Dembele Banned For Six Matches

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele has been banned for six games by the Football Association for violent conduct against Chelsea’s Diego Costa.

Belgium international Dembele appeared to eye-gouge forward Costa during Spurs’ 2-2 draw with Chelsea on Monday.

Referee Mark Clattenburg did not punish the 28-year-old during the game.

Dembele chose not to contest the charge, and will now be unavailable to manager Mauricio Pochettino until Spurs’ fifth game of next season.

He has made 29 appearances in the league this season, scoring three goals.

Dembele was one of nine Spurs players booked in the draw at Stamford Bridge – a Premier League record for one team.

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Dembele Banned For Six Matches

GPL Match-Day 10 Matches Including Super Clash

The biggest game of the first round of this season’s Ghana Premier League (GPL) is set for Monday, 2 May at the Accra Sports Stadium where Premier Club, Accra Hearts of Oak will host their arch rivals on the domestic scene Kumasi Asante Kotoko.

This is one of eight games that would be played this weekend as the GPL enters Match-Day 10 across all league centers nationwide.

Results after these round of games could see changes in positions on the league log as teams continue to battle for honours.

Accra: Hearts of Oak vs Asante KotokoAccra Hearts of Oak will look to win their third home game of the of the season when they welcome bitter rivals Asante Kotoko to the Accra Sports Stadium in the topmost liner of the Match-Day 10 GPL games.

The Phobians lie second on the log with 18 points, seven clear of Monday’s opponents who are ninth and have struggled for form this season.

Hearts would fancy their chances of winning this game after making an impressive start to this campaign which has seen them sit just two points off the leaders Wa All Stars.

They have won five of the nine games they have played in the league so far with only one defeat. Hearts has scored 13 goals and conceded eight in their nine games.

Kotoko have had a tough start to the season, winning just three of their nine games with four defeats. They have scored seven goals and conceded nine with confidence in their squad low at the moment.

In would be interesting how they respond to this game after losing their last encounter at home to New Edubiase United.

Tarkwa: Medeama SC vs Wa All StarsLeaders Wa All Stars will trek to the T&A Park at Tarkwa to face the might of Medeama SC in another tough game to look up to.

All Stars have surprised all with their form this season, but, could be brought down to earth as the visit the Western region for the first time this season.

Dansoman: Liberty Professionals vs Aduana Stars

Liberty Professionals who are third, will be at home to eighth place Aduana Stars at the Carl Reindorf Park, Dansoman in what should be a good game to savour.

It will be a battle of the two leading marksmen in this season, with Latif Atta Blessing of Liberty on seven goals as against the six of Yahaya Mohammed of Aduana Stars.

Obuasi: New Edubiase United vs Berekum Chelsea

Fourth placed Berekum Chelsea will travel to the Ashanti region to play New Edubiase United at the Len Clay Stadium at Obuasi.

United are on a high after their win over Kotoko in Kumasi in their last game, and, will seek to make life difficult for the Berekum side.

Bechem: Bechem United vs WAFABechem United who are 11th will return to their home base to welcome the West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) in a game they will hope to win after losing their last game. WAFA are fifth on the table and will look to register their first away win of the campaign.

Tema: Inter Allies vs Techiman City

Techiman City are sixth on the table, and, they will trek to the harbour city to play the might of Inter Allies at the Tema Sports Stadium.

Allies have lost their last three games and will seek to make amends against the league debutants who are still in search of their first ever away win in the Ghanaian top-flight league.

Dawu: Dreams FC vs Sekondi Hasaacas

Seventh placed Dreams FC will welcome Sekondi Hasaacas to the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ Park at Dawu where they will hope for a good result after losing their last two games.

Hasaacas have lost all their four away games and have the league’s worst defensive record, having let in 18 goals in the nine games they have played.

Cape Coast: Ebusua Dwarfs vs AshantiGold SC

Bottom club Ebusua Dwarfs will host defending champions AshantiGold SC at the Robert Mensah Park at Cape Coast where they will look for their third win of the campaign.

The Miners are in difficult times at the moment with pressure on head coach Bashir Hayford and club CEO Kudjoe Fianoo who are being called by fans of the club to resign.

 

 

 

GPL Match-Day 10 Matches Including Super Clash

We Expect Even Tougher Matches - Coach Keni

Accra Hearts of Oak Kenichi Yatsuhashi says the club expects a lot more tougher matches in all competitions this season and is bracing himself up for the challenge.

Coach Keni saw his side lose their unbeaten start to the season ended by Wa All Stars at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra last Sunday as they went down 1-3 to the northern club in the top-liner of the Ghana Premier League (GPL).

“The competition is tough as all clubs come in prepared to fight for every point at stake, and, you have accept the challenge and press on,” Coach Keni said.

“I take the blame for the defeat to All Stars and congratulate the opponent for the win,” he said after the game adding that he expects Hearts of Oak to bounce back stronger.

“We will learn from this defeat and continue to work hard in training as there is no easy games around in this league, and, we expect even tougher matches,” the Japanese-American added.

Hearts of Oak faced some difficulties in last Sunday’s game, a situation that contributed to the team’s first defeat of the season in all competitions and Coach Keni is keen to address them.

“The performance on the day was not our best as we have played better this season and could have put in a lot more than what we produced,” he stressed.

 

We Expect Even Tougher Matches - Coach Keni