PRESS RELEASE: 2016 Super Cup To Be Launched On Wednesday

The Ghana Football Association respectfully invites the media to the launch of the 2016 FA Super Cup between Premier League champions, Ashantigold and FA Cup winners, Medeama on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.

In attendance will be head coaches and captains of the two clubs respectively.

They will have the opportunity to answer questions by the media concerning the match.

The launch will be held at the conference room of the GFA at 11:00 a.m.

The Super Cup ushers in the new season, which will kick off on February 20, 2016.

PRESS RELEASE: 2016 Super Cup To Be Launched On Wednesday

G-6: Aduana Stars" Yakubu Mohammed Wins Man-Of-The-Match Award Against Medeama

Aduana Stars talented defender Yakubu Mohammed was voted the man of the match last Saturday when they played against SC Medeama in the match day 3 of the G-6 invitational tournament played at the Essipong stadium.

The young Yakubu Mohammed was one of the many reasons why Medeama could not make any meaningful impact in front of the Aduana goal as his combination with other defenders ensured that the Dormaa based team became the only team in the competition not to have conceded a goal.

His precise and timely tackles coupled with hi ability to join the attack did not go unnoticed by the organizers of the tournament who then announced him as the man of the match.

Aduana scored three unanswered goals against SC Medeama to send them packing out of theG-6 tournament.

They will face Asante Kotoko in the final match of the tournament on Sunday.

Yakubu Mohammed was presented with a plaque from the headline sponsors of the tournament First Trust Savings and Loans.

G-6: Aduana Stars" Yakubu Mohammed Wins Man-Of-The-Match Award Against Medeama

G-6: Aduana Stars Thrash SC Medeama 3-0 To Qualify For Finals

A highly determined Aduana Stars tam led by their charismatic captain Godfred Saka beat SC Medeama 3-0 in the match day 3 of the G-6 Invitational Tournament played on Saturday afternoon at the Essipong stadium.

Medeama needed only a draw to qualify for the finals as they had already beaten Hearts of Oak 1-0 on Friday. Aduana on the other hand, needed to win at all costs because they had only one point coming into the game, after the played a goalless drawn game against Hearts of Oak on Thursday night.

In the opening minutes of the game, both teams were sizing each other up to see how best and were to attach from. But it was Aduana who came out of their shells to seize dominance of the game.

The likes of Richard Mpong, Godfred Saka, Noah Martey and Yahaya Mohammed were terrorising the defence of the FA Cup champions and it was no surprise when they grabbed the first goal in the 19th minute.

Richard Mpong received a precise pass from Yakubu Mohammed who after displacing and outrunning the Medeama players sent in an intelligent cross into the box which met the onrushing Yahaya Mohammed, and he had no problems slotting home the goal with goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe in dream land.

Medeama took up the challenge and mounted countless pressure on Aduana Stars, and in one those attacks won a penalty after Joseph Gordon was fouled in the penalty box.

Dominic Ashun elected himself to take the kick, but could not get the ball past Aduana Stars goalkeeper Joseph Addo as the kick was punched back into play and evetually cleared to safety.

The first half ended 1-0 in favour of Aduana Stars.

Back from recess Coach Tom Strad of Medeama made two quick changes. Ishmael Hammond and Patrick Opoku were taken out and were replaced by Paul Aidoo and Phillip Philip Aseweh.

It was an end to end stuff then on, until in the 75th minute when Aduana Stars increased the tally to two, with Daniel Darkwah the goalscorer.

SC Medeama fought but could not penetrate the formidable Aduana Stars defence.

When all seemed to heading for a 2-0 win for Aduana Stars, a moment of lack of concentration on the part of Medeama goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe saw them concede a penalty.

Tagoe recived a back pass and in he decided to dribble the onrushing Aduana player. Unfortunately, he couldn’t and lost the ball in the penalty box. In a bid to get the ball back, he fouled the player and the referee had no other choice that to whistle for a penalty.

Stariker Yahaya Moahmmed scored the goal to end the game 3-0 in favour of Aduana Stars who will be playing against Asante Kotoko in the finals on Sunday afternoon.

G-6: Aduana Stars Thrash SC Medeama 3-0 To Qualify For Finals

G-6 Day 3 Preview: Who Will Qualify For The Finals?

The Day-3 fixtures of the G-6 Invitational Tournament will come off this afternoon at the Essipong stadium.

The past two days of the competition has produced nothing but thrills and exdcitement for the fans who trooped to the stadium to watch their idol Clubs to battle.

Indeed, the unfortunate incident with the floodlighting on match day one nearly marred the beauty of the tournament, but organizers were able to weather the storm by coming up with some sort of arrangement, thus forcing all matches to be played in the afternoon, instead of the evening.

Originally, the first game was supposed to commence at 4:00 pm with the second 6:45 pm, but all that has been changed now as all matches today will follow the same kickoff times as yesterday, 1:30pm first match and 3:30 pm for the second match.

Today is the final day of the group stages and with two casualties already recorded, the stakes are high for the remaining four team to ensure qualification to the finals tomorrow.

Berekum Chelsea became the first team to exit the competition after they were walloped 3-1 by Asante Kotoko. They drew their first match with Ashantigold, an action that meant that they had only one point to their credit.

Next to xit the competition was Hearts of Oak, who were beaten1-0 by SC Medeama on Friday. Hearts, just like Chelsea, drew their first match with Aduana Stars an action that meant that they have only a point to their nam, making qualification unrealistic.

On paper Asante Kotoko following their 3-1 win over Chelsea look set to be in the finals, but league champions Ashantigold would want to pick the sole ticket from the Group. Ashgold has one point to the name and a win over Kotoko will give them three more, making it four, with Kotoko still with three points.

This could be their motivation this afternoon as they face their old foes once again in a must-win match for both teams. A draw will suit Kotoko very well as Ashgold will exit the competition with just two points.

If not for anything at all, pride and bragging rights will be at stake at the Essipong stadium this afternoon. Kotoko beat Ashgold 1-0 at the Baba Yara stadium last November to lift the SWAG Cup, and the miners will be looking to avenge th at defeat.

In a similar fashion, Aduana Stars who have a point, following their goalless draw with Hearts on match day one, will be looking to pull a fast one on their opponents SC Medeama at the same venue today.

Medeama go into today’s game with three points already in th bag and a draw will take them through to the finals.

Aduana on the other need to win at all costs to ensure their dream of winning the G-6 tournament stays on course, but that will not come on a silver platter looking at the performance of SC Medeama against Hearts of Oak yesterday.

The stakes are high and come what may, two other teams will exit the competition today, with two others qualifying for the finals tomorrow.

Day 3. Saturday 9th Jan

1. Medeama v Aduana- 1:30 pm

2. Kotoko v Ashgold- 3:30 pm

G-6 Day 3 Preview: Who Will Qualify For The Finals?

Hearts Of Oak OUT Of G-6 Tournament After Losing 1-0 To SC Medeama

Accra Hearts of Oak have been bundled out the 2016 G-6 Invitational Tournament. This was after the team lost its second game against SC Medeama in the second match of the day.

Having already played a goalless drawn game in the first match against Aduana Stars on Thursday night, the Phobians were looking to seal qualification by recording a good win the MTN FA Cup Champions, but that was not to be as a 70th-minute penalty goal by SC Medeama’s Malik Akowuoah sealed their doom.

Parading an entirely different squad from the players used against Aduana Stars, Coach Kenichi’s men fought their hearts out especially in the opening exchanges of the game.

Soulama Abdoulaye was the only player who maintained hos position from last night’s game. All other outfield players were entirely new.

But this did not affect the rhythm of the Phobians who dictated the pace for a large amount of time.

SC Medeama playing their first game of the tournament looked fresh and relaxed and used experience in most aspects of the game to keep themselves in the game, especially when Hearts took control in the first half.

The first half ended goalless, but it was Hearts of Oak who effected the first substitution of the game, following an injury on striker Odupong Wellington. He was replaced by Franklin Osei in the 33rd minute.

Back from recess, SC Medeama took the game to Hearts pinning them in their own half for a considerable amount of time.

Then came the moment of controversy in the 66th minute when the centre referee mistakingly gave Hearts defender Phillip Boampong a red card, thinking he had received one already in the first half.

It took the 4th official and the lineman to bring to his notice that indeed it wasn’t Boampong he booked in the first half.

But by this time, it was all SC Medeama who were probing the Hearts goal area in search of the opener.

Hearts savior  by them was their goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye who virtually stood between SC Medeama and a goal.

He made two wonderful quick saves in the 68th minute, first saving a goalbound free kick from Malik Akowuouah nad then managed to block the rebound.

This drew the applause from the Hearts of Oak fans who came in their numbers to the Essipong stadium.

A moment of indiscretion on the part of defender Phillip Boampong earned SC Medeama a penalty after the defender fouled Benjamin Bature. The other players including Soulama Abdoulaye protested, but the referee stood his grounds.

Malik Akowuah elected himself to take the kick and he managed to send Soulama the wrong way to record the first goal of the match in the 70th minute, which later turned out to the match winner.

With a few minutes to end the game, Hearts were reduced to ten men as Isaac Oduro was red-carded for a foul on Enoch Atta Adjei.

The Phobians mounted several last minute attacks but in all situations was dealt with by the much experienced SC Medeama defence.

SC Medeama will play their second game on Saturday against Aduana Stars.

Hearts Of Oak OUT Of G-6 Tournament After Losing 1-0 To SC Medeama

G-6 CHANGE OF TIME: Friday"s Matches To Be Played During The Day

Following the disturbing and irritating situation with the generator at the Essipong stadium, officials of GHALCA have decided to move all matches for Friday 8th January to the afternoon.

This decision according to organizers of the 2016 G-6 Invitational tournament is to avert the same situation that nearly marred the game between Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars, one that saw the entire stadium plunge into total darkness following the failure of the stadium generator to produce light for the floodlights.

“We are still working on the generator, but we don’t want a repeat of what happened yesterday so we have decided that Friday’s matches will be played during the day instead of in the evening”, Koomson who is an official of the GHALCA mentioned.

“The first match today between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Berekum Chelsea will commence at 1:30pm, whilst the second match involving Hearts of Oak and SC Medeama will commence at 3:30pm” he added.

He said if the problem is rectified, then they will revert to their earlier fixture time for Saturday and Sunday’s games.

G-6 CHANGE OF TIME: Friday"s Matches To Be Played During The Day

SC Medeama Coach Tom Strand Wants To Win G-6 Tournament

Head coach of FA Cup Champions SC Medeama Tom Strand wants no excuses from his players when the G-6 Invitational tournament commences on Thursday at the Essipong stadium.

Medeama who beat Asante Kotoko to win the 2015 MTN FA Cup at the same venue is one of the six teams gunning for this year’s G-6 trophy, and will use the tournament to better fine tune his team as they prepare to represent Ghana in the CAF Confederations Cup which commences next month.

Medeama will play their first match of the G-6 Tournament on Friday against familiar foe Accra Hearts of Oak, and that according to Strand must be done convincingly as he targets his first victory against the Phobians this year.

“We have been preparation like any other team and we are confident in our abilities. We are in the competition to win it, but all that well depend on our first match against Hearts of Oak”, Tom Strand mentioned.

“The team is fired up for this new challenge and I believe that it will be a very good platform to show how prepared we are for the CAF competition. So in all, I am expecting a very good tournament and a good performance from my team.”

SC Medeama Coach Tom Strand Wants To Win G-6 Tournament

Full List Of SC Medeama"s 27-Man Squad For CAF Confederations Cup

SC Medeama has named 27 players who will do battle for them in the CAF Confederations Cup next year.

Among the list are three goalkeepers and 24 outfield players.

Notable names missing from the list include returnee striker Nathaniel Asamoah, Kabiru Moro and goalkeeper Foli Adade who is rumoured to be on his way out of the Club.

SC Medeama beat Asante Kotoko in the final of the 2015 MTN FA Cup to pick the sole ticket to represent Ghana at the CAF competition next year and will commence on February 13 2016, but Medeama SC will have to wait until the next round of matches before they join the fray after they were put on

Medeama SC will have to wait until the next round of matches before they join the competition after they were put on standby following the draw last month.

Below is the full list of SC Medeama’s 27-man squad for the CAF Confederations Cup.

1. Yaw Ansah Fufuro


2. Samuel Bio


3. Dominic Eshun


4. Daniel Amoah


5. Malik Akowa


6. Victor Ayitey


7. Eric Kwakwa


8. Joseph Gordon


9. Benjamin Bature


10. Enock Atta Agyei


11. Kwame Boahene


12. Moses Amponsah Sarpong


13. Samuel Adade


14. Abass Mohammed


15. Ashmael Hammond


16. Michael Sai


17. Francis Nuer Addo


18. Philip Aseweh


19. Conney Idan


20. Patrick Opoku


21. Mohammed Muntari Tagoe


22. Michael Ohene Agyei Asamoah


23. Bismark Oppong


24. Kwesi Donsu


25. Paul Addo


26. Emmanuel Agyemang


27. Jordy Kofi Aidoo

Full List Of SC Medeama"s 27-Man Squad For CAF Confederations Cup