King Faisal sends panic into Hearts
Mfantsipim emerge soccer champions
Division two league matches on course
Successes in the division three league matches
Aburi (Eastern Region) 31 October 2001 - The spate of violence which has assumed an alarming proportion in Ghanaian football took a new dimension at the week-end when a fan pulled a pistol at the goalkeeper of an opposing team and threatened to shoot him if he did not let in goals.
The fan, who is a supporter of Akwapim United shot into the air during an Eastern Regional Second Division local derby against Aburi Highlanders at the Adonten Secondary School Park before pointing the gun at the goalkeeper.
Narrating the incident to the press, Mr George Ofeng Arthur, proprietor of Highlanders, said supporters of his club assisted the few policemen on duty to apprehend the culprit and managed seize the pistol from him.
He said their opponents regrouped and launched a counter offensive to free the culprit and succeeded in retrieving the pistol from the police, thus generating a scuffle, during which the gun went off, injuring a supporter of Akwapim United in the leg.
Mr Arthur said the management of Akwapim United sent the victim to a herbalist at Konkondru, a village near Aburi in the Eastern Region for treatment instead of sending him to a hospital in order to scuttle police investigations, as the gun was not licensed.
He said Sekesua Patient Stars, another football club, were also subjected to a similar treatment the previous weekend, forcing them to concede five goals in the second half after holding United to a 2-2 score-line in the first half.
Earlier in the season Unity Professionals of Akorkorma and Mampong United of Akwapim-Mampong had tasted such barbaric treatment from Akwapim United and had subsequently called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to do something about it before innocent soccer fans, players and officials of opposing teams are subjected to similar harassments.
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Accra (Greater Accra Region) 31 October 2001 - Alhaji Grusah’s King Faisal after completing a giant killing feat over Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Kumasi Sports Stadium on Sunday 28 October 2001, has succeeded in sending panic into the camp of champion club, Accra Hearts of Oak whom they meet at the same venue on Sunday 4 November 2001.
A visit to Heart’s training grounds confirmed the above as the coach took the players through hectic training sessions ahead of Sunday’s game.
The head coach of the club, Mr Jones Attuquayefio, disclosed in an interview that it is glaring that King Faisal have gained confidence after defeating Kotoko and will be a very hard nut to crack.
He was however quick to add that his team is very much ready for any team no matter the level of opposition. “The entire team has improved credibly well since the Hasaacas match and we are not ready to leave anything to chance for the rest of our matches”, he observed.
He therefore ruled out any form of complacency on the part of his team and appealed to fans to have faith in the club and to stop the habit of demanding for changes when some players commit blunders. - Ghanaian Times
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Nineteen to face Disciplinary Committee
Accra (Greater Accra Region) 31 October 2001 - The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has asked 19 club officials and players to appear before it on Thursday 1 November 2001 in connection with protests for and against their clubs.
According to a statement signed by the secretary of the committee, all invited parties are to appear with the relevant documents for the speedy settlement of their cases. It added that any club or official who fails to appear before the committee will have its case struck out.
The invitees include the Eastern and Central Regional Football Associations and some local football clubs involved in the on-going premiere league.
In another development, instructors from Holland are expected to take part in the impending Residential Intermediate Soccer Coaching Course to be organised by the Global Sports Academy from 3 to 14 December 2001 at the Winneba Sports College in the Central Region.
They are Messrs Nico Labohm and Henricus Jozephus Walk. The ten-day coaching course, which forms part of the exchange programme between the Royal Netherlands Football Association and the Global Sports Academy of Ghana, is opened to coaches who have already undertaken a basic course in coaching. Participants are expected to pay a fee of 500,000 cedis to cover their boarding and lodging. – Ghanaian Times
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Cape Coast (Central Region) 31 October 2001 - Mfantsipim Secondary School of Central region emerged champions when they beat St. Augustine's College also of the same region, 5-3 on penalties in the finals of Zone Three inter schools and colleges soccer competition played at the Cape Coast Sports stadium on Monday 29 October 2001.
From kick off, St. Augustine's College took absolute command of the game and opened the scoring as early as the ninth minute through outside left Alex Adjei.
The undaunted Mfantsipim lads returned the attack, and following a series of attacks in their opponent’s vital area, inside-left Felix Danso levelled up the scores before half - time. When the penalty rule was invoked, Mfantsipim won 5-3.
In another encounter, Aggrey Memorial Zion Secondary School whipped Ghana National College both of the Central Region 4-1 to become the zone one champions.
Ghana National beat Cape Coast technical institute 4-2 on penalties while Asuansi Technical Institute beat Jukwa Secondary School 2-0 to take the third positions in Zone One and Three respectively.
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Accra (Greater Accra Region) 31 October 2001 – Results of some of the division two league matches played as follows:
Oguaa United zero (0), Mfantseman united zero (0)
King Hussein Three (3), Coconut Groves One (1)
Great Astons One (1), Bless F/C Two (2)
Soccer Intellectuals Seven (7), Gamba F/C zero (0)
Young Rangers One (1), Cecil Hunters zero (0)
Red Lions .Two ( 2), Agona Fankobaa Zero (0)
At Abura Odonase in the Central Region, Fantse Nyankomase BRM Football Club whipped Assin Fosu Soccer Missionaries 2-0 in their second division league match played at the Odonase Roman Catholic school park on Sunday 28 October 2001.
From the blast of the whistle, BRM dictated the pace of the game and got the opener through centre forward Iddrus Mohammed whose powerful shot hit the upright before entering the net in the 44th minute.
Soccer missionaries resumed the second half with greater determination and came close to scoring in the 60th and 65th minutes but their forwards squandered the chances.
They continued to dominate the game but their hopes of drawing level with BRM were dashed when outside right Alex Coffie exploited a defensive blunder to raise the tally to 2-0 in the 78th minutes.
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Successes in the division three league matches
Accra (Greater Accra Region) 31 October 2001 – The division three league matches seem to be getting on well with most of the competing clubs poised to take home whatever is at stake to be won.
At Kuntanase in the Eastern Region, the local Kuntanase Eleven Wise beat Ampabame Green-Eagles by a lone goal in their third division encounter at Kuntanase.
The 89th minute goal scored by Mohammed Seidu enabled his side to collect the three maximum points. Both teams played a good game to entertain soccer fans but they were not able to find the nets of their opponents until Mohammed Seidu scored the only goal of the encounter in the 89th minute.
In another encounter, Atwima District's Mpasatia Mighty Stars beat Buoho Golden Stars by two goals to nil in their third division league match played at Mpasatia in the Ashanti Region.
Mighty Stars took the lead through inside left John Nsiah whose beautiful header found the net in the 22nd minute. Their second goal was in the 50th minute through their centre forward man, Fuseini Adams. The second half produced no goals even though Mighty Stars dominated the game and could have increased the tally.
In yet another fiesta at Mankranso in the Ashanti Region, Mankanso Western Show Boys football team beat Bredi
Adom Stars 3-2 in their third division league match played at Mankranso.
Mankranso Western Show boys had their first goal in the 10th minute through right full back Thomas Nsiah. They scored their second goal in the 30th minute when their opponents committed a defensive blunder. In the 40th minute Seidu Anas scored their third goal to put them in a comfortable lead.
The tide changed in the second half when Bredi Adom Stars adopted an all- attacking game during which they scored two goals in the 60th and 75th through James Aidoo and John Bour respectively to make the scores 3-2.
There were more surprises and fun when at Biemso, Apatrapa Adusei Stars playing away beat Biemso Susubiribi by two goals to nil in their third league match played at Biemso.
The visitors had their two goals in the second half of the game. There were no goals in the first half. Adusei Stars, who were more determined to carry the day, had their first goal in the 57th minute through centre forward Adu Poku Joel while inside right Emmanuel Bonsu made it two for Adusei Stars ten minutes later to make victory certain.
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