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Evans Adomako hit a brace as Asante Kotoko defeated Kwadaso-based Sampdoria 4-0 on Thursday morning in a friendly match.

The Porcupines have taken advantage of not playing their matchweek 29 away game against Inter Allies this weekend to play friendly matches to get players in shape before Monday.

Today, a similar exercise was staged at the Adako Jachie training ground when the Reds invited lower-tier outfit Kwadso Sampdoria.

Despite dominating play in the first half, Kotoko failed to break into the away team’s defence as the first department ended in a stalemate.Advertisement

After the break, Evans Adomako opened the scoring in the 55th-minute after he was set up by strike partner Sarfo Taylor.

Adomako again scored his second on the day after connecting to Patrick Asmah’s assist to give the Porcupines two-goal lead in the 65th-minute before Sarfo Taylor scored the third after 15 minutes.

Osman Ibrahim came from the bench to net the game’s fourth to end the game 4-0 in favour of Asante Kotoko.

The visitors kept pressing for another but the Porcupines proved too strong for them as the referee brought the game to an end.

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The performance of Hearts Of Oak in the ongoing 2020 21 Ghana Premier League has greeted with praises both from the club’s fans and section of the Ghanaian media but Ernest Thompson has downplayed the quality of the players.

The Phobians have seen a massive improvement in this campaign since the arrival of head coach Samuel Boadu and assistant Hamza Obeng.

They also acquired the services of Salifu Ibrahim from Wonders who has won 7 man-of-the-match awards.

Hearts are undefeated in the last six games, winning five, drawing once and conceding just a goal.

The impressive run has seen Ghanaian giants move to the summit of the league with 50 points with 6 games left.

Hearts are aiming to end their long trophy drought.

But Thompson who is a former Board Member of the club insists the club lack quality in the current crop of players.

“When you are doing the recruitment you need to also bear in mind that you need one or two players especially within the midfield or the striking aspect of the game who can make a change,” he told Kumasi based Oyerepa FM.

“Years back we had Joe Fameye who you know that when the going gets tough he can do something. It’s like Asamoah Gyan when he was in form, when Ghana played England, he didn’t have a good game but the coach kept him the last minute from nowhere he put a ball in the net and it was one all.

“I am not seeing any, one or two extraordinary players, all the players seem to be on the same level.

“The team is far away from being what it is,” he added.

Hearts will play as host to Medeama on matchday 29 Sunday in Accra.

Asante Kotoko will play lower-tier side, Kwadaso Sampdoria FC in a low profile friendly at the Adako Jachie Training Complex on Thursday morning as the club prepares for Inter Allies in a premier league matchweek 29 game.

In a bid to sharpen all rough edges in the squad to ensure they are able to properly compete for the Premier League title, the Reds have agreed to honour a friendly match on Thursday morning.

The encounter is to give the technical team the opportunity to try out some different tactics.

The friendly match with the lower division side will be played at the Adako Jachie Training Complex and will kick-off at 8:30 AM.

In the ongoing season, Asante Kotoko are currently sitting 2nd on the league log with 50 points appease with Hearts of Oak out of 28 matches, with goals separating the two.

The Porcupines will visit Inter Allies on Monday afternoon, June 14 at the Theater of Dreams in Dawu.

By Duah Michael