Karela United extend their unbeaten run to seven games without defeat after settling for a 1-1 draw against Great Olympics on Friday afternoon.



Diawisie Taylor scored early in the first half to give the home side the lead before Samuel Abbey scored just before the break to level things at the CAM Park.

Great Olympics are third and now two points behind Kotoko and Hearts of Oak in the league table, while Karela sits at the fourth position.

Diawisie Taylor’s goal against Great Olympics means he has now scored 16 goals in the Ghana Premier League this season, five more than any other player.

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 prove their mettle but it ended in a bore goalless draw.

A Michael Yeboah in the 53rd minute of proceedings proved the masterstroke as scored Olympics clinched a 1-0 victory over the Kumasi “Galacticos” at the Accra Sports Stadium.

This is the first time in 26 years that Olympics have beaten Kotoko away from home.

Olympics are up to fifth position whiles Kotoko slip to 11th.

Kotoko will match up to Great Olympics in a rescheduled week three fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Both clubs will push each other hard and well enough for all three points up for grabs.

The Kumasi ‘Galacticos’ notched their first win of the season beating nouveau riche Legon Cities, who are still battling to pick up the pieces after a plethora of changes.

They have picked four (4) points at home this season, their fifth (5) points in three (3) games(2D1W).

Accra based Great Olympics have not fared badly this season after five rounds of games, they occupy the 13^th spot on the log.

Coach Annor Walker has set a personal ambition of breaking into the top five this season, on the back of losing to Liberty Professionals in a hotly contested regional derby at the Carl Reindorff Park, he is sure to go all out against the Reds.

The two sides have played ten (10) games over the last league season, the “Kumasi Galacticos” have won four (4) games, the away side notching two (2) with the remaining four games ending in pulsating draws.

Prediction: Kotoko 2-1 Great Olympics

Liberty Professionals have not had the best starts in the ongoing Ghana Premier League, this is something head coach David Ocloo has come under incessant pressure over the last few weeks for churning out a series of draws in three games.



The Dansoman based club are currently twelve (12) th on the log with three (3) points in the ongoing Ghana Premier League.

The “Dade” boys have been imperious this season sitting eight (8) th on the log with four (4) points as well as scoring four (4) goals and conceding one (1) in the process.

Head coach Annor Walker of the club has firm ambitions of finishing in the top half once the Ghana Premier League 2020-21 season ends.

“My target is to be among the top five so we are aiming towards that height.”

Eleven (11) matches have been played the away side have by far been the dominant of the two (2) winning six (6) the home side with three (3) and the other ending in draws.

Predictions: Liberty Professional 1-1 Accra Great Olympics

Accra Great Olympics deputy captain Gladson Awako has encouraged young lads to aspire to greater heights in their careers in order to build a concrete legacy, so as to reap the financial dividends that come with it at the end of their careers.

The experienced midfielder believes players have themselves to blame if they don’t train hard, listen to instructions and become disciplined in order for them to secure moves abroad because playing in the local league isn’t lucrative enough to boast a player up financially after drawing the curtains on his playing career.

In a recent interview with Accra based Asempa FM, he lamented about the meager salaries players receive and other financial burdens placed on them by their dependents.

“If someone claims, that you can play your career here in Ghana, succeed and enjoy life in the future, it is never true,” he said.

“It’s either you get the chance to be in any of the national teams (then that’s cool)”

“How much do they even pay us as signing-on fees, so if someone says you can play here and be very comfortable, take very good care of your kids and your family, it’s flawed”.

Gladson Awako currently plays with one of the traditional clubs of the country, Accra Great Olympics, after playing with Heart of Lions, Berekum Chelsea before a move to DR Congolese giants TP Mazembe.

Great Olympics coach Annor Walker has revealed he will beef up his squad with eight experienced players during the second transfer window.

The Wonder Club endured a purple patchy run of form in the suspended Ghana Premier League.

Despite moving up on the ladder after winning a protest against Medeama.

But coach Annor Walker says he will augment his squad with at least eight experienced and matured players during the second transfer window.

“Olympics lack players hungry for success. The transfer window is here with us and as a club, we need to be busy and get some experience hands to come in and rescue the club from its current position,”

“Frankly, I came in and met three central defenders and apart from Jamaldeen Haruna, the rest cannot help the team and I need to strengthen that side.

“Also I do not have midfielders. In modern football, you play with attacking midfielders and even if you have one striker and more midfielders you can get the much-needed results with the right approach.

“Quaye was not playing when I came in but I had to work on him and get him to deliver for me and the team and I must say he is proving to be our savior but he needs support upfront to score more.”

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Tarkwa based Medeama Sporting Club on Monday issued a statement after the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA issued its decision in a filed protest against Medeama SC docking them three points and three goals for fielding an unqualified player(Kofi Babil) during match Day – 12 of the Ghana Premier League match against Great Olympics on March 2,2020 in Tarkwa.



Below is the statement released by the Medeama SC:

“We reject the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and will fight the matter to its logical conclusion”.

“We are scandalized by the decision to award boardroom points to our opponents and will not rest until the well-deserved points accrued on the football pitch is restored”.

“The club has initiated processes to file an appeal against the bogus and ridiculous decision and will exhaust the internal legal channels”.

“The club will also explore other options including seeking justice at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)”.

“We stand by our argument and will take the appropriate action to ensure the final outcome is favorable for the cub”.

“We would like to urge our supporters to remain calm as we fight this legal battle”.

“The battle has just started for our local game and the club will fight this case with every resource at our disposal”.

It remains to be seen how far the Tarkwa based club will go with this appeal.

Accra Great Olympics secured three points when the Ghana FA (GFA) awarded them three boardroom points in their protest against league leaders Medeama.

The Disciplinary Committee of the GFA ruled on Monday that Medeama SC fielded an unqualified player when the two sides clashed at the Akoon Community Park in match week 12 of the now-suspended Ghana Premier League.

In the said match, the home side fielded Nana Kofi Babil, who had received three prior bookings and should have served a one-match ban was fielded by his side against Olympics which they ultimately won by a solitary goal.

The Disciplinary finalized its decision to –

i. To award three points, three goals to Olympics meaning Medeama will cede the spot at the summit to Aduana, from 30 to 27 points.

1. Pay a fine of $1,000 fine of which Olympics will get 50% of that amount.

iii. Also, pay GHC1000 in transportation expenses to the traveling side.

This new decision will see Olympics move up to the 10th position on the league table as the points gained will increase from 17 to 20.

Medeama will have a day to appeal this decision by the Disciplinary Committee of the GFA.

“That the protest of Accra Great Olympics FC is successful since player, Nana Kofi Babil was unqualified to play in the Matchday 12 Premier League match between Medeama SC and Accra Great Olympics FC in accordance of 28(1)(e), 28(2) and 33(1)(e) of the Premier League Regulations,” the GFA Disciplinary Committee said in its ruling on Monday.

“That for fielding an unqualified player in the said match, Medeama SC shall be considered as having lost the match and accordingly, three(3) points and three(3) goals is hereby awarded in favour of Accra Great Olympics FC pursuant to Article 33(1)(e) and 33(2) of the Premier League Regulations.

“That Medeama SC shall further lose three (3) points from its accumulated points from previous matches in accordance with Article 33(5)(a) of the Premier League Regulations.

“That Medeama SC is hereby fined an amount of Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc5,000.00), 50% of which shall be paid to Accra Great Olympics in accordance with Article 33(5)(b) of the Premier League Regulations.

“That in accordance with Article 33(5)(c) of the Premier League Regulations, Medeama SC is hereby fined an amount of One Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc1,000.00) as transportation expense of Accra Great Olympics FC.

“That should any party be dissatisfied with or aggrieved by this Decision, the party has within one (1) day of being notified of this Ruling to appeal to the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association {See Article 35(10) of the Premier.”

This is not the first time a club has been awarded three points after a filed protest in the game.

Ghana Premier League referee Hamid Sessay has been banned for four games over incidents that transpired in the game between Acra Great Olympics and WAFA SC at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Full GFA Statement:

Referee Hamid Sessay has been handed a four-match ban in respect of the Ghana Premier League match between Great Olympics and WAFA in Accra.

The GFA Referees Committee took this decision after receiving two complaints from Great Olympics on the performance of the Referee.

The first complaint was on a penalty claim after Gladson Awako “was heavily brought down” on 62 minute inside the penalty box.

The second complaint relates to a foul on the same player in the 70th minute which Olympics again felt they deserved a penalty.

After a critical review, the Committee found that the referee was correct not to give a penalty in the complaint on the 62nd-minute because the incident happened outside the box and there was no contact between the defender and the attacking player.

However, it was found out that the second incident merited a penalty because the defender brought down the Olympics forward in the penalty box in the full view of the referee. The referee, therefore, made a clear and obvious error in ignoring it.

The committee also found that Referee Hamid Sessay was generally not at his best for that particular game.

It was therefore recommended that a four-match ban be placed on referee Sessay for the clear and obvious error. The length of the ban takes into account the fact that this is the first infraction on his part this season.

Great Olympics have been hit with another coaching crisis after head coach Prince George Koffie resigned on Monday, 3 February, 2020, according to reports.



WAFA SC inflicted another defeat on Great Olympics and Koffie was not particularly pleased with the result on Sunday.

Koffie was appointed in December, 2019 to replace Isaac Nii Armah who also quit his post citing personal reasons.

Great Olympics are 14th on the 18-team table with seven points from 7 matches.