Rival fans mock Kotoko as Hakim Ziyech joins Wydad ahead of return leg

Hakim Ziyech has joined Wydad AC

Social media has gone wild following confirmation that Moroccan star Hakim Ziyech has joined Wydad AC, with Ghanaian fans quickly turning the announcement into fresh banter at the expense of Asante Kotoko.

The former Chelsea and Ajax winger sealed a sensational one-year deal with the Casablanca giants as a free agent, returning home for what many are calling a “fairytale homecoming.”

But in Ghana, the news has sparked waves of trolling, mainly because Kotoko are set to face Wydad in the CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round.

Wydad edged Kotoko 1-0 in Accra on October 19, 2025, and the return leg in Morocco is scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2025.

Watch highlights of Asante Kotoko’s 1-0 defeat to Wydad Casablanca

With Ziyech’s arrival, rival fans have been quick to joke that the Porcupine Warriors are “finished.”

Though it’s unclear if Ziyech will feature in the second leg, Fabrizio Romano confirmed the transfer with his signature “Here We Go!” post.

Read some of the comments below:

these guys…….what are they cooking..

— NKY (@chris_nky) October 22, 2025

As if amrabat wasn’t enough

— Abu Khalifa (@AbuKhalifa6163) October 22, 2025

Easy game for Wydad… Kotoko will chop goals.. see how they are investing, We can’t compete

— Sefa Edward🇬🇭🇬🇭🤍 (@sefa_edward3) October 22, 2025

10 Nil o 🙌🏾💯

— Friends of WAC Chairman 😁 (@YawOpunii) October 22, 2025

Pray for Kotoko😂

— Jetman (@ericus_jetman) October 22, 2025

It’ll be a movie 😆😅

— Nana Kwame Asimeni (@nka_gha) October 22, 2025

FKA/JE

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