Kumasi Asante Kotoko and former premiership campaigners RTU will battle it out in an MTN FA Cup Round of 16 outstanding match at the Baba Yara Stadium this afternoon.
Playing at home, Kotoko will be bent on winning convincingly to enhance their chances of repeating the double to compensate their fans, following the CAF Champions League fiasco.
Another factor that will put pressure on the Porcupine Warriors will be the advancement of their rivals, Hearts of Oak, who landed first in the semi-finals last Sunday after walloping Tamale Utrecht 3-0.
Coincidentally, both Kotoko and RTU are fifth in the premiership and Zone 1 of the Division One League with 22 points and 23 points respectively from 15 games.
Aside from that, RTU’s exposure makes them a real threat which Kotoko cannot dispose of easily.
But if the homesters can avoid complacency they stand a good chance of qualifying to the quarter-finals to meet either Ashantigold or Inter Allies who will also engage in a close contest at Obuasi today.
League leaders Ashantigold are leading the First Capital Premier League and are also eyeing the MTN FA Cup title which has eluded them since the return of the competition in 2011.
Playing at home, the miners have a slight advantage to carry the day and book an enticing last eight date with Kotoko.
In Cape Coast, Medeama should also be wary of Division Two side Great Astronomers who booted out Berekum Chelsea.
