{"id":41600,"date":"2024-06-02T18:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T18:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=41600"},"modified":"2024-06-02T18:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T18:55:53","slug":"samartex-fc-secure-historic-ghana-premier-league-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/samartex-fc-secure-historic-ghana-premier-league-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Samartex FC secure historic Ghana Premier League title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Samartex has been crowned champions of the 2023\/24 Ghana Premier League season for the first time in its club history.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Emmanuel Mamah\u2019s first-half goal proved the master stroke for the Samreboi-based to beat <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GoldStars<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> thus securing the league in just a little over two seasons.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Match Report : Great Olympics stun Kotoko at Abrankese\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-great-olympics-stun-kotoko-at-abrankese\/\">Match Report: Great Olympics stun Kotoko at Abrankese<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Timber Boys <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">gained promotion<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to the league after <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">they topped<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the Division One Zone II.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In their first season in the league, they finished 10th on the log with 46 points. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the off-season, they signed a host of players, such as James Sewornu, Emmanuel Ocran, Emmanuel Boakye Owusu, Desmond Gyabeng, Richmond Darko, and<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Samuel Tetteh Mensah <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> their current crop of talented players in their ranks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Alex Djiku finally joins BlackStars squad after injury scare\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/alex-djiku-finally-joins-blackstars-squad-after-injury-scare\/\">Alex Djiku finally joins BlackStars squad after injury scare<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some of the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">milestones,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> they <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">chalked<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> saw them pick as many as 45 points from a possible 48 points at home.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first team at home to score thirty-one goals <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as well as<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the least in goals, six from 16 home games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Their away fortunes weren\u2019t that bad <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">considering,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> they just fell short of 4 points to Nsoatreman FC\u2019s 17 points away from home in the season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A host of their attackers were on point to score in the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">league,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Evans Osei Wusu (11), Baba Musa (10), Emmanuel Keyekeh (5), Michael Epshon, and Owusu Boakye with four goals apiece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Match Preview &amp; Predictions : Kotoko vs Great Olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-predictions-kotoko-vs-great-olympics\/\">Match Preview &amp; Predictions: Kotoko vs Great Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Samartex has two games more to end the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">season,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> an away <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">game<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to Karela and a home duel against Accra Lions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The victory will see them qualify for the CAF Champions League in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a little over<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> just two seasons after gaining promotion to the Ghana Premier League. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; 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Emmanuel Mamah\u2019s first-half goal proved the master stroke for the Samreboi-based to beat GoldStars thus securing the league in just a little over two seasons. READ MORE: Match Report: Great Olympics stun Kotoko at Abrankese<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":41601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,859],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-premier-league"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SAMARTEX-WIN.jpg?fit=1024%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-aOY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41082,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/samartex-extend-ghana-premier-league-lead-to-5-points\/","url_meta":{"origin":41600,"position":0},"title":"Samartex extend Ghana Premier League lead to 5 points","author":"Selasi Fiawoyi","date":"April 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Samartex extend Ghana Premier League lead to 5 points FC Samartex 1996 moved closer to securing their first Ghana Premier League title with a hard-fought victory over Berekum Chelsea, reshuffling the league standings in the process. 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