Ghana Premier League (GPL) side Swedru All Blacks are poised to maintain their recent dominance over giants Asante Kotoko on Saturday.
The Black Magicians will host Kotoko in a Matchday Six fixture at the Swedru Sports Stadium as the season continues this weekend.
Meetings between Swedru All Blacks and Asante Kotoko have been physical and closely contested, with the magicians capable of causing major problems for the Kumasi giants.
Saturday's clash has been described as a fierce as the two sides meet for the first time this season.
In the two matches they played in the GPL last season, All Blacks, did the double over the record Ghana champions, winning 2-1 in Swedru and Kumasi.
They will be out seeking to confirm their superiority over Kotoko in their recent outings, especially so as All Blacks have made an indifferent start to this campaign.
They have amassed five points from the five matches they have played, and do know they have to improve on this performance of they want to stay safe at the end of the campaign.
Chieftains at the club are hopeful of a win over Kotoko on Saturday as they welcome the Porcupines to the Central region.
Majority of the Swedru township will be out to offer support to the team as they go for their second win of the campaign.
Kotoko have had strong moments in this fixture in the past at Swedru with the Garden City club winning an April 2007 encounter 1–0 with Douglas Nkrumah scoring the only goal.
That match was a highly competitive affair with Kotoko running away with the three points and, they will take a similar outcome back to Kumasi.
In the 2007/08 season, Kotoko travelled to Swedru and defeated All Blacks 3–1 with Eric Bekoe scoring twice as he finished that season as the league's top scorer with 17 goals.
The rivalry was revived in 2025/26 after All Blacks returned to the Premier League, they stunned Kotoko 2–1 in Swedru on January 4, 2026 as Roland Leveh and Rudolf Mensah scored for the hosts after Kotoko had equalised through Morifing Donzo.
All Blacks did the double over Kotoko in Kumasi on the final day of the 2025/26 season as they came from behind to win 2–1 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
Their head-to-head trend will continue on Saturday in Swedru with All Blacks having the psychological confidence going into this battle against Kotoko.
