ALL STARS VOW TO BEAT KOTOKO (PAGE 47)

In spite of the fact that they have already won this year’s Premier League with three matches left, Kumasi Asante Kotoko still have their pride and image to protect when they play debutantes, Wa All Stars at Wa today.
On the contrary Wa All Stars, whose form has dipped so quickly after an impressive first round which saw them capturing the sixth position on the league table for a very long time, have sworn heaven and earth to claim all the three points today.
All Stars have drawn three times and lost once in their last four games, and have dropped from the sixth position to the ninth place in the standings. With the remote threat of being relegated, the Wa lads have mounted an operation to claim all the nine points from the remaining matches, starting with the Kotoko game, to secure their position in the Premier League.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the chairman of Wa All Stars, Mr Yunusah, said both the players and officials of the team were at a loss as to what exactly is the cause of their unimpressive form lately.
“It is in this regard that we have vowed to win all the remaining matches, hence the ‘operation nine points’,” he stressed, urging the teeming supporters of the club to throng the stadium today to support the team.
Mr Yunusah said even though it was going to be a very difficult match, the morale in camp and the high spirits of the players would work better for the team to claim all the three points from Kotoko.
He appealed to the fans to comport themselves and also co-operate with the security personnel on duty to ensure an incident-free encounter.
A similar difficult challenge confronts Hasaacas who play Hearts of Oak at Sekondi.
Other games will see King Faisal versus Tema Youth in Kumasi, Ashantigold versus Heart of Lions at Obuasi, Great Olympics versus Arsenal in Accra, Real Sportive versus RTU at Tema and All Blacks versus Zaytuna at Swedru.