Wa: All Stars To Parade GPL Trophy Through Principal Streets

Wa: All Stars To Parade GPL Trophy Through Principal Streets

Triumphant Wa All Stars FC will be storming the principal streets of Wa with the GPL trophy after their last match of the season away to Sekondi Hasaacas.

The newly-crowned winners of the 2016 topflight league in Ghana, have fixed Monday, September 19, 2016, for the victory parade after ending a nine-year wait for domestic supremacy.

The gallant warriors from the northern region of the country will be storming the main streets in the Wa municipality and its environs, flanked by the teeming fans of the club.

The tour will see management of the club present the trophy to the club’s fan base and some important dignitaries in the Upper West region.

The Northern Blues pipped Aduana Stars by a 2-1 win to lay hands on the Virgin trophy, as well as book a place in next year’s CAF Champions League after a monstrous season in the Ghanaian championship.

General Manager of the club, Seth Panwum, confirmed the news to Sports Crusader ahead of their trip to Sekondi-Takoradi for the final hurdle of the season.

“We would be touring the main streets of town when we return from the Hasaacas game.

“We would take the trophy on a tour that will allow our fans to get a feel of the Cup and give them the chance to feel belonged as well.

“We would be visiting some important personalities in the region as well.

“It is an historical event and one that cannot be missed by any person related to Wa All Stars or Northern Ghana as a whole”, Seth Panwum briefed Sports Crusader.

Wa All Stars defied all odds to surge to the summit of the log against the bookmakers’ predictions at the start of the season.

It is not quite sure whether CAF will sanction the Wa Park for the continental football that awaits Northern Ghana.

Wa: All Stars To Parade GPL Trophy Through Principal Streets

Mighty Royals Hope To Cause MTN FA Cup Upset At Wa

Wamanafo Mighty Royals will hope to cause a huge upset in the round of 16 ties of the MTN FA Cup competition when they visit the home of Wa All Stars on Sunday.

Royals are flying high in the GN Bank Division One League in Zone One as they chase a spot in the top-flight next season, and, have been impressive in the knockout competition so far.

It will be a huge upset if they are able to beat All Stars at the Wa Stadium on Sunday as the home side has been very dominant at that venue over the last few seasons.

And playing against the premiership side, Royals will have to punch above their weight to be in contention of knocking out their more illustrious opponents from the competition.

All Stars have targeted winning silverware this season, in either the League or Cup competition and will mount a massive assault on this game with a place in the last eight assured for the winner.

It should therefore be a good game to savour for fans in the Upper West region with the possibility of a shock not been ruled out entirely.

Mighty Royals Hope To Cause MTN FA Cup Upset At Wa

Wa All Stars will Not Buckle Under Pressure - Coach Adepa

Coach Enus Adepa insists his Wa All Stars side will not buckle under pressure as they chase a first ever silverware in Ghanaian football.

The northern club has opened a three-point lead at the top of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) after six games and is also unbeaten in the competition.

Last Sunday, All Stars, beat Ebusua Dwarfs 1-0 to record their fourth home win of the campaign as they took their points tally to 17.

And Coach Adepa said their results this season have been measured as they prepared very well for the start of this campaign.

“Many have said our results have been misleading, but, we do not see it as such as we prepared very well ahead of the start of the competition,” he said.

“We had a good pre-season and I believe that it is the result of our hard work which is paying off,” Coach Adepa said after their win over Dwarfs.

He added: “We will manage the situation very well and take the games as they come, the so-called pressure will not affect us as we are well psyched up for the challenge ahead”.

All Stars will next play Bechem United in their next GPL game in Bechem were they will look to keep their lead at the top when the league resumes after this weekend’s MTN FA Cup games.

Wa All Stars will Not Buckle Under Pressure - Coach Adepa

Ganiu Preaches Against Complacency After Hearts Scalp

Wa All Stars centre back Ismail Ganiu has pleaded with his colleagues to eschew complacency, after their heavy away win over Accra Hearts of Oak.

The versatile defender rallied his colleagues to sustain their momentum if they are to achieve their collective aim at the end of the season.

The former Wa Anokye Stars defender, made an injury return for Wa All Stars in a 1-3 vital win over Accra Hearts of Oak

Ganiu revealed his personal excitement to have made a winning return to the side after missing the last two league matches for his side.

The ambidextrous defender however pleaded with his team mates not to over jubilate the Phobians scalp or gets swollen headed, after going atop in the league standing.

He told sports crusader, “It is always good to get three points especially away from home. We are enjoying our football at the moment but it will be disastrous for us, if we think we have reached the limit.

“I will like us to put this victory aside just like any other three points earned and keep the momentum going forward. If we allow the results to get the greater parts of our mind, we may regret later on in the season”.

The vice captain then lowered down expectation from the supporters of the Wa based side despite surging top of the standing and yet to lose in the opening six fixtures of the season.

“Our main target is to win our next game and the game after it. We want to take each game as at when it comes with no minds set on the ultimate trophy. If at the latter stages of the season we are still in contention for the ultimate trophy, we will then gear our energies toward it.

One game at a time for now and let’s see what Allah has for us at the end of the campaign”, Ganiu told Sports crusader.

Wa All Stars spanked Accra Hearts of Oak 1-3 to extend their unbeaten run to the season thanks to strikes from their attacking trio- Emmanuel Ocran, Kweku Asuandzie Baffoe and Richard Arthur.

Enos kwame Adepa’s charges replaced their host at the top of the standing with after six rounds of league matches.

Ganiu Preaches Against Complacency After Hearts Scalp

"Make Wa Park A Fortress" Rockets FC Captain

Wa Rockets FC captain Salifu Cisse has tasked his colleagues to make the Wa Park a fortress for visiting teams in the ongoing GN Bank Division One League if they want to achieve their premier league dreams.

The teen sensation led the team to qualify to the second tier league in Ghana football at the end of last season, but, has called on the playing body to up their game to avoid any defeat at home.

The prolific forward, who is yet to open his scoring in the three week old Division One League remained confident that his goals will flow and that fans of the club should continue to rally behind them as they seek to bring smiles onto their faces.

Wa Rockets FC edged out Guan United at home but has since lost all two fixtures played on the road ahead of their midweek clash with Unity FC at the Wa Park.

“To qualify to the premier league as a club, we have to build on our strong home form and get some vital points away from home,” he told sportscrusader.com.

“We don’t have to drop any points in front of our supporters as it could dent our qualification chances in the latter stages of the season,” he added.

We just have to make our backyard a strong area and then pick up the finishing points away from home”, Cisse said.

The multi talented footballer who can either play between the sticks or lead the attack then pleaded for support from fans of the Division One League newbies to exercise patience in their quest to bring success to the club as these are early stages of the season.

“This is Division One football and not like the second division we played and qualified from,” he said.

“Our supporters must exercise patience and rally behind us even when we are struggling because that is the time we will need them most,” he stressed.

“With their support from the stands, we are always looking at paying them back with three points on a weekly basis,” the player revealed.

He added: “Our aim is to give the people of Wa a local derby in the premier league against Wa All Stars”.

Cisse swept all awards at the end of the Upper West regional division two league thanks to his goals and ambidextrous footwork.

"Make Wa Park A Fortress" Rockets FC Captain

Wa All Stars Tips Forward For Golden Boot Honours

Wa All Stars trainer Enos Adepa Kwame has tipped his star forward Richard Arthur to win the 2016 domestic top scoring gong after a bright start to his season.

The former King Solomon manager reincarnated Arthur from his slumber and has singled out the pacy forward to pick the top scoring accolade at the end of the season.

Arthur capped an impressive competitive debut match for his new manager with a striker’s finish to confirm the notion shared by his new boss.

Enos Adepa Kwame touted his star forwards as rare breed of strikers on the domestic terrain that only needs happiness and freedom to express himself on the pitch.

The newly installed engineered his Wa based side into an attacking threat at home to Sekondi Hasaacas but has promised to even better that, if Arthur can stay focused and work harder for himself.

“The very day I saw him I knew what he could do. I saw his problem during the pre-season and handled him at that stage.

“Sometimes a player’s performances might not be an on field problem but a personal problem which could be psychological.

“We spoke about it and worked on it as a team at the training ground. It is just the beginning and Ghanaians should not be surprised if Richard Arthur takes the golden boot at the end of the season”, Enos told sports crusader exclusively.

Arthur racked in 13 goals in the preseason and has extended his off season form to the premiership with a killer goal at the Wa park on Sunday.

The speedy forward joined Wa All Stars from Windy Professionals after another scoring spree but failed to click in his first season at the Malik Jabir with only one goal to his name as he sparingly featured for then Jimmy Corbblah’s side.

Wa All Stars Tips Forward For Golden Boot Honours

Coach Enos K. Adipah ready to guide Wa All Stars to success

 Newly appointed head coach of Ghana Premier League side, Wa All Stars, Enos Kwame Adipah is hopeful of achieving success with the Northern club as he takes his first steps into senior management.

The former assistant coach of the club was pushed up a step up to replace the departed Jimmy Corbblah whose contract with the club run out at the end of last season.

Coach Adipah was in charge of the team’s pre-season tour to Saudi Arabia where they won all the three games they played against top-flight opposition.

And he will look to carry that good start into the GPL season which kicks off on Saturday. All Stars will open their account with a home game against Sekondi Hasaacas at the Wa Stadium on Sunday.

Sportscrusader.com sources revealed that the coach is ready for this mantle and hopes to guide All Stars to a respectable position at the end of the campaign with a top four finish in his sights.

He hopes to be measured by the performance of his charges beginning with Sunday’s game at home to Hasaacas, a side they have beaten in their last three visits to the Wa Stadium.

Coach Enos K. Adipah ready to guide Wa All Stars to success

Richard Ofori Ready To Defend Golden Gloves

Black Stars shot stopper Richard Ofori has pledged to keep hold of his spot as the finest goal keeper in the domestic top flight when the 2016 football calender kicks off over the weekends.

The Wa All Stars gargling safest pair of hands was adjudged the best in his position at the end of the 2014/15 FCPPL and he has promised to defend the accolade with his paymasters.

Ofori held off competition from Inter Allies Osei Kwame and other contenders to earn himself the goal keepers bragging rights until the end of the upcoming season.

The 22 year lanky safest pair of hands accepted the challenge posed by his domestic rival but remains adamant to relinquish the Golden Gloves to any domestic rival without any fierce fight.

The Black Stars custodian tipped his Wa based side for a title surge and pledged too shoulder more responsibilities in a highly anticipated season on the domestic terrain.

“It is not easy to be crowned the best goal keeper in the country but I feel very great to have such a prestigious award.

As a young goal keeper it has really boosted my confidence ahead of the upcoming season. It has been realky great for my career so far”, Richard Ofori told sports crusader exclusively.

“I am ready to improve on my last season’s form and help Wa All Stars seal a top four finish at the very least. With the help of my team we will together defend the crown . All we need is unrelenting prayers from the supporters of footballs and Wa All Stars to be specific”,Ofori added.

Wa All Stars open their 2016 football season with a home tie at the Wa Spirts Stadium to Sekondi Hasmal Hasaacas on February 20, 2016.

Richard Ofori Ready To Defend Golden Gloves

Ismail Ganiu vows to make Wa Park a waterloo for visiting teams

Wa All Stars defender Ismail Abdul Ganiu has promised to make the Wa Park a fortress for visiting teams when the 2016 season kicks off.

The Ghana youth international fired a verbal warning to the opposition teams at the Wa Park as they seek to lay a strong foundation at home.

The teen sensation has been touted as one of the finest centre backs in the country despite his preference for a full back position.

The former Wa Anokye Stars defender starred prominently at the back for Jimmy Corbblah’s men in their record breaking season that saw them end the season with 11 wins from 15 matches. The Wa All Stars vice captain however vowed to improve on that record in front of their teaming fans boosted by their new arrivals.

The ambidextrous utility defender has set sight on improving their poor away form if they are to seal a higher finish than their mid-table finish at the end of the season.

“We want to improve on our past performance both at home and away. We want to build on our last season home form whilst working on our away form too. The ambition of the team is to move to a different level with the help of the new players coming to the club.” Ganiu told sports crusader.

Wa All Stars lost only two matches at home( Liberty Professionals and Kpando Heart of Lions) in the 15 home matches honoured to set a new club record of 11 home wins in a season.

Ismail Ganiu vows to make Wa Park a waterloo for visiting teams

Stephen Nyarko grateful to Wa All Stars for their support

Former Wa All Stars midfielder Stephen Nyarko has expressed his gratitude to the management of Wa All Stars for the exposure and support offered him.

The attacking midfielder enjoyed a three year spell at the Wa based premier league campaigners before sealing a dream move to Kumasi Asante Kotoko ahead of the 2016 top flight season.

The midfield jewel blossomed at the Wa Park under the managerial guidance of Jimmy James Corbblah where he led the club’s scoring chart despite his defensive responsibilities.

The ambidextrous midfielder thanked the followers and management board of his former side for the unrelenting support offered him in his days at the Wa Park. The emotional Nyarko wished his former colleagues the best of seasons whiles revealing his nostalgic feelings for the teaming fans at the Wa Park.

“I cannot forget about the people of Wa for the support they gave me in my time with Wa All Stars. I really appreciate everything they did for me.

“The love showered on me even when I am not playing and the overall affection makes it impossible to forget about my time at the Wa Park.” Nyarko told sports crusader exclusively.

The midfielder also praised his former coaches and the entire management board for their role in his young career.

“I thank the management of Wa All Stars for their contribution to my career and wished them all the best ahead of the new season. I pray that they have a very good season in the coming campaign”, Nyarko added.

The midfielder scored Wa All Stars 200th league goal in match day three on the 2014/15 FCPPL season at home to Bechem United in a 2-0 win. He has since traded the Malik Jabir Park for the Baba Yara stadium in a juicy deal as part of the massive recruitment exercise by the 24 times domestic league champions.

Stephen Nyarko grateful to Wa All Stars for their support

Wa All Stars General Manager sets Sight on continental football

Wa All Stars General Manager, Seth Paanwuni has set his sight on continental football ahead of the impending 2016 domestic top flight.

The ambitiuos General manager for the top flight side has revealed his dream of sealing African football when the new football season kicks off.

The General Manager for the Wa based premier league side leaned on the bussiest transfer window in the history of the side to raise the bar ahead of the season.

Wa All Stars beefed up the playing squad with nine players as they look to improve on their strong end to the 2014/15 FCPPL.

The Malik Jabir Park based side capped their transfer activities with the inclusion of Division One League 25-goal machine Joel Fameyeh but their manager believes the overall team work should be premium rather than individual glories.

“We want to win the league and go to Africa. The emphasis should be on winning matches rather than individual glories. We want to take the pressure away from the players ahead of the season”, Seth told sports crusader.

Jimmy Corbblah’s charges will be denied the services of Emmanuel Gyamfi, Stephen Nyarko, Joshua Otoo and Richard Akroffi when the new season kicks in less than one month.

Wa All Stars General Manager sets Sight on continental football

Wa All stars captain itching for new season.

Captain of Wa All Stars, Hafiz Adams is anxiously waiting for the 2016 season top flight season with his eyes firmly set on a top four slot.

The ambidextrous full back is buzzing with confidence and has predicted a top four slot for his side ahead of the much awaited domestic football calendar.

Adams tasked his colleagues to build on their record breaking 2014/16 season as consolation to the unlimited support from the club’s fun base at home.

The hard tackling wing back openly admitted his preparedness for the new season after coming out unscathed in the hectic off season preparation.

The former Wa Anokye Stars winger starred prominently for Jimmy Corbblahs youthful side in the first half of the 2014/15 FCPPL before losing his slot to Francis Nicholas Mensah due to injury set back.

He has however promised to storm the top flight in the coming season with top four slot top of the agenda.

“Last season was very competitive for all the clubs in the league but I think we played much better than the previous season.

“We matched every single club boot for boot and if we can repeat that on regular basis, our top four chances will be boosted when the 2016 season kicks off.” The 22 year old told sports crusader.

On his personal preparation after a long preseason programme, the club captain expressed his readiness to hijack nationwide headlines when the season kick off.

Wa All stars captain itching for new season.

Wa All stars Defender targets Top Four finish

Ghana youth international and Wa All stars utitlity defender Joseph Adjei has set his target on a top four finish when the 2016 domestic season unfolds.

The 20 year old center back charged his colleagues to push for a place in the top four if they to progress forward as a club.

Adjei touted the youthful nature of Wa All Stars as the need to project the image of the club and the playing staff.

Adjei has been an ever present figure for Wa All Stars since his arrival at the Malik Jabir Park.

The Black Satellites versatile defender raised the bar for his colleagues ahead of the much awaited 2016 football season.

The robust centre back rallied the playing staff to secure a first ever top four spot for the Wa based premier league campaignerd in a bid to project the image of the club to the Ghanaian football fraternity and beyond.

Speaking exclusively to sports crusader, Adjei said, “I am targeting a top four finish come next season. I think we have the qualities to to seal a top four spot although we are a youthful side”.

On the need for a top four spot as a group of young and inexperienced players, Joseph Adjei cited the global exposure that comes with it.

He said, ” It is advantageous to finish in the top four because of the promotion it brings to the club and the playing staff. The players are given enough platform to market themselves to the football family”.

Joseph Adjei was part of the Satellite side that were bundled out of the 2015 WYC in New Zealand at the hands of Mali. The Wa All Stars centre back formed a defensive partnership with Ismail Abdul Ganiu and Richard Akrofi in a water tight defence for Jimmy Corbblahs men at the Wa Park.

Wa All stars Defender targets Top Four finish

Nyantakyi - the "Wa Polo" leads GFA in special gala on Saturday

The Ghana Football Association (GFA), will engage its sponsors in a special football gala on Saturday December, 26 at the Lizzy Sports Complex in Accra, as part of efforts to strengthen relationship.

According to the GFA, sponsors of the various national teams and competitions are expected to present teams to battle the GFA Executive Committee members and staff of the Secretariat in a mini football gala to be played.

The gala, fixed between 8:00-11:00, will see the GFA led by Kwesi Nyantakyi – known in is his playing days as “Wa Polo” leading the GFA with some Black Stars players, currently on winter break also featuring.

Among the sponsors expected to take part in the event include GNPC, Unibank, MTN and GN Bank etc.

Nyantakyi - the "Wa Polo" leads GFA in special gala on Saturday