Kumasi Asante Kotoko Officially Declared Ghana League Champions

Monday, 28 May 2012 09:48

Kumasi Asante Kotoko was yesterday officially declared Champions of the 2011/2012 GLO Ghana Premier League after the last round of matches were played at the various centers. It was all joy for Kotoko as they wrapped up victory over Tema Youth in front of their home fans at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. Kotoko won the game 1-0 through a Richard Yeboah goal. The magnificent league trophy was presented to the Captain of Kotoko, Isaac Amoako, by the President of the Ghana Football Association, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, assisted by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, to thunderous applause from the home fans at the highly attended match. This brings to 21, the number of League Trophies won by Kotoko, and marks a return of the Club to the CAF Champions League. The rest of the results, as monitored by ISD Sports Desk are: Aduana Stars           1 - 1     Liberty Wa All Stars             1 - 0     Medeama SC Ebusua Dwarfs         0 - 2     AshGold Edubiase FC             1 - 0     Bechem United Wassaman United    1 - 0     Heart of Lions Hearts of Oak           4 - 0     Arsenals Berekum Chelsea     1 - 1     Mighty Jets Three teams, namely, Bechem United, Tudu Mighty Jets and Wassaman United have all been relegated to the Division 1 League.

Monday, 28 May 2012

Kumasi Asante Kotoko was yesterday officially declared Champions of the 2011/2012 GLO Ghana Premier League after the last round of matches were played at the various centers. It was all joy for Kotoko as they wrapped up victory over Tema Youth in front of their home fans at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. Kotoko won the game 1-0 through a Richard Yeboah goal. The magnificent league trophy was presented to the Captain of Kotoko, Isaac Amoako, by the President of the Ghana Football Association, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi, assisted by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, to thunderous applause from the home fans at the highly attended match. This brings to 21, the number of League Trophies won by Kotoko, and marks a return of the Club to the CAF Champions League. The rest of the results, Aduana Stars            1 - 1     Liberty Wa All Stars             1 - 0     Medeama SC Ebusua Dwarfs         0 - 2     AshGold Edubiase FC             1 - 0     Bechem United Wassaman United    1 - 0     Heart of Lions Hearts of Oak           4 - 0     Arsenals Berekum Chelsea     1 - 1     Mighty Jets Three teams, namely, Bechem United, Tudu Mighty Jets and Wassaman United have all been relegated to the Division 1 League.

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Baffour seals Antalyaspor deal

Footy-ghana.com understands that New Edubiase United striker Emmanuel Baffour has sealed a deal to move to Turkish top flight side Antalyaspor at the end of the season.

Footy-ghana.com sources close to the New Edubiase United management reveal that Baffour underwent successful medical examinations with the club and will return later tonight to play against Bechem United in the final Glo Premier League match of the season on Sunday.

Baffour will join his new club after Ghana's 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zambia next month. He will join up with the Black Stars currently training in preparation for the matches, with his first training session tomorrow morning.

Glo premier league: Final matches rescheduled

The Premier League Board, in consultation with the Emergency Committee of the GFA, has decided to reschedule the 30th Week Fixtures of the GLO Premiership to Saturday 26th May 2012 instead of Sunday 27th May 2012 except the Kotoko/Tema Youth match.

This decision, pleasantly endorsed by the clubs, is to afford the football fraternity the opportunity to watch the Coronation of the Champion Club for 2011/2012 season either on television or by attendance.

This means all the 30th Week league matches will be played on Saturday expect the Kotoko-Tema Youth game which will be played on Sunday.

The Board takes the chance to congratulate all the participating teams and invite Chairmen of Clubs to watch the historic match between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Tema Youth on 27th May 2012.