Andre Dede Ayew inspired Swansea City to dismantle a much-changed Liverpool side to make sure of their Premier League survival.
Dede Ayew's header and a sumptuous Jack Cork goal put the hosts in charge after a vibrant first-half display.
Christian Benteke nodded in to give the visitors hope, but Ayew's second goal swiftly ended those aspirations.
This is the concluding part of the article, the first of which was published in last Friday’s edition of the Graphic Sports
This was the period Asante Kotoko were unmatched on the local scene. They won the league title thrice in a row. However, they were unable to translate their form into continental success as they suffered elimination from the CAF Champions League on all the three occasions they were involved in Africa inter-club’s competitions.
The Porcupine Warriors won the league in the 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons and climaxed it with their first domestic double of League and FA Cup in the 2013-14 season. During this period, Kotoko went undefeated in six (6) league games against Hearts of Oak (W2, D4).
Despite the fact that form guide has been the trump card, there are instances determination on the part of one side enabled them to produce a big surprise.
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Kotoko 2-1 Hearts
Kotoko, following several
Indigenous oil-marketing giants, Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) yesterday announced a 12-month sponsorship deal worth GH¢960,000 with Ghana football powerhouses, Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
Under the partnership which was signed yesterday in Accra, GOIL will be mandated to pay a monthly stipend of GH¢40,000 to each club to be used as allowances for their registered players, effective May 1.
Monday’s super clash between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak may have captured most of the attention but tomorrow’s clash between Premier League leaders, Wa All Stars and FA Cup holders, Medeama SC at the T&A Park at Tarkwa promises to be full of fireworks.
For Wa All Stars, it is turning out to be a memorable season, having started on a flying note, with a 3-1 thrashing of Hearts in Accra to jump to the top of the league log. But that position faces a tough test against a Medeama side whose participation in the CAF Confederation Cup appears to be weighing heavily on their domestic performance.
Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye has been waxing lyrical about his revolutionary venom to cleanse the sector of the rot he has inherited since his appointment to the ministry some four months ago.
Elmina Bafana Ladies have promised to pick their first three points in the National Women's League (NWL) to honour their bankroller, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom.
The battle for the top of the Ghana Table Tennis Federation League ladder has become very tough as Immigration, GRA and Police battle for supremacy.
The Balaji Group two (BGC2) has won this year’s Greater Accra Cricket League after beating EVEREST by five wickets in the final match played at the Achimota Cricket Oval last Sunday. They were presented with the overall trophy and medals.
Hearts of Oak will face their archrivals, Asante Kotoko, on Monday at the Accra Sports Stadium on match day 10 of the Ghana Premier League to determine who gets the bragging rights when Hearts of Oak take on Asante Kotoko.
Injured Hearts midfielder, Samudeen Ibrahim, is sad after realising he can’t feature in Monday’s top clash with their arch rivals, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) is in the process of reviving the annual football Gala competition, which has lost its place on the calendar of the Ghana Football Association over a decade now.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, believes the mass transfer of some top officials at the ministry would enhance his mission to eliminate corruption and save the ministry from its current financial mess.
As revealed in an interview with myjoyonline.com, the ministry is saddled with a staggering GH¢16million debt, as against a paltry GH¢22million budget for the year.
Dreams FC head coach, Charles Kwabla Akonnor, has given an assurance that his team will bounce back strongly in the Premier League and hinted also that he would reshuffle the playing body when they face Sekondi Hasaacas at the Dawu Park on Sunday.
According to the former Ghana international, following the team’s two straight losses to Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Berekum Chelsea a fortnight ago, it became absolutely necessary to make changes in the team to return Dreams FC to winning ways.
Former Black Queens captain, Florence Okoe, is relishing the chance of returning to action for both club and country after a successful knee surgery.
Though she is not expected to return to action until after nine months, which rules her out of national team duty for the 2016 African Women's Championship (AWC) in Cameroun in November, Okoe is optimistic that she would regain her place in the national team once she makes full recovery
Okoe, and two other national team players, Leticia Zipki and Deborah Dussey, returned from South Africa earlier this week after they all underwent surgeries on injured knees.
A net score of 81 handed Richard Agyei the seniors title in the Carlo King Caddies Golf Championship held last Monday at the Celebrity Golf Course at Sakumono, near Tema.
Agyei shot 44 on the front nine, followed by a 37 on the back nine to win the top prize of GH¢500 and a television set for the tournament reserved for golf caddies who work at the Celebrity Golf Course.
