Controversy entangled entangled this game after the first round encounter at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium which ended 4-2 in favour of Kotoko when voice tape went viral on an alleged match fixing between both sides few hours before kick off of the game. There hasn't been any proof to that sort of which both clubs refuted that claims.
New Edubiase will be returning back to their favourite home grounds in Bekwai at the Gyamfi Park where they were denied access to league game prior to the start of football season in the country because the pitch fell below the CAF licencing standard. The Bekwai Gyamfi Park has been refurbished to meet the requirements of CAF and FIFA to be able to accept football games.
Road leads to the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday where Accra Hearts of Oak will host Dreams FC from Dawu in the Eastern region in the first opener of the phobians second round of reversed matches in the Ghana Premier League where they will be playing their first game with their teeming fans behind them in the stands after they were banned by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association during the latter end of the first round.