{"id":196037,"date":"2024-07-03T12:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/03\/aware-of-new-challenge-ahead-ex-kotoko-striker-steven-mukwala-after-joining-simba-sc\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T12:43:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T12:43:10","slug":"aware-of-new-challenge-ahead-ex-kotoko-striker-steven-mukwala-after-joining-simba-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/03\/aware-of-new-challenge-ahead-ex-kotoko-striker-steven-mukwala-after-joining-simba-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Aware of new challenge ahead- Ex Kotoko striker Steven Mukwala after joining Simba SC \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club striker, Steven Mukwala, has joined Tanzania giant Simba SC and has stated that he is aware of the task ahead.<\/p>\n<p>He said this on his X (formerly Twitter) page after joining the perennial CAF Champions League campaigners on a two year deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all but a challenge and am aware of the task ahead. Am proud to be a new lion in the city\u201d he wrote on his X page.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite having a fine run with the Porcupine Warriors, Mukwala\u2019s time at Kotoko have been generally poor from a team standpoint as the club has missed out on winning a trophy in both years.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko finished sixth in the 2023-2024 Ghana Premier League season with Dr. Prosper Ogum\u2019s team finishing two points short off second placed Accra Lions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_574835\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mukwala-e1715180058630-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-574835\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mukwala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FC Samartex 1996 won its first ever league title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s All but a New Challenge. And am aware of the task a head. Am Proud to be a new lion in the City\ud83d\udd34<br \/>\ud83e\udd81NGUVU MOJA \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimbaSCTanzania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SimbaSCTanzania<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYbr87FpeT\">pic.twitter.com\/yYbr87FpeT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mukwala Steven Dese (@Mukwala9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mukwala9\/status\/1808100291339858070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club striker, Steven Mukwala, has joined Tanzania giant Simba SC and has stated that he is aware of the task ahead. 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