Asante Kotoko started off their pre-season campaign with an emphatic 8-0 victory over lower-tier side Arthur Football Academy at the Adako Jachie training ground in Kumasi.
The Porcupine Warriors dominated the game from start to finish, with new recruit Albert Amoah scoring twice in the first half.
Kotoko’s starboy Peter Amidu Acquah, former Bofoakwa Tano player Saaka Dauda, and Baba Yahaya, made it 5-0 in the first half.
After recess, winger Bernard Somuah Sarpong added the sixth goal, followed by Sudanese striker AbdoelKarem AbdoelRahman Yoouef Yagoub scoring the seventh. Trialist Victor Asamoah completed the scoring with the eighth goal.
The friendly match was part of preparations ahead of Kotoko’s upcoming clash against Medeama on Friday, August 16, 2024.
The match will mark the grand opening and handover of the new Tarkwa and Aboso Stadium, a 12,000-seater ultra-modern facility financed by Gold Fields.
Meanwhile, Asante Kotoko has confirmed the addition of right back Lord Amoah from Berekum Chelsea, making him the team’s twelfth recruit of the season.
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Story by Asack Pius|univers.ug.edu.gh
