Hearts of Oak started preparations ahead of their Ghana Premier League matchday three encounter against Bofoakwa Tano with a friendly against SBA FC.
The Ghanaian giants thrashed SABA FC 6-0 at the Pobiman Complex ahead of their trip to Bofoakwa.
Mitchelle Sarpong opened the scoring after five minutes with a fine finish before Kwadwo Obeng Jnr doubled the advantage moments later.
Thomas Wimini tapped home from a Kwabena Anane cross on the half hour mark before Kassim Cisse rounded up a spectacular first half performance with an exquisite finish.
After the break, Hamza Issah pounced on a Sarpong cross to make it 5-0.
Albert Dieudonne headed home with ten minutes remaining to complete the mauling.
Hearts of Oak are expected to leave Accra on Friday for their game against Bofoakwa Tano in Sunyani.
Ghana completed the double over Rwanda with a 5-0 win at the Accra Sports Stadium to advance to the second round of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on a 12-0 aggregate score.
Having won the 1st keg 7-0 in Kigali on Friday, Ghana had a simple task to win in front of the home fans to advance to the next stage of the qualifiers.
A hat-trick from Alice Kusi in the 22nd, 26th and 37th minutes put the Queens in a comfortable position before Evelyn Badu made increased the tally with the 4th goal in the 42nd minute.
The Rwandans came in stronger in the second half but their efforts yielded nothing as the Black Queens kept their composure to stop the visitors from causing any havoc.
Stella Nyamekye added the 5th goal in additional time to give Nora Hauptle’s side a rampaging victory against the visitors.
The result means Ghana are through to the second round of the qualifiers on a 12-0 aggregate score and look set to meet Namibia in the final round of qualifiers in November this year.
The winner of the game between Ghana and Namibia will qualify for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Hearts of Oak bounced back from their opening match disappointment with a 1-0 win against Nsoatreman FC at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Congolese forward Kashala Ramos Wanet scored the decisive goal with a close-range finish just four minutes into the game.
Wanet’s header initially hit the post but then fell kindly to him, allowing him to make no mistake and put Hearts of Oak in the lead.
Despite having a numerical advantage after Nsoatreman’s midfielder Philip Ofori was sent off in the 35th minute, Hearts of Oak couldn’t add to their lead.
The win marked an end to a series of games without a victory against Nsoatreman coach Maxwell Konadu and provided some relief for Hearts of Oak, who had previously struggled against the former Black Stars assistant coach.
Konadu had maintained an impressive record against Hearts of Oak, dating back to his time with WA All Stars, Kotoko, and Legon Cities.
Hearts of Oak had made a disappointing start to the season with a 1-0 loss to Real Tamale United in their opening game. However, their performance on Sunday showed promise, and they will be aiming for greater consistency and improved goal-scoring as the season progresses.
For Nsoatreman, this defeat marked their first loss of the season after a winning start, and they will need to regroup and make adjustments moving forward.
Aduana Stars FC recorded a 2-0 win over injury-ravaged Medeama at home on Sunday to bag their first win of the season and condemned the champions to rock-bottom on the table.
Captain Bright Adjei and Gabriel Mensah scored in the second half to hand maximum points to the Fire Club at the Nana Agyemang Badu I stadium.
Adjei opened the scoring for the home side, four minutes into the second half after smashing home from close range following a defensive mishap.
Gabriel Mensah added the second with five minutes left on the clock as they bagged the three points to earn a perfect home start.
Medeama coach Evans Augustine Adotey was forced to alter his regular starters following injuries to several key players.
As many as six starters missed the fixture due to varied degree of injuries and that was telling as they failed to create goal scoring opportunities.
Top marksman Jonathan Sowah as well as wingers Derrick Fordjour and Theophilus Anobah missed the cracker due to injuries.
Midfield maestro Manuel Mantey and Jean Vital Ourega as well Nana Kofi Babil were all absent.
Black Stars left-back Fatawu Hamidu was also absent from the match in Dormaa Ahenkro.
Aduana Stars deserved the win after controlling the chunk of possession and making threatening attempts at goal.
The dominance of Aduana Stars continued as the visitors are yet to win in Dormaa Ahenkro.
The result has left Medeama rock-bottom after amassing just a point in two matches.
Bechem United had to dig deep to record their first victory of the season when they hosted Dreams FC at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Stadium on Sunday, September 24 2023.
Seth Kwadwo’s goal for The Hunters was the difference to ensure that Bismark Kobi Mensah recorded his first win since taking over as head coach from Kassim Mingle.
BKM made no changes to the side that lost at Nsoatreman while Karim Zito made four changes to his side that won against Nations FC.
The first half ended goalless but as both teams missed golden opportunities to take the lead. After recess, Seth Kwadwo broke the dreadlock by scoring what turned to be the winning goal on the 65th minute mark.
Bechem held on to that solitary goal to collect all three points. Their next game is a trip to Samreboi to face Samartex while Dreams FC will face Nsoatreman after their CAF Confederation Cup game against Kallon FC.
Karela United put their matchday one disappointment behind them to overcome Berekum Chelsea at the Aliu Mahama Stadium on Sunday, September 24 2023.
A brace from Evans Adomako and a third by George Amomoo put Karela in comfortable right after the hour mark.
Adoamko broke the deadlock on 19 minutes and completed his brace by netting in the 53rd minute. George Amonoo made it three on 63 minutes.
Stephen Amankona got a consolation for Berekum Chelsea after converting a spot kick on 78 minutes to score his third goal of the campaign.
The Pride and Passion will be pleased to win their first match at home in Tamale. They are away to Kotoko for their next game while Berekum Chelsea will hope to return to winning ways when they host Accra Lions for their next match.
Heart of Lions’ first home game following their return to the Ghanaian top flight ended in a goalless stalemate on Sunday.
The match against Great Olympics saw both teams battle to a 0-0 draw at the WAFA Park in Sogakope.
The closely contested game showcased cautious play from both sides, as they were eager to secure their first victory of the season.
Lions had previously drawn 0-0 against Kotoko in their first game in Kumasi, while Olympics had a similar scoreline in their opening match against Bofoakwa Tano.
Chances were scarce in this encounter, with neither side dominating the game. Both teams appeared content to share the points but may have expected more from the match.
Heart of Lions will travel to Tamale for their next game against RTU, while Olympics will face Bibiani Goldstars in Accra.
Nations FC recovered from their opening day defeat to overcome FC Samartex 1996 in their first home game of the Ghana Premier League at the Kwame Kyei Sports Complex in Abrankese on Sunday afternoon.
The newly-promoted side needed a goal in each half of the match to ensure they picked the maximum points with a first-ever victory in the Ghanaian top-flight and in front of home fans.
Nations gaffer Kassim Mingle Ocansey made a few changes to the team that lost narrowly to Dreams FC in the midweek with Japheth Norvienyo being preferred in the posts.
Captain Emmanuel Boahene started from the bench as Victor Oduro was handed a full debut in the game.
Samartex coach Nurudeen Amadu, on the other hand, made only one alteration to the squad that pipped Aduana Stars in the first league match. Dauda Yussif Seidu got his first start of the season in place of Emmanuel Adu Siaw.
Following a promising start in the game, a brilliant attempt from Nations forced Samartex goalkeeper Lawrence Ansah to make a superb save in the 10th minute.
Ten minutes later, the Premiership newbies had their dominance paid off after Barimah Baah fired home a nice effort to score Nations’ first-ever topflight goal.
Ivorian midfielder Amidou Diarra rounded off the victory for Nations in the 66th minute, having benefited from a James Sewornu mistake as they continued to dominate the match in the second period.
Eric Bosumtwi scored a spectacular goal to hand Bibiani GoldStars its first win of the season against Asante Kotoko at Dun’s Park on match day two.
The miners had vowed to beat The Porcupine Warriors in their own backyard according to the head coach Michael Osei.
GoldStars started the game on a bright note and were nearly rewarded with a goal which was controversially disallowed by the referee.
Bibiani Gold Stars in the 20th minute. Alex Aso capitalised on a howler from Kotoko goalkeeper Frederick Asare and scored the goal which was controversially ruled out by the referee.
Appiah McCarthy’s brilliant free kick was saved by Kotoko goalkeeper Frederick Asare in the 30th minute of the first half to deny the home side.
The first half ended in a draw with Bibiani Gold Stars dominating possession and chances created ahead of Asante Kotoko.
In the second half, Prince Owusu Kwabena broke the deadlock in the 65th minute to put Bibiani Gold Stars in the lead.
Sherrif Mohammed got the equalizer for Asante Kotoko five minutes later with a powerful strike in the box.
GoldStars restored their lead in the 73rd minute through Eric Bosuntwi who delivered a sweet strike from 25 yards to the top right corner.
Steven Mukwala missed the opportunity to restore parity for Asante Kotoko as goalkeeper Joe Baah made a good save.
Goldstars held on for their first win of the season while Kotoko remain winless.
