Goldfields beat Adansiman in friendly
Milo to inject 70 million cedis into competition
Goldfields beat Adansiman in friendly
Obuasi (Ashanti), 7th December 99
Obuasi Goldfields and Obuasi Adansiman sold 90 minutes of good and entertaining football display to the local fans at the Len Clay Stadium on Sunday, prompting many to wonder why Adansiman failed to qualify in the recent first division middle league.
Even though Goldfields run away with a 2-1 victory, Adansiman convinced everybody that they are good materials for the premier division.
It took Goldfields 39 minutes to break the deadlock as substitute Abedi Sarfo, who came on for inside left Ofosu Peasare, capitalised on a defensive mix-up to slot the ball home for the opener.
Adansiman, who wasted a cornerkick in the 42nd minute, came back from the break with greater determination but again threw away a 50th-minute corner.
Centre forward Isaac Boakye of Goldfields sent the stadium ablaze with a beautiful drive that beat goalkeeper Michael Arthur for the premier side's second goal.
Adansiman fought back gallantly and could have redeemed a goal in the 86th minute but substitute Abdul Razak's header to Hope Leveh's pass went off target from close range.
Undaunted, Adansiman pressed hard and pulled a goal back in the 90th minute through substitute Richard Ackaah.
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Milo to inject 70 million cedis into competition
Accra (Greater Accra), 7th December 99
Nestle Ghana Limited is to pump 70 million cedis into this year's Milo Schools and Volleyball Championship slated for Wesley College in Kumasi from Sunday, December 12, to Saturday December 18.
Announcing this on behalf of the Managing Director of Nestle Mr. Andre Porchet, a representative of the company, Mr. Steven Opon said winners in both the soccer and volleyball competitions will each received 1.5 million cedis cash while the runners-up take home one million cedis cash each.
He said in addition to the cash prizes, each will receive a set of Milo jerseys, medals, football boots, Milo footballs/ volleyballs and some products of the company.
Mr. Opon said also at stake are cash prizes, Milo T-shirts and football/volleyball for all national finalists and the 12 regional runners-up as well as prizes for the best player, goal king and fair play.
Mr. Francis A. Ben-Eghan, Chief Director of the Ministry of Education expressed his gratitude to the company for helping to unearth talents such as goalkeeper Maxwell Owusu Banahene who captained the present national under-17 soccer team, the Black Starlets to win bronze at the just-ended FIFA U-17 championship in New Zealand.
He urged the company to look beyond sponsoring competitions to the provision of basic educational infrastructure.
Apart from Ashanti and Northern regions which will be represented by four teams each, all the other regions will present two teams each, one each for soccer and volleyball.
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