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Legon Cities proved to be a torn in the flesh of Kumasi Asante Kotoko once again at the Baba Yara Stadium after holding the Porcupines to a pulsating 1-1 draw game in their match week seven encounter on Wednesday.  Maxwell Konadu and his charges secured a famous win at the same venue…

Legon Cities displayed a sterling performance at the Baba Yara Stadium where they condemned Asante Kotoko to two successive defeats by beating them 3-1 in their match week 26 encounter. It was perhaps the poorest performance that the Porcupine Warriors have exhibited this season as they failed to match the…

Asante Kotoko SC lost on penalties Berekum Chelsea put up a brave fight to oust Asante Kotoko from the MTN FA Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout in Obuasi on Sunday, 25 July 2021. Captain Edward Kpodo launched a powerful drive from distance after winning a ball from the touchline but his effort took a deflection and went out for a corner-kick. Ten minutes before the break, the Porcupine Warriors were handed an opportunity to take the lead from the spot. But Fabio Gama, the Brazilian, failed to s...

Like Kotoko’s big January signing Vinicius, Dwarfs’ Japanese acquisition Jindo Morishita was relegated to the bench. In the ninth minute, Kotoko defender Imoro Ibrahim tested Dwarfs goalkeeper Razak Issah with a shot, six minutes before goalkeeper Razak Abalora was forced into a save by Elia Kofi at the other end. Habib Mohammed then made another attempt to get the Porcupine Warriors the opening goal but his shot from outside the box missed the target by a whisker. Dwarfs broke the deadlock...

Kotoko coach Mariano Barreto made two changes to the starting team that faced Berekum Chelsea last weekend, Emmanuel Sarkodie replacing suspended Fabio Gama Dos Santos and former Atalanta man Patrick Asmah coming in for Augustine Okrah. Olympics were led by talismanic playmaker Gladson Awako, former Ashanti Gold midfielder James Akaminko and Ghana B duo Samuel Ashie-Quaye and Michael Otou. Awako drove a shot over the bar in the 20th minute, then Ashie-Quaye, having fended off a challenge from M...

Keita scores late in Asante Kotoko win over King Faisal March 12, 2021 Naby Keita Striker Naby Keita scored a last gasp winner as Kotoko left it late to beat King Faisal 1-0 in an outstanding match day 15 League fixture. The Guinean import climbed off the bench to snatch the match-winner for the Porcupine Warriors at the Ohene Ameyaw park in Techiman. Keita replaced Patrick Asmah in the 69th minute and got on the score sheet with six minutes left on the clock. The attacker latched onto ...

play videoAccra Great Olympics victory is the first in 26 years Asante Kotoko have been condemned to their first defeat in the season after losing the matchday 3 outstanding fixture against Great Olympics on Thursday. Midfielder Michael Yeboah scored the decisive goal in the second half as Olympics secured a 1-0 victory at the Accra Sports Stadium. The first half ended goalless with no clear-cut chances being created by the two teams. Kotoko were, however, forced to make a substitution in the...

Striker Kwame Opoku was named in the Kotoko starting XI, despite media rumours of having signed a four-year deal with Algerian side USM Alger. Faisal talisman Kwame Peprah, who has been linked to Hearts of Oak and Kotoko as potential replacements for Opoku, unsurprisingly led his outfit. Whereas Opoku came into the game with six goals to his name, Peprah boasted nine strikes. Augustine Okrah was the earliest to go close to finding the back of the net, his free-kick going just wide in the third ...

Tough task for Odartey Lamptey … leads Elmina Sharks against Kotoko March 5, 2021 Fabio Gama-Kotoko Barely five days after battling rival Hearts of Oak to a nail-biting barren game, Asante Kotoko will this evening seek to garner maximum points as they engage Elmina Sharks in a dicey week-17 league tie at the Ndoum Park in Elmina. Kick-off is at 6.pm. It will be the first game for interim coach Nii Odartey Lamptey, who was appointed after Sharks parted ways with Yaw Acheampong and two ...

Dwarfs, meanwhile, are left ninth on the league table after nine rounds of matches. Coach Johnson Smith made two changes to the starting set-up which held Wafa to a 1-1 draw on Sunday while maintaining Ghana goalkeeper Razak Abalora and Brazilian sensation Fabio Gama Dos Santos. Dwarfs coach Ernest Quartey predictably put faith in talisman Dennis Korsah to lead his side. In the third minute, Imoro Ibrahim tested Dwarfs goalkeeper Razak Issah with a free-kick, the shot-stopper collecting on the ...