Mohammed Yakubu scored to give AshantiGold a 1-0 win against Wa All Stars on Saturday and lift the Miners to fourth place on the standings.
The goal, Yakubu's seventh of the campaign came in the 10th minute as he connected from a free-kick past goalkeeper Otis Kumanini.
However, the Blues have themselves to blame for failing to claim a share of the spoils at the Wa Park.
Indecisiveness and poor finishing in the final third cost All Stars defeat in game that they dominated possession.
In the final minute of regulation time, two attackers of All Stars with only goalkeeper Fatau Dauda at their mercy to turns to fluff their efforts as their hopes of an equaliser went with the wind.
All Stars continue their scramble with relegation as they sit pretty close to the drop zone.
