{"id":19235,"date":"2019-04-04T09:22:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T09:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=19235"},"modified":"2019-05-29T11:55:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T11:55:26","slug":"asante-kotoko-favorites-medeama-coach-samuel-boadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/asante-kotoko-favorites-medeama-coach-samuel-boadu\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante Kotoko are favorites &#8211; Medeama coach Samuel Boadu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Asante Kotoko are favorites &#8211; Medeama coach Samuel Boadu<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Medeama SC will face Asante Kotoko on Thursday in Matchday two of the Special Competition, and their head coach Samuel Boadu accepted the underdog tag as he believes Kotoko are favorites.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAsante Kotoko will be searching for a second victory after beating Aduana Stars in Kumasi in the opening fixture, while Medeama will be playing their first game of the Competition after their opening game against Berekum Chelsea was postponed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are ready for the game against Kotoko. They are favorites but we\u2019ll give off our best on Thursday in Tarkwa&#8221; coach Samuel Boadu said.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nHe also admitted the quality of his opponent and stated that they will have to work hard to get a positive result from the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have absolute respect for Kotoko. They played in Africa and have the best team in Ghana at the moment. We must work hard against them\u201d he added<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nWhen asked if they are favorites to win the competition:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t be among the favorites. We just are just working hard at training. We have to wait to see\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medeama will host Kotoko in Tarkwa on Thursday.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko are favorites &#8211; Medeama coach Samuel Boadu Medeama SC will face Asante Kotoko on Thursday in Matchday two of the Special Competition, and their head coach Samuel Boadu accepted the underdog tag as he believes Kotoko are favorites. Asante Kotoko will be searching for a second victory after beating Aduana Stars in Kumasi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8417,10286],"tags":[6875,2656,10010,9533],"class_list":{"0":"post-19235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-special-competition","9":"tag-asante-kotoko","10":"tag-medeama-sc","11":"tag-samuel-boadu","12":"tag-special-competition"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Samuel-Boadu.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-50f","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28039,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/medeama-asante-kotoko-settle-draw\/","url_meta":{"origin":19235,"position":0},"title":"Medeama, Asante Kotoko settle for a draw","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"December 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Medeama, Asante Kotoko settle for a draw A last gasp Abass Mohammed goal spurred Medeama SC from recording their second loss of the season against Kumasi Asante Kotoko in their outstanding week four fixture at the T&A Park. 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