Asante Kotoko new head coach Abdul Karim Zito will take up his first task on Sunday when they cross swords with Aduana Stars in a crunchy match-week 29 of the Ghana Premier League
The Porcupine Warriors were unplayable in the first leg and humbled the Fireboys by 2-0 in the first leg in Dormaa, thanks to goals from Albert Amoah and a well-taken Patrick Asiedu free-kick
While Kotoko know how paramount a win in this fixture will be to them and will head in with nothing but a winning mindset, Aduana Stars will hope to extend their recent winning streak
MATCH PREVIEW
After an embarrassing 3-0 loss against Accra Lions, Asante Kotoko slipped to another 2-0 defeat to regional rivals Nations FC.
Frederick Asare was having a very descent game but struggled to deal with Nafiu Sulemana's sumptuous hit from outside the box coupled with another from Emmanuel Annor.
On the opposition side, Aduana Stars pounced on a goals from Sam Adams and Abdel Bamba to beat Hearts of Oak by 2-0 in Dormaa to redeem themselves from Karela loss
The two-time Ghanaian champions were not in action in the last round of matches as they had to face Nsoatreman FC but got awarded with a 3-0 win
Asante Kotoko are currently in the fourth position with 47 points while Aduana Stars sit in tenth place with 38 points
TEAM NEWS
None of these two clubs had a suspension or injury concerns from their last games and will have a full strength squad for the game.
The change in technical direction in the camp of Kotoko is expected to yield positive results this time as the sacking of Prosper Narteh was mainly due to poor performance.
LINEUPS
Kotoko: Asare (GK), Adjetey, Asiedu, Samba O'Neil, Ntim, Blay, Dwamena, Sefah, Bassey, Acquah, Amoah
Aduana Stars: Masawudu (GK), Amoako, Liventius, Boakye, Sackey, Saana, Tetteh, Raymond, Adams, Marfo, Obeng
CHANNELS: Globe TV
KICKOFF: 15:00GMT (3:00pm)
PREDICTION
We say Asante Kotoko 1-0 Aduana Stars
