{"id":407799,"date":"2017-08-01T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/kotoko-to-play-nat-costa-fc-ahead-of-hearts-clash\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T12:42:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T12:42:00","slug":"kotoko-to-play-nat-costa-fc-ahead-of-hearts-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/kotoko-to-play-nat-costa-fc-ahead-of-hearts-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko to play Nat Costa FC ahead of Hearts clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/82528070.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asante Kotoko Squad Foto\" title=\"Asante Kotoko Squad Foto\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kotoko will play Hearts on Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150106940086186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150106940086186\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1501591320_373_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Asante Kotoko has lined up a friendly against division two side Nat Costa FC to be played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Wednesday, July 2, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first Kotoko will be engaged in a competitive fixture after suffering fatal bus accident some few back.<\/p>\n<p>This fixture will serve as a preparatory match ahead of their outstanding week 23 fixture against arch-rivals Accra Hearts Oak in a match dubbed the \u2018Super Clash\u2019 slated for the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on July 6.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ollenu Ashittey and Micheal Akuffo have been ruled out of the clash due to the severity of their injuries sustained during the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kotoko will play Hearts on Sunday &#13; Asante Kotoko has lined up a friendly against division two side Nat Costa FC to be played at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Wednesday, July 2, 2017. 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