The head coach of Medeama Sporting Club, Ibrahim Tanko has revealed his team’s target for the Ghana Premier League clash against FC Samartex in midweek.The Yellow and Mauve outfit will play as a guest to the defending Champions on Wednesday to clear their outstanding Week 20 fixture of the Ghanaian top-flight league.Speaking to Medi TV ahead of the showdown, coach Ibrahim Tanko disclosed that his team is working to not just bag all three points but to keep a clean sheet against FC Samartex on the matchday.“We are working. We want to have a clean sheet possibly against Samartex and so definitely we are going to work on it. We want to create a lot of chances and to also make good use of it,” coach Ibrahim Tanko said.The Medeama SC coach added, “The approach is for us to go there and have a very good game and if possible to come back with the three points. It’s not going to be easy but we are ready for that.”Wednesday’s Ghana Premier League contest between FC Samartex and Medeama SC is scheduled to kick off at 3pm at Nsenkyire Sports Arena.

Former Black Stars head coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, has urged locally-based players called up to the national team to prove their abilities in training and fight for a spot in the starting lineup.Ahead of Ghana’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chad and Madagascar, head coach Otto Addo has included Razak Simpson of Nations FC, Benjamin Asare of Hearts of Oak, and Kamaradini Mamudu of Medeama SC in his squad.Speaking to Graphic Sports, the former Ghana captain welcomed the inclusion of local players but emphasized that their call-up does not guarantee them playing time."They have been invited, and at training, if they show a good sign that they want to play, they have to convince the technical team that they are not just bench players but are here to start," Akonnor stated."If they give the coach that signal, he wouldn’t hesitate to use them because his goal is to play and win matches with the best players available," he added.The three local players took part in Black Stars’ first training session on Monday at the Accra Sports Stadium. The rest of the squad is expected to report to camp today as preparations for the crucial qualifiers...