By Dom Agbakpe,
Hearts of Oak will tackle Liberty Professionals in the Match Day 10 of
the ongoing Normalisation Committee Special Competition at the Accra Sports
Stadium on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 3:30Pm.
The Phobians have achieved three wins on the bounce and are eyeing for a
fourth straight win vs their regionals rivals.
Kim Grant’s men have been boosted by the display of youngsters Michelle
Sarpong and Abdul Manaf while forward Kofi Kordzi have been in a decent form
lately scoring in a row; vs Inter Allies and WAFA.
Reginald Boateng’s men will have to dig deep if they are to snatch all
three points against a revived Hearts of Oak side.
Enterprising left-back William Dankyi was replaced by Congolese
import Raddy Ovuoka in the second half vs WAFA due to injury and it is
not clear if he will feature against his former side.
The Phobians have been brilliant at Home in the competition. They have
won all four games; scoring nine and conceded one. 1-0 vs Dreams FC, 2-1 vs
Ebusua Dwarfs, 2-0 Inter Allies and 4-0 vs WAFA.
The Scientific Soccer lads, on the other hand, have performed poorly
away from Home. Out of four games, they scored one and let in four. 3-1 vs
WAFA, 0-0 vs Sharks, 1-0 vs Karela United and 0-0 vs Dreams FC.
The last encounter between involving the two at the nation’s Wembley was
wayback in the 2015/2016 Ghana Premier League, the visitors won 1-0. Thanks to
Mohammed Shaibu’s 18th minute strike.
The last time Hearts of Oak recorded victory against Liberty Professionals
was in October 2013. (3-0)
The homers are top of the Premier League B log with 18 points while the
visitors lie 5th with 12 points.
Ashanti Gold will.make a trip to Tarkwa to play Medeama SC at the T and
A Park as Asante Kotoko welcome Bechem United to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium
in Kumasi.
Elsewhere, Yaw Acheampong’s Sharks will battle it out with inform Ebusua
Dwarfs at the Nduom Sports Complex in Elmina with Berekum Chelsea engaging
Techiman City at the Lenclay Sports Stadium in Obuasi.
In other exciting ties, West African Football Academy (WAFA) will hope
to return to winning ways following Sunday’s 4-0 thrashing by Hearts of Oak
when they rub shoulders with Dreams FC at the RedBull Arena in Sogakope while
Inter Allies take on Karela United at the Tema Sports Stadium.
Below are the
fixtures:
Hearts of Oak vs Liberty Professionals – Accra
Elmina Sharks vs Ebusua Dwarfs – Elmina
WAFA vs Dreams FC – Sogakope
Inter Allies vs Karela United – Tema
Medeama SC vs Ash Gold – Tarkwa
Asante Kotoko vs Bechem United – Kumasi
Berekum Chelsea vs Eleven Wonders – Obuasi
