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Hearts of Oak thrash Berekum Chelsea
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In a captivating display at the Golden City park, Hearts of Oak’s flair and prowess were on full display as they stormed a remarkable 3-0 win over Berekum Chelsea in the Ghanaian top-flight on Wednesday.
Goals from Hamza Issah, Linda Mtange and Cisse Kassim condemned the host to their second defeat at home and 12th of the 2023-24 season.
Issah Kuka’s exquisite and flamboyant pass found its way to Hearts top scorer Hamza Issah, who rattled in a belter inside the box to give the visitors the lead in the 19th minute.
Two further goals from Linda Mtange (59th) and Cisse Kassim (83rd) underscored Hearts of Oak’s resilience to win at the Golden City park.
The win is a massive relief for the Ghanaian giants after they lost 1-0 at home to city rivals Accra Lions last week.
The match was a testament to Hearts of Oak’s tactical acumen, with the team showing their ability to dominate possession, create scoring opportunities and shut down Chelsea’s marauding attacks.
The win propels Hearts to 11th on the table on 38 points, but still trail their opponents by three points on 41, and could signal a team that is finding its rhythm and cohesion under pressure, ready to challenge for at least, a top four finish.
Asante Kotoko head coach Eric Tinkler has admitted his side had to dig deep to secure their first win over Heart of Lions in 11 years.
Kotoko edged the Kpando-based side in a tough encounter, ending more than a decade without victory against Lions yesterday at the Baba Yara SportsStadium.
Speaking after the game, Tinkler said:
“We made things very difficult for ourselves. You can see Heart of Lions are a good team; they created chances, but we managed the game, and we created our chances.
According to him, ” Overall there is still a lot of work we have to do defensively. We struggled even when we played against 10 men.”
“Today we won ugly, but we will take the three points and move on,” he concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has criticised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over comments commending state-owned enterprises under the current administration.
She made the statement during her address at the 2026 Ghana Bar Association Conference in Ada.
The GBA President said the recent commendation and comparison of a state institution by no less a person than the Chief Justice left much to be desired.
“We do not want to believe that what happened was a fulfilment of Matthew 12:34, that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks,” she said.
The comments relate to remarks made by Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie during working visits to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
At MIIF, the Chief Justice praised the institution’s performance and said developments there had left him wondering what Ghana had been doing over the past eight years.
“I must congratulate you… we wonder; some of us keep wondering what really we have been doing in the past eight years,” he said. At SSNIT, he contrasted current operations with previous plans to sell assets like the Labadi Beach Hotel.
The remarks have drawn mixed reactions. The Judicial Service said the observations were made in good faith and were not intended to undermine judicial independence.
However, civil society groups and faith-based organisations have raised concerns.
CDD-Ghana said such commentary creates a perception of political bias and risks breaching the Code of Conduct for Judges, while the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference said the Chief Justice could have commended the institutions without political comparisons.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorm
