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Asante Kotoko and Tema Youth started the 2017 Ghana Premier League with solid home wins.<\/p>\n

The Porcupine Warriors had to fight for the points as they came back from a goal down to beat Liberty Professionals 2-1 at the Baba Yara Stadium. Benjamin Eshun put the visitors ahead but former AshGold forward Yakubu Mohammed responded with two goals in the second half.<\/p>\n

Mohammed scored from the penalty spot in the 57th minute and found the net once again in the 61st minute.<\/p>\n

Tema Youth got a 2-1 win over Berekum Chelsea in Tema on their return to the Ghanaian top flight.<\/p>\n

Tema Youth went ahead in the first half through Theophilus Okoe and Joseph Bentil but their deficit was halved by a goal from Evans Obeng.<\/p>\n

The biggest winners of the league\u2019s opening day was Ebusua Dwarfs.<\/p>\n

They beat new comers Bolga All Stars 3-1 in Cape Coast. Joseph Esso and Albert Hammond got the goals for Dwarfs while Issahaku got the consolation for Bolga All Stars.<\/p>\n

In Tarkwa, Medeama beat WAFA 1-0 thanks to a goal from Bernard Ofori while Aduana Stars beat AshantiGold by the same score. The winning goal was scored by substitute Derrick Sasraku.<\/p>\n

Inter Allies welcome to their new home ground of the El-Wak Stadium on Monday. Bechem United and Wa All Stars will play their respective league matches at a later date due to their commitments in the CAF Confederations Cup and CAF Champions League respectively.<\/p>\n

GPL Week 1 results:
Asante Kotoko 2-1 Liberty
Medeama 1-0 WAFA
Dwarfs 3-1 Bolga AllStars
Aduana Stars 1-0 AshGold
Tema Youth 2-1 Berekum Chelsea<\/p>\n

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By: Citi Sports Desk<\/p>\n

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