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Ahead of the Premier League matchday 25 fixture against Real Tamale United at the Baba Yara Stadium, Abdulai Gazale has announced Asante Kotoko’s starting lineup for the game.

Frederick Asare will start as the goalkeeper for the Reds. The defense will comprise of Mohammed Alhassan, Augustine Agyapong, Sheriff Mohammed, and Nicholas Osei-Bonsu, whose primary responsibility will be to prevent the opposition from scoring.

Richmond Lamptey, Eric Zeze, and Richard Boadu will form the midfield trio, with the task of controlling the game’s tempo and creating opportunities for the forwards.

The attack will be led by Steven Mukwala, Matheus De Souza, and Isaac Oppong, with the Ugandan striker seeking to cause problems for RTU’s center-backs.

Below is Kotoko’s starting XI against RTU this evening:

Frederick Asare (GK) 

Augustine Agyapong

Nicholas Osei-Bonsu

Mo Alhassan

Mohammed Sheriff

Richard Boadu [Agadas] C

Richmond Lamptey

Serge-Eric Zeze

Isaac Oppong

Matheus De Souza

Steven Mukwala

Dreams FC were held by Hearts Of Oak to a 0-0 stalemate at Dawu on Saturday afternoon.

Watch highlights of the game in the video below;

Dreams FC were held at home by Hearts of OAK in their Week 25 betPawa Ghana Premier League match played on Saturday afternoon at the Theatre of Dreams. 

The match failed to produce enough dangerous attacking moves from both teams. Linda Mtange was still presented with the best scoring opportunity of the afternoon in Dawu in the 86th minute but the Congolese failed to make it count.

The home side were the first to take a shot at goal in the 5th minute as Atuahene Godfred’s left-footed effort went wide.

In the 10th minute Gael Aholou intelligently ran behind Hearts of Oak left back Dennis Korsah to connect a clever pass from Atuahene but the teenager Aholou was offside , nevertheless his shot went over the bar.

Dreams continued to pass the ball with finesse but they were always doing so in the middle of the park as the Phobian defenders namely Caleb Amankwah , Konadu Yiadom , Samuel Inkoom and Dennis Korsah defended deep and left no spaces for Karim Zito’s team to exploit.

In the 28th minute Hearts of Oak playmaker  Mtange tried his luck with a shot from afar but his strike was too strong as it flew into the stands.

A minute later the expatriate footballer sent a good pass to Suraj Seidu in the opponent’s area but unfortunately  the ball bounced off the ground to hit the hands of Seidu and a free-kick was awarded to Dreams.

The clearest scoring chance of the game fell to Linda Mtange in the 86th minute.

In a one-versus-one situation against goalkeeper Solomon Agbasi , the Congo playmaker lifted the ball over the the Dreams custodian but the ball rolled over the goal line near the post for a goal kick.

Just a minute later Kwadwo Obeng located Linda with a clever long pass , the Congolese brilliantly controlled the ball on the chest before smashing the ball but once again his effort was pushed over the crossbar by keeper Agbasi for a corner kick to Hearts.

The game finally ended 0-0.

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Accra Lions suffered yet another 1-0 defeat, and have dropped out of the top four.

They were beaten by King Faisal, who have seen a turnaround in fortunes since parting ways with their former coach Jimmy Cobblah.

Forward Benjamin Bature scored the all-important goal in the 9th minute of the encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

With back-to-back wins this week, King Faisal have now won two games in a row for only the second time this season, following up their midweek 3-2 victory over Karela United with a win against surprise title contenders Accra Lions in a matchday 25 clash.

The home team paraded almost all their best players of the season such as Black Meteors duo Abass Samari Salifu and Dominic Nsobila but they failed to equalize.

The victory means Faisal go into Wednesday’s derby match against Asante Kotoko having won their last two matches.

Interim manager for Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Abdulai Gazale has announced a 20-man squad for Sunday’s BetPawa Premier League game against RTU.

Having failed to pick victory in their last two games, Kotoko will be hoping to get back to winning ways but tomorrow’s game will almost certainly be a tough game for the league holders.

The Porcupine Warriors squad for the game has now been confirmed, with Rocky Dwamena returning to replace John Tedeku who has been suspended due to yellow card accumulation.

Danlad Ibrahim is also out from the squad. The goalkeeper trained with the team on Saturday morning but he will not be available for tomorrow’s fixture after helping the Black Meteors to qualify for the upcoming U-23 AFCON.

However Justice Blay, Dickson Afoakwa, and Rashid Nortey will not be available for selection as they are still recovering from their respective injuries.

This game will be the reverse fixture for matchday 9 clash which the Porcupine Warriors lost 2-1 in Tamale.

It will also mark Coach Abdul Gazale’s second major test after Seydou Zerbo’s exit.

The Porcupine Warriors go into the match in sixth place, six points behind league-leaders Aduana Stars – although they have played one fewer match than Paa Kwasi Fabin’s side.

Below is Kotoko’s Squad To Face RTU:

GOALKEEPERS:

Frederick Asare GK

Moise Pouaty GK

DEFENDERS:

Mohammed Alhassan

Maxwell Agyemang

Augustine Agyapong

Kwadwo Appau

Nicholas Osei Bonsu

Charles Owusu

Sheriff Mohammed

MIDFIELDERS:

Serge Eric Zeze

Richmond Lamptey

Sheriff Mohammed

Richard Boadu

Shadarack Addo

Rocky Dwamena

ATTACKERS:

Georges Mfegue

Matheus De Souza

Enock Morrison

Issac Oppong

Steven Mukwala

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Hearts Of Oak assistant trainer, David Ocloo has settled on his side’s starting lineup for Dreams game this afternoon at the Dawu Park.

Seidu Suraj and Enoch Asunonteng start for the Phobians.

Kickoff is 3pm.

1. Eric Ofori Antwi GK (16)
2. Samuel Inkoom (22)
3. Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah (27)
4. Caleb Amankwah (20)
5. Konadu Yiadom (5)
6. Jeordan Otanga (8)
7. Enoch Asubonteng (23)
8. Seidu Suraj (39)
9. Albert Diego Eonde (18)
10. Don Linda Mtange (34)
11. Kwadwo Obeng Junior (13)

BENCH

Richard Attah GK (30)
Kwabena Anane (37)
Zakari Yakubu (4)
Francis Adjetey (15)
Faisal Adam (36)
Gideon Asante Dinho (29)
Benjamin Yorke (17)
Isaac Mensah (21)
Victor Aidoo (3)

There have been rumors linking former Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah to the vacant head coach position at Asante Kotoko.

However, Appiah has refused to acknowledge these rumors and denied being approached by the management of the Ghanaian champions.

“No. Nobody has approached or contacted me for the job,” the ex-Black Stars manager told Ghanasportspage.com.

Coach Seydou Zerbo was recently dismissed from his position following a 2-0 defeat to Medeama in Kumasi, leading to speculation that Appiah could take over.

Although Appiah won ten titles during his ten-year playing career with Asante Kotoko, he stated that he has not been contacted about the coaching job.

Appiah previously served as an assistant coach for Asante Kotoko and was later promoted to head coach in 1995-1996.

He also worked as a coach for the Ghana national team from 2000 to 2001 as part of the technical team of Fred Osam-Duodu.