Asante Kotoko wallop Odweanoma FC in first pre-season

Asante Kotoko defeated lower-tier side Odweanoma FC 3-0 in their first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2020-21 season on Sunday at Koforidua.

Two goals in the first half from returnee Ibrahim Osman and Naby Laye Keita, and one from Kwame Poku in the second half saw the Porcupine Warriors obliterate the Koforidua-based side at the All Nations University Park.

Coach Maxwell Konadu paraded two different sets of players for each half, handling debuts to three new signings – Mubarik Yusif, Emmanuel Keyekeh and Emmanuel Sarkodie – in the first team that started the game.

Ibrahim Osman, who returned on loan from King Faisal continued from where he left off in the cancelled 2019-20 season by opening the scoring in the 5th minute.

Osman beautifully connected a pass from Augustine Okrah with his left foot in the six-yard box to register the first goal in keenly contested first half.

Guinean import, Naby Laye Keita grabbed the Red’s second goal on the afternoon from the spot after a defender of Odweanoma FC handled Samuel Frimpong’s cross into the box in the 41st minute.

After recess, Coach Maxwell Konadu used an entirely different set of players for the second half. The new set dictated the half, dominating with some nice display.

In the 78th minute, midfielder Adom Frimpong located new signing Patrick Asmah with a nice searching pass in the midfield and he continued with a nicely-curved inswinger into the opponent’s penalty box which met striker Kwame Poku whose first-time low chip found the back of the net for the Porcupine Warriors’ third goal.

Team 1 Line-up:

Felix Annan – Samuel Frimpong, Ibrahim Imoro, Mohammed Habib, Yusif Mubarik, Emmanuel Sarkodie, Emmanuel Keyekeh, Martin Antwi – Augustine Okrah, Ibrahim Osman, Naby Laye Keita

Team 2- Line-Up

Kwame Baah – Christopher Nettey, Patrick Asmah, Wahab Adams, Ishmael Ganiyu, Mudasiru Salifu, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Adom Frimpong, Williams Opoku Mensah, Kwame Poku