[ 2011-12-17 ]

Kotoko to Have it Tough against All Stars
The 'Porcupine Warriors' Kumasi Asante Kotoko
travel to the Upper West region to play as guest
to Wa All Stars in the toughest match of the week
12 Glo Premier League (GPL).

Asante Kotoko are on top of the table with 24
points and may be looking forward to extending
their lead before the Christmas break but All
Stars who are also occupying the third spot with
20 points are not push over's when it comes to
playing in front of their supporters.

The home side lost to Kotoko last season after
loosing their front man Nathaniel Ohene Asamoah to
the pride of Oseikrom but sources from the Upper
West said All Stars are battled ready for Kotoko
and are going to make them run for 90 minute. A
draw looks likely in this encounter but should
things work well for Maxwell Konadu then the
visitors will surely run with a slim win.

At the Tema Community Three Park, Tema Youth will
welcome former continental club masters Accra
Hearts of Oak. Both Tema Youth and Hearts needs
the three maximum points to prepare their
supporters' Christmas meal especially the phobians
who are still bent on wrestling the league from
their arc rivals Kotoko.

Tema Youth are tenth on the log with 14 points
whilst Hearts of Oak are second with 21 points.
Tactically the home team is strong but physically
Hearts are also astute especially in the middle
where they have the likes of Moro Abubakari,
Thomas Abbey, Douglas Nkrumah, and the young but
skillful Isaac Ofori

Hearts of Oak have battled in recent times any
time they play at the Tema Park and Sunday's match
will not be a different story. A win for Tema
Youth can quash Hearts hopes of clinching the
trophy and this can ginger the phobians to picking
a point in Tema but Tema Youth will also fight
hard for the three points. At the end of the day I
see both clubs sharing the three points.

At the Osahene Agymang Badu Park in Dormaa, Aduana
Stars will host Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs in a
match which promises to be full of fireworks.
Aduana are seventh on the league table with 17
points whilst the visitors are fifth with 18
points.

Dwarfs are facing some internal wrangling in their
management and if this is not solved earlier it
will go a long way in hunting them in the face.
Aduana are quite strong at home and can add salt
to Dwarfs' injury.

Dwarfs have lost only one away match this season
and that was against the league leaders but I for
see Dwarfs loosing their second match this season
at the Asahene Agyemang Badu Park in Dormaa come
Sunday.

The scientific soccer lads Liberty Professionals
will play as host to New Edubiase at their
favorite Carl Reindorf Park in Dansoman. Liberty
is eighth on the table with 16 points whilst their
opponents are sixth with 18 points.

Liberty have enjoyed a good season at home and may
be looking forward to add New Edubiase to their
snick of conquerors but should Emmanuel Baffour
who has gained a call up into Plavi's 25-man
provisional squad for the Nations Cup find his
rhythm then the story could be different.

Defending league champions Berekum Chelsea will
welcome Hearts of Lions to the Golden City Park.
Chelsea's hope of defending the crown was
partially quashed by Kotoko last Wednesday when
the champions bowed to the porcupine warriors at
the Baba Yara stadium.

On the other hand, Hearts of Lions are also not
enjoying the best of the season and are currently
lying at the eleventh position with 13 points
whilst Berekum Chelsea have slipped to the fourth
spot with 19 points.

At the Essipong stadium in Sekondi, SC Medeama may
enjoy an easy ride over new entrant Wassaman
United. Medeama occupy the ninth position with 15
points whilst Wassaman are last on the log with
just seven points from eleven matches played.

Soccer miners, Ashantigold will play as host to
Mighty Jets at the Obuasi Len Clay Park. The
soccer miners are still not settled in the league
as their faith keeps dwindling by the week.

Ashantigold are twelfth on the table with 11
points whilst Mighty Jets on the other hand are
just behind them on thirteenth position with 10
points. A win for Ashantigold is likely but Mighty
Jets can pull a surprise all the same.

On Saturday at the Bechem Park, Bechem United will
clash with Berekum Arsenal in a local derby.
Bechem are fifteenth on the table with 9 points
whilst Arsenal is fourteenth with 9 points. Bechem
seems the likely teams to picking the three points
at stake but Arsenal are going to push them hard
at their own back yard in a quest to grabbing the
three points also.

A draw in this match will be a fair result but
should the strikers of Arsenal have their day then
the visitors will run away with a slim win.

PREDICTIONS
All Stars 1 – 1 Kotoko

Tema Youth 1 – 1 Hearts
Aduana 2 – 1 Dwarfs

Liberty 3 – 1 Edubiase

Chelsea 2 – 0 Lions

Ashantigold 2 – 0 M. Jets
Medeama 3 – 0 Wassaman
Bechem 1 – 1 Arsenal

Source - pinkfmonlinegh

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