Great Olympics midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has confirmed his readiness for the Ga Mantse Derby against Hearts of Oak.
The Wonder Club will be hosted by the city-rivals at the Accra Sports Stadium in the matchday 2 games of the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League.
Olympics opened their season with a home win against Bechem United while Hearts of Oak suffered an away defeat to Aduana Stars.
Agyemang-Badu who has signed a one-year deal with the two-time Ghana Premier League champions after aiding the side to win the 2022 GHALCA G6 tournament speaking in an interview reiterated that he is fit and ready ahead of the much-anticipated clash on Sunday.
“In my first game, I think it was good," he told TV3.
"We played Bechem in a friendly game, we met them at the G6 two times. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. They have a very solid team with young and talented guys there.
"They did a lot of interposition changes so the game was very tough but we were able to sail through and win the game 1-0.
“We need to recover and see what is ahead of us against Hearts of Oak on Sunday. I think I’m doing well. My fitness level is going up.
"The pitch is a bit worrisome but this is what we have so I need to just adapt to it and just move on and enjoy my football," he added.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 15:00GMT.
Great Olympics have won four of the last five meetings against Hearts of Oak.
After 13 years away, Agyemang-Badu returned to Ghana, playing for Recreativo, Udinese, Bursaspor, Verona, and Quingdao, but it was the Italian club where he stayed the longest.
He spent nearly a decade with Udinese, appearing in nearly 200 games, scoring 10 goals, and assisting 11.
Agyemang-Badu, who was a key member of Ghana’s U-20 FIFA World Cup-winning squad in 2009, retired from the Black Stars after 78 appearances and 11 goals. He missed the 2010 World Cup because of injury but played four years later in Brazil.