Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Fatawu Issahaku scores a beauty, Semenyo, Kudus, Thomas-Asante excels, Alidu Seidu makes long injury return and more

The 2025/26 football has commenced and as usual your trusted sports hug Kickgh.com is at hand once again to serve you with how Ghanaian players in Europe and beyond fared for their respective clubs over the weekend. 

ENGLAND

Black Stars playmaker Kudus Mohammed excelled in Tottenham Hotspur’s important 0-2 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium to maintain their top-spot. 

Antoine Semenyo provided an assist to Marcus Tavernier who scored the only goal in AFC Bournemouth’s 1-0 win over ten-man Wolves. 

Tariq Lamptey wasn’t in action for Brighton with ACL injury in their 2-0 away defeat at Everton. 

In the Championship, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku scored in the early stages of the second half to propel Leicester City to a slim 0-1 away win over Charlton Athletic 

Brandon Thomas-Asante made three-goal involvements, having scored and registered two assists in Coventry City FC’s huge win over Kwame Poku’s QPR. 

James Abankwah lasted the entire duration for Watford in their pulsating 1-1 draw at the Liberty Stadium against Swansea City.

At the Carrow Road, Jeffrey Schlupp made a cameo appearance for Norwich City in their 1-2 defeat to Middlesbrough. Forson Amankwah wasn’t in action with injury. 

In the League One, Daniel Kyerewaa and Kelvin Abrefa were both in action for Reading who held Wycombe Wanderers to an entertaining 2-2 draw. 

SPAIN

Joseph Aidoo wasn’t in action for Celia Vigo with calf injury who held Real Mallorca to a pulsating 1-1 draw. 

Thomas Teye Partey played 45 minutes for Villarreal in their emphatic 5-0 win over Girona. 

Former Cheetah FC star Kwesi Sibo lasted the entire duration for Real Oviedo in their 0-3 home loss to giants Real Madrid. 

Mawuli Mensah was an unused substitute for Real Betis in their 1-0 home win over Deportivo Alaves. 

GERMANY

Ernest Poku played 45 minutes for Bayer Leverkusen who shockingly lost 1-2 at home to TSG Hoffenheim.

Ilyas Ansah notched brace for Union Berlin in their 2-1 home win over VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. 

Sirlord Conteh wasn’t in Heidenheim squad who suffered a 1-3 home loss to Wolfsburg. 

Ransford Yeboah Konigsdorffer played 74 minutes for Hamburger SV who held Borussia Monchengladbach to a goalless draw. 

In the Bundesliga II, Christopher Antwi Adjei lasted 71 minutes for Shalke O4 who won 2-1 win over Bochum. Anton Donkor warmed the bench for the hosts. 

Kofi Amoako made 60 minutes of appearance for Dynamo Dresden in their 1-2 away win over Benjamin Boakye’s Arminia Bielefeld. 

ITALY

Caleb Ekuban wasn’t in Genoa’s goalless draw against Lecce in the Serie A. 

Kamaldeen Sulemana came on in the 71st minute for Atalanta BC in their 1-1 stalemate against Pisa. Ibrahim Sulemana wasn’t in the squad for the host. 

At the Estadio Renzo Barbera, Emmanuel Gyasi played 70 minutes for Palermo who won 2-1 over AC Reggiana. 

Alfred Duncan was on target for Venezia in their 2-1 victory over AS Bari. 

FRANCE 

Ibrahim Osman registered an assist for AJ Auxerre in their 3-1 away defeat to OGC Nice. Kojo Peprah Oppong, Salis Abdul Samed, Elisha Owusu and Gideon Mensah also featured for both teams. 

Ernest Nuamah is out with injury as Lyon humbled FC Metz by 3-0. 

Alidu Seidu has shaked off a long injury having returned to action for Stade Rennes who lost 4-0 to FC 

Abu Francis wasn’t in the squad for Toulouse who picked a 2-0 win over Brest. 

Samuel Amo-Ameyaw warmed the bench for Strasbourg in their 1-0 win over FC Nantes. 

In the Ligue 2, Ebenezer Annan and Augustine Boakye featured for AS Saint-Etienne who won 1-0 away at Boulogne. 

HOLLAND 

Kamal Sowah lasted the entire duration for NAC Breda who got thumped on by 3-0 away at NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivise. 

Brian Brobbey wasn’t in action for AFC Ajax in their 2-0 home win over AZ Alkmaar. 

TURKEY 

In the Super Lig, Alexander Djiku made a cameo appearance for Fenerbahce in their 3-1 win over newbies Kocaelispor. 

Emmanuel Boateng lasted the entire duration for Gaziantep FK in their 2-1 home victory against Genclerbirligi. 

Ghanaian duo Aaron Opoku and Yaw Ackah all featured in Kayserispor’s 0-4 home defeat go champions Galatasatay. 

Felix Afena-Gyan made his debut for Amedspor in a 4-2 win over Sivasspor in the Turkish second-tier league. He came off the bench to play nine minutes.

PORTUGAL 

In the Primera Liga, Lawrence Ofori played 45 minutes for Moreirense who won 2-0 against Vitoria de Guimaraes. 

BELGIUM 

Lawrence Agyekum enjoyed full throttle for Cercle Brugge who won 0-3 away at Standard Liege in the Jupiler Pro League. 

Joseph Opoku lasted all minutes for Zulte Waregem in their 0-2 home defeat to St Truiden. 

Young-sensation Jerry Afriyie played 45 minutes for Raal la Louviere in their goalless draw against Union Saint-Gilloise. Mohammed Gadafi Fuseini wasn’t in the squad for the visitors. 

USA

In the MLS, Prince Osei-Owusu scored for CF Montreal in their 3-2 win over Osman Bukari’s Austin FC 

Lalas Abubakar lasted the entire duration for FC Dallas who drew 1-1 at home to Los Angeles FC. Yaw Yeboah warmed the bench for the visitors. 

Kelvin Yeboah played 75 minutes for Minnesota United who won 1-3 away at Real Salt Lake. 

Emmanuel Sabbi played 86 minutes to help Vancouver Whitecaps beat St Louis FC by 3-2. 

Joseph Paintsil was introduced in the 64th minute for LA Galaxy who humbled Colorado Rapids by an emphatic 3-0. 

Emmanuel Boateng warmed the bench for San Diego who got held by Portland Timbers to a goalless draw. 

Richie Laryea lasted the entire duration for Toronto FC in their 0-0 stalemate away at Atlanta United. 

At the Bank of America Stadium, both Sofo Mohammed and Ronald Donkor were all in action for New York Red Bulls in their narrow 1-0 win over FC Charlotte.

SWITZERLAND 

Both Lawrence Ati-Zigi and Enoch Owusu were in action for ST Gallen in their painful 0-1 home defeat to Luzern in the Swiss topflight. 

In the Challenge League, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh played 89 minutes and David Acquah played all minutes for FC Aarau in their 4-5 away win over Stade Nyonnais. 

DENMARK

Leeroy Owusu was in the thick of things for OB in their pulsating 1-1 away draw at FC Copenhagen. 

Still in the Superliga, Black Satellites winger Hakim Sulemana made a cameo appearance for Randers in their narrow 1-0 defeat to Fredericia. 

Noah Nartey came on in the second half for Broendby IF who lost 2-0 away at SoenderjyskE. 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

In the topflight, Benjamin Nyarko was a second half substitute for Teplice in their 0-1 home defeat to Jablonec. 

Prince Kwabena Adu came on in the second half for Viktoria Plzen in their 2-1 home victory against Karvina. 

AUSTRIA 

In the Austrian Bundesliga, Edmund Baidoo came off the bench to score for Red Bull Salzburg in their resounding 3-0 win over LASK. 

Kelvin Boateng was an unused substitute for Austria Wien in their 1-3 home defeat to TSV Hartberg 

Beres Owusu played all minutes for Grazer AK who held SCR Altach to a 1-1 draw. 

Emmanuel Ofori Agyemang came on for Wolfsberger AC who lost 1-2 on home soil to Rapid Wien 

GREECE

Baba Abdul Rahman watched on from the bench for PAOK FC in their 1-0 win over AE Larissa.

By: Iddriss Abdul-Rahim