Ghanaian players hit fine form abroad ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next weekend but whizkid Christian Atsu suffered a heartbreaking knee injury in Portugal.
Jeffrey Schulpp and David Accam got on the score-sheets for Leicester City and Helsingborg respectively while Samuel Afum made a return from injury in Young Boys’ stalemate with FC Sion.
Below is Akyereko Frimpong Manson’s comprehensive report on how Ghanaian players fared abroad.
ENGLAND Emmanuel Frimpong was omitted from the Fulham squad when they shocked Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at the White Hart Lane.
In the Npower Championship, Dutch-born Akwasi Asante once again failed to make the Birmingham City first team grades when they defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 at the Riverside Stadium.
Winger Albert Adomah came off the bench after just 15 minutes to replace Paul Anderson but he was unable to help them avoid a 2-1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Former Manchester United trialist Jeffrey Schulpp snatched the consolation goal for Leicester City when they lost 2-1 at Derby County.
17-year-old Hiram Boateng did not travel with the Crystal Palace team as they lost 3-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Former Dundee United midfielder Prince Buaben was not in the Watford team when they lost 1-0 at Barnsley.
In the League One, Patrick Agyemang lasted the entire duration of the game for Portsmouth in their 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.
Abdul Osman was a full-timer for Crewe Alexandre when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Shrewsbury Town FC.
GERMANY Black Stars new boy Baba Abdul Rahman lasted the entire duration of the game for Greuther Furth when they managed a 2-2 draw at Werder Bremen.
There was no Afriyie Acquah in the Hoffenheim side when they shared the spoils with Mainz 05 in a 0-0 draw.
Crocked midfielder Karim Bellarabi watched from the stands as his Bayern Leverkusen side suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of giants Bayern Munich.
In the Bundesliga II, former Ghana U20 striker Kwame Nsor was left out of the Kaiserslautern when they hit three past Ingolstadt.
Union Berlin smashed St Pauli 4-2 to move to seventh place on the table.
American-born Ghanaian Joseph Claude-Gyau watched the entire game from the Pauli bench.
Midfielder Dennis Danso-Weidlich was unused substitute by bottom-placed Jahn Regensburg who drew 1-1 with Erzgebirge Aue.
Arminia Bielefeld moved to second place in the Liga 3 after beating Chemnitzer FC 1-0.
Central defender Marcel Appiah played full time while Eric Agyemang came off the bench to play the last 8 minutes for Bielefeld.
In the Regionalliga, former Hamburg SV striker Reagy Ofosu played 90 minutes for Ingolstadt II when they beat Greuther Fürth II 3-0.
Bayern Hof managed a 3-2 victory over Augsburg II.
Emmanuel Gyasi sat on the Bayern Hof bench.
Midfielder Evans Owusu Nyarko played the full 90 minutes and helped Fortuna Düsseldorf to beat Köln II 1-0.
Nordost leaders RB Leipzig posted a 1-0 win over Auerbach to open a 16 point lead at the top of the table.
Defender Jerry Opoku-Karikari played full time for RB Leipzig.
ITALY Catania posted a 3-1 win over Udinese at the Stadio Angelo Massimino.
Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu played the full 90 minutes for Udinese while Amidu Salifu sat on the Catania bench.
Kwadwo Asamoah was an unused substitute by leaders Juventus who beat Bologna 2-0.
Isaac Cofie played an influential role in the middle for Chievo Verona who defeated Pescara 2-0 in an away.
Fiorentina emerged 3-2 winners over Genoa and stretched their winless run to three games.
There was neither Saeda Ahmed Saed nor Moro Al-Hassan in the Genoa team.
AC Milan cruised to a 2-0 win thanks to a Mario Balotelli brace at the San Siro.
Sulley Muntari played the entire game for Milan while Kevin-Prince Boateng was replaced after 81 minutes.
In the Serie B, Inter Milan loanee Alfred Duncan was sent off in the 63rd minute and racially abused in Livorno’s 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona.
Maxwell Acosty and Daniel Kofi Agyei both started the match for Juve Stabia in their 1-1 draw with Ascoli.
Richmond Boakye-Yiadom scored from the spot in the 69h minute to seal a 1-0 victory for Sassuolo over Cittadella.
Compatriot Yussif Raman Chibsah was introduced by Sassuolo in the 74th minute.
Empoli and Virtus Lanciano split the points in a 2-2 draw at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.
AC Milan loanee Edmund Etse Hottor was not part of the Virtus Lanciano team.
Novara demolished Crotone 5-1 to push up to fifth place on the log.
While Ahmed Barusso and Masahudu Alhassan failed to make the Novara squad for the game, defender Bright Addae was replaced after 21 minutes.
SPAIN Real Madrid’s impressive run in the La Liga continued as they hammered Mallorca 5-2.
Midfielder Michael Essien was out of the Madrid team.
Wakaso Mubarak returned to spark Espanyol as they won 2-0 against Malaga.
Anthony Annan watched from the Osasuna bench as they suffered a humiliating 0-2 home defeat to Atletico Madrid.
In the Segunda Division, goalkeeper Razak Brimah kept the post for Guadalajara who drew 2-2 at Ponferradina.
Elsewhere in the Segunda B, Thomas Partey played full time for Atlético Madrid II when they put three past Coruxo.
There was neither Nana Asare nor Stephen Owusu-Ansah in the Rayo Vallecano II side when they drew 0-0 with RSD Alcalá.
Midfielder Paul Quaye lasted the entire regulation minutes for Espanyol II in their 0-0 draw with Prat.
Former FC Utrecht winger Erixon Danso scored the only goal of the game for Valencia II against Sant Andreu.
FRANCE Brother Jordan and Andre Ayew were in action but could not help Olympique Marseille beat Ajaccio as they drew 0-0.
Defender Samuel Inkoom watched from the Bastia bench as they hammered Olympique Lyon 4-1.
Midfielder Mohammed Abu made a return from injury to play full time for Lorient in their 4-0 win over Brest.
Sochaux have dropped back into the relegation zone after drawing 1-1 with Valenciennes.
Winger Ishmael Yartey missed the game with injury.
Evian TG shocked Lille 2-1 at their own backyard.
Midfielder Rabiu Mohammed played 57 minutes for Evian while defender Jonathan Mensah watched the entire match from the bench.
Stade Rennes suffered yet another defeat in the Ligue 1 and dropped to 10th place on the log.
Ghana international defender John Boye played in central defence for Rennes while John Mensah watched the entire action from the bench.
In the Ligue 2, AS Monaco were held to their second straight draw after playing 2-2 with Angers.
Denis and Derick Appiah were not in the Monaco team.
Speedster Haminu Dramani missed out of the Arles Avignon squad once again when they drew 2-2 with Sedan.
HOLLAND Edwin Gyasi was not in the FC Twente team when they beat FC Groningen 3-0 at their own backyard to end their winless streak.
Nana Akwasi Asare was booked on the 25th minute mark and played 90 minutes for F Utrecht when they lost 2-1 at Feyenoord.
Fred Benson was introduced in stoppage-time by PEC Zwolle in their 3-2 win over Roda JC Kerkrade.
Memphis Depay came off the bench in the 72nd minute to play for PSV Eindhoven when they won 2-0 against RKC Waalwijk.
Kwame Quansah helped Heracles Almelo to beat VVV Venlo 2-0.
He was booked in the 42nd minute.
In the Dutch second-tier league, Jonathan Opoku scored for Veendam in their 2-1 win over Oss FC.
Compatriot Mitch Apu also played full time for Veendam.
BELGIUM Enock Adu Kofi reclaimed his starting spot in the Club Brugge team and played 62 minutes as they beat Lierse SK 3-0.
Defender Richard Ofori was introduced by Lierse after 58 minutes but Rahim Ayew was not in the Lierse team.
Versatile full-back Daniel Opare watched the entire action from the Standard Liege bench as they suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Lokeren.
Francis Dickoh lost his place in the Cercle Brugge team as they lost 3-1 at Germinal Beerschot.
Abraham Kudemor was an unused sub by Sporting Charleroi in their resounding 3-0 win over Waasland-Beveren.
Abdul Yakinu-Iddi was replaced on the hour mark by KV Mechelen when they lost 3-2 to Zulte-Waregem on home soil.
Bennard Kumordzi for the second week running for KRC Genk in their 5-1 thrashing of Mons.
TURKEY Defender Jerry Akaminko saw full time action for Eskiehirspor in their 2-2 draw with Elazspor.
In the second-tier league, Emmanuel Banahene played 76 minutes for Karsiyaka but could not find the net as they lost 3-2 at Göztepe.
Torric Jebrin set up the second goal for 1461 Trabzon in their 3-1 win over Bucaspor.
PORTUGAL Winger Christian Atsu suffered a knee injury and was replaced just after 10 minutes of FC Porto’s 1-1 draw at Marítimo.
Former Asante Kotoko midfielder William Tiero watched from the Gil Vicente bench as they lost 3-1 to Sporting Braga on home turf.
Manchester City loanee Thomas Agyiri was not in the Vicente team.
David Addy was not in the Vitória Guimarães when they suffered a 3-0 drubbing to Benfica.
In the Liga de Honra, Wakaso Mubarak‘s junior brother Alhassan Wakaso played the entire regulation minutes for Portimonense in their 1-1 draw with União Madeira.
Ghanaian players hit fine form abroad ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next weekend but whizkid Christian Atsu suffered a heartbreaking knee injury in Portugal.
Jeffrey Schulpp and David Accam got on the score-sheets for Leicester City and Helsingborg respectively while Samuel Afum made a return from injury in Young Boys’ stalemate with FC Sion.
Below is Akyereko Frimpong Manson’s comprehensive report on how Ghanaian players fared abroad.
ENGLAND Emmanuel Frimpong was omitted from the Fulham squad when they shocked Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at the White Hart Lane.
In the Npower Championship, Dutch-born Akwasi Asante once again failed to make the Birmingham City first team grades when they defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 at the Riverside Stadium.
Winger Albert Adomah came off the bench after just 15 minutes to replace Paul Anderson but he was unable to help them avoid a 2-1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Former Manchester United trialist Jeffrey Schulpp snatched the consolation goal for Leicester City when they lost 2-1 at Derby County.
17-year-old Hiram Boateng did not travel with the Crystal Palace team as they lost 3-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Former Dundee United midfielder Prince Buaben was not in the Watford team when they lost 1-0 at Barnsley.
In the League One, Patrick Agyemang lasted the entire duration of the game for Portsmouth in their 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.
Abdul Osman was a full-timer for Crewe Alexandre when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Shrewsbury Town FC.
GERMANY Black Stars new boy Baba Abdul Rahman lasted the entire duration of the game for Greuther Furth when they managed a 2-2 draw at Werder Bremen.
There was no Afriyie Acquah in the Hoffenheim side when they shared the spoils with Mainz 05 in a 0-0 draw.
Crocked midfielder Karim Bellarabi watched from the stands as his Bayern Leverkusen side suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of giants Bayern Munich.
In the Bundesliga II, former Ghana U20 striker Kwame Nsor was left out of the Kaiserslautern when they hit three past Ingolstadt.
Union Berlin smashed St Pauli 4-2 to move to seventh place on the table.
American-born Ghanaian Joseph Claude-Gyau watched the entire game from the Pauli bench.
Midfielder Dennis Danso-Weidlich was unused substitute by bottom-placed Jahn Regensburg who drew 1-1 with Erzgebirge Aue.
Arminia Bielefeld moved to second place in the Liga 3 after beating Chemnitzer FC 1-0.
Central defender Marcel Appiah played full time while Eric Agyemang came off the bench to play the last 8 minutes for Bielefeld.
In the Regionalliga, former Hamburg SV striker Reagy Ofosu played 90 minutes for Ingolstadt II when they beat Greuther Fürth II 3-0.
Bayern Hof managed a 3-2 victory over Augsburg II.
Emmanuel Gyasi sat on the Bayern Hof bench.
Midfielder Evans Owusu Nyarko played the full 90 minutes and helped Fortuna Düsseldorf to beat Köln II 1-0.
Nordost leaders RB Leipzig posted a 1-0 win over Auerbach to open a 16 point lead at the top of the table.
Defender Jerry Opoku-Karikari played full time for RB Leipzig.
ITALY Catania posted a 3-1 win over Udinese at the Stadio Angelo Massimino.
Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu played the full 90 minutes for Udinese while Amidu Salifu sat on the Catania bench.
Kwadwo Asamoah was an unused substitute by leaders Juventus who beat Bologna 2-0.
Isaac Cofie played an influential role in the middle for Chievo Verona who defeated Pescara 2-0 in an away.
Fiorentina emerged 3-2 winners over Genoa and stretched their winless run to three games.
There was neither Saeda Ahmed Saed nor Moro Al-Hassan in the Genoa team.
AC Milan cruised to a 2-0 win thanks to a Mario Balotelli brace at the San Siro.
Sulley Muntari played the entire game for Milan while Kevin-Prince Boateng was replaced after 81 minutes.
In the Serie B, Inter Milan loanee Alfred Duncan was sent off in the 63rd minute and racially abused in Livorno’s 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona.
Maxwell Acosty and Daniel Kofi Agyei both started the match for Juve Stabia in their 1-1 draw with Ascoli.
Richmond Boakye-Yiadom scored from the spot in the 69h minute to seal a 1-0 victory for Sassuolo over Cittadella.
Compatriot Yussif Raman Chibsah was introduced by Sassuolo in the 74th minute.
Empoli and Virtus Lanciano split the points in a 2-2 draw at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.
AC Milan loanee Edmund Etse Hottor was not part of the Virtus Lanciano team.
Novara demolished Crotone 5-1 to push up to fifth place on the log.
While Ahmed Barusso and Masahudu Alhassan failed to make the Novara squad for the game, defender Bright Addae was replaced after 21 minutes.
SPAIN Real Madrid’s impressive run in the La Liga continued as they hammered Mallorca 5-2.
Midfielder Michael Essien was out of the Madrid team.
Wakaso Mubarak returned to spark Espanyol as they won 2-0 against Malaga.
Anthony Annan watched from the Osasuna bench as they suffered a humiliating 0-2 home defeat to Atletico Madrid.
In the Segunda Division, goalkeeper Razak Brimah kept the post for Guadalajara who drew 2-2 at Ponferradina.
Elsewhere in the Segunda B, Thomas Partey played full time for Atlético Madrid II when they put three past Coruxo.
There was neither Nana Asare nor Stephen Owusu-Ansah in the Rayo Vallecano II side when they drew 0-0 with RSD Alcalá.
Midfielder Paul Quaye lasted the entire regulation minutes for Espanyol II in their 0-0 draw with Prat.
Former FC Utrecht winger Erixon Danso scored the only goal of the game for Valencia II against Sant Andreu.
FRANCE Brother Jordan and Andre Ayew were in action but could not help Olympique Marseille beat Ajaccio as they drew 0-0.
Defender Samuel Inkoom watched from the Bastia bench as they hammered Olympique Lyon 4-1.
Midfielder Mohammed Abu made a return from injury to play full time for Lorient in their 4-0 win over Brest.
Sochaux have dropped back into the relegation zone after drawing 1-1 with Valenciennes.
Winger Ishmael Yartey missed the game with injury.
Evian TG shocked Lille 2-1 at their own backyard.
Midfielder Rabiu Mohammed played 57 minutes for Evian while defender Jonathan Mensah watched the entire match from the bench.
Stade Rennes suffered yet another defeat in the Ligue 1 and dropped to 10th place on the log.
Ghana international defender John Boye played in central defence for Rennes while John Mensah watched the entire action from the bench.
In the Ligue 2, AS Monaco were held to their second straight draw after playing 2-2 with Angers.
Denis and Derick Appiah were not in the Monaco team.
Speedster Haminu Dramani missed out of the Arles Avignon squad once again when they drew 2-2 with Sedan.
HOLLAND Edwin Gyasi was not in the FC Twente team when they beat FC Groningen 3-0 at their own backyard to end their winless streak.
Nana Akwasi Asare was booked on the 25th minute mark and played 90 minutes for F Utrecht when they lost 2-1 at Feyenoord.
Fred Benson was introduced in stoppage-time by PEC Zwolle in their 3-2 win over Roda JC Kerkrade.
Memphis Depay came off the bench in the 72nd minute to play for PSV Eindhoven when they won 2-0 against RKC Waalwijk.
Kwame Quansah helped Heracles Almelo to beat VVV Venlo 2-0.
He was booked in the 42nd minute.
In the Dutch second-tier league, Jonathan Opoku scored for Veendam in their 2-1 win over Oss FC.
Compatriot Mitch Apu also played full time for Veendam.
BELGIUM Enock Adu Kofi reclaimed his starting spot in the Club Brugge team and played 62 minutes as they beat Lierse SK 3-0.
Defender Richard Ofori was introduced by Lierse after 58 minutes but Rahim Ayew was not in the Lierse team.
Versatile full-back Daniel Opare watched the entire action from the Standard Liege bench as they suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Lokeren.
Francis Dickoh lost his place in the Cercle Brugge team as they lost 3-1 at Germinal Beerschot.
Abraham Kudemor was an unused sub by Sporting Charleroi in their resounding 3-0 win over Waasland-Beveren.
Abdul Yakinu-Iddi was replaced on the hour mark by KV Mechelen when they lost 3-2 to Zulte-Waregem on home soil.
Bennard Kumordzi for the second week running for KRC Genk in their 5-1 thrashing of Mons.
TURKEY Defender Jerry Akaminko saw full time action for Eskiehirspor in their 2-2 draw with Elazspor.
In the second-tier league, Emmanuel Banahene played 76 minutes for Karsiyaka but could not find the net as they lost 3-2 at Göztepe.
Torric Jebrin set up the second goal for 1461 Trabzon in their 3-1 win over Bucaspor.
PORTUGAL Winger Christian Atsu suffered a knee injury and was replaced just after 10 minutes of FC Porto’s 1-1 draw at Marítimo.
Former Asante Kotoko midfielder William Tiero watched from the Gil Vicente bench as they lost 3-1 to Sporting Braga on home turf.
Manchester City loanee Thomas Agyiri was not in the Vicente team.
David Addy was not in the Vitória Guimarães when they suffered a 3-0 drubbing to Benfica.
In the Liga de Honra, Wakaso Mubarak‘s junior brother Alhassan Wakaso played the entire regulation minutes for Portimonense in their 1-1 draw with União Madeira.
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