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Manchester United have been with players like Carlos Baleba and Adam Wharton in recent months.

[caption id="attachment_1236701" align="alignnone" width="1948"] Sarfo Duku[/caption]Asante Kotokos communications officer, Sarfo Duku, has urged supporters to turn up in numbers as the team prepares for a crucial CAF Champions League tie against Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club.What we will be happy about is Kotoko will get a very good result so that the second leg coming on next week Friday will not be so difficult for us. So that Kotoko will be able to enter the money zone that is were the big boys in the African zone are when we talk about the big boys if Kotoko deserves to be there then all the fans should come and support us. So that on Sunday we beat WAC very well to reach the group stage and remind people Kotoko is still among the big boys in African club football," he told Peace FM as monitored by Ghanasoccernet.comKotoko will face Wydad on Sunday, October 19, at the Accra Sports Stadium after CAF declined to approve the Baba Yara Stadium. Tickets are selling at GHS 50 for the Popular Stand and Centre Line, and GHS 200 for the VIP section.The Porcupine Warriors, unbeaten this season, reached this stage after a 5-3 aggregate win over Nigerias Kwara United. However, Wydads experience at the FIFA Club World Cup promises a tough encounter.

Juventus have confirmed a new serious injury to veteran goalkeeper Carlo Pinsoglio, who is expected to be out for a couple of months.

Quick take: Big picture: the update fits broader trends across the league with schedule pressure and tight tables. Supporters will watch for clarity from training ground reports and official briefings. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Asante Kotokos Communications Officer, Sarfo Duku, believes the club has proven itself against North African opponents and will not be intimidated when they face Wydad Athletic Club.If you are playing a competition and you meet a North African country like WAC it is sometimes difficult we all know how they play and their level in football. What God has given to us Ghanaians is that when it comes to talents we also have them," he told Peace FM as monitored by Ghanasoccernet.com"So I think when it comes to Kotoko and north African sides we haven't disgraced ourselves like when we hear their name then we panic they also panic when they hear Kotoko's name."On Sunday it will not be easy but i know that the preparation by the team and also the players performance is now on very high we cant fail Ghanaians,"Kotoko will face Wydad on Sunday, October 19, at the Accra Sports Stadium after CAF declined to approve the Baba Yara Stadium. Tickets are selling at GHS 50 for the Popular Stand and Centre Line, and GHS 200 for the VIP section.The Porcupine Warriors, unbeaten this season, reached this stage after a 5-3 aggregate win over Nigerias Kwara United. However, Wydads experience at the FIFA Club World Cup promises a tough encounter.

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing the highly talented defender, Lautaro Rivero. 

While AC Milan anxiously await the result of tests on the Christian Pulisic injury, there is more reassuring news from Alexis Saelemaekers and Pervis Estupinan.

Asante Kotoko’s Communications Officer, Sarfo Duku, is upbeat about the club’s preparations for their crucial CAF Champions League clash against Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) of Morocco.“With the preparations the team traveled to Eastern region to start preparations today we will head to Greater Accra and continue our preparations. 21 players are in camp training all the things they should know about WAC the technical team will tell them. The nature of African games the technical team is teaching them everything what is left is the support from Ghanaians on Sunday they all come and support us to eliminate WAC," he told Peace FM as monitored by Ghanasoccernet.comKotoko will face Wydad on Sunday, October 19, at the Accra Sports Stadium after CAF declined to approve the Baba Yara Stadium. Tickets are selling at GHS 50 for the Popular Stand and Centre Line, and GHS 200 for the VIP section.The Porcupine Warriors, unbeaten this season, reached this stage after a 5-3 aggregate win over Nigeria’s Kwara United. However, Wydad’s experience at the FIFA Club World Cup promises a tough encounter.

Inter are confirming they were right to resist loaning out Francesco Pio Esposito, even when many thought it impossible for the 20-year-old to make his mark.

Quick take: Injury outlook: depth players may get minutes, but the knock could strain the side’s rhythm. Recovery timelines will guide expectations; international duty could also be impacted. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Watch and listen to the latest news updates from the world of Calcio courtesy of Football Italia expert Alfredo Pedullà.

Arsenal and Liverpool are among the clubs that have enquired about Khephren Thuram. 

Black Stars head coach Otto Addo says Ghana’s qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar remains more significant to him than their latest qualification for the 2026 tournament, citing the difficult circumstances under which the team earned their place three years ago.Addo made history by becoming the first Ghanaian coach to guide the Black Stars to two consecutive World Cups.He first achieved the feat in 2022 as interim coach, leading Ghana past Nigeria in a tense playoff.The Black Stars drew 0–0 in Kumasi before securing a vital 1–1 result in Abuja, qualifying on the away goals rule thanks to Thomas Partey’s strike.Reflecting on that campaign, Addo admitted it was a defining moment in his coaching journey.“The first World Cup qualification was more massive than this because we had a really short time. The conditions were not good because we had to play Nigeria."Also, nobody except my close circle believed in me at that time,” he told Joy Sports.Under Addo’s renewed leadership, Ghana later went unbeaten in the 2026 qualifiers, finishing top of Group I with 25 points to secure another World Cup berth.

Weston McKennie reveals how Juventus coach Igor Tudor put diplomacy aside to warn the USMNT midfielder he needed to lose weight. ‘This was the first summer I didn’t mind taking my shirt off at the pool!’

Inter have confirmed that defender Matteo Darmian sustained a muscular problem to his left leg and will miss the upcoming matches.