Author: Raphael Bannerman-Quartey

GPL Match Preview and Prediction: Legon Cities vs Great Olympics Legon Cities welcome the table toppers of the league Great Olympics in what has been classified by many as the Accra derby. Both clubs at present are on opposite ends of the league log, the Royals after the charade of signings in pre-season and mid-season are still yet to hit the ground running not even the funfair signing of injury-plagued Asamoah Gyan has helped matters. The Accra-based side occupies the 15th position on the log with 19 points something Bashir Hayford may have to remedy in the coming weeks or…

Chairman Agbogah recounts one year as VRFA Chairman It’s been well over a year and some months since Daniel Agbogah succeeded Francis Dogbatse as Chairman of the Volta Regional Football Association. The young, dynamic football administrator, who has been an active participant of the game and its development having held several portfolios in the game, has shared some thoughts on his mandate as Chairman of the Volta Region. When queried on his thoughts on his one-year mandate amongst other things, he had this to say “Well for me, I look at football beyond the pitch, which is another department of…

Fans can’t force me to win the league – Great Olympics coach Accra Great Olympics Coach Annor Walker has strongly diffused widespread suggestions that he is under pressure to win the league this season for the Dade boys. According to the experienced trainer, who was speaking to the press after his side run victories over title hopefuls, Medeama SC, remarked that he is not under pressure to win the league. ” I am not under pressure to win the league, the fans are not paying me, so why would they give me pressure? What they want is a cup, what…

Ghana Premier League coaches for the second round The Ghana Premier League 2020-21 season is about to enter its second phase, the first round produced scintillating match results, which wowed fans across the length and breadth of the country. In our part of the world, very little credence is giving to the men on the touchline, when match results are skewed in favour of clubs, players receive high praise but coaches receive a chunk of the bashing when things turn sour. Saharafootball.net takes a look at the men, that will lead their charges for the next phase considering clubs have…

GPL Match Preview: Great Olympics vs Medeama The Ghana Premier League 2020-21 second round is back, after a month hiatus, paving ways for African Cup of Nations qualifiers, friendly games, rest for sportsmen to regroup and come back fresher amongst others. The Accra Sports Stadium will host the first of many games, this weekend with, Accra Great Olympics, having impressed in the first round under Coach Annor Walker take on money bags, Medeama SC, who have a strong title ambition under new coach Yaw Preko and Acheampong. Both teams will look to outdo each other on the day, with three…

Featured: The Black Stars of our future Ghana played out a pulsating 1-1 draw with Rainbow nation, South Africa in the penultimate game of group C match in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the FNB Stadium then two days later; they crowned it off with a 3-1 victory over Sao Tome and Principe at the Accra Sports Stadium. In the end, Ghana will be pleased with its ninth consecutive qualification to the continent’s biggest football tournament together with Sudan, who did everything humanly possible to secure the second slot ahead of South Africa. Ghana may have qualified for…

Second round of the Ghana Premier League begins this weekend After several weeks of Ghana Premier League hiatus, the second round is billed to resume football in yet another nerve-racking fashion this time with no fans. The first round of the league produced some interesting match results, which saw some teams defy odds to end the first round at remarkable positions on the log. Other players that performed well have secured moves outside the shores of the country, mostly in the North Africa region. The goal king chart sees players like Daniel Lomotey (ES Setif), Kwame Opoku (USM Algiers), Joseph…

OFFICIAL: Asante Kotoko appoint Mariano Barreto as Head Coach After weeks of intense speculations Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko, have named former Blackstars coach Mariano Barreto as their new head coach. https://twitter.com/asantekotoko_sc/status/1375380940286009347?s=21 The 64-year old Portuguese takes over from Abdul Gazelle and Johnson Smith, who were served in interim capacities following the sacking of club legend and coach Maxwell Konadu far back in December 2020. Hopefully, Barreto’s confirmation as the new head coach will settle nerves within the Porcupine fraternity amidst lots of tension between the fans and the board on where the club was heading technically.

Zakaria Mumuni gives back to society Zenab Abubakar wife of Medeama SC winger, Zakaria Mumuni has donated items worth thousands of cedis to the Good Shepherd orphanage located at Ofaakor, Kasoa in the Central Region. The kind act forms part of activities to mark Zenab’s birthday celebration to aid the less privileged in society. Items presented to the orphanage home included cartons of water, toiletries, bags of rice and oil, assorted soft drinks, and an undisclosed amount of cash. According to her, it has always been her harbored dream to give to society. After the donations to the Orphanage home,…

FEATURED: Abednego Tetteh; The forgotten Jewel So like usual, I was surfing my phone and chatting when my notification bell rang followed by a news feed from the official twitter handle of Hearts of Oak announcing the capture of predatory striker, Abednego Tetteh. Initially, I didn’t know what to make of the news, because days prior, I had hints on his imminent move to the capital-based club, Hearts, as a free agent, so I was only in wait for an official announcement and behold the hour dawned gracefully. Abednego Tetteh signing for Hearts. I said to myself, this was a…