Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Kotoko are in the form of the lives. It’s looking as though, the preseason campaign in Dubai is paying off great dividends as they have notched 6 points in two matches they have played in the ongoing league season.  This weekend, they will be traveling away to debutants, Bibiani Goldtsars, who started the season on a bright note beating Berekum Chelsea at home.  Bibiani GoldStars coach Michael Osei knows the Kotoko side too well after playing for them some decades past, he comes off against a Kotoko side he’s yet to play against with his new side.  The new boys…

After a year and a half absence from the Baba Yara Stadium, Kotoko gave their fans their monies worth as they delved deep to beat Bechem United at home to record back-to-back victories in the ongoing league campaign.  Dreams FC recovered from their first loss of the season to Kotoko as they easily dispatched Elmina Sharks at the Ndoum Sports Stadium. Elsewhere, Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars are still winless after two games as they drew and lost to their respective opponents WAFA SC and King Faisal. GHPL WEEK 2 WAFA SC  1-1 Hearts of Oak  [Sampson Agyapong -…

Asante Kotoko impressively dispatched Dreams FC away from home in an empathic fashion in Accra thanks to three sublime goals from Mudasiru, Oppong, and Lamptey.  The Reds will be looking to build on that triumph when they host Bechem United at their favorite Kumasi Baba Yara Stadium, their first match at the venue in over a year.  In the just ended league, both teams won their respective games which they met in their own backyard.  Bechem United are coming into this fixture on the back of thrashing title hopefuls Medeama SC at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park in the season…

WAFA SC are back to their favorite Sogakope Red Bull Arena after losing their first game of the new season to King Faisal, with that in mind, they will be looking to defy the odds against a bruised Hearts of Oak.  Lately, they are without the services of Prosper Ogun Narteh, who has since jumped ship to Kotoko after guiding them to a 3rd place finish.  Guillermo Hamdan Zaragoza will is clearly new to the Ghanaian terrain and will need time to fully adapt to the top-flight league.  His opposite number, Samuel Boadu attributed his side’s profligacy to the reason…

Ashantigold have started the season brightly under the tutelage of new coach, Ernest Thompson Quartey securing a vital win away to Eleven Wonders.  This weekend, they will be at the Obuasi-based Ley Clay Stadium to square off with Karela United. The latter drew their first home game to Aduana Stars in a 1-1 pulsating draw.  Karela United have lost a goal hero in Diawisie Taylor, who has since moved to Future SC, Egypt in the just-ended transfer window. His absence will be greatly felt as new coach Kobby Mensah will have to deploy others in his place as they travel…

Kotoko made sure their training regiments in Dubai was no fluke as they came down from a F.Issahuku goal to beat Dreams FC by 3 goals in their first away match of the campaign.  Medeama SC were drubbed away by Bechem, Great Olympics were held by newcomers Real Tamale United whiles Hearts of Oak failed to glitter in their home fixture against Legon Cities at the Accra Sports Stadium.  GHPL WEEK 1  Accra Lions 1-1 Elmina Sharks  [Rauf Salifu – M.Sarpong]  Dreams FC 1-3 Asante Kotoko  [F.Issahuku – Mudasiru, Oppong, Lamptey] Bechem United 4-0 Medeama SC  [E.Avornyo 2x, F.Twene, A.Okrah]…

Accra Hearts of Oak will have a fine opportunity to start off their campaign in a blistering fashion as they take on Legon Cities at the Accra Sports Stadium.  The season that went by saw the home side take 4 points from a possible 6 in games the pair played, coming into this duel, they will be heavily buoyed by that feat. Legon Cites on the other hand have Maxwell Konadu will be in the dugouts for them this season, he knows the league all too well with his experience with Asante Kotoko having won the league as a player…

Dreams FC have become somewhat of a top 6 contention club in the last few years since they gained promotion into the top-flight league. A lot of plaudits have to be credited to the board, management on how they have laid good foundations for these successes to be chalked, this season, they are at it again.  They face off with, record holders of the league, Kotoko one of their boggy sides, matches between the pair have mostly titled in favor of the away side. Last season, the reds edged, the ‘’Still Believe’’ side in both legs of the league. The…

A season past, the Ghana Premier League 2020/21 received loads of traction, a new season is on the cards again with clubs looking to get one over each other, fans hoping to get on the end of the bragging rights, we at Saharafootball.net got in on the action.  Selassie Fiawoyi [Hearts of Oak will be the team to beat this season, I look at their stats from last season and I think they can build on that momentum considering they have all their squad intact having added others to rank as well. Kotoko are a real force to reckon with…

The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has encouraged Ghana to put in a bid to host the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The CAF President toured Ghana on a two-day visit last week and was among the guest speakers at the Youth Connekt Summit held in Accra. During his visit to the country, he visited Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, during the discussions he opined that he will be happy if Ghana hosted the AFCON once again since it had loads of benefits the country could derive from t hosting.  “I will like to see Ghana…