A sensational brace from Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s new recruit Yakubu Mohammed rallied from a goal down to beat Liberty Professionals 2-1 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on match day 1 of the Ghana Premier League.
New entrants Bolga All Stars were given a baptism of fire from Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs by 3-1 in the first Premier League game.
Below are the results, scorers and statistics of the games:
Aduana Stars 1-0 Ashanti Gold SC
Derrick Sassraku
Joseph Esso, Albert Hammond 2X Wahid Issahaku
Medeama SC 1-0 WAFA SC
Bernard Ofori Danso
Tema Youth FC 2-1 Berekum Chelsea
Theophilus Ogoe, Joseph Paintsil Evans Obeng
Asante Kotoko SC 2-1 Liberty Professionals
Yakubu Mohammed 2X Benjamin Eshun
Statistics
5 matches played
12 goals scored
5 wins
5 home wins
No team won away
5 away lose
No drawn game
Goals conceded by home teams – 3
Goals conceded by away teams – 9
Team with highest defeat – Bolga All Stars(1-3)
Team with the highest win – Dwarfs(3-1)
Top Scorers Chart
2 – Yakubu Mohammed (Kotoko)
2- Albert Hammond (Ebusua Dwarfs)
1 – Nine players have scored one goal each :
Derrick Sassraku, Theophilus Ogoe, Joseph Bentsil, Evans Obeng, Benjamin Eshun, Bernard Ofori, Joseph Esso, Ato Walters, Wahid Issahaku.
