{"id":41482,"date":"2024-05-26T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=41482"},"modified":"2024-05-26T17:59:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:59:08","slug":"gpl-week-thirty-one-review-kotoko-beat-hearts-as-samartex-lose-away-to-heats-of-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/gpl-week-thirty-one-review-kotoko-beat-hearts-as-samartex-lose-away-to-heats-of-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"GPL Week Thirty-One Review: Kotoko beat Hearts as Samartex lose away to Heats of Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steven Mukwala stole the show as his brace was enough to aid Kotoko in clinching all three points against their fiercest rivals, Hearts of Oak <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.\u00a0<\/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\">Ghana Premier League\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">holders,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Medeama SC was the only away side to have picked vital wins away at the Sunyani Coronation Park against Bofoakwa Tano.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Match Report : Kotoko\u2019s Mukawala guns Hearts of Oak down in Kumasi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-kotokos-mukawala-guns-hearts-of-oak-down-in-kumasi\/\">Match Report: Kotoko\u2019s Mukawala guns Hearts of Oak down in Kumasi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hearts of Lions and Real Tamale United continued their redemption as they defeated table\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">toppers,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Samartex and Legon Cities\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">respectively<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>WEEK 31<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Accra Lions 3- 0 Bechem United<\/p>\n<p><strong>[D.Amponsah, M. 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