Asantehene's gold cup open kicks off in June

Soccer-Premier league results

Soccer-Olympics pip All Blacks 1-0

RTU fall at Sunyani

Dawu keep Afienya at the bottom

Soccer-The premier league table

Kumasi (Ashanti), 17^th May ‘99 –

The Annual Asantehene's Gold Cup open Golf competition is scheduled to kick off in Kumasi from June 3 - 6, this year.

Dr. H. B. Asafu-Adjaye, President of the Kumasi Golf Club, said when members called on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace, that the three-day competition would attract both amateur and professional golfers from all over the country.

Dr. Asafu-Adjaye formally invited the Asantehene to grace the occasion with his presence and invited him to be the chief patron of the club.

This offer is in keeping with the long standing tradition existing between Manhyia Palace and the Club under which previous Asante Kings held the position of chief patron.

The club presented drinks and a ram to the Asantehene on his successful ascension to the Golden Stools.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu thanked the management and members of the club for the honour and spoke of plans to hold consultations with them with a view of exploring ways they could assist in the promotion of health and education in Ashanti.

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Accra (Greater Accra), 17^th May ’99

Results of the 13th week ABC premier league matches played on Sunday.

Accra: Olympics.. .One (1) All Blacks...Nil (0)

Tema: Afienya... One (1) Dawu.. .One (1)

Sunyani: Bofoakwa...Two (2) RTU... One (1)

On Saturday:

Liberty.... One (1) King Faisal..Nil (0)

(Note: Matches involving Hearts and Kotoko have been postponed due to their continental assignments. The Goldfields, Okwahu United match at Obuasi has also been postponed for security reasons, while Power/Ghapoha match was rained-off)

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Accra (Greater Accra), 17^th May ’99 –

Accra Great Olympics continued their winning spree in the ABC premier league with a 1-0 victory over Swedru All Blacks in their 13th week match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.

A 52nd minute header by Wisdom Abbey ensured the "Wonder club" their fifth successive home victory to maintain the top spot of the league table.

All Blacks had the better of the exchanges after kicking off but it was Olympics, who made the first attempt at goal when Amui Quaye sent a cross to unmarked Samuel Monnie in the All Blacks vital area, but Matthew Konadu cleared the danger for the "Black Magicians".

In the 16th and 34th minutes, Abbey missed two goal scoring opportunities when he shot Nii Noi Dowouna's pass off target in the first attempt, while he delayed in the All Blacks '18' for Eric Marfo to tidy up in defence in a second attempt.

Charles Taylor of Olympics also had his turn after 39 minutes when he rounded three All Blacks defenders but his final shot at goal was blocked for a corner kick which was wasted.

Olympics maintained the pressure on the "Black Magicians" and nearly went ahead on the stroke of half time, but goalkeeper Nana Bonsu denied Taylor of the opening goal, when he parried the striker's close range header for a corner kick.

All Blacks resumed the second half on a high note in a bid to repulse the incessant pressure Olympics mounted on them in the first half. They came close in the 47th minute but Kofi Apetor's long range shot was saved by the woodwork.

In the 51st minute, All Blacks' skipper, Charles Ampiah sneaked through the Olympics defence and laid on a pass for Kwesi Kyere who shot off target with only goalkeeper Mohammed Alhassan of Olympics to beat.

A minute later, Olympics' Quaye took a pass from midfield, raced down the right flank and sent in a cross, which Abbey nodded home for the only goal of the match.

In the 55th minute, goalkeeper Nana Bonsu saved All Blacks from conceding a second goal when he stretched to full length to block Samuel Monnie's goal bound shot.

Two minutes later, Olympics brought on Gariba Yusif for Amui Quaye while the "Black Magicians" pulled out Dennis Odoom for Willie Brown in the 59th minute.

The substitutions nearly paid off for the Swedru lads as they came close in the 62nd minute but Kwesi Kyere saw his shot at goal hooked off the line by Yaw Hammond after goalkeeper Alhassan of Olympics failed to save it first time.

The Black Magicians, who were probing for the equaliser, brought on fresh limbs in the 68th and 76th minutes. Kwaku Agyemang and Razak Imoro came on for substitute Dennis Odoom and Kwesi Asante respectively.

From then All Blacks started attacking from all angles and in the 83rd minute, Tahiru Briamah of Olympics had to throw his body on the ground to save a goal bound shot from the foot of Willie Brown.

Briamah was on hand again for the Wonder club with a timely intervention a minute later when he deprived All Blacks' Kofi Apetor off the ball in the penalty area.

He got injured in the process and had to be substituted by Nii Boye Sam.

Apetor, who fell in the box from that tackle, was shown the yellow card when he challenged the referee's decision for play to continue.

Goalkeeper Alhassan of Olympics ensured his side's solitary lead for the three points at stake when he saved John Pobee's shot at goal during injury time.

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Sunyani : An 84th minute strike by veteran, Ben Kusi enabled Bofoakwa Tano to beat RTU 2-1 in the 13th week ABC premier league match played at the Sunyani Coronation park on Sunday.

It was Bofoakwa Tano who opened the scores as early as the 15th minute of the game through Abraham Agyapong with a 20-metre grounder that beat goalkeeper John Baker in post for RTU.

RTU's skipper Shilla Alhassan levelled up in the 20th minute through a penalty after mid-fielder Francis Adomako handled the ball in Bofoakwa's vital area.

Bofoakwa could have increased the tally but wasted glaring scoring chances, including a 41st minute penalty by Adomako.

Bofoakwa scored the match winner in the 84th minute through Ben Kusi.

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Tema: Visiting Dawu Youngsters played a determined game to hold bottom club, Afienya United to a 1-1 drawn game in their match played at the Tema Sports Stadium.

Determined to lift themselves up from the bottom of the league table, Afienya piled up pressure from the kick-off but could not find the net till the 40th minute when centre forward Ablade Morgan scored the opening goal.

He connected home a free kick by left winger Sampson Amoah.

Dawu rallied up in the second half and snatched the equaliser in the 64th minute through a penalty taken by left winger Joshua Kennedy.

The match from then on generated into rough play and in the process, Dawu's central defender Amoah Tawiah was shown the red card by referee E. Adegah of Keta in the 80th minute.

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Accra (Greater Accra), 17^th May ’99 –

The following is the standings of the 16-club ABC Golden Lager Premier soccer league table after the 13th week match played on Sunday.

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(Hearts and Kotoko have two outstanding matches each, Power/Ghapoha match

rained-off while Goldfields/Okwawu match postponed)

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