Adomah, Four Others Nominated For Middlesbrough"s POTM

Promotion chasing Ghanaian attacker Albert Adomah has been nominated for Middlesbrough’s February Player of the Month award.

The Teesiders attacking sensation has been nominated for the club’s most outstanding star performer along side four other colleagues for the February edition of the club’s POTM.

The 28 year old Ghanaian is set to battle Adam Forshaw, Dael Fry, ,Ritchie De Laet and the sensational Gaston Ramirez for the star player in the month of February.

Adomah ended February with one goal and an assist in his four games played to earn his place among the star players for Aitor Karanka’s men at the Riverside.

The Ghana international continues to play starring role for the Championship side with his overall work ethics that transcend beyond goals and assists.

The stoutly built centre forward has so far managed 8 goals across the season with crucial assists to add to his name.

The Riverside fans favourite confirmed his importance to the third place Teesiders with a 90th minute assist to David Nugent in their crucial clash with Hull City which eventually ended 1-0 for Boro.

Middlesbrough remains third on the log but could replace Brighton if they can earn valuable points in their outstanding game.

Adomah, Four Others Nominated For Middlesbrough"s POTM

Organisation In Ghana Is Poor - George Boateng

Ghanaian-born Netherland international George Boateng has called Ghana football association and other stakeholders to improve their organizational powers to give national teams a better chance of competing against the best.

George Boateng, played for the Oranje from youth to th national level, but as Ghanaian, he has the interest of the country at heart.

And has called  on heads of the country’s football governing body to put on structures that will help prevent the fiasco the Black Stars went through in Brazil.

“Organisation is poor, it’s below par and needs to improve dramatically not by 10 per cent, but 100 per cent,” George Boateng told Starr FM.

He added “when you are in Europe and you hear the preparation for the World Cup… Germany builds their own training grounds, they set up everything, they have got their schedule and then you hear the stories coming from the African countries that bonuses haven’t been paid, hotels are not sorted, things like that disturb and don’t give hope to the nation.”

The ex Middlesbrough captain however believe that Ghana and other African countries has the quality to match any opposition on the pitch.

“Quality wise, on the pitch, I think we are up there…African teams can compete. If you can have those upsets that means you are capable of beating the top teams, which are normally going to be there in the finals, semi-finals and quarterfinals.

“So, if you can do that in the early stages, you are capable of doing it in the final,”

George Boateng and Sol Campbell came to Ghana on Sunday night to help Stephen Appiah launch a peace match ahead of the 2016 general elections.

Organisation In Ghana Is Poor - George Boateng

Albert Adomah"s Middlesbrough crushes out of FA Cup

England based Ghana international Albert Adomah crushed out of the FA Cup at home to Burnley.

The 27 year old Ghanaian lasted the full duration for the Teesiders as they suffered their first defeat in ten matches.

Adomah, has been an ever present figure for Aitor Karanka’s promotion side at the English Championship with six strikes in 26 matches.

Adomah failed to add to his 6 goals as Burnley came from behind to end Aitor Karanka’s 9 match winning streak.

The Teesiders are on a run of 727 minute without conceding but could extend that run for just 35 minutes as Rauwen Hening cancelled out Diego Fabrini’s early opener for the home side.

English forward Stephen Ward then ended any slim hopes of a replay with a well deserved 72nd minute winner for the visitors.

It was the first time Borough conceded 2 or more since November 7, 2015 in an impressive run of matches in the English second tier league.

Adomah has since eased his way into the first team after an initial injury set back.

Albert Adomah"s Middlesbrough crushes out of FA Cup

Red Hot Albert Adomah Scores To Send Middlesbrough Four Points Clear At Top Of Championship

Middlesbrough went four points clear at the top of the Championship with a record-breaking win at home to promotion rivals Derby.

Goals from Albert Adomah and George Friend in the last 10 minutes of an entertaining game secured a crucial victory for Aitor Karanka’s in-form side, who are now unbeaten in eight matches.

Boro have also kept nine consecutive clean sheets and eight at home, with goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos breaking a 30-year club record.

It was a lively start to the game and Boro pressed first in the eighth minute. Emilio Nsue found space on the right to cross for Cristhian Stuani, but the Uruguayan headed over and Stewart Downing hit a speculative cross-shot high over the bar two minutes later.

The home side had a glorious chance to take the lead in the 16th minute when Downing found Friend on the edge of the box and he played in Kike, but the Spaniard’s tame shot was parried away by Lee Grant.

Adomah netted in the 83rd minute to send Middlesbrough on their way to a 2-0 win at the Riverside.

Boro forged another chance in the 21st minute after some good build-up work found Adomah on the left wing, but Nsue headed wide his cross at the far post.

Derby created their first chance in the 29th minute when Richard Keogh burst forward down the right and crossed low into the box, but Chris Martin headed wide.

A minute later they went close again, with Johnny Russell breaking into the box and hitting a low shot which Konstantopoulos saved with his legs.

Adomah was next to miss the target for Boro in the 36th minute when he robbed Keogh before racing clear but his drilled shot was well wide.

Boro were enjoying an extended spell of pressure and Grant did well to tip Friend’s powerful shot over the bar after good work by Kike.

Derby started to pressure the hosts as half-time approached and Boro managed to scramble clear just as Russell was about to shoot.

Boro started the second half in the same fashion and continued their search for an opener.

After winning a free-kick 30 yards out, Leadbitter’s effort was deflected wide and moments later Adomah tried an ambitious scissor kick which was well over.

Boro threatened again in the 67th minute when Derby failed to clear a corner and the ball fell to Adam Clayton on the edge of the box, but Keogh did well to block the midfielder’s strong shot.

Downing went close to finding the elusive first goal in the 75th minute when his curling effort flew just wide of Grant’s right-hand post after good work by substitute David Nugent.

The goal finally arrived eight minutes from time after some neat build-up work between Leadbitter and Downing, with the former threading a great ball in behind the back line for Adomah to coolly chip Grant.

The second soon followed when a deflected shot found Nugent and he squared for unmarked Friend to tap in from close range.

Red Hot Albert Adomah Scores To Send Middlesbrough Four Points Clear At Top Of Championship