The National Chapters Organizer of Hearts of Oak Paa Kofi Sunsum has insisted that Asante Kotoko begged AshantiGold to drop their protest to save them.from going to relegation after realizing they wrongfully fielded Obed Owusu in their league clash.
AshantiGold earlier protested the use of Obed Owusu in their game with Kotoko for yellow card accumulation but they later withdrew it.