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Kumasi Asante Kotoko players won’t dwell too much on Saturday’s attack by armed men on the team’s hotel according to the club.<\/p>\n

Some players and officials of the club were assaulted<\/a><\/strong><\/span> when the assailants broke into their rooms and made away with several items.<\/p>\n

The attack came just hours before their big game against rivals Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Kotoko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The club in a tweet stated that\u00a0“the\u00a0players & technical team are unfazed by this and are working in earnest for the big game.”<\/p>\n

The players were also taken through some “warm up drills to shake off the nerves after the incident”<\/p>\n

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Photo: Kotoko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The management of the club have met to discuss the attack and the security at the hotel will certainly be called into question.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0represents less than ideal preparation for the Porcupine Warriors ahead of their game later on Sunday against Hearts of Oak.<\/p>\n

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Both teams go into the game in need of a vital win to strengthen their hopes of survival in the league after a disappointing season so far.<\/p>\n

Kotoko are 11th on the table with 32 points, 3 points clear of Hearts in 14th but the Phobians will go above the Kumasi-based team with a win.<\/p>\n

By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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