The match was Godwin Ablordey’s first since he was given the team to handle on an interim basis after the sacking of Zdravko Logarusic.

Kweku Asuandzie got the winning goal in the 36th minute but it could have been level if Abeiku Ainooson had put away his penalty in the 48th minute.

Kotoko are now winless in their last five league matches but they are fourth on the table with 19 points. Hearts of Oak could not get a win at home to Elmina Sharks after drawing 1-1.

Sharks took the lead in the 60th minute through Joseph Mensah but after three minutes, Winnful Cobbinah got the equaliser for Hearts to place them third on the log with 19 points.

Sharks are 10th on 14 points.

WAFA kept top spot after a good 2-0 over Bolga All Stars in Sogakope. Caleb Amankwah and Gideon Waja got the goals for WAFA who have 26 points.

Aduana Stars are now second following their 3-0 win against Tema Youth thanks to goals from Noah Martey, Nathaniel Asamoah and Mohammed Tanko. Nicholas Gyan got his 8th goal of the season as Dwarfs beat Berekum Chelsea in Cape Coast.

Gyan’s haul has already surpassed his total from last season. Dwarfs are now 8th on 16 points.

AshantiGold are still bottom of the log following their 1-0 loss to Inter Allies thanks to a goal from Prince Baffoe.

The match was the first for C.K. Akunnor who had been brought in to handle the team until the end of the season after Bashir Hayford resigned a few weeks ago. Liberty and Great Olympics drew goalless in Dansoman.

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Samuel Afful found two goals and Papa Arku scored the third from the penalty spot to give them 36 points at the end of the season.

However, that could not save them from the drop as they finished 15th on the table.

Meanwhile, Wa All Stars were crowned league champions after the match.

They had bagged the league title on Wednesday after beating Aduana Stars 2-1 in Wa.

They were beaten 3-1 by Hearts of Oak at the Len Clay Stadium.

Abdul Wahab Annan put them ahead but goals from Cosmos Dauda and Patrick Razak gave the Phobians three points on the day for them to finish 3rd on 48 points.

Medeama completed their season in 4th place after they drew 3-3 with outgone champions AshantiGold in Tarkwa.

Kwesi Donsu grabbed his 14th and 15th goals of the season to give Medeama a 2-0 lead but Shafiu Mumuni and Dauda Mohammed brought AshGold level. The Miners took a 3-2 lead through Anthony Yerful.

Unfortunately, Yaro Ibrahim dragged Medeama level late in the game.

Medeama got the 4th place due to their superior number of away goals scored in their two meetings with Kotoko.

They got a 2-2 draw in Kumasi while the return match ended 1-1 in Tarkwa.

Kotoko got into 5th place after they beat WAFA 2-1 at the Baba Yara Stadium.

Bennet Ofori put Kotoko ahead in the first half and that was the score at half time. WAFA got better and Charles Boateng found an equaliser to make the second half competitive.

However, Kwesi Nti scored late for the Reds and they got all the points on the day.

WAFA finished 6th on 42 points while Kotoko ended with 46 points.

Liberty Professionals found safety on the final day with a 3-1 win over Bechem United in Dansoman.

Lati Blessing scored a hat-trick to give him the Goal King title with 17 goals while Abednego Tetteh got the consolation for Bechem.

Liberty finished the season with 38 points while Bechem United finished 7th with 42 points.

Berekum Chelsea were the biggest winners on the final day with a 4-0 win over Techiman City.

Eric Ametepe, Stephen Owusu, Nana Tei-Horsu, Stephen Amankona found the net for Chelsea to send Techiman City back down to Division One.

Chelsea ended on 40 points while Techiman City closed out on 37 points to get releagated back to Division One after just one season in the top flight.

Dreams FC’s debut season ended in survival despite a 2-0 home loss to Dwarfs.

Stephen Bentil and Joseph Amoah Mensah got the goals for the Cape Coast team on the road for them to close the season out with 40 points and 10th place while Dreams were one place better.

Inter Allies managed to beat the drop with a final day 1-1 draw at Aduana Stars.

Prince Baffoe gave Allies the lead on 7 minutes but they could not hold on for long. 24 minutes later, Bright Adjei scored for the home side. Aduana Stars tried to find the winner but that did not happen.

They finished second on 49 points and Allies racked 38 points and 13th place.

Week 30 results:

New Edubiase 1-3 Hearts

Kotoko 2-1 WAFA

Medeama 3-3 AshGold

Hasaacas 3-0 Wa All Stars

Liberty 3-1 Bechem United

Berekum Chelsea 4-0 Techiman City

Dreams 0-2 Dwarfs

Aduana 1-1 Inter Allies

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