Medeama SC’s defence of the Ghana Premier League title has begun with a draw, and coach Ibrahim Tanko says wasted chances cost his side the win.
Medeama SC opened the defence of their Ghana Premier League title with a 1-1 draw away to Vision FC in Tema on Saturday, and head coach Ibrahim Tanko says the reigning champions had enough chances to leave with all three points.
The match was played at the Nii Adjei Kraku Park II Sports Complex, the Tema venue where Vision FC host their home fixtures.
How the game went
Vision FC settled faster and took the lead early. Zaidan Alhassan put the hosts ahead in the eighth minute, giving the home side a cushion they defended for the rest of the first half.
Medeama needed only two minutes of the second half to respond. Kingsley Braye levelled the scores in the 47th minute, and from there the Tarkwa-based club pushed for a winner that never came.
Tanko points to finishing
Speaking after the match, Tanko was clear about where the problem lay. "We created a lot of good chances, and if we had taken our chances, we would have won the game," he said, adding that the team would take the point and turn its attention to the next fixture.
It is a familiar frustration for a coach opening a title defence. A point away from home is not a bad result on paper, but champions are usually judged on whether they convert dominance into wins, especially against sides they are expected to beat.
A heavy week ahead
The schedule gives Medeama little room to dwell on the draw. The club faces three matches in the space of seven days.
First comes a trip to Dreams FC on 23 September. Medeama then return home to host Basake Holy Stars on 27 September, followed by Port City FC on 30 September.
That kind of congestion tests squad depth more than tactics. Rotation, fitness and the ability of fringe players to step in will matter as much as the starting eleven, particularly with travel added to the mix.
Why it matters
The Ghana Premier League (GPL) is the country's top-flight football competition. Medeama SC, based in Tarkwa in the Western Region, go into this campaign as defending champions, which means every opponent will treat a match against them as a measuring stick.
For Ghanaians following the league from the United States and elsewhere abroad, the early rounds are worth watching closely. Title races in the GPL are often decided by points dropped in games like this one, against opponents lower down the table, rather than by the headline fixtures.
Medeama sit on one point after matchday one. The next seven days will say a lot more about whether the champions are ready to defend what they won.
Reported first by Adom Online on 2026-09-20. This article was written for our readers based on that report. Follow the link for the original coverage.
