krylya Sovetov as the Russian Premier League resumed after a long winter break.

The Super Eagles star struck in the 72nd minute after Swedish team-mate Pontus Wernbloom had given CSKA a first half lead.

It was the ninth goal of the season for the 20-year-old AFCON star, who has been named in the Super Eagles' squad to tackle Kenya in this month's 2014 World Cup qualifier.

Victor Obinna Nsofor came on in the 79th minute for Lokomotiv Moscow in their 1-0 derby loss away to Dinamo Moscow.

Awudu Ibrahim thought his playing career was over when his contract was not renewed at an amateur Dutch football club seven years ago.

But soon he ended up in Bangladesh and now he is one of the star players in the Bangladeshi Premier League.

Far from his home in Accra, Ghana, Ibrahim has been enjoying playing football for Abahani in Dhaka, one of the top clubs in Bangladesh, for the last seven seasons.

"When my friend first told me about Bangladesh I was hesitant. I didn't know much about the country," Mr Ibrahim says.