Hearts of Oak will cross swords with Asante Kotoko in the first Super-Clash of the 2023/24 football season at the Baba Yara Stadium in match-day 14 of the Ghana Premier League.
The game has been moved to Kumasi despite Hearts playing as the home side, following the closure of the Ohene Gyan Stadium for Christmas activities.
Hearts of Oak's recent eight-game unbeaten run got halted in the last round of matches and will hope to redeem themselves this time around.
Kotoko, however, are enjoying a three-game winning streak and will hope for nothing but another win to extend their run to four and also claim the bragging right until the return encounter.
The Rainbow Club suffered a painful 1-0 defeat against Aduana Stars last week in Dormaa, after conceding a wicked deflected second half free kick goal by Bright Adjei.
The 'Phobians' after 13 games, are lurking around the 8th position with 19 points and a win today will see them leapfrog their rivals on the league table.
In contrast, high-flying Asante Kotoko after an important away win at Legon Cities, relied on inform Steven Mukwala's lone goal to narrowly edge Berekum Chelsea by 1-0 in the last round of matches and are hoping to build from the same momentum coming into the super-clash
After three consecutive wins, the Porcupine Warriors are currently found 7th on the league table with 19 points and a win in this fixture could climb them up into the top four.
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Stop-gasp coach Abdul Rahim Bashiru is heading into this game with a strong 22-man squad despite leaving out Albert Eonde, Raphael Amponsah, Kwadwo Obeng Jnr, Michelle Sarpong and others.
On the part of Kotoko, assistant coach David Ocloo has a full strength squad with no any injury or suspension concerns coming into the game.
However, captain Ibrahim Danlad and Augustine Agyapong continue to miss out on the squad due to poor performance.
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KICKOFF: 15:00GMT (3:00pm)
