SWAG Nyemitei Cup: Kotoko Vs. Liberty

LG Top Four cup holders, Kumasi Asante Kotoko would play Liberty Professionals in a two-leg duel for this year's Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Nyemitei Cup.

Mr Ebo Quansah, President of the association, who announced this at a Press Conference in Accra on Monday, said the first leg of the competition, which is being sponsored by the State Insurance Company, (SIC) would be played at the Kumasi Sports Stadium on Sunday, April 20 while the second leg would be at nations Wembley, on Sunday, April 27.


The match which is aimed at raising funds for the association, is also in the memory the late Mr Henry Plange Nyemitei, one-time Chairman of the Ghana Football Association, a Patron of (SWAG) and one of the founding fathers of the SIC for his immense contribution towards the development of football in the country.


Mr Quansah said for two-season running, the association was unable to organise the annual event due to lack of sponsorship.


He thanked the SIC for coming to the aid of the association for this year's event.


The SWAG President called on the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports to review the policy that has made physical education in schools optional.


He suggested that Physical Education be made compulsory at the basic and secondary schools as the first step in a long journey to recapture Ghana's lost glory in sports.

He appealed to sports writers and presenters to be more professional in their presentation of issues to the public.


Mr Raymond Afrifa Yamoah, General Manager (Operations) of the SIC, was full of praise for the late Mr Nyemitei for his contributions towards sports development.


'Nyemitei's contributions were particularly seen in the soccer discipline. That is why SIC would continue to support SWAG's activities", he added.


The encounter would be the third time Kotoko and Liberty would be meeting in the year. In both encounters during the LG Top four tournament, the Sly Tetteh lads bowed 0-1, 0-2 on home and away basis.


However, in the history of the SWAG competition, this is the first time the two teams would be meeting as the norm has always being between Hearts and Kotoko.


Connoisseurs of the game are of the view that the change could largely be based on the Porcupine Warriors current form while Liberty's' classic show in the Top Four competition might have given them the merit of their entry.