Soccer-Star Premier League 11th week results
and standings
Liberty and Maxbees split points
Soccer-Kuffour's second half double sinks
Faisal
Star Premier League leading scorers
Tennis - Milo Tennis Clinic launched
Golf - Asantehene golf on August 3
Soccer-Star Premier League 11th
week results and standings
Accra (Greater Accra) 23 July 2001
Results:
Accra: Hearts 2 K. Faisal 0 Tema: Ghapoha 1 Adansiman 2
Kumasi: Kotoko 2 Olympics 0 Nkawkaw: Okwawu 1 Hasaacas 2
Asuom: K’bibirem 1 Bofoakwa 0 Obuasi: Goldfields 1 Arsenals 0
Tamale: RTU 2 Dawu 0 Accra: Liberty 1 Maxbees 1
Standings at the end of 11th week matches on 22 July
Club Local/Region P W D L F A Pts GD
Kotoko Kumasi, Ashanti 10 8 1 1 16 3 25 +13
Hearts Accra, Greater Accra 8 6 2 0 11 3 20 +8
Goldfields Obuasi, Ashanti 10 3 1 3 8 5 19 +10
RTU Tamale, North 10 5 3 2 11 5 18 +6
Liberty Accra, Greater Accra 10 5 3 2 11 7 18 +4
Dawu Dawu, Eastern 11 5 2 4 16 14 16 +2
Hasaacas Sekondi, Western 10 5 1 4 12 12 16 0
Maxbees Suhum, Eastern 11 4 3 4 10 15 15 -5
Bofoakwa Sunyani, Brong Ahafo 11 3 4 4 10 9 13 +1
Okwahu Nkawkaw, Eastern 11 3 3 5 10 11 12 -1
B. Arsenal Berekum, Brong Ahafo 11 3 2 6 8 14 11 -6
K. Faisal Kumasi, Ashanti 10 4 1 5 8 8 10 0
Kwaebibrem Asuom, Eastern 11 3 1 7 7 14 10 -7
Adansiman Obuasi, Ashanti 10 2 3 5 10 16 9 -5
Ghapoha Tema, Gt. Accra 11 1 5 5 5 8 8 -3
Gt. Olympics Accra, Gt. Accra 11 2 1 8 6 14 7 -8
NB: Four points have been deducted from the accumulated points of King Faisal
for fielding an unqualified player in their 2-2 drawn match against Tano Bofoakwa. They lost the point they picked in the second week match and three from their accumulated points.
Hearts have three matches outstanding with Kotoko one and Goldfields one.
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Tema (Greater Accra) 23 - 07 - 2001
Ghapoha lost 1-2 to visiting Adansiman in their match at the Tema Sports
Stadium. Half time scores were 1-1.
The two teams started the match with all seriousness, however, in the 10th minute, a penalty was awarded against Adansiman which Forster Mensah converted it for Ghapoha.
Their joy was short lived as Awudu Alhassan cancelled the lead in the 18th minute.
Adansiman mounted an early pressure after the recess and shot ahead in the 50th minute through Kweku Armah.
Ghapoha fought hard but could not redeem the goal.
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Tamale (Northern Region) 23 – 07 - 2001
Real Tamale United (RTU) playing their first home match after the three-match ban beat visiting Dawu Youngster 2-0 in their Star Premier League match played at Tamale Kaladan Park.
RTU registered their first goal in the 40th minute against the run of play through centre forward Abass Iddrisu. He connected Philip Amoako pass after he had dribbled three Dawu players on the run.
Dawu took up the challenge in the second half but their effort at scoring were thwarted by the stalwart RTU's defence marshalled around Alex Kyeremanteng.
Fatawu Arole scored RTU's second goal when he latched on a pass to lob the ball over on-rushing goalie in the 75th minute.
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Obuasi (Ashanti Region) 23 July 2001
Fast-improving Isaac Boakye's 61st minute goal gave Obuasi Goldfields a thin 1-0 win over Berekum Arsenals in their Star Premier League match at the Len Clay Stadium.
After a scoreless first half in which the visitors nearly cause havoc in the 26th minute when Shaibu Issufu's goal bound shot hit the crossbar, Goldfields resumed the second half with new determination to break the deadlock.
In the 61st minute, a well taken corner kicks by Eric Boakye created a goalmouth melee which Isaac Boakye was on hand to drive a powerful shot that sailed onto the roof of the visitors net leaving keeper Isaac Zooga helpless.
Goldfields pressed on to increase the tally but found Arsenals unyielding till the end of the match.
At Asuom, Suleman Bentil, gave Kwaebibirem a lone goal victory over visiting Tano Bofoakwa.
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Nkawkaw (Eastern Region) 23 July 2001
Visiting Sekondi Hasaacas played a very determined game to beat Okwawu United 2-1 in their Star Premier League match at the Nkawkaw park on Sunday.
Hasaacas shot into the lead in the 16th minutes when outside right Issa Mohammed finished off Osei Kuffour's pass.
In the 25th minutes Tamale based class one referee James Essel awarded a penalty to Okwawu United when a hard press Hasaacas defender handled the ball in the penalty area but Okwawu left full back Sawata Yoman's kick was saved by goal keeper George Owu.
Hasaacas made it 2-0 in the 35th minutes when centre forward Frank Turkson connected Stephen Sekyere long pass from the left flank.
Okwawu sent in Iddrisu Ismaila for midfielder and skipper of the side Seth Osei in the 40th minutes who combined effectively with the attackers and pulled a goal back in the 45th minutes through centre forward Ernest Boakye.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 23 July 2001
Liberty Professionals failed to continue their maintain winning spree when they drew 1-1 with Suhum Maxbees in their 11th-week Star Premier league match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday.
It was a match that Liberty could have easily won, after dominating the first half and scored in the 28th minute, when Albert Neequaye connected a pass from Sulley Muntari.
The early goal appeared to have demoralised the Maxbees, as Liberty made numerous dangerous incursions into the visitor's goal area to increase their solitary goal lead.
Liberty could have increased the tally in the 37th and 39th minutes but poor finishing by Albert Batsa and Ablade Morgan respectively robbed them.
On resumption, Maxbees brought in more urgency into their game but failed in the 49th and 68th minutes to score.
Maxbees effort were rewarded in the 72nd minute when Willie Hammond tapped in a
rebound after Cudjo Addo had failed to make a first time save of a Ben Adjei's header for the equaliser.
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Soccer-Kuffour's second half double sinks
Faisal
Accra (Greater Accra) 23 July 2001
Two clinical strikes by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour in the second half was all Hearts needed to sink a stubborn King Faisal side in their 11th-week Star Premier League match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.
The defending champions maintain their second position on the table on 20 points five less than archrivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko who beat Great Olympics 2-0 in Kumasi. King Faisal are 12 on the table on 10 points while Olympics are rooted at the bottom on seven points.
Hearts kicked off under pressure from irate fans who have vowed to vent their spleen on the boys if they lost following a string of poor performances; but it was King Faisal who seized the midfield and dictated the pace of the game.
Such was Faisal midfield domination that the front men of Hearts had to be drawn to the midfield to help their ailing colleagues.
Against the run of play, Hearts nearly took the lead in the 12 minute when Ishmael Addo latched on a lose ball at the edge of the box but his direct shot was punched by goalkeeper Nicolas Opoku Ware.
Hearts goalkeeper James Nanor nearly gifted Faisal the opening goal in the 21st when he stumbled over a lose ball and fell but the defence quickly rallied to clear the danger.
The Africa Champions came into the game getting to the end of the first half and came close to scoring in the 41 minute when Edmund Copson header from a Charles Taylor's corner sailed past the top corner of the post.
Hearts came back from the break a rejuvenated side with the inclusion of Awuley Quaye Junior who came on for Owusu Afriyie to seal the leaking midfield.
His presence yielded dividend a minute after coming on as he initiated a move from midfield for Osei Koffour to finish off in the 46th minute.
Two minutes later, Kuffour nearly made it two, but his glancing header missed the posts narrowly.
The resurgent Phobians went all out as they pelted the Faisal goal area at will but the final finishing was poor.
Nanor who had a fine day especially in the second half pulled out a wonderful double save in the 70th and 72nd minutes to deny substitute Abubakari Yakuza from scoring the equaliser.
In the 73rd minute Kuffour made it two after a beautiful one-two with teammate Ishmael Addo.
Faisal fought hard but could not find a way through the Hearts defence to redeemed at least a goal.
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Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 23 July 2001
Kumasi Asante Kotoko deepened the woes of wonder club Accra Great Olympics when they beat them 2-0 in their top liner Star premier league match played on a soggy pitch in Kumasi.
Despite the fierce resistance put up by Olympics, they succumbed to the might of Kotoko who have not hidden their intention to wrestle the title from archrivals Hearts of Oak this season.
The match kicked-off in a drizzle as it had been drizzling intermittently all day with Olympics getting the better part of the early exchanges, earning a free kick in the first minute just outside the Kotoko penalty box but Nathan Quarshie blasted the ball over the bar.
Let off the hook, Kotoko put their act together and in the fifth minute earned a free kick midway into the Olympics half. Angelo Dedon tapped it to Abedi Sarfo who flicked the ball over to Joe Louis.
He rounded off two Olympics defenders and powered the ball into the roof of the net for the opener.
Two minutes later, Shilla Alhassan headed over the bar from a Joe Louis' pass.
Half way into the first half, the rain intensified and filled some portions of the field with pools of water, which made the ball very slippery and control difficult.
Olympics seemed to be at home with that type of pitch and gained the upper hand in most of the tackles and fifty-fifty balls but could not convert their superiority into goals.
Both teams made some changes on resumption. Kotoko sent in Isaac Owusu and Joe Okyere for Angelo Dedon and Abedi Sarfo while Olympics pulled out Francis Mantey for Abu Moro.
It was, however, Olympics who came close to scoring in the 60th minute but Dodzie Kobina shot wide.
Kotoko was presented with a gift goal in the 67th minute and Nana Frimpong did not miss it as he headed home second goal.
Goalkeeper Sam Addo failed to grab a long aerial ball which slipped through his hands and Nana Frimpong who was lurking behind him had the easiest task of nodding the ball into an empty net.
Olympics suffered another calamity in the 80th minute when Yaw Hammond was sent off for mowing down Joe Okyere.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 23 July 2001
Leading scorers in the Star Premier League after the 11th-week matches played on Sunday July 22.
8 - Awudu Adama (Dawu)
6 - Ishmael Addo (Hearts)
5 - Isaac Boakye (Goldfields) Issah Mohamnmed (Hassacas)
4 - Frank Turkson (Hasaacas) Godwin Ablordey, Nana Frimpong
(Kotoko) Nana Arhin-Duah (Goldfields) Asamoah Dzifa (Maxbees)
Joseph Adjei (RTU) Osei Kuffour (Hearts)
3 - J B Danquah (Olympics) Eric Mbroh, Baba Sulley (Dawu) Ernest
Boateng (Okwawu) Joe Agyeman (King Faisal) Albert Neequaye
(Liberty) Awudu Alhassan (Adansiman)
2 - Anthony Mintah, John Kudjoe, William Agyapong (Bofoakwa)
Adu Kwaku (Kaebibirem) Chibsah Yusif, Frank Osei (King Faisal)
Kwaku Asare (Adansiman) Lawrence Adjei, Shila Alhassan (Kotoko)
Princeston Owusu-Ansah (Goldfields) Issa Shaibu (Maxbees)
Kingsley Kwarteng (Hasaacas) Ablade Morgan, Kofi Debrah (Liberty)
Ben Kwame (Ghapoha) Nicholas Addo (Dawu) Nana Adarkwa (Arsenals)
1 - Eric Gawu, Tijani Mohammed, Ben Boakye (King Faisal) Victor Antwi,
Salifu Shaabu, Martin Appau, Sulemana Bentil (Kwaebibirem)
Samuel Kyere, Mike Acheampong, Ibrahim Yahaya, Joseph Boakye,
Seth Antwi, Razak Moro (Arsenals) Limbambani Yedibahoma, Albert
Batsa, Akakpo Patron, Moses Tetteh (Liberty) Amui Quaye, Richard
Anderson, Foster Mensah (Ghapoha) David Amoaku, Samuel Aryetey,
Dennis Odoom (Olympics) Kofi Apetor, Richard Mireku, Johnson Eklu,
Alfred Nii Darko, Kwesi Kyeremanteng, Asare Nyarko, Seth Osei
(Okwawu) Haruna Gariba, Charles Ampiah, Hope Leveh, Kwaku Armah
(Adansiman) Robert Amoaku, Steven Amo, Eric Boakye, Aminu Musah
(Goldfields), Kwarteng Kingsley (Hasaacas) Richard Oppong, Ben Kusi,
Baffour Gyimah (Bofoakwa) Charles Taylor (Hearts) Dzagbo Kumi,
Ibrahim Kuvi, Sulemana Faisal, Fusani Sumaila, Kwame Acheampong,
Hamza Mohammed, Abass Iddrisu, Fatawu Arola (RTU) Joshua
Quarcoopome, Kofi Acquah, Eric Marfo, Willie Hammond (Maxbees)
Abedi Sarfo, Joe Louis, Ofosu Appiah, Joe Okyere (Kotoko)
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Accra (Greater Accra) 23 July 2001
Ghanaians have been urged to embrace the policy of marrying sports with industry.
This would enable more private sectors to get actively involve in funding Sports programmes and projects.
Mr Joe Aggrey, Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports made the call at the launching of the Milo Junior Tennis Coaching Clinic in Accra on Saturday.
Nestle Ghana Limited is sponsoring the coaching clinic, which starts from Saturday August 18 to January 2002.
About 200 children under the age of 12 are expected to take part in the clinic, which will be held once every month.
They would be taking through correct handling of racket with ground strokes, the one-handed backhand, the two-handed backhand, the serve, the forehead volley and the smash.
Mr Aggrey said the programme could not have come at a more opportune time than now when these children need additional technical guidance as a necessary step on their way to stardom.
He said while government will continue to make every effort to provide funds for sports development, it is clear that the nation has reached a point, where we should appreciate the fact that government alone cannot meet all financial obligations involved in sports development and promotion.
He Nestle for the major role it has been playing in the development and promotion of sports in the country.
Mr Patrick Ofosu, Products Manager of Nestle said the programme is his company's commitment to sports development and promotion.
He said Nestle seeks to use the sporting arena to impact this value of perseverance to the youth and, with the spirit of perseverance firmly planted in the youth, Ghana can look forward to a positive future.
He said next year, the company will inaugurate new tennis trainees and also in collaboration with Ghana Tennis Association, offer support to the Basic Schools Tennis Initiative programme and expressed the hope that the programmes would be successful.
Mr Jeff Abeasi, Chairman of Ghana Tennis Association (GTA) urged the children who will be taking part in the programme to be respectful, dedicated, and take the course seriously.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 23 July 2001
This year's Asantehene Open Golf championship tees off at the Kumasi Golf Course from Friday, August 3 and ends on Sunday, August 5.
Mr Prince Agyemang, Captain of the Kumasi Golf Club who announced this in Accra on Sunday, said the three-day 36-hole scratch competition which will be played alongside Youth tournament for the first time, is being sponsored by Ghana Breweries Limited (GBL).
It is open to amateur and professional golfers throughout the country and it is expected to attract over 200 participants.
He said entry requirement for the amateur's event is handicap 14 and added that the youth should be at least 18 years as at July 30 for the Youth tournament.
The Professionals will engage in a three-day hectic 54-hole competition beginning on Friday.
Mr Emmanuel K. Osei, Tema Open Champion, is among the participants who have registered for the competition. He said he was determined to win the Otumfuo Gold Cup.
A flag raising ceremony, under the auspices of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will be held on Friday, August three.
Eight prizes will be awarded in the amateur's event; nine for the professionals while six will go to the juniors.
Mr Martin Esson Benjamin, Managing Director of GBL is the Guest of Honour.
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