CAF CL: Enos Adepa Confident Of Making Statement

Head Coach of Wa All stars, Enos Adepa, is defiant his team will make a statement in the CAF Champions league next season after guiding the club to its maiden league trophy.

After being touted as an outsider to win the league by the bookmakers  of Ghana football prior the start of the 2016 premier league, Wa All Stars defied the odds by becoming the first club from the northern part of the country to win a league title with a match to finish.

However, after recent poor outings of Ghanaian clubs in CAF organized club competitions, Enos Adepa reiterated that his outfit will aim to use the feat they chalked on the local scene as a stepping stone when the competition gets underway next season.

“Qualifying to play in the Champions league is a different ball game altogether. But with adequate preparation, we can make impact,” Enos Adepa said after being handed the league trophy.

“I’m very hopeful that if we prepare well towards it like we did before the start of the league, nothing is impossible because good preparation and sacrifice got us this far in the league, but this time, we know the task ahead will be huge, hence the preparation will also have to be doubled.

“We’ll approach it with a different mentality before we can achieve our goal in the history of African football but I can assure our fans that we’re not going to disappoint Ghanaians, and we’ll do our possible best to move the nation and the club Wa All stars forward in the competition.”

Wa All stars were beaten 3 nil by the already demoted Sekondi Hasaacas in the last match of the GPL season, but still managed to finish with two points clear of second-placed team Aduana stars.

CAF CL: Enos Adepa Confident Of Making Statement

Wasteful Wa All Stars Held By WAFA SC

Wa All Stars dropped points at home to Sogakope based WAFA SC in a 1-1 thriller.

The host failed to replicate their scaring attacking credentials in the MTN FA Cup with profligate shooting in their midweek clash with the soccer Mathematicians.

Wa All Stars raised the bar ahead of the midweek clash with a ruthless demolition of Mighty Royals in the last 16 of the cup ties but might just have scored too many ahead of the league clash.

The returning Richard Authur forced Nana Tei Horsu to the bench whiles Richard Ofori takes his place between the sticks at the expense of Baba Musah as the only changes to the FA cup set up.

A lovely start to the game soon paid dividends when Ganiu referee Samuel K Yeboah awarded Ismail Ganiu with a spot kick 14 minutes into the game. The composed Emmanuel Ocran sent Razak Abalora the wrong way to put the host one up. A mandatory caution flashed at Amankwa Caleb only spurred life out of the Academy Boys.

John Killa’s men withstood the relentless pressure from their profligate host before leveling matters with 10 minutes to recess.

A harmless back pass from Ganiu eluded his goal keeper Ofori who whipped the ball into corner kick which eventually resulted in the equalizer. Togolese import Komlan Agbeniadze capitalised on poor communication at the back to score the first goal from a visiting player in 486 minutes at the Wa Park. It proved to be the difference between the two sides in a thrilling final half hour.

The two teams came out for the second department of the game rejuvenated and pumped up headlined by the visitors custodian Razak Abalora.

Flurry of shots aimed at his goal were all handled with ease in a one sided second half of the clash. Saddick Alhassan came closed to opening his season account but was denied by the upright after flooring Razak.

The promising Agana added more bite to the attack but way wide shooting and inspired goal keeping denied Wa All Stars the winner.

The host dropped to third place on the log ahead of Sunday’s trip to Obuasi for the clash with Ashgold.

Wasteful Wa All Stars Held By WAFA SC