Dan Quaye: Kenichi is the reason Hearts will beat Kotoko

Dan Quaye, who was part of the Hearts of Oak team nicknamed, the 64 battalions-the team that ruled Ghana league for an unprecedented 6 seasons and took Africa by storm has tipped his former side to beat their archrivals, due to their work rate in the second half.

Hearts of Oak have earned 4 of their 5 wins in the second half and have lost just a game in 9 encounters this season, placing them second on the league log.

Quaye believes Kenichi Yatsuhashi is the one turning things around at Hearts of Oak, hence his factor would propel the Phobians to victory on Monday 2 May, when the two giants clash on match day 10 of the Ghana Premier League.

'The coach of Hearts of is the reason why Kotoko would beat Hearts on Monday. The Asians are workaholic. When you go to Japan, China, etc they work very hard and that is what the coach has introduced to Hearts of Oak.

'In the second half that a team is expected to be declining that is when Hearts of Oak peak and play as if the game has just begun and all credit to the coach,' he told Happy FM.

Hearts of Oak are tipped by many football faithful to carry the day, due to their impressive form this season   couple with their win against Ashgold at Obuasi, the day after Kotoko had been shocked by New Edubiase in Kumasi.

However, Kotoko are unbeaten in their last five league visits to Accra against Hearts of Oak (W3, D2).