Olympics vow to win premier league title

Accra Great Olympics have vowed to win the premier league in the coming season to crown three years of planning, dedication and commitment on the part of the management team, the playing body and the board of directors.

Mr Richard Oblitei Solomon, chairman of the management committee said they have embarked on a recruitment drive to beef up the team to prosecute the league and indeed all competitions on the 2003 calendar and asked supporters of the club to launder their blue and white flags because "the wonder days have arrived".

The chairman said they have youthful and dedicated players in readiness for the incoming season and with head coach David Duncan proving that he is worth his salt, nothing but the ultimate would be their goal.

He said it is just logical that Olympics win the league because in their first year in office they struggled to pull the club out of the claws of relegation and finished the league on the eighth spot while they improved by four places in the just concluded season at the fourth position.

Mr Solomon said though he had announced last season that he would relinquish his position in the club he has had a change of mind because of the volume of representations he has had from within and outside the club.

"Many people have contacted me to persuade me not to go, including members of the management committee who would have succeeded me. I have also been prevailed upon by the board of directors to remain and continue with the redemption crusade and all stakeholders are satisfied with the level of transparency and accountability in the running of the club."

The chairman said in their determination to restore the club as a power house in Ghana football, Olympics will play all their matches with total commitment and would never compromise in any fixture "because the fans must have absolute confidence in the ability of the team before they can come back and fill the stands when we play."

He expressed optimism that the club would soon become one of the biggest crowd pullers in Ghana football when they start dictating the pace next season, adding that it would be a fitting reward for the council of patrons who have spurred them on to attain the level that they are at the moment.

Mr Solomon advised the patrons and board of directors not to relent in their efforts but to endeavour to keep the "flame of the club burning" until they attain the ultimate.

He advised all stakeholders to cement their ranks and work in harmony in order to see their wishes come to fruition adding that the supporters are a significant part of the team and their support would be vital to the fortunes of the club in the coming season.