LG Top 4 enters second week
˘546m realised from
LG Top 4 opening matches
Neoplan whip Bofoakwa
Gyau wins Tema President's Putter
Independence Day Tennis on 6 March
Linde Open tees off on Saturday
LG Top 4 enters second week
Accra (Greater Accra) 25
February 2003 - Six goals were produced last Sunday in the opener of the much
publicised Somotex Ghana Limited sponsored LG Top
Four Tournament at the Accra and Kumasi Sports Stadiums.
Defending champions, Accra
Hearts of Oak struck twice against Liberty, Kotoko netting three times while
Olympics managing to pull just one back in the other match at Kumasi Sports
Stadium.
It was a thriller and sweet
revenge for Hearts at the Accra Sports Stadium who had suffered some
humiliating crushing against the Dansoman-based side in their last two
encounters while at
Both stadiums were packed to
capacity even beyond the expectations of the organisers, the Ghana League Club
Association (GHALCA). It was an overwhelming scene at the Accra Stadium, such
that ticketless fans were compelled to scale over the
wall while policemen stood aloof.
The situation could even be
worse this weekend as the tournament gathers momentum. Kotoko are billed to
come up against the scientific lads, Liberty Professionals, on Saturday at the
Accra Sports Stadium while on Sunday, at the same venue, Hearts lock horns with
city rivals Great Olympics.
The new IMC of Kotoko have
silence its critics and would want to wet the appetite of their fans of what
the team has in stock for them in this year's league with at least, another
sweet victory in Accra on Saturday. But both players and officials know that it
would not be an easy task against the backdrop that Kotoko had to struggle to
draw 2-2 with the same side last season at a time that the Porcupine Warriors'
were gearing up for an African campaign.
Both teams have virtually the
same squad but
At the end though, it would be
the team with the sharpest attack and perhaps the one who would be able to
withstand the intimidating crowd expected to throng the stadium that would
carry the day.
It would even be keener on
Sunday when Hearts would be faced with yet another mountain to climb. Don't be
deceived by the
And it is that
"something" perhaps, a natural phenomenon, that would determine who
wins the Sunday's match. On paper though, Hearts look the favourites, but if
fans could cast their minds back to some three seasons ago when Hearts with
their stars' including Joe Fameye struggled to
cancelled an Ali Kwame's earlier two goals- then the
picture could be clear of what is likely to happen on Sunday.
The tournament is far from over
and no team can be written off. One had gone, five
more remaining for each of the clubs and it could be anybody's tournament.
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˘546m
realised from LG Top 4 opening matches
Kudjo Fianno
Administrative Manger of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA),
organisers of the tourney disclosed this to the GNA Sports on Monday.
He said the match involving
Accra Hearts of Oak and Liberty Professionals yielded ˘296m while that of
Kotoko and Accra Great Olympics was ˘250m.
Fiannoo said out of this total amount,
the cost for printing of tickets, officiating fees, security, VAT and para-medicals would be deducted before the rest would be
shared among the clubs and the organisers.
The Administrative Manager said
each club would be entitled 30 per cent of the proceeds, while GHALCA also
takes 30 per cent with 10 per cent going to the National Sports Council (NSC).
He explained that the amount
realised at
He said efforts would be made to
repair the broken gates to ensure that adequate security is provided for
subsequent matches. Fianoo denied reports that there
were shortage of tickets at the stands explaining that only the upper terrace
and wings were in short supply of tickets since there were enough tickets at
the May Nine and Osu Stands.
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Neoplan whip Bofoakwa
Sunyani (Brong Ahafo Region) 25
February 2003 - Premier League club Tano Bofoakwa on Sunday suffered a humiliating 0-2 defeat at the
hands of visiting Bekwai-Ashanti-based Neoplan Stars, a first division side in a friendly football
match played at the Sunyani Coronation park.
Neoplan who outclassed the Bofoakwa boys in all the department of the game netted a
goal in each half. Fielding mostly newly recruited players to test the might of
the team before the commencement of this year's national premier league
competition, Bofoakwa proved no match for the
well-groomed Bekwai boys for most part of the match.
Hundreds of Bofoakwa's
supporters who witnessed the match in their quest to see the performance of
their club's new entrants were highly disappointed and wondered how the team
could fare in the forthcoming premier league if such third-rate players were
recruited.
The worry of the supporters
deepened when a penalty awarded Bofoakwa was
painfully wasted during the second half.
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Gyau wins Tema President's Putter
Tema (Greater Accra)
David Atuwo
took the second position with 70 net, beating William Yeboah on countback while Nii Ankrah came fourth with 71 net. Valentina
Manteaw won the Ladies event with 65 net,
Victor Brave-Mensah won the
Professionals event with 73 gross. M. Komashie was
second with 75 gross while Baba Akologo took the
third position with 76 gross. The one-day 18-hole stableford
competition opened to amateur and professional golfers of the club was
sponsored by Mrs Y .O. Kim, President of the club.
Johnny Cobbina,
Out-going captain of the club, praised the participants for their massive turn
out, for the competition and asked them to keep it up.
Professor Michael Ben-George,
President of the Ghana Golf Association announced that this year’s Ghana
Amateur Open Golf Champion will be held at Tema and asked all
golf club members to register for the event slated for April.
Charles Vladimir Odonkor and Mr K.E. Chinebuah,
former presidents, of the club, were honoured for their meritorious
contributions to the club.
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Independence Day Tennis on 6 March
A spokesman for the association
who announced this in
The rest are the State Insurance
Company, Ministry of Finance, The Trust Bank, Metropolitan and Allied Bank and
National Investment Bank. He asked the participation organisations to pay their
registration fees latest by Friday, February 28.
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Linde Open tees off on Saturday
Tema (Greater Accra)
Eben Adablanu,
manager of the Tema Country Golf Club told the GNA Sports at Tema on Monday
that about 150 amateur golfers have so far registered for the event which is
being sponsored by Harlequin International Limited.
It is opened to golfers from
Tema, Achimota and clients of the company. Crack golfers expected to be seen in
action will include Kofi Gyau, winner of the
President's Putter, A.S. Ibrahim, Nii Ankrah and David Atuwo.
The Ladies section will also
witness a stiff opposition from Valentina Manteaw who has vowed to add the trophy to the President's
Putter as she battles Adelaide Owusu-Adjapong, Grace Komladzei and Florence Etwi-Barimah
among others.
Barry Williams, the managing
Director of Harlequin International Limited will present the magnificent trophy
to winner of event scheduled to start at
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