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30 Jan

2022/23 BetPawa PL: Kotoko, Hearts Close In On Aduana As Great Olympics Beat Karela

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Asante Kotoko were big winners from the matchday 14 games in the betPawa Ghana Premier League following their emphatic win at the Baba Yara Stadium. The Porcupine Warriors mastered a game of their own as they defeated Kotoku Royals with a 5-1 scoreline on Sunday, January 29. Steven Mukwala hit a brace for Seydou Zerbo’s side after Richmond Lamptey had opened the scoring with a stunner. Eric Zeze and Solomon Sarfo Taylor got the other goals while Francis Andy Kumi scored the consolation goal for the Akyem-based team. Hearts of Oak travelled to Tarkwa over the weekend where they beat…

29 Sep

Podcast: Explaining The Genesis And Effects Of GFA Suspension Of The BetPawa Premier League

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) in the early hours of Thursday, September 29, announced that the 2022/23 betPawa Premier League has been put on hold. According to the FA, this follows a Motion on Notice for Injunction filed on Wednesday, September 28, at the Human Rights High Court by Ashantigold SC and served on the GA’s lawyers yesterday afternoon. The decision to put the league on hold takes the FA back to similar situations encountered in the past, with a Twitter discussion taking a look at what led to the situation we find ourselves in now. In case you missed…

12 Sep

2022/23 BetPawa PL: Hearts Suffer Defeat In Dormaa; Kotoku Royals Pip Accra Lions

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Seven first-round fixtures of the 2022/23 betPawa Premier League were played on Saturday and Sunday across the various league centres. Hearts of Oak suffered a 1-0 opening weekend loss at Aduana FC while Kotoku Royals recorded a first-ever top-flight win when they beat Accra Lions 1-0. Here is a wrap of the various games played over the weekend. Great Olympics 1-0 Bechem United Great Olympics left it late to beat Bechem United 1-0 in the first game of the season at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. Samuel Ashie-Quaye scored in the 81st minute by slotting in from close quarters…

10 Aug

BetPawa Deal Will Not Affect The Integrity Of The League – GFA

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According to the General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo, the deal with betPawa to become the headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League will not affect the integrity of the game. The Ghana FA last week announced a three-year sponsorship deal with the betting company as the league’s headline sponsor ahead of the 2022/23 season. With recent incidents of match manipulation in the country’s top flight, many have questioned the decision to bring on board betPawa. However, Addo believes their introduction will not compromise football in the country. “Competition Sponsorship doesn’t encourage betting and betting industries…