The youngster hopes that he will continue his good run of form after scoring the winner against Eleven Wonders
Asante Kotoko youngster Isaac Oppong is enjoying a purple patch of form after joining the Porcupine Warriors this season from Bectaro Sasana.
The 18-year-old has scored three goals and assisted two after four games which has drawn a lot of praise especially from Kotoko’s supporters and legends.
However, Oppong insists that it has not added any pressure to his game and feels he is even yet to explode.
“Please no, it does not give me any pressure, Yes [you will see more of me this season],” Oppong told the StarTimes after the game.
“I see that [my game] is good and I will like to thank my teammates and coach. They are helping me.
“The training I had during my formative years and when I came to Kotoko the coach [ Prosper Narteh Ogum] is helping me and he teaches me how to score and that is the reason [for my good performance] at the moment. I hope it continues,” he added.
Kotoko have picked four wins out of four games and now lead the log with twelve points, three points more than King Faisal who stay second on the log.
The Ogya Boys annihilated Real Tamale United in a replay of the game that was rained off yesterday in Dormaa Ahenkro
Aduana Stars picked their first win of the season after they demolished Real Tamale United 5-1 at NAB Park in Dormaa Ahenkro on Sunday.
After the game was rained off on Saturday while the scoreline stood 1-1, Aduana Stars recovered from their initial slumber and won the game in a fascinating manner.
The game continued on the 64th minute since it was at this point that rains stopped the game on Saturday.
Eric Kwakwa sent Aduana ahead on Sunday morning by the 75th minute. The former Medeama midfielder made RTU pay for a defensive blunder.
On 83rd minute, Yahaya Mohammed doubled Aduana’s lead with a calm finish. The striker who has been battling with injuries, latched on to a pass from Bright Agyei and sent his effort perfectly into the yawning net. This goal marked Yahaya’s 19th goal in his last 32 league appearances.
Emmanuel Gyamfi made it 4-1 by the two minutes later after the former Asante Kotoko deputy captain was played through. The goal marked his second of the campaign.
Adjei scored Aduana’s last goal of the day and his second in the game, with the last kick after he connected a good pass from his teammate.
Aduana after the victory have moved eight places to sixth position with five points.
The midfielder scored one of the goals that secured Fiorentina the win against AC Milan
Ghana midfielder Alfred Duncan was on target when Fiorentina defeated AC Milan 4-3 in Serie A at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence on Saturday.
It was Duncan opened the scoring on the quarter hour mark following a terrible mistake by AC Milan goalkeeper. That was the Ghanaian’d first goal since August 2020.
Few minutes later, Riccardo Saponara added another goal to stretch Fiorentina’s lead.
After the break, Dusan Vlahovic connected a through ball from Duncan and sent his last ditch effort beyond the Milan goalkeeper to make it 3-0 by 60th minute.
While Fiorentina were thinking that they were home and dry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two quick goals within five minutes to bring back Milan in the game.
However, Vlahovic restored the hosts’ two-goal advantage in the 85th minute to dash Milan’s hope of staging am incredible comeback.
Although, Milan laboured to still pull another goal back, it was too little too late to save them from defeat.
Earlier on Saturday, Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Gyasi was also in action for Spezia Calcio who were defeated 4-1 by Atalanta.
The South Africans only courted for public sympathy to cover up their bad performance as they have failed to qualify to the Afcon and World Cup in one year
Following the purported protest by the South African Football Association after the WC Qualifier with Ghana, I swiftly brushed off the calls of the SAFA insisting that they were not serious and that they were just making noise.
The media gimmickry from the SAFA was only to achieve one purpose; take off pressure from South Africans from the shoulders of the SAFA.
The Bafana Bafana failed to qualify for the 2022 AFCON and failing to qualify for the WC playoff stage meant they weren’t going to the world cup, and that in turn means South Africans won’t forgive the Danny Jordaan-led association.
So the SAFA felt they had a good platform of shifting the pressure from South Africans by ringing the protest bell.
Even before the response of the Ghana FA, I had said on my submissions on several Radio and TV stations both in Ghana and South Africa that their calls lacked merit and now it’s clear.
After the response from the Ghana FA to FIFA after the world football governing body requested the GFA to respond, the following are clear:
South Africa never lodged an official protest to FIFA. They were only paying lip service. This is because FIFA says if u have a protest;
Write it formally. They didn’t.
Pay protest fee. They didn’t.
Do all these within 24 hours. They didn’t.
The SAFA claimed ‘Match Fixing’ but failed to name who fixed the match and with who. If a match is fixed, fixers. They failed to name who and who fixed the match.
The SAFA claimed ‘Match Manipulation’ but failed to mention who and who manipulated the match. Certainly, if u claim a match has been manipulated, then someone did it. Who was that? The SAFA failed to name that person.
The SAFA also mentioned bribery and corruption in the game but again, failed to name who bribed who.
Clearly, you could sense from the very day they sent their supposed protest to FIFA that they were just drowning and were desperately looking for anything to save them from sinking.
To my fellow brothers in South Africa, the SAFA has deceieved you into believing that they had a case when in actual fact, they didn’t even file an official protest.
How on earth, will a whole body like SAFA, go to the MC of the game and just say we want to lodge a protest without even writing something on paper to show they are in for business?
How on earth will the SAFA write to FIFA when they had not lodged any written protest with the MC as stipulated by Article 14(2) of the 2022 WC Regulations?
Isn’t it unpardonable for a whole body like SAFA to write to FIFA without any evidence to support their claims, and then indicate they will tender in evidence in 72 hours when in actual fact it must be done in 24 hours?
Does it mean the SAFA did not even know the regulations governing the competition?
Why will they spend hours organising pressers and issuing warnings to Ghana when the basic things needed to be done had not even been attended to?
Can the SAFA be taken serious from hence? With this, I doubt because even before the game, they didn’t even know that Ghana needed just a simple win to qualify. They were thinking Ghana had to score more than a goal to go through.
Clearly, all the noise they made on radio and tv in South Africa with analysis of 90% of fouls going against the Bafana Bafana in the game were all geared towards courting public sympathy from South Africans and nothing else.
Will I be magnanimous to say the SAFA is confused?
The Ghanaian has renewed his ambition to reclaim the Featherweight title following a narrow win over Diaz in Las Vegas on Saturday
Ghanaian boxer Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe defeated Christopher Diaz in a split decision on Saturday night to remain in contention for a featherweight world title next year.
The former IBF champion has been struggling in recent months but he brought out his A-game to narrowly defeat Christopher Diaz in what many pundits believe it was arguable.
The Ghanaian began the bout very slow, but he picked up the pace and had some success during the second half of the 10-rounder on the Terence Crawford-Shawn Porter undercard.
Apart from judge Eric Cheek who scored the action even, 95-95, the other two judges – Tim Cheatham (96-94) and Don Trella (97-93) – scored their fight for Ghana’s Dogboe at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena.
Puerto Rico’s Diaz (26-4, 16 KOs) had hoped to revitalize his career by defeating Dogboe (23-2, 15 KOs) in his first fight since Navarrete stopped him in the 12th round of their fight for Navarrete’s WBO featherweight title April 24 in Kissimmee, Florida. Navarrete previously defeated Dogboe twice in 122-pound championship matches.
Dogboe tried to press Diaz during the 10th round, but he had trouble catching Diaz with flush punches. He landed a straight right in the final minute of the fight, though, and repeatedly threw hard shots at Dogboe’s body.
Dogboe landed a counter left on the inside about 40 seconds into the ninth round.
A left hook by Diaz knocked Dogboe off balance with just over 20 seconds to go in the eighth round. Approximately 10 seconds later, a clash of heads caused a brief break in the action and prompted Caiz to warn Dogboe for leading with his head.
Out of a southpaw stance, Dogboe landed a straight left that backed up Diaz about 1:20 into the seventh round.
Dogboe had a very strong sixth round after having difficulty catching Diaz with flush punches in the first five rounds.
Barely 30 seconds into the sixth round, Dogboe landed a right hand that caused Diaz to hold him. With just under two minutes remaining in the sixth round, Dogboe drilled Diaz with a thudding left to his body.
With about 40 seconds to go in the sixth round, Dogboe landed another left to Diaz’s body and followed with a right hand up top that made Diaz retreat.
Diaz snapped back Dogboe’s head by landing a hard jab with just over a minute to go in the fifth round.
Diaz connected with a counter left hook toward the end of the fourth round. With just over a minute to go in the fourth round, Dogboe snuck in a hard left to Diaz’s body.
Diaz landed a right hand that made Dogboe move away from him with just over 20 seconds on the clock in the third round.
Diaz worked well off of his jab and avoided most of Dogboe’s power punches during the opening round.
The Porcupine Warriors recorded their fourth straight win in the new season as well as keeping a new clean sheet
Asante Kotoko defeated Techiman Eleven Wonders 2-0 in matchday four of Ghana Premier League at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Saturday evening.
Goals from new signings Samuel Boateng and Isaac Oppong silenced the vociferous away fans.
Kotoko coach Prosper Ogum Narteh has made only a change in his squad that played against Gold Stars last weekend.
With the exception of Maxwell Agyemang who was dropped to the substitute bench, everyone was available. Captain Ismail Ganiu has come in for Agyemang after he returned from international break with Ghana.
It was Wonders that first tested Kotoko goalkeeper Razak Abalora after Isaac Kwain sent in a drive by the third minute but his effort was saved.
Three minutes later, Lamptey connected a rebound from Christopher Nettey’s shot but his effort went wide.
On the ninth minute, Abalora was called upon to save Kotoko once again as Abass Ganiu’s long range shot was palmed away.
Kotoko finally found an opening to take the lead by the half-hour mark following a defensive blunder by Wonders. Mudasiru Salifu latched on to a loose ball and the midfielder sent a through ball to Samuel Boateng who calmly sent his effort beyond the reach of the onrushing goalkeeper.
Kotoko were forced to make a change on the brink of half time following an injury sustained by Lamptey. Cameroonian striker George Mfegue Rodrigues was introduced into the game.
On 54th minute, Boateng was presented with an opportunity to double Kotoko’s advantage but his shot was blocked before Isaac Oppong fluffed another opportunity two minutes later.
Kotoko finally doubled their lead by the 75th minute through Oppong. The youngster went past his marker and with Wonders goalkeeper anticipating a cross or cut back, the striker beat him with a fine finish to send the home supporters into wild jubilation.
Kotoko now lead the log with twelve points, three points more than King Faisal who stay second on the log.
Kotoko coach Prosper Ogum Narteh has announced a strong starting line up for the game against Techiman Eleven Wonders in matchday four of Ghana Premier League on Saturday.
With the exception of Maxwell Agyemang who has been dropped to the substitute bench, the remaining players that started against Gold Stars have maintained.
Captain Ismail Ganiu has come in for Maxwell Agyemang after he returned from international break with Ghana.
The Porcupine Warriors boss has maintained the players that won the away fixture against Gold Stars without the exception of Maxwell Agyemang
Asante Kotoko head coach Prosper Ogum Narteh has announced his starting line up for the game against Techiman Eleven Wonders in matchday four of Ghana Premier League on Saturday.
With the exception of Maxwell Agyemang who has been dropped to the substitute bench, the remaining players that started against Gold Stars have maintained.
Captain Ismail Ganiu has come in for Maxwell Agyemang after he returned from international break with Ghana.
The debutants recovered from a poor start to their maiden participation in the top-flight as they pipped Bechem to win their first game in the top-flight
Accra Lions defeated Bechem United 2-1 on matchday four of Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday.
The debutants, prior to this game, were without a win after three matches and were seriously in need of three points.
After failing to make use of the chances that fell in their way early in the game, Lions finally had their noses in front.
On 29th minute, Christopher Acheampong shot Lions ahead after he sent in a powerful drive to beat goalkeeper Abdulai Iddrisu.
Rauf Salifu doubled Lions’ lead by the 34th minute after he converted from the penalty spot. The goal marked his third of the season.
However, Augustine Okrah halved the deficit by the hour stage a possible comeback. The 28-year-old rise above his marker to connect a corner kick.
Although, Bechem made offensive substitutions and search of the equalizer but Lions were resolute at the back.
Bechem could not break down the bulwark defence of Lions as the hosts held on to record their historic victory in Ghana Premier League.
The Phobians have arrived in Obuasi ahead of the make or break encounter against the Miners on Sunday
Ghana Premier League title holders Hearts of Oak will continue their title defence with an away trip to Len Clay Sports Stadium in Obuasi as they play Ashanti Gold in a crucial encounter.
After failing to win any of their first three games, pressure is mounting on coach Samuel Boadu as a section of the club’s supporters have began to question his tactics.
Any results apart from victory could land Boadu as n trouble. He has then recalled defender Sulley Nuru who missed the last game due to sickness. Also, goalkeeper Ben Mensah is in the squad as well as Richard Attah who has returned from international duties with Ghana.
Attah is expected to reclaim his starting place over Richard Baidoo.
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