Who would have guessed in their wildest dreams that after 6 rounds of games, King Faisal, will be at the summit of the table, pipping Kotoko, Hearts of Oak, and Aduana Stars? Well, as things stand, the Kumasi-based club are on a fairytale run having dispatched Kotoko, a fierce regional rival, last weekend, in a 5 goals thriller spearheaded by Ibrahim Zubairu, who seems to have garnered some fans of the Ghana Premier League. This weekend, they have the opportunity to continue their fine form in the league against Elmina Sharks at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. In 3 games…
Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey
Raphael Bannerman-Quartey
Writer/Talker/Pundict. I have Sports at heart.
WAFA SC will be hoping for improved performance when they lock horns with traveling AshGold at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena over the weekend. The Academy boys have not enjoyed the best of stats in the ongoing league, picking 5 points from a possible 15 under new coach, Guillermo Zaragoza. As things stand, they have managed a paltry 5 from 9 points of which they will be hoping to get the better off AshGold, who themselves are not enjoying the best of the campaign. The Aboakese lads are making a return to Sogakope Arena where they held their hosts to…
President and bankroller of Kumasi-based club, King Faisal, Alhaji Grunsah was full of praises for his hat trick hero, Ibrahim Zubairu, who single handly brought Kotoko to its wobbly knees in a tightly contested derby at the Kumasi Baba Yara Sports Stadium. Both teams were looking to get one over each other considering the pair failed to record wins in their prior encounter. Kotoko were looking to get in on the wins after their perfect run to the season was curbed with a draw away to Karela at the CAM Park whiles King Faisal were dealt a serious blow by…
An inspired hattrick from Ibrahim Zubairu aided King Faisal to shockingly dispatch Kotoko with ease when the pair clashed in the derby to bring the home side back to planet earth after a bright start to the season. Aduana Stars, RTU, Dreams FC gave off resounding performances to clinch maximum points on the day as Great Olympics and AshGold managed draws against Bechem United and Legon Cities respectively in ongoing campaign. GHPL WEEK 6 Elmina Sharks 2-1 Karela United [Justice A.Mensah 2x,K.Andoh] Aduana Stars 3-0 WAFA SC [E.Gyamfi 2x, Hafiz Adams] Accra Lions 1-0 Eleven Wonders [Fred Asante] Dreams 2-0…
WAFA SC’s prolific striker, Justus Torsutsey was on target yet again for the second game running as they dug deep to secure their first win of the season against traveling Accra Great Olympics at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena. The home side were coming into this fixture on the back of three winless games, as well as facing an opponent that did a double over them in the previous season. The away side, started the early exchanges on the front foot creating a host of chances but failed to make any count only for the tides to switch in favor…
Kotoko seems to be on a magical wavelength in the ongoing Ghana Premier League 2021-22 which has stirred up the emotions of the fans to think that, this season might just be their year to reclaim the league title they ceded to bitter rivals, Hearts of Oak. This weekend, they travel away to face a bruised Karela United, who are still grinding the pieces together following their 2-0 defeat at the hands of Medeama in Tarkwa. The home side lost a goal gem in Diawusie Taylor to Future FC, Egypt, which to an extent have affected their goal-scoring fortunes, scoring…
WAFA SC midfielder Lawrence Agyekum was left fuming as his side were pegged back twice by Legon Cities at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena in week 4 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League 2021-22 season. The home side were in dire need of a win to kick start their season after going winless in 3 matches. In the opening embers of the game, mercurial midfield gem, Lawrence Agyekum shot his side into the lead with a beautifully crafted shot outside the penalty box only for the away side to restore parity twice in the game. ”It was a good game.…
Kotoko continued their dominant start to the season as they easily dispatched struggling Eleven Wonders at home, whiles King Faisal’s perfect run in the season was halted by Berekum Chelsea away at the Golden City Park. Aduana Stars, WAFA SC, and Dreams FC returned back to winning ways as Hearts of Oak struggles in the season continue losing away from home to Obuasi-based AshGold. GHPL WEEK 4 Berekum Chelsea 0-1 King Faisal [Adjei Paul] Accra Lions 2-1 Bechem United [Rauf Salifu, C. Amankwah – A.Okrah] Aduana Stars 5-1 RTU [Bright Adjei x2, Eric Kwakwa, Y.Mohammed, E.Gyamfi – S.Badu] Kotoko 2-0…
AshGold and Hearts of Oak are dreading the season both are currently having in the ongoing Ghana Premier League 2021/22 session. The home side, have won a solitary fixture away to Eleven Wonders on the opening day of the league followed by a draw with Karela at home and a shocking loss to regional rivals, King Faisal, which culminated in the sacking of coach Ernest Thompson Quartey, who was barely 3 months in the job. Samuel Boadu is managing Hearts of Oak in his first full season having led the side to the double last season, most importantly helping them…
Kotoko are enjoying the form of their lives, as things stand, they currently occupy the summit of the table having won all of the three fixtures they have since played. This weekend will provide them with another opportunity to solidify their position at top when they play Eleven Wonders knowing very well King Faisal are on their tails having also won all their matches to the surprise of many lovers of the league. Eleven Wonders haven’t had the best of starts having picked a bare minimum of 2 points from 9 with a goal to their disadvantage. Yaw Acheampong having…