Good afternoon and welcome to the live updates session of the match between West Africa Football Academy (WAF) and Asante Kotoko in the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season.
The two clubs are high up the table but just below the top four. As they go head to head this afternoon, they will hope to earn all the maximum 3 points to ensure they enhance their respective positions on the standings at the end of the matchday.
Kick-off:
Kotok wins the toss and decides to choose side. WAFA kicks us off here at the Red Bull Arena.
Daniel Owusu is injured and on the pitch. He has received treatment and ready to go. The game continues but remains goalless after 3 minutes.
Justice Blay fetches Imoro Ibrahim at the far left but the left-back's in-swinger is straight to tough.
WAFA has a foul close to our penalty box but the resulting kick is intercepted to safety by Imoro Ibrahim.
Kotoko has a corner and behind it is Imoro Ibrahim. The kick is wasted.
Some patient build-up play from both ends as we try to unlock each other's defense. Emmanuel Gyamfi finds himself on the tip of a counter-attack but connects feebly into the goalkeeper's hands.
A WAFA midfielder whips a promising low cross into the edge of the box and a colleague picks it up but shoots off-target.
Game is back underway and Kelvin Andoh's low cross would be picked up easily by the WAFA goalkeeper.
Christopher Nettey's pass into the penalty box is intercepted to corner. The resulting kick is wasted.
The 45 minutes have been exhausted: here would be a minute of additional time.
It is halftime here at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena.
WAFA 0-0 Asante Kotoko. We will be back with second-half updates in 15 minutes' time.
Penalty appeal denied as Kelvin Andoh is brought down inside the box.
WAFA pierce into our defensive area but a player is inaccurate with his as he hits the ball off-target.
Habib Mohammed fails to deal with an aerial ball and a WAFA player takes advantage and sends a low shot into the palms of the diving Kwame Baah.
Corner as Agyemang Badu intercepts a strike beyond the byline. 67' Kwame Baah comes out to punch the resulting kick to safety.
Full time at the Sogakope Red Bull Arena.
WAFA 0-0 Asante Kotoko.