Accra Hearts of Oak SC will renew their hostilities with Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC at the Accra Sports Stadium today, Sunday afternoon in the 2025 President Cup.
Following both teams poor outings in the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League season with both teams amassing same points – 58 will be aiming at grabbing the bragging right today.
Asante Kotoko swatted aside Division One League side Golden Kicks FC for the MTN FA Cup but looks no different from the Phobias, considering statistics. Both refused to continue their relationship with managers, that commenced the 2024/25 league season with, recruiting new managers.
While that is all but wrapped up, the major task ahead for Hearts of Oak is to find a way around this and humble the FA Cup Champions who will not give up the President Cup without a fight.
It would be Coach Didi Dramani’s first test as Hearts of Oak gaffer, hence will parade a formidable setup for the clash.
Meanwhile, here’s a detailed breakdown of both teams meetings:
Total Matches: 104
Asante Kotoko Wins: 36
Hearts of Oak Wins: 32
Drawn Matches: 36
Goals Scored by Asante Kotoko: 107
Goals Scored by Hearts of Oak: 108
Hearts of Oak SC Possible lineup by Didi Dramani below;
(4-2-1-3) with Goalkeeper Kwesi Nketiah in post
Kwesi Nketiah, Yahaya Adramani, Kelvin Osei Asibey, Konadu Yiadom, Hamza Issah, Martin Karikari, Nurudeen Aziz, Raphael Amponsah, Hussein Mohammed, Theophilus Collinson, Kwanena Boateng
Prediction:
In recent performance both teams have struggled to register two goals in their clash, resulting into narrow victory, 1-0.
