Anlo Ladies To Represent Volta Region In National Women’s Knock-Out

Anlo Ladies Football Club have qualified to represent the Volta Region in the Maiden edition of the National Women’s Knock-out competition.

The Keta based club defied all odds and emerged winners of a one day gala competition organized by the Volta Regional Women’s Football Committee at the Police Depot Park last Sunday.

They demolished ‘Hands are blessed’ by 9 unanswered goals in regulation time in Group B of the gala and later had to beat Dynamo Ladies 3-0 on penalties after a 0-0 draw game. Their final match however was against Redeem ladies who qualified from group A and they won by 1-0.

The club which formed last year, has had few friendly matches including a home and away thrashing of Dzopia Queens of Dzodze in their preparation towards the just ended gala.

And Speaking to reporters after his side’s triumph, Anlo Ladies Head Coach, Julius Caesar says they feel proud qualifying to represent the Volta region at the Maiden National Women’s League ‘Knockout’ competition.

“I feel super excited because looking at our club, Anlo ladies, we are a new club in the region and we’ve not played so many matches before this particular maiden knockout gala competition held at Ho. And also looking at the fact that the old clubs also partaking and we winning, we should be proud of this particular achievement”, Cesar said

The draw for the Women’s League knockout is expected to come off next week.

Anlo Ladies To Represent Volta Region In National Women’s Knock-Out

National Women’s League Week 4 Preview (Northern Sector)

The Ghana National Women’s League enters its fourth week with some breath-taking fixtures to look forward to in the Northern Sector.

Lepo Ladies, who were hugely impressive last weekend against high flying Ampem Darkoa at the Ohene Ameyaw Park, will be hoping to record a second victory of the 2016 campaign as they host Northern Ladies at the Tamale Sports Stadium in what promises to be an entertaining Tamale Derby.

Elsewhere at the Wesley College Park in Kumasi, Fabulous Ladies, who are currently 6th on the Northern Sector table will be seeking to get their campaign back on track as they play as host to second placed Ampem Darkoa Ladies who are yet to taste a defeat after three rounds of matches.

However, the Techiman based side after dropping valuable pints at home to Lepo Ladies last weekend will be bent on putting their disappointment behind them.

At the Sunyani Coronation Park, leaders Prisons Ladies will square off against Ashtown Ladies s they look to maintain their position on the log.

The other games in the Northern Sector will see struggling Subayo Golden Ladies facing off against Real Upper Ladies at the Obuasi Secondary Technical School Park.

 

NWL Week 4 Fixtures (Northern Sector)

Prisons Ladies VS Ashtown Ladies

Subayo Ladies VS Real Upper Ladies

Lepo Ladies VS Northern Ladies

Fabulous Ladies VS Ampem Darkoa Ladies

National Women’s League Week 4 Preview (Northern Sector)

National Women’s League Week 3 Preview (Northern Sector)

The 2016 Ghana National Women’s League returns this weekend with interesting ties in Northern Sector as the race for the sole Play-off final slot intensifies.

Ashtown Ladies will hope to bounce back from the defeat they suffered in the hands of leaders Ampem Darkoa Ladies as they host regional rivals Fabulous Ladies at the Prempeh College Park in Kumasi.

Fabulous Ladies, who were 6-0 winners last week end will look to continue from where they left off in their quest to climb up the ladder to secore qualification to the National Final for the second time in three years.

Elsewhere at the Tamale Sports Stadium, third place Northern Ladies will host struggling Subayo Golden Ladies who are yet to get a single point after two games.

The other games in the Northern Sector will see Prison Ladies traveling to Upper Ladies while Leaders Ampem Darkoa Ladies Play host to Lepo Ladies at the Ohene Ameyaw Park in Techiman.

NWL Week 3 Fixtures (Northern Sector)

Ashtown Ladies vs Fabulous Ladies

Northern ladies vs Subayo Ladies

Ampem Darkoa vs Lepo Ladies

Real Upper Ladies vs Prisons

National Women’s League Week 3 Preview (Northern Sector)

NWL: Real Upper Ladies To "Imprison" Prison Ladies At The Wa Park

National Women League newbies Real Upper Ladies look set to pocket their first win of the campaign when they host Prisons Ladies on Saturday.

The NWL debutants have endured a nightmarish start to the season that has seen them shipped 8 goals in 2 matches.

Head coach of the newly promoted side Tijani Farouk however hinted at sentencing their visiting team to more years behind the bars in their search for their first three points st home.

Real Upper Ladies slipped to an opening day 1-2 reverse at home to Ash Town Ladies before their 6-0 demolition at the hands of Fabulous ladies on Match-Day Two.

Confident speaking trainer of the northern zone NWL campaigners however remains optimistic of picking all three points at home to Prisons on Saturday

” We have made a very bad start to our season but the team work shown by the girls suggest we will be dangerous for any side to contain very soon. Aside losing both matches played so far, the experience gained by the girls will come handy for any side to handle”, Tijani Faruok told sportscrusader.com.

He added, “Going by their own name ahead of their trip to Wa, we will ‘imprison’ them for the 90 minutes on the pitch. Already our ladies have been psyched to pay back the supporters at home with the three contested points at stake. The priceless lessons learnt from our first two matches will help us to the three points at home”.

Real Upper Ladies booked their place in the NWL after a dominant qualification campaign in Tamale but has so far failed to replicate their monstrous performances in the opening two matches of the season.

The NWL new comers have been boosted by the return of four key players ahead of the arrival of Prisons Ladies.

NWL: Real Upper Ladies To "Imprison" Prison Ladies At The Wa Park

National Women’s League: Soccer Intellectuals Target Ultimate

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Soccer Intellectuals, Mr. Robert Duncan has expressed confidence his side will pick up their form and try to win this seasons National Women’s League.

The Ajumako based side finished 2nd in the southern Sector last season with 15 points after 10 matches, 4 behind eventual winners Hasaacas ladies.

But Mr. Duncan, who saw some of his players left at the end of last season, believes his side still has the experience to win this season’s championship.

Speaking in an interview after their match week two victory over Halifax Ladies, the Soccer Intellectuals CEO said, “You see experience also counts, they played well but only the better side won. Last year we were second and this year we want to pick up to try and see whether we can take the trophy”

“So it’s like building up. We couldn’t win our first match after having some challenges. Moreover, some of my girls have decided not to play again, so they left. The team I presented last year is different from that of this year and I think getting to the end of the first round, we’ll start playing good football”, Mr. Duncan added.

Soccer Intellectuals are currently second in the Southern Sector of the Ghana Women’s League with 4 points, 2 behind defending champions Hasaacas Ladies after two matches.

National Women’s League: Soccer Intellectuals Target Ultimate

National Women’s League Week 2 Roundup (Southern Sector)

The Ghana National Women’s League returned in Southern Sector with some interesting match-ups and the results recorded proved even more interesting.

At the ATTC Park on Saturday, defending Champions Hasaacas Ladies thrashed Samaria Ladies 4-0 with Black Queens trio of Samira Suleman, Wasila Diawara and Rita Darko all registering their names on the score sheet.

The Games continued on Sunday with Police Ladies traveling to the Robert Mensah Sports Stadium in Cape Coast where they were resoundingly beaten 4-1 by Lady Strikers.

Faustina Kyereneh, Ellen Coleman, Diana Afriyie and Gladys Amfobea were all on target for the home side.

Adiza Mustapha and Sarah Bonney scored to hand Soccer Intellectuals a2-0 win over Halifax Ladies while Immigration Ladies were held to a 1-1 draw by Bafana Ladies at the El-wak Stadium.

Gladys Nortey and Gifty Acheampong scored for the two clubs respectively.

 

NWL Southern Sector Results (Week 2)

Samaria Ladies 0-4 Hasaacas Ladies

Lady Strikers 4-1 Police Ladies

Soccer Intellectuals 2-0 Halifax Ladies

Immigration Ladies 1-1 Bafana Ladies

National Women’s League Week 2 Roundup (Southern Sector)

National Women’s League Week 2 Preview

The Ghana National Women’s League enters its second week with some interesting fixtures pairings across all the league centers in both the Northern and Southern Zones to look forward to.

Defending Champions Hasaacas ladies will hope to make it two wins in two as they embark on a trip to Accra to face Samaria Ladies at the ATTC Park on Saturday.

The Sekondi based side will count on the experience of their internationals in their quest to harness the trophy for the fourth straight time.

Elsewhere in the Southern Zone, Immigrations Ladies will play as host to newly promoted Bafana Ladies at the El-Wak Sports Stadium on Sunday afternoon while Halifax Ladies squares off against Soccer Intellectuals at the Ajumako Park.

The final game of the Southern Zone will be at the Robert Mensah Sports Stadium in Cape Coast where Lady Strikers will host Police Ladies.

In the Northern Zone, Subayo Golden Ladies after their Match Day One Humiliation in the hands of Ampem Darkoa Ladies, will play host to Lepo Ladies at the Obuasi Secondary Technical School Park on Saturday.

The Sunyani Coronation Park will be the venue of attraction for Prison Ladies home fixture with Northern Ladies while AshTown Ladies will host leaders Ampem Darkoa Ladies at the Prempeh College Park on Sunday.

The final game of the Northern Zone will take place at the WESCO Park in the Ashanti Region where Fabulous Ladies will face off against Real Upper Ladies.

 

NWL Match Week 2 Fixture

Southern Zone:

Samaria Ladies VS Hasaacas Ladies

Immigration VS Bafana Ladies

Soccer Intellectuals VS Halifax Ladies

Lady Strikers VS Police Ladies

 

Northern Zone:

Subayo Golden Ladies VS Lepo Ladies

Prisons Ladies VS Northern Ladies

Ashtown Ladies VS Ampem Darkoa Ladies

Fabulous Ladies VS Real Upper Ladies

 

National Women’s League Week 2 Preview

National Women’s League Launch Set For Wednesday

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will officially launch the 2016 National women’s league on Wednesday April 13 at their secretariat in Accra. 

The event which will start at 10:00 AM will bring together all stake-holders of the women’s game as the new season approaches.

The 2016 National Women’s League was originally slated for April 1, 2016 but was postponed due to international engagements by the various women national teams.

Subsequently, fixtures for the first round of the league were released last week and the season will kick start this weekend across the country.

The Ghana National Women’s league is divided in Two Zones, Northern and Southern with the respective winners facing each other in a play-off game to determine the champion.

Hasaacas Ladies have won the previous two editions and will start the defense of their title with a home fixture against Halifax ladies on Saturday.

National Women’s League Launch Set For Wednesday

Women"s League To Commence On March 19

The Ghana Football Association has announced that the 2015/2016 National Women’s League will commence on March 19.

The National Women’s ended on December 28, last year with Hasaacas Ladies winning for a historic third time after beating Ampem Darkoa Ladies by a lone goal in the Championship play-off in December.

And the new season will commence on March 19 at all zones  across the country.

The new season will be launched at the Ghana Football Association secretariat on Wednesday March 16.

2015/16 National Women’s League commences on Saturday, March 19. Media launch to be held on Wednesday March 16 at GFA Secretariat
1:40 PM – 4 Mar 2016. Ghana, Ghana
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Three teams from the Northern Zone (Chiewia Ladies, Northern Ladies FC, Subayo Ladies) and three from the Southern Zone (Halifax Ladies,Samaria Ladies,Bafana Ladies) qualified to join the National Women’s League this season after participating in the 2016 Zonal Women’s Championship.

Chiewia Ladies in particular, who will play the league as Real Upper Ladies, made history by becoming the first club from the Upper West Region to qualify for the National Women’s League.

Real Upper Ladies are based in Tumu.

The national women’s league is divided into two zones: Northern Zone and Southern Zone with each zone made of six teams who play a league format.

At the end of the season, the top teams from each zone will then play a one-off championship final to select the league champion.

Women"s League To Commence On March 19