Guinea’s CHAN national team captain, Mohamed Bangoura, arrived in the Volta Region town of Hohoe on Sunday evening, December 7, 2025, to put the finishing touches on a sensational move to newly promoted Ghana Premier League outfit Hohoe United FC.
The 21-year-old striker, fresh from leading the Syli National Local to the final phase of CHAN 2025 qualification, touched down at the club’s training base amid scenes of excitement rarely witnessed in the quiet municipality.
Club officials whisked him straight from the arrival point to a private residence where he spent the night before beginning medical examinations on Monday morning.
Everything is now in place for the deal to be signed, sealed, and announced later today, December 9, making Bangoura the most high-profile signing in Hohoe United’s history and arguably the biggest coup of the entire Ghana Premier League pre-season.
The transfer has moved at breakneck speed. Less than two weeks ago, Bangoura was still turning out for Hafia FC in Guinea’s Ligue 1, where he has been the standout performer for the past eighteen months.
Offers from North Africa, notably MC Alger in Algeria and Al Hilal in Sudan, were on the table, yet the young forward chose the challenge of the Ghanaian top flight.
Sources close to the player say the decisive factor was the promise of regular starting football and the chance to become the focal point of a team on the rise, rather than fighting for minutes in more established leagues.
Bangoura brings a rare blend of pace, power, and ice-cold finishing. At just twenty-one, he already carries the armband for Guinea’s CHAN side, a responsibility that speaks volumes about his leadership and maturity.
His goal against Uganda in the penultimate qualifier—a darting near-post run and thunderous finish—went viral across the continent and reportedly caught the eye of Hohoe United’s technical team.
In domestic football he has consistently delivered double figures in each of the last two seasons, and his brief loan spell with Egyptian Premier League side Pharco in 2023 proved he can handle the step up in physicality and tempo.
For Hohoe United, a club that only secured promotion through the Division One Zone Three playoffs in November, landing Bangoura feels like a statement of intent.
The Hammers have long prided themselves on developing local talent from the Volta Region, but they have never before attracted a current international captain from a neighbouring country.
The signing instantly transforms expectations: survival is still the primary goal, yet suddenly there is genuine belief that mid-table, or even a tilt at the top ten, is within reach.
As the news spread across social media late Sunday night, Hohoe came alive. Motorbikes roared through the streets, fans gathered outside the club secretariat waving Guinea flags alongside the green and white of Hohoe United,
If the final paperwork is completed as planned, Mohamed Bangoura will be unveiled to the public this evening at the Hohoe Sports Stadium.