Victory for Dwarfs will see all the three clubs finish with three points apiece but the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will apply the head-to-head rule to separate them in a situation where they all finish with the same points.

Dwarfs started the round-robin competition on a poor note with a 1-3 loss to Liberty Professionals but Tamale City also subdued Liberty 1-0 last Saturday to make today’s clash a win-or-bust affair for both sides.

Tamale City were phenomenal in the zonal league where they finished as runners-up in Zone One of the Division One League (DOL) last season. They will need to avoid a loss to Dwarfs to earn a place in the elite division in the 2022/23 season which starts next month.

Advantage Tamale City

Last Saturday, the Tamale lads put the brakes on free-scoring Liberty Professionals with a narrow 1-0 win to sit just behind the Dansoman-based side on the league log.

In contrast, Dwarfs which finished second in Zone Two of the DOL behind Samartex, have a fine chance to return to the top flight but need to win big against their opponents after losing their opening clash to Liberty last week.

The Cape Coast-based side must devise a means to stop Tamale City in this afternoon’s encounter with a big win that will push the FA to decide which side joins Samartex 1996, Nsoatreman FC and Akyem Kotoku Royals in the Premier League next season.