Did you know that 20 Ghanaian players were involved in action in Thursday’s UEFA Europa & Conference Leagues? Check how they performed
Ghana Sports Online’s El Akyereko has a comprehensive lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared in the UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues on Thursday.
Below is a wrap on how they fared.
In the Europa League,19-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Raymond Owusu Frimpong came off the bench in the 84th minute to play for Ukrainian side FK Zorya Luhansk who suffered a 3-0 loss to Austrian Bundesliga side Rapid Vienna.
New Black Stars forward Kelvin Yeboah scored for Austrian side Sturm Graz when they secured a 3-1 away win over Slovenian side Mura. He lasted 75 minutes.
In the Conference League Ghanaian midfielder David Mawutor was in action for 72 minutes for Kazakhstani side Shakhtar Karagandy who lost 2-1 to Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Former WAFA defender Kennedy Boateng was a pillar in central defence for Portuguese side Santa Clara and was booked in the 5th minute when they posted a 2-1 win over visiting Partizan Belgrade from Serbia.
Ghanaian midfielder Isaac Cofie lasted 71 minutes for Turkish side Sivasspor who lost 2-1 at home to visiting FC Copenhagen.
Elsewhere in France, Ghana attacking midfielder Kamaldeen Sulemana was in action for 69 minutes for Ligue 1 side Stade de Rennais in their 2-0 home win over Rosenborg BK. Norway international of Ghanaian descent Alexander Tettey played 90 minutes for the losers.
Ghanaian duo of Issah Abass and Prince Obeng Ampem were in action for Croatian side Rijeka who held Greek side PAOK to a 1-1 drawn game.
Black Stars defender Benson Anang was in action for 90 minutes for Zilina who lost 5-1 to Czech Republican side Jablonec.
Ghanaian pair of Francis Amuzu and Majeed Ashimeru were both in action for Anderlecht in their 3-3 home draw with Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem.
Attacker David Accam was introduced in the 80th minute by Hammarby in their 3-1 loss to Swiss side FC Basel.
Defender Francis Kyeremeh climbed off the bench in the 62nd minute to play for Lithuanian side Zalgiris when they drew 2-2 with Bodo/Glimt.
Ghanaian duo of Emmanuel Ocran and Mustapha Yahaya were in action for Lincoln Red Imps when they drew 1-1 with Latvian outfit FC Riga.
Vitkoria Plzen defeated CSKA Sofia 2-0. Ghanaian midfielder Charles Bismarck came off the bench to play the last 15 minutes for the losers.
Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta held Israeli outfit Hapoel Beer Shiva to a 0-0 draw. Ghanaian pair of Elton Acolatse and Eugene Ansah were in action for Beer Shiva.
Union Berlin hammered Finnish side KuPS 4-0 at their own backyard. Ghanaian midfielder Bismark Adjei-Boateng who captained KuPS in the game was substituted after 79 minutes.
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