Hearts of Oak recorded a double over rivals Asante Kotoko at Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday to move joint top of the Glo Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win.
Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba has been named the 2009 African Footballer of the Year, his second in the history of the awards at a ceremony in Accra on Thursday night. The Chelsea ace put up a heart of the sleeves inspiration through perspiration to secure a second successive Fifa World Cup qualification berth with the Elephants.
Ghanaian midfielder Cofie Bekoe scored his third goal in four Egyptian Premier League matches for Petrojet but could not save them from a humiliating 3-1 defeat to Military Production on Thursday.
The Premier League Board has instructed officials and team to wear black arm-bands and a minute silence observed at league centers this weekend in honour of deceased Kessben FC youngster.