Former Asante Kotoko defender Amos Frimpong is optimistic about his team’s chances of beating Hearts of Oak in the CAF Champions League preliminary round.
The former captain who recently signed for Guinean club CI Kamsar believes that although the confidence level of the Phobians is very high, they are not indispensable.
“Currently, any team preparing to play against Hearts Of Oak needs to work extra hard. This is because everything is on the rise in the club. The players are very confident”.
“I recall that during my time with Eleven Wonders Hearts picked the necessary three points but we(Wonders) played a determined game on that day”.
Hearts won the League and FA Cup double after a difficult start at the beginning of the season and thus winning it (double) for the first time in two decades. The Phobians were not fancied by many pundits and connoisseurs to win the double but defied all odds and did the unthinkable at the end of the season.
But Amos, who played in the local league last season, is confident that his club will eliminate Hearts in the competition.
“I watched their games against Medeama and AshantiGold in the MTN FA Cup and based on what I saw I believe it will take discipline and a hard-working team to defeat Hearts Of Oak in 90 minutes”.
“But everything is possible in this world so Hearts are beatable. I have trained with my new team and I can say that they have quality players to compete or match Hearts Of Oak boot for boot. We are preparing very well and I know that after the two legs my club will progress to the next stage”.
Asked who he thinks is the best player for the league champions, Amos said the team is an all round team and that makes it difficult to single out a player for praise.
“Honestly, I can’t single out one player in the team because they have an all-round team. We will have to match them closely to win”.
Amos said this in an interview with Ahotor FM sports.
