GHPL PREVIEW: WAFA vs AshantiGold- Academy Boys Seek To Return To Winning Against Struggling Miners
West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) will host AshantiGold SC at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena looking to return to winning ways following two consecutive lossee to Dreams FC and Aduana Stars.
The 2020-21 season of the Ghana League which is the 58th edition since the competition started in 1956 but the 24th edition since the inception of Ghana Premier League in the 1993-94 season is the 7th appearance for WAFA (Feyenoord) while it is the 31st appearance for AshantiGold (Goldfields).
HEAD-TO-HEAD SINCE 2005 SEASON.
2005
AshantiGold 1-0 Feyenoord
Feyenoord 1-1 AshantiGold
2006-07
AshantiGold 4-1 Feyenoord
Feyenoord 0-1 AshantiGold
2014-15
WAFA 0-1 AshantiGold
AshantiGold 1-0 WAFA
2015-16
AshantiGold 0-0 WAFA
WAFA 2-1 AshantiGold
2016-17
WAFA 3-0 AshantiGold
AshantiGold 2-0 WAFA
Total matches played – 10
WAFA wins – 2
Goals scored – 7
AshantiGold wins – 6
Goals scored – 12
Drawn games – 2
2018 Season (Canceled)
Wednesday, 18th April, 2018 (Day 8)
WAFA 1-1 AshantiGold
Umar Bashiru (pen)// Richard Ella Djodi
MVP: Umar Bashiru – WAFA
2019-20 season (truncated)
Sunday, 1st March, 2020 (Day 12)
WAFA SC 6-1 AshantiGold SC
[Konadu Yiadom 29th & 81st, Andrews Ntim Manu 44th, Abukari Ibrahim (pen) 52nd, Daniel Owusu 86th, Mola Haruna 90+4|| Amos Kofi Nkrumah 38th]
MVP: Konadu Yiadom – WAFA
MATCH FACTS:
• Their first League game was played on 7th June, 2005 in match Day 8 of the 2005 season at the Len Clay Stadium. The Obuasi lads won by 1-0.
HEAD-TO-HEAD AT WAFA (FEYENOORD) HOME GROUNDS SINCE 2005 SEASON.
Total matches played – 5
WAFA wins – 2
Goals scored – 6
AshantiGold wins – 2
Goals scored – 4
Drawn games – 1
• The last time AshantiGold won @ WAFA Home Grounds in the GPL is 21st Jan. 2015 in the 2014-15 season (0-1).
• AshantiGold have won TWICE at WAFA (Feyenoord) Home grounds in the GPL since 2005 season.
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• WAFA are chasing for their SIXTH win in the ongoing season of the GPL.
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• WAFA have SCORED in each of their home games played so far in the ongoing season of the GPL (vs King Faisal, vs Elmina Sharks, vs Bkm Chelsea, vs Medeama, vs Asante Kotoko & vs Liberty Professionals)
CAN THEY SCORE AGAINST ASHANTIGOLD?
• Sixteen (16) out of the Eighteen (18) TEAMS have so far been awarded penalty in the ongoing season of the GPL. WAFA and Berekum Chelsea are yet to be awarded penalty.
• Thirty-nine (39) out of the fourty-four (44) PENALTIES awarded so far for clubs have been scored. George Ansong of Liberty Professionals, Raddy Ovouka and Manaf Umar of Hearts of Oak, Kwame Peprah of King Faisal and Yaw Annor of AshantiGold are the players to have missed penalties so far in the ongoing season of the GPL.
• A total of 119 PLAYERS have appeared on the scoring sheets so far in the ongoing season of the GPL. This includes 1 goalkeeper, Razak Issah of Ebusua Dwarfs. One (1) own goal from Wadudu Yakubu of King Faisal vs Dreams.
• There have been seventeen (17) players who have so far been shown RED CARD this season and these two teams combined have one (1) Red Card so far which was Kwadwo Amoako of AshantiGold.
• AshantiGold are chasing for their FIFTH win in the ongoing season of the GPL.
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• WAFA are UNBEATEN in their last 50 HOME games (4,500 mins) so far in the GPL.
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• WAFA (Feyenoord) are yet to PLAY Day 14 Home game in the GPL since 2004 season.
AshantiGold (Goldfields) Day 14 Away games in the GPL since 1999 season.
1999 Hearts of Oak 1-0 Goldfields
2000 Okwawu Utd 0-0 Goldfields
2001 Liberty Prof. 1-0 Goldfields
2002 Liberty Prof. 3-0 Goldfields
2007-08 Liberty Prof. 2-0 AshantiGold
2010-11 Edubiase Utd 1-0 AshantiGold
2012-13 All Stars 0-1 AshantiGold
2013-14 Bechem Utd 2-2 AshantiGold
2014-15 All Stars 1-0 AshantiGold
2015-16 Techiman City 1-1 AshantiGold
2016-17 Ebusua Dwarfs 4-1 AshantiGold
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• The first time WAFA (Feyenoord) lost @ HOME in the Ghana premier league since 2004 is 30th May, 2004 in match Day 1 in the 2004 season against Heart of Lions (0-1).
– Since then, WAFA have played 87 HOME games in the GPL.
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• The last time WAFA lost @ HOME in the GPL is 21st Jan. 2015 in match Day 2 in the 2014-15 season against AshGold (0-1).
– Since then, WAFA have played 50 HOME games (4,500 mins) so far in the GPL.
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WAFA (Feyenoord) have lost 8 out 88 HOME games so far in the GPL since 2004.
30/05/04 Feyenoord 0-1 Lions
03/10/04 Feyenoord 0-1 Hearts
22/05/05 Feyenoord 0-2 Liberty
04/11/06 Feyenoord 0-1 Liberty
21/01/07 Feyenoord 1-2 All Blacks
04/02/07 Feyenoord 0-2 Hearts
29/04/07 Feyenoord 0-1 AshGold
21/01/15 WAFA 0-1 AshGold
• WAFA (Feyenoord) have so far played 88 HOME games in the GPL since 2004 season.
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• The first time AshantiGold (Goldfields) won an Away game in the GPL since 1999 season is 28th Apr. 1999 in match Day 10 in the 1999 season against Ghapoha (1-2).
– Since then, AshantiGold have played 263 Away games in the GPL.
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• The last time AshantiGold won an Away game in the GPL is 10th January, 2021 in match Day 8 in the 2021 season against AshantiGold (1-2).
– Since then, AshantiGold have played 2 Away games (180 mins) so far in the GPL.
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• AshantiGold (Goldfields) have so far played 268 Away games in the GPL since 1999.
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WAFA (Feyenoord) HOME matches in the month of FEBRUARY in the GPL since 2004 season.
04/02/07 Feyenoord 0-2 Hearts of Oak
04/02/15 WAFA 1-0 Medeama
11/02/15 WAFA 2-0 Liberty
25/02/15 WAFA 3-1 Edubiase Utd
20/02/16 WAFA 2-0 Kotoko
19/02/17 WAFA 2-0 Ebusua Dwarfs
25/02/17 WAFA 1-1 Aduana Stars
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• Anytime WAFA (Feyenoord) SCORE at Home in the month of FEBRUARY in the GPL since 2004 season, they don’t LOSE.
AshGold (Goldfields) Away matches in the month of FEBRUARY in the GPL since 1999.
10/02/99 Kotoko 1-0 Goldfields
07/02/07 Sportive 0-0 AshantiGold
14/02/07 Heart of Lions 3-0 AshantiGold
11/02/09 Hearts of Oak 2-1 AshantiGold
07/02/10 Edubiase Utd 1-2 AshantiGold
21/02/10 Hearts of Oak 0-0 AshantiGold
26/02/12 Wassaman 0-2 AshantiGold
24/02/13 Bkm Chelsea 0-0 AshantiGold
23/02/14 Bkm Chelsea 2-1 AshantiGold
26/02/14 Hasaacas 2-1 AshantiGold
07/02/15 Liberty 0-1 AshantiGold
22/02/15 Edubiase 2-3 AshantiGold
12/02/17 Aduana 1-0 AshantiGold
22/02/17 Tema Youth 1-1 AshantiGold
03/02/21 Ebusua Dwarfs 2-1 AshantiGold
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• The last away side to prevent WAFA from scoring at home in the GPL is Accra Great Olympics who secured goal-less drawn game on 30th Aug. 2017 in match Day 26 in the 2016-17 season.
• WAFA (Feyenoord) have so far kept 63 CLEAN SHEETS out of 173 games in the Ghana Premier League since 2004.
• AshantiGold (Goldfields) have so far kept 211 CLEAN SHEETS out of 536 games in the GPL since 1999 season.
• WAFA (Feyenoord) Best position in the Ghana Premier League since 2004 is 2nd place with 51 points in the 2016-17 season.
• AshantiGold (Goldfields) have won the Ghana League title on 4 occasions since 1985-86 season (1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 & 2014-15).
• WAFA (Feyenoord) worse performance in the Ghana Premier League since 2004 is 15th with 32 points in the 2006-07 season when they were relegated.
• AshantiGold (Goldfields) worse performance in the Ghana League since 1985-86 season is 14th with 26 points in the 2003 season, PLAYOFF.
• AshantiGold (Goldfields) also placed 13th position in a 14-Club League in the 1997-98 season but no team at that time was relegated due to a proposed 16-Club League during the 1999 season.
• WAFA are currently 8th with eighteen points after Day 13 games while AshantiGold on the other hand are 9th with seventeen points on the Ghana top-flight log.
By: Isaac Amponsah (Dr Ike) and Bright Yeboah Taylor (byt)
