Rivals Kotoko, Hearts in Kumasi showdown

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Eternal rivals, Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak will face-off in the biggest game of the second halve of the 2015/2016 Ghana Premier League on Sunday, 24 July 2016 at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi.

    

Kotoko will put Hearts’ title aspirations to a strenuous test when the two bitter rivals square up in Ghana’s version of the ‘El Clasico’ and the topliner of Week 21.

 

Hearts, nicknamed ‘Phobia’ appear to have peaked at the right time going into yet another duel with their arch rivals, in a game that has have never followed form guide since the maiden meeting in 1958.

 

In the 103 matches between the two sides, Hearts have bagged 34 wins, 33 for Kotoko with 36 encounters ending in stalemate.

 

One cycle that seems to be popping up in matches involving the two clubs especially games played in Kumasi, the fortress of the Porcupine Warriors (Kotoko), is the fact that the Rainbow Boys (Hearts) are gradually becoming the kings of the turf in the Garden City, having recorded more wins.

 

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