The Great Olympics Gazette
Squad7 Sep 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Thomas Agyepong
126 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Great Olympics lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Sthembiso Hlophe runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 35. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Osas Okoro out for 14 days
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Osas Okoro, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Great Olympics
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match5 Sep 2026
New Edubiase United take the points off Great Olympics
Beaten 2‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market7 Sep 2026
Abeiku Ofori steps up from the Great Olympics academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Abeiku Ofori has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market7 Sep 2026
David Kyereh steps up from the Great Olympics academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Kyereh has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market7 Sep 2026
Great Olympics promote Harrison Acquah from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Harrison Acquah has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market7 Sep 2026
Patrick Bukari steps up from the Great Olympics academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Bukari has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Mxolisi Mthiya falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Tempers go at Great Olympics
- Boardroom Great Olympics turn down the training-ground plan