Former Real Madrid youth coach Kiko Martinez Lopez Asante Kotoko is set to secure the services of former Real Madrid youth coach Kiko Martinez Lopez as the team’s senior team head coach, information reaching footballghana.com has revealed.
The Ghanaian giants started the 2020/2021 football season with Coach Maxwell Konadu as the head coach.
On the back of a dry run, the gaffer was sacked with assistant Johnson Smith taking over. Due to the fact that the ex-Karela United manager does not have a CAF License A certificate, Abdul Gazale has been registered as the head coach for the Kumasi-based club.
[Assistant] coach Johnson Smith has been appointed to lead the team in the interim.
Club Notice
Management of Asante Kotoko Sporting Club wishes to inform the general public that it has decided to part ways with Coach Maxwell Konadu as its Head Coach with immediate effect.
Coach Johnson Smith has been appointed to lead the team in the interim. pic.twitter.com/sPTeDpDc9r Asante Kotoko SC (@AsanteKotoko SC) December 18, 2020
Kotoko opened their GPL season with a 1-1 home draw with Eleven Wonders before holding Berekum Chelsea to a 1-1 statement on matchday two.
Last week, the Porcupine Warriors registered their first win of the season in a 1-0 result over Legon Cities. Thursday s 1-0 loss to Olympics owing to Michael Yeboah s 54th-minute goal for the away side proved the coach s last straw.
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Asante Kotoko have parted ways with head coach Maxwell Konadu, the club have announced.
The development comes a day after the Porcupine Warriors suffered a 1-0 defeat to Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League (GPL).
So far in the top flight this term, the Kumasi-based outfit have won only one of four matches played, drawing two and losing one - the Olympics disappointment being their first defeat of the season. Management of Asante Kotoko Sporting Club wishes to inform the general public that it has decided to part ways with coach Maxwell Konadu as its head coach with immediate effect, Kotoko posted on Twitter on Friday.
[Assistant] coach Johnson Smith has been appointed to lead the team in the interim.
Club Notice
Management of Asante Kotoko Sporting Club wishes to inform the general public that it has decided to part ways with Coach Maxwell Konadu as its Head Coach with immediate effect.
Coach Johnson Smith has been appointed to lead the team in the interim. pic.twitter.com/sPTeDpDc9r Asante Kotoko SC (@AsanteKotoko SC) December 18, 2020
Kotoko opened their GPL season with a 1-1 home draw with Eleven Wonders before holding Berekum Chelsea to a 1-1 statement on matchday two.
Last week, the Porcupine Warriors registered their first win of the season in a 1-0 result over Legon Cities. Thursday s 1-0 loss to Olympics owing to Michael Yeboah s 54th-minute goal for the away side proved the coach s last straw.