I can't wait for Ga Mantse Derby against Hearts of Oak - Great Olympics midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu

Published on: 15 September 2022

Midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has reiterated that he is eager for the Ga Mantse Derby game against Hearts of Oak on Sunday.

Badu, a former Black Stars has signed a one-year deal with the two-time Ghana Premier League champions before the start of the 2022/23 season.

The former Hellas Verona midfielder made his debut for the club in the matchday 1 game in their 1-0 win against Bechem United at the Accra Sports Stadium.

In the matchday 2 games, Olympics will be hosted by Samuel Boadu's side at the same venue on Sunday with kick off scheduled at 15:00GMT.

The Phobians will be looking for a win to get their campaign back on track after falling to Aduana Stars in their first game in Dormaa.

The 31-year-old has competed in local derbies in Spain, Italy, and Turkey and hopes to win his first in the Olympics.

“It will be a different ball game altogether because we know the pedigree of Hearts of Oak, the coach [Samuel Boadu] they have, the supporters, and the quality of players they have in their team. It will be a different ball game but this is a league game," Badu told 3Sports.

“We’ll try to recover and do our best and make our supporters proud. It will be a very exciting game. The supporters will come to witness this great game and we will enjoy ourselves and make the supporters happy on Sunday,” he added.

Olympics are unbeaten in the last four games against the Hearts of Oak.

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