The Aduana Stars Gazette
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Percy Mabunda
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Aduana Stars have done the hard part with Ajax Cape Town, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Aduana Stars
Stephen Badu was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Aduana Stars promote Patrick Paintsil from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Paintsil has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Francis Djiku joins the Aduana Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francis Djiku is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Aduana Stars promote Osman Kyereh from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Osman Kyereh has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jonathan Mensah steps up from the Aduana Stars academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Mensah has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Aduana Stars
- Squad The training reports on Maxwell Arthur are not good
- Squad Godfred Boakye is fit again