Monday, 29th March, 1999
The back pages of the Daily Graphic and the Ghanaian Times capture sports news on matches played in the Africa clubs championship and the domestic soccer league over the week- end. 'Kotoko go through' says the Graphic which also reports a 6-0 win by Accra Hearts of Oak of over Sony Ela Nguema of Equitorial Guinea on Sunday. Hearts, the story says, scored three goals in each half to secure a one-eighth berth in this year's CAF Champions League on a 9-0 aggregate, having netted three times without reply against Nguema at their own backyard a fortnight ago.
Dare-devil, Ishmael Addo, nicknamed Shamo Quaye, fired three past Epul Estani Slao, in goal for Nguema while Ben Acquaah (1) and Osei Kuffour (2) ensured that Epul picked the balls from his net six times. The story from 'Africa Sports' says Hearts will meet Villa Sports of Uganda in the next round.
Fabulous Asante Kotoko is reported by the Graphic as having played gallantly against Ndzimba F/C which secured them a qualification to the next stage of the Africa cup Winners Cup competition, despite losing 1-2 in a match which Godwin Ablordey reportedly emerged tops.
Kotoko, adopted a 2:5:3 formation to neutralize the Gabonese in a match that traveled 15 more minutes into injury time, canceled a second half lead by their opponents through live- wire, Prince Adu Poku, who first chested an Opoku Ware's free kick before firing past Ndzimba's golie in the 79th minute.
During time added on, Ndzimba's Wilfred is reported to have atoned, for an earlier penalty miss when he scored to put his side 2 - 1 up but that could not save them from burying themselves in the coffin they brought the stadium apparently for Kotoko's interment.
Charles Taylor red-carded, two goals in a three minutes blitz are the woes of Accra Great Olympics which saw them bowing out of this year's CAF Cup. The Graphic reports that Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso scored in the 87th minute and on the stoke of time to end the dreams of the Dade boys on a 4-3 aggregate, in their second leg match played at Ouagadougou. Oly won the first match in Accra 3-2.
'The Times' and the 'Africa Sports' reports a further deepening of troubles for Obuasi Goldfields in the local league. 'Goldfields fall again' said the two papers who reported a third successive defeat for the miners, this time against unfancied Tano Bofoakwa at Sunyani. King Faisal puts the breaks on Okwahu, beating them 2-0 at Kumasi, while Power F/C managed a 1-0 win over visiting Afienya United when Nathan Quarshie drove home a 50th minute cracker. Dawu Youngsters stunned All Blacks 1-0 with Hasaacas and GHAPOHA settling for a draw. GRi
