Five talking points from matchday 28 of 2024/25 Ghana Premier League season

Matchday 28 is out of the way. Four more games to conclude the Ghana Premier League.

Another weekend and yet another twist in this riveting Ghana Premier League season.

3Sports takes a look at five talking points from the weekend’s action.

 

Out-of-sort Kotoko fall further behind in title race

As if Wednesday’s poor showing against relegation-threatened Accra Lions was not enough. Asante Kotoko were outplayed in their top of the table clash with city rivals Nations FC on Sunday.

Kotoko struggled to cope with the intensity from Nations FC, kowtowing to a 2-0 defeat.

The Porcupine Warriors have now lost successive games in the league for the first time in 2025 and are winless in their last four games.

Out of an available 12 points in their last four matches, Kotoko have picked up just two.

In their last five, they’ve amassed five points out of 15, highlighting the team’s struggles.

The defeat against Nations FC leaves them in fourth place with 47 points, four behind second-placed Nations, and six off league leaders GoldStars.

With four games to go, Kotoko have a slim chance of winning the league.

 

Hearts of Oak fans descend on “inept” coach, Ouattara

Aboubakar Ouattara is no friend of journalists neither are Hearts fans with him.

His players were jeered off at full-time after an insipid 0-0 display against struggling Karela United.

Hearts of Oak created some decent openings but failed to make their attempts count.

Karela were pleased to walk away with a point, in their fight to maintain their Ghana Premier League status.

There was more action from fans than the performance Hearts of Oak put up, with a constant refrain from a large section, labelling Ouattara as inept.

Fans highlighted the struggles of the team from last season, juxtaposing it with the early season jitters.

Their improvement was called a nine-day wonder as disgruntled fans made their voices heard.

Hearts are on 42 points in fifth, 11 behind league leaders GoldStars.

One win in their last eight games is just not good enough.

Even the most fervid Hearts fan knows their title ambition is over.

 

Nations go toe-to-toe with GoldStars for GPL crown

It’s almost like a whatever you can do, I can do better situation.

Nations have won their last five games on the spin, while a 2-0 defeat to Dreams FC is the only blemish in GoldStars’ path.

Stride for stride, boot-for-boot. Both teams are cancelling themselves out. It certainly looks to go all the way to the final day.

But GoldStars, nonetheless, hold out a two-point advantage over Nations FC.

GoldStars face Vision, Karela, Kotoko, Berekum Chelsea, and Accra Lions.

They play three of the teams struggling to maintain their league status. It could backfire for their closest rivals, or it could go well.

The relegation threatened sides can turn up or genuflect for GoldStars, depending on how the table shapes up.

The positive for their rivals is that the table is shaped up in a way that demands all teams to battle for points.

Nations, on the other hand, play Berekum Chelsea, Accra Lions, Legon Cities, Samartex, Holy Stars, and Heart of Lions on their remaining games.

On paper, they face a much more difficult task than GoldStars. To borrow the words of Aboubakar Ouattara, let’s just wait till 8th June, then we can talk.

 

Wheels keep falling off for Bechem at home

Until last week, it was impossible to breach Bechem United’s defence, let alone think about recording a win against them at their dreaded home ground.

But the blueprint was revealed by GoldStars, who claimed a 2-0 win at the Nana Fosu Gyeabour Park in mid-week.

Samuel Boadu and Berekum Chelsea took a cue from GoldStars’ performance and implemented it on Sunday.

They claimed a 2-1 victory over Bechem – statistically the toughest side to visit in the ongoing season.

Bechem have now conceded four goals at home in their last two games after conceding none throughout the season.

On top of that, they’ve lost back-to-back home league games.

They are now 8th, two points ahead of Berekum Chelsea in the standings.

 

Vision, Legon Cities, Karela, and Accra Lions in relegation dog fight

Nsoatreman have already been relegated after pulling out from the league. Two more teams need to join them.

As it stands, Legon Cities and Accra Lions are going down, although Lions are tied with Karela on 29 points.

Just ahead of them is Vision FC, who have 40 points. Right below Lions is Legon Cities, who have 25 points.

Legon Cities are increasingly looking like they can’t avoid the drop while Accra Lions are battling for every point with Karela and Visions.

Maybe a final twist will see Legon Cities move out of the relegation zone.

Until then, it’s a straight shootout between Accra Lions, Karela and Vision FC.

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