GPL Preview: ‘Troubled’ King Faisal looks to stop in-form AshantiGold

King Faisal Babes welcomes AshantiGold SC on Saturday to the Nana Ameyaw Park in Techiman knowing that another defeat could detriment their fight against relegation from the Premier League this weekend.

It has been a disastrous campaign for the Green and Whites again, coming on the back of finding themselves in relegation threatened zones since they got promotion to the premier league. Their only survival hopes were boosted when the seasons were shortened and truncated.

Faisal are currently lying on 16th position, 4 points adrift and they need nothing but a win against AshantiGold should they exonerate themselves of relegation.

The Insha Allah boys worked hard slightly in the first round but they are going down in a whimper when the second half of the season resumed with a 3-1 loss to Aduana Stars over the weekend all but underlying how well they have degraded since the resumption.

Kasim Gokyildiz, now managing King Faisal comes up against his former club in his second game in charge after losing to Aduana last weekend.

AshantiGold are in high spirits as they travel to Techiman for the fixture after a good start to the second round of the Ghana premier league. The miners scored a penalty in stoppage-time to beat Hearts of Oak 1-0 at the Obuasi Len Clay stadium last week.

King Faisal team news

Kasim Gokyildiz will be welcoming striker Kwame Peprah back from injury. The talismanic forward has scored 9 goals in 18 appearances for the club this season.

Ghana U20 goalie and Kumasi Asante Kotoko loanee Ibrahim Danlad is expected to keep the post following the absence of first choice goalkeeper Adam Jabaal who got injured in last weekend’s game against Aduana.

AshantiGold team news

Versatile defender Frank Akoto is expected to be fit after picking up an injury against Hearts of Oak last weekend.

Richard Osei Agyemang is also back from suspension.

Footydreamsgh.com Predictions:

King Faisal were hammered 5-1 by the Miners at the Len Clay stadium in Obuasi in the reverse fixture. The Gold and Black outfit aim to maintain their good run at the Nana Ameyaw Park by beating King Faisal. Meanwhile, the “Insha Allah” lads look to seek revenge and also maintain their course to stay in the GPL.

We say: King Faisal 2-2 AshantiGold