{"id":465629,"date":"2018-02-19T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/19\/kotoko-can-shock-cara-in-brazzaville-kobina-amissah\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T17:00:29","slug":"kotoko-can-shock-cara-in-brazzaville-kobina-amissah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/19\/kotoko-can-shock-cara-in-brazzaville-kobina-amissah\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko can shock CARA in Brazzaville &#8211; Kobina Amissah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Monday, 19 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/76098525.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kotoko Cara Caf Cup 4\" title=\"Kotoko Cara Caf Cup 4\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kotoko left for Congo this afternoon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813921649\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813921649\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519059629_555_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former coach of Elmina Sharks, Kobina Amissah, has made a bold prediction that Kumasi Asante Kotoko will pull a surprise with a victory against Congolese side Cara in their return leg preliminary round match of the CAF Confederation Cup on Wednesday in Brazzaville.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko go into Wednesday\u2019s game with a slim 1-0 lead after making a heavy weather of the drama-filled first leg match in which they wasted three spot kicks before Yakubu Mohammed scored from the spot in added on time at the Baba Yara Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>For Coach Amissah, modern football was determined on the field of play and not based on home or away advantage and, therefore, he did not harbour<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nany fear that Kotoko would be cheated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sure all the penalties awarded Kotoko during the<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nfirst league in Ghana were good calls from the referee and so I do not see why people are habouring the fear that Kotoko will be cheated in Brazzaville,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He told the Graphic Sports that CARA\u2019s performance against Kotoko in Kumasi on February 10 was evident that they were not any extraordinary side and that if Kotoko remained compact and fight like they did in Kumasi, the team would surmount the Brazzaville hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCARA doesn\u2019t look extraordinary, they only relied on counter attacks and so on a level ground nothing shows they can beat Kotoko,\u201d stated Amissah, adding that if Kotoko put up a fierce battle, CARA would be found wanting in their own backyard.<\/p>\n<p>On the chances of Aduana Stars,who play host to Libyan side Al Tahaddi in the return leg of the CAF Champions League at the Nana Agyeman Badu park at Dormaa Ahenkro on Wednesday, Coach Amissah was optimistic about the qualification of the Ghana champions lads to the next<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nstage of the competition despite going into the match with a 0-1 deficit.<\/p>\n<p>He said the physique and hardwork of the playing body is enough testimony of the team\u2019s qualities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Amissah also expressed the expressed the hope that Aduana Stars would have a favourable weather on the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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