Asante Kotoko gaffer, Marino Barreto has admitted the season is not over yet but it will difficult to catch up with Hearts of Oak on the league log.
Kotoko's title ambitions suffered a big blow after losing to Hearts of Oak in the matchday 31 games.
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh scored the only game of the game in the second half of the game at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The defeat leave the Porcupine Warriors at the 2nd on the league log with 56 points.
The Portuguese manager after the game admitted that the 1-0 defeat to their rivals makes it an impossible mission to overtake Samuel Boadu's side which is seemingly unstoppable.
"Of course, Hearts of Oak have three points more than us on the Premier League table with three matches to end the season," Barreto said after the game
"The remaining matches are tough, very difficult matches and for now the league doesn't depend on us but what Hearts of Oak can do in the future.
"We have to continue to work hard but it's still difficult," he added.
Asante Kotoko will host King Faisal in the matchday 32 games at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium this weekend.