Five Ghanaian debuts, Afriyie assist and Owusu’s 13th MLS goal

Five Ghanaian players made league debuts over the weekend, with Jerry Afriyie providing an assist in Genk’s 4-4 draw with Royal Antwerp. Prince Owusu also continued his scoring run, reaching 13 MLS goals in CF Montreal’s 2-2 draw with LA Galaxy.

Ibrahim Osman began his Brighton career in the Premier League with a 4-0 victory over Aston Villa, while Abdul Fatawu Issahaku helped Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 2-1 on his first appearance. Caleb Yirenkyi debuted for Coventry in their 3-0 defeat by Arsenal, and Thomas Partey started his Al Shabab spell in a 1-1 draw with Al Khaleej.

Afriyie’s contribution came on his first league outing for Genk, although the Belgian side had to settle for a share of the points after an eight-goal contest. Joseph Pantsil also supplied an assist for LA Galaxy in their draw with Montreal, while Morrison Agyemang played in Charlotte FC’s 3-1 win over DC United.

Several other Ghanaian attackers found the net. Bismark Charles scored as Skenderbeu drew 2-2 with Vllaznia, Abdul Azis Yakubu struck in Qingdao West Coast’s 2-0 victory over Shandong Taishan, and Samuel Owusu scored and assisted in Maccabi Petah Tikva’s 2-1 win against Kiryat Shmona. Kwadwo Duah was on target for Ludogorets in a 1-1 draw with Slavia Sofia, while Rahim Ibrahim scored his second league goal of the campaign in Slovan Bratislava’s 2-1 win over FC Kosice.

In England, Antoine Semenyo completed Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth, while Tariq Lamptey returned for Queens Park Rangers against Bolton Wanderers. In Spain, Inaki Williams played for Athletic Bilbao in a 3-1 loss to Sevilla. Nathaniel Adjei featured for Lorient in their goalless match with Nice.

Elsewhere, Alexander Djiku helped Spartak Moscow defeat Zenit 2-0, Abdul Baba Rahman played in PAOK’s 4-0 win over Levadiakos, and Frank Acheampong completed Dalian Yingbo’s 1-0 victory against Chongqing. Stephen Acquah featured in Nordsjaelland’s 3-0 win over Sonderjyske, while Elisha Owusu made his Erzurumspor debut in a 4-0 loss to Galatasaray.