The Referees Committee of the Ghana Football Association has appointed Match Officials for Matchweek 28 of the Ghana Premier League.

Below are the Match Officials for Matchweek 28:

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The Black Stars continued their preparation on Thursday, May 3, at the Cape Coast stadium with 19 players in attendance.

Coach C.K Akonnor has been training his men for next week’s International friendly matches against Morocco and Ivory Coast in Rabat and Cape Coast respectively.

Ghana will play the Atlas Lions on Tuesday, May 8 in Rabat before hosting the Elephants on Saturday, May 12 at the Cape Coast stadium.

The teams are using the matches to prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers that have been rescheduled by CAF/FIFA to September 2021 over COVID-19 concerns.

Nineteen players trained on Thursday – with some more arrivals expected on Friday.

Our team of Photographers were at the Cape Coast stadium and brought back these pictures

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The game between Ebusua Dwarfs and Legon Cities in Cape Coast was abandoned on Sunday afternoon after the match officials refused to return to the pitch for the second half.



Legon Cities official Twitter handle tweeted and stated that the referee’s failure to report to the pitch in the second half was due to threats he received from the home fans as the referee didn’t “feel safe to continue”.

Referee Alpha Adey is refusing to continue the 2nd 45 minutes of our game against Ebusua Dwarfs after receiving all kinds of threats from fans and some 'officials'.Referee says he does not feel safe to continue. 2nd half delayed by over 25mins now…Sad.#Gpl.

— Legon Cities FC (@LegonCitiesFC) May 9, 2021

After the tweet, the home side Ebusua Dwarfs used their Twitter handle to deny news that fans threatened the officials during the game in Cape Coast.

https://twitter.com/Ebusua_Dwarfs/status/1391436117602406400?s=20

The game was abandoned with Legon Cities a goal up. The Ghana Football Association are yet to release a statement on the incident.

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Ghana played out a pulsating 1-1 draw with Rainbow nation, South Africa in the penultimate game of group C match in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the FNB Stadium then two days later; they crowned it off with a 3-1 victory over Sao Tome and Principe at the Accra Sports Stadium.



In the end, Ghana will be pleased with its ninth consecutive qualification to the continent’s biggest football tournament together with Sudan, who did everything humanly possible to secure the second slot ahead of South Africa.

Ghana may have qualified for next year’s tournament but they are a few things that need ratifications if the country wants to end its long wait for a major continental trophy.

The Ghana Football Association will have to give CK Akonnor the freehand to operate and make salient decisions for the overall welfare of the assembled team at his disposal. In the lead up to this recent doubleheader against South Africa, Sao Tome, and Principe, the head coach is on record to have suggested that, there were some players, he didn’t name in the squad but found them on the final list that was released days before the penultimate and ultimate round of games in the AFCON qualifiers.



This development will not sit well with any head coach, who cannot freely express himself in the portfolio; he has been assigned.

On the part of the FA efforts, they can fully support the coach in diverse ways to fully realize his set targets and objectives which will rub well on their administration.

The technical team has an arduous task to select the very best of players all around the globe to represent the country. That means that, they have to extensively travel, scout across the length, breadth of the country, and beyond to hand opportunities to players passionate, determined about the course and fit to play for the nation.

CK will have to stamp his authority on the team; it’s been over a year since he was appointed head coach and anytime the team plays, there’s no clear pattern or identity you could label them with.

In the doubleheader, that was played, they could barely string multiple passes together, some argued, it’s because a host of first-team players failed to turn up (Ayew brothers, Partey) and others but the question is, if something happens to the aforementioned, it spells doom for Akonnor.

That’s where, I will suggest that the team needs to have a strong bench to fall back on in times of need, as well as select the best of players plying their trade in the Ghana Premier League which will encourage others to also give off their best with an idea of national team call-up and a foreign contract to reward their efforts.

In between now and next year’s tournament, there are a lot of things that need to be placed on the right track in order to facilitate the team to win its fifth trophy, which has long eluded it for over three decades.

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After several weeks of Ghana Premier League hiatus, the second round is billed to resume football in yet another nerve-racking fashion this time with no fans.

The first round of the league produced some interesting match results, which saw some teams defy odds to end the first round at remarkable positions on the log.

Other players that performed well have secured moves outside the shores of the country, mostly in the North Africa region.

The goal king chart sees players like Daniel Lomotey (ES Setif), Kwame Opoku (USM Algiers), Joseph Esso(MC Algiers) wrap moves outside but that doesn’t leave the league short of its excitement, as former goal king, Victorien Adebayor is back together with Prince Opoku Agyemang, Zakaria Mumuni, Kwame Preprah, Prince K. Adu, Victor Aidoo, Diawusie Taylor will also do their best to push their sides to a presentable finish, when the league comes to an end.

Current table-toppers Karela United will look to continue their impressive home dominance when they play host to AshantiGold at the CAM Park.

Elsewhere, Asante Kotoko together with their new coach, Mariano Barreto, will travel away to Ignatius Osei Fosu’s, Eleven Wonders, who produced an awesome performance to grab a draw against Kotoko in the first round, this time, they will fancy their chances when they play at the Ohene Ameyaw Park in Techiman.

In a rather tricky affair, Hearts of Oak will host Aduana Stars at the Accra Sports Stadium.

GHPL WEEK 18
Karela vs AshantiGold
Dreams vs Inter Allies
Bechem United vs Liberty Professionals
Elmina Sharks vs Ebusua Dwarfs
King Faisal vs WAFA
Great Olympics vs Medeama
Eleven Wonders vs Asante Kotoko
Berekum Chelsea vs Legon Cities
Hearts of Oak vs Aduana Stars

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Ghana have qualified for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations after their 1-1 draw against South Africa in Johannesburg on Thursday evening.

Mohammed Kudu’s early second-half goal was cancelled by Percy Tau’s strike as the Black Stars settled for a draw to seal qualification with one game left in the qualifying group.

Both teams had a very physical first half but couldn’t find the net in the first 5 minutes of play.

Mohammed Kudus opened the scoring three minutes into the second half after a display of individual brilliance and a very great finish to put Ghana in front, but the lead lasted for only three minutes as South Africa equalized through Percy Tau who shot past Razak Abalora after a fine move.

Black Stars will face Sao Tome and Principe in the last qualifiers group game in Accra on Sunday.

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Ghana’s final Group C Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against São Tomé and Principe will be played on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

The game will take place at the Accra Sports stadium at 4 pm.

Ghana leads the Group C table level on points (9) with South Africa but with a superior goal difference.

Ghana, South Africa, and Sudan are battling for the two Group C slots to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

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The testing of players, technical staff, and officials of Premier League clubs for the second round of the League will take place this week.

All 18 Premier League clubs are advised to corporate with the GFA and the government COVID-19 task force for this exercise in our quest to follow the COVID-19 protocols judiciously.

The Ghana Football Association and the government covid-19 task force want to ensure that football is played in the safest possible way.

All 30 registered players, 10 Technical team members, and 5 officials of the 18 Premier League clubs will undergo the test for the purposes of competition integrity and good health.

The GFA is also working hard to put forward measures to ensure that games in the second round go ahead under strict covid-19 protocols.



credit: Ghanafa.org 

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The Black Stars will depart Accra for Johannesburg on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 for the match-day five Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.

Twenty players are currently in camp in Accra with six others expected to arrive from Europe this evening.

Baba Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Kudus, Osman Bukari, Nicholas Opoku, Emmanuel Lomotey and Kwasi Okyere Wriedt will team up with the rest of the squad Monday tonight. Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Richard Ofori will also join his colleagues in Johannesburg Tuesday night.

Captain Andre Ayew, forward Jordan Ayew, and midfielder Thomas Teye Partey who will not be part of the contingent to South Africa will join the squad later for the final game against Sao Tome and Principe.

Ghana will play South Africa on Thursday, March 25 in Johannesburg, before hosting Sao Tome and Principe in Accra.

The Black Stars sit at the top of Group C with 9 points after four games are in search of a ticket to the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.



The Squad:

Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Orlando Pirates – South Africa), Razak Abalora (Asante Kotoko – Ghana), Eric Ofori Antwi (Medeama SC – Ghana), Danlad Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko- Ghana)

Full Backs: Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK – Greece), Benson Annan (MLK Zilina – Slovakia), Philemon Baffuor (Dreams FC – Ghana), Imoro Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko)

Central Defenders: Nicholas Opoku (Amiens SC – France), Ganiyu Ismael (Asante Kotoko – Ghana), Joseph Adjei (Legon Cities), Yussif Mubarik (Asante Kotoko)

Central Midfield: Kudus Mohammed (Ajax Amsterdam – Holland), Mubarak Wakaso (Jiangsu Suning F.C – China), Afriyie Acquah (Yeni Malatyaspor – Turkey), Emmanuel Lomotey (Amiens SC – France), Gladson Awako (Great Olympics -Ghana), Kwame Afriyie Poku (Colchester United – England)

Left Attacking Midfield: Osman Bukari (Gent – Belgium), Joseph Esso (Dreams FC- Ghana)

Attackers: Emmanuel Boateng (Dalian Professional- China), Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia – Italy), Kwame Opoku (Asante Kotoko – Ghana), John Antwi (Pyramids FC – Egypt), Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (Willem II – Holland), Caleb Ekuban (Trabzonspor – Turkey)

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The Ghana Football Association is delighted to announce an International friendly between Ghana and Uzbekistan on Thursday, March 25, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.



The GFA has therefore decided to honour the match with a chunk of the home-based players who have been preparing in Accra for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the Association intends to utilize fully, the opportunity in the March FIFA window with this useful exercise.

The team will also use the match as a dress rehearsal for the 2021 WAFU Cup of Nations in Nigeria and the upcoming CHAN qualifiers.

As a result, Coach of the home-based Black Stars, Ibrahim Tanko has named a 20-man squad for the friendly. With a number of these players currently training with the Black Stars in Accra, he has decided to make a few additions for the game.

Samuel Ashie Quaye, Percious Boah and Afriyie Barnieh of the victorious Black Satellites team have been drafted in.

Accra Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Richard Atta has also been called up.

The team will depart Accra on Monday, March 22, play the game on Thursday, March 24 and return on Friday, March 26, 2021.

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Joseph Addo (Aduana FC), Richard Atta (Hearts of Oak), William Essu (Vision FC)

Defenders: Christopher Nakai Nettey (Asante Kotoko), Imoro Ibrahim (Asante Kotoko), Yussif Mubarik (Asante Kotoko), Joseph Adjei (Legon Cities), Yiadom Konadu (WAFA), Dennis Korsah (Ebusua Dwarfs), Samuel Ashie (Great Olympics)

Midfielders: Justice Blay (Medeama SC), Moro Salifu (Bechem United), Rashid Nortey (Medeama SC), Michel Otou (Great Olympics), Maxwell Nii Abbey Quaye (Great Olympics), Agyenim Boateng (Dreams FC)

Strikers: Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak), Percious Boah (Dreams FC), Kwame Pepprah (King Faisal), Diawusie Taylor (Karela United)

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