Robin Gnange - We Cannot Be Happy With One Point Lead

Captain of Accra Hearts of Oak, Robin Gnange said his side cannot be happy with their one point lead at the top of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) after 11 games.

The Phobians returned to the summit of the league with a slim 1-0 victory over Berekum Chelsea on Sunday, and, now lead Wa All Stars by a point heading to the midway point of the season.

But Gnange said the team cannot be happy with the point difference and want to do more for the club as they chase a first league title since the season of 2008/09.

“We want to be winning all of our games as that will carry us to our target of winning the championship at the end of the campaign,” Gnange said after they win on Sunday.

“Last time, we fought to get the victory but unfortunately we did not get the three points though our game was not bad,” he added, in reference to their defeat to Asante Kotoko in Accra last week.

“The spirit was there and motivation too so we worked very hard at training and we supported each other to get the result here,” Gnange continued.

“We are happy we are on top of the table but it is not over because there’s only a point difference between us and Wa All Stars,’ the Ivorian noted.

“We are not too much happy [at the moment] because we need to create a gap between us and the second-placed team before we can be happy,” he charged.

“But this match is past and gone and so we are going back to correct our mistakes and to work very hard so that the next game, we can get the three points as well,” he said.

Accra Hearts of Oak will next play Sekondi Hasaacas at the Accra Sports Stadium in their next GPL game, and, will be favoured to win this one as the visitors have lost all their away games.

Robin Gnange - We Cannot Be Happy With One Point Lead

I Am Happy At Malaga - Atsu

Ghana and Chelsea midfielder Christian Atsu says he is enjoying life in La Liga after joining Malaga on loan last January.

The 24-year-old failed to make a Premier League appearance at Bournemouth during the first part of the season due to injuries.

However, he has played eight Liga games since his arrival in Spain but remains unsure whether his current deal would be made permanent by Chelsea and Malaga.

“I am very happy in Malaga,” Atsu told Spanish newspaper Marca. “What I wanted was a chance to play and now I have that option.

“But to stay here depends on Chelsea.”

Atsu joined Chelsea in a £2.3million deal from Porto in 2013 but is yet to represent the Blues at senior level.

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I Am Happy At Malaga - Atsu

MTN FA Cup Committee "Happy" With PL Club"s Elimination

Vice Chairman of the MTN FA Cup Committee, Kofi Poku has said in an interview with Sportscrusader.com that the excitement surrounding the round of 32 ‘giant killing’ of Premier Division clubs by lower tier one’s, excites them.

The Football Association’s organised knock-out competition saw many Premier Division clubs fall to Division One clubs in the round of 32 and this surprise and giant-killing effort by these lower division clubs has excited the MTN FA Cup Committee members especially vice Chairman, Kofi Poku.

Mr Poku said the Committee is happy with the surprise elimination of top division sides and this according to him justifies the competitive nature of the competition and how ‘equal all clubs are’ competing in the competition.

“This is what the MTN FA Cup competition is meant to be – to excite fans and lovers of the beautiful game, the results and how the big clubs are exiting the competition justifies the competitive nature of this knock out tournament,” he told Sportscrusader.com.

The round of 16 draw of the competition will be held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on 26 April.

MTN FA Cup Committee "Happy" With PL Club"s Elimination