WAFA played host to Bechem United at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena in a match where few chances were created amongst the two sides but in the end, a Lawrence Agyekum goal handed the home side all three maximum points on the day.



The home club went ahead in the first half and had to play above their weight levels to preserve their slender lead, according to the mercurial midfielder, Lawrence Agyekum, whose goal did the trick for his side attributed it to their ability to stay disciplined and not lose concentration after going ahead in the game.

“We were very disciplined throughout the game. Though we had a goal in the first half, we were able to keep our concentration until the end of the game. Both clubs exhibited a very good performance but it’s only one team that gets away with the three points which we did.” he told Saharafootball.net

The highly-rated potential is slowly growing into a wild beast in the heart of midfield for coach Prosper Narteh, who has since deployed him on 14 separate occasions with 2 goals to his credit.

Meanwhile, Agyekum is confident that he will keep on churning good performances anytime he takes to the pitch.

WAFA are up to 10th on the log and will travel away to Elmina Sharks who were battered and dispatched by Liberty Professionals over the weekend at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena.

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Ghana Premier League, Kumasi Asante Kotoko side will turn their attentions back to the ongoing domestic league after they were dumped out of the CAF continental competition by Algerian side ES Setif over the weekend.



The home side haven’t fared particularly well playing at their adopted home venue, Accra Sports Stadium, in over six matches that they have played at the capital stadium.

So far, they have picked 10 from a possible 18 points at home scoring 12 goals and conceding six in over 13 games.

The club has been heavily dependent on Kwame Opoku, who has since scored half of the 12 goals the club has scored in the ongoing league. He will be expected to lead the lines once again for the Porcupine Warriors.

Bechem United are slowly carving a niche for themselves under current head coach Kwesi ‘Klopp’’ Danso in the league, they occupy the 6^th position of the log with a total 23 points.

A disappointing draw at home to Legon Cities saw the away head coach fume at his players for letting three points slip through their fingers, with the mid-week clash against Kotoko upcoming, they will have to play above their weights for all the maximum points.

Moro Salifu and Hafiz Konkoni have been integral to the success of the away side scoring 12 from a total of 18 goals with a two-goal deficit.

The pair have played on 14 separate occasions, Kotoko have edged nine victories, Bechem with two and the remaining ending in stalemates.

Prediction: Kotoko 2-1 Bechem United

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Bechem United made sure their home dominance continued when they dispatched Accra based Great Olympics by 3-1 at the Nana Fosu Gyeambour park in week 13 of the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.



The home side ensured that they converted their created chances in the early exchanges of the game through, Clinton Duodu and Hafiz Konkoni heading into the first half with a 2-0 advantage.

The second half saw Great Olympics push harder to halve the deficit but a Moro Salifu goal added to his side’s two-goal lead before Charles Otu scored at the dearth of the game to grab a consolation for the traveling side.

This loss ends Olympics impressive back-to-back wins in the league, which sees them settle for the 5th spot with the Hunters on 2nd position on the log.

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Bechem United recovered from an early Samuel Boakye goal to smash local folks, Eleven Wonders, by 3-1 at the Nana Fosu Gyeambour park in week 11 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League.



The home side were looking to move past their loss at the hands of Elmina Sharks a fortnight ago at the Ndoum Stadium, with that loss fresh in mind, they didn’t disappoint when they regroup properly after going down in the first half to score 3 goals in the second half.

Boakye Owusu equalized for the home side in the second half through a penalty before goals from Hafiz Kokoni (84th) and Listowel Amankona (89th) settled nerves for coach Kweku Klopp Danso, December’s coach of the month and his charges.

This loss leaves Ignatius Osei Fosu, who was looking to build on the win against King Faisal a week ago at 12th whiles the Hunters move to the summit of the table momentarily awaiting other matches over the weekend.

Bechem 3-1 Eleven Wonders

[Boakye Owusu, H. Kokoni, L. Amankona – S. Boakye]

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Tenth placed Elmina Sharks will be wondering what they have to do right in order to move up the ladder in the ongoing Ghana Premier League 2020-21 season.



They have found things tough in the league unlike a season ago where they were knocking on the top six door.

Their competitors, Bechem United will head to town this weekend to play the Sharks at the Ndoum Sports Stadium, they are one of the surprise packages of the league currently occupying the 2nd spot on the log.

It’s no surprise that Kweku “Klopp” Danso was honored as the best coach for the month of December considering his heroics with his side.

His tactical ingenuity and ability to get the best out of Moro Salifu, Steven Owusu, and others have certainly paid refreshing dividends for the setup in the current campaign.

Yaw Acheampong and his boys will need to better their 1-1 draw against King Faisal at the Ohene Ameyaw Park. The likes of James Bissue, Benjamin Tweneboah have held their aces having scored 6 goals between themselves but they will need to do more in order to lift their side to an admirable finish by the close of the day.

The pair have played four games, with each winning one and the other two ending in draws.

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League leaders Bechem United suffered one of the heaviest defeats in the history of the Ghana Premier League on Saturday after they fell to Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium in a 6-1 massive defeat.



Bechem United’s problems began just before halftime when Asante was sent off for dissent.

Hearts of Oak came back in the second half a changed side and piled the misery on Kwaku Danso’s side.

After the game, Bechem Cack Kwaku Danso called the game humiliating and blamed his players for not following his plans.

“It is very unfortunate and very humiliating, I wasn’t expecting that scoreline but it is a game of football,” Kwaku Danso said after the game.

“Today I could say that my players were not tactically disciplined; you will give them instructions but they will hesitate. Tactically they were not good and that led to the humiliation.”

Kwaku Danso also revealed that he was surprised by the referee’s decision to give his player Asante a red card in the first half of the game.

“It was very unfortunate because the way I saw it, it wasn’t a red card situation; he was there but he was instructed by the captain to leave the ball for him to throw and you give him a red card. I was surprised” he said

“We were on top of our game but the first loss of the season is 6-1, it is very painful but we are going to work on that and we will make amends in our next game” he added

Bechem United are still top of the Ghana Premier League with 14 points, 3 points above Hearts of Oak who sit in second on the log.

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Watch as Hearts of Oak humiliate Bechem United at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday to end the club’s unbeaten run. The win takes Hearts of Oak to second on the Ghana Premier League table.

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Hearts of Oak secured a commanding 6-1 victory against Bechem United at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday evening. Manaf, Aidoo, Bothway, Lawali, and Afutu were all on target for the home side.



Kosta Papic’s boys were ruthless on Saturday as they ended Bechem United’s unbeaten run and move to second position on the Ghana Premier League table.

Asante’s 45th-minute red card caused problems for his side as they conceded six goals in the second half; Manaf Umar opened the scoring with a great finish in the 52nd minute of the game.

Victor Aidoo doubled the lead for the home side after a great move before putting the ball at the back of the net, Aidoo added his second of the day five minutes later to make it 3-0 before Ansah Botchway made it 4-0.

Prince pulled one goal back for Bechem United but Lawali and Afutu join the party to make it 6-1 at full time.

Hearts of Oak are currently second on the Ghana Premier League table with 11 points and three points behind Bechem United.

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Bechem United handed free-scoring, AshGold a raw deal when the pair met to honor their outstanding league four fixture on Sunday at the Nana Fosu Gyabour park.

Both teams were coming into this match, as one of the two teams yet to lose a match in the ongoing Ghana Premier League, as well as a top half clash.

The Hunter began the early exchanges of the game on the front foot, putting a plethora of chances to waste, hopefully, it didn’t come to hunt them, as the away side failed to get their mojo on track to score any of the chances they created in the entire throttle of the game.

For a side that had scored 10 goals in three matches prior to this duel, it was expected that once they got behind a Steven Owusu goal, they would get their acts together, crawl their way back into the game and possibly hunt for a winner but that wasn’t so.

This loss marks Aboakese’s first loss of the season, settling for a 5th spot on the log (W2D3L1), meanwhile, for the home side, this will mean their second week on the log after they beat Karela United a week ago to leapfrog them to the summit of the table.

Result: Bechem United 1-0 Ashgold

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Ghana Premier League outfit, Bechem United, will try to maintain their top spot for a further week, as they brace themselves for a top half clash against free-scoring, AshGold, in an outstanding fixture of the ongoing Ghana Premier League at the Nana Fosu Gyabour park.



The home side have enjoyed a positive start to life, under current head coach, Kwame “Klopp” Danso, who has built a formidable unit with the current crop of players at this disposal.

The Hunters have amassed a total of 11 points this season with six of it at home helping them to the summit of the table after six rounds of games in the league, whiles the away AshGold have also picked two points away out of a possible six,as things stand at the moment.

AshGold are a team in ascendancy, one of few sides with an effective goal attacking threat, scoring ten in three games against the likes of Elmina Sharks, King Faisal, and Eleven Wonders.

If there’s any respite for the home side, it’s the fact that the Aboakese side have conceded in all of their last three duels.

Bechem have won five of fourteen clashes with the away side grabbing three others ending in a draw.

This match promises to be a match of equal halves considering how both sides have strongly warmed themselves up for the league this season.

Prediction: Bechem United 2-1 AshGold

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