Inter Allies will host Kumasi Asante Kotoko on match day 18 of the Ghana Premier League at the Tema Sports Stadium.
Match facts and team news
Inter Allies
Inter Allies are entering into this game, after suffering an away defeat against Berekum Chelsea on match day 17.
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They have won 2 lost 1 and drawn 1 of their past 4 league games.
Inter Allies are lying 13 on the league log with 18 points. They have won 5, lost 9 and drawn 3 league games.
Ropapa Mensah, who was voted the Inter Allies Player of the first round, with his deadly free kicks and commanding role in midfield is expected to torment Kotoko.
Gockel Ahortor, Emmanuel Nettey and goalkeeper Osei Kwame are amongst the best performers of Inter Allies in the ongoing season.
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Asante Kotoko
Kotoko's match day 17 league game was a victory over league leaders Wa All Stars in Kumasi.
The Porcupine Warriors are sitting second on the league log, having won 9, lost 5 and drawn 3, making them one of the three teams with most wins. They are trailing league leaders WA All Stars by a point.
Asante Kotoko under Michael Osei, their caretaker coach have won 7, lost 2 and drawn 1 in 11 league games, helping the 23 times champions to leapfrog from the bottom of the league ladder after match day 6 to title hopefuls at the moment.
Amos Frimpong is the most consistent player of the second round, having scored in the club’s two games of the second half of the league. His ability to surge forward as a lateral defender is an added advantage to the Kotoko attack.
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Dauda Mohammed, is the leading top scorer of Asante Kotoko with 7 league goals and has been the best player of the club this season, however he is yet to score in the second round after 2 games played.
Head to head
The Porcupine Warriors will be meeting the ‘Eleven is to One’ for the 6 time in all competition. Kotoko have won 4 lost 1 and drawn 1 of their 6 previous clashes.
They have engaged each other in 5 league games. The Porcupine Warriors have won 3 lost 1 and drawn 1 against Inter Allies.
The other meeting came when these sides played in the final of the MTN FA Cup in the 2013-14 season, which Kotoko won 2-1.
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In their engagements at Tema, Kotoko have won 1 and drawn 1 against Inter Allies
Amos Frimpong’s penalty sealed victory for Kotoko against Inter Allies in Kumasi during the first round.
