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The Ghanaian top-flight commenced over the weekend with some intriguing fixtures across the various venues.

We bring you the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Match-day 1 results, summaries, Man-of-the-Match award winners and goalscorers in all the matches played from Saturday.

SATURDAY

Legon Cities 1-1 Brekum Chelsea

Jonah Attoquaye; Stephen Amankona

NASCO Man of the Match : Elvis Opoku- Legon Cities

SUNDAY

WAFA 4-3 King Faisal

Konadu Yiadom Kwame Peprah(2) Godwin Agbevor Yakubu Wadudu Daniel Lommotey (2)

NASCO Man of the Match– Amankwah Forson – WAFA

Ashgold 2-2 Karela United

Appiah Mccarthy, Diawiase Taylor; Hans Kwoffie Samuel Ofori

NASCO Man of the Match – Bashiru Umar – Karela United

Medeama 1-1 Great Olympics

Ali Quattara; Micheal Yeboah

NASCO Man of the Match – Ebenezer Ackahbi – Medeama SC

Ebusua Dwarfs 2-2 Elmina Sharks

Dennis Korsah, Richard Mpong; Razak Issa Ishmael Harmon

NASCO Man of the Match– George Asamoah – Ebusua Dwarfs

Asante Kotoko 1-1 Eleven Wonders

Kwame Opoku; Prince Okraku

NASCO Man of the Match – Salifu Ibrahim (Eleven Wonders)

MONDAY

Inter Allies 0-0 Dreams FC

NASCO Man of the Match – Abdul Jalilu (Dreams FC)

Liberty Professionals 1-1 Bechem United

George William Ansong|| Steven Owusu

NASCO Man of the Match – George William Ansong (Liberty Professionals)

Aduana Vs Accra Hearts of Oak – Postponed

The Ghana Premier League match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Ashgold SC scheduled for Saturday, November 21 has been postponed to a later date.

This measure is to ensure that members of Accra Hearts of Oak team who will return from isolation this week will get adequate time to prepare for the league game.

In view of the above mentioned development, the game will now be played on Tuesday November 24.

All stakeholders involved have been duly informed of the changes.

The week one of the Ghana Premier League between Inter Allies and Dreams FC ended in a stalemate at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday night.

The last fixture of the matchday games of the 2020-21 Ghana Premier League season was the only game that failed to produce a single goal after eight matches played.- Advertisement –
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Chances were few between the two teams who canceled each other throughout the boring first 45 minutes as they returned to the dressing room with no goals apiece.

After the recess, both teams created equally good goal scoring opportunities but failed to capitalize on their chances as it ended goalless at the Accra Sports Stadium.

This is the first time this season a Ghana Premier League fixture has failed to produce a single goal and both teams would be hoping to score their first goal of the campaign in their upcoming games.

By Delrand Nii Armah

Liberty Professionals were held to a 1-1 draw at the Carl Reindorf Sports Stadium by  Bechem United in this matchday one fixture of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League.

The game was originally scheduled for Sunday 15 November but had to be postponed due to a delayed COVID-19 test from Bechem United.

Liberty Professionals started the game with a lot of intensity in search of their first goal and were awarded a free kick in the second minute.

George Ansong had a big chance to put the home side in the lead in the 17th minute with a free header but it flies a little over.

The scientific soccer lads broke the deadlock in the 20th minute through George Ansong, who scored from a header to give the home side the deserved lead.

Bechem United was awarded a penalty in the 54th minute in the second half and Steven Owusu was up to the task as he got the equalizer for the away side.

Both sides shared the spoils after regulation time.

Liberty Professionals travel to Elmina to face Sharks in their matchday two fixture whilst Bechem United host WAFA at the Nana Gyabeour Park.

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Ghana Premier League television right holders StarTimes have issued a stern warning to media outlets in the country against unlawful broadcasting of Ghana Premier League matches.

On Saturday, November 14 2020, the 2020/21 top-flight kicked off and continued on the following day with interesting fixtures.

Several radio stations including Aseda FM, Silver FM and online (social media) outlets were caught broadcasting the live game between Asante Kotoko and Eleven Wonders live on their social media platforms.

“StarTimes is by this communique calling on all television stations, online portals and individuals to desist and abstain from the unlicensed broadcast of the Ghana Premier League,” a company’s statement read.

“As the official broadcaster of the elite Ghana Football League, we hold exclusive rights to the airing of the content on Television and OTT (Live Streaming) including but not limited to Facebook and YouTube.

StarTimes together with the GFA will take string and active measures towards the enforcement of the copyright and will pursue legal actions (criminal and civil) against any media house ,journalist, individual, football club or online portals who supply unauthorized footage via social media including YouTube, Facebook, etc through mobile phones from the various media centres or from the StarTimes decoder.

“Silver FM, Aseda FM, Stade Afrique and Najoe Sounds which illegally broadcasted and shared the Asante Kotoko and Techiman Eleven Wonders game on Sunday wit their Facebook accounts will receive law suits from our legal team and have their accounts blocked by Facebook,” the statement added.

By Evans Gyamera-Antwi

The Citizens boss believes they could’ve picked all the points against the Porcupine Warriors in Accra

Techiman Eleven Wonders coach Ignatius Osei-Fosu says he rues his side’s missed opportunities following the 1-1 draw against Asante Kotoko on opening day of 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season.

The debutants came from a goal down to share spoils after substitute Prince Okraku levelled Kwame Poku’s opener for Kotoko late in the game with a wonderful finish.

Wonders were the better side in the first half and could’ve scored at least two goals but their strikers fluffed every opportunity that came their way.

“Asante Kotoko were the second best and had to lose this game because we played better than them. I think they didn’t even deserve a point,” Fosu said after the game.

“We knew how they will play so we limited them. If you watched the game critically, you will see that none of their fullbacks completed a single cross or a decisive pass into our box throughout the game.

“We are going back to Techiman with a point and we feel like we have missed a glorious chance to record our first victory in the Ghana Premier League. We will build on this and hope our next game will be better than this,” he added.

Eleven Wonders will play their first-ever home game in the Premier League next weekend when they welcome Ebusua Dwarfs to the Ohene Ameyaw Park in Techiman, while Kotoko will travel to Golden City Park in Berekum to face Berekum Chelsea on matchday two.

By Evans Gyamera-Antwi