{"id":41479,"date":"2024-05-26T17:10:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=41479"},"modified":"2024-05-26T17:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:55:06","slug":"match-report-kotokos-mukawala-guns-hearts-of-oak-down-in-kumasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-kotokos-mukawala-guns-hearts-of-oak-down-in-kumasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Report : Kotoko&#8217;s Mukawala guns Hearts of Oak down in Kumasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A brace from Steven Mukwala was enough for Kotoko to beat Hearts of Oak in game week thirty-one at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday afternoon.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The two teams have not enjoyed the best\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0fortunes in the ongoing Ghana Premier League.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Match Preview &amp; Predictions : Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-predictions-kotoko-vs-hearts-of-oak\/\">Match Preview &amp; Predictions: Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a game with lots of emotions and expectations riding on it, it was the host that took the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lead,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0through Steven Mukwala, who\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">outmuscled,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Thomas Winimi and Kofi Agbesimah to slot the ball past the onrushing\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">goalkeeper,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Kwesi Nketia in post for Accra-based side on the 8th minute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coach Outtara effected three changes, taking\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">off,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Linda Mtange, Salifu Ibrahim, and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Issah Kuka for Yaw Baafi, S. 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