Voradep thrash Merlan
of Togo
Kyere wins indece
cycling competition
Mfantsiman Utd loses third match
Voradep thrash Merlan
of Togo
Ho (Volta Region)
(AC) Merlan,
a premier side of
Voradep showed
determination of carrying the day immediately referee Attah
Amevor whistled for the commencement of the match and
their efforts were rewarded in the 17th minute when Attipoe Stephen, playing in the inside right position
latched on a loose ball to beat goalie Joachin Kpadenu in post for the visitors.
AC Merlan's
Asumanu Sambo Abass in the 30th minute could have levelled up for his
side but his point blank shot at goal was saved beautifully by Voradep's goalie, Abubakar Saddique. A three-man combination by Abass,
Erasser Affoh and Sinyo Koffie, from the right
flank in the 43rd minute caught the defensemen of Voradep ball watching for Affoh
to plunge the ball into the roof of the net levelling up before recess.
Voradep resumed the second half
strongly and scored two goals through Seth Tawiah and
Patrick Ganaku in the 55th and 75th
minutes respectively. Tawiah increased the tally for
his side barely a minute of his substitution, when he connected home from Fred Okoh's freekick. Ganaku unleashed a 25-metre volley to mesmerise goalie Kpadenu.
Meanwhile, Koffie
Sronvie, President of the club, told the GNA Sports that
the friendly was to fine tune the team towards the resumption of the
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Kyere wins indece
cycling competition
Sunyani (Greater Accra)
The competition, organized by
Brong-Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council in conjunction with the Regional
Sports Council and River Park Cycling Club of Duayaw-Nkwanta
in the Tano District was part of a
week-long activities to mark the 46th anniversary of
With his wealth of experience in
previous competitions, Kyere, a former student of Berekum Senior Secondary School, shot into the lead right
from the starter's signal at 07:45 hours and never looked back, notwithstanding
the neck-to-neck opposition he had from other equally crack riders.
Hundreds of people in the
various towns and villages lined the route cheering the youthful riders.
The street ramps at Fiapre and Nsoatre temporarily
impeded Kyere's speed and this made 16-year-old
Master Kwaku Oppong, a
Junior Secondary School Form Two student of
The experienced Kyere, however, exhibited dexterity and romped home amid
loud cheers from fans. Oppong, the youngest
participant and who placed second in two hours 47.02 seconds, received the
loudest cheers as he was accorded a standing ovation by fans at the finishing
point located behind the
Kwaku Nsiah
Lumartey of Duayaw-Nkwanta
placed third, while 19 year old debutant, Frank Asiedu
of Sunyani took the fourth position. Addressing the participants after the
race, Messrs Peter B. Bonna, Brong-Ahafo Regional
Physical Education Officer of the Ghana Education Service, Shaaban
Mohammed, member of the Greater Accra Cyclist Association and Kingsley Abroquah of the Sunyani District office of GES in-charge of
sports, commended them for their high competitive spirit.
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Mfantsiman Utd loses third match
United seized the mid-field and
kept their opponents goal area boiling but their forwards failed to utilize the
chances that came their way and ended the first half scoreless. On resumption
God Is Great forced the tide in their favour and following a two-man move,
outside left, Francis Allen, scored the opener in the 67th minute.
Mfantsiman United took control
of affairs in the 70th minute and forced God Is Great into their own
half and nearly equalised but centre forward, John Beduson
with only the goalkeeper to beat shot over the bar. However in the 83rd
minute, Kennedy who played a yeoman's game mounted the tally to 2-0 with
sizzling shot.
In another development, Metro
Stars recorded their first victory when they beat King Hussein 2-0 in their
Central Region second division super Zonal
promotion league played at the
Boot and twice came close to
scoring but they wasted the chances.
Metro Stars came into the
picture in the 50th minute and after dictating the pace for some
time opened the scoring through centre half, Mohammed Mugei,
in the 56th minute. Hussein made a number of changes and made
frantic efforts to equalise but the changes did not deter Metro Stars from
increasing the tally to 2-0 through Ahmed Bashiru in
the 88th minute.
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