{"id":465867,"date":"2018-02-20T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/kotoko-coach-plays-down-intimidation-fears-in-congo\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T09:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T09:00:29","slug":"kotoko-coach-plays-down-intimidation-fears-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/kotoko-coach-plays-down-intimidation-fears-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko coach plays down intimidation fears in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 20 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/61696212.295.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Polack Of Kotoko\" title=\"Steve Polack Of Kotoko\" width=\"295\" height=\"205\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kotoko holds a slight advantage heading into the second leg<\/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=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519117228_569_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Asante Kotoko coach Steven Polack has played down concerns about a possible intimidation in Congo when the Porcupine Warriors face CARA Brazzaville in return leg of CAF Confederation Cup on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko holds a slight advantage heading into the second leg after failing to make the most of their home advantage. The Kumasi-based club despite being awarded four penalties won the match 1-0 in their own backyard.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game in Kumasi, the Congolese side is said to have applied rough tactics. The team refused to honour the mandatory training session instead turned the Baba Yara Stadium field into a urinal.<\/p>\n<p>And with that happenings, some fans fear Kotoko will be bullied by CARA in their bid to overcome the slim deficit. However, gaffer Steven Polack is remaining steadfast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I don\u2019t get intimidated by anybody because a wise man \u2013 that\u2019s my father \u2013 taught me so. I have confidence in myself and I don\u2019t get intimidated by anybody else and I don\u2019t take notice of what anybody has to say,\u2019\u2019 Polack told Joy FM.<\/p>\n<p>Because, I feel [like] if you want to talk to me, talk in front of me, not behind me. I don\u2019t feel pressure. Pressure for me is: if I go home and I see a woman with three children begging for food or money, that\u2019s pressure. If I have a job to do, I do it and I don\u2019t run away from it. It makes me stronger and I have to make people know I\u2019m good at what I do.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The match will be played at Stade Alphonse Massamba-D\u00e9bat, Brazzaville.<\/p>\n<p>The winner will be up against the winner of the tie between Ben Guerdane of Tunisia and Al Hilal Juba of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96566925.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">For more news, go to <b>myjoyonline.com<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>This article has no comments yet, be the first to comment\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 58 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\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>Sports News of Tuesday, 20 February 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-02-20 Kotoko holds a slight advantage heading into the second leg Asante Kotoko coach Steven Polack has played down concerns about a possible intimidation in Congo when the Porcupine Warriors face CARA Brazzaville in return leg of CAF Confederation Cup on Wednesday. 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