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Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. Continental stakes raise the intensity, where away goals no longer apply but margins still feel razor thin. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official …

Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. Continental stakes raise the intensity, where away goals no longer apply but margins still feel razor thin. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official …

Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Quick take: Touchline talk: leadership changes often bring short-term energy but require time for structure. Watch for shifts in pressing triggers, build-up patterns, and set-piece routines. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.

Quick take: Big picture: the update fits broader trends across the league with schedule pressure and tight tables. Supporters will watch for clarity from training ground reports and official briefings. Continental stakes raise the intensity, where away goals no longer apply but margins still feel razor thin. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official …

Karim Zito remains unsure over the fitness of defender Samba O'Neil ahead of Asante Kotoko's home match with Berekum Chelsea this Sunday and admits the squad is still adjusting as injuries and returns reshape his options.The Asante Kotoko coach shared the update while reflecting on a bench that now looks deeper than earlier in the season, with more players available and working hard in training ahead of the test at the Baba Yara Stadium.“As the midfielders are coming, the defenders too are going as we talk now Samba is out. I don't know whether he can make it on Sunday," he told AKSC TV"But I'm very happy more than the previous the first round when I look at the bench I don't see anybody this year on less young ones so I'm very happy they all back and everybody is seriously working,"Asante Kotoko host Chelsea on January 11th in Kumasi, with kick-off set for 3:30

Hamza Rafia has left Lecce for Esperance, Lazio have completed a major midfield signing with Kenneth Taylor from Ajax and Fiorentina have strengthened their squad with the arrival of Marco Brescianini in another busy day of Serie A transfers.

Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. Continental stakes raise the intensity, where away goals no longer apply but margins still feel razor thin. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official …

Karim Zito has made it clear that Asante Kotoko’s home match against Berekum Chelsea carries special weight for him and the club as they push for success in the Ghana Premier League.The Kotoko head coach believes that winning key games like this is the only way the team can stay on track in their title hunt. With the season reaching an important stage, Zito wants his side to take full advantage of playing at the Baba Yara Stadium and collect all three points.He stressed that past records and long runs without wins should not distract his team from the task ahead.“The same thing was said when we were to play them they said for 15 years this and that this and that but we were able to overcome that and then we won," he told AKSC TV"So now that they are coming to our place there's no two ways about it. We have to do everything possible to win this game. It's very very important to me,"Asante Kotoko will host Berekum Chelsea on January 11 at the Baba Yara Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 3:30 pm.

Lazio have confirmed the signing of Dutch midfielder Kenneth Taylor from Ajax.

Karim Zito has set a clear tone ahead of Asante Kotoko’s Ghana Premier League clash with Berekum Chelsea, stressing that only a win will do as the season reaches a key point.He wants his players focused, sharp, and ready to apply everything they have prepared in training. The coach believes the recent support from fans has lifted the team and must be matched with effort on the pitch.“The approach is like at all cost we have to win this game because you know we no more have any second chance. During the first round we've been saying when you play we play them you still have another chance but this is the last chance," he told AKSC TV"So whatever we had in mind should be applied since we've set our objective for winning the league it means we have to win this match at all cost,"The match takes place on January 11th at the Baba Yara Stadium, with kick-off set for 3:30 pm.

January could yet bring further departures at Lazio, with Nottingham Forest emerging as a potential destination for midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.