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Preview: Survival battles dominates fixtures

12 years ago
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The Glo Premier League's relegation battle heads into the final stages of the season this weekend.

It's been a long road since the start of the season in September with only Berekum Chelsea having something to show - the title - for their campaign in the Glo Premier League.

But with three games to go, five teams at the bottom of the table are fighting to avoid the drop. It's certainly going to be a nervy weekend fueled by clubs' desire to survive.

The threat of lost revenue and relegation looms large as two from Wa All Stars, King Faisal, Berekum Arsenals, Mighty Jets and Real Tamale United will join B.A. Stars into the Division One League.

Mighty Jets, lying 14th on the table would attempt to improve their placing when they host Asante Kotoko, who are chasing the second position at the Ohene Djan Stadium on Saturday.

On Sunday, the bulk of the weekend's match-day-28 matches would be played with Wa All Stars, who are 11th seeking to claim all three points when they travel to the Len Clay Stadium to face AshantiGold, who are also pushing for second place.

King Faisal, 12th on the table, would continue their push at the Baba Yara Stadium where they welcome New Edubiase.

New champions, Berekum Chelsea would enjoy a derby, just four days after wrapping up the title with a clash against Berekum Arsenals at the Golden City Park.

The Gunners are placed 14th on the standings and need to pull away from the bottom ranks to possibly avoid the drop. But the champions have promised to field a strong side despite having the won the league even with three games to spare.

“We have won the league but it does not mean we’re going to rest on our owls. We need to keep the winning mentality and therefore won’t be resting players unnecessarily,” Orlando Wellignton, coach of Chelsea said.

“Of course it’s time to give other players who have not been involved regulary the chance, but we want to end on a flying note.”

The game at the Tamale Sports Stadium would see the bottom two sides, Real Tamale United and B.A. Stars play for the points. RTU are tipped to pick all three points.

Accra Hearts of Oak are all but safe after they were caught up in the relegation bracket of the league weeks past. The Phobians would be home to former champions, Aduana Stars.

At the Tarkwa T&A Park, Medeama's hopes of a top-four finish will continue when they battle Liberty Professionals.

Heart of Lions will take on Ebusua Dwarfs at the Kpando Park to complete the weekend's fixture wrap.