Asante Kotoko host Ashantigold in the B K Edusei Memorial Cup on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium.
The two sides are the clubs representing Ghana in the ongoing CAF inter club competition.
Asante Kotoko are competing in the CAF Champions League whilst Ashantigold are playing in the CAF Confederation Cup.
The Porcupine Warriors are coming into this game after skipping past Nigerian Club Kano Pillars in the CAF Champions League Preliminary stage.
A lot has changed since the two sides last met, Asante Kotoko have sacked their head coach C K Akonnor and have appointed former Ashantigold coach Kjetil Zachariassen in his place.
The Porcupines have signed eleven(11) new players to beef up the squad including one Ashantigold player Godfred Asiamah.
Asante Kotoko coach Kjetil Zachariassen will be relishing facing his former side after leading them to win the tier two Competition.
The Abokese club on the other hand are coming into this hame after overcoming Akonangui FC of Equatorial Guinea to qualify to the round 32 of the Competition.
Ashantigold Brazilian coach Ricardo da Rocha is yet to taste a defeat since taking over the job.
He has won one and drawn one of the two competitive games he has taken charge at the club.
Nine (9) players have been signed to beef up the squad that won the Normalization Committee Special Competition tier two league.
Team News
Songne Yacouba is line to make his first appearance for the club since their tier one final game against Karela United.
Jordan Opoku and Augustine Okrah are eligible to play after missing out in the games against Kano Pillars.
Mudasiru Salifou, Samed Ibrahim and Kingsley Effah are in line to make their debut for the Porcupine Warriors
Ashantigold coach Ricardo Da Rocha has no injury concern.
Emmanuel Osei Baffour, Benjamin Eshun and David Abagna Sanda will be looking to get their chances against Kotoko.
Shafiu Mumuni is expected to lead the attack for the Elephants.
Appiah McCarthy and Amos Nkrumah will be fighting to get back into the starting line up after starting from the bench against Akonangui FC.
Match Fact
Both sides have won twice in their last four meetings.
The last time the two sides met was in Accra, Ashantigold beat Asante Kotoko by 3-1 in the semi finals of the tier two competition.
Probable Line up
Asante Kotoko XI – Felix Annan, Empem Dacosta, Patrick Yeboah, Habib Mohammed, Agyemang Badu, Justice Blay, Samuel Frimpong, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Kelvin Andoh, Richard Arthur, Naby Keita.
AshantiGold XI
Frank Boateng, Kwadwo Boateng, Kwadwo Amoako, Eric Donkor, Mubarik Yussif, Eric Osei Agyemang, James Akaminko, Latif Anabila, Amos Addai, Marcos Silva, Shafiu Mumuni, Mark Agyakum.
PredictionI
Asante Kotoko 1-0 Ashantigold.
