Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Imperious Ayew stuns City

Ghana deputy captain Andre Ayew drew the curtains down on his debut English Premier League season in style by scoring his 12th goal of the campaign against Manchester City on Sunday at the Liberty Stadium in South Welsh.

While Christian Atsu left a good impression for Malaga to make a permanent offer for him by coming off the bench to score in their La Liga win.

Young Ghanaian striker Okyere Wriedt netted his 21st goal in Germany while Nana Poku hit a brace in Egypt.

There were goals for Patrick Nyarko and Charles Sapong in the USA, Eric Kwakwa and Thomas Boakye in Sweden.

Elsewhere in Austria David Atanga grabbed his 10th goal of the season in Austria and Asamoah Gyan suffered a fresh injury scare in China.

There were bad news for Isaac Cofie and Raman Chibsah whose sides have suffered relegation in Italy.

GHANAsoccernet.com's El Akyereko has a comprehensive lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared abroad over the weekend.

NETHERLANDS

In the Promotion Play-offs, Dutch-born Ghanaian striker Johnathan Opoku was in full time action for ten-man VVV Venlo who slipped to a 1-0 away loss against Go Ahead Eagles.

Manchester City loanee Divine Naah came off the bench to play for NAC Breda in their 1-0 loss at Eindhoven FC.

AUSTRIA

German-born Ghanaian Reagy Ofosu came off the bench to inspire Grodig to a 3-2 win over Mattersburg in the Bundesliga.

Ghana youth midfielder David Atanga scored the second goal for Liefering in their 2-2 draw with Austria Lustenau on Friday. Ghana defender Isaac Vorsah was declared fitness and he lasted 56 minutes for Liefering while attacker Raphael Dwamena also played 79 minutes for the home side but goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi was not in the Liefering squad for the game.

BELGIUM

Former New Edubiase United midfielder Asiedu Attobrah could not make the Kortrijk squad for their 1-0 loss at Sporting Charleroi.

Bennard Kumordzi was unused by Genk in their 2-1 loss against KV Oostende in the Championship play-offs.

Frank Acheampong was in full time action for Anderlecht who lost 4-0 against Club Brugge.

Nana Akwasi Asare returned from injury to play the last 15 minutes for Gent in their 4-2 loss against Zulte-Waregem.

BULGARIA

Former Ghana youth attacker Francis Narh played the entire match for ten-man Levski Sofia in their 1-0 away win over Pirin Blagoevgrad in the Bulgarian top-flight on Sunday.

EGYPT

Striker Nana Poku scored a brace to help Misr Elmaqasah defeat El Ismaily 3-2 in the Premier League. Striker Emmanuel Banahene also got on target for the losers. Midfielder Toric Jebrin was also in action for Ismaily.

ENGLAND

Andre Ayew scored the equaliser for Swansea City in their 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the Liberty Stadium. It was his 12th goal of the season.

Jordan Ayew starred for the entire game for Aston Villa in their 4-0 mauling by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Champions Leicester City held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at the Stamford Bridge. Baba Rahman started the game for Chelsea. Jeffrey Schlupp came off the bench to assist the equaliser for Leicester City but Daniel Amartey was unused.

Dutch-born Ghanaian attacker Elvis Manu could not make the Brighton & Hove Albion squad for their 2-0 loss against Sheffield Wednesday in the English Promotion Play-offs.

In League Two play-offs Reading loanee Tariqe Fosu came off the bench in the 58th minute to play for Accrington Stanley in their 1-0 loss against AFC Wimbledon.

Crystal Palace loanee Hiram Boateng was in full time action for Plymouth Argle in their 1-0 win over Portsmouth in the play-offs.

FRANCE

French-born Ghanaian defender Dennis Appiah was in great shape in defence for Caen in their 1-0 win over Bordeaux on Saturday.

Elsewhere attacker Grejohn Kyei converted from the spot to score his 3rd goal of the season in Caen's 4-1 win over giants Lyon.

Injured striker Majeed Waris watched his Lorient side managed a slender 1-0 win over GFC Ajaccio at the Stade du Moustoir.

French-born Enock Kwateng came off the Nantes bench in the 72nd minute to play in their 4-0 loss against Paris SG.

Manchester City loanee Yaw Yeboah failed to make the Lille squad for their 1-0 win over St Etienne.

Ghana youth defender Emmanuel Ntim was not in the Valenciennes squad for their 3-3 draw with Niort.

Midfielder Charles Boateng was in full time action for Avranches in their 2-0 win over Dunkerque at the Stade René Fenouillère.

Former Gefle IF midfielder Joachim Adukor came off the bench to play the last 18 minutes fo Beziers in their 5-1 away win over Consolat Marseille.

ITALY

Kwadwo Asamoah watched from the Juventus bench as the Old Ladies mauled Sampdoria 5-0. He picked a Scudetto medal at the end of the game.

Midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng watched from the AC Milan bench as AS Roma posted a 3-1 win over the Rossoneris.

Raman Chibsah warmed the Frosinone bench as Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick to propel Napoli to a 4-0 win over the visitors.

Godfred Donsah was not in the Bologna squad for their 0-0 draw with Chievo Verona.

Afriyie Acquah was dropped to the Torino bench for their 2-1 loss against Empoli.

Meanwhile Ghana youth defender Patrick Asmah could not make the Atalanta squad for their 2-1 win over Genoa.

Carpi suffered relegation from the Serie A despite beating Udinese 2-1 at the Stadio Communale Fruili. Isaac Cofie came off the bench to play the last four minutes for Carpi while Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu lasted the entire game for them.

Alfred Duncan assisted the second goal for Sassuolo as they nailed Inter Milan 3-1 at the Città del Tricolore.

2012 Ghana AFCON defender Masahudu Alhassan was unused by Perugia in their 2-1 home loss against Pro Vercelli.

Bari managed a 2-3 win over ten-man Brescia. Midfielder Amidu Salifu played the entire match for Brescia while Inter Milan loanee Isaac Donkor and Kingsley Boateng played for Bari.

2009 Ghana U20 defender Bright Addae started the game as a defensive midfielder for Ascoli in their 3-1 loss against Livorno.

Moses Odjer was unused by Salernitana in their 3-0 loss at Cagliari.

Latina claimed a 2-1 win over Vicenza at their home grounds. Both Maxwell Boadu Acosty and Richmond Boakye-Yiadom played for Latina in the game. Nelson Atiagli was unused by Latina.

Pescara were happy campers with a 5-2 win over Modena. Ghanaian Ransford Selasi was a bench warmer for Pescara while Prince Besea played 62 minutes for Modena.

GERMANY

Defender Daniel Opare could not recover in time to play for Augsburg in their 3-1 loss against Hamburg SV. Young midfielder Gideon Jung who has a back problem could not recover from injury to play for Hamburg.

Midfielder Kwame Kusi was in action for Fortuna Koln in their 3-1 win over Osnabruck on Saturday.

Neither Joseph Baffo nor Philemon Ofosu-Ayeh was in the Eintracht Braunschweig team for their 2-0 loss against Dusseldorf.

St Pauli posted a 5-2 win over Kaiserslautern. Ghanaian defender Davidson Drobo-Ampem was not in the Pauli squad while Manfred Osei-Kwadwo also missed the Kaiserslautern squad for the game.

Former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Evans Owusu Nyarko played 45 minutes for Holstein Kiel in their 3-0 loss against Erfurt.

German-born Erich Berko was in action for Stuttgarter Kickers and was booked in the second-half when they lost 1-0 against Chemnitzer.

Okyere Wriedt scored his 21st goal of the season for SK Hansa in their 1-1 draw with Norderstedt on Sunday.

FINLAND

Former Ghana youth striker Ransford Osei was unused by Rovaniemi in their 1-0 home loss against KuPS in the Finnish top-flight league.

SAUDI ARABIA

Former AC Milan star Sulley Muntari was not in Al Ittihad squad for their 2-1 away loss against Al-Taawon in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.

TURKEY

Samuel Inkoom excelled in defence for Antalyaspor in their 7-0 victory over Trabzonspor in the Super Lig on Friday.

John Boye was impressive in central defence for Sivasspor in their 1-1 draw at Kayserispor.

In the second-tier league, former Hearts of Oak defender Nuru Suley played in central defence for Alanyaspor in their 2-2 draw at Giresunspor in the second-tier league.

Defender Joseph Attamah did not play for Adana Demirspor in their 2-0 loss at Sanliurfaspor. But midfielder Moro Ibrahim played for Adana.

SPAIN

Winger Christian Atsu came off the bench to score for Malaga in their 4-1 win over Las Palmas in the La Liga on Sunday. Wakaso Mubarak was also introduced in 77 minutes by the Yellows.

Getafe were relegated from the La Liga after losing 2-1 at Real Betis. Ghana midfielder Bernard Mensah was axed from their squad for the game.

Inaki Williams played to help Athletic Club cruise to a 3-1 win over Sevilla in the La Liga.

Thomas Partey was not in the Atletico Madrid squad for their 2-0 win over Celta de Vigo at the Vicente Calderon.

At the Estadio Iberostar in the Segunda Division, former Medeama defender Kasim Nuhu lost his place in the Real Mallorca team for their 1-0 win over Tenerife.

Goalkeeper Razak Brimah recovered from injury to man the post for Cordoba in their 1-0 loss at Llagostera on Sunday.

Richard Boateng and Clifford Aboagye were in action for Granada CF B in their 4-0 hammering of Melilla.

CHINA

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan suffered an injury and was replaced in the 10th minute of Shanghai SIPG's 2-1 loss against Beijing Guoan.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Slovan Liberec held Mlada Boleslav to a 2-2 draw in the Czech top-flight on Saturday. Ghanaian midfielder Isaac Sackey was in action for Liberec but Dutch-born Kevin Luckassen was not in the Liberec squad for the game.

DENMARK

Defender Francis Dickoh came off the Sonderjyske bench to play against his former side FC Midtjylland in a 3-2 loss.

PORTUGAL

Former Liberty Professionals starlet Emmanuel Hackmann was unused by Boavista in their 4-0 humiliation at FC Porto at the Stadio Dragao.

Osei Barnes was replaced in the second-half by Pacos Ferreira who held Vitoria Setubal to a 0-0 draw.

Ghanaia trio of Caleb Gomina, Ernest Ohemeng and Emmanuel Boateng were all involved in Moreinense 3-0 win over Maritimo on Sunday.

Alhassan Wakaso was key for Rio Ave who secured Europa League football for next season after beating U. Madeira 2-1 on Saturday.

In the second-tier league winger Ishmael Yartey was injured and missed Gil Vicente's 3-2 home loss against SC Farense.

Former Inter Milan attacker Said Ahmed Said played the entire match for Olhanense in their 1-0 win over Santa Clara.

FC Porto loanee Lumor Agbenyenu was not inthe Portimonense squad for their 0-0 draw with Zarvim on Saturday.

Elsewhere Emmanuel Oti could not make the Braga B squad for their 1-1 stalemate with Sporting B.

SCOTLAND

Skipper Abdul Osman was in full time action for Partick Thistle who shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Hamilton Academica.

Prince Buaben played the 90 minutes for Heart of Midlothian in their 2-2 draw with St Johnstone at the Tynecastle Stadium.

SERBIA

Samuel Owusu came off the bench to play the entire second-half for Surdulica who lost 4-1 against Red Star Belgrade.

And, former Asante Kotoko youth team player Obeng Regan played the last 8 minutes for Cukaricki in their 2-0 against FK Vozdovac.

SOUTH AFRICA

Ghanaian international Edwin Gyimah played the full 90 minutes for Orlando Pirates in their 4-2 Nedbank Cup win over Free State Stars.

SWEDEN

Former Ghana youth defender Joseph Aidoo was unused by Hammarby in their 1-1 draw with Kalmar in the Allsvenskan.

Malmo FF posted a 3-0 win over Gefle IF. Midfielder Enock Adu Kofi played 80 minutes for Malmo while former Heart of Lions midfielder Kwame Bonsu came off the Gefle bench in the 80th minute of the game. Abdul Adams was unused by Gefle.

Falkenbergs slipped to a 4-1 defeat against BK Hacken. Former Right to Dream Academy boy Enock Kwakwa scored the consolation goal but Nasiru Mohammed was not in the Hacken squad for the game. Mohammed Abubakari played the entire match while Baba Mensah warmed the bench.

In other games Sam Mensah helped Ostersunds to a 2-0 win over Goteborg IF. Ghanaian Sabah Lawson warmed the losers bench while forward Prosper Kasim failed to make their squad for the game.

In the second-tier league, Kingsley Sarfo played for Sirius in their 2-1 away win over Orgryte.

Thomas Boakye scored a 16th minute opener for Varbergs in their 1-1 draw with AFC United on Sunday.

USA

Patrick Nyarko scored the second goal for DC United in their 2-0 win over New York Red Bulls. Lloyd Sam came off the bench to play for Red Bulls but Gideon Baah was unused.

Montreal Impact and Philadelphia Union played out a 1-1 drawn game. Ghanaian Charles Sapong scored the equaliser for Union while Joshua Yaro also featured for them. Dominic Oduro played the entire game for Impact.

Harrison Afful assisted Columbus Crew's opening goal in their 1-1 draw with Colorado Rapids.

New England Revolution won 2-0 against Chicago Fire. Dutch-born Ghanaian defender Johan Kappelhof played in defence for Fire while David Accam returned from injury to play for Fire. Midfielder Gershon Koffie was booked in the 24th minute and lasted 65 minutes for the home side who won the tie.

In the lower-tier league Derek Boateng played 82 minutes for Rayo OKC in their 1-1 draw with Tampa Bay.

CYPRUS

Defender Razak Nuhu lost his place in the Anothorsis Famagusta squad for their 2-2 draw with APOEL Nicossia.

Ermis and AEL Limassol shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw. None of the Ghanaian trio of Carlos Ohene, Chris Dickson and Ulyss Ndong was in the game.

GREECE

Michael Essien could not make the Panathinaikos squad for their 1-1 draw with PAOK Saliniki.

KAZAKHSTAN

Striker Patrick Twumasi could not find the net for Astana FC who lost 1-0 against Atyrau on Sunday.

POLAND

Aziz Tetteh played the full 90 minutes for Lech Poznan in their 3-0 brushing aside of Ruch in the Polish top-flight on Sunday.

RUSSIA

Defender Jonathan Mensah ended his spell on the sidelines after playing the full 90 minutes for Anzhi in their 3-0 win over M. Saransk in the Premier League on Sunday.

Former Ghana youth defender Richmond Nketiah failed to make the Arsenal Tula squad for their 1-0 win over F. Voronezh.