Players abroad: Kudus, Ransford-Yeboah et al. keep the shine

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Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer

Ghana international Mohammed Kudus was in action for West Ham United on Sunday afternoon and helped the team to stun Manchester United with a 2-0 win.

The versatile midfielder started the Week 36 encounter in the 2024/25 English Premier League campaign against the Red Devils and played 73 minutes before making way for Carlos Soler.

On the matchday, Mohammed Kudus impressed with his performance, setting up Tomas Soucek in the 26th minute to give the visitors the lead.

Also, Jordan Ayew saw 61 minutes of action for Leicester City in their 2-2 draw against Nottingham while Thomas Partey played the entire duration for Arsenal in their 2-2 draw against Liverpool.

Again, Kamaldeen Sulemana saw 88 minutes of action for Southampton against Manchester City, which ended in a goalless draw. Antoine Semenyo played 90 minutes for Bournemouth in their 1-0 loss to Aston Villa at home on Saturday, while Tariq Lamptey saw 59 minutes of action for Brighton in their 2-0 win over Wolves.

Germany

Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer continued his impressive form with a brace, taking his tally to 14 goals this season as Hamburg thrashed Ulm 6-1 in the German Bundesliga II.

Ransford-Yeboah’s 14-goal contribution to the season for Hamburg has helped the club to secure promotion to the Bundesliga next season.

Patrick Pfeiffer saw 69 minutes of action for Magdeburg in their 2-1 loss to Paderborn while in the Bundesliga II, Christopher Antwi-Adjei saw 60 minutes of action for Schalke in their 2-0 loss to Dusseldorf.

Spain

Jerry Afriyie proved his value for CD Lugo after scoring late to secure an important point for his club against Gimnastic in the Spanish Primera Federacion League on Saturday. The youngster picked up the man of the match award in that 2-2 draw.

France

In Ligue 1, Andre Ayew celebrated his 500th career appearance, as he saw 82 minutes of action for Le Havre in their 3-1 loss to Marseille.

Ghanaian duo Gideon Mensah and Elisha Owusu were involved in Auxerre’s 1-1 draw against Nantes. While in Ligue II, Emmanuel Ntim saw 46 minutes of action for Caen in their 2-1 loss to Bastia. Koffi Kouao played 90 minutes for Metz in their 3-2 win over Laval.

Netherlands

In the Eredivisie, Ibrahim Osman saw 10 minutes of action for Feyenoord in their 3-2 loss to PSV. Ibrahim Sadiq saw 23 minutes of action for AZ Alkmaar in their 3-0 win over Groningen. Dutch-born Ghanaian Ernest Poku was on the score sheet for Alkmaar in this game.

Austria

In the Bundesliga, Edmund Baidoo saw 35 minutes of action for Salzburg in their 4-2 defeat to Sturm Graz. While Ghanaian duo Emmanuel Agyeman and David Atanga were in action for Wolfsberger AC in their 2-0 win over BW Linz.

Belgium

In the Jupiler Pro League, Lawrence Agyekum scored for Cercle Brugge in their 4-2 defeat to Beerschot VA.

Elsewhere, Mohammed Fuseini scored the only goal of the game as Royale Union SG defeated Anderlecht away, while Christopher Bonsu-Baah saw 76 minutes of action for Genk in their 2-0 loss to Club Brugge.

Sweden

Ezekiel Alladoh was in action for Brommapojkarna in their 1-0 loss to Halmstad. Frank Junior Adjei saw 15 minutes of action for Varnamo in their 1-1 draw against GAIS.

Kwame Peprah was involved in Norrkoping’s 1-1 draw against Hammarby. Terry Yegbe played 90 minutes for Elfsborg in their 1-0 win over Öster, while Kingsley Gyamfi was in action for Öster.

Israel

Ghanaian duo Matthew Cudjoe and Barnes Osei were involved in Sakhnin’s 1-0 loss to Maccabi Bnei Raina.

Ebenezer Mamatah climbed off the bench to score for SC Ashdod in their 4-2 win over Kiryat Shmona, while Eugene Ansah registered an assist in the game for Ashdod.

Patrick Twumasi saw 90 minutes of action for Beitar Jerusalem in their 1-0 loss to Hapoel Haifa.

Switzerland

In the Swiss Super League, Ghanaian duo Lawrence Ati-Zigi and Stephan Ambrosius were in action for St.Gallen in their 4-1 defeat to Winterthur.

Jonas Adjetey played 90 minutes for Basel in their 5-2 win over Lugano. Kasim Adams played 90 minutes for Servette against Young Boys, which ended in a draw.

Moldova

Nana Boakye played 90 minutes for Sheriff Tiraspol in their 1-0 win over Balti while Nicholas Bonsu was in action for Sparta Selemet in their 1-1 draw with Milsami.

Serbia

Richardson Denzell scored for Jedinstvo UB in their 3-2 win over Tekstilac Odzaci while Issah Abass registered an assist in the game for Jedinstvo.

Kwaku Osei saw 32 minutes of action for Spartak Subotica in their 1-0 win over Radnicki Nis. Samuel Owusu saw 87 minutes of action for OFK Beograd in their 1-0 win over Mladost.

Elsewhere, Ebenezer Annan saw 86 minutes of action for Crvena zvezda in their 1-1 draw against Vojvodina.

Slovakia

Rahim Ibrahim climbed off the bench to score for Slovan Bratislava in their 3-1 win over Podbrezova. Sharani Zuberu lasted the entire duration for Slovan Bratislava.

Samuel Gidi saw 90 minutes of action for Zilina in their 3-2 loss to Kosice while Ivan Mensah was on the score sheet for Banská Bystrica as his side lost 3-1 to Skalica.

Turkey

In the Super Lig, Jerome Opoku played 90 minutes for Basaksehir in their 4-1 loss to Fenerbache on Friday. Emmanuel Boateng was in action for Gaziantep as they lost by a lone goal to Alanyaspor.

Prince Obeng Ampem was in action for Eyupspor as his side lost 3-0 to Kasimpasa. Musah Mohammed was in action for Bodrumspor against Sivasspor, which ended in a goalless draw.

Kwesi Wriedt saw 79 minutes of action for Sanliurfaspor in their 1-0 loss to Erzurumspor. Kwabena Owusu was in action for Ankaragücü in their 2-0 win over Amedspor.

USA

In the USA Major League Soccer, Osman Bukari came on as a substitute to play 10 minutes for Austin FC in their 2-1 loss to FC Cincinnati. Mohammed Sofo was in action for the New York Red Bulls as his side thrashed the Los Angeles Galaxy 7-0.

Lalas Abubakar was in action for FC Dallas in their 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake.