Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

Writer/Talker/Pundict. I have Sports at heart.

Nsoatreman FC crowned their season with a win over Bofoakwa Tano in a closely knitted final of the MTN FA Cup on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium. Maxwell Konadu and his charges came from behind to draw level after 120 minutes and went on to  beat Bofoakwa Tano,5-4 on penalties to win the MTN FA Cup. READ MORE: Black Stars rank 64th in latest FIFA ranking The two Bono clubs meeting for the first time at such a stage was either looking to get one over each other having previously met in the…

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The Black Stars have climbed four places up the ladder to 64th in the latest FIFA rankings released on June, 24. This sharp rise follows their dominant display in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali away and a home duel against Central African Republic. READ MORE: Kotoko terminate contracts of seven players In both games, they picked vital wins over their opposition, scoring six and conceding four against Mali and CAR respectively. Despite the change in their rankings on the world stage, they are ranked 12th in Africa. READ MORE: C.K Akonnor backs Otto Addo to succeed as…

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Asante Kotoko has mutually agreed on the contract termination of seven players in an ongoing summer overhaul by the club following the end of the 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League. This termination comes just a day after eleven players were released from the club. READ MORE: Danlad Ibrahim, Mfegue, Oppong and others released by Kotoko The club confirmed that long-serving goalkeeper, Danlad Ibrahim, the enterprising, Isaac Oppong, Ivoirian, and Serge-Eric Zeze were part of the players that have been let go by the club. Others include Kalo Ouattara, George Mfegue, Nicholas Osei Bonsu, Augustine Agyapong, Nicholas Mensah, John Tedeku, Moise…

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Kotoko has released eleven first-team players in a massive overhaul following an uninspiring end to the 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League.   The Kumasi-based club finished the 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League campaign 6th with 49 points which didn’t go down well with a host of stakeholders of the club. READ MORE: C.K Akonnor backs Otto Addo to succeed as BlackStars coach The club confirmed that long-serving goalkeeper, Danlad Ibrahim, the enterprising, Isaac Oppong, Ivoirian, and Serge-Eric Zeze were part of the players that have been let go by the club. Others include Kalo Ouattara, George Mfegue, Nicholas Osei Bonsu, Augustine…

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Former Black Stars coach CK Akonnor has backed coach Otto Addo to succeed as head coach of the male national team. The Black Stars gave their 2026 World Cup qualifications the needed boast with two impressive wins. One away to Mali and the other against Central African Republic. READ MORE : Samartex crowned Ghana Premier League champions Speaking to Channel One Sports, Akonnor has been impressed with the direction of the Black Stars under the tutelage of Coach Otto Addo, who is back at the helm of affairs for a second stint. “It’s very hopeful, I saw the match against Mali…

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Samartex has been crowned champions of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season for the first time in its club history. Emmanuel Mamah and Emmanuel Ocran scored in either half of the game to help secure victory on the coronation day for the host against Accra Lions. READ MORE : GPL Week Thirty-Four Review : Samartex win league as Olympics, RTU relegated They finished the season with 61 points from 34 games. Some of the milestones, they chalked saw them pick as many as 45 points from a possible 48 points at home. The first team to score thirty-three goals at home…

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Hearts of Oak head coach, Aboubakar Ouattara has expressed deep disappointment on how the remainder of the league turned after they scrapped a win to escape relegation on the final day. The former Ghana Premier League champions had to play above their weight levels to scrap an all-important victory at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park against Bechem United. READ MORE: GPL Week Thirty-Four Review: Samartex wins League as Olympics, RTU relegated Following their win over the Hunters, Ivorian trainer, Ouattara voiced his displeasure on how things turned out for his club in his post-game reactions. “To be frank, I…

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Hearts of Oak confirmed their participation in next season’s league with an important win away to Bechem United in a five-goal thriller at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour II park.   In a twist of events at Akoon Park, Karela United needed a late winner, Baba Abdul to survive the doom of relegation. In contrast, Hearts of Lions’ late penalty condemned Great Olympics back to relegation, the first since 2017. READ MORE : Great Olympics relegated yet again from the Ghana Premier League This will mean, that Great Olympics will join RTU and Bofoakwa Tano who have since been relegated from the…

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Accra Great Olympics have been relegated from the 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League. The Dade boys were scheduled to take on already relegated side, Real Tamale United at the Accra Sports Stadium for the final rounds of games at the Accra Sports Stadium but the latter failed to show up for the fixture. READ MORE: Hearts of Oak beat Bechem United to escape relegation This however meant that the former Ghana Premier League Champions would be awarded three points and three goals which gave them 44 points from 34 games. With their league stays hanging in a balance, they hoped for…

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Yaw Baafi’s last-gasp goal for Hearts of Oak against Bechem United aided them to escape the claws of relegation in the just-ended 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League season. The Phobians went into the game knowing very well that anything short of a win against Bechem United would see them relegated. READ MORE: Match Preview & Predictions: Medeama SC vs Karela United The game started with loads of frenetic energy and pace, but the home side missed notable players such as Samuel Osei Kuffour and Emmanuel Ababbio through suspension, Emmanuel Annor (injury), and Clinton Dudou was unavailable for selection. READ MORE: GPL…

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