Two teams with their second name being a ‘Lion’ lock horns in a must-win fixture for both in the Ghana Premier League on Saturday night, when Bashir Hayford takes his Heart of Lions side to the capital to face Ibrahim Tanko’s Accra Lions at the University of Ghana Stadium.
The Accra Lions' boss is the current bookies' favourite to be the next Premier League coach to leave, after recording strings of bad results.
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After three straight draw results at home, all that good work was undone for Accra as they fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Holy Stars last time out, heaping the pressure on manager Ibrahim Tanko, and leaving some supporters pining for a quick appointment of a new gaffer.
Considering the club bringing onboard a couple of new players over the summer to back the coach, they are down in 16th with just 8 points swimming in the relegation pool.
One win, four defeats and five draws in their last ten games in the top-flight is a woeful statistics, but cranking the results, they have won once and surrendered to one defeat in the two meetings both teams have faced each other.
So despite all of the negative atmosphere around the hosts, this fixture presents Heart of Lions with the chance to win four straight games in the league as they bosses the 4th position with 17 points in the standings.
The attacking woes of their opponents Accra Lions will also give them belief of a rare clean sheet on away soil.
Accra Lions possible starting lineup:
Bonsu (GK); Remember, Apiiga, Awoute, Dankwah, Hamzata, Ali Mohammed (C), Nwafor, Setordjie, Tahiru, Taylor
Heart of Lions possible starting lineup:
Osei (GK); Abban (C), Addo, Anim, Boateng, Danso, Hennessy, Obeng Jnr, Oppong, Sakyi; Yakubu
We say: Accra Lions 1-2 Heart of Lions
Accra Lions only positive results of late have been in the league at home, as they have been notoriously among the worst travellers in the Ghana Premier League.
Accra Lions rarely look convincing, and against an opponent who are trekking with intense fire on Saturday night could be on the cards that may increase the pressure on Tanko in the home dugout.
By: Pascal Amoah
