Ghana will not play a friendly match against Uganda before next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho, the Ghana FA has said. 

Uganda FA claimed this week that they are on the verge of sealing a friendly against the Black Stars early next month.

The Cranes say they are courting Ghana for an international friendly before their next 2014 World Cup qualifier against Liberia on June 8 in Kampala.

This comes after Ghana withdrew from a friendly against Kenya scheduled for Nairobi on 1 June.

Ghana winger Charles Takyi has returned to Germany after just one season by signing for Energie Cottbus.

The 28-year-old joined the Bundesliga II club on a two-year contract after spending one season in the Danish top-flight with Horsens.

His contract with Cottbus will end in June 2015.

Takyi leaves the Danish top-flight team on a free transfer having excelled in his one season with Horsens.

The attacking midfielder, who played for Ghana at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, left German side FC St. Pauli in June 2012 in a disagreement over his new contract.

Ghana trio Mubarak Wakaso, Mohammed Rabiu and Fatau Dauda have been nominated for the Black Stars Most Valuable Player Award. 

The winner will be announced at the second National Player Awards Night slated for 21 June in Accra.

The three players were exceptional for the national team at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations when the Black Stars finish fourth.

Espanyol midfielder Wakaso will pick up the top scorer award for the Black Stars category after banging in seven goals-including the four at the Nations Cup-in 16 matches under review.

Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone was among the stars as Wigan stunned Manchester City 1-0 at the weekend to lift the FA Cup trophy for the first time.

The African star with the blond dyed hair troubled City throughout with his running and now turns his attention to keeping the cup winners in the Premier League.

Unfashionable Wigan visit Arsenal on Tuesday and host Aston Villa on Sunday, needing to win both ganes to be sure of avoiding relegation.

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The Asante Kotoko team came under heavy violent attacks in Berekum following their 3-0 win over Arsenals on Sunday.

The champions had officials, players and supporters sustain various degrees of injuries following the attacks.

Coach Mas-Ud Dramani had to be whisked away in a vehicle to escape further abuse with Rashid Sumaila and Kofi Nti-Boakye sustaining cuts as a result of the attacks.

The Kotoko team bus had it glass windows smashed with pelted objects as it made its way from the Berekum Golden City Park.

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.

Arouna Kone helped Wigan Athletic to a historic English FA Cup triumph on Saturday after they edged compatriot Yaya Toure's Manchester City 1:0 in the final.

Wigan's determination to lift the crown for the first time in their history was helped by the sending off of Argentine defender Pablo Zabaleta in the 84th minute.

Kone and Yaya played every moment of the thrilling game which was decided in the 91st minute when substitute Ben Watson headed home from a corner kick.

Toure came close to scoring early on, but his shot was turned away by Spain's U-21 star Joel Robles who was in goal for Wigan.

Berekum Chelsea striker Eric Bekoe has arrived in South Africa to begin a one-week trial with Premier Soccer League side AmaZulu. 

The 26-year-old left Accra on Friday night to try his luck with the Durban-based side.

Bekoe has been in action for the 2011 Ghana Premier League champions where he has scored three goals in the top-flight.

But his fitness has been a major concern and will have to prove AmaZulu coach Craig Rosslee wrong.

The 2008 Ghana Premier League goal king can clinch a deal when the transfer window re-opens in June.

Ghana's home-based national team will play in a three-nation tournament in Liberia this month. 

The local Black Stars will compete with the host nation and West African neighbours Guinea from 24-26 May.

The technical team has called up 25 players from the Ghana Premier League to begin camping on Monday, 13 May in Obuasi.

Goalkeepers Fatau Dauda (AshantiGold) and Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals) who are members of the senior national team were left out.

But the league's leading scorer Mahatma Otoo, who earned a debut Ghana call-up in March for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sudan at home, was included in the squad.

Ghana defender Isaac Vorsah’s injury has proved serious than initially feared as tests have shown suffered two injuries and will be out of six months.

The Austria based centre-back will be out of action until October and he will miss three key World Cup qualifiers for the Black Stars.

It was thought the Red Bull Salzburg defender suffered a suspected cruciate ligament injury when he was substituted during Tuesday Austrian FA Cup match.

But MRI scans conducted on the Ghana international have also shown that he pulled a collateral ligament ruling him out of action for six months.