Euphoria of RTU-Kotoko clash high in Tamale

Tamale, Nov. 4, GNA - The euphoria of the Real Tamale United and Kumasi Asante Kotoko's GT Premier League match scheduled for Sunday has reached high pitch in the Tamale Metropolis as supporters of RTU have started celebrating a win for their club to keep their unbeaten home record intact.

Taxi drivers at the Tamale Taxi Rank have decorated their taxis with RTU's colours amid songs of the Club's slogans "Wey Una, Wey Una" and waving of white handkerchiefs to signify signs of victory for their idol club.

Some of the supporters can also be seen wearing "T" shirts and caps in RTU colours and tooting their car horns along the principal streets of the Metropolis heightening the exciting mood that awaits the match.

Mr. Salifu Alhassan who was carrying the RTU flag on his motorbike along one the streets told the GNA Sports that Kotoko would fall flat at Kaladan in the same manner like other teams.

Asked as to how sure he was that Kotoko would lose the match to RTU, he said: "My brother let them go and bring all the world best players to Tamale, I am telling you, RTU will beat them. I am not joking".

Meanwhile, Kotoko supporters in the Metropolis were also in a formative mood assuring the RTU supporters of a surprise win for their club in Sunday's encounter.

Mr. James Owusu, Chairman of the Lotto Receivers Association and a strong supporter of Kotoko said Kotoko respect RTU as a good side but warned that football was a game of qualms.

He called for cooperation between the RTU supporters and those of Kotoko to ensure a good game.