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Berekum Chelsea, Dreams FC and Nsoatreman FC record wins on Matchday 10
Berekum Chelsea, Dreams FC and Nsoatreman FC recorded wins on Matchday 10 of the betPawa Premier League Sunday.
Chelsea inflicted a 1-0 deafest on champions Medeama SC in Tarkwa, while Dreams FC and Nsoatreman FC beat Great Olympics and Real Tamale United respectively.
Medeama SC – unbeaten at home in the ongoing season went into the clash looking for their fourth consecutive win at Tarkwa but Chelsea scored in the first half to break their home invincibility.
Stephen Amankona scored the only goal of the match in the 21st minute to silence the home crowd.
Medeama SC piled the heat on the visitors looking for the equaliser but had none of that as Chelsea went into the break with the slim lead.
After the interval, Jonathan Sowah, Derrick Fordjuor and Theophilus Anobaa bombarded the goal area of Berekum Chelsea but the former champions were resolute at the back to keep their opponents at bay.
The incessant pressure resulted in the hosts coming close a couple of times but the back line of Berekum Chelsea held on to grab a rare win at Tarkwa – their second win on the road with in the ongoing season.
At the Theatre of Dreams – Dreams FC netted two second half goals to down Accra Great Olympics.
Both teams went into the game flying on the back of victories against Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman FC. But it was the hosts who grabbed the points in the end.
Ishmael Dede broke the deadlock with a neat penalty inside 48 minutes before Eric Danso added the second goal two minutes later. Danso was quick to get on the end of Dede’s cross to lob home – giving the Still Believe lads their second successive win.
Meanwhile, high flying Nsoatreman FC returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Real Tamale United.
Maxwell Konadu’s team needed to fight for the points after suffering back to back defeats against Accra Great Olympics and Medeama SC.
Mohammed Abdul Rahaman scored in the 23rd minute to give his side a well deserved lead before Abdul Manaf Umar doubled the lead on the stroke of full time.
At Fosu Gyeabuor Park – Bechem United gave away an early lead to draw 1-1 with Bofoakwa Tano.
Augustine Okrah opened the scoring in the 8th minute but the lead was short lived as Bofoakwa Tano grabbed the equaliser two minutes later through Steven Owusu.
Elsewhere- Razak Simpson scored a 75th minute goal to give Nations FC a 1-0 win over Kpando Heart of Lions at Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex.
Finally on Sunday, Accra Hearts of Oak recorded yet another home draw after sharing the spoils with Legon Cities at the Accra Sports stadium.
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The Black Maidens have departed Accra for Dakar, Senegal, ahead of their crucial final qualifying round first-leg clash for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
A 24-player squad, accompanied by the technical team and officials, left the Accra International Airport on Tuesday aboard ASKY Airlines, determinate to secure a positive result away from home.
The Black Maidens have enjoyed an impressive qualifying campaign and are now just two matches away from booking a place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The team has intensified preparations in recent weeks, with the technical staff fine-tuning tactics and ensuring the players are in peak condition for the decisive encounter.
The team is expected to arrive in Dakar later in the day and victory over the two-legged tie will see the Black Maidens secure qualification for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Forward Brandon Thomas-Asante said the squad’s ambition and ambition and hunger remain intact despite the 2-1 loss to Croatia, stressing the Black Stars are determined “to make a name for ourselves as a nation and to keep that legacy going” heading into the Round of 32.
Speaking after Saturday’s Group L finale at Lincoln Financial Field, the Coventry City player said Ghana’s World Cup mission goes beyond individual goals.
“Yes, I think coming into the World Cup, there’s a lot of ambition, a lot of hopes and what we want to do as a collective on an individual basis,” he said. “And I think it all encompasses within each other that we want to be successful.”
Despite finishing third in the group with 4 points, Ghana progressed to face Colombia on July 4 in Kansas City. The player pointed to belief inside the camp.
“We’re glad that when we look around the dressing room, we see a lot of talent, a lot of ability and a lot of hunger to go and to make a name for ourselves as a nation and to keep that legacy going.”
The comments echo Carlos Queiroz’s message that “qualification is not a destination” and that the “real World Championship starts now.” Ghana reached the knockout stage after a win over Panama, a draw with England, and the narrow defeat to Croatia.
“We’re trying to do our best, to give our best and every game we are trying to make the nation proud,” Derrick Luckassen said earlier. “On to the next game, we have to keep on going.”
Ghana now prepare for Group K winners Colombia, who topped their group unbeaten with 7 points.
