Kumasi Asante Kotoko have ended their poor run in the league with their first win of the New Year on match-day-20 while Hearts of Oak drop valuable points at home.

The gap at the top of the standings continue to be narrowed as Accra Hearts of Oak now lead their closest contenders with just a point though they have a game to spare.

However, the Phobians could be forced to surrender their lead since Ashantigold have a game in hand which comes off before their match-day-7 fixture with Tema Youth on February 10.

Asante Kotoko finally picked their first win in five league games after beating Power FC 1-0 at the Robert Mensah stadium in Cape Coast on match-day-20.

The win is also the first for the club this year and appears to end their poor run ahead of their CAF Champions League fixture on Saturday.

Kotoko thus stop Power FC’s three-game winning streak which had lifted them from the bottom of the table.

Seven minutes into the second half, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour playing his first league game for the Porcupine Warriors set up midfielder, John Cudjoe to score the opener which happened to be the match winner.

With four minutes to go, Alan Shearer put Power FC on level pegging. But Nana Arhin Duah in injury time poked in the winner for Kotoko.

At the Tema park, Real Tamale United shared the spoils with league leaders, Accra Hearts of Oak as both sides settled for a goalless draw game.

Though an important point for RTU, they still prop the sixteen club table.

Only a point separates Real Tamale United with the fifteenth and fourteenth placed clubs on the table.

This is the second consecutive goalless drawn game for the Phobians. Hearts of Oak before this tie had drawn goalless and have thus picked only two points from a maximum of six.

Great Olympics managed to pick a point from where they drew 1-1 with Heart of Lions at on match-day-20 at the Kpando park.

Berekum Arsenals maintained their good form at home with a 1-0 win over Feyenoord Academy at the Golden City park.

The Gunners after twenty-two minutes in the first half struck the back of the Feyenoord net through a Prince Attakora Gyimah effort.

In Sunyani, King Faisal picked up all three points at the Coronation park where they beat premiership debutants, Tema Youth 2-1.

The home team shot into the lead after twenty-two minutes of play in the first half through Edmund Owusu Peprah.

However, Tema Youth cancelled the lone goal lead they got the equaliser on the stroke of regulation through Gado Mohammed from a spot kick.

In the second half, Faisal increased the scoreline when Owusu Agyemang ensured that new Italian manager, Carlo Peroni record a win in his first home game.

Sekondi Hasaacas, playing with ten men managed to pick a point from the Swedru park where they drew goalless with Gamba All Blacks.

Hasaacas, coming from the back of some poor results lately in the league looked the better side on the day but could only settle for a point.

And they had a goal by Isaac Donkor disallowed for an offside in the 17th minute.

The first half ended goalless and in the second half, Hasaacas were reduced to ten men, when Daniel Ampadu was shown the red card.

All Blacks could not take advantage of the numerical strength as Hasaaacas played a determined game to end the game 0-0.

Liberty Professionals could only settle for a point at home as Bofoakwa Tano forces a goalless drawn game at the Carl Reindorff park.

The Dansoman-based side have thus gone five games without a win having drawn three league games.

Though an important away point for Bofoakwa Tano, they are fourth from bottom with only two points separating them from bottom-placed, Real Tamale United.

The game between Real Sportive and AshantiGold has been rescheduled for Wednesday, 7 February.