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Hearts, Kotoko chase President Cup plus three points in Accra
• Who wins the President’s Cup?
The Accra Sports Stadium will explode into life tomorrow when Hearts of Oak lock horns with bitter rivals and defending Premier League champions – Asante Kotoko in a betPawa Premier League match-day 20 fixture – that has more than three points at stake.
The much-heralded encounter will serve as the 2023 President Cup; meaning winner of the day sails away with GHø50,000 to be presented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who will grace the occasion.
Should the ‘Super clash’ end in a draw, the two powerhouses will split the points before proceeding to penalties to determine the winner.
However, straight victory in regulation time would guarantee three points for the winner as the loser will have to settle for GHø30,000.
Defending President’s Cup champions Hearts have recently seen some poor run of results, having lost twice in a row against Aduana Stars and Great Olympics on Wednesday.
With just a single win in their last five outings, the Phobians have dropped to sixth on the league table with eight points adrift leaders Aduana Stars.
A section of the agitated fans have expressed their displeasure with regard to Coach Slavko Matic’s approach and are desperately calling for his head.
The Serbian tactician will have to redeem himself by exhibiting his best to amass all three points against the arch rivals who they defeated to win the President’s Cup last year.
The visitors managed to bounce back from their disappointing 1-0 defeat to Aduana Stars to secure a hard-fought slim 1-0 victory over Bechem United in mid-week.
A win for the Porcupine Warriors will see Coach Seydou Zerbo and his charges close up the game on Aduana Stars, having garnered 31 points with leaders on 36 points.
At the Baba Yara Stadium today, struggling King Faisal will host Great Olympics.
The hosts will need nothing but the three points to move out of the relegation zone, having shared spoils with Aduana Stars on match-day 19 in a goalless stalemate.
On Sunday, the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park will be fired up when Bechem United welcome in-form Gold Stars to a cagey test.
Maxwell Konadu-led Legon Cities will have a tough hurdle to cross tomorrow when they tussle it out with Real Tamale United at the El Wak Stadium.
Eighth-placed Medeama SC will be at the Akoon Park tomorrow as they rub shoulders with Berekum Chelsea in a stiff contest.
The Tarkwa-based team will be without trainer Umar Abi who resigned after their 1-1 draw with Real Tamale United days ago, while bottom-placed Kotoku Royals make a trip to the Nana Kronmansah Park to face Nsoatreman.
Samartex will battle Aduana Stars while Tamale City face most high-performing Accra Lions at the Aliu Mahama Stadium on Sunday evening.
BY Linus Siaw Nartey
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the dates for the qualifiers of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2027.
The qualifiers will run from September 2026 to March 2027, with the final tournament set for June 19 to July 17, 2027. Ghana will know their group opponents after the draw on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Forty-eight (48) teams will be split into 12 groups of four, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the competition.
The 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations will be staged in three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Find the dates for the qualifiers below:
Port City have officially been crowned champions of the Access Bank Division One League Zone Three after a thrilling 3-2 victory over WAFA SC in their Matchday 28 home fixture.
Having already secured qualification to the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League with three games to spare, Port City showed no signs of slowing down, extending their lead at the top with another impressive performance.
WAFA SC opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Sylvester Henyo, but Port City responded swiftly as Kedzie Korblah Junior converted from the penalty spot to level matters. Alex Boateng then put the hosts ahead before captain Hamza Zakaria extended the lead to 3-1 in the 61st minute.
Melchizedek Frimpong pulled one back for WAFA SC in the 76th minute, but it wasn’t enough to deny Port City the victory and the title celebrations.
This historic triumph sees Port City crowned champions of Zone Three and set to compete in the Ghana Premier League for the first time in the club’s history.
