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Swedru All Blacks seal Premier League promotion with convincing home win
Swedru All Blacks clinched their qualification for the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season with a famous 3-0 win against former Premier League side New Edubiase United at the Swedru Sports Stadium.
Zayat Bubakari broke the deadlock three minutes after kickoff for Swedru All Blacks, while Ebenezer Amoh hit a brace in the 35th and 77th minutes to help Swedru All Blacks grab all the spoils.
The win takes them to 66 points from 29 matches – 7 points ahead of second placed Sekondi Rospak FC.
In Kumasi – Future Stars FC secured fifth position with an emphatic 4-1 win against relegation-threatened Sekondi Eleven Wise at the Ejisu Okese Park on Sunday.
Samuel Kwarteng scored a brace for Future Stars in the 27th and 58th minutes, but Albert Forson pulled one back for Sekondi Eleven Wise in the 72nd minute.
Emmanuel Yeboah made it 3-1 in the 77th minute before Abdul Rahman Adam added to the tally in the 88th minute for the home side.
Former Premier League side Elmina Sharks halted Sekondi Rospak SC’s Premier League ambitions at the Dr. Nduom Sports Complex.
Emmanuel Carrick Cudjoe scored the only goal in the 85th minute. Rospak SC have amassed 59 points after 29 matches and trail leaders Swedru All Blacks by seven points.
Here are the results in Zone Two:
Black Stars captain Jordan Ayew says Ghana will leave nothing on the pitch when they face England in today’s World Cup Group L decider at Gillette Stadium.
With both teams on 3 points, Ayew said his job is to ease pressure on the younger players and hold everyone accountable, himself included.
“I’m doing my best to guide the boys, make them comfortable, take pressure off them, and help us perform,” Ayew told reporters. “I have to perform too. They have to perform too. It’s teamwork. We’re helping each other.”
Ghana come into the Foxborough clash after a 1-0 win over Panama in Toronto. England beat Croatia 4-2 in their opener.
The captain’s message was simple, “We’re going to give our 100% and we’re going to fight. I’ll make sure when we come off that pitch, we have no regrets.”
The winner takes control of Group L. Kickoff is 4:00 PM ET at Gillette Stadium.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Black Stars forward Brandon Thomas-Asante insists Ghana will carry no pressure into Tuesday’s World Cup showdown with England at Boston Stadium, saying the team’s self-belief and sense of purpose outweigh outside expectations.
Brandon provided a 95th minute assist that helped Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in Toronto.
The win left both Ghana and England level on three points in Group L following the Three Lions 4-2 over Croatia in their opening match.
Speaking to ghanafa.org Thomas-Asante is adamant that external doubt only fuels the squad.
“Everything to the best ability, it’s very much a case of we back ourselves, we believe in ourselves. Whether people on the outside doubt us, believe us, or anything that’s not what we think about. We think about why we’re here. We’re on a mission,” Thomas-Asante said.
The Coventry City forward said that mission removes any weight of expectation. “That means there’s no pressure. It’s even less pressure for us,” he explained.
“We know our fans believe, but we know that some people might want to overlook us. We use that to our advantage preparing properly and believing that we can go and do something,” He added.
England and Ghana both sit on three points heading into the Foxborough clash, with the winner set to take control of Group L. Kickoff at Boston Stadium on Tuesday.
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