Defeat To All Stars Is Wake-up Call - Hearts Captain

Accra Hearts of Oak captain, Robin Gnange has said their defeat to Wa All Stars in Accra last Sunday, is a wake-up call for the club and that, they must respond immediately to put the fear factor back into teams.

The Phobians lost their unbeaten start to the season as they went down 1-3 to the league leaders who remain the only unbeaten side in the six games old Ghana Premier League (GPL) this season.

Robin said the defeat was painful to take, but, rallied his colleagues to look to bounce back as soon as possible to continue with their good start to the campaign.

The Phobians will next play Techiman City away on Sunday, and the Ivorian insists that should be a new starting point as they look to get back to winning ways.

“This defeat should be a wake-up call for us that there are no easy games in all competitions, and, teams will come at us looking to win just like what All Stars did,” he told the club’s official newspaper, the Hearts News.

“We need to respond as soon as possible, and, the Techiman game has come at the right time to do just that,” he said, adding that they will go for it like wounded lions.

He rallied his teammates to look positive in their mindset, and, believe that victory can be attained in the next game as Hearts visit the Brong Ahafo region for the first time this season.

Robin will hope to be in the squad for the trip as Hearts look to keep their unbeaten away run going against a Techiman City side that has won all their home games.

The game with Techiman City will be Hearts’ fourth away game of the season with the Phobians having beaten Medeama SC and Inter Allies and drawing with Ebusua Dwarfs in previous encounters.

Defeat To All Stars Is Wake-up Call - Hearts Captain

"Gideon Quartey Is A Liar" Bombers captain

Captain of the national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, Suleiman Tetteh has rubbished claims that, the team failed to qualify for 2016 Rio Olympic Games, due to their demand for per diems.

Mr. Gideon Quartey, the President of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federations (GABF), was reported to have said that, the team failed to qualify for the competition during the qualifiers in Cameroon, because of the demand for per diem by the boxers.

Tetteh, described the claims as “total lie” saying “we never demanded for money because we knew when we qualify to the Olympic Games, we will be rewarded well, so why should we do that.

“If you see how the likes of Azumah, Musah Rahman and Abdul Rahman fought in Cameroon, you realise we wanted to qualify”, captain Sulemanu Tetteh told Starr FM in Accra

The Black Bombers have widely been criticized for their failure to secure a single berth to this year’s multi sports event in Brazil, after the sports ministry doled out $20,000 to aid their travel to Cameroon for the qualification.

Team Ghana was represented by eight male boxers with one female boxer, but none made it to the finals, making it the worse results for Ghana’s boxing history for the past 20 years.

"Gideon Quartey Is A Liar" Bombers captain

"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

Kotoko Captain, Frimpong, Hails Fans Impact In Win Over Hasaacas

Kumasi Asante Kotoko captain, Amos Frimpong has hailed the support received from their fans as they posted their first win of the season over Sekondi Hasaacas yesterday, Friday.

The Porcupines secured a hard-fought 1-0 win at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi to ease some of the pressure on the team after failing to win in their opening four games of the season.

And Captain Frimpong has hailed the role fans at the stadium played in securing the win, describing it as one of the best he has ever seen.

He took to social media to thank the fans for been there with them even when the going was tough on the soggy Baba Yara Stadium pitch as it rained throughout the game.

“What a support we had today, even when it was raining. We are really grateful for your massive support, let’s all be patient and I believe strongly, things will change,” he wrote on his facebook wall.

It took a second half goal from striker Kwame Boateng to secure the win for the record Ghana champions who now have five points from five games.

They will hope to build on this to ease the pressure further as asserted by Frimpong who enjoyed the full throttle at the back as they held on for the win.

Kotoko’s next league fixture will be an away encounter against Aduana Stars at Dormaa, a venue they have never taken three points against the home side.

 

Kotoko Captain, Frimpong, Hails Fans Impact In Win Over Hasaacas