{"id":43033,"date":"2025-03-10T00:46:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=43033"},"modified":"2025-03-10T00:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:46:14","slug":"match-report-kotoko-beat-legon-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-kotoko-beat-legon-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Report : Kotoko beat Legon Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kotoko returned with a bang as they beat Legon Cities at the Baba Yara Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid\" data-google-query-id=\"CJi29_6g_osDFYpWpAQdb_ANYA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Two goals in either halves from Patrick Asiedu and striker Kwame Poku did the magic for the Porcupine Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Premier League was rocked with the death of Kotoko supporter Francis Yaw Frimpong (Nana Pooley) at Nsoatre in\u00a0 a game against Nsoatreman.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Preview &amp; Predictions : Kotoko vs Legon Cities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-predictions-kotoko-vs-legon-cities\/\">Match Preview &amp; Predictions : Kotoko vs Legon Cities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That spate marked the suspension of the league for over four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game, the two teams\u00a0held a joint banner with the inscription &#8220;forever in our heart&#8221; before kickoff in honor of the late supporter.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko got their noses in front through defender Patrick Asiedu in the 27th minute.<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ629_6g_osDFYpWpAQdb_ANYA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-left_rectangle_mid1_0__container__\">READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Report : Hearts of Oak beat Young Apostles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-hearts-of-oak-beat-young-apostles\/\">Match Report : Hearts of Oak beat Young Apostles<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Porcupine Warriors doubled their lead through Kwame Opoku who netted a penalty on the 88th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Yaw Acheampong and his boys will regroup as they play Berekum Chelsea\u00a0 Cities next in the league phase.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kotoko returned with a bang as they beat Legon Cities at the Baba Yara Stadium. Two goals in either halves from Patrick Asiedu and striker Kwame Poku did the magic for the Porcupine Warriors. The Ghana Premier League was rocked with the death of Kotoko supporter Francis Yaw Frimpong (Nana Pooley) at Nsoatre in\u00a0 a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":43034,"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":[8417,859],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-ghana-premier-league"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kotoko-Leg.jpg?fit=2048%2C1676&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bc5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43040,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-highlights-kotoko-2-0-legon-cities\/","url_meta":{"origin":43033,"position":0},"title":"Match Highlights  : Kotoko 2-0 Legon Cities","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"March 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Kotoko enjoyed the successes of a return to the league as they beat Legon Cities at the Baba Yara Stadium. 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