Ghana Premier League side, Legon Cities have appointed Maxwell Konadu to take charge of the team until the end of the 2020/21 football season.
He becomes the club’s third trainer in this campaign after German-Bosnian coach Goran Barjaktarevic and Bashir Hayford.
Konadu – a former Black Stars assistant coach is currently with the national Under-17 side, Black Starlets after being sacked by Asante Kotoko in December 2020.
He replaces Bashir Hayford who took over from coach Goran Barjaktarevic. The two-time Premier League winner was also reportedly sacked few days after losing 3-0 to Great Olympics.
The team has been struggling to beat the drop hence the decision to hire Konadu to augment their technical department.
However,, the future of Bashir Hayford is still unknown.
Legon Cities are without a win in their last four matches and have slipped into the relegation zone, lying on the 13 position with 39 points, 2 points above 16th-placed King Faisal.
Medeama SC came from behind twice before overpowering Elmina Sharks 3-2 in their Ghana Premier League match-day 32 meeting at Akoon Park Sunday.
Tahir Mensah put the relegation-threatened visitors in the lead as early as the third minute. The opener was his third goal in successive games.
But left-back Fatawu Sulemana pulled parity for Medeama in the 11th minute.
Edmund Asiedu restored the lead in the 24th minute for Sharks
Centre-back Vincent Atingah then ensured Medeama will go into the break on level terms by scoring his second goal since arriving in the second transfer window right on the 45th-minute mark.
Medeama went ahead to snatch the winner through Ebenezer Ackahbi in the 78th minute.
The 3-2 victory sees Medeama – on 51 points – climb to third position while Elmina Sharks remain second from bottom of the league standings with 35 points after 32 matches.
Assistant coach of Premier League side Berekum Chelsea, Abdul Hennan Abu is currently on admission at the Dawu Government Hospital after being beaten up by irate fans of Dreams FC on Sunday afternoon.
The supporters of Dreams FC assaulted the young enterprising tactician after losing 1-0 to Berekum Chelsea in their Ghana Premier League match-week 32 encounter at the Theater of Dreams in Dawu.
Hennan was attacked by the fans of Dreams FC following a misunderstanding between him and the supporters after his side’s shocking 1-0 away win to keep their hopes of surviving in the Ghanaian top-flight league alive.
He was rushed to hospital by the medical team of Berekum Chelsea.
Hennan’s condition is said to have been been stabilized after the barbaric act of the Dreams FC fans.
Two teams who desperately needed three maximum points for different reasons squared off and locked horns at the Accra sports stadium this afternoon.
Eleven Wonders outwit Great Olympics to secure an all important win in their battle against relegation from the Ghana Premier League.
Both teams needed victory to boost their chances so it was a closed game, but Eleven Wonders showed they wanted the victory more and got it.
And with five minutes remaining on the clock, Abass Ganiu scored the lone goal in a keenly contested game as Wonders won against the top four hopefuls.
The victory has pushed Eleven Wonders to 11th and two points above the relegation zone with two games to spare.
Meanwhile, Great Olympics have dropped out of the top four.
Ghanaian Referee Maxwell Hanson run a race of his life in Sunyani when irate Supporters suspected to be those of Brong Ahafo United pounced on him for awarding a penalty against their side on matchday 27 of the Ghana Division one league match against Real Tamale United at the Sunyani Coronation park.
It was in the first half and the referee had no option but to reverse his decision for the game to continue.
Accra Hearts of Oak head coach Samuel Boadu has announced his starting line up to battle out with Ebusua Dwarfs in their Premier League match-week 32 encounter on Sunday evening.
The Phobians have made a trip to Cape Coast to face Ebusua Dwarfs in a cagey encounter at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
Duo Victor Aidoo has returned to the starting line up as replacement for Daniel Afriyie Barnieh who’s out of the game due to cards accumulation.
Below is Hearts of Oak line up to face Ebusua Dwarfs
Legon Cities and Bechem United played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw for the second time in the ongoing 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Saturday night.
An end-to-end battle that saw both teams finish with 10 men each after bad-tempered clashes late in the match-day 32 fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The Royals started well and deservedly shot themselves in front courtesy a world-class goal from Jonah Attuquaye in the 10th minute.
The winger picked a long pass from Nasiru Moro, controlled the ball graciously with his chest, turned before hitting the ball with precision, giving the Bechem United goalkeeper no chance.
Bechem found their way back with the equalizer just on the hour mark.
A perfectly-lofted free-kick into the box from experienced left-back Emmanuel Asante was beautifully headed home by Emmanuel Annor. 1-1 for the Hunters.
In the 6th minute of stoppage time, Bechem’s goalscorer Annor got sent off after receiving a second yellow card for time-wasting.
Desperate to see his side chase the winner, captain Maxwell Ampadu, unhappy with Annor’s antics, went to push the latter off the field – an action which attracted the fury of the centre referee to also give the Legon Cities man his marching orders.
The game eventually ended 1-1 with Bechem United’s Boubacar Sidiki Boumbia winning the NASCO man-of-the-match award.
Both Legon Cities and Bechem United tie on 39 points but are separated by goal difference, having drawn by the same scoreline when they first met on match-day 15.
WAFA SC defeated relegated Inter Allies 1-0 in their penultimate home game of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Saturday afternoon.
Making a rare start, second-round signing Alhassan Seidu Abu scored the goal that decided the match-day 32 fixture at Sogakope.
The close-range finish by the former Karela United and Prampram Youth midfielder came as early as the 4th minute.
Inter Allies were awarded a penalty in the 15th minute when Alex Aso was brought down in the WAFA box.
But Nafiu Sulemana saw his effort from the spot saved by goalkeeper Boliver Sarfo Owusu.
The result confirms that Inter Allies will finish bottom of the Ghana Premier League this season, while the three points temporarily lift WAFA up to 3rd in the table.
Enock Asubonteng, who notched the assist for the game decider, was adjudged NASCO man-of-the-match.