{"id":264834,"date":"2024-12-13T09:24:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/13\/we-just-want-to-win-kotokos-samba-ahead-of-hearts-clash\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:24:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:24:29","slug":"we-just-want-to-win-kotokos-samba-ahead-of-hearts-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/13\/we-just-want-to-win-kotokos-samba-ahead-of-hearts-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"We just want to win &#8211; Kotoko\u2019s Samba ahead of Hearts clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asante Kotoko defender, Samba O\u2019Neil, has reiterated his side\u2019s desire to beat arch rivals Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two teams meet at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday for the first time this season, posing identical records, with Hearts just a point above Kotoko.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asante Kotoko only ended their abysmal run of four successive defeats with an impressive 2-0 win at Aduana Stars last time out, and Samba is keen on continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re preparing for the game with seriousness. 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