By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu, follow on Twitter @desheikh1
Asante Kotoko will be without striker Obed Owusu against Hasaacas on Sunday due to the controversy surrounding the player's eligibility, GHANASoccernet.com has gathered.
The use of the player in last month’s league derby against Hearts of Oak cost them six points after a protest by the latter which has seen them slip into the relegation zone.
Checks by GHANASoccernet.com revealed that Asante Kotoko are taking a precautionary measure and excluded the player from the squad to avoid being docked further points.
Owusu is believed to have accumulated four yellow cards in previous Kotoko matches and was ineligible to play against Hearts.
The matches referred to were, (i) Match day 1 – Aduana vrs. Kotoko played on 17th January, 2015; (ii) Match day 7 - Ashantigold vrs. Kotoko played on 11th February, 2015; (iii) FA Cup Semi-Final match – Aduana Stars vrs. Kotoko played on 10th June, 2015; (iv) Match day 24 – Asante Kotoko vrs. Ashantigold played on 26th July, 2015.
Kotoko are currently 15th on the 16-team league table with 36 points while Hasaacas are placed 8th with 39 points.