Ghanaian footballers abroad are having a good season generally; and this weekend was no exception, with some finding themselves on the assist and scoresheet while two claim Man of the Match (MOTM) awards in England.
In form Bournemouth darling boy, Antoine Semenyo, was on the scoreboard for his side in the 2-0 win over Everton, making headlines with his outstanding sprint kick onlooking penalty. He didn’t only find the back of the net for his side but also emerge as the MOTM in the FA Cup game.
In the same FA Cup, Tariq Lamptey saw 90 minutes of action for Brighton in its 2-1 win over Chelsea, scooping the MOTM with his impressive defensive play.
England
In the FA Cup, Jordan Ayew played the full throttle for Leicester City as Manchester United eliminated them. The game ended 2-1. Also, Brandon Thomas Asante saw 62 minutes of action for Coventry in their 4-1 loss to Ipswich.
Similarly, Kamaldeen Sulemana lasted 86 minutes of action for Southampton as they were eliminated by Burnley in the FA Cup.
In the Championship, Salis Abdul Samed saw 59 minutes of action for Sunderland in their 2-2 draw against Watford. In League One, Tarique Fosu saw 84 minutes of action for Northampton in their 1-0 win over Mansfield, while in League Two, Albert Adomah saw 25 minutes of action for Walsall in their 2-1 loss to Colchester.
Spain
In La Liga, Abdul Mumin saw 90 minutes of action for Rayo Vallecano in their 1-0 win over Valladolid; and in the same game, Joseph Aidoo made his debut for Valladolid after his long injury lay-off.
In form Black Stars striker Inaki Williams registered an assist for Athletic Bilbao in their 3-0 win over Girona, maintaining his steady growth performance this season.
France
In Ligue One, André Ayew came off the bench to play 15 minutes for Le Havre in its 2-1 win over Lille, while Augustine Boakye saw 46 minutes of action for St. Etienne in their 2-0 loss to Rennes.
Promising Black Stars winger, Ernest Nuamah, saw 74 minutes of action for Lyon in their 4-0 win over Reims. Unfortunately, he wasn’t on the scoreboard.
Ghanaian duo Elisha Owusu and Gideon Mensah were involved in Auxerre in its 2-2 draw against Toulouse. In Ligue Two, Koffi Kouao was in action for Metz in its 3-1 win over Clermont.
Italy
In Serie A, Ibrahim Sulemana saw 19 minutes of action for Atalanta in their 5-0 win over Verona, while Caleb Ekuban made a return from injury to feature for Genoa in their 1-1 draw against Torino.
Germany
In Bundesliga II, Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer played 24 minutes for Hamburger in their 2-1 win over Preussen Munster. Also, Christopher Antwi-Adjei saw 10 minutes of action for Schalke in their 1-0 loss to FC Koln.
Belgium
Ghanaian duo Lawrence Agyekum and Francis Abu were involved in Cercle Brugge’s 2-1 loss to Genk. Christopher Bonsu Baah, also saw 23 minutes of action for Genk. Mohammed Fuseini scored for Royale Union SG in their 2-1 win over Kortrijk.
In the same league, Raymond Anokye Asante saw 18 minutes of action for Charleroi in its 1-1 draw against Beerschot.
Czech
Prince Kwabena Adu scored for Plzen in their 3-2 win over Liberec while his countryman Benjamin Nyarko saw 64 minutes of action for Liberec on the other side. Patrick Kpozo was in action for Ostrava in their 1-0 win over Sigma Olomouc.
Israel
Patrick Twumasi saw 34 minutes of action for Beitar Jerusalem against Hapoel Hadera which ended in a draw. Ghanaian duo Matthew Cudjoe and Barnes Osei were involved in Sakhnin in their 2-0 win over Maccabi Bnei Raina.
Similarly, Ghanaian duo Eugene Ansah and Ebenezer Mamatah were in action for SC Ashdod in their 2-0 loss to H. Beer Sheva.
Serbia
Ebenezer Annan saw 90 minutes of action for Crvena zvezda in their 6-0 win over Radnicki 1923. Ibrahim Zubairu saw 90 minutes of action for Partizan against Vojvodina, and Richardson Denzell was in action for Jedinstvo UB in their 1-0 loss to Novi Pazar.
Ghanaian duo Edmund Addo and Samuel Owusu were involved in OFK Beograd’s 2-0 loss to Napredak. Ibrahim Tanko saw 11 minutes of action for Radnicki Nis in their 3-0 win over IMT Novi Beograd, and Kwaku Osei saw 13 minutes of action for Spartak Subotica against Zeleznicar Pancevo which ended in a draw. Abdul Yusif came on as a substitute in the game for Zeleznicar.
Switzerland
In the Swiss Super League, Kasim Adams was in action for Servette in their 2-1 win over Basel. Jonas Adjetey was involved in action for Basel in the game while Lawrence Ati Zigi and Stephan Ambrosius were involved in St.Gallen’s 2-1 win over FC Zurich.
Turkey
In the SuperLig, Kingsley Schindler saw 18 minutes of action for Samsunspor in their 2-0 win over Hatayspor.
Ghanaian duo Yaw Ackah and Joseph Attamah were involved in Kayserispor’s 3-2 win over Konyaspor. Emmanuel Boateng was involved in the game for Konyaspor while Nicholas Opoku made a brief appearance for Kasimpasa in their 3-2 win over Rizespor. Jerome Opoku played 90 minutes for Basaksehir against Antalyaspor which ended in a draw. Kwasi Wriedt scored for Sanliurfaspor in their 3-2 defeat to Bandirmaspor.
Austria
Young chap, Emmanuel Agyeman saw 21 minutes of action for Wolfsberger AC in their 3-1 win over SK Rapid while, Edmund Baidoo was in action for Salzburg against A. Klagenfurt which ended in a draw.
In Portugal, Lawrence Ofori saw 90 minutes of action for Moreirense in a 3-2 loss to Benfica; while in Greece, Abdul Rahman Baba saw 90 minutes of action for PAOK in their 5-0 win over OFI Crete.
In Saudi Arabia, Bernard Mensah saw 90 minutes of action for Al Riyadh in their 3-2 loss to Al Kholood.
