The Kumasi Showdown
By: Houssem | October 3rd, 2008
So here we are : Asante Kotoko vs. Étoile du Sahel. A must-win for the Ghanaians, and must-not-lose for us. Of course a win would make things much easier, but let’s face it : Asante Kotoko are just as good as we are at home, and their brand new Baba Yara Stadium with its 51.000 seat capacity can scare the sh*t out of any opponent, especially when only ONE fan has traveled with the team to Ghana. The players will have to rely on themselves and no one else, especially not the infamous beninese referee Coffie Codja, whom Étoile fans will remember for his shocking display during the 2005 Champions League Final. The previously appointed cameroonian ref Eyene Lambert has been replaced due to injury. But did it have to be Codja ? I smell something fishy. Étoile’s appeal to the CAF has naturally been rejected. But T.I.A ! (you know what it means if you’ve seen the movie Blood Diamond).
Here’s the squad that traveled to Kumasi :
Goalkeepers : Aymen Mathlouthi – Mohamed Bouderbala
Defenders : Souhaeil Ben Radhia – Mehdi Meriah – Hatem Bejaoui – Ammar Jemal – Mejdi “Manga” Tenniche – Aymen Abdennour
Midfielders : Mohamed Sacko РMohamed Ali Nafkha РAhmed Mida РAfou̬ne Gharbi РMejdi Mosrati РBassem Ben Nasr РSelim Jedaied РMossab Sassi РTembo Fwayo
Forwards : Emeka Opara – Sadat Bukari – Tarek Ziadi
The big absent is of course Radhouène Felhi due tu a third yellow card. According to an interview with Jawhara FM’s Jalal Gasmi (the only tunisian journalist present in Kumasi), Manga is going to team up with Ammar Jemal in defense. Manga is an experienced player, but his shenanigans have cost us a few stupid goals more than enough. You could say he’s our very own Titus Bramble.
I’d go for this 11 : Mathlouthi in goal (obviously), Ben Radhia, Jemal, Manga, Meriah, Nafkha, Mida, Mosrati, Tembo, Emeka, Bukari.
Here are a few pics from today’s training session at Baba Yara Stadium. At least the pitch looks decent.
May the Force be with us !
Category: Match Previews
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Asante 2 – Etoile 2: hope is still alive! If JSK wins tomorrow (as expected?), then the final game in Sousse will decide who’d be finalist, Etoile or JSK. Needless to say, our chances are quite good; the Sudanese usually do not do well away from home.
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I’ll be watching for that JSK result today like everyone else. Crazy game yesterday. Coffi Codjia making games go out of control as usual. I was so surprised for him to give the penalty to Etoile at the end.
Wishing for a CA-Etoile final or at least an all Tunisian one. Good job to your team securing a point in such hostile territory.
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Rami, if JSK wins today, yesterday’s hard earned point may prove crucial! CAF knows damn well Etoile had issues with that particular ref, yet they still appointed him. It was a very irresponsible decision. It looks like he felt pretty guilty for awarding an imaginary pk to Kotoco. Good luck to CA today!
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