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Former Asante Kotoko supporter chief, Kwaku Amponsah, believes the club will still defend their Premier League title despite their defeat to their ris, Hearts of Oak.<\/p>\n

The Porcupine Warriors were stunned by a lone goal.<\/p>\n

Centre-back Konadu Yiadom scored in the 57th minute as the home side secured all points in the matchday 20 game which also doubled as the President\u2019s Cup.<\/p>\n

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Kotoko now sit 4th on the league log with 31 points.<\/p>\n

However, despite the defeat, Kwaku Amponsah, also known as \u2018Chairman K-5\u2019, says the Reds will still defend their league title.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHearts of Oak have scored us but still Kotoko will win the league title. We still have games to play in the ongoing season and I am confident we will win the title,\u201d he told Asempa FM on Sports Nite.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the Super Clash; we beat them just us they\u2019ve beaten us so we can\u2019t stop supporting our team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have scored us but to some of us it is normal, we will make sure we correct our mistakes going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were supposed to pick these three points but we are not discouraged, we will ensure the team recover for subsequent games,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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