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Welcome to the JoySports Ghana Premier League countdown live blog for Tuesday, December 17.
The new league season for 2019/20 is expected to kick off on December 27. This blog will update you on the latest from around the Premier League clubs and other related information.
There’s plenty of reaction so let’s get to it…
8:02 am: The Ghana Premier League fixtures for 2019/20 season are announced on Monday as the domestic competition will get underway on December 27-29. Fixtures below Accra Hearts of Oak SC vs Berekum Chelsea FC Aduana Stars FC vs Inter Allies FC Asante Kotoko SC vs Eleven Wonders FC Ashantigold SC vs Great Olympics Bechem United FC vs Elmina Sharks FC Dreams FC vs King Faisal FC Ebusua Dwarfs FC vs Medeama SC Karela United FC vs WAFA Liberty Prof. FC vs Wa All Stars FC READ MORE: Ghana Premier League fixtures for 2019/2020 announced
9:30 am: Now to some club stories, Karela United forward, Diawisie Taylor who has been heavily linked with a move to Aduana Stars is a shock target for Hearts of Oak according to latest reports. The Black Stars B striker who joined Karela United from GoldStars FC in 2017 and is one of the most exciting young strikers on the local scene.
According to Ghanapremierleagueupdates, the player is currently in Accra and will hold possible meetings with the Phobians ahead of a move.
10: 00am: Still with the Aiyinasi club, they have appointed Mr. Elloeny Amande as the new Chief Executive Officer ahead of the 2019/2020 season. Mr. Amande is a lawyer by profession as well as an astute broadcaster and marketer. He has worked with different media outfits including the Multimedia and Media General groups, as host of flagship sports programmes.
Describing his expectations for the club, Mr Amande said, “As a son of the land, I am excited to be able to bring my expertise in marketing, media and law to help my home region club Karela FC fulfil the objectives that the founders set for the club. I am grateful to the board for this opportunity to serve and I am confident that we will be successful on and off the pitch.”
The Chairman of the Board, Abena Brigidi also explained Mr. Amande's appointment, "this club in its relatively young existence, has had success and we believe that this appointment will further the tradition of sound management and development of our home region’.
The club has also appointed Nii Armah Ashong-Katai as its communications Manager.
12:00pm: Elsewhere, Asante Kotoko gaffer, Maxwell Konadu has admitted that his team is not formidable enough ahead of the league season. Konadu was appointed the head coach of the team a week ago and has been tasked to win the Ghana Premier League and qualify to the money zone of the CAF Champions League. He said, "Let me be honest with myself and our fans ,the team is not in the best of forms ,I have monitored friendly matches played ,yes we win but we need to dominate and do more. At this stage, Kotoko should dominate all matches we play whether losing or winning.
"That's the level we want to get the team to then we get to winning ways. We should be recording 70% -30% ,60%-40% ball possession”, he told Kumasi based radio station Oyerepa FM.
Asante Kotoko will kick start their league campaign against Eleven Wonders at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
1: 15 pm: Newly appointed Asante Kotoko gaffer Maxwell Konadu has dined with his playing body and later held candid discussions with them as he seeks to build synergy in the team. The event was held at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi.
2:18 pm: Premier League clubs and Division One League clubs in the country have written a petition to the Ghana Football Association to maintain the new 18-team league structure which was agreed at Congress in October. It will be recalled that during the last Elective Congress, it was unanimously agreed that the 2019/2020 season should be expanded from 16 to 18 teams to among other reasons reinstate Accra Great Olympics and King Faisal into the elite division so that both of them can drop their legal battle with the GFA. Per the agreement, 5 teams instead of 3 will be relegated before the league returns to its default format of 16 teams. But in the partition sighted by Finder Sports, both the Ghana Premier League teams and the Division One League clubs want only three to be relegated, meaning the Premier League will maintain the 18 teams without reverting to a 16-team league after this season.
5:05 pm: Eric Esso, brother of Hearts of Oak and Black Stars B forward Joseph Esso is close to completing a move to Ashantigold Sporting Club, according to Ghanasoccernet.
Esso has been a reported midfield target for the Miners throughout the transfer window and has been training with the team in the past few days.
5:48 pm: Good news for the Phobians as the Club Licencing Board have confirmed that Kim Grant is officially recognised as a UEFA Licence A coaching certificate holder. Grant, until today was not qualified to coach in the Ghanaian top-flight division for holding the UEFA Licence B certificate equivalent to CAF Licence B.
However Fox FM reports that the Coaches Association of England, where Kim began his managerial career, has officially notified the Club Licencing Board of Ghana confirming that the former Elmina Sharks Youth coach is a qualified UEFA Licence A coaching certificate holder, who has completed the course and awaiting the arrival of his certificate.
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8:02 am: The Ghana Premier League fixtures for 2019/20 season are announced on Monday as the domestic competition will get underway on December 27-29. Fixtures below Accra Hearts of Oak SC vs Berekum Chelsea FC Aduana Stars FC vs Inter Allies FC Asante Kotoko SC vs Eleven Wonders FC Ashantigold SC vs Great Olympics Bechem United FC vs Elmina Sharks FC Dreams FC vs King Faisal FC Ebusua Dwarfs FC vs Medeama SC Karela United FC vs WAFA Liberty Prof. FC vs Wa All Stars FC READ MORE: Ghana Premier League fixtures for 2019/2020 announced
9:30 am: Now to some club stories, Karela United forward, Diawisie Taylor who has been heavily linked with a move to Aduana Stars is a shock target for Hearts of Oak according to latest reports. The Black Stars B striker who joined Karela United from GoldStars FC in 2017 and is one of the most exciting young strikers on the local scene.
According to Ghanapremierleagueupdates, the player is currently in Accra and will hold possible meetings with the Phobians ahead of a move.
10: 00am: Still with the Aiyinasi club, they have appointed Mr. Elloeny Amande as the new Chief Executive Officer ahead of the 2019/2020 season. Mr. Amande is a lawyer by profession as well as an astute broadcaster and marketer. He has worked with different media outfits including the Multimedia and Media General groups, as host of flagship sports programmes.
Describing his expectations for the club, Mr Amande said, “As a son of the land, I am excited to be able to bring my expertise in marketing, media and law to help my home region club Karela FC fulfil the objectives that the founders set for the club. I am grateful to the board for this opportunity to serve and I am confident that we will be successful on and off the pitch.”
The Chairman of the Board, Abena Brigidi also explained Mr. Amande's appointment, "this club in its relatively young existence, has had success and we believe that this appointment will further the tradition of sound management and development of our home region’.
The club has also appointed Nii Armah Ashong-Katai as its communications Manager.
12:00pm: Elsewhere, Asante Kotoko gaffer, Maxwell Konadu has admitted that his team is not formidable enough ahead of the league season. Konadu was appointed the head coach of the team a week ago and has been tasked to win the Ghana Premier League and qualify to the money zone of the CAF Champions League. He said, "Let me be honest with myself and our fans ,the team is not in the best of forms ,I have monitored friendly matches played ,yes we win but we need to dominate and do more. At this stage, Kotoko should dominate all matches we play whether losing or winning.
"That's the level we want to get the team to then we get to winning ways. We should be recording 70% -30% ,60%-40% ball possession”, he told Kumasi based radio station Oyerepa FM.
Asante Kotoko will kick start their league campaign against Eleven Wonders at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
1: 15 pm: Newly appointed Asante Kotoko gaffer Maxwell Konadu has dined with his playing body and later held candid discussions with them as he seeks to build synergy in the team. The event was held at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi.
2:18 pm: Premier League clubs and Division One League clubs in the country have written a petition to the Ghana Football Association to maintain the new 18-team league structure which was agreed at Congress in October. It will be recalled that during the last Elective Congress, it was unanimously agreed that the 2019/2020 season should be expanded from 16 to 18 teams to among other reasons reinstate Accra Great Olympics and King Faisal into the elite division so that both of them can drop their legal battle with the GFA. Per the agreement, 5 teams instead of 3 will be relegated before the league returns to its default format of 16 teams. But in the partition sighted by Finder Sports, both the Ghana Premier League teams and the Division One League clubs want only three to be relegated, meaning the Premier League will maintain the 18 teams without reverting to a 16-team league after this season.
Credit: The Finder
5:05 pm: Eric Esso, brother of Hearts of Oak and Black Stars B forward Joseph Esso is close to completing a move to Ashantigold Sporting Club, according to Ghanasoccernet.
Esso has been a reported midfield target for the Miners throughout the transfer window and has been training with the team in the past few days.
5:48 pm: Good news for the Phobians as the Club Licencing Board have confirmed that Kim Grant is officially recognised as a UEFA Licence A coaching certificate holder. Grant, until today was not qualified to coach in the Ghanaian top-flight division for holding the UEFA Licence B certificate equivalent to CAF Licence B.
However Fox FM reports that the Coaches Association of England, where Kim began his managerial career, has officially notified the Club Licencing Board of Ghana confirming that the former Elmina Sharks Youth coach is a qualified UEFA Licence A coaching certificate holder, who has completed the course and awaiting the arrival of his certificate.
MORE TO FOLLOW...
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