Sports News of 2026-11-02

Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Nuamah makes it four, Kudus wins MOTM

GHANAsoccernet.com brings you a comprehensive report on the weekend performance of Ghanaian players abroad in their respective leagues worldwide Mohammed Kudus was named Man of the Match in Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. Ernest Nuamah scored for Lyon in their 2-0 win over Angers in the French Ligue 1. It was his fourth league goal of the season. Bernard Tekpetey climbed off the bench to score for Ludogorets in their 3-0 win over Lok—Plovdiv in the Bulgarian top flight. Rahim Ibrahim scored for Slovan Bratislava in their 2-1 win over Podbrezova in the Slovak top-flight league. It was his fifth goal of the season. Ghanaian duo Daniel Afriyie and David Acquah were on target as FC Aarau secured a dramatic 3-1 comeback victory over Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Challenge League on Friday. Below are the minutes and player performances from the weekend, compiled by our US-based reporter Herbert Boakye Yiadom. ENGLAND In the Premier League, Caleb Yirenkyi played 90 minutes of action for Coventry in their 3-1 win over Sunderland. Issahaku Fatawu saw 70 minutes of action for Ipswich in their 2-2 draw against Hull. Mohammed Kudus was name Man of the Match in Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. Joseph Opoku delivered an impressive performance, scoring and providing an assist as Swansea City returned to winning ways with a commanding 4-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday in the English Championship. FRANCE In Ligue 1, Ernest Nuamah scored for Lyon in their 2-0 win over Angers. In Ligue II, Augustine Boakye saw 90 minutes of action for St Etienne in their 3-0 loss to Guingamp. GERMANY In the Bundesliga I, Derick Kohn saw 90 minutes of action for Union Berlin in their 1-1 draw against FC Koln In the Bundesliga II, Patrick Pfeiffer was in action for Darmstadt in their 1-1 draw against Magdeburg Daniel Kofi Kyereh saw 75 minutes of action for Vfl Osnabruck in their 2-0 defeat to Wolfsburg AUSTRIA Edmund Baidoo was in action for Salzburg in their 5-1 win over A.Lustenau BELGIUM In Jupiler Pro League, Emmanuel Addai saw 67 minutes of action for Leuven in their 2-1 win over St. Truiden BOSNIA Joseph Amoah saw 90 minutes of action for Celik Zenica in their 4-2 loss to Borac Banja Luka BULGARIA Bernard Tekpetey climbed off the bench to score for Ludogorets in their 3-0 win over Lok. Plovdiv CYPRUS Braydon Marvin Manu saw 23 minutes of action for Nea Salamis in their 1-0 loss to Omonia 29th May Alex Sarfo saw 26 minutes of action for Aris Limassol in their 2-1 win over Anorthosis Clifford Aboagye saw 90 minutes of action for Anorthosis CZECH Prince Adu saw 66 minutes of action for Plzen in their 4-0 win over Ostrava DENMARK Stephan Acquah saw 12 minutes of action for Nordsjaelland in their 3-2 loss to Midtjylland ISRAEL Nana Antwi was in action for Beitar Jerusalem in their 1-1 draw against Kiryat Shmona Matthew Cudjoe saw 90 minutes of action for Sakhnin in their 1-1 draw against Ironi Tiberias Douglas Owusu continued his impressive trophy-winning run after helping Hapoel Tel Aviv clinch the Israeli League Cup, popularly known as the Toto Cup, following a thrilling 3-2 victory over city rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv SERBIA Skima Togbe saw 73 minutes of action for Novi Pazar in their 2-0 loss to Radnicki 1923 Iddrisu Baba was in action for Partizan in their 3-0 win over Zemun SWEDEN Frank Adjei saw 68 minutes of action for Hammarby in their 2-1 win over Malmo FF NORWAY Solomon Owusu was in action for Fredrikstad in their 3-0 loss to Rosenborg ROMANIA Amin Ziblim saw 80 minutes of action for CFR Cluj in their 1-1 draw against Petrolul SLOVAKIA Clement Ansah saw 90 minutes of action for Trencin in their 5-0 loss to Kosice Rahim Ibrahim scored for Slovan Bratislava in their 2-1 win over Podbrezova Alexander Amoafo saw three minutes of action for Podbrezova SWITZERLAND Lawrence AtiZigi was in post for St. Gallen in their 2-1 win over Servette Ghanaian duo Daniel Afriyie and David Acquah were on target as FC Aarau secured a dramatic 3-1 comeback victory over Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Challenge League on Friday. TURKEY Elisha Owusu saw 59 minutes of action for Erzurumspor FK in their 3-1 loss to Corum Kwame Peprah saw 84 minutes of action for Fenerbache in their 2-1 loss to Goztepe Jesuran Rak-Sakyi saw 66 minutes of action for Kasimpasa in their 2-2 draw against Besiktas USA In the MLS, Manu Agyemang saw 90 minutes of action for Charlotte FC in their 4-0 win over Orlando City Ezekiel Alladoh saw 60 minutes of action for Philadelphia Union in their 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati Lalas Abubakar saw 90 minutes of action for FC Dallas in their 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City Manu Duah saw 17 minutes of action for San Diego FC in their 1-0 win over St.Louis City Joseph Paintsil saw 90 minutes of action for LA Galaxy in their 4-1 win over Austin FC