Revamped Kumasi Asante Kotoko will face Liberty Professionals at the Baba Yaya Stadium in the much-anticipated 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League under new broadcast rights owners, StarTimes.
Under the new sponsorship package each club has been given $13,500 for the start of the competition.
The Oseikrom thriller looks very appetizing as Kotoko’s Croatian coach, Zdravko Lugarusic, prepares to unleash his hit-squad, which includes 10 newly-recruited players, on bogey side Liberty Professionals who are bent on causing an upset
Liberty Professionals storm Kumasi with veteran coach, Sellas Tetteh, who knows the Baba Yara Stadium terrain too well, but whether they can withstand the well-drilled Kotoko side without their talisman Latif Blessing is the big question.
At Dormaa-Ahenkro, visiting Ashantigold will unleash a two-prong attack of Shafiu Mumuni and former goal king Kofi Owusu on Aduana Stars as the Miners seek to revive their fortunes after a poor campaign last season.
In the absence of Romania’s Aristica Cioaba who lost the title to All Stars by a whisker last season, all eyes will be on how his successor, Yusif Abubakar, will fare against veteran Bashir Hayford in his first major league assignment after winning the G6.
Medeama, after losing some key players, will not have things easy against WAFA at home, while Ebusua Dwarfs, led by Brazilian Ricardo da Rocha, appear set to pick their first win against debutantes Bolga All Stars at the new Cape Coast Stadium.
At the Harbour City, Tema Youth will announce their long-awaited return to the elite league with a tough home game against Berekum Chelsea.
Meanwhile the Premier League Board (PLB) has been compelled to reschedule matches involving continental representatives, Wa All Stars and Bechem United, to allow them space for their respective home assignments on Sunday.
