Ghanaians would be trolling us if Legon Cities got relegated- Fatau Dauda 

Published on: 21 July 2021

 

Legon Cities goalkeeper Fatau Dauda says the club's narrow escape from been relegated from the Ghana Premier League saved him and Asamoah Gyan from online abuse and mocker.

The two former Internationals played a part in Legon Cities campaign in the just-ended season.

The Royals needed to win their final game against Eleven Wonders to avoid dropping to the bottom spot.

Cities came from behind to beat Eleven Wonders 3-2 at the Accra Sports Stadium to secure a spot in the topflight next season.

Fatau after the win said he was relieved after his side escape relegation on the final game of the 2020/21 season.

"I’m supposed to be the happiest person, myself and Asamoah [Gyan] because of our pedigree taking Legon Cities to relegation, we [would have been] dead but God did it for us by [helping us] escape relegation narrowly,” he told Footballghana.com

“We are happy because it was a difficult season for us, along the line when we went to play Dwarfs, the game did not end because the referee was attacked and was unable to continue. I was happy then because it was God’s intervention [for the game to end prematurely because of the home fans and for us to be awarded three points.

“We were able to go to my former club Ashanti Gold to beat them and I was like 'no, God wants to do something for us'. Against Bechem we know we were supposed to beat them but they came and scored first before we equalised.

“So for our game against Eleven Wonders, we knew it was going to be difficult because they were not under pressure but I am happy we were able to win the game to survive."

Dauda joined Legon ahead of last season on his return from Nigerians Professional Football League side Enyimba.

He previously played for Orlando Pirates and Chippa United in South Africa.

At international level, the 36-year-old represented Ghana at the 2014 World Cup, together with Gyan, who also signed for Legon ahead of the start of last season.

The latter, 35, is Ghana's current all-time top scorer and most-capped player, with 51 goals in 109 international appearances for the Black Stars.

Legon finished two points above the relegation zone.

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