Leaders of Ghana Premier League, Karela United, come up against Asante Kotoko in a blockbuster encounter at Anyinase this afternoon in week thirteen of the Ghana Premier League.
Crosby Awuah Memorial Park (CAM Park), the match venue, has been slippery grounds for away teams-recording total of 248 goals in 64 games.
Karela United have recorded 62 wins out of 64 matches with two drawn games.
The historical antecedents of the grounds make the match extremely difficult for the Porcupines who are yet to taste defeat on the road this season.
The Kotoko interim head coach Johnson Smith, Ismael Abdul-Ganiu and Imoro Ibrahim are returning to the grounds the know more about.
The last time Kotoko suffered 3-1 defeat in the hands of Karela in the 2018/19 season, two of the scorers, Ismail Abdul-Ganiu and Imoro Ibrahim are currently with the ‘Reds’.
Karela are leading the log with 22 points while Asante Kotoko is on the third position with 20 points.
TEAM NEWS
Coach Evans Adotey has almost a full-strength team available to select from heading into this big game today.
Diawisie Taylor expected to step up since he love playing against the contenders and will also seek to extend their gap at the top and also his tally on the top scoring chat so as his partner Kwame Boateng who has already labelled the clash as a normal game.
Also, former Kotoko player Umar Bashiru has also indicated they are ready for Kotoko and is expected to replicate another man of the match output today.
Brazilian gem Fabio Gama is expected to continue his dazzling showings while Kwame Opoku who has gone four games without a goal is expected to find the back of the net today.
Osman Ibrahim, Patrick Asmah and Emmanuel Keyekeh are in the treatment room receiving treatment in other to return to the pitch.
Match Officials
Referee: Mohammed Misbawu
Assistant 1: Patrick Papala
Assistant 2: Emmanuel Dei
4th Referee: Wiseman Ghansah
Match Commissioner: Nana Boamah Darko
VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: Stephen Apaka Quaicoe
Kickoff
1500GMT/ 3:00pm
