The departure of David Duncan from the dugout of Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s technical bench might have taken the media traffic for the week, but the exploits of some outstanding individual players deserve a second look.
Accra Hearts of Oak, might have lost their place at the top of the log after another routine defeat at the hands of Wa All Stars, but the Phobians can draw inspiration from their new found team work that has eluded them for almost a decade.
Ahead of the return of match day seven on the domestic scene, Sports crusader takes a look at the top eleven individual star players from across the country.
The selection was done based on following:
a. Your overall contribution to your club
b. Appearances and
c. Consistency
1. Latif Atta Blessing- Liberty Professionals ( Attacking Midfielder)
The Dansoman based talented forward announced himself to the football family across the 2014/15 FCPPL, but his current form suggest Liberty might have gotten a direct replacement for their departed star forward Kenedy Ashia. The pocket size attacker has shouldered more responsibilities for Coach George lamptey’s men in the early part of the season with four goals in the opening six matches. A virtuoso performances at home to reigning champions, Ashgold, look to have redirected the media landscape towards the trickery forward, at least for the time being.
2. Samuel Tetteh- WAFA SC ( Forward)
Already a fully pledged Ghana international at the tender age of 22, any adjectival description of Samuel might end up making him swollen headed at the very least. An opening day five star performance at the dreaded Sogakope out deflated the egos of Kumasi Asante Kotoko before leading the crusade in the 5-0 thumping of Hasaacas with a near perfect treble.
Samuel Tetteh remains the first player to have pocketed a trio of goals in the opening six rounds of the season though he shares the top of the scoring chart alongside four other players.
3. Evans Mensah-Inter Allies(Midfielder)
Herbert Addo’s charges might be struggling domestically with one win in their last 12 premier league games, but their star midfielder has provided a starting block for his colleagues to build on. The ambidextrous midfielder capped an impressive start to the season with a debut call up to the national side as a replacement to the crocked David Accam. Evans Mensah has already pocketed three MVPs to his name for the Tema side in their struggling form to tell you his outstanding form on the domestic scene.
4. Baba ‘John’ Mahama-Techiman City(Attacking Midfielder/ Forward)
Dubbed as the football president on the local scene, Baba Mahama has introduced himself to the football in a grand style. The talented Techiman City attacking midfielder cum striker, ushered in the new campaign with the opening goal for his side before following it up with a screamer in a painful 4-2 defeat away to Sekondi Hasaacas. The quick footed Mahama has exerted himself on opposition defenders both at home and away, highlighted by the reincarnation of TCFC from a 0-2 deficit to a place in the last 32 of the MTN FA Cup.
Combining vision with flair.
5.Bright Adjei-Aduana Stars(Forward)
Tipped for a bright future in the coming seasons, Bright Adjei has developed a nostalgic feeling for aesthetically driven goals, highlighted by the award winning goal away to Ashgold in week four of the GPL. The Nana Agyemang Badu Park crowd favourite shook off competition from FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez for the CNN Goal of the week for his effort against the champions and that in itself sums up the depth of his talent.
6. Saddick Adams- Berekum Chelsea (forward)
Voted as the 2011 GPL champions player of the month on his return to the domestic terrain, the predatory instincts of the former Ashgold centre forward look as sharp as ever. Combining pace with physique and power from either foot, Adams has more than filled the void left over by the rampant Kofi Owusu. The former Ghana Youth International seems to have carved a niche for himself at the noisy coronation park.
7. Saddick Alhassan – Wa All Stars(Midfielder)
Dubbed as the Makelele of modern day football, the intelligent midfielder has been relegated to the background by his glamorous attacking colleagues, who are banging in goals on regular occasions. The anchorman has formed a near perfect partnership with Atta Kofi Yeboah at the heart of the pitch for the league leaders. With 521 minutes of league action to his name so far, Saddick can be compared to the legendary Xavi and or Andrei Pirlo due to his rare passing skills and recovery rate. He might not get you goals but will surely liberate your attackers and cushion up the defense.
8. Robben Gnane-Hearts of Oak(Defender)
As the first defender in the ranking, it tells you the depth of talent exhibited by the bulky Ivorian centre back in the resurging oak family. The stoutly built versatile defender has earned praises from opposition attackers for his intelllingent reading of the game with or without the ball. The Ivorian import continues to excel on the local scene and was blameless to prevent his side from shipping 3 goals at home to Wa All Stars.
9. Kwesi Donsu –Medeama SC (Midfielder)
The Tarkwa based midfielder has formed a very stingy partnership with Malik Akowuah for the CAF Confederation cup hopefuls, one that has denied opposition access to the ball. The versatile midfielder continues to excel for the Mauves and Yellows and his recent inclination to dead balls suggest doom for opposition custodians. Midfield partner Malik Akowuah just missed out despite his eye for screamers from the dead balls.
10. Eric Kwabena Bekoe- Hasaacas(forward)
Winner of the GPL Golden shoe eight years ago, the former Kotoko attacking sensation seems to have held the years back. Four goals in six matches might not be jaw dropping from his caliber, but the variety and consistency from the ace forward still leaves many wondering. The nomadic centre forward returned to the local scene after an unsuccessful trip to Egypt but his current form could secure him an even better trip. A goal of the month contender against Berekum Chelsea earned the Do Boys a vital point in match day six.
11. Emmanuel Lomotey- Dreams FC (Forward)
Emmanuel Lommotey could not have asked for a better start to his premier league career at the “Theatre of Dreams” despite the lack of goals. The talented Dreams FC utility might be trailing Lawson Bekui on the goal king chart but the exploit of Lomotey has been tipped as one of the reason why the Premiership newbies are third on the log. CK Akumor’s side edged out WAFA SC to extend their unbeaten run in the league thanks to very late strike from Lawson Bekui(his third of the campaign).
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