{"id":996219,"date":"2022-02-18T17:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/18\/asante-kotoko-given-1000-tickets-for-hearts-of-oak-tie\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T17:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:02:04","slug":"asante-kotoko-given-1000-tickets-for-hearts-of-oak-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/18\/asante-kotoko-given-1000-tickets-for-hearts-of-oak-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante Kotoko given 1000 tickets for Hearts of Oak tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/asante-kotoko-flag_b5vyd0yfruji10gubjq68ltsv-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Asante Kotoko\" title=\"Asante Kotoko\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asante Kotoko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Asante Kotoko have been allocated only 1,000 tickets for the game against Hearts of Oak in Accra on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko\u2019s share of the tickets comes after the NSA\u2019s request for permission to admit more than 25 per cent\u00a0of fans for the game was turned down by the government\u2019s COVID-19 Taskforce.<\/p>\n<p>As part of government measures to control the spread of the virus, 25 per cent of spectators have been attending matches at the various stadia since January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Some 9,200 tickets have been printed for the 40,000 seater stadium, representing 25% of the total capacity.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Tickets for seats in the Upper VIP stand at GHS200 while\u00a0those for the lower VIP stand are being sold for GHS120, while fans will have to pay GHS70 to purchase tickets for the Centre Line stand.<\/p>\n<p>Getting seats in the Popular Stand will also cost fans GHS50.<\/p>\n<p>The tickets will be available for purchase at nine different centres; including the club\u2019s secretariat, the Accra Sports Stadium and various Goil stations across the capital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Communications Director of Hearts of Oak, Kwame Opare Addo, speaking on <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong> on the<strong> Ultimate Sports Show<\/strong> also confirmed that only 1,000 tickets have been allocated to Kotoko.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly 25 per cent of supporters are expected to be at the stadium and due to that, 100 tickets have been allocated to Asante Kotoko fans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that would be enough for them but at the moment, that is the decision,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The game has been scheduled to kick off at 15:00GMT at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"_CWK51DFcW0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JoyNews and Corruption Watch investigation uncover fee collecting blood bank syndicate-  (16-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_CWK51DFcW0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko have been allocated only 1,000 tickets for the game against Hearts of Oak in Accra on Sunday. Kotoko\u2019s share of the tickets comes after the NSA\u2019s request for permission to admit more than 25 per cent\u00a0of fans for the game was turned down by the government\u2019s COVID-19 Taskforce. 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