The Berekum Chelsea Gazette
Squad26 Oct 2026
Elvis Manu in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Berekum Chelsea this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Eric Ofori-Antwi falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces26 Oct 2026
Berekum Chelsea supporters have found a favourite in Johnson Amuzu
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Johnson Amuzu has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match24 Oct 2026
Berekum Chelsea find a way past Inter Allies
Inter Allies made Berekum Chelsea work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Kofi Patric Ansu
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kofi Patric Ansu, and the manager let it.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
The afternoon belonged to Benjamin Abaidoo
A mark of 7.83, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
The view from the dugout
“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Edmund Wakaso, on a 1‑0 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Evans Botchway was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 13. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
No place in the plan for Michael Mensah Awuah
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- The dugout Rahman Abdul has become a man the manager trusts
- Player ratings Ubong Williams shuts the door
- Squad The shirt belongs to Johnson Amuzu now