[ 2021-03-16 ]

Preko: Expect a very competitive 2nd round
NEWLY-appointed head coach of Medeama, Yaw Preko,
is anticipating a highly competitive second round
of the Ghana Premier League because of some
exciting games witnessed during the first round.



Before his appointment early this month, Preko
worked as a stop-gap coach for Great Olympics when
their head coach Annor Walker was hospitalised
during which the Wonder Club were undefeated in
four matches, including masterminding a famous 2-0
victory against Hearts of Oak.

He believes the quality of play has improved with
the players also showing a lot of improvement
compared to the early stages of the league.

''In the beginning it [overall performance] was a
bit down and some of the boys were a bit jittery
and were not in shape, which was normal; but
before the end of the first round, I saw quality
players and competitive matches in each and every
club so we’re hoping to enjoy good football even
at some of the centres with bad pitches, if they
are fixed,'' Preko told the Graphic Sports on the
sidelines of a workshop by coaches to review the
first half of the league.

In his assessment of the first round, the
46-year-old Preko blamed poor officiating as one
thing that must be corrected before the resumption
of the second round to make the competition more
competitive.



''Majority of the referees are up and coming and
they are struggling a little bit but they are
doing their best. They will correct their mistakes
from what they did from the first half of the
season and the second half they will come out much
stronger so we are expecting much better
officiating in the second round,'' said Preko, who
previously coached Hearts of Oak as a stop-gap
coach, worked as an assistant coach of Inter
Allies and later handled Nigerian topflight side,
Ifeanyi Ubah.

Preko, who played briefly for Hearts in the early
1990s before enjoying his best playing years in
Europe, said he was envisaging a more competitive
league in the second round as cl

Source - GraphicSports

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