Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

GPL Wk6 Report: Hearts, Kotoko, Bechem win as WAFA, Dreams lose Bechem United made their superiority count over former league leaders, Karela United at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park. Both sides were amongst three teams yet to lose in five games honored so far in the league. Goals from Steven Owusu, Listowel Amankonah, and a Diawusie Taylor consolation in between helped the Hunters to their third win of the season. Legon Cities will be wondering what hit them on Friday night against Ebusua Dwarfs as they succumbed to a 1-2 loss at their own backyard, Accra Sports Stadium. The Royals…

GPL Match Preview and Prediction: Great Olympics set to slay WAFA At the Accra Sports Stadium matchday, six of the Ghana Premier League will see Accra Great Olympics at home to WAFA in a top-six classic affair. The home side have enjoyed a positive start to life, under current head coach, Annor Walker, who masterminded the grand scheme to beat touted favorites for the league, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, which culminated in the sacking of their ex-player and coach Maxwell Konadu. The Dade boys are currently aiming for a top-five finish by the end of the season, as things stand now,,…

GPL Match Report: Hearts record precious win over King Faisal Hearts of Oak left it deep into injury time to steal all three points from the jaws of King Faisal at the Ohene Ameyaw Park. Both sides lost their prior games to AshGold and Aduana Stars, with that in mind, a win was the only result that would pacify either set of the fans. Benjamin Afutu Kotey shot the away side into the lead on 15 minutes, either side threatened but Hearts held on to that slim margin to end the first half. Kwame Frimpong five minutes post the second…

GPL Match Preview and Prediction: Elmina Sharks out to bite Inter Allies Yaw Acheampong’s Elmina Sharks will have a wounded traveling Inter Allies side to deal in round six of the Ghana Premier League this weekend at the Ndoum Sports Stadium. The Elmina-based Sharks have continued to improve on last season’s performance which sees them occupy the 7th spot with 6 points after five rounds of games in the ongoing league. The away side have to wary of the attacking prowess of duo Richard Mpong and Tweneboah Benjamin, who have four goals between them so far this season something that…

GPL Match Preview and Prediction: Eleven Wonders to stop free-scoring Ashgold Eight ranked Eleven Wonders will be at home to high-flying AshantiGold this weekend when the pair clash for a classic showdown at the Ohene Ameyaw Park. The home side after five rounds of games will be most impressed with how they have managed to churn results out in a positive away, unlike last season, where they were largely inconsistent and faced the shame of relegation but for the league’s truncation following the outbreak of Covid-19, they stayed afloat. A lot of their performance this season would be attributed to…

GPL Match Preview and Prediction: Medeama eye Liberty scalp Tarkwa based Medeama SC touted as one of the favorites for the Ghana Premier League 2020-21 season will be at home to the visiting Liberty Professionals over the weekend. The home side are slowly picking up the pace in the league following their hard-fought 1-0 victory over Ebusua Dwarfs at the Cape Coast Stadium. Samuel Boadu and his well-stocked setup haven’t had the best of results in their four rounds of games sitting 12th with five points,results are trickling in slowly and they will be sure to build on that momentum…

GPL Match Preview and Prediction: King Faisal, Hearts battle for three points Two Ghana Premier League clubs King Faisal Babies and Accra Hearts of Oak will engage each other with the idea of claiming all three points in week six of the ongoing league session on Monday. Both sides come into this fixture after losing heavily to AshGold and Aduana Stars respectively in a rescheduled fixture that was played in midweek. King Faisal have endured a rather difficult spell in the league, winning just one, losing as many as three games, and drawing just one in five rounds of games…

GPL Match Report: Great Olympics silence Kotoko Asante Kotoko and Accra Great Olympics honored their rescheduled week three outstanding fixture this afternoon, December 17, 2020, at the Accra Sports Stadium. The home side were looking to improve on their prior win against Legon Cities over the week, which they won through an Ibrahim Osman solitary goal. The Dade boys, on the other hand, lost to their regional foes, Liberty Professionals at the Carl Reindorf, with that loss fresh in the minds of Coach Walker and his boys, they through everything at this afternoon’s encounter. The first half saw both teams…

GPL Match Reports: Adauna tame Hearts, Ashgold wallop King Faisal in six-goals thriller Aduana Stars and AshGold recorded impressive home victories over their respective opponents in a week one and three rescheduled Ghana Premier League matches that took place this afternoon in Dorma and Obuasi. Aduana Stars were at home to Accra Hearts of Oak at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park, both clubs were billed to play in week one,but for a surge in Covid-19 cases recorded in the camp of the opposition setup the Ghana Football Association deemed it necessary to postpone the match. This afternoon both clubs clashed,…

Martin Antwi unfazed by Kotoko rejection Ghana Premier League giants Kumasi Asante Kotoko released a 30-man list of players that will feature prominently for them to help push their continental and domestic ambitions for 2020-21 season, notable amongst the absentee list, Martin Antwi. The versatile winger was not registered ahead of the new season, having been told by the technical head of the side, Maxwell Konadu, his services won’t be required by the club. According to Antwi in an exclusive with Saharafootball.net, he was deeply hurt when he was omitted from the squad list for the new season, but has…