It was a weekend of good fortunes for most Ghanaian players abroad, particularly the Ayew Brothers, as they scored for their respective clubs in their pursuit of the French Ligue 1 title.
Andre Dede Ayew scored a brilliant goal for Olympique Marseille in their 4-0 demolition of Lens, while the younger brother, Jordan, increased his goal contribution to 14 in 23 Ligue 1 games after scoring against PSG.
The performance of these two players will no doubt excite Ghana coach, Avram Grant, as he has called them for Black Stars duty against Mali and Senegal in France this weekend.
Also in France, defender Jonathan Mensah was an unused substituted as Evian beat Montpellier 1-0 in their game.
In England, Jeffrey Schlupp, also called up for Ghana duty scored alright, but it was for the wrong side as his own goal cost Leicester City a 3-4 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.
In the Bundesliga, Kevin-Prince Boateng came off Schalke bench in the 42nd minute to play in their 1-0 loss against Bayer Leverkusen who won the game, thanks to a solitary strike from Karim Bellarabi.
In the Dutch Eredivisie, midfielder Shadrach Eghan, making a cautious return from injury, came on as a substutute for FC Twente in their 2-2 away draw against Groningen
Elvis Manu played the entire 90 minutes for Feyenoord in their 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven. Dutch-born Ghanaian Memphis Depay scored the consolation goal for PSV.
