Ghanaian Players Abroad: Jordan, Partey, Thomas-Asante, Paintsil and others shine
Ghanaian players continue to make their mark in Europe, with impressive performances across top leagues after the international break.
England
Jordan Ayew hit a personal milestone by scoring his 40th Premier League goal, but it wasn’t enough as Leicester City suffered a 1-2 defeat to Chelsea at King Power Stadium.
At the Emirates, Thomas Partey scored six minutes after coming on as a substitute, contributing to Arsenal’s commanding 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
Antoine Semenyo played the full 90 minutes for AFC Bournemouth in their 1-2 home loss to Brighton.
In the Championship, Brendan Thomas-Asante scored for Coventry City in a thrilling 2-2 draw against Sheffield United.
Forson Amankwah played 64 minutes for Norwich City as they secured a 2-2 away draw at West Brom.
In League Two, Albert Adomah came off the bench for Walsall, who earned a 1-0 win away at AFC Wimbledon.
Spain
Abdul Mumin played the full match for Rayo Vallecano in their 1-0 loss away at Sevilla.
Inaki Williams featured for 77 minutes in Athletic Bilbao’s vital 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad.
In La Liga 2, Iddrisu Baba Mohammed was instrumental in UD Almeria’s 2-1 win over FC Cartagena.
Germany
Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer scored his sixth goal of the campaign in Hamburger SV’s 2-2 draw against Schalke 04. Anton Donkor came on as a substitute for Schalke.
Ragnar Ache shone in Bundesliga 2 with a goal and an assist as Kaiserslautern beat Eintracht Braunschweig 3-2.
France
Augustine Boakye featured for 65 minutes in Saint-Étienne’s 1-0 win over Montpellier in Ligue 1.
Ernest Nuamah played 68 minutes in Olympique Lyon’s 1-1 draw with Stade Reims.
Mohammed Salisu made a comeback from injury to help AS Monaco secure a thrilling 3-2 win against Brest.
Alidu Seidu left the pitch injured after 18 minutes in Stade Rennais’ 1-0 loss to Lille.
Andre Ayew played 71 minutes for Le Havre in their 2-0 win over Nantes, where Emmanuel Sabbi also featured for 61 minutes.
Greece
Baba Rahman scored for PAOK in their 2-1 win over Asteras Tripolis
Switzerland
Lawrence Ati-Zigi delivered a solid performance, keeping a clean sheet for St. Gallen in their goalless draw against Yverdon in the Swiss Super League.
Turkey
Prince Obeng Ampem featured for 71 minutes in Eyüpspor’s narrow 2-1 defeat to Rizespor.
Alexander Djiku had a mixed outing for Fenerbahçe, inadvertently scoring an own goal. However, his team cruised to a commanding 6-2 victory over Kayserispor.
Jerome Opoku played for Istanbul Başakşehir but couldn’t prevent his side from falling to a 3-0 loss against Gaziantep.
Kingsley Schindler was involved for Samsunspor in their hard-fought 1-1 draw against Alanyaspor.
USA
Joseph Paintsil scored a brace for LA Galaxy against Minnesota United