On this day 3 May 1978 (Exactly 41 years ago) Nine – man Accra Hearts of Oak beat Asante Kotoko 2 – 1 in a League match played at the Kumasi Sports Stadium.
Goals Scored
Kotoko
Victor Siriboe (55)
Hearts
Bismark Odoi (15)
Douglas Tagoe (88)
Hearts played the last 35 minutes of the match with nine men. After Kotoko’s equaliser, Hearts vehemently protested and in the confusion, referee Bah Alhassan was booted down.
After ten minutes hold – up, referee Bah sacked both Seth Ampadu and captain Robert Hammond for challenging his decisions.
On this day 3 May 2012 (Exactly 7 years ago) Maxwell Konadu was appointed as assistant coach of the Black Stars by the Ghana Football Association.
The appointment of the former Asante Kotoko coach was confirmed by the GFA following the announcement of some changes in the backroom staff of the various national teams.
Konadu assisted Kwesi Appiah until this year, with Nasam Yakubu taking over as the goalkeepers’ trainer.
Black Stars
Head coach: James Akwasi Appiah Assistant coach: Maxwell Konadu Goalkeepers trainer: Nasam Yakubu Team Doctor: Dr. Adam Baba Physiotherapist: Col. Ofosu Anim Masseur: Samuel Ankomah
Welfare Officer – Sarbahn Quaye Equipment Officer – Ismail Hamidu
On this day 3 May 2015 (Exactly 4 years ago) Chelsea won the 2014–15 English football Premier League
Chelsea secured the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace at an ecstatic Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho’s side needed three points to complete the triumph that had become an inevitability in that period of the season as they moved out of sight of their rivals to reclaim the crown from Manchester City, who were 13 points adrift despite their win at Tottenham.
Victory was secured by Eden Hazard’s goal on the stroke of half-time, the Belgian heading past Julian Speroni after the Palace goalkeeper had saved the PFA Player of the Year’s penalty.
That gave Mourinho his third title as Chelsea manager, and the first of his second spell in charge. It was the club’s fifth top-flight title .
On this day 3 May 1910 (Exactly 109 years ago) Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States was renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
By George ‘Alan Green’ Mahamah
