Accra Lions FC will cross swords with Nsoatreman FC in Ghana Premier League match-week 4 opener at the University of Ghana Stadium on the afternoon of Saturday, September 28.
The Lions haven't been really convincing since the start of the season despite making a historic second-place finish but are still yet to win a game after three matches.
After exiting the CAF Confederations Cup from the final qualifying round, Nsoatreman FC will now shift their full focus on the league where they have made only one appearance so far.
MATCH PREVIEW
Accra Lions opened the season account with a visit to Medeama SC where they lost narrowly by 1-0 in a game they exhibited a very good performance.
However, they unexpectedly slipped to another 2-0 home loss to newbies Vision FC in what was a very surprising results to everyone judging from their performance.
Next, was a visit to Nalerigu and that has always been a very tough one for clubs but the Blue-Blacks managed to secure a crucial 1-1 draw against Karela United in the last round of matches, thanks to Ezekiel Alladoh's 93rd minute equalizer.
On the opposition end, the 'Efiri Tete Amanaso' outfit due to their Africa campaign have only made only one appearance in the league and that was their emphatic 2-0 win over newbies Young Apostles FC.
In the first preliminary round of the competition, Nsoatreman FC recorded a stunning 5-0 on aggregate win over Elect-Sport FC from Chad.
They serged on to the final qualifying round but they unfortunately lost by 3-0 on aggregate to Algerian side CS Constantine- who have now advanced to the group phase.
TEAM NEWS
Coach Ibrahim Tanko will hope to finally end his three-game winless drought and are expecting a massive turn out tomorrow to cheer them to victory having announced free entry for women and children.
Coach Yaw Preko has stated they have learnt a lot from their continental campaign and are looking forward to righting all wrongs heading into their subsequent games.
PROBABLE XI
Accra Lions: Bonsu, Boateng, Apiiga, Mohammed, Hamzata, Awoute, Taylor, Asuman, Kesse, Setordjie, Nwafor
Nsoatreman: Afadzwu, Acka, Acquaah, Issaka, Sekyere, Shaibu, Amoo, Neymar, Meider, Diyou, A.Rahaman.
PREDICTION
We say Accra Lions 1-2 Nsoatreman
CHANNELS: AFA Sports, Metro TV, Original TV and Net2 TV
KICKOFF: 15:00GMT (3:00pm)
