2020–21 Accra Great Olympics F.C. season

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2021–21 season of Ghanaian club Accra Great Olympics F.C.[1]

Accra Great Olympics F.C.
ManagerAnnor Walker
StadiumAccra Sports Stadium
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Premier League2nd
Top goalscorerMaxwell Abbey Quaye (6)
← 2019–20
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 11 April 2021.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

The season was delayed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Squad[edit]

Roaster beginning of season[edit]

As of 1 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ghana GHA Benjamin Asare
2 DF Ghana GHA Jamal Deen Haruna
3 FW Ghana GHA Sunday Alhassan
4 DF Ghana GHA Samuel Ashie Quaye
5 DF Ghana GHA Philip Nii Kojo Sackey
6 DF Ghana GHA Matthew Ofori Dunga
7 FW Ghana GHA Maxwell Abbey Quaye (vice-captain)
8 MF Ghana GHA Michel Otou
9 MF Ghana GHA Roger Sackey
10 MF Ghana GHA Gladson Awako (captain)
11 MF Ghana GHA Michael Yeboah
12 MF Ghana GHA Godfred Odametey
13 FW Ghana GHA Tijani Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Ghana GHA Abdul Manaf Mudasiru
15 DF Ghana GHA Stephan Sowah
16 GK Ghana GHA Saed Salifu
17 MF Ghana GHA David Amuzu
18 MF Ghana GHA Mujeed Abdul Hakeem
19 DF Ghana GHA Eric Osei Bonsu
20 MF Ghana GHA Charles Danso Otu
21 DF Ghana GHA Razak Kasim
22 GK Ghana GHA Stephen Kwaku
23 MF Ghana GHA Mustapha Zakaria
24 FW Ghana GHA Arnold Abbey Mensah
25 MF Ghana GHA Hamza Zakari
26 DF Ghana GHA Ebenezer Sekyere

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League[edit]

Matches[edit]

[3][4][5]

Date Opponents H / A Result

F–A

15 November 2020 Medeama SC A 1–1
20 November 2020 Legon Cities H 3–0
17 December 2020 Asante Kotoko A 0–1
24 December 2020 Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs H 1–1
13 December 2020[6] Liberty Professionals A 2–0
20 December 2020 West African Football Academy H 1–0
3 January 2021 Aduana Stars A 2–1
10 January 2021 Ashanti Gold H 1–2
15 January 2021 International Allies A 0–2
23 January 2021 Karela United H 0–0
30 January 2021 Accra Hearts of Oak A 0–2
2 February 2021 King Faisal Babes H 3–1
7 February 2021 Bechem United A 3–1
16 February 2021 Elimina Sharks H 1–0
21 February 2021 Eleven Wonders A 1–0
26 February 2021 Berekum Chelsea FC H 1–0
7 March 2021 Dreams FC A 0–1
2 April 2021 Medeama SC H 1–0
11 April 2021 Legon Cities A 2–0
16 April 2021 Asante Kotoko H

Squad statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[3]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup Total
1 7 FW Ghana Maxwell Abbey Quaye 6 0 6
2 10 MF Ghana Gladson Awako 4 0 4
11 FW Ghana Michael Yeboah 4 0 4
4 20 DF Ghana Samuel Ashie Quaye 3 0 3
5 26 MF Ghana Charles Danso Otu 3 0 3
6 31 DF Ghana Thomas Darlington 1 0 1
Own goals
Totals 25 0 25

Clean sheets[edit]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.[7][4]

Clean sheets
No. Player Games Played Premier League FA Cup Total
1 Ghana Benjamin Asare 8 5 0 5
16 Ghana Saed Salifu 10 4 0 4
22 Ghana Stephen Kwaku 0 0 0 0
Totals 9 0 9

Awards[edit]

Ghana Premier League Player of the Month[edit]

Month Player Ref.
December Ghana Gladon Awako [8]

Managers[edit]

In December 2020, Annor Walker took a health leave and Yaw Preko and Godwin Attram were brought in a Head coach and assistant respectively. He later resumed in February 2021.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Great Olympics score late to end WAFA's 6-year home unbeaten run - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. ^ Elorm Benaiah, Gary Al-Smith. "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Accra Great Olympics FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  4. ^ a b "Ghana - Accra Great Olympics - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. ^ "Ghana 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. ^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Week 5 Match Report- Liberty Professionals 2-0 Great Olympics". GhanaSoccernet. 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  7. ^ "Ghana Premier League 2020/2021 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  8. ^ Association, Ghana Football (14 January 2021). "Gladson Awako wins GPL NASCO Player of the Month -December". www.ghanafa.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Coach Annor Walker takes over from Yaw Preko and Godwin Attram- Great Olympics CEO". GhanaSoccernet. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Yaw Preko appointed Great Olympics assistant coach". GhanaSoccernet. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved 20 February 2021.