Asante Kotoko will butt heads with Karela United in what will be a very thrilling encounter at the Baba Yara Stadium in matchday 8 of the Ghana Premier League.
While Asante Kotoko remain winless in their last two matches and will head in with nothing but a winning mindset, Karela are unbeaten in their previous three and are coming in highly motivated.
MATCH PREVIEW
The Porcupine Warriors in their last competitive game suffered a huge 5-1 (6-1 on aggregate) defeat to Moroccan giants Wydad AC in the second qualifying round of the CAF Confederation Cup.
Asante Kotoko however are still unbeaten in the league with two wins and two draws from four matches with their last game being a goalless draw against Nations FC
On the opposition end, Karela United finally halted their two-game drawing run with an impressive 2-0 win over Bechem United at the Aliu Mahama Stadium.
Two first half goals from Abdul-Raman Yaya and Bless Ege were enough to hand the ‘Pride and Passion’ lads all three points.
TEAM NEWS
Good news for coach Karim Zito as skillful duo Baba Yahaya and Saaka Dauda have all bounced back and might be available for selection.
Kwame Opoku however is back but wouldn’t be available as he just started training with the youth team.
Coach Nurudeen Amadu has no any injury or suspension concerns at their disposal.
LINEUPS
Kotoko: Camara (GK), Lord, Amoah, Samba, Ablorh, Adabo, Gyau, Neymar, Acquah, Amoh, Donzo
Karela: Afadzwu (GK), Ali, Abubakar, Mohammed, Gariba, Yaya, Zakari, Ege, Konadu, Nuhu, Boateng
CHANNELS: TV3, Onua TV
KICKOFF: 15:00GMT (3:00pm)
PREDICTION
We say Asante Kotoko 2-0 Karela United
