{"id":77868,"date":"2023-06-21T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/21\/okwawu-united-secure-division-one-league-qualification\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T16:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:39:38","slug":"okwawu-united-secure-division-one-league-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/21\/okwawu-united-secure-division-one-league-qualification\/","title":{"rendered":"Okwawu United secure Division One League qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Okwawu United Football Club have made a return to the\u00a0Division One League after beating Pelicans on matchday four in the Eastern Regional Football Association\u2019s Middle League.<\/p>\n

The former Premier League champions headed into the penultimate game of the league two points ahead of second-placed Live Now Academy, knowing that a win for them and a defeat for the latter will secure promotion to the second tier of Ghana\u2019s football.<\/p>\n

However, Okwawu United secured a\u00a03-1 win\u00a0over Pelicans on Wednesday while Live Now suffered a 1-2 loss to Right To Dream Academy.<\/p>\n

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The results mean Okwawu United have won the Middle League with a game to spare and will play in the Division One League during the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n

Okwawu United were relegated to Division\u00a0Two in 2017 and have been struggling to make a return since then.<\/p>\n

Following their qualification to Division One, the team will be hoping to qualify for the Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n

The Nkwawkaw-based side were once a strong force\u00a0in Ghana football in the 1980s, representing the country at continental levels.<\/p>\n

In 1987, they advanced to the second round of the CAF Cup Winners Cup but withdrew in the first round in 2001.<\/p>\n

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