Ghanaian Players Abroad Wrap-Up: Fatawu Nets Seventh of Season, Osman Shines on Birmingham Debut, Afriyie & Yirenkyi on Target

Sportsblog247.com reporter Atanga Emmanuel brings you a comprehensive round-up of how Ghanaian players fared across leagues worldwide over the weekend, highlighting goals, assists, minutes played, and key contributions.

Several Black Stars and emerging talents delivered standout moments, headlined by Abdul Fatawu Issahaku’s seventh goal of the season, Ibrahim Osman’s debut strike for Birmingham City, and goals from Jerry Afriyie and Caleb Yirenkyi.

In England, Osman enjoyed a dream start to life at Birmingham City, scoring his first goal to inspire a Championship win over Leicester City. Fatawu was also on the scoresheet in the same game, though his Leicester side ended up on the losing side.

In the Premier League, Antoine Semenyo featured in Manchester City’s narrow win over Liverpool at Anfield, while Andy Yiadom, Albert Adomah, and Jordan Ayew all saw minutes across the EFL.

Across Europe, goals came in from every corner. Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer struck for Hamburg in Germany, Douglas Owusu scored and assisted on his Red Star Belgrade debut in Serbia, and David Atanga found the net in Austria. In Belgium, Jerry Afriyie continued his impressive debut season despite defeat, while Majeed Ashimeru made his first appearance for RAAL La Louvière.

In Denmark, Caleb Yirenkyi was on target for Nordsjaelland, while Benjamin Tetteh provided an assist in Bulgaria. Elsewhere, Ghanaian players featured prominently in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Turkey, and Slovakia—underlining the wide footprint of Ghanaian talent across world football.

From match-winners to valuable squad contributions, it was another busy and productive weekend for Ghanaian footballers abroad.

Written by Emmanuel Atanga

I am an ardent sports fan who is so passionate about the world of sports. I love to share my passion for sports with fellow minded people like you. Please join me on this sports journey as i delve into all the action that gives us so much joy.

Published on February 9, 2026

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