{"id":64949,"date":"2023-05-08T13:55:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/08\/kotoku-royals-become-first-club-to-suffer\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T13:55:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:55:43","slug":"kotoku-royals-become-first-club-to-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/08\/kotoku-royals-become-first-club-to-suffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoku Royals become first club to suffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"379\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-103945-696x379.png\"   alt=\"Kotoku Royals\" title=\"Kotoku Royals\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kotoku Royals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kotoku Royals have been\u00a0relegated from the Ghana Premier League following a 2-0 defeat to Great Olympics on Sunday at the Red Bull Arena at Sogakope.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Mensah and Michael Osei scored for Great Olympics in the 44th and 55th minutes, respectively to hand the Wonder Club the win.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoku Royals, who sit at the bottom of the league log,\u00a0needed a win to boost their survival hopes but the defeat meant it was all over for them in the Ghana top flight.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>With four matches still to be played, the team is now 15 points adrift of safety on the table. Even if they win all their remaining matches, they will still finish at the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<p>The relegation of Kotoku Royals is a huge disappointment for the football community in the Eastern Region, who had hoped to witness more of their local clubs play in the top flight after the club\u2019s promotion last season.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Kotoku Royals must now focus on rebuilding and preparing for the next season in the second-tier league.<\/p>\n<p>They will host Asante Kotoko in the matchday 31 games of the ongoing season at the Theatre of Dreams at Dawu on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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=\"_Nqa5q9NgOs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Nqa5q9NgOs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kotoku Royals Kotoku Royals have been\u00a0relegated from the Ghana Premier League following a 2-0 defeat to Great Olympics on Sunday at the Red Bull Arena at Sogakope. 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