Asante Kotoko suffered a 3–1 loss to Heart of Lions in a Ghana Premier League Week 21 fixture played on Friday, 31 January 2026. This result halted Kotoko’s momentum after a strong win in their previous game and left them further behind league leaders in the title race.
Head coach Karim Zito expressed clear disappointment with his team’s performance, particularly highlighting that his wingers failed to deliver and didn’t “operate the way I wanted them to do” during the match.
Zito also said he **didn’t expect the scoreline, noting that the team had worked on defending and attacking set pieces in training, yet still conceded goals from those situations.
The loss was a setback in Kotoko’s bid to close the points gap on the league leaders, and the coach’s criticism suggests tactical concerns he may address as the season progresses.
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