Asante Kotoko beat Aduana Stars 1-0 on Sunday to lift the maiden FirsTrust GHALCA 6 tournament in a hard fought contest at the Essipong Stadium.
Burkinabe import Halipha Sodogo converted a spot-kick in the second half to hand the trophy to the Porcupine Warriors.
Aduana had the first chance as they were awarded a penalty in the second minute but experienced right back Godfred Saka saw his predictable penalty kick saved by Ofori Antwi.
The first half was overly physical with loads of rough tackles and Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Boateng was the major casualty.
He sustained an injury from a bad foul on him and had to be substituted.
The Porcupine Warriors got the breakthrough goal immediately after break.
Striker Elvis Amo was brought down in the box and the referee did not hesitate to point to the spot.
Burkinabe import Halipha Sedogo did not repeat the earlier mistake of his opponent as he calmly slotted the ball under the roof of the net to tear the virginity of the game.
The Dormaa-based club after conceding opened up and played with a determined attitude.
Coach Nurudeen brought on experienced Yahaya Mohammed who scored two goals against Medeama yesterday to make the difference.
It did not take the former Kotoko player too long on the field to make an impact, forcing a brilliant save from Kotoko's shot stopper Antwi.
Despite the threat posed by Yahaya Mohammed and his mates Kotoko remained resolute to claim the competition.
The victory means Kotoko have now won three pre-season trophies after chalking success in SWAG Cup against Ghana League champions AshantiGold and their 80th Anniversary Cup against FK Jagodina.
Ofori Antwi was voted man of the match and subsequently crowned with the goalkeeper of the tournament award.
Aduana Stars' Yakubu Mohammed also collected the best defender award following his stellar and solid outing at the heart of Aduana's defence.
The overall best award went to striker Kwame Boateng for his exploits whereas another Kotoko newbie Bennett Ofori took home the discovery of the tournament award.
Kotoko's first string side left Sekondi before the end of the competition for a pre-season tour of Libya.
By: Enoch Fiifi Forson
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