GPL Match Report: Hearts" Title Hopes Blown Off

Bechem United avenged their corresponding fixture result as they thumped Hearts by 3-goals to one at Bechem on Sunday afternoon.

The Hawks’ strongly-built forward, Abednego Tetteh had his scoring boots on as he scored twice in the first half and completed a very good afternoon shift with his hat-trick goal in the 83rd minute.

Coach Sergio Traguil’s men didn’t get going until the 33rd minute when Ollenu Ashitey and Isaac Mensah wove through a packed defence only to be robbed off the ball in the final third.

Coach Manuel Zacharia’s prediction of beating Hearts, should his side get fair officiating, materialised as, with three minutes to end the game, Tetteh scored his third.

Owusu Bempah scored in added time from a free kick but was only a consolatory one as the Phobians’ wait for a first league title since 2008 will extend into next season’s campaign.

GPL Match Report: Hearts" Title Hopes Blown Off

GN Bank DOL Week 9 Preview (Zone 1)

Ghana’s Second tier league returns this weekend with some interesting match-ups as the race for Promotion continues to get interesting in Zone One.

Leaders Bofoakwa will on Saturday hope to consolidate their position at the top of the log as they play host to Guan United at the Sunyani Coronation Park.

The Tano based side will be hoping the likes of Berlin FC, Berekum Arsenal and RTU who are all playing away from home to drop points.

Early season favorites Berlin have struggled to record wins in recent past but will be hoping to arrest their current situation when they travel to Bolga All Stars on Sunday.

Arsenal are away at Steadfast while RTU will be engaged in a Tamale derby against Utrecht.

Elsewhere, Bawku United will play Wa Rockets at home with Struggling BA United welcoming FC Tanga at the Coronation Park on Sunday.

The other games in Zone One will Liberty Babies taking on Wamanafo Mighty Royal and Unity FC will face off against Mpuasoman.

GN BANK DOL Week 9 Fixtures.

Unity FC VS Mpuasuman

Bofoakwa VS Guan United

Bolga All Stars VS Berlin FC

Steadfast VS Arsenal

Tamale Utrecht VS RTU

Bawku United VS Wa Rocket

B. A. United VS FC Tanga

Liberty Babies VS Mighty Royals

GN Bank DOL Week 9 Preview (Zone 1)

Ugandan Officials To Handle Medeama CAF Confederation Cup Match

The Confederation of African football have appointed Uganda’s top referee Denis Batte to officiate Medeama SC CAF Confederation Cup match against FC Shend of Sudan.

The match has been scheduled to take place on Sunday 10 April 2016 at  20:00(GMT)

The 40-year-old, who started refereeing in 1998, will take charge of the proceedings on pitch as Medeama SC take the first step of trying to qualify to the next phase of the competition.

Batte , will be assisted by fellow countrymen Mark Ssonk and Lee Okello.

Medeama SC who are currently occupying the eight position on the Ghana Premier League table  are the sole representative of Ghana in African Club competition after the elimination of AshGold from thre CAF Champions League, and, they are scheduled to leave Ghana by Egypt Air for Sudan later this Wednesday.

Ugandan Officials To Handle Medeama CAF Confederation Cup Match

Yaw Ankrah Tells Ghanaian Clubs To Capitalise On Social Media.

Experienced sports journalist Yaw Ampofo Ankrah has called on Ghanaian clubs to capitalize on social media in a bid to package and brand their clubs to a higher level.

The former Metro TV sports host and current anchor for Super Sports charged the entire football family to feast on the viral nature of the numerous social media platforms if they are to project the image of local football beyond the country.

The Ghana Beach Soccer Association President cited the localized branding of the South African Premiership as a starting block to follow in the packaging and re-branding exercise that has long term effects on the league at large.

Yaw Ampofo Ankrah cited the ease to which vital statistics, images and other content can be accessed as one of the reasons why the other leagues have more followers but was quick to suggest we follow suit.

“Social media is a very important tool with regards to branding of the league. South Africa mastered the art of branding and their stadiums which has had great effect on their game,” he said.

“Branding of the local language as in the Zulu commentary can satisfy both ends on the local scene. Contents on the clubs such as statistics and packaging will help panelists, analysts and other reporters”, Yaw Ankrah told sportscrusader.com.

He continued,  “In Ghana we sort of assume that numbers alone indicate success but we need a lot of efforts to really promote the league not just on Hearts and Kotoko matches only”.

“People don’t understand the importance of branding and marketing to the image of the club. The major stakeholder should also understand the need to work in tandem with the media to promote the league (using social media as a strong tool)”, the super sports anchor concluded.

The 2016 Ghana Premier League season has enjoyed massive patronage as compared to the previous seasons and the influx of social media such as twitter, Facebook,  audioboom, Instagram, wechat and the club’s official websites can only project the image of a club beyond the confines of the nation.

Yaw Ankrah Tells Ghanaian Clubs To Capitalise On Social Media.