Great Olympics started the second round of this season's Ghana Premier League second round on a high note as they moved to the top of the table following a 1-0 win against Medeama at the Accra Sports Stadium on Easter Friday.
Olympics won the tight encounter 1-0 courtesy of a first-half strike by Samuel Ashie-Quaye, with coach Annor Walker celebrating an important win over Yaw Preko, who was appointed as the capital-based club’s interim coach when Walker took a sick leave earlier this season.
Ashie-Quaye, a key member of Ghana's U-20 squad that won the recent Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Mauritania, scored the winning goal in the 39th minute. The left-back pounced on a fine pass, outpaced his marker and beat goalkeeper Ofori Antwi with a low shot.
Medeama huffed and puffed but could not salvage anything from the game due to Olympics' resolute defending.
Olympics, by virtue of the win, have overtaken Karela United at the top, however, the Aiyinase club have the chance to reclaim the position when they face AshantiGold at home on Sunday.
For Medeama, they can end matchday 18 outside the top four due to the defeat. They will hope to recover from the setback in their next game to remain in contention for the title.