Asante Kotoko left Accra on Thursday afternoon to play a combined side of Simba FC and Young Africans in a commemorative match in Tanzania.<\/p>\n
The club departed from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra without their top scorer Ahmed Toure who is in Egypt for a medical.<\/p>\n
Head coach Maxwell Konadu\u2019s strong 18-man squad included veteran Stephen Oduro and in-form striker Nathaniel Asamoah. Rugged midfielder Yahaya Mohammed could not make the trip due to injury.<\/p>\n
The team will transit in Cairo for four hours before landing in Dar-Es Salem. The match will be played on Sunday 11 December at 11:00 GMT. Kotoko last visited Tanzania in 2005 for pre-season under veteran trainer EK Afranie where they beat Simba FC 1-0 and drew 1-1 with Young Africans.<\/p>\n
The trip is to honour the 50th Independence anniversary of the Eastern African country.<\/p>\n
Kotoko\u2019s squad:<\/p>\n
Goalkeepers: Soulama Abdulai, Felix Annan<\/p>\n
Defenders: Yaw Frimpong, Baba Rahman, Ohene Brenya, Amos Frimpong, Awal mohammed, Mohammed Sabato.<\/p>\n
Midfielders: Frank Boateng, Afranie Yeboah, Daniel Nii Adjei, Michael Akuffo, David Offei, Stephen Oduro, Fatawu Mohammed.<\/p>\n
Strikers: Kofi Nti Boakye, Nafiu Iddrisu, Nathaniel Asamoah<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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