SPORTS CRUSADER TEAM OF THE WEEK.

Your most informative sports website, sportscrusader.com, brings you the Crusader Team of the Week.

To set the records straight, players are selected based on the following parameters:

1. The Coefficient of the league they play in

2. The competition they are in (If they are not playing league matches)

3. Consistency

4. The competition they face from other players playing for the same position

5. The positions they play

6. The number of minutes played, and

7. The contribution of the player to the success of the team.

Black Stars quintet of Baba Rahman, Emmanuel Agyemang- Badu, Jordan Ayew, Frank Acheampong and Quincy Owusu returned to the Team Of The Week after their respective exploits with their clubs in off season.

Ayew registered a goal and an assist to guide Aston Villa to a 2-1 win over Telford United as they maintained their impressive off-season form in the US.

The Aston Villa forward is flanked up-front by Quincy Owusu Abeyie and Frank Acheampong whiles Afriyie Acquah partners Kamal Issah and Agyemang- Badu in midfield.

Patrick Kpozo and Baba Mensah man the central defence with Dennis Appiah and Baba Rahman handling the rearguards.

Home-based custodian, Daniel Agyei earned himself a place between the sticks for his exploits with the Mauves and Yellows.

Below is the Crusader Team of the Week and the number of minutes each player lasted.

1.      Daniel Agyei-90’ Medeama SC

2.      Dennis Appiah-90’ Anderlect

3.      Baba Rahman-45’ Chelsea

4.      Baba Mensah-90’ BK Hacken

5.      Patrick Kpozo-90’ ALK Solna

6.      Afriyie Acquah-90’ Torino

7.      Kamal Issah-90’ Staebik

8.      Agyemang-Badu-90’ Udinese

9.      Jordan Ayew-90’ Aston Villa

10.  Quincy Owusu Abeyie-90’ NEC Nemegin

11.  Frank Opoku Acheampong- 90’ Anderlecht

Reserves

12.  Godfred Donsah-90’Bologna

13.  Gilbert Koomsin-90’ Sogndal

14.  Fred Owusu-Sekyere-90’ Richmond Kickers

15.  Derreck Boateng-90’ Rayo OKC

16.  Mohammed Abubakari-90’ BK Hacken

17.  Elvis Manu-90’ Brighton Hove Albiom

18.  Jonathan Opoku-70’ VV Venlo.

SPORTS CRUSADER TEAM OF THE WEEK.

SPORTS CRUSADER TEAM OF THE WEEK

The Sports Crusader Team of the Week is an initiative introduced by the fastest growing sports web portal in Ghana to demonstrate how Ghanaian players perform for their various clubs abroad.

To set the records straight, as we have always done, players are selected based on the following criteria:

1. The Coefficient of the league they play

2. The competition they are in (If they are not playing league matches)

3. Consistency

4. The competition they face from other players playing for the same position.

5. The positions they play

6. The number of minutes played in the game, and

7. The contribution of the player to the success of the game.

Rabiu Mohamed played perhaps his best game of the season so far to make a return to the sports crusader team of the week for the first time in months with a brace of assist to his name.

The Kuban Krasnodor defensive screen feasted on the presence of Avrant Grant at the Spartak Arena to pan out classy performance in a 2-2 thriller with Spartak Moskva. The Russia based midfielder is joined in the middle of the pitch by Kwadwo Asamoah who announced his return with another masterful performance at the San Siro to put Juve on the verge.

Samuel Inkoom and Baba Rahman get the nod at the full backs whiles Rashid Sumaila partners John Boye for the central defensive pairing.

Jordan Ayew has been given the luxury of a roaming player behind Assifuah, Andre Ayew and Majeed Waris upfront.

Below is the Crusader Team of the Week and the number of minutes each player played.

Baba Rahman

1. ADAM LARSON KWARASEY- 90’PORTLAND TIMBERS

2. SAMUEL INKOOM -90’ ANTALAYASPOR

3. BABA RAHMAN -90’ CHELSEA

4. JOHN BOYE-90’ SIVASPOR

5. RASHID SUMAILA-90’ AL QADISHIA

6. RABIU MOHAMMED-90’ KUBAN KRANODOR

7. EBENEZER ASSIFUA-90’ FC SION

8. KWADWO ASAMOAH-90’ JUVENTUS

9. MAJEED WARIS-90’ LORIENT

10. ANDRE ANRE-67’ SWANSEA CITY

11. JORDAN AYEW-90’ ASTON VILLA

RESERVES

12. ERNEST ASANTE-90’ STAEBIK

13. MAHATMA OSMAN OTOO-90’ SOGNDAL

14. EBENEZER OFORI- 90’ AIK

15. NANA ASARE-90’ GENT

16. CHRISTIAN ATSU-22’ MALAGA

17. ALFRED DUNCAN -87’ SASSOULO

18. AFRIYIE AQUAH-46’ TORINO

SPORTS CRUSADER TEAM OF THE WEEK

SPORTS CRUSADER TEAM OF THE WEEK

To set the records straight, as we have always done, players are selected based on the following criteria:

1. The Coefficient of the league they play

2. The competition they are in (If they are not playing league matches)

3. Consistency

4. The competition they face from other players playing for the same position.

5. The positions they play

6. The number of minutes played in the game, and

7. The contribution of the player to the success of the game.

Daniel Amartey returned to the sports crusader team of the week after a lengthy spell out in a grand style. The 21 year old defender kept his composure on his debut Premier league match for Leicester city at home to Norwich City. The former Cobenhaven centre lasted 78 minutes but had done enough to merit a place in the heart of our defence alongside John Boye.

At the centre of the pitch, Godfred Donsah, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu and Alhassan Wakasu teamed up in a very defensively organised midfield good enough to liberate our scary attacking trio.

France based Majeed Waris made it three goals in two games for Lorient and will be assisted by Anddre Ayew, and Frank Acheampong upfront.

Exiled custodian continues to man our goal post as he prepares for the new MLS season later next month.

Below is the Crusader Team of the Week and the number of minutes each player played.

1. ADAM LARSON KWARASEY- PORTLAND TIMBERS

2. SAMUEL INKOOM- 90’ ANTALAYASPOR

3. BABA RAHMAN-45’ CHELSEA

4. DANIEL AMARTEY- 78’ LEICESTER CITY

5. JOHN BOYE- 90’ SIVASPOR

6. GODFRED DONSAH-90’ BOLOGNA

7. FRANK ACHEAMPONG- 90’ ANDERLECHT

8. AGYEMANG BADU- 90’ UDINESE

9. ABDUL MAJEED WARIS- 90’ LORIENT(C)

10. ANDRE AYEW- 90’ SWANSEA

11. MUBARRACK WAKASU-90’ LAS PALMAS

RESERVES

12. RASHID SUMAILA – 90’ AL QADISIA

13. ALFRED DUNCAN -90’ SASSOULO

14. MICHEAL ESSIEN -75 PANATHINAIKOS

15. PRINCE BUABEN- 90’ HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN

16. GIDEON JUNG- 90 HSV HAMBURG

17. EDWIN GYIMAH -90 ORLANDO PIRATES

18. AFRIYIE ACQUAH-90’ TORINO

SPORTS CRUSADER TEAM OF THE WEEK