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Match preview: Olympics face stern test against Hearts in Accra derby

By Allsports.com.gh
League Report Match preview: Olympics face stern test against Hearts in Accra derby
APR 26, 2015 LISTEN

Great Olympics will play as host to their city rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak on match day 14 of the ongoing First Capital Plus Bank Premier League on Sunday, the two sides will be rekindling the Accra derby for the first time in 6 years due to Olympics demotion from the elite division in the 2008/09 league season.

A league game between Great Olympics and Hearts of Oak is the biggest and the longest city rivalry in the history of Ghana since the commencement of club football league in Ghana in 1957 as matches between the two Accra based club are played with the needed attention.

A game that will be end to end action due to Great Olympics resurgence in the league after the signing of experienced trio of Godwin Attram, Richard Kingson and Daniel Quaye which obviously is working magic for the club labeled as the Wonder club of Ghana Football.

However, Olympics currently sit at the 13 position on the log sheet with 5 wins, 1 draw and losing 7 but in their last four games they are yet to lose a game, with Richard Kingston keeping clean sheets in those game.

Richard Kingston ahead of the game said - 'I'm confident that we will beat Hearts of Oak on Sunday, it is a game we are looking up to and with the determination in camp we will get the 3points',

The agility of Richard Kingston and the strong defensive network of Great Olympics will be put to the sword in the game against in-form Hearts of Oak, The Phobians has been in  blossom form in their continental games as their last league loss was an away game against Inter Allies [2-1] on match day 11 which afterwards they have never lost a game in all competition.

The former premier league champions are sitting on the 9 position with 18 points, won 5, drawn 3 and lost 5 and a win a against Olympics will see them move up on the table. Hearts of Oak in their set up can boost of experience players like Goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye who has been a good signing for the Phobians after he crossed carpet from Kotoko to the capital, Defender Philip Boampong also have vast experience when it comes to the Ghana Premier League but Hearts of Oak will count much on their leading marks man and the second top scorer in the ongoing league with 8 goals, Gilbert Fiamenyo  to bang in the goals which the burly striker believes that his side will pick all the maximum points at stake.

'I want to assure Hearts of Oak fans that they will smile after the game against Olympics because we will beat them, we will not even play out a draw game with them because our target is to go for the 3points,' said Fiamenyo.

He added: - 'We have heard Olympics players bragging but we will not tone the same line with them, we want the fans to come to the stadium to witness what we did in Mali against Djoliba and surely we will beat Olympics."

The stake are high and fingers crossed for the biggest local derby in Accra on Sunday, 26 April, 2015 between  Accra  Great Olympics and Accra Hearts of Oak at the Accra sports stadium, 3pm is the kick off time.

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