Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

It was double joy for Accra Hearts of Oak as they were crowned winners of the 2023 President’s Cup following a 1-0 victory over their arch-rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium.  The league game which was transmogrified into the President Cup saw both sides put their best lineups up for the game.  The visitors were the first to make their presence felt on the field as Ugandan forward, Stephen Mukwala made a mess of a good one-on-one opportunity to give his side the lead as he fired over the bar much to the disappointment of the fans…

Kotoko bagged their first win in four games following a narrow win over Bechem United courtesy of an Enoch Morrison goal at the Baba Yara Sports in the betPawa Ghana Premier League. The Mantse derby between, Accra Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics provided little shock as the latter continued their dominance over the city rivals with Samuel Ashie-Quaye scoring the decisive goal.  In other games, a goal each from a resurgent, Abednego Tetteh and Godfred Kyei saw Bibiani GoldStars bag a 2-0 win over Nsoatreman at Duns Park to lift them up to 4th on the league log.  Accra…

Accra Great Olympics coach, Bismark Kobi-Mensah has heaped immense praise on his squad following their momentous victory over Accra Hearts of Oak in the Mantse derby on March,1,2023. The two sides went head-to-head in the clash at the Accra Sports Stadium but a second-half penalty from, Samuel Abbey Ashie-Quaye proved the match-winner for the Dade boys as well Bismark Kobi-Mensah’s first win as coach of his new side.  Speaking to the StarTimes, following their win over their regionals rivals, he was full of praise for how his new squad gave off their best in that tricky encounter,  He said: “Seriously,…

Asante Kotoko Goalkeepers Danlad Ibrahim and Frederick Asare continue to compete for the number one spot at the club. Today just like many other days, I was casually surfing on Twitter and came by a post. Initially, I scrolled past it, and upon a second thought, I found myself going back. It was a tweet from Kotoko shot-stopper, Danlad Ibrahim, the highlight of the tweet echoed his focus on the growth of the club and not competing with his compatriot for the number one spot downplaying suggestions that he is in a contest with the second-choice goalkeeper, Frederick Asare for…

The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) has announced that the decisive Premier League game between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko scheduled for Sunday, March 5, in Accra, will function as the 2023 President’s Cup. The two clubs are billed to take on each other over the coming weekend in the second round of the ongoing betPawa Premier League 2022/23 season but after closed-door deliberations between the duo’s club hierarchy and other vested parties, they have both agreed to transmogrify their league fixture into a ceremonial fixture to commemorate Ghana’s independence day.  https://twitter.com/GHALCA_/status/1630124302119968769?s=20 According to GHALCA, if the match concludes…

The MTN FA Cup Round of 16 provide the needed excitement and buzz as clubs in the Ghana Premier League went up against each other and other teams from the Division and other ranks. In the top liner for the weekend pile of games, former winners of the competition, Aduana Stars and Kotoko came up against each other with a slot in the round of eight up for grabs but in the end, the host proved too strong for their visitors as a Sam Adams goal in the 60th minute helped them bask the win to the next stage of…

Former Ghana Football Association aspirant, George Afriyie has opined that everyone has a major role to perform to ensure that stadiums are filled to capacity on match days in the ongoing betPawa Premier League. In the last few months, there have been growing debate on the low spectator turnout across various match venues in the country and how best to rally supporters to the venues.  The renowned, football administrator in an interview with Asempa FM asserted that if everyone fulfilled their responsibilities, fans would return to the stadiums. Read More: I don’t regret leaving Kotoko – Franck Etouga Mbella “If we…

A former skipper of Kotoko, Godwin Ablordey has advised new signing Mohammed Alhassan to avoid upsetting Hearts of Oak supporters. The hard-tackling defender was recently released from the Accra-based club based on a number of issues only to be snapped by one of the Porcupine fraternity. In light of his recent switch to the Kumasi, the former captain advised, Alhassan to concentrate on his game and give the club his former side the needed respect whenever the two teams clash. Read More: One-week observation in memory of late Christian Atsu to begin next month “His time has come to leave Hearts…

Former Asante Kotoko forward Franck Etouga Mbella has dispelled growing suggestions that he has regretted leaving Ghanaian club, Kotoko to seek greener pastures after only a season with them. The Cameroonian international took the betPawa Premier League by storm and wowed fans with his predatory striking abilities.  In the 2021/22 season, the striker managed to score 21 goals in 24 appearances for Kotoko helping them to clinch the league title for that season. Read More: First batch of Football boots for GPL and Division one clubs arrive Mbella’s performances for Kotoko caught the attention of a host of clubs with Egyptian…

Kotoko shot-stopper, Danlad Ibrahim has moved to downplay suggestions that he is in a contest with the second-choice goalkeeper, Frederick Asare for the top slot. In a tweet via his official Twitter handle, Danlad Ibrahim opined that his focus geared towards the growth of the club and not to compete with his compatriot for the number one spot.  Whiles, he was away on national assignment with the Black Galaxies, Asare step up to the task and performed brilliantly well in between the sticks for Kotoko.  In light of Asare’s fine form for Kotoko, they have been widespread suggestions that the…