BY: YUSSIF ALHASSAN UTHMAN.
Ahead of another weekend of great football action in the First capital plus premier league, GhFootballFacts’ Yussif Alhassan Uthman ponders EIGHT QUESTIONS that will be answered by the end of match week-14 on Sunday…..
Can Inter Allies continue their impressive home form against WAFA? (Inter Allies vs WAFA, Saturday, 3:15PM)
It is a record that not many expected of a side like Inter Allies after 13 games in the FCPPL but the ‘eleven is to one’ are yet to lose a home fixture and have conceded just once all season at their favorite Tema Sports stadium. WAFA, their guest in the only fixture on Saturday will try to be the first team to inflict a home defeat to the Tema boys or be the second team after Hearts of oak to put the ball at t5he back of Allies net.
Will the Olympic veterans come to the party against Phobia? (Great Olympics vs Hearts of Oak, Sunday, 3:00PM)
Accra Great Olympics have looked a different team from the team that started the season ever since the trio of Dan Quaye, goalkeeper Richard Kinson and Captain Godwin Attram joined the club. The three former black stars players have managed to inspire the young lads in the team and the ‘wonder club’ have seen improvement in their especially in the department being filled by these players. Olympics have won two and drawn one in their last three games keeping three clean sheets in the process but none of those games were played under a condition as intense as a local derby. They host local rivals Hearts of Oak in the Accra Derby in a game in which bragging right is at stake.
Can Duncan’s Porcupine warriors silent their critics? (New Edubiase vs Kotoko, Sunday, 3:00PM)
David Duncan had a terrific start to life as a Kotoko coach helping the club to an impressive away draw in their CAF Champions league fixture against EL- Eulma of Algeria and subsequently winning against Liberty professional in the league in Kumasi. But after suffering a shock defeat in the second leg of their Champions league fixture against Eulma, fans of the club have become the biggest critics of the club and neither their progression into the FA cup last 16 nor their thrashing of Wassaman United in the Elite cup has convinced the fans of the quality of Duncan’s ammunitions. Koto will travel to Obuase to face regional rivals New Edubiase at the Lenclay stadium on Sunday.
Can the ‘Scientific’ Liberty escape the Lion’s Den unscathed? (Heart of Lions vs Liberty Pros, Sunday, 3:00PM)
Hearts of Lions will welcome Liberty professionals at the Kpando Park on Sunday. Both sides per their own pedigree have had a less than impressive start to the season but the Kpando lads have at least some consistency as they are yet to concede a goal at home and are the side with the highest number of clean sheets in the league, 7 this season. Liberty themselves have blown hot and cold and currently 10th on the log but just one point behind Lions who are 7th.
Will Bechem United be the team to defile the odds in Dorma? (Aduana Stars vs Bechem United, Sunday, 3:00PM)
Bechem United managed to avoid a four-game losing streak when they played Hearts of Lions in matck week-13 after previously recording back to back losses against Edubiase, Kotoko and Liberty in the preceding games. But they now face an even more difficult task of facing Aduana Stars in Dorma- a venue where not many have good memories of. Aduana Stars are currently second on the log behind Ashgold and are also yet to lose a home fixture in this year’s league conceding just a single home goal in the process.
Are BA United relegation-bound? (BA United vs Brekum Chelsea, Sunday, 3:00PM)
Bottom of the league BA United are one of the very few teams that play every home fixture with an average attendance of 10,000 but not even that has been able to spur them on to a good start in the FCPPL. The Sunyani based side will host a Chelsea side who are psychological very sound to play football after the appeals committee of the GFA ruled in their favor with regards to their forfeiture of games from February 2 and are now sitting pretty well on 5th position ready to make an incursion into the top four.
Will Nathaniel Asamoah ‘DOO’ Hasaacas? (Hasaacas vs Medeama, Sunday, 3:00PM)
Medeama’s Nathaniel Asamoah is at present the League’s top goal scorer with 9 goals in 13 games. The former Ashgold striker didn’t start the season on high but 4 goals in his last 3 games for the mauve and yellow ensured that he surpassed early pace setter Gilbert Fiamenyo of Hearts of Oak in the race for the golden boot. His next challenge will be to put the ball pass Hasaacas at the Esipong Sports stadium on Sunday. Hasaacas have conceded 16 goals in 13 games this season.
Can Bashir Hayford avoid complacency in Wa? (Wa all Stars vs Ashgold, Sunday, 3:00PM)
League leadrer Ashgold will travel to face Wa all stars at the Wa Park. With a comfortable 6points lead between them and second place Aduana Stars, Only a collapse of a monumental proportion will make them not finish the first round of the league as leaders. That collapse can come either as a result of fatigue or complacency by Hayford’s boys. Anything other than that will mean Ashgold are the mid-season champions.
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