Aduana Stars were officially crowned 2009/10 League Champions yesterday at a colourful coronation ceremony at Dormaa Ahenkro where the new champions beat Arsenal 2-0 in a special match to climax the event.
Aduana made history last Wednesday when they became the first club in the 54-year-old competition to win the League in their first year of participation.
For their historic feat, Aduana took home a TATA Xenon 4x4 five-seater pick-up donated by TATA Africa Holding Ghana Limited in addition to a cheque for GH¢10,000 as the prize for winning the League.
The event was celebrated in style, with the distinguished presence of Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II the Omanhene of Dormaa and Life Patron of the club, as well as Nana Bosea Gyinantwi, Drobomanhene, and Osagyefo Ameyaw Akumfi, the Techimanhene.
Thousands of ecstatic Dormaa football fans who had virtually choked the venue erupted with joy after the skipper of Aduana, Samuel Asiedu, received the 2009 Glo League trophy from Mr Abra-Appiah, chairman of the Premier League Board, and the spillover celebrations stretched deep into the night.
It was a proud moment for Coach Herbert Addo, the man who masterminded the landmark achievement by a team that incidentally won the competition scoring the least number of goals, and also on record as the side that conceded the least number of goals too.
And when the referee’s final whistle went for the end of the match, his players, literally in a show of appreciation for his tactical output during the season, threw him into the air and gave him a kingly ride.
The newly-crowned league champions had earlier established their territorial superiority when they reduced visiting Arsenal to a pedestrian challenge, when just four minutes after kick-off Kwame Richard struck through a crowded goal mouth for the opener.
Arsenal, who remained on the defensive for the greater part of the game, were lucky to escape havoc as Kwame Richard and Richard Addae proved wasteful in front of goal. Indeed Frimpong from close range blasted off on the 16th minute.
Arsenal’s attempt to break the dominance of Aduana led to midfielder Emmanuel Allen becoming a victim of a crude challenge, forcing the Aduana bench to pull him out for George Ampofo to take his place.
But Aduana maintained their dominance in the second half, and barely a minute after recess striker Francis Larbi slotted the second goal with grace after threading a path in a cowded goal area.
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