King Faisal has been relegated from the betPawa Premier League and will play in Division One.

Their relegation was sealed when Karela United defeated Bibiani GoldStars 3-2 at the Crosby Awuah Memorial (CAM) Park.

With one game left in the season, King Faisal’s destiny is determined, since they will finish no higher than 16th, regardless of the results of the last matches.

King Faisal is currently in 17th position with 39 points, three points behind Tamale City, who is narrowly outside the relegation zone.

If King Faisal wins their final game of the season and Tamale City loses, they will have equaled Tamale City’s point total. However, owing to their weaker head-to-head record against Tamale City this season (a 4-1 advantage for Tamale City), King Faisal would be unable to finish ahead of them.

King Faisal joins Kotoku Royals as the second Premier League team to be demoted this season.

On the last day of the season, the final relegation position will be determined. Hearts of Oak, Karela United, Accra Lions, Legon Cities, Tamale City, and Great Olympics are all fighting for survival.

Ghana’s team for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations Group E qualifier against Madagascar has been chosen by Chris Hughton.

The Black Stars Coach has chosen a 24-man squad to go to Antananarivo on Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Alidu Seidu and Kwasi Okyere Wreidt return to the squad, while Ernest Nuamah, based in Denmark, obtains his first senior national team call-up following an impressive performance with Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga.

Amiens defender Nicholas Opoku, Patrick Kpozo of Moldova, and Anderlecht midfielder Majeed Ashimeru have also been called up.

Ghana enters the game in June as the leader of their Africa Cup of Nations Cote D’Ivoire 2023 qualification group, with 8 points after two victories and two draws in the first four games.

The match will take place on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at 17H00 in Antananarivo’s Stade Kianja Barea.

The squad:  

Goalkeepers: Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Joseph Wollacott (Charlton Athletic), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen)

Defenders: Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot), Gideon Mensah (Auxerre), Patrick Kpozo (Sheriff Tiraspol), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg), Nicholas Opoku (Amiens)

Midfielders: Thomas Partey (Arsenal FC), Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam), Majeed Ashimeru (Anderlecht), Salis Abdul Samed (Lens), Edmund Addo (Spartak Subotica)

Wingers: Joseph Painstil (Genk), Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade), KamalDeen Sulemana (Southampton), Ernest Nuamah (FC Nordsjaelland)

Attackers: Andre Ayew (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (Holstein Kiel).

Daniel Nii Adjei, a former Asante Kotoko midfielder, has praised his former teammate Jordan Opoku, calling him the best player he ever played with.

Nii Adjei shared the locker room with Opoku throughout his stay at Asante Kotoko from 2007 to 2011, and again in the 2018-2019 season when he returned for a third term.

Nii Adjei, who departed Asante Kotoko in 2019, reflected on his time there and commended Jordan Opoku for his great talents on the pitch.

Nii Adjei praised Jordan Opoku on his own Facebook page, calling him a great football genius and the best midfielder he has ever played alongside. He expressed his affection and respect for his former teammate.

“I want celebrate this man Jordan Opoku. A true definition of a football doctor. Best midfielder hv played with. Bro I salute you”

Jordan Opoku had tremendous success with Asante Kotoko, winning multiple trophies, including two Ghana Premier League crowns. Together with Nii Adjei, he was also instrumental in the club’s ascent to the money zone in African inter-club tournaments in 2008.

Nii Adjei has moved into coaching and is now the head coach of Elmina Sharks’ women’s team, Sea Lions, proving his continuous engagement in the sport.