Day: December 4, 2023

Aduana Stars bounced back to winning ways as they defeated Accra Hearts of Oak 1-0 in a matchday 13 encounter of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League.

A second-half strike from Bright Adjei was enough for Aduana Stars to secure all three points and maintain the top spot in the league with 24 points, while Hearts dropped to eighth position with 16 points.

It was a vital victory for the ‘Ogyaa Boys’, especially after last week’s defeat to Accra Lions at home, while the Phobians succumbed to another loss after their FA Cup exit against Nania FC.

Nsoatreman FC also delivered a stunning away performance after beating Bibiani Gold Stars 2-1 at Duns Park to move level on points with Aduana Stars at the top of the league.

Abdul Manaf Umar and Collins Cudjoe scored for Nsoatreman in each half, while an Emmanuel Appau strike could only serve as consolation for Gold Stars who are winless in nine games.

Bechem United secured an emphatic 4-0 victory against Karela United at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium.

Augustine Okr
ah bagged a brace for the Hunters, while Emmanuel Avornye and Emmanuel Annor’s solitary strikes were enough to cap off a big away victory.

Bechem United move up to fifth on the league table with 20 points, just four points adrift of Aduana Stars and Nsoatreman FC.

Bofoakwa Tano, after being banned from playing at the Sunyani Coronation Park, succumbed to a 2-0 loss against Samartex 1996 at the Dr Kwame Kyei Complex.

Goals from Evans Osei Wusu and Michael Ephson ensured victory for FC Samartex 1996, who moved to third on the league table.

Nations FC also secured their first away victory of the season after beating Accra Lions at the WAFA Park in Sogakope.

Some results from week 13:

Accra Lions FC 0-1 Nations FC

Aduana Stars 1-0 Hearts of Oak Gold

Stars FC 1-2 Nsoatreman FC Bofoakwa

Tano FC 0-2 FC Samartex 1996

Karela United 0-4 Bechem United

Real Tamale United P-P Medeama SC

Heart of Lions P-P Dreams FC

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Black Queens of Ghana on Sunday, held their first training session at the Wits Sports Complex, Bloemfontein-Johannesburg Johanesburg, ahead of Tuesday’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier (WAFCON) final round 2nd leg fixture against Namibia.

The team arrived at the O.R Tambo international airport in the early hours of Sunday, December 3, and moved straight to Pretoria to pitch camp.

Nora Häuptle and her side then hit the ground running with their first training session at the Wits Sports Complex, Bloemfontein-Johannesburg.

All 23 players took part in the session that lasted for a little over an hour.

The Black Queens will hold an official training on Monday, December 4, before the crucial match on Tuesday.

The 2nd leg tie would take place on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Dreams FC got their CAF Confederation Cup campaign back on track after defeating Rivers United of Nigeria 2-1 in their second group match at the Baba Yara Stadium.

Having lost their first match 0:2 to Club Africain, the ‘Still Believe’ boys went into the match determined to pick all three points to keep their hopes of progressing from the group alive. ??Two second half goals from skipper John Antwi and

Abdul Aziz Issah was all they needed to triumph over the Nigerians who won their first match at home against Angolan side, Academica.

Both teams got off to a quiet start as they failed to create any decent chance in the opening ten minutes.

Dreams FC who were expected to dominate as the home team could hardly string together 10 passes without giving away possession, leaving the Nigerians to surge forward with confidence.

It was not until the 17th minute that Dreams FC made their first attempt at goal, but John Antwi’s effort deflected off the body of an opponent for their first corner of the match.

The u
ninspiring performance by the two teams left both goalkeepers idle as they watched their colleagues up field struggled to play any meaningful football.

As the fans continued to endure a boring match, Abdul Aziz Issah delivered a curling effort from 35 yards, missing target by inches.

It was perhaps the only exciting display from any of the 22 men on the field after 30 minutes of action.

Four minutes later, skipper John Antwi showed leadership by heading home a cross from the left to put his side in the lead.

The goal brought no changes in the play of both sides as Dreams FC held on to their solitary lead into the break.

The sloppy nature of the two teams continued after the break as they struggled to create goal scoring opportunities at either end of the field.

It was rather the visitors who started to show promise after 10 minutes into the half as they made series of incursions into the half of Dreams FC with Alex Oyowah being the tormentor in chief.

As they pushed for the equaliser, Dreams FC deflate
d any ambition for a comeback with a second goal through Issah.

It was a beautiful build-up from the middle of the park which saw Agyenim Boateng sending a defence-splitting pass to Issah who placed it beyond the onrushing goalkeeper.

With victory in sight, Dreams FC decided to dictate the pace of the game by holding onto the ball as a way of managing the remaining minutes to their advantage.

The visitors would however pull one back four minutes into the six minutes additional time through Oyowah who directed a pass in the box to the far post.

The win takes Dreams to the second spot on the table behind Club Africain who defeated Academica on the road.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Cultural Games Association (CGA) of Ghana has scheduled the commencement of the maiden Ghana Africa (GHAF) Skyball League in June 2024.

According to the CGA, the upcoming league forms part of their efforts to popularise the sport, with every region in Ghana having at least two skyball clubs.

Nana Boateng Gyimah II, Krontihene of Senchi Asokore and National President of the CGA-Ghana, said they have lined up a series of activities ahead of the start of the league. He also urged regional, municipal, district, and zonal sports managers and agencies to accept registering two Skyball clubs to participate in the national league. ‘The management of the Cultural Games Association would go to all regions to sensitise prospective Skyball League players’ about the rules, officiating, benefits, etc. of the Skyball.

‘The Skyball is a flagship sport designed by the CGA to open avenues for talented footballers who are struggling to make an impact in football.’

Nana Boateng Gyimah II, who is known in private life as
Dr. Ernest Boateng Gyimah, also stated that the management of the CGA is exploring partnership opportunities with the Ghana Football Association and other football regulatory authorities across Africa and the world.

He also revealed that they had plans to offer free skyball training to students in partnership with the Ghana Education Service (Cultural Education Unit).

The Cultural Games Association is an entity registered with the National Sports Authority that are responsible for local traditional sports including chaskele, ampe, pushboxing, and amanball, among others.

Source: Ghana News Agency